1979-053AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V, CHAPTER 25, SECTIONS 76 AND 78
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING
A NEW PRO-RATA CHARGE FOR ~TER AND SEWER EXTENSIONS, AND DECLAR-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
PART I
That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, be
and the same is hereby amended and revised by adding and substituting
new subsections of Sections 25-76 and 78 of Article V, Chapter 25
entitled "Section 25-76, Pro-Rata cost charges for tapping mains
extended by developer or city, Section 25-78, Special extensions
to individual single family residences" which shall hereafter read
as follows-
SECTION 25-76 PRO-RATA COST CHARGES FOR TAPPING MAINS
EXTENDED BY DEVELOPER OR CITY
(a) 1 Where the main abuts and is accessible to, separate
platted tracts, the charge shall be s~xty (60%) percent of the
average current cost of a water main where such main is located
along a city street or a county road, or the charge shall be one
hundred (100%) percent of the average current cost of a water main
where such main ~s located along a state or federal h~ghway, not
exceeding in inside diameter eight (8) inches, or, if a sanitary
sewer main, not exceeding in inside diameter of ten (10) inches
per front foot of the lot or tract of land which abuts such main
SECTION 25-78 SPECIAL EXTENSIONS TO INDIVIDUAL SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENCES
(a) 1 The owners of a single family residence situated on a
platted lot having one hundred (100) feet or less abutting or front-
lng such main shall pay an amount equal to sixty (60%) percent of
the average current cost per foot, where such main is located along
a city street or a county road, or shall pay an amount equal to one
hundred (100%) percent of the average current cost per foot, through
an adjoining such lot to which connection is made
2 The owner of a s~ngle family residence s~tuated on a
lot or tract of record having more than one hundred (100) feet
abutting or fronting on such maln shall pay an amount equal to
s~xty (60%) percent of the average current cost per foot, where
such ma~n ls located along a city street or a county road or shall
pay an amount equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the average
current cost per foot, through or adjoining such lot or tract to
which the connectlon ~s made for one hundred (100) feet of such
a ma~n, plus saxty (60%) percent of the average current cost, where
such maan as located along a caty street or a county road or shall
pay an amount equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the average
current cost per foot, of ten (10%) percent of the balance of the
frontage of such tract, beang the actual excess footage over one
hundred (100) feet but not to exceed a total of three hundred (300)
feet of ma~n regardless of the length requared for the connectaon
PART II
Thas ordanance shall take effect ammedlately from and after
~ts passage and publacataon an accordance w~th the provisaons of
the Caty Charter of the Caty of Denton, Texas
PASSED AND AP PROVED tha s the~yday of ~/, A D
1979
CITY OF DENTON , TEXAS
ATTEST
~O~~~ITY SECRETARY
CiT~YOF~DENTON, TEXAS~~
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
BURT R ' SOLOMONS, ACTING CITY
ATTORNEY, CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS