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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0690 OrdinanceAN ORDINANCE. AMENDING ORDINANCE NO,. 625 AND.BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND -CHANGING CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO,,-WASHINGTON ESTABLISHING.PENALTIES FOR THE,NON-PAYMENT OF WATER'CHARGES: PAVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF DEPOSITS WITH THE WATER MANAGER AS SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF.WATER CHARGES AND REPEAL ,ING ALL ORDINANCES AND,PARTS OF.ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: BE IT ORDAINED BY.THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE.CITY.OF PASCO: Section la, From and after the effective date.of this ordinances" Section 2-A of Ordinance No. 625 shall read, as follows: Each family unit shall pay a minimum Disposal Plant charge of $1.00.per month. Commercial accounts to pay,.a.minimum charge of $1,00 per month .for 500 cu. ft. or less. Water iused .in excess of 500 cu. ft. shall carry an additional disposal plant charge of .030 per 100 c•a ft® Commercial users having a lawn of 19000 sq. ft. -or more shall pay .050 per 100 cu. ft. for 'all water used. -in excess of their aver- age -wirnter consumption. .(From met'er' reading in' October. to meter read- ing in March) The.3 cents per 100 cu...ft. disposal plant charge shall not apply.:to water used for irrigation -.•or lawn sprinkling, Section 2. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 625 shall hereafter read as follows For commercial units, the same rates shall apply,sexcept.commer- cial and residential users may appeal to the City.Council when an apparent'inequality.exists;'and'.the Council.may.then adjust such rates and other problems as they.appear.. All money.so.collected shall be placed in a sewage -disposal fund@ Section 3. From and after the effective date of this .•ordinance, Section 5 of Ordinance No.. 625 shall read as follows,, To raise an 'estimated $25s000'.00' annually necessary -for, interests. bond redemption and operation of,water filtration plants:,•the follow ing water i°ate schedule shall apply: 0 2 s 5/84t 3/4" meters --12.00 r° meters .:.� 86x00 lot 49 2.50 `t 99 QQ 8.00 AP 9t t9 .•40 •• •' 1 ' 1/2 3 �.5 6 . 12 ..00 49 t6 n x,•. 2 a2 O 95 "GOeOIi Commercial rate subject to above riinimup on 500•..cu. ft. or. '.less, 500 cu,. ft. or less. per 100 cup ftp' newt 3,, 500 cu*t. m 20 c9 A9 99. next 61,000 cox. f t A. .10tb tt Po is All over 10'000 can ft. 0.05 4i ,r. t9 9r Irrigation rate. shall read,o 'Subject, td the. above meter minimum and: following mates set, f(O�thy shall be app cable to residential water users the entire year, Next 500 ft, or less �> .40 per 100. cu. ftv•.. dY eR 4i 5t�0 t,°j� • f F, e.. o 2 0 e4 Yb to AP • All over 1.9000 cu'r. f t @ 05 Section Via..: Vroii and after the eff e • tive date_of this 'ordinance y ; all. hater bills `shall be .due. ,and .payable on or before the first of • every month.: If . the bill. is not paid -by tYi� �Oth of the month 'during yh'ich such payment is,. due 9'' the grater shall be turned ' off by the 1,,kLter Manager and remain turned off until such , bill, together with'a . ga2000' turn-off water charges is paid, Should the water snot :be shut .bff . by x6/supeY'1Ylte%1-- dent follotiing non-payment .of the bi11 by the`20th of. the `Months . then there shall be levied anal ' assessed. agains the. water user ,a x}2.00 penalty charge for the non-payment of such bill.� Any water users property :.oirner or occupant who has had grater turned off for non-payment of water chargesq shall be required to pmst a minimum deposit of lq.009 or such an amount as the watersuperintendent may requires not exceeding an -'amount equal to a' two months � -water bill.. This deposit shall be_ made with , the City Treasurer. There '.shall also be,required a ;,10,00 'minimum deposit .to be paid. at the time. of connee�; tign to a taater �main9 and all applicahts for grater .service irithin. the City of Pasco from and after the effective date. -df .this.,6kdU:nanCe shall pay or provide such a deposit at . the tim of m,kUt Y a4)plication for grater service.. All, deposits now being field by; the City Treasurer shall remain credited • to. the ' acct3unt of Lh Crater users in �anose name the account; now stands,p,...