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ORDINANCE NO. 627
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REPEALING SECTION 5-119
(B) AND 5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN AND RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION 5-119 (B) AND
5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN; AND PROVIDING AN 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 some water user and
connection charges and to amend the water monthly rates and
charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO;
SECTION 1: That Section 5-119 (B) is hereby repealed.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:
"5-119(B): There shall be four (4) classes of City Water
service lines as outlined in Table I. 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. A permit and inspection fee of
twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the City at the time
the application is filed. Also the owner or his agent shall
pay to the City, at the time the application is filed, a
hookup fee, as tabulated in Table I. The amount of the hookup
fee will vary depending on the equivalent connection rating
for the user in question.
TABLE I
Water User Permit/Inspection and Hookup Fees
Equivalent Permit
User Connection Inspect Hookup
Classification Rating Fee Fee
A 0 - 1.00 $ 20.00 $ 500.00
B 1.01 - 2.00 20.00 1,000.00
C 2.01 - 3.00 20.00 1,500.00
D 3.01 - and up 20.00 500.00
per equivalent
connection
SECTION 3: That Section 5-131 is hereby repealed.
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: All 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 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, and all water users outside the corporate
limits shall pay a minimum monthly user charge. The
minimum monthly user charge for all uses shall be based on one
equivalent connection per single family resident. All other
water service connections shall be pro-rated as to the number
of equivalent service connections assigned to that water user
by this Chapter, or as determined 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 dollars ($6.00)
per equivalent connection. Any owner which has a total
equivalent connection rating less than one shall pay a
minimum monthly user charge for one full equivalent
connection. Any owner has an equivalent connection rating
greater than one shall pay a minimum monthly user charge that
is the product of that user's equivalent connection rating
multiplied by six dollars ($6.00).
i.e. A laundry having twelve (12) machines would have
an equivalent connection rating of :
(400) + (2 x .25) = 4.50
and a subsequent minimum monthly user charge of:
(4.50) x ($6.00) = $27.00
All money extensions shall be totaled upward to the
nearest figure divisible by five cents ($.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 II.
Each owner shall pay, as full compensation for the 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. All 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 charge for water shall be as follows: In all cases,
the minimum charge shall be six dollars ($6.00) per month.
Nonresident shall be charged the same monthly user charge.
In case a water meter fails to register correctly 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. All installed meters shall be
property of the City.
Water Hookup $500.00 per unit
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE
Available only on the lat rate when used for fire
protection only; owner to install all lines to the City
mains at their expense. All connections to be supervised
by the City and to conform to City requirements and City
Plumbing Codes.
Size of Line Charge per Month
1/2 inch $ 2.75
2 inch 5.00
3 inch 5.00
4 inch 6.75
6 inch 11.65
8 inch 16.50
10 inch 26.50
All 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
No. of Equiv.
Classification 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
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 restroom 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 thereof 1.00
Single family residence 1.00
Swimming pool
Public, per 500 sq.ft. 1.00
Private, for each 500 sq. ft. of pool
water -- water surface area or fraction
thereof 1.00
Tavern, per 3,000 sq. ft. (minimum to be
2.00 equivalent connections) 1.00
Theater 1.00
Trailer court or park
Long term tenant type, per unit 1.00
Short term tenant type, per unit
(maximum 1.00) 0.50
Triplex (see Multiple living unit)
Railroad depot 2.00
Variety store, for each 3,000 sq. ft. of
gross floor space of fraction thereof 1.00
TABLE III
Schedule of Water
Use Fees
Gallons Consumed Water Use Fee
From To
0 4,000 $6.00
4,001 gallons an up $1.00 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
emergency therefore, which emergency is hereby declared to
exist, this Ordinance shall bi in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 7th day of December, 1993.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
GRANT P. KINGSFORD - MAYOR
ATTEST:
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., - CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REPEALING SECTION 5-119
(B) AND 5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN AND RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION 5-119 :(Bl' AND' '
5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE, DATE. ' " ,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the city Council of the'City.of.
Meridian, State of Ideho, have concluded that it is. .in. the
best interest of the said city to amend some. water user and
connection charges and to amend the water monthly rates and,
charges.
