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1972-025AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, BY SUBSTITUTING THEREIN NEW SECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR NEW SERVICE RATE PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, AMENDING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS PART I A That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby amended and changed in the following particulars Chapter 25, Article I, Section 25-6 is hereby deleted and amended by adding a new Section 25-6 of said Article and Chapter, which shall hereafter read as follows "Section 25-6 Billing and Collection for Services Bills payable monthly Payment for utlllty services shall be made monthly Discontinuance of service for nonpayment of bill Service may be discontinued if the monthly bill remains unpaid after the expiration of ten (10) days following the due date of the bill~#D Certain adjustments prdhibited No adjustment shall be made in any monthly bill because of any water or electric leak or loss No allowance shall be made on utility bills by reason of use of less service than the quantity set as the basis for the minimum charge Separate meters required Each customer maintaining a separate residence, either house or apartment, shall have a separate water meter and electric meter and a separate service connection to the City sewer lines, provided however, that multiple dwellings containing less than five (5) units may be served by one water and one electric meter and one sewer service connection and will be billed under the residential multiple block rate Multiple dwellings containing five (5) or more units which do not have separate metering and service facilities shall be classified as commercial buildings for utility purposes and shall be billed under the applicable commercial rates -1- Notice on moving required Any person, association of per- sons, moving into or out of a building where electric, sewer or water service is provided shall notify the utilities department of such move within twenty-four (24) hours thereof" Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25-7 is hereby deleted and amended by adding a new Section 25-7 of samd 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 the required fees make all taps of water and sewer mains required to extend service from the main to a point immediately behind the curb line of the street, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than an employee of the City to tap any water or sewer main or cut any street surface for the purpose of making such a tap Tappin~ 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 PAVED STREET UNPAVED STREET 3/4 ±nc~ $125 00 $ 75 00 1 inch 185 00 135 00 1 1/2 inch 245 00 195 00 2 inch 345 00 295 00 Taps over 2 inches will be cost of material, labor and equipment WATER METER LOOPS 3/4 inch $ 50 00 1 inch 85 00 1 1/2 inch 145 00 2 inch 225 00 -2- SEWER TAPPING FEES SIZE OF TAP PAVED STREET UNPAVED STREET 4 inch $125 00 $ 75 00 6 inch 150 00 100 00 8 inch 165 00 115 00 10 inch 185 0© 135 00 Tapping fees in addition to other fees 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 Division, 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 50 NEXT 8,000 gallons at 225 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 keeping 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 -3- amount shall be the net amount multiplied by one hund- red ten (110%) per cent Service to users having over- due bills may be discontinued at the discretion of the utility,~~ ~. -- to the customer There shall be a charge of Seventy ($70 00) Dollars for reconnecting such discontinued service (B) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL --- OTHER THAN ABOVE USERS (S-2 RATE) (1) NET MONTHLY RATE FIRST 2,000 gallons or less --- $2 80 NEXT 48,000 gallons at 225 per 1,000 gallons ALL over 50,000 gallons at 155 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 separately 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 loss --- $2 45 NEXT 18,000 gallons at 505 per 1,000 gallons NEXT 10,000 gallons at 455 per 1,000 gallons NEXT 20,000 gallons at 385 per 1,000 gallons NEXT 50,000 gallons at 355 per 1~000 gallons --4-- ALL over 100,000 gallons at 345 per 1,000 gallons (2) MINIMUM CHARGE Residential Users --- $2 45 (3) AVAILABILITY Residential Service Applicable for single family resi- dential use Where less than five (5) units of a 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 keep- ing 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 discon- tinued notlce~to the customer There shall be a charge of Four ($4 00) Dollars for reconnecting such discontinued service (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 calcu- lated thereunder will be multiplmed by two hundred (200%) percent (2) AVAILABILITY Same as Rate W-1 and on written contract only (3) Payment Same as Rate W-1 -5- (C) COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS INSIDE OF CITY LIMITS (W-3 RATE) (1) RATE FIRST 2,000 gallons or less --- $3 05 NEXT 18,000 gallons at 505 per 1,000 gallons NEXT 10,000 gallons at 455 per 1,O00 gallons NEXT 20,000 gallons at 385 per 1,000 gallons NEXT 50,000 gallons at 35$ per 1,000 gallons NEXT 100,000 gallons at 345 per 1,000 gallons ALL over 200,000 gallons at 33$ per 1,000 gallons (2) MINIMUM CHARGE Commercial and Industrial Users --- $3 05 (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 calcu- lated thereunder will be multiplied by two hundred (200%) percent, provided~ however, that all institutions operated by or under the direct supervision of the state shall be hilled for servise 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 -6- (E) FIRE SERVICE (w-5) (1) RATE AND MONTHLY CHARGE Each commercial or industrial establishment requiring 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 (6") inch fire service line --- $3 05 For each eight (8") inch fire service line --- $3 50 (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 re- maining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remain- ing portions despite any such invalidity PART III That this ordinance shall become effective~/~ £~om_tY.a date ~ i~r~----~-~, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to be published in the Denton Record-Chronicle within ten (10) days of the date of its passage ~/~ PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of June, A D 1972 BiL~L~NEU, ~A~OR~ CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS i~Y SECRETAR CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVED A~I~LEGAL FORM WY RALPH M N~, Ci~TY 'ATTORNEY -7-