HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 Amending Ordinance 1110 - Water RatesAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF' ORDINANCE
NO. 1110.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND, IN REGULAR
SESSION ASSEMBLED, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 1110, as amended by
Ordinance No.s 1239, 1341, 1469, 1601, 1650, 1658, 1371, and
1781, is here and hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8. A. The' fees for service connections are as follows:
1. For the installation of pipe up to and
including three fourths inch diameter
connections, the charge shall be two
hundred and fiftv dollars.
2. Fees for one-inch (1"), one and one
half inch (_1½") and two inch (2")
connections shall be three hundred-
fifty dollars, seven hundred dollars,
and one thousand dollars respectively
except that where it becomes necessary
to open pavement or hard surface streets
the acutal cost of labor and materials in
the laving of such service and replacement
of pavement or hard surface shall be charged.
3. Water tap fees for multiple unit service
and/oF mobile home parks under one ownership
will be charged the basic fee for the size
tap requested plus a one hundred dollar
fee for each additional unit.
4. For services outside the city limits and not
connected to the general water system which
serves the area outside the corporate limits
of the city, the cost of such service shall
be five hundred dollars for installation up
to three quarter inch diameter. Fees for one-
inch (1"), one and one-half inch (1½") and two
inch (2") shall be six hundred dollars, nine
hundred dollars, and one thousand two hundred
dollars respectively plus the actual cost of
removing and replacing street surfaces.
B. From fees charged for the sale of taps outside the
city limits, fifty percent is to be put into a fund for the
replacement or improvement of that portion of the system.
C. In the case of installation of service along a city
street in which no main exists, the fees specified in this
section shall apply. In addition, the applicant for service
shall pay all costs of labor and material for the laying of such
service and water lines and the repair of streets, pay~bte in ......
advance by the applicant.
Section 2. Section 17 of Ordinance No. 1110 is here and hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 17. If any person, other than an authorized plumber or an
employee of the water department shall turn the water on or off at
the city's stopcock for any reason whatsoever, the superintendent
shall cause the water to be shut off, and the water will not be turned
on again until all delinquent charges against the property
have been paid and until there has been paid an additional
charge of five hundred dollars for turning on of such water
service."
Section 3. Section 21 of Ordinance No. 1110, as amended by
Ordinance No.s 1380, 1453, 1601, 1781, 1789 and 1941, is here
and hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 21. The monthly rates for the use of water, until such
time as a meter(s) can be installed, shall be known as fixed or
flat rate, and shall be as follows:
(1) Minimum rate for domestic, family and
household purposes or construction only,
payable monthly, seven dollars and fifty
cents within the corporate limits of the
city and eight dollars outside the city;
(2~ Multiple unit dwellings, apartment houses,
and light housekeePing rooms, seven dollars
an~ fifty cents within the corporate limits
of the city and eight dollars outside the
city-, payable monthly, for each unit. The
owner shall be liable for payment of all
such charges."
Section 4. Section 22 of Ordinance No. 1110, as amended by
Ordinance No.s 1172, 1372, 1471, 1601, 1789, 1830 and 1941,
is here and hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 22. All other services shall be by meter, and the rates
for water supplied by meter shall be for the quantity used in
any one month as follows: A minimum rate of seven dollars and
.~ft~ cents within the corporate limits of the city and eight
dollars outside the city for eight thousand gallons or less, sixty
cents for each thousand gallons or fraction thereof, above the first
eight thousand gallons.
Any inactive water tap located outside the city limits_~ W~9~ther ....
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 know 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 non-payment of standby charge for a period of three
months or more, the tap shall be deemed abandoned, and the city
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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
the total delinquent standby charges, or payment of the tap fee,
whichever is the smaller amount."
Section 5. Section 23 of Ordinance No. 1110, as amended by
Ordinance No.s 1172, 1369, 1453, 1601 and 1632, is here and
hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 23. All bills for water are due and payable on the
first day of each month at the office of the city treasurer,
provided, however, that if any such bill is not paid on or before
the tenth day of the month in which it accrues, it shall be considered
delinquent and a penalty of fifty cents shall be added to the
charged amount. In the computation of time for this section,
should the tenth day of the month fall on a Saturday, Sunday,
or holiday, the first working day for the city treasurer's office
thereafter shall be treated as the tenth day of the month. In
all cases where charges for water are not paid within sixty days
payment may be enforced by shutting off the water until all charges,
including shut-off and turn-on charges are paid."
Section 6. Section 24 of Ordinance No. 1110, as amended by Ordinance
No.s 1469 and 1601, is here and hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 24. When water has been shut-off to any premises for
nonpayment of water charges, the same will not be turned on until
said charges have been paid in full, together with a penalty of
five dollars for each shut-off and for turn-on, providing, however,
that nothing shall prevent the superintendent from making special
contracts for the purpose of liquidating water accounts. When,
at the owner's request, the water is shut-off or turned on at any
premises, there shall be a charge made against the owner and the
property and paid to the city in the sum of five dollars_for each ......
of any such shut-off or turn-on inside the city limits, and a
charge of ten dolla]
outside the city li~
Section 7. This or(
after passage, appr(
for each on any such shut-off or turn-on
lits."
[inance shall take effect on January 1, 1984,
~val and publication as required by law.
Read for the first, second and third times, passed by the
Council and approVed by the Mayor on December 20, 1983.
Mayor BRENT S~
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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