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SEWER RATES
ORDINANCE NO. 05-3451
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIE\N, AMENDING SECTION 25-
42, ENTITLED "MONTHLY SEWER RATES" OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CUMULATIVENESS
CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE; EFFECTIVE:_ DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Plainview, Texas, provides sewer service toits citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is charged with the responsibility of establishing sewer rates
in order to insure that the services provided are maintained at an acceptable level; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an increase in the fees charged for such services is
necessary to insure the continued viability of said program.
THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I:
Section 25-42 shall be amended to read as follows:
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:
(a) Residential rates:
(1) Single Family Dwellings, $7.00 $7.80 minimum plus $1.30 per one
thousand gallons.
(2) 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. A rnaximum of
fourteen thousand (14,000)gallons shall be used to determine the sewer
charge for each month.
(3) Duplexes, APartment Houses, Roomer Houses, and Multiple Mobile
Home ~ $7.80 minimum each month for 1st dweller unit, and $6.30
$7.00 per unit for each additional unit plus $1.30 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
Duplex Apartment Houses, Roomer 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.
(b) 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 $7~ $7,80 and for each one thousand gallons metered an additional charge of $1.30
per thousand on all consumption. The monthly charge for the use of sewer for such
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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.
(c) Should there be a residence, establishment, business or commercial 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 $7a90 $7.80 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.
(d) 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.
(e) 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 $7.00 $7.80 per month plus $2.19 per thousand gallons of
sewage discharged to the City sewer system, plus additional charges based on quality as
addressed in the City Industrial Waste Ordinance.
The net amount due may be paid on or before the past due date printed on the bill.
All payments must be in the possession of the utility aCcounting department by the 5:00
p.m. close of business on the past due date to prevent a penalty charge being assessed.
Penalty on delinquent bills. A one-time penalty of ten percent (10) of the total utility
bill shall be assessed on all bills not paid on or before the past due date printed on the bill.
All payments must be in the possession of the Utility accounting department by the 5:00
p.m. close of business on the past due date to prevent a penalty charge being assessed.
The gross due, which inclUdes penalty, shall be the amount due after 5:00 p.m. on the past
due date.
(f) State Prison Rates. The rates to be charged for sewer service to the prison
facility shall be as follows: Forty-four ($.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 will change rates is March 20, 2000. The
date the Formby Unit will change rates is September 6, 2001.
SECTION II. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, of portion of this ordinance is, for any
reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining provisions thereof.
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SECTION III. Cumulativeness.
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. Conflicts
All ordinanCes or portion of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, in conflict
herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
SECTION V. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be effective with the first billing in October, 2005.
PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this 20th day of September, 2005.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this 27th day of September, 2005.
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ATTEST:
Belinda Hinojosa, City Secretflry
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
LestLe ~'ear~'~:it~ Attorney
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