2 meter in a single family unit

[wireperson]

this customer wants to split her house , her mother in law will be living in a part of this single family and she wants a separate meter for this area and another meter for the other part where my customer will be living , anything in the code that doesn't allow this? I went to the cit ihall yesterday , they say that it's not possible to do this , because is a r l zone , zoning won't allow it. any inputs? Thanks

 

[infinity]

Well if the zoning won't allow it then you're stuck with that you have. You could setup your own sub-metering system but I'm not sure if all jurisdictions allow it.

 

[inspector 102]

The NEC will not regulate how many meters you have to a building, only how many services. Since this would probably be one service, then the NEC would not be a problem. The zoning administrator is another issue. What is a mother-in-law suite today becomes a rental unit tomorrow.

 

[cowboyjwc]

We wouldn't allow it here either.

 

[Hendrix]

this customer wants to split her house , her mother in law will be living in a part of this single family and she wants a separate meter for this area and another meter for the other part where my customer will be living , anything in the code that doesn't allow this? I went to the cit ihall yesterday , they say that it's not possible to do this , because is a r l zone , zoning won't allow it. any inputs? Thanks

A single family is a single family is a single family.