13.10.020 Priority of service.

(A) The city shall give first priority for new water and sewer connections and services to residential developments with affordable housing as defined in California Government Code 65589.7 or any successor statute.

(B) The city shall give second priority for new water and sewer connections and services to residences and businesses located within the city corporate boundaries.

(C) Notwithstanding the foregoing, consistent with the City-County Agreement, the city will provide water service to all outside customers and other outside customers upon request under all of the same terms and conditions under which the city provides water service to city customers, and the city will not impose any term or condition on any water service to any outside customer and other outside customers that is different from the terms and conditions that the city imposes on city customers, except that the city may continue to impose higher water rates on outside customers and other outside customers, consistent with Hansen v. City of San Buenaventura (1986) 42 Cal.3d 1172.

(D) Applicants for water service from other outside customer applicants must comply with all standards applicable to outside customers set forth in this chapter and in the discretion of the city, applicants may be required to enter into a revenue sharing agreement.