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ORDINANCE NO. 3236
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND RELATED TO UTILITY
RATES; AMENDING THE STORMWATER RATES AND AMENDING 13.05 OF THE
PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
RECITALS
1. In2006, Council adopted Ordinance 2934, amending the stormwater utility rate
2. In2015, Council adopted Ordinance 3142, which revised the Water, Sewer, and
Stormwater Utility rates, and which implemented a capital surcharge on Stormwater
customers.
3. On February 26,2019, the City Council Finance and Budget Committee considered the
proposed rates and recommended the following rates be adopted by the full Council.
4. On April 15,2019, Council adopted Ordinance 3222, amending the stormwater utility
capital surcharge.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend do ordain as
follows
Section 1. Amendment. In Section 13.05.050 of the Port Townsend Municipal Code
("PTMC"), is amended to read as follows and the stormwater rate table is added as
reflected below. Existing rates are repealed as new rates set by this Ordinance take
effect:
13.05.050 Monthly stormwater rates.
A. Single-Family Residential Fees. The monthly service fee for each single-
family dwelling shall-be-$725 per the chart below; provided, that the impervious
surface on the lot shall not exceed 3,000 square feet. If the impervious surface
exceeds 3,000 square feet, the rate established in subsection B of this section shall
apply.
Rate Effective
January 2020
Rate Effective
January 202I
Rate Effective
January 2022
Rate Effective
january 2023
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B. Commercial/Multifamily and All Other Fees. The monthly fee for all other
property within the city not covered by subsection A of this section shall be
according to the following formula:
(Impervious areal3,000 sq. ft.) x single-family rate : monthly fee.
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C. State Highway Charge. Pursuant to RCW
monthly fee for state highway right-of-way.
90.03.525 the city may charge a
D. Capital Surcharge. There is imposed a $6.00 monthly surcharge per stormwater
utility account.
Section 2. Severabilitv. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application
of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after
the date of its publication in the malrner provided by law. The new rates shall go into
effect on January I,2020.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washingtot, at a regular
meeting thereof, held this 2I't day of October 2019.
S.S
Mayor
Attest:Approved ss to Form:
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Joanna Sanders, MMC
City Clerk
Green
City Attorney