HomeMy WebLinkAbout2658 Irrigation Meter ChargesOrdinance No. 2658
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND AMENDING ORDINANCE
2609, AND AMENDING SECTION 13.05.030 PTMC, MONTHLY WATER RATF_,S,
TO EXTEND THE DATE FOR CHARGING IRRIGATION METERS A MONTHLY
BASE FEE TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1999
WHEREAS, in April of 1997, the City Council adopted a new Title 13 to the Port
Townsend Municipal Code; and
WBEREAS, on October 20, 1997, Ordinance 2609, the City Council extended the date
for requiring that irrigation meters are to be charged for a monthly fee, regardless of whether the
service is turned on or off; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend the date, codified in PTMC 13.05.030,
for requiting that irrigation meters are to be charged a monthly base fee regardless of whether
service is turned on or off, except for premises also served by a domestic tap, for one additional
year, in order to give the Public Works and the Utility Finance departments additional time to
gather more information regarding the number and uses of irrigation taps in the City's water
service area, the impact of the code change on customers and utility finances, and to work out
administrative procedures for associating irrigation taps with domestic water taps so as to be able
to charge accounts correctly; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Committee unanimously recommends such code changes,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13.05, Utility rates and charges, Section 13.05.030, Monthly water
rates, subsection C(3) is hereby amended to read as follows:
3. For irrigation meters, inside the city, the meter charge shall be based on meter size with
a volume charge of $1.75 per 1,000 gallons. For irrigation meters adjacent to the city, the meter
charge shall be based on meter size with a volume charge of $2.20 per 1,000 gallons. For
irrigation meters outside-of-city Cl'ri-~) service area, the meter charge shall be based on meter
size with a volume charge of $2.35 per 1,000 gallons. Beginning September 1, -t998 1999, all
irrigation meters shall be charged a monthly base fee regardless of whether service is on or off,
except when an irrigation tap serv~ a premise that is also served by a domestic tap, in which case
a monthly base fee will only be charged when the tap is turned on.
(Ord. 2658 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2622 § 1, 1997; Ord. 2609 § 3, 1997; Ord. 2579 § 1, 1997; Ord.
2496 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2488 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2445 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2434 § 2, 1994; Ord. 2389 §
1, 1993; Ord. 2381 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2341 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2289 § 2, 1992; Ord. 2068 § 2, 1987;
Ord. 1979 § 4, 1983; Ord. 1941 § 2, 1982; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1979; Ord. 1789 § 2, 1977; Ord.
1601 § 4, 1970; Ord. 1471 § 1, 1965; Ord. 1372 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1172 § 1, 1944; Ord. 1110 §
22, 1939).
SECTION 2. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this
Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of the remainder of any part of this ordinance. To this end, the provisions of
each clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this law are declared severable.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication
in the manner provided by law.
Read for the first, second, and third times and passed by the City Council of the City of
Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 17th day of August, 19911.
Attest:
Para Kolacy, City Cler~k
Ju~McCulloch, Mayor
.°~:~ahan~, City Attorney
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