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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0572 OrdinanceORDIVANCE Ha.aLzz AN ORDINAN1=13 tMLNbING GtIDIN XJ� 110. 371, BEING AN •ORDINANCE -XE}�y.MUNj-Cj1{'PAL� i�V},�iT '�R SUPPL tL�Ft�Ptk8 O, OF_/��7'I.�ryE' �fRf4GULAT1XG,(, lZ0I'mCY� YS�{Y�ST41 U' t S/{1 .{.'J.1J.a wSl4i5� V+ �� SAME, ?�T.`��n��.7' is &!L9 61 �.[.[� 'V;, NATER 1�7.�C.r 1�F.::.y it ? 5 ,t71Y, DING' TAS �i '�R.T T MOP 2 PRU�T M -A ,UETIfOD -OF COLF CT11IN p UTAS "ThFtA"H� RtitV3 AND REMATIONS., :. 4ND PROVIDING PRIW-tT41-8 FOR-:9?H:� VIOTAT ,ON OF" ott th# , City Sof % Pasco do ordain` 45 f* .lows : G? Li C .4 b/a1F.. T t'i Sact .on y, of '.d'inance No, 371,0 der. Ame tided to read ?4. ` as follpWa l Sit:, SECT111Q1N 2S ' '.�h rues. so a ata fl 8i ha X -hall b,6: made 1141 obnraec't3.on �riyfiii Ft les and tegnlatlaft ins toil w ..; Ran ]:Ao, A� rlicsatian' i'or �,srVi.oe� ; ti ,. A", Any ing t~4 aave pte:w1#eannaa°ted with.the water �,.uppy Ir syster►: ®f'�e Y.t oi~�rc,® ah�•11 eLn ap,l.n,iti.�r t.efoa�, xpnf �b���tsr �a0 e o bstere whiiti app3lorb:- �T , taSon shall con` nthe le, #;l a rtpt'ion of. the, :fir®i tyh4iise , nuxb`er`,'< r. , O m +t 9.. n. a .�17 d Y'to ih-e a i'�.8.' or 8:1�'C3 ,. br .b sant:: ; a to r i urrah�'i n�►erni. e i n th a ' r, ' of . any tenant• holdi.ng� sudh prop�srt. tui sr `lee s�, the tlt'cef?� � require w da 'esi df vner t mrit it2� e '_ 'sYure ` bf tba Oltvof ras c�a� 1 su M'a ouxit a in is dud �rnt.:, b 11 ti �ace�s,s�ry. �o; p�c�.�,e��� the. City against exalt grid X11 unps�i: . che�ree f©e• t or qt'her ►�ergee oh �coixnt Of ��ch Mervi d.§ r QL Zervic'e� Szes�tlla•t ora Checres v e ° : '' A e, ' P"or� :each �►ervi ase `dor three quarter i4.ah, or undsr/ , o. serv3 do charge cif a w 11 'be made. t .aizes larger, thsarpi tlwe6-, ' .. l A 4 { 4 V 64 it quart inch# ©0 wen . ot8, ne.0 shy to open � pg. sego l 008t of, labor and r teria.1 in m4i hg "Uah iiastAllation, and ra- I f plat -t s the pavement• -zhall 'be charged, Bo , esti a toad ln-,eaees oi`. co iz�setions ®� ending : alonga atr6et t }:. on which there .is no In the .6q.st,. of, ffiate:ris�. old. °q�.�bfy1' '� ].� be 8sw timatad by the Water .iia agoV, and a 'daposilt 10 tine iRk0-=­t pf su;eh as ttoated costs shall •b : pa t3 .to .the City treasUVOr . by the person 8lpply3�►g for such Ihstallationj before ;thy wort of Insallation, i.s begux C, Installation, Oba0ges. When it. is doolrad to have w4ter matsr , or service oonneat`ic r w o�xed i t owner of the rs> 3 es Shall .file"an 'e-atual applic,ati'on at the Office; of >t�* mater 'Managvr a nd a' 11 pay" the cost of waking such oh .es gLTL 3, Discontinuanee .of Servkoe' '.. A When any premi;a6 is abandonedi, or service no longer used, the Water, Xanager ma'y renovo Or ser. -Viae eannee'tion, or bot.h6 B. ire such meter or tverlrice conzaeotionst or both hove beeri x�, ! vagvod, should a new sery ae b'e required it shall be made only as per Rule #. tl ORDINANCE XO k .. page (2) BILLIM Penalties A, .X11 water bills, , hail ie due and payablo at the office of the City Treasurer in the City Ball on.the first; day bf arch month«. B, In the event that any bill shall not be paid by the 10th of each month, a penalty of 10per cent shall be added iheretoo C. whore . such bills are not paid by the 16th day bf the xaonth the water will be shut off* and will not be turned on again until such bills, together with the penalty and a charges of $1001F for shutting- off and turning on same: h4s been paid. . z Do Where more: than one building on a singles lot is served thru- one meter a minimum charge will be made . f car ea qh and every buildixiS having ,one , or asore , services tape within or separately Aerving suoh buil:. E, Where the amotht of water eonsumerd, or the, billing ,is questions ed by the water user the waster meter will be immediately reread arca bill ing recheake-d and if no error is apparent the billing will st a.nd6 F4 Winter furnished to bus :.ness building s where billing in sent to owner or l.es6las a nd water rentals are pesid.'by avf or or 169860 for the 1. entire business building, said owner or 164,seea' will o billed as per .schedule Nool. p. Where more' than bne :>*eteear, is now installed iia such building, mat4r reading will be-eoxbined to determine the tota;l. Consumption