HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 89-79 ORDINANCE NO. fF- 72
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
ADOPTING WATER AND SEWER RATE SCHEDULES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 28, Sections 28-50 (a) , (b) and (c) of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and they are hereby,
amended to read as follows:
Section 28-50 (a) :
The following rates per month shall be the rates
charged for water service furnished to customers within
and outside the corporate limits of the city, except as
provided in paragraph (b) of this section.
Rates:
Minimum monthly charge:
Water Meter Minimum Minimum
Size Inside City Outside City
5/8 3.16 4.75
1 3 .50 5.25
1 .5 3.83 5.75
2 4.79 7.18
3 9.73 14.61
4 13.81 20.72
6 21 .26 31 .90
8 29.24 43.87
10 40.24 60.35
12 50.17 75.25
Usage Rate Inside City Outside City
First 1 , 000 gallons Minimum Minimum
Over 1 ,000 gallons $1 . 38 $2. 07
- $ per 1 ,000 gallons
Section 28-50 (b) :
A deduction of $1 .38 from the monthly minimum charge
will be allowed for yard watering meters and eligible
senior citizens.
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Section 28-50 (c) :
Eligible senior citizens shall mean customers residing
in a single-family residence inside the city who are over
the age of sixty-five (65 ) years. To obtain the monthly
minimum charge deduction, persons eligible must file a
sworn application, on a form provided therefor, with the
Water Utilities department. Upon approval of the
application the senior citizen' s monthly minimum charge
shall be applicable for the life of the applicant.
Section 2.
That Chapter 28, Section 28-51 (a) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be, and it is hereby, amended
to read as follows:
Section 28-51 (a) :
(a) The following rates per month shall be the rates
charged for sanitary sewer service furnished to customers
within and outside the corporate limits of the City where
the sewage produced by such customers is a normal
strength wastewater (150 mg/1BOD, 550 COD and 200 mg/1
Total Suspended Solids) as provided in Sec. 28-100
Paragraph J and Sec. 28-104 Paragraph C.
Minimum monthly charge:
Water Meter Minimum Minimum
Size Inside City Outside City
5/8 $ 2. 95 $ 4.41
1 3.00 4.52
1 .5 3.05 4.57
2 3.31 4.99
3 3.75 5.62
4 5.50 8.20
6 9.00 13. 00
8 11 .00 16.00
10 15.00 23.00
12 19.00 29.00
Usage Rate Inside City Outside City
First 1 ,000 gallons $ 1 .28 $ 1 . 93
Over 1 ,000 gallons 1 . 28 1 . 93
- $ per 1 ,000 gallons
Surcharge:
BOD ($/lb) 0. 1406 0.2110
SS ( $/lb) 0.0155 0.0232
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance, or the application of same to a
particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 4.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section S.
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1 -8 of
the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of , 1933.
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