HomeMy WebLinkAbout743 Amend Water RatesORDINANCE NO. 745
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REPEALING SECTION 5-119
(B) AND SECTION 5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN; RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION 5-119 (B) AND 5-131,
OF TEE REVISEDAND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN; AND
PROVIDINGAN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of
Meridian, State of Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best
interest of the said City to amend the monthly water user charges
and the connection charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TEE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO;
SECTION
That Section 5-119 (B) is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2: That Section 5-119 (B) of the Revised and
Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian is hereby re-enacted to
read as follows:.
"5-1~19 (B): To obtain municipal water service, the
· owner or his agent shall make application on a special
form furnished by the City. The permit application shall
be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other
information considered pertinent in the judgement of the
City and requested by the City. A permit and inspection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the
City at the time the application is filed. The owner or
his agent shall pay a connection fee to the City at the
time the application is filed. The amount of the
connection fee will vary depending on the equivalent
residential unit (ERU) rating, or other rating
established by the City Council pursuant to a Resolution
adopted by the City Council for the user in question.
The connection fee shall be seven hundred and four
dollars ($704.00) for each ERU.
SECTION 3:
That Section 5-131 is hereby repealed.
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SECTION 4= That Section 5-131 of the Revised and Compiled
Ordinances of the City of Meridian is hereby re-enacted to read as
follows:
5-131: MONTHLY RATES: Ail owners who receive or
have'the right to receive the benefit of the City's
municipal water system shall, in return for said
benefit, pay monthly user charges as described below.
The monthly user charge shall be based on the amount of
water used and the amount of fire and health protection
provided by the municipal water supply system. The
owners of all property within the corporate limits, which
property is within three hundred feet (300') of the
municipal water supply system shall pay a minimum
monthly user charge. The minimum monthly user charge for
all uses shall be based on one equivalent residential
unit (ERU) which is a single family residence. Ail other
water service connections shall be pro-rated to the
number of ERU's assigned to that water user by this
Chapter, or as de~ermined by the Board of Appraisers, and
will be computed on an individual basis. Any user having
more than one classification of use shall be charged for
the sum of classifications.
The minimum monthly user charge shall be six and forty-
eight/100 dollars ($6.48) per ERU. Any owner which has a
total ERU rating less than one shall pay a minimum monthly
user charge for one full ERU. Any owner which has an ERU
rating greater than one shall pay a minimum monthly user
charge that is the product of that user's ERU rating
multiplied by six and 48/100 dollars ($6.48).
i.e., A laundry having twelve (12) ~chines would have an
equivalent connection rating of:
(4.00) + (2 x .25) = 4.50
and a subsequent minimum monthly user charge of:
(4.50) x ($6.48) = $29.16
All money extensions shall be totaled upward to the
nearest figure divisible by five cents (.05¢).
Each owner will pay a monthly user fee based on the
quantity of water used and the Schedule of Water Use Fee in
Table III. Each owner shall pay, as full compensation for the
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benefits derived for the municipal water supply system, the
minimum monthly user fee or the monthly user fee, whichever is
greater. Should an owner request a City water service line to
be disconnected, for any reason, there shall be paid to the
City a disconnection fee as set by the Water Superintendent
with approval of the City Council. The owner must request the
City to place the line back in service. There will be a
charge set by the Water Superintendent with approval of the
City Council associated with the reactivation of the existing
service line. Ail monthly water rates will be charged against
the property for which the City water service line is
installed. The owner of record is liable for that amount,
which must be paid before the Water service is resumed. In
the event the owner leaves an unclaimed balance in his
account, that amount shall be kept for six (6) months after
which time it shall revert to the General Fund of the City.
The owner of the property serviced shall pay for the monthly
user charge and such owner will be billed for such monthly
user charge.
CHARGES FOR WATER AND INSTALLATIONS:
The charges for water shall be as follows: In all
cases, the minimum charge shall be six and 48/100 dollars
($6.48) per month. Nonresidents shall be charged the same
monthly user charge.
In case a water meter fails to correctly register the
water used, the owner shall pay for the water on the basis of
the average reading of the meter for the previous three (3)
months. Water meter installation charges shall be as follows:
For all meters installed the charge shall be set by
the Board of Appraisers. Ail installed meters shall be
property of the City.
Water hookup
$704.00 per ERU
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE
Available only on the flat rate when used for fire
protection only; owner to install all lines to the
City mains at their expense. Ail connections to be
supervised by the City and ~o conform to City
requirements and City Plumbing Codes.
Size of Line
~month
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½ inch $ 3.75
2 inch 7.50
3 inch 10.00
4 inch 15.00
6 inch 22.00
8 inch 28.00
10 inch 32.00
Ail private fire service lines shall be equipped
with a sealed gate valve or thermal automatic
openings.
Private fire service lines shall be used for fire
control only. Any other use is unlawful.
THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATED OPERATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THE
FOLLOWING NUMBER OF HOOKUPS:
TABLE II
Equivalent Connection Determinations
Classification
No. of Equivalent
Connections
Apartment (see Multiple living unit)
Bank, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Bar, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Barber shop, per chair, (minimum 1.00) 0.50
Beauty salon, per operation station
(minimum 1.00) 0.50
Bowling Alley, per lane, (minimum 1.00) 0.20
Cafe, per customer seating capacity
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent connections) 0.10
Car dealer 2.00
Car wash(to be computed on an individual
basis) ---
Church 2.00
Club, private, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Condominium (see Multiple living unit)
Dentist, per practitioner 1.00
Department store, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Doctor, per practitioner 1.00
Drug store, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Dry Cleaners, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Duplex (see Multiple Living Unit)
Fourplex (see Multiple Living Unit)
Garage, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
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Grocery store (see Retail food store)
Hospital, per bed 0.15
Laundries=
Self-service up to and including ten (10)
washing machines 4.00
Each washing machine in ex=ess of
ten (10) 0.25
Comercial (to be computed on an
individual basis) ....
Lodge or private club, 9er 3,000
sq. ft. 2.00
Mobile home court or park, per space 1.00
Short term tenant type, per space 0.50
Mobile home or trailer house on own
premises 1.00
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc. (cont.)
With cooking facilities
First unit 1.00
Each additional unit 0.25
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc. (cont.)
With cooking facilities
First unit 1.00
Bach additional unit 0.50
Multiple living unit
Studio or one bedroom 0.75
Two (2) bedrooms or more 1.00
Office building for each 2,500 square
feet of gross floor space or fraction
thereof 1.00
Occasional use from standpipe,
Fire hydrant, etc.
for each 2,000 gallons or fraction
thereof 0.50
(minimum to be 0.50 equivalent
connection)
Photo development lab 2.00
Restaurant, per customer seating capacity
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent
connections)
Retail store for each 3,000 square
feet of gross floor space or
fraction thereof 1.00
Service station
Gas and rest room service only 2.00
Full service 4.00
With car wash (to be computed on an
individual basis) ....
Schools, per each 50 students in average
daily attendance or fraction
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Grocery store (see Retail food store)
Hospital, per bed 0.15
Laundries~
Self-service up to and including ten (10)
washing machines 4.00
Each washing machine in excess of
ten (10) 0.25
Commercial (to be computed on an
individual basis} ....
Lodge or private club, per 3,000
sq. ft. 2.00
Mobile home court or park, per space 1.00
Short term tenant type, per space 0.50
Mobile home or trailer house on own
premises 1.00
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc. (cont.)
With cooking facilities
First unit 1.00
Each additional unit 0.25
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc. (cont.)
With cooking facilities
First unit 1.00
Each additional unit 0.50
Multiple living unit
Studio or one bedroom 0.75
Two (2) bedrooms or more 1.00
office building for each 2,500 square
feet of gross floor space or fraction
thereof 1.00
Occasional use from standpipe,
Fire hydrant, etc.
for each 2,000 gallons or fraction
thereof 0.50
(minimum to be 0.50 equivalent
connection)
Photo development lab 2.00
Restaurant, per customer seating capacity
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent
connections)
Retail store for each 3,000 square
feet of gross floor space or
fraction thereof 1.00
Service station
Gas and rest room service only
Full service 4.00
with car wash (to be computed on an
individual basis) ....
Schools, per each 50 students in average
daily attendance or fraction
2.00
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thereof
Single family residence
Swimming pool
Public, per 500 sq. ft.
Private, for each 500 sq. ft. of
9ool water -- water surface area
of fraction thereof
Tavern, per 3,000 sq. ft. (minimum to
be 2.00 equivalent connections)
Theater
Trailer court or park
Long term tenant type, per unit
Short term tenant type, per unit
(minimum 1.00)
Triplex (see Multiple living unit)
Railroad depot
Variety store, for each 3,000 sq. ft.
of gross floor space or fraction
thereof
1,00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.50
2.00
1.00
TABLE III
Schedule of Water
Use Fees
Gallons Consumed
Water Use Fee
From T__o
0 4,000
4,001 gallons and up
$6.48
$1.23 per 1,000
gallons
The United States Environmental Protection Agency
has required the State of Idaho to test drinking water
and the State of Idaho through the Department of Health
and Welfare, Department of Environmental Quality, has
passed the cost of such testing down to local
governmental and private water suppliers. The City must
pass the cost of such testing to the water users.
Therefore each water user shall be charged a monthly
water assessment of $.25 until the Department of Health
and Welfare, Department of Environmental Quality amends
or retracts this testing charge.
SECTION 5:
EFFECTIVE DATE: WHEREAS, there is an amergency
therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to exist, this
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Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this /7~day of September, 1996.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
D~ ' CORR~E, MAYOR
ATTEST:
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., ~
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