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established by the city council. (b) For all counections made after March 27, 1972, each single-family residence and each dwelling unit within a duplex shall be individually metered. For all connections made after Jannarv 1~ 2003, each single-family residence and each dwelling unit within a duplex, triplex or fourplex shall be individually metered. (c) For all connections made on construction begun after January, 1. 2003. the manager of each condominium, or o~vner of each apartment house, manufactured home rental community~ multiple use facility or az~v residence other than those identified in subsection (b) above, shall provide for the measm'ement of the quantity of water used by each individual living unit in accordance with Subchapter H, Rules 291.121 - 291.127 of the Utility Re~ulations established by the Texas Conunission on Environmental Quality. For this pm'pose, construction is begun upon the issuance of a building penuit for the use to be served by the connection. In addition: (1) Where a single platted lot requires multiple water service connections~ service may be provided by a single city master meter with private submeters, or multiple city meters. If the owner or manager elects to use mnltiple city meters, the meters shall be located in the public right-of-way in conformance with city design stmxdards, unless location of the meters in a utility easement is specifically approved by the director of water and wastewater. (2) If private snbmeters are used, they shall be properly installed and maintained by the property owner in compliance with city standards and with state laws. At the request of the city, the o~vner or manager of property subiect to this subsection shall provide documentation of individual usage through private submeters, or shall provide the city with access to the private submeters for the calculation of fees associated with city progranas such as the indnstfial pre-treatment prognnu and for verification of compliance with state laws. ~.) A developer who dedicates right-or-way m~d constructs water lines ora size adequate to serve an area being developed in accordance with the city's subdivision regulations is exempt from payment of the water tap fee, but must pay a water meter fee established by the city cmmcii for each city installed meter. (e) h~ this section: (1) Apartment house means a building or buildings containing five or more dwelling units which are ocanpied primarily for nontransient use, including a residential condominim,n whether rented or owner occupied, and if a dwelling unit is rented, having rental paid at intervals of one month or longer. (2) Manufactured home rental community memos a property on which spaces are rented for the occupancy of manufactured homes for nontransient residential use and for which rent is paid at intervals of one month or longer. (3) Multiple use facility means a co~rnuercial or indnstrial pm'k, office complex or 2