Description
The Elmside developer sought a waiver from the city's backflow-prevention and metering-shed standards for 18 homes on a private water system; the committee recommended denial.
Impact summary
The City Council denied it on Oct 1, 2026.
Individual metering could mean fairer bills and lower long-term costs for the 18 homeowners, if the city grants the waiver.
Applicant
- Name
- Shawn Voisine/Elmside LLC
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 17, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council - Oct 1, 2026
The developer asked to skip the city's standard water-metering requirements for the Elmside Cottage Court project. The council said no, unanimously.
Municipal Services, Facilities and Infrastructure Committee - Sep 23, 2026
The developer asked to skip the heated meter/backflow structure required for 18-unit projects; the committee recommended denial, but a future public-infrastructure petition remains possible.
City Council - Sep 17, 2026
Elmside LLC wants a waiver from the requirement to put a master water meter in a standalone heated building, preferring individual meters for its 18 homes.
Related issues (1)
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