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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1988-086 ORDINANCE NO. 88-86 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 25 UTILITIES AND SERVICES RELATIVE TO WASTE WATER AND WATER RATES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, ��;,,, TEXAS: Section 1 . That Chapter 25 Utilities and Services of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Section 25-27 relative to Waste Water Rates is hereby renumbered and amended to read as follows: "Section 25-27 . Waste Water Rates. There is hereby levied and shall be collected monthly from every customer of the sewage system of the City, a service charge for the use of such sewage waste water system, which charge shall be determined as follows: A. General Water Consumption (city water system) 1 . Residential Service: (a) First 2 ,000 gallons . . . . . . . . $5 .15 (b) Next 13 ,000 gallons, ` per 1 ,000 gallons . . . . . . . . $2 . 21 2 . Commercial Service: (a) First 2 , 000 gallons . . . . . . . . $7 . 60 (b) All over 2 ,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . $2 .21 The monthly volume charge for residential customers will be based on the individual customer' s average monthly water use during the previous winter quarter months of December, January and February, but in no event shall the volume used to compute this monthly charge exceed 15,000 gallons. The volumes used to compute these charges are based on the amount of water used by the residential customer as measured by a meter. WherE no previous winter quarter average is available from the records, the volume to be used for this monthly volume charge shall be estimated, such estimated volume not to exceed 10, 000 gallons per customer. * B. Residences within city limits not connected to city water system . . . . . . $22 . 83" +�,-.-:� Section 2 . That Chapter 25 Utilities and Services of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Section 25-28 relative to Water Rates is hereby renumbered and amended to read as follows: "Section 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: A. General Water Consumption 1 . First 2, 000 gallons, minimum . . . . . $ 6 .45 2 . All over 2 , 000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons . . . . . . . . . . $ 1 • 99 B. Temporary: For a water meter installed for construction or other temporary purposes on a fire � hydrant: One dollar and ninety-nine cents ($1 . 99) per one thousand (1 ,000) gallons and a minimum charge of forty-two dollars and twenty-seven cents ,�� ($42 . 27) . C. 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 1 . 3/4 inch or less 2M $ 6 .45 or less 2 . 1 inch 9M 20 .38 3 . 1 1/2 inch 21M 44 . 26 4 . 2 inch 34M 70 . 13 5 . 3 inch 78M 157 .69 6 . 4 inch 100M 195 .02 7 . 6 inch 134M 269 . 13 � 8 . 8 inch 239M 478 . 08 9 . Larger than 8 inch to be agreed upon by contract. D. Fire sprinkler connection . . . . . . . . $17 .76" Section 3 . The effective date for charging of the increased waste water and water rates is January 1, 1989, and all customers shall be billed under the new rates for usage commencing said date. Section 4 . If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application tYiereto any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional 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 5. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace, and general � = welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this ordinance become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CdaY f UNCDecember HE 1988 Y OF . GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th Y APPROVED: Mayor ATTEST: �> , �,� Ci y Secret APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,� City Attorney �,...:,.