1975-036NO 7S-3(o
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING NEW SERVICE RATE AND TAP-
PING CHARGE PROVISIONS FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE, REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND
DECLARING 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,
is hereby amended and changed in the following particulars
Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25-7 is hereby deleted and
amended by adding a new Section 25-7 of said Article and Chapter,
which shall hereafter read as follows
"Section
25-7 - WATER
AND SEWER
MAIN
TAPPING
CHARGES
Utilities
department
to make all
taps
The
utilities depart-
ment shall upon application and payment of
all taps of water and sewer mains required
the main to a point immediately behind the
and it shall be unlawful for any person of
the City to tap any water or sewer main or
for the purpose of making such a tap
the required fees make
to extend service from
curb line of the street,
zer than an employee of
cut any street surface
TAPPING AND METER LOOP FEES Any person, association of per-
sons, or corporation desiring a water or sewer main tap or water
meter loop shall pay to the utilities department, in advance, the
following fees
WATER TAPPING FEES
(Including Meter Loop)
SIZE OF TAP
3/4 inch
1 inch
1 1/2 inch
2 inch
PAVED STREET
UNPAVED STREET
$ 90 00
$162 00
$234 00
$354 00
$150 00
$222 00
$294 00
$414 oo
Taps over 2 inches will be cost of material, labor and equipment
WATER METER LOOPS
3/4 inch $ 60 00
1 inch $102 00
1 1/2 inch $174 00
2 inch $270 00
SEWER TAPPING FEES
SIZE OF TAP
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
$150 00
$180 00
$198 00
$222 00
TAPPING FEES IN ADDITION TO OTHER FEES
UNPAVED STREETS
$ 90 00
$120 00
$138 00
$162 00
The tapping fees
established herein shall be in addition to pro-rata cost charges
or any other charges provided by ordinance "
Chapter 25, Article 3, Division 2, Section 25-49 is hereby
deleted and amended by adding a new Section 25-49 of said Divis-
ion, Article, and Chapter, which shall hereafter read as follows
"Section 25-49 - SCHEDULE
The rates to be charged by the City of Denton for sanitary
sewer service shall be based on water consumption and are hereby
established as follows
(A) RESIDENTIAL RATE
(S-1 RATE)
(1) NET MONTHLY RATE
FIRST 2,000 gallons or less $1 75
NEXT 8,000 gallons at 27¢ per 1,000 gallons
(2) AVAILABILITY
Applicable for single family residential use Where
less than five (5) units of a multiple dwelling are
served by a single sewer service line, the minimum
bill and the number of gallons in each category shall
be multiplied by the number of family or house keep-
ing units
(3) PAYMENT
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net
monthly rate, payment of which is due on or before
the due date shown on the statement After the due
date shown on the statement, the gross amount will
be charged The gross amount shall be the net
amount multiplied by one hundred ten (110%) percent
Service to users having overdue bills may be discon-
tinued at the discretion of the utility, without
notice to the customer There shall be a charge of
Seventy ($70 00) Dollars for reconnecting such dis-
continued service
(B) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
(S-2 RATE)
(1) NET MONTHLY RATE
PAVED STREETS
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OTHER THAN ABOVE USERS
FIRST 2,000 gallons or less $3 30
NEXT 48,000 gallons at 27~ per 1,000 gallons
ALL OVER 50,000 gallons at l U per 1,000 gallons
(2) AVAILABILITY
Applicable for commercial and industrial use other
than for those users under Rate S-1
(3) PAYMENT
Same as S-1 above Where user does not have separ-
ately metered water service, sewer charges shall be
based on usage of other metered customers of like
classification multiplied by the percentage factor
necessary to equate size "
Chapter 5, Article 4, Section 25-60 is hereby deleted and
amended by adding a new Section 25-60 of said Article and Chapter,
which shall hereafter read as follows
"Section 25-60 - RATE SCHEDULE
The rates to be charged by the City for water services are
hereby established as follows
(A) RESIDENTIAL USERS INSIDE OF CITY LIMITS
(W-1 RATE)
(1) RATE
FIRST 2,000 gallons or less $2 95
NEXT 18,000 gallons at 60$ per 1,000 gallons
NEXT 30,000 gallons at 50~ per 1,000 gallons
ALL OVER 50,000 gallons at 42~ per 1,000 gallons
(2) MINIMUM CHARGE
Residential Users $2 95
(3) AVAILABILITY
Residential Service Applicable for single family
residential use Where less than five (5) units
of multiple dwelling are served by a single water
service line, the minimum bill and the number of
gallons in each category shall be multiplied by
the number of family or house keeping units
(4) PAYMENT
Billing for service hereunder will be at the net
monthly rate, payment of which is due on or before
the due date shown on the statement After the due
date shown on the statement, the gross amount will
be charged The gross amount shall be the net
amount multiplied by one hundred ten (110%) percent
Service to users having overdue bills may, at the
discretion of the utility, be discontinued without
notice to the customer There shall be a charge of
Four ($4 00) Dollars for reconnecting such discon-
tinued service
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(B) RESIDENTIAL USERS OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS
(W-2 RATE)
(1) RATE AND MINIMUM CHARGE
Same as Rate W-1 except that the monthly billing
calculated thereunder will be multiplied by two
hundred (200%) percent
(2) AVAILABILITY
Same as Rate W-1 and on written contract only
(3) PAYMENT
Same as Rate W-1
(C) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS INSIDE OF CITY LIMITS
(W-3 Rate)
(1) RATE
FIRST 2,000 gallons or less $3 65
NEXT 18,000 gallons at 60~ per 1,000 gallons
NEXT 30,000 gallons at 50~ per 1,000 gallons
ALL OVER 50,000 gallons at 42~ per 1,000 gallons
(2) MINIMUM CHARGE
Commercial and Industrial Users $3 65
(3) AVAILABILITY
Commercial and Industrial Service Applicable for
commercial and industrial use except that service
hereunder is not available for resale
(4) PAYMENT
Same as W-1 Rate
(D) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS
(W-4 Rate)
(1) RATE AND MINIMUM CHARGE
Same as Rate W-3 except that the monthly billing
calculated thereunder will be multiplied by two
hundred (200%) percent, provided, however, that all
institutions operated by or under the direct super-
vision of the state shall be billed for service
under Rate W-3, the same as if located within the
city limits
(2) AVAILABILITY
Same as Rate W-3 and on written contract only
(3) PAYMENT
Same as Rate W-3
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(E) FIRE SERVICE
(W-5 Rate)
(1) RATE AND MONTHLY CHARGE
Each commercial or industrial establishment requir-
ing a stand-by fire service line (unmetered) to serve
sprinklers or other private fire fighting equipment
shall pay for this service each month as follows
For each six (611) inch fire service line $3 65
For each eight (81') inch fire service line $4 20
(2) AVAILABILITY
Each fire service line is not to be used for any pur-
pose other than fire fighting "
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 fourteen (14) days
from the date of its passage, 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 This the 9/ ST- day of
A D 1975
ATTE
i
BRXYcS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
etTY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
P L SHAM, CITY ATTO EY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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