HomeMy WebLinkAbout1781 Amending Ordinance 1110 - Water RatesAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 1110, AS AMENDED, AND
SECTION 21 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1110, AS
AMENDED.
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
Ordinances ~umbered 1239, 1341, 1469, 1601, 1650, 16'58 and 1737,
is here and hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 8. Fees for service connections.
A. Effective
are as follows:
1977, the fees for service connections
1. For the installation of pipe up to and including three-
fourths-inch d~ameter connection, the charge shall be $250.00.
2. For one-inch connection, the charge shall be $270.00;
provided that for pipe connection sizes larger than one-inch diameter
or where it becomes necessary to open pavement or hard surface streets,
the actual cost of labor and materials in the laying of such service
and replacement of pavement or hard surface shall be charged.
3. Water tap fees for multiple unit service and/or 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 inside the corporate
limits of~the city, the cost of such service shall be five hundred
dollars for installation up to three-quarter-inch diameter.
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, payable in advance by the applicant.
Nothing herein shall alter or relieve the obligation of payment
established for service provided by the Water Main Revolving Fund."
Section 2. Section 21 of Ordinance No. 1110, as amended by
Ordinances numbered 1380, 1453 and 1601, is here and hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section 21. Monthly rates. Effective/~/ , 1977, the monthly
rates for the use of water, other than measurably meter, shall be
known as fixed or flat rate, and shall be as follows:
(1)
Minimum rate for domestic, family and household purposes
only, payable monthly in advance, Four dQ~ ....
(2) Multiple unit dwellings, apartment houses, and light
housekeeping rooms, Four dollars, payable monthly in advance, for
each unit, or by meter for each unit at the option of the owner.
The owner shall be liable for payment for all such charges;
(3) Sprinkling, one-dollar per lot or fraction thereof,
over and above the residence lot. For "extra" lot sprinkling, and
sprinkling during a stated month shall be considered sprinkling for
the entire month, provided, however, that whether by reason of water
shortgage, or other good reason, the superintendent may regulate the
hours of sprinkling."
Read for the first time ~, 1977; read for the 2nd and
3rd times, passed by the Council ~nd approved by the Mayor on
~-_~ , 1977 ......
L/ ~' Mayor
Attest:
Approved form:
Ci~ Attorney