HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 84-127 ORDINANCE NO. /
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 ,
ARTICLE III OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO AMEND WATER AND
SEWER RATES; 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) , 28-50(g) ,
28-51( 2 ) , 28-53( a) , 28-53( c) , and 28-54( 2 ) of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Beaumont, be and the same are hereby,
amended to read as follows:
Section 28-50( a) :
The following metered rate for water measured
through meters approved by the Water Utilities
Department shall be effective inside the city:
Rates
per 1 ,000
gallons
( 1 ) Minimum Monthly Charge. . . . . . . . . . ..$1 . 13
( 2 ) 1-100,000 gallons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .23
( 3 ) 100,001-200,000 gallons. . . . . . . . . . 1 . 19
(4 ) 200,001-300,000 gallons. . . . . . . . . . 1 . 15
( 5 ) 300,001-400,000 gallons. . . . . . . . . . 1 .11
(6 ) Over 400,000 gallons. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .07
Section 28-50(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 One Dollar and
Thirteen Cents ( $1 . 13) will be made for each
dwelling unit served, and water used will be
billed at the rate of One Dollar and Twenty-
Three Cents ( $1 . 23) per one thousand ( 1 ,000)
gallons for all usage.
Section 28-51( 2 ) :
Water services to customers outside the city
limits shall be rendered at a rate that is
equal to one hundred twenty-five percent
( 125% ) of the rate established inside the
city limits. A minimum charge of Two Dollars
and Twenty-One Cents ($2 . 21) per month shall
be made.
Section 28-53( 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 Three Dollars ($3. 00) . A charge
of One Dollar and Five Cents ($1 .05) per one
thousand (1 ,000) gallons of water usage shall
be made thereafter from zero gallons to
maximum monthly usage.
Section 28-53( c) :
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 Three Dollars ($3. 00)
and sewer service shall be charged based on
water usage at the rate of One Dollar and Five
Cents ( $1 . 05) per one thousand (1 ,000) gallons
of water usage from zero gallons to maximum
monthly usage.
Section--Z8-54( 2) :
Sewer service to customers outside the city
limits shall be rendered at a rate of one
hundred twenty five percent ( 1250) of the rate
established inside the city limits. The
minimum monthly charge shall be Five Dollars
and Forty Cents ( $5. 40) per month.
Section 2.
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
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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 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 4 .
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.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont
this the
day of�%,�,�a� . , 1984.
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