HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1981-024 C
ORDINANCE NO. 81-24
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
FOR THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE BY AMENDING CHAPTER
25, SECTIONS 25-28 AND 25-36 ; PROVIDING FOR
INCREASES IN WATER RATES AND COST DEPOSITS
EFFECTIVE MAY l, 1981, PROVIDING A SEVER-
ABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TFiE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 25 , Sections 25-28 and 25-36
are hereby amended to read as follows :
"Sec. 25-28 . Water rates
There is hereby levied and shall be collected monthly
from customers of the water system of the City the following
charge for water service:
General Monthly
Water Consumption Rate
First 2 , 000 gallons , minimum-------------------$ 5. 43
Next 3, 000 gallons , per 1, 000 gallons--------- 2 .12
Next 5, 000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons--------- 1. 32
Next 10, 000 gallons, per 1, 000 gallons--------- 1. 13
Next 30, 000 gallons, per 1 , 000 gallons--------- . 99
Next 50, 000 gallons, per 1, 000 gallons--------- . 93
Next 50, 000 gallons , per 1, 000 gallons--------- . 86
Next 150 , 000 gallons , per 1, 000 gallons--------- . 79
All over 300 , 000 gallons , per 1, 000 gallons------- . 72
Temporary: For a water meter installed for construction or
other temporary purposes on a fire hydrant: One
dollar and sixty-six cents ($1. 66) per one thousand
(1, 000) gallons and a minimum charge of thirty-
nine and 67/100 dollars ($39 . 67) .
Minimum Charges : In any case the following monthly minimum
charges shall be made upon customers of the
water system except as provided in Section
25-42 : "
Minimum Minimum
Size of Meter Gallons Monthly Charges
3/4 inch or less 2M $ 5. 43
1 inch 9M 17 . 07
12 inch 21M 30 . 68
2 inch 34M 43. 55
3 inch 78M 85. 43
4 inch 100M 105 . 89
6 inch 134M 135 . 13
Larger than six inch to be agreed upon by
contract.
Fire Sprinkler connection 16 . 54
"Sec. 25-36 Application and cost deposit for water,
waste water and refuse service.
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 cash deposit or
cash bond a sum of money equal to the rates shown on the
following table:
Single-family residential, minimum-------------$ 30 . 00
Multi-family (apartments) , minimum per 2" tap-- 40 . 00
Commercial, minimum---------------------------- 40. 00
Industrial, minimum---------------------------- 230 . 00
Fire hydrant meter, minimum &
Construction meter--------------------------- 450 . 00
Upon determination of the City Water Department a sum
of money equal to one and one-half (1z) times the average
monthly bill for the three (3) services for that type and
size of customers may be required. The City Water Department
shall have the authority to require an additional deposit if
it is determined that the cash bond is inadequate to meet the
one and one-half (lZ) times the average monthly bill require-
ment. Failure to pay water, sewer and refuse bill(within the
time; allotted for payment shall be considered notice by the
customer to discontinue services and to apply as much of the
deposit as necessary to the satisfaction of the past-due bill.
In such cases no service shall be renewed to any customer until
all current and delinquent charges plus the 10% penalty or
minimum of $3 . 00 , plus an additional seven dollars and fifty
cents ($7. 50) .
Section 2. The effective date of the increased water
rates is May l, 1981 and all customers shall be billed under
the new rates commencing said date.
Section 3. That the effective date of the increased
cost deposit for water pursuant to Section 1 above is May l,
1981 and all customers desiring to obtain water, waste water
and refuse service shall pay the increased cost deposits com-
mencing said date.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, paragraph,
sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or appli-
cation thereto any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
holdings shall not affect the validity of the remaining por-
tions of the 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 5. Emergency. The fact that the present
Code of Ordinances for the City of Grapevine, Chapter 25,
Sections 25-28 and 25-36 , relating to water rates and cost
deposits are inadequate creates an urgency and an emergency
and in the preservation of the public health, safety and wel-
fare requires that this passage and the publication of the
caption as the law and charter in such cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 7th day of April, 1981.
APPROVED:
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Mayor
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ATTEST :
City Sec e ry
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ,
City Attorney
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