HomeMy WebLinkAbout18-1768 Amending City Code, Title 9, Chp 4, Section 2CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 16 - I J 652
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BERNT, BORTON, CAVENER,
LITTLE ROBERTS, MILAM, PALMER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE, TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4,
SECTION 2 REGARDING DEFINITIONS; AND REPEALING AND REPLACING
MERIDIAN CITY CODE, TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 24 REGARDING
WASTEWATER USER CHARGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council find that there is need to update the City's
current Water and Sewer Ordinance regarding definitions and wastewater user charges to remain
responsive to the needs of the public to better understand what wastewater base fees comprise
and the basis and method upon which wastewater user charges for residential and commercial
accounts are calculated;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 2 of the Meridian City Code is amended to
read as follows:
9-4-2: DEFINITIONS:
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this chapter
shall be as follows:
ACT: The Federal Water Pollution Control Act entitled Public Law 92-500, and its amendments
of 1972, as administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the
biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at
twenty degrees centigrade (20°C), expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/1).
BUILDING DRAIN: That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which
receives the discharge of sanitary waste inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the
building sewer, beginning five feet (5') outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER: The extension from the building drain to the point of connection with the
public sewer.
CITY: The City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, or its authorized or designated agent,
representative, or deputy thereto.
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COMBINED SEWER: A sewer receiving both stormwater runoff and sanitary sewage.
FLOW: The volume of sewage being discharged into the sewage system from all sources
including domestic, commercial and industrial uses and infiltration (WW).
GARBAGE: Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL USERS: Any nondomestic user with an indirect discharge of effluent into a
POTW by means of pipes, conduits, pumping stations, force mains, constructed drainage ditches,
surface water intercepting ditches, and all constructed devices and appliances appurtenant
thereto. This term includes federal, state, and local facilities as part of the regulated community,
since such entities are subject to federal pretreatment regulations. See chapter 2 , "Sewer
Pretreatment", of this title.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES: The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade or
business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
MULTIPLE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT: Includes the various types of developments that
would have common or joint ownership areas such as condominiums, townhouses, mobile home
parks or courts, shopping centers, etc.
NATURAL OUTLET: Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface
or ground water.
OWNER: A person owning real property which is, or proposes to be connected to the sewage
system.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH: The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution
with a pH value of 7 being neutral.
PRETREATMENT: The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or
the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, introducing
such pollutants into the POTW. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical,
chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means, except by diluting the
concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by an applicable pretreatment standard.
PRIVATE LIFT STATION: Privately owned and operated pump station positioned in the sewer
system at which wastewater is pumped to a higher level.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE: The wastes from the preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater
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than one-half inch ( 1/2") in any dimension.
PUBLIC SEWER: A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is
controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER: A sewer which carries sanitary sewage and to which storm, surface and
ground waters are not admitted.
SERVICE CONNECTION: The point at which the building sewer connects to the public sewer.
SEWAGE OR WASTE MATTER: A combination of the water carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY: Any
devices and system used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal
sanitary sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature to implement section 201 of the act. Also
termed a "publicly owned treatment works" (POTW).
SEWER: A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL/MAY: "Shall" is mandatory. "May" is permissive.
SLUG: Any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of any given
constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15)
minutes for more than five (5) times the average twenty four (24) hour concentration or flows
during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN (Sometimes Termed STORM SEWER): A sewer which carries storm and
surface waters and drainage, but excludes sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, other than
unpolluted water such as cooling water.
SUPERINTENDENT: The person designated by the City of Meridian, to supervise the operation
of the POTW, who is charged with certain duties and responsibilities by this chapter, or duly
authorized representative.
SUSPENDED SOLIDS: Solids, organic or inorganic, that either float on the surface of, or are in
suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering as
prescribed in "Standard Methods For The Examination Of Water And Waste Water" and referred
to as nonfilterable residue.
WASTEWATER SYSTEM: All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating of sewage and
disposal of treated effluent.
WASTEWATER USER: Any individual, firm, company, association, society or corporation or
group who has connected to the sewer system.
WATERCOURSE: A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or
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intermittently.
WINTER AVERAGE: The average domestic water consumption from approximately
November 15 to approximately March 15 as quantified by water meter readings. (Ord. 08-1389,
10-28-2008, eff. 10-28-2008)
Section 2 . That Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 24 of the Meridian City Code is repealed and
replaced to read as follows:
9-4-24: WASTEWATER USER CHARGES:
Wastewater user charges are comprised of Base Fees, Use Fees, and Assessment Fees.
A. Wastewater Base Fees:
1. To cover the fixed costs of the wastewater system, each account is charged a monthly
flat base fee.
a. The wastewater base fee shall be established by resolution of the City
Council.
B. Wastewater Use Fees:
Monthly use fees for wastewater collection (sewer) and treatment in the city are based on
gallons of water collected and treated as determined by water meter readings for the
water used (delivered to the same building / account). The fee per gallon of use shall be
established by resolution of the City Council. Wastewater use is determined according to
the following:
1. Residential Accounts: There are two time periods during which wastewater use is
determined during the year:
a. Winter Period: During four winter months between November and March,
wastewater use is based on monthly gallons of water delivered as determined by
water meter readings. Example: If 5,000 gallons of water were delivered then
5,000 gallons of wastewater use will be billed for that month. Depending on the
account billing cycle, the four months that comprise the winter period will either
be November through February, or December through March.
b. Summer Period: During the months outside an account’s winter period,
wastewater use is also based on monthly gallons of water delivered until the
amount of water delivered reaches the account’s Wastewater Use Cap (see (1)
below). If monthly water delivered is higher than the account’s Wastewater Use
Cap, then the Wastewater Use Cap serves as the month’s wastewater use for
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billing. Example: If 9,000 gallons of water were delivered, but the Wastewater
Use Cap for the account is 6,000 gallons, then 6,000 gallons of wastewater use
will be billed. The Wastewater Use Cap is calculated / applied as follows:
(1) Wastewater Use Cap: The Wastewater Use Cap is the average
monthly number of gallons of water that were delivered to the account
during the winter period.
(2) Default Wastewater Use Cap: In any instance where the
customer’s Wastewater Use Cap calculates to less than 1,000 gallons per
month or there is no customer data to calculate a Wastewater Use Cap, a
default Wastewater Use Cap shall be applied. The default Wastewater
Use Cap shall be established by resolution of City Council and is intended
to represent the monthly wastewater use of a typical residential account.
(3) Upon request, the Wastewater Use Cap may be reviewed and
evaluated. Determination of applicability will be made by the City Public
Works Director or designee and include an evaluation of current and
potential water and sewer uses at the property and to determine if the
application of an adjusted Wastewater Use Cap will result in fair
wastewater billing.
2. Commercial Accounts: Wastewater use fees for all other users such as commercial
and industrial are based on actual monthly water delivered as determined by water
meter readings.
a. Commercial accounts that show a residential pattern of water and wastewater
use may be eligible for an applied Wastewater Use Cap during the summer
period as set forth in the section for residential accounts. Determination of
applicability will be made by the City Public Works Director or designee and
include an evaluation of current and potential water and sewer uses at the
property to determine if the application of a Wastewater Use Cap will result in
fair wastewater billing.
b. Commercial accounts with water uses that are not collected in the sewer may
be eligible for periodic adjustment to the wastewater portion of their bill if the
amount of water used but not collected can be demonstrated.
C. Wastewater Assessment Fees:
1. Wastewater assessment fees for all newly established or upgrade sewer services
shall be established by resolution of City Council. The assessment fees for all uses
other than single-family residential, shall be based on the number of equivalent
residential units (ERUs) listed in table 2 of this section, unless other acceptable
means of determining ERUs are used. Other acceptable means may include the
uniform plumbing code "fixture unit" method or examination and analysis of
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historical consumption records of similar facilities within or outside the City of
Meridian. Single Family Residential assessment fees shall be based on 1 ERU.
TABLE 2
EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS
Classification
Number Of
Equivalent
Connections
Minimum Equivalent
Connections
Apartment See Multiple living unit
Bank 2
Bar 2
Barbershop, per chair 0.5 1.0
Beauty salon, per operator station 0.5 1.0
Bowling alley, per lane 0.2 1.0
Cafe, per customer seating capacity 0.1 2.0
Car dealer 2
Car wash (to be computed on an
individual basis)
-
Church 2
Club, private 2
Condominium See Multiple living unit
Dentist, per practitioner 1
Department store, per 3,000 square feet 1
Doctor, per practitioner 1
Drugstore 2
Dry cleaners 2
Duplex See Multiple living unit
Fourplex See Multiple living unit
Garage 2
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Grocery store See Retail food store
Hospital, per bed 0.15
Industry:
Major contributing industry (as per
separate agreement)
-
Minor contributing industry (as per
separate agreement)
-
Laundries:
Commercial (to be computed on an
individual basis)
-
Self-service:
Up to and including 10 washing
machines
Each washing machine in excess of
10
4
0.25
Lodge or private club 2
Mobile home court or park:
First space 1
Each additional space, long term
tenant type
1
Each additional space, short term
tenant type
1
Mobile home or trailer house on own
premises
1
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc.:
With cooking facilities:
First unit
Each additional unit
1
0.5
Without cooking facilities:
First unit
Each additional unit
1
0.25
Multiple living unit:
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Studio or 1 bedroom 1
2 bedrooms 1
3 or more bedrooms 1
Office building, for each 2,500 square
feet of gross floor space or fraction
thereof
1
Photo development lab 2
Railroad depot 2
Restaurant, per customer seating
capacity
0.1 2.0
Retail food store, for each 1,500 square
feet of gross floor area or fraction
thereof
1
Retail store, for each 3,000 square feet
of gross floor area or fraction thereof
1
Schools, per each 50 students in average
daily attendance or frac tion thereof
1
Service station:
Full service 4
Gas and restroom service only 2
With car wash (to be computed on
an individual basis)
-
Single -family residence 1
Swimming pool:
Private, for each 500 square feet of
pool water surface area
0.25
Public (to be computed on an
individual basis)
-
Tavern 2
Theater 2
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Townhouse 1
Trailer court or park:
First unit
1
Each additional space, long term
0.75
tenant type
Each additional space, short term
0.5
tenant type _�
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Triplex
[See Multiple living unit
Variety store, for each 3,000 square feet
1
1 of gross floor area or fraction thereof
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
2018.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho this 2? day of March,
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this Zj day of March, 2018.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Tamm e eerd, Mayor ®a�jED AUGUST, CJ Cole ,City Clerk
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 18 11 6P,
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE, TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4,
SECTION 2 REGARDING DEFINITIONS; AND REPEALING AND REPLACING
MERIDIAN CITY CODE, TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 24, REGARDING
WASTEWATER USER CHARGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Citi -of McWian
Mayor and City Council
BY: City Clerk
First Reading:
QO ZE0 AUG`�T
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City u(
IDAHO
SEAL
Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to
Idaho Code 50-902: YES: ,, NO:
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 18- 1%� 9
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby
certifies that he is thele a�} advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached
Ordinance no. 18- 1-1V b of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be
true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code 50-
901(A)(3).
DATED this 2 ') day of March, 2018.
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William L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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STATE OF IDAHO )
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Sharon Jessen
of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. That I am a citizen of the United States,
and at all times hereinafter mentioned
was over the age of eighteen years, and
not a party to the above entitled action.
Z. That I am the Principle Clerk of the
Meridian Press, a weekly newspaper
published in the City of Meridian, in the
County of Ada, State of Idaho; that
the said newspaper is in general
circulation in the said County of
Ada, and in the vicinity of
Meridian, and has been
uninterruptedly published in said
County during a period of seventy-eight
consecutive weeks prior to the first
publication of this notice, a copy of
which is hereto attached.
3. That the notice, of which the annexed is
a printed copy, was published in said
newspaper 1 time(s) in the regular and
entire issue of said paper, and was
printed in the newspaper proper, and not
in a supplement.
That said notice was published the following:
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STATE OF IDAI-L )°
County of Canyon
On this 13th day of April in the year of
2018 before me a Notary Public, personally appeared.
Sharon Jessen, known or identified
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed
to the within instrument, and being by me first
duly sworn, declared that the statements therein
are true, and acknowledge to me that he/she
executatO the same.
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Residing at Canyon County
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