per month, F Cts e're 2,6 arnt•,,e mot er and separate billing its r'eq,'uirod in ani building, ap° li.datio6for such service installtatlon must be. ea -per Rule 1 and Rules 2, and such service will be billed monthly `as .pea" 44h6dula No, 3, . RULE 3 q is "lurS t.0 Ree -ti ve M4414, Fail we. :to receive mail, will not be , recogni.zad as a v�li;ci ekguse .for .fa.iluro to pad* water'. bills. whan dge2. Chairs Irt twne�rehip `of p>r�op rt�y ' and chemo in %a ,ling addroaxe s, must be filed in .wiri ting at they offlee of the Water Manager. The Dater agar y require p.syt+ae 11t in advances or satisf'act'ory, sea rlty for all' water furnf.,s'h&,d;by seater and if such payment bei not males or security furnished within the time fixed by the.. Ws erF, Xpn�r ser. water , may 'tae shut . of r from the promises. d RULE 6, Access to Presmises. X. the Manager ter his duly authorized re-pro*e�ntratine shah. by . g allowed free az ext s a.t a I.1 a,aaeonable Kota ^s,s to x.11 parts of buildings or p sup li cid ttith water, f'roaa� the �clpal t�ate�r Sy,ste�i fd�, t;he �puirpo e f inspactirig; the oaa dit<ioxa oP pipets d f'ia tur ,s antr the s%ount of aster, used and t 1414 o If' any owner-or,_eocupknt of any premises shall "v%ol`ateQ visions of ,this. ruules T hea � nager latq. 6hut off, such service and such ownwr or Occupant, shall be reequir6d t' pay ;�9 :an�3 sail .unpaid` �har�e$ against such. premises together with �► Charge oP �.bC� for a uttin$ off and turning on such service$ before the same shall be again turned �0'.' RULE 7. Uneuthtiria6d 'Turn -Ons ® A po zmjty of $5,00 will be placed on any property owners occupants or any unauthor.lzed persons, tu.r*ni.ng water on or off. :'at the curb coa% or in the meter' box, RULE 8. Unathorized Connections. . A*' ' It shall be unla*ful for any person to ,aloe connections with. any fixture or ' conneot *ny pips,with any water main or pipet balonging to the Municti:pal Water SystOm of the City of Faacos. without first Com- plying o -plying with Rule 2, y a OIN A N � E N0,Pag� B* It shall be unlawful for any person whose promises are supplied wish water to furnish grater to additional premi.soss unless he shall first mho application in writing on the form furnished for that purpose in the same ==or as an original application for the instal,latian of water service. ,� Co dhen addi.ti.onal promises are served or oonneoted without applioa- tion as ,per clause "B" of this rule, such promises pay by +charged at dou$10 the rater for the rate far' the time such service is permitted and the service may be shut off by tho Water Managefiy and a charge of X2.00 made for shutting off and tuning on the water, RULE 9. $t9ppage of Service, . `The City of Pasco shall not be responsible f or,ta ny damage re- sulting from wiavoidable causes. B. The City reserves the right to'suspMoservioe temporarily at any time, for making repairs* extensions or any other reason noa. eassary for the operation of the plant. c„ �ae►re stoppage of service is predetermined the Fater Department shall: notify# as much in advance &3 passible„ € ll plants which' aro liable to be damaged by such suspension of servi.oet a nd where time will pomit a notice will ba given in the•local paper; (RULE 10. Irrigation Susponslon. The City of Pas+oa may at any time issue an order suspending or re>stripting they use .of water for irrigation purposesp zoning the City and assigning specified hours for irrigating and sprinkling, RULE 11. .14otory-Mester Box Locations, _ At The City of Pasco shall exercise due care in the location and installation of service pipes and meters to guard against da=&ge ,tai same* B0, Motor Boated may bo placed in the parking strips in a uniform. manner ,which shall bo just inside the curb line, C. The water user shall: be responsible forany damage to any meter„ motor bases or other equipmont installed for his service due to his e arolessnoss on nogligeT ccs Da Motor Damages,, she owner of any service connection shall be responsible for damage to rotors serving said premises caused by hot grater, and sh all. be charged for repairs to meters caused by such damage. Stop and service Cook. A. Hereafter it shall be unlawful to install. ,water service with- out a "atop ani was -to" cook insido the meter, enabling the owner to shut off water in making repaira j, etc. :Bo A "stop and waster' cook will not be permitted inside the motor box., C, A shutoff valve .ahead of they motor is NOT a "stop and wastes valve, and the closing of this valve will not protect the plumbing b6!