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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0537 Ordinance.. 4 ORDINANCE NO. 537 SEWER ASI ORDINANCE REQUIRING CONNECTION OF BUILDINGS AND RESIDENCES WITH THE SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF PASCO AS NOW EXISTING AND AS MAY HEREAFTER BE ADDED TO, FIXING RATES FOR SEWAGE SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH SAID SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND LIENS AND THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF IN CASE OF FAILURE TO MAKE CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER SYSTEM AND TO PAY THE RATES AND CHARGES FOR SEWAGE SERVICE AND CONNECTION. Whereas, the City of Pasco has provided for the construction of a com- plete sanitary sewage system within the limits of said City and far the construction of a sewage disposal plant for the treatment and disposal of the sewage from said sewage system and consolidated the sewage system of said city with the waterworks system of said city and has authorized special indebtedness bonds payable solely from the revenues from said waterworks system with which has been consoli'daLted the sewage system to pay for part of the costs of the construction thereof, and, Whereas, it is necessary to provide for connections to be made between the said sewer system and the buildings, residences, etc. situated within the area served by such districts, and, Whereas, it is necessary to fix and provide for the collection of charges for sewage connections, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pasco do ordain as follows: SECTION ONE. That the owner of each lot or parcel of real property with- in the area served by the sewage system of the City of Pasco as now ex- isting, or as may hereafter be added to upon which such lot or parcel of property there shall be situated any buildings or structures for human occupation or used for any purpose shall within one year after publication in the Pasco Herald, a newspaper of the City of Pasco, of a notice signed by the Water Superintendent of said City for connections to be made there- with cause connections to be made between -the said sewer and each such buildingor structure, and shall within ninety days after the publication oF' said notice pay into the Office of the City Treasurer the charge provided ; for in Section Three hereof. Such connection shall be made in a permanent and sanitary manner in conformity with existing ordinances or future ordinances regulating the same, and shall be sufficient to carry all the sewage and waste fluids of every kind from that building_.into the sewer system; and each toilet, sink, stationary washstand, or type of equipment having waste fluids shall be connected with said sewage system, provided that where the building or structure has hot been completed before the publication of such notice, con- nections shall be made on or before the completion of such building or stru-c- ture before any occupancy or use thereof, SECTION TWO,, If any such connection shall not be made within the time herein provided, the Water Superintendent of the City of Pasco is hereby authorized and directed to cause the same to be made and to file a statement of the costs thereof with the City Clerk, The amount of such costs, to- gether with a penalty of 101 of the amount thereof, plus interest at 81 per annum upon the total amount of such costs and penalty, shall be assessed against the property upon which the said building or structure is situated and shall become a lien thereon as hereinafter provided, SECTION THREE. In those portions of the City of Pasco not included in Sewer Distridt No. 1, as created by Ordinance No. 105, and subsequent ordinances, there is hereby imposed a charge for each connection with said sewage system of $50.00 for each lot or parcel of land, provided, however, that this charge shall be a minimum charge and there is hereby imposed an( - additional -charge, of $1.00 per front foot of said lot or parcel over and above. fifty feet. In computing front footage, the term "front footage" shall be used as in the official plat of said lot or parcel. The proceeds from this charge shall be placed in the operating fund of the City Water Depart- ment for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of the bonds hereinbefore mentioned. There is also hereby imposed an inspection fee of $2„00 payable upon the commencement of making said connection, the proceeds of which shall be placed in the same funds SECTION FOUR, All charges for connections -provided for in this Ordinance, together with penalties and interest thereon shall be a lien upon the property with which such connection is made or sewage service rendered respectively, superior to all other liens and encumbrances whatsoever except for general taxes and local and special assessments. The City Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed, prior to the expiration of six months from t)ae first day of the first month for which such charges were un- '-ft.I I.. paid, to certify to the Auditor of Franklin County all of such charges as ,provided a lien upon such property in the mannerNfor in Chapter 193 of'the Latins of 1941 of the State of Washington and such property shall be subject to fore- closure pursuant to the terms of said Chapter. SECTION FIVE, That as an additional and concurrent method of enforc- ing the lien of said City for said charges, the Water Superintendent of the City of Pasco is hereby authorized and directed at the end of fifteen days after the date of the first delinquency of any of such charges to cut off the water service from the premises to which such sewage service was furnished and said water service shall remain cut off until all such charges, plus penalties and iriterest -thereon, are paid, SECTION SIX. Violation of any provision of this Ordinance requiring connection with, or use of the sewage system, is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both fine and imprisonment, SECTION SEVEN, If any Section or Clause, or both, of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid, or unconstitutional for any reason, such adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions afthis Ordinance. Passed by the City Council and approved by the Mayor this day of- �_.s _ ,1944. n ATTEST; Adah ' P err City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORD: J- ity ttorney