HomeMy WebLinkAbout2068 Water System Regulations for Hotels, Motels and Similar BuildingsORDINANCE NO. ~, ,~ ,~
AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO WATER SYSTEM REGULA-
TIONS WHICH APPLY TO HOTELS, MOTELS, AND SIMILAR
BUILDINGS, BY AMENDING SECTION OF ORDINANCE NO.
1110 and ORDINANCE NO. 2062, TOGETHER WITH
SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 13.12 OF THE PORT TOWNSEND
MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
Section 2 of Ordinance 1110, and Section 1 of Ordinance
2062, together with Section 13.12.020 of the Port Townsend Municipal
Code are each here and hereby amended to read as follows:
13.12.020 DefiDi. ti.o.n.s..' "Superintendent" whenever used in this
chapter means the water superintendent of the City, and any act
in this chapter required or authorized to be done by the super-
intendent, may be done on behalf of the superintendent by an
authorized officer or employee of the water department. "Person"
wherever used in this chapter means and includes natural persons
of either sex, associations, copartners, and corporations, whether
acting by themselves or by a servant, agent, or employee; the singu-
lar number shall be held and construed to include the plural, and
the masculine pronoun to include the feminine. A "unit" is a
building or part thereof designed for living or sleeping quarters
for a single family, or in the case of a commercial building, a
building or portion thereof served by one water merer. Hospitals,
nursing homes, and other congregate care facilities, .and hote!s,_
mq~e.l,s,~ an.d be~ .aD~ .b~e,akf.a.~~ esta~l,~shm~qnts will be considered
commercial buildings.
Section 2
Section 22 of Ordinance 1110; Section 1 of Ordinance 1172;
Section 1 of Ordinance 1372; Section 1 of Ordinance 1471; Section 4
of Ordinance 1601; Section 2 of Ordinance 1789; Section 1 of Ordin-
ance 1830; Section 2 of Ordinance 1941; Section 4 of Ordinance 1979;
as amended by Section 8 of Ordinance 2062, together with Section
13.12.220 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code, are each here and
hereby amended to read as follows:
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13.12.220 Me~er.~ra~es.. A. Ail other services shall be by meter,
and the rates for water supplied by meter shall be for the quan-
tity used in any one month as follows: A minimum rate of seven
dollars and fifty cents within the corporate limits of the city
and eight dollars outside the city for eight thousand gallons or
less; sixty cents for each one thousand gallons or fraction
thereof, above the first eight thousand gallons.
B. Any inactive water tap located outside the
City limits, whether there be construction or improvements of
any kind upon the premises or not, shall be charged and shall pay
a minimum monthly charge of six dollars, to be known as a "standby
charge," and said standby charge shall apply to all taps outside
the city limits, whether or not said tap has ever been active.
In the event of nonpayment of standby charge for a period of three
months or more, the tap shall be deemed abandoned, and the city
shall assume no further liability or responsibility for supplying
water to or through such tap, and the right of the owner thereof
to draw water from the city supply shall terminate. The owner's
right to draw water thereafter will be granted upon payment of
total delinquent standby charges, or payment of the tap fee,
whichever is the smaller amount.
C. (He~e~s?-me~e~s?) (a)A_partments and other
multiple use buildings or structures being served by a single
water meter will be billed at one hundred percent occupancy, unless
owner or his agent reports actual occupancy for each month prior
to the 10th of the following month to the City Utilities Officer.
Section 3
If any term or provision of this Ordinance is declared
to be invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, then in
such event the remainder of this Ordinance or parts thereof un-
affected shall continue in full force and effect.
Section 4
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage, approval
and publication in the manner provided by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by
the City Council for the City of Port Townsend And.approyed by
Mayor this 5th day of May, 1987.~%'-/~~~~~-J ~ ~ ~-
DavAt~ve,~~'C~--' ~ l'er'k MAYOR, Brent Shirley ~
~p~.~ ~v~.~as~ t~ form: / .....
City Attorney, Keith C. Harper -2-