- tweeze the motor and house or within tho house and this valve must not be olosed except in the presence of tho 'Vater Manager or his representative or upon 'tholr i:nstruotions or to avoid damage to property in which ease it shall be the duty of the water user to notify the Water Department Immediately of such shut-off. ORDINANCE N0.4f ZZ 'age (4). RULE 13f deters, A. o -*star shall be removed or in any way disturber., or the seal on' the meaet6r broXen., except by the Xater Manager or his legal repres- _ entat�res. RULE 14. Deter Tests. r A. Wl' en the a ccuracy or a meter is questioned and the meter test ha nded by the water user or the .property owner it shall be the duty of the watas3r user or property owner to deposit with th© amity Tresastiurpr„ the aum ,pf $3.00 to cover the costs of such test, after such deposiW has beam made it shall be the duty of the Water Department to test stieh seter, with°°a portable test. meter, in the presence of the water user or than property owner or his agent if . they -so desire. A; If the test does not di sclose . a'n error in excess of 3 per cent against the consumer the consumer shall stand they cost of making such. testis.. C. If the test shall disclose a error> of more than 3 per cent against the consumer the -,-Water Department shall assume the entire cost of mak$.ng the teat and the deposit shall be returned. RULE 13, Defective Meters. Where testa disclose a motor to be medhaanically defective, effecting the account,. over as period of one or more months the Water Manager shall matte such adjustments as seems fair and proper. RULE U. basad deter.. Where a meter, for an reason, stops or falls to register, the average consumption for a13 preceeding months shall be'deemed to be the consumption for the month that they meter was dead. RULF, 1`7` 'It shall be the policy of the "Nater Dapaartn*nt not to here.. al't'er install single meters for mUtitudious services and to discon. t>inue those now. in use as soon is convenient and praactic:al. RULE 18.. Tampering -with Equipment When it appears to the satisfaction Of the Manager of the Water .Lepai�tment that water meter, or other water department equipment in connection with such meter is being tampered with the City reserves the "right to remove all equipment and discontinue. such. service, RULE 19 Fire Hydrantso The rate for City Fire Hydrants shall be $3.0o per -month for each hydrant*. RULE lob Use of Fire Itydraants. A, It shall be unlasiwriii for any person to obstruct the a veers to Any fire hydrant by placing around, or thereon any stone, brick., lumber', dirt or other materials or to open or Operate any .fire hydrant or draw or 9ttempt to draw water therefrom or willfully or carelessly injure the same.. B. It shall b a unlawful for any parson, except when duly. aa.uthorl.z.- ad by the Water . na'ager,. or who shall be a member of the fire department to open, to operate, close* turn on, turn off,,interfere with, attach any pipes or hose to or' connect anything with any fire hydrant atop valve or stop cock belonging; to the City. C. Whan a fire hydrant has been used the Waster manager must be notified. ORDINANCE NO.,6-?cL Page . ( 5 RULs 21, 3ervicigs for Flre Frotection. Services fdr fire protection 'muat be motored f6 fire arith such flxtures vnly as, are needed for Fire pi- tett on. and entirely diseonnected from those used for other purposes... Persons having such service tha.l1 be charged for a Atex°#d. moo' charge will be made for water a 4,-�tn, extinguishing fire the arrmer,,or ocoupant .Qf pre' 94sea where fire oecure gives written IIQ .j et . f�C3 lt.h.0 Wa a ' l�►ger w t n 1.0 dE t AI from,the tine such fire.. rn no ca$eI shall any . tap be rade upon any pipe u&ed for firer servirm pwposesp br any tank cotznected therewith, nor shall the use of any, water be pe � tted Nor '=7' purpose except extinguishing of fire on the pread .a. e ..SECTION `-A All'other ordinenaes in.00nflict hftj-*with are hereby repealed, Passed and approxied" thi4Z� day oi` 19A�o Attestx r city Approved &,a t o :form t --y A t tb� d i