HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1975-021 ORDINANCE NO. 75-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING TITLE 7 OF CITY CODE,
BEING THE HEALTH AND SANITATION TITLE, BY REPEAL-
ING SECTION 9 OF CHAPTER 3 AND SUBSTITUTING THERE-
�� FOR A NEW SECTION 9, RELATING TO APPLICATION FOR
WATER, SEWER AND REFUSE SERVICE AND THE REQUIRE-
,,,�,,, MENT OF A COST DEPOSIT OR BOND; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1 . That Title 7, Chapter 3, Section 9 (7-3-9) of the City Code of
Grapevine, Texas, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That a new section to the City Code in lieu of that repealed above
is hereby passed and approved to be known as Title 7, Chapter 3, Section 9 (7-3-9),
as follows:
"7-3-9: Application and Cost Deposit: Any person desiring to
obtain water, sewer and refuse service shall make application to the
Water Department and before such person may be granted such service,
he shall deposit with the City in the form of a cash deposit or cash
bond a sum of money equal to one and one-half (1-1/2) times the
average monthly bill for the three services for that type and size of
„�,� customer, such determination of the average bill to be made by the
' � City Water Department. 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 (1-1/2) times
the average monthly bill requirement. Failure to pay water, sewer
' and refuse bill within the time allotted for payment shall be con-
sidered 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 services shall be renewed to the customer until
the sum of money on deposit shall have been brought back up to the
full amount of required deposit."
Section 3. That the terms and p�-ovisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed to
be severable and that if the validity of any portion of this Ordinance shall be
declared invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the balance of the
Ord i nance.
Section 4. The fact that it is imperative that the City have adequate security
for the payment of water, sewer and refuse service creates an emergency for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and public welfare, and
therefore the Charter requirement that ordinances be read on two (2) several days
�,,, is hereby suspendedand this Ordinance shall become effective from and after the
• date of its final passage, as provided by the City Charter, and it is accordingly
so ordained.
' PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of Grapevine, Texas, this
�+ the 3RD day of .NNE , 1975.
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Mayor, ity o Grapevine, Texas
ATTEST: �
Ci Secretary, i y of pevine, Texas
ED AS TO FO
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