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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1990-017 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ORDINANCE N0. 90-17 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES T0 PROVIDE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF CONSTRUCTION METERS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-20 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS; BY ''��" AMENDING SECTION 25-36 RELATING TO COST DEPOSIT; BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 25-36 . 1 ENTITLED CONSTRUCTION METER READING, BILLING � AND PENALTY; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500 . 00) FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH AN OFFENSE OCCURS OR CONTINUES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That Chapter 25, Section 25-20 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the following definition: "Construction meter: A fire hydrant meter. " Section 2 . That Chapter 25, Section 25-36 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by amending paragraph (a) in its entirety to read as follows: � ' " (a) Any person desiring to obtain water, waste water and refuse service shall make application ,�._� to the water department and before such person may be granted such service, that person shall deposit with the city in the form of a cash deposit or cash bond a sum of money equal to the rates shown on the following table: Single-family residential, minimum . . . $50 . 00 Multifamily (apartments) , minimum per 2-inch tap . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 . 00 Commercial, minimum. . . . . . . . . . . $40 . 00 Industrial, minimum. . . . . . . . . . . $230 . 00 3/4 inch construction meter. . . . . . . $125 . 00 2 inch construction meter. . . . . . . . $600 . 00" Section 3 . That Chapter 25 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding a new section numbered 25-36 . 1 and entitled "Construction Meter Reading, Billing and Penalty" which shall read as follows: - "Section 25-36 . 1. Construction meter readincr, � billing and penalty. (a) Construction meters shall be brought to City Hall by the person using the construction '+�+ meter each month for reading. A penalty of fifty dollars ($50. 00) shall be assessed and added to the next bill for any construction meter not brought to City Hall for reading on or before the close of business on the tenth - ( lOth) day of the month, or on the next working day if the tenth ( lOth) day of the month falls on a holiday or weekend. 0369L (b) All construction meter accounts will be billed on the fifteenth ( 15th) day of each month, or on the next working day if the fifteenth ( 15th) day of the month falls on a holiday or weekend, and shall be payable as provided in Section 25-37 . Section 4 . That all ordinances or any parts thereof in �,�_ conflict with the terms of this ordinance shall be and hereby are repealed and of no force and effect provided, however, that the ordinance or ordinances under which the cases currently filed and pending in the Municipal Court of the City of �" Grapevine, Texas, shall be deemed repealed only when all such cases filed and pending under such ordinance or ordinances� have been disposed of by a final conviction or a finding of not guilty or nolo contendere, or dismissal. Section 5 . Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court, shall be fined in a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ( $500 . 00) and a separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues . Section 6 . If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto is declared invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of the ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. �.,. Section 7 . The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective from and after final passage and approval, and it is accordingly so ordained. � � PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on first reading on this the 6th day of March , 1990 . PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on second and final reading on this the 20th day of March , 1990 . l � ���� Mayor pro Tem ATTEST: City Secretar � [SEAL] � APPROVED AS TO FORM: �f�ut2v�� ��f7� . City Attorney , - 2 - 0369L