NOW, THEREFORE,' BE IT' ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO;'
SECTION '1:
That Section 5-119 (B). is hereby repealed.
That Section 5-119 (B) of the. Revised and
SECTION 2:
Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian is hereby re-enacted
to read as follows:
"5-119(B): There shall be four (4) classes of city Water
service lines as outlined in Table I. 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. A permit and inspection fee of
twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the city at the time
the application is filed. Also the owner or his agent shall
pay to the city, at the time the application is filed, a
hookup fee, as tabulated in Table I. The amount of the hookup
fee will vary depending on theequi valent connection rating
for the user in question.
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TABLE' I
Water User Permi t/Inspection" and: HOOkup' Fees
',Permit
" "Inspect
Fee
1
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User'
Classification
Hookup
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$500.00
1,000~(jO
'1',500.00
50IY.O'O'"
per equivalent
c,,\nne,;,tion
- 1.00 "$ 20':00
'2;00' '20,00
3..00 20.00
- and up ?O.OO
SECTION 3::
That Section 5-131' is"hereby rèpealed.
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SECTION 4: That Section '5-131,,~f}he Re:~h,;,d aJ:1d' C"mpiled
Ordinances 'of, the Ci tr of Meridian h, her~bY ,~':',~en,a,cted, to read
5,..131: 'MONTHLY'RATES: ,All owners'who'receive'or hàve the
right. to; receive.the benefit of,' the 'city'à municipal'water
system' shall, in return fOr Said benefi t,,' 'þây 1110nthly" user
charges as described beloW. The monthly'user charge' shall
be, based' on: the amount of water supplysystem;:I'- The' owners
of all pròperty within the corporate "Ul11its; 'which' property
is within three hundred feet (300') 'of the municipal' water
supply system, and all water users outside the corporate
limi ts shall' pay, ¡';'l11inimum'monthlyUS'er' charge. The
minimum monthly,user charge for all uses shall be based on one
equivalent 'connection"pel:" single"'family'resident. All other
'water service ,connections 'shall be 'pro-rated as to'the'nuiober
of, 'equivalent service' connections assigned'to "tliatwater user
.. by ,this Chapter" or 'as, determined by' the Board of Appraisers,
and will be, computed', on an individual 'basis','" Any' user having
more .than oneclassification'of'uses!lalFbe'charged'for the
sum' of classifications. -, ,', "
The minimum monthly user charge shall be six dollars ($6.00)
per equivalent connection. Ant 'oWner ,which has â total
equivalent' 'connection rating less than one" shall,pays"
minimum monthly user charge for one,full"equivalent'
connection. Any owner has an equivalent connection rating
greater thanonesha.ll' pa.y' a minimum monthly': user èharge that
is the product of that user's equivalent connection rating
multiplied by sixdòllars'($6'.OO);:" ,',
L e; 'A laundry having: twelve (i2)' machines wòuld have
an equivalentconnectiòn I:"ating of"':',"" , "
,',(400)' ,+ (2 x .25)'='4;50
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and a subsequent minimum monthly user charge of:
(4.50)
($6.0,0) =, $27.00 ."
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All money extensionssl1all be totaled upward to the
nearest figure divisible by.fivecents ($.05)."',,"'"
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Each owner will pay' a monthly user fee based on the quantity
of water used and" the Schedule of Water Use Fee in Table II.
Each, owner shall pay, as ful1.compensation for the benefits
derived for the municipal water supply system, the
minimum ' ,
monthly ).Iser 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, r~quest, the city to place ,tha'lina' back in'sarvice.
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. All 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 al11ount, ,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-rsvert, to, the General Fund of the
city. The owner of ,the p¡;operty serviced'shall',pay.for the
monthly user charge ',and !?uch owner: will be. billed for' such
monthly user charge. '
The charge for water shall' be as ,follows: " In 'all:.cases ,
the, minimum charge shall.be six dollars" ($6;00) 'per month.
Nonresident sl'¡all be cha¡;ged the same monthly '. user. charge.
In case:a water l11eter fails ,to register 'correctly' the 'water
used", the, owner shallpay'rorthe,water"onthe 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
Board of Appraisers. . All installed
property of ,the city.
, water
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE
Available ,