HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-3625 ordAMENDMENT — UTILITY RATES ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 15-3625
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 13, "UTILITIES" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS; REPEALER; CUMULATIVENESS
CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview, Texas, provides water and sewer service to its
citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview is charged with the
responsibility of establishing water, sewer, and septic hauler rates in order to insure that
the services provided are maintained at an acceptable level; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined that a need exists, and it is in the best
public interest to increase the fees charged for sewer and septic hauler services to
continue at the current level; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds it necessary to set an additional fee for
customers transferring water and sewer services from one address to another; and
WHEREAS, upon reviewing the 2015-2016 Budget and the revenues compared to
services, the City Council concludes that an increase in the fees charged for such service
is necessary to insure the continued viability of said services.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Plainview hereby ordains that:
SECTION I
Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 13.02.010. Sewer Rates.
For the furnishing of sewer service and sewer connections by the city, the following
schedule is hereby established as the monthly rates to be charged:
(1) Residential rates.
(A) Single Family Dwellings: Eleven dollars and five cents ($11.05)
Thirteen dollars ($13.00) minimum plus one dollar and sixty ccnts
($1.60) one dollar and sixty five cents ($1.65) per one thousand gallons.
(B) The monthly charge for the use of sewer shall be calculated on the basis
of water meter readings for the months for which said charge is made.
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A maximum of fourteen thousand (14,000) gallons shall be used to
determine the sewer charge for each month.
(C) Duplexes, apartment houses, rooming houses, and multiple mobile
homes: Eleven dollars and five cents ($11.05) Thirteen dollars ($13.00)
minimum each month for 1st dwelling unit, and ten dollars and eight
cents ($10.08) eleven dollars and eighty five cents ($11.85) per unit for
each additional unit plus - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - e one dollar
and sixty five cents ($1.65) per one thousand gallons for all water
consumed, per the water meter reading for each month. The maximum
gallon cap available to single- family dwellings shall not apply to
duplexes, apartment houses, rooming houses, and multiple mobile
homes. The monthly charge for the use of sewer shall be calculated on
the basis of the water meter reading for the month for which the charge
is made.
(2) Commercial rates. For all other commercial establishments, including hotels
and motels, the rates to be charged for such sewer service shall be as follows:
The minimum charge shall be olevcn dollars and five cents ($11.05) thirteen
dollars ($13.00) and for each one thousand gallons metered an additional
charge of . - - . e _ _• _ _ - - e one dollar and sixty five cents
($1.65) per thousand on all consumption. The monthly charge for the use of
sewer for such commercial establishments shall be calculated on the basis of
the water meter readings for the months for which said charge is made. The
commercial rate shall apply to all consumers not described under residential
rates. The maximum gallon cap available to single-family dwellings shall not
apply to commercial rates.
(3)
Should there be a residential or commercial establishment not using City water,
or using City water for only a portion of its total water use, then the sewer rates
for such establishment in excess of the minimum rate of
cents ($11.05) thirteen dollars ($13.00) per month shall be based upon the
estimated gallons of water used by said establishment, the same to be arrived
at on the basis that it is reasonable and fair to both the resident or commercial
establishment and to the City, as approved by the director of finance.
(4) A sewer charge shall not be applied to water meters which are exclusively
used for yard watering or an irrigation system. The director of public works
shall develop and administer an application procedure for exemptions and said
exemptions shall be renewed annually.
(5) Any consumer who wishes to install sewer sampling and meter device may do
so if such meets city specifications and the consumer pays acquisition and
installation costs. The metering equipment shall become city property and
the city shall be responsible for maintaining such. Said consumer shall be
exempt from the above charges and shall pay a minimum of
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five cents ($11.05) thirteen dollars ($13.00) per month,
cents ($2.70) two dollars and seventy eight cents ($2.78) per thousand gallons
of sewage discharged to the city sewer system, plus additional charges based
on quality as addressed in the city industrial waste ordinance.
(6) State prison rates. The rates to be charged for sewer service to the prison
facility shall be as follows: Forty-four cents ($.44) per one thousand (1000)
gallons. The rate is guaranteed for five (5) years, said period to commence after
the facility begins accepting inmates; thereafter, charged rates shall equal rates
charged to commercial customers inside the city limits. The date the Wheeler
Unit changed rates was March 20, 2000. The date the Formby Unit changed
rates was September 6, 2001.
Sec. 13.02.012. Transfer service connection fee.
Customers requesting service to be transferred from one address to another will be
charged a twenty five dollar ($25.00) nonrefundable utility account transfer fee.
Sec. 13.04.072. Removal, transport and disposal of waste from septic tanks, grease
traps, etc.
(g) Samples of tank contents will be obtained and analyzed. Analysis will be performed
and any results outside the acceptable analysis limits will be rejected and the state
agency will be notified of results. Tank truck companies will be surcharged for BOD and
TSS as follows:
Base charge for BOD is 250 mq/I and .25 cents per pound above 250 mq/I.
Base charge for TSS is 250 mq/I and .20 cents per pound above 250 mq/I.
(h) Each tank truck load of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons or less will be assessed a
minimum dump fee of fifteen dollars (15.00) thirty-five dollars ($35.00). Tank truck loads
in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons will be assessed a fee of fifteen dollars
($15.00) plus ten cents ($0.10) per one hundred (100) gallons over the seven hundred
fifty (750) minimum.
SECTION II
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with any provision of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this
Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters regulated herein.
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SECTION III
Provisions of this ordinance are cumulative and nothing herein shall prevent, alter,
or diminish the applicability or enforcement of other ordinances restricting, regulating, or
governing the subject matter herein.
SECTION IV
Severability is intended throughout and within this Chapter. If any provision,
including any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, unconstitutional, or unenforceable
by a court of law or administrative agency with jurisdiction over the matter, such action
shall not be construed to affect any other valid portion of this Ordinance. A constitutional
construction hereof is intended and shall be given. There is no intent herein to violate
either of the Texas Constitution or the Constitution of the United States.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be effective with the first billing October 1, 2015, and upon its
passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading the 8th day of September, 2015.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading the 17th day of September, 2015.
endell Dunlap, Mayor
ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City
tary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Sarianne Beversdorf, Director of Finance
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Leslie Spear c midt, City Attorney
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