HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 83-123 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WATER AND SEWER
RATES; AMENDING SERVICE FEES; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1 .
That Chapter 28 , Section 28-50 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Beaumont be, and the same is hereby , amended to read as
follows:
Section 28-50: Water Service Rates-Inside City
[Water service rates are found in Appendix A, Section II]
Section 2 .
That Chapter 28 , Section 28-53 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Beaumont is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 28-53: Sewer Service Rates-Inside City
(a) [Sewer service rates are found in Appendix A, Section
II]
(b) Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any bill to
the Sewer Department or its authorized representatives
upon demand, shall constitute a breach of contract,
and water and sewer service may , within ten ( 10) days
from notice of such failure, be discontinued to the
customer, and, at the discretion of the Director of
Utilities, such service shall not be renewed until the
customer has paid all delinquent bills , plus the
applicable service charge as provided in Section 28-50 .
The notice to the user of failure or refusal to pay
for sewer services shall provide for a hearing if
requested by the user. A user may request a hearing
concerning termination of sewer service and
termination shall not occur until a determination of
the merits of the user' s appeal is made by the person
conducting the hearing.
(c) [Sewer service rates for a building containing more
than one dwelling are found in Appendix A, Section
II]
Section 3 .
Appendix A is hereby amended by adding Section II to read
as follows:
Section II: Water Service Rates - Inside City
(a) The following metered rate for water measured through
meters approved by the Water Utilities Department
shall be effective:
Rates
per 1 ,000
Gallons per month gallons
( 1 ) First 1 ,500 gallons. . . . . . . . . . .$2.50
(2 ) Next 98 ,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .03
(3 ) Next 100,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
(4 ) Next 100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
(5 ) Next 100 ,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
(6 ) Next 100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
(7 ) Next 500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
(8 ) All over 1 ,000,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
(b) All bills shall be computed at the herein prescribed
rates and shall be payable within thirty ( 30) days
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from the date of such bills which is also the date of
reading the meter.
(c) Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any bill to
the water department, or its authorized
representatives, upon demand, shall constitute a
breach of contract, and water and sewer service may,
within ten ( 10) days from notice of such failure, be
discontinued to the customer, and, at the discretion
of the Director of Water Utilities, such services
shall not be renewed until the customer has paid all
delinquent bills plus the following applicable service
charges:
( 1 ) Field collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 5 .00
( 2 ) Cut and seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .00
(3 ) Seal broken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .00
(4 ) Meter removed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 .00
(5 ) Service killed at the main line. 75.00
(6 ) Second trip on service turn on. . 5 .00
(7 ) Change of name on account. . . . . . . 5 .00
(8 ) Turn on fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .00
(d) The notice to the user of failure or refusal to pay
for water service shall provide for a hearing if
requested by the user. A user may request and receive
a hearing concerning termination of water service and
termination shall not occur until a determination of
the merits of the user' s appeal is made by the person
conducting the hearing.
(e) The Water Department, or its authorized agents, may
require from any applicant for water service a cash
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deposit to secure payment of water, sewer and
sanitation charges or any other charges that may
accrue, and when such deposit is made it shall be not
less than sixty Dollars ($60 .00) ; provided, however,
additional deposits may be required from any applicant
to pay charges accrued or to accrue for the services.
Failure to pay additional deposit will forfeit right
to water, sewer and sanitation services and same may
be discontinued five (5 ) days after notice to pay such
additional deposit.
( f) Each detached dwelling unit shall be served by a
separate meter. At the option of the owner, a
building containing more than one dwelling unit or a
mobil home park may be served by a single meter of a
size to be determined by the Water Department.
Accessory buildings, including servants quarters, may
be served by the same meter that serves the main
building.
(g) Where water service is used by more than one dwelling
unit by a single meter, or where dwelling units are
not served by separate meters, a minimum charge of Two
Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2 .50) will be made for each
dwelling unit served, and water used will be billed at
the rate of One Dollar and Three Cents ($1 .03) per
thousand gallons for all usage over fifteen hundred
gallons per month.
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Water Service-Outside City
No water service shall be furnished to any subdivision
outside the City unless and until a plan, plat or replat shall have
been first approved in the manner provided by law . If such a plan,
plat or replat shall have been so approved in accordance with the
state statutes, the City may , if it is deemed advisable, furnish
water service to premises outside the city limits of the city, under
the following rules:
( 1 ) Any person residing outside the city desiring to use
city water shall make application to the Water
Department requesting service, which shall state the
location of the premises to be served and the purpose
for which water is to be used. Such application shall
be made upon blanks furnished by the city and shall be
signed by the agent or owner of the property to be
served, and he will become liable for charges for
water furnished under such services, and subject to
the same remedial action as for service inside the
city.
( 2 ) Water services to customers outside the city limits
shall be rendered at a rate that is equal to 1250 of
the rate established inside the city limits. A
minimum charge of Four Dollars and Fifty Cents ($4 .50 )
per month shall be made.
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Section 28-53: Sewer Service Rates-Inside City
(a) The following metered rates based upon water measured
through meters approved by the Water Utilities
Department shall be effective inside the city: There
shall be a minimum monthly charge to all persons who
have a sewer connection of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents
($2 .50) . A charge of Eighty Eight Cents ( $0 .88 ) per
one thousand (1 ,000) gallons of water usage shall be
made thereafter from zero gallons to maximum monthly
usage.
(b) Where a building containing more than one dwelling
unit is served by a single meter or where there is not
a separate water meter for each dwelling unit, each
unit shall be charged a minimum base charge of Two
Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2 .50) and sewer service
shall be charged based on water usage at the rate of
Eighty-Eight Cents ($0 .88) per one thousand (1 ,000)
gallons of water usage from zero gallons to maximum
monthly usage.
Sewer Service Rates-Outside City
No sewer service shall be furnished to any subdivision
outside the city unless and until a plan, plat or replat shall have
been first approved in the manner provided by law . If such a plan,
plat or replat shall have been so approved in accordance with the
state statutes, the city may , if it is deemed advisable, furnish
sewer service to premises outside the city , under the following
rules:
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( 1 ) Any person residing outside the city desiring to use
service shall make application to the department
requesting service, which shall state the location of
the premises to be served. Such application shall be
made upon blanks furnished by the city and shall be
signed by the agent or owner of the property to be
served, and such person will become liable for charges
for sewer service furnished.
( 2 ) Sewer service to customers outside the city limits
shall be rendered at a rate of 125% of the rate
established inside the city limits. The minimum
monthly charge shall be Four Dollars and Fifty Cents
($4 .50) per month.
(3 ) Failure or refusal by any customer to pay any bill to
the sewer department or its authorized representatives
upon demand, shall constitute a breach of contract and
water and sewer service may within ten ( 10) days of
notice of such failure, be discontinued to the
customer, and at the discretion of the director of
utilities, such service shall not be renewed until the
customer has paid all delinquent bills , plus the
applicable service charge as provided in Section
28-50 .
(4 ) The city shall review sewer user charges at least
every two (2 ) years and shall notify each user of
sewer services at least annually of the sewer rate and
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that portion of the user charge attributable to waste
water treatment services.
Section 4 .
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 5 .
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only .
Section 6 .
That 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.
Section 7 .
This ordinance shall be effective for water and sewer bills
rendered after October 1 , 1983.
PASSED QBY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the
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