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Home My WebLink About3043 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. c_0141 AN ORDINANCE concerning water and sewer rates and charges, adding new section 13 20 035 and new section 13 40 042 to the Pasco Municipal Code WHEREAS, the City Council has recognized that within the central downtown area of the city there exists older common-wall buildings used for commercial purposes by a single occupant which have more than one water meter and that the expense of modifying the building's plumbing to reduce the number of water meters and the associated minimum billings per meter is not economically practical, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: §1. New Section 13 20 035 is hereby added to the Pasco Municipal Code, which section shall read as follows 13 20 035 COMMON WALL BUILDINGS/DOWNTOWN AREA- MULTIPLE METERS The owner or occupant of real property in the central downtown area of the City of Pasco within the boundaries of First Avenue to Tenth Avenue and Clark Street to Columbia Street upon which there exists a commercial building with multiple units divided by common walls and occupied by a single commercial user may elect to have a single minimum water service charge rather than the multiple minimums from each existing meter serving the building In the event of such an election, the minimum water service charge shall be equivalent to the minimum charge if the building were served by a single meter of a size required to provide the same service capacity as the existing multiple meters provide to the property §2. New Section 13 40 042 is hereby added to the Pasco Municipal Code, which section shall read as follows 13 40 042 COMMERCIAL MONTHLY RATE MODIFIED MULTIPLE METERS The monthly sewer amount charged to a commercial account electing the alternative water billing procedure under Section 13 20 035 shall be based upon a single equivalent water meter rate rather than the rate for multiple meters providing water service to the premises Attest: Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk §3. This Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco, at a regular meeting this 15th day of August, 1994 City of Pasco: App ved To o A IA SkAA• Ir. NY bstello Attorney Ordinance No. 3d-13 Page 2 of 2 11 1 11111 11 11 11111 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1111 FINANCE DEPARTMENT (509) 545-3401 / Scan 726-3401 / Fax (509) 545-3403 P 0 BOX 293, 412 WEST CLARK, PASCO, WASHING roN 99301 August 17, 1994 Tn-City Herald P0 Box 2608 Pasco, Wa 99302 Dear Kathy Please publish the attached Ordinance(s) No 3039, 3041, 3043, 3044 and 3045 on the following date August 21, 1994 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each Thank you, Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk 545-3402 cds * No attachments or maps included DAY OF Notary public in and for the State of Wash- ington, residing at F ASCO WA COMMISSION EXPIRES 7— AS -- ^ „at:0\1). (t,v‘siA. 1..,..ztv _PO BOX 2608 PASCO WASHINGTON 99302 2608 PHONE (509) 582 1500 LE2A1 ADVE27,0110 ,2 INVOICE SOLD TO PASCO, CITY OF LEGALS P.O. BOX 293 PASCO WA 991701 DATE 0S/21/4 LEGAL NO #1502 ACCOUNT NO 50550 DESCRIPTION 1502 ORDINANCE NO.. 7047 A TIMES 001 INCHES 5 .50 IMOTOCIE This is an invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment AFFODAY117 ,PUDELICLY1100 COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON Mtag:g0 AUG 271994 ANCE DEPT ORDINANCE NO 3043 AN ORDINANCE concern- ing water and sewer rates and charges 11.1ding new section' r"3 20 0..t.; and new section -13 40 042 to the Pasco Municipal Code WHEREAS the City Coun cil has recognized that within the central down town area of the city there ' exists older common-wall buildings used for commer cial purposes by a single ' occupant which have more than one water meter and that the expense of moth fying the building s plumbing to reduce the number of water meters and the associated mini mum billings per meter is not economically practical now therefore THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO WASHINGTON DO OR DAIN AS FOLLOWS Si New Section 13 20 035 is hereby added to the Pasco Municipal Code which section shall read as :follows 13 20 035 COMMON WALL BUILDINGS/ DOWNTOWN AREA- MULTIPLE METERS The owner or occupant of real property in the central downtown area of the City of Pasco within the boundaries of First Avenue to Tenth Avenue and Clark Street to Columbia Street upon which there exists a commercial building with multiple units divided by common walls and occu pied by a single commer- cial user may elect to have a single minimum water CARLA ALFORD , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tr-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true copy of a 1502 ORDINANCE NO . 3047 A as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tr-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, ,1 time(s), commencing on 00La1_L9L4._ , and ending on 08/E1 /94 , and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period Ae?-azdz SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS < TRANSACTION REPORT > 08-17-1994(WED) 09 15 C -1- R •n% NJ Sh-1 I -1- 3 NO DATE TIME DESTINATION STATION PG DURATION MODE RESULT 4393 8-17 09 09 15095821453 15 0°05'56 NORM E OK 15 0°05 56 1 AGENDA REPORT FOR City Council WORKSHOP 8 / 8 / 9 4 TO Gary Crutchfield anager REGULAR 8 / 1 5 / 9 4 FROM Dan Underwood,I Finance DirectorVAA SUBJECT COMMON WALL SINGLE OCCUPANT WITH MULTIPLE METER ORDINANCE I REFERENCE(S) A) Proposed Ordinance I I ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL/STAFF RECOMMENDATION MOTION I move to adopt Ordinance No , an ordinance authorizing commercial, common-wall buildings with a single occupant, located within the central downtown area to be charged one minimum water and sewer fee when served my more than one meter III FISCAL IMPACT Unknown IV HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF At the July 25, 1994 workshop meeting Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance that would give commercial customers, that were the sole occupants of common-wall buildings served by more than one water service the option to be charged only one water and one sewer minimum charge The minimum charge is to be based on the minimum charge for the size of single meter that would be required to equal the potential volume of the total meters serving the building VI DISCUSSION Staff recommends adoption of the proposed ordinance VII OTHER FACTS None