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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 25-59 (a) RESIDENTIAL
RATE (S-1) TO PROVIDE A NEW METHOD FOR COMPUTING MAXIMUM BILLING,
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
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That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is
hereby amended and changed so that Chapter 25, Article III, Division
2 "Service Rates", Section 25-59 reads as follows
"Section 25-59" - SCHEDULE
The rates to be charged by the City of Denton for sanitary
sewer service shall be based on water consumption and are hereby
amended as follows
(a) RESIDENTIAL RATE (S-1)
(1) New Monthly Rate
0-2,000 gallons $2 95
above 2,000 gallons 53 per 1,000 gallons
Billing shall be based on 98% of water consumption
but shall not exceed a maximum of 20,000 gallons
Monthly billings for the period March thru November
shall be based on the second highest monthly rate
of water consumption during the immediately prior
months of December thru February Billings for the
months of December thru February shall be based on
actual consumption
New residential customers that do not have a full
prior non -irrigational history (December through
February) will have a maximum bill based on 98% of
water consumption or 7,000 gallons of water con-
sumption, whichever is less
PART II
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the
City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such
remaining portions despite any such invalidity
PART III
That this ordinance shall become effective with the customer
utility statements sent by the City of Denton on or after March 15,
1979, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption
of this ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle,
the official newspaper of the City of Denton, Texas, within ten (10)
days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 20th day of February, 1979, A D
ATTEST
0 HO T, Y SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, ITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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�1Y OF DENTON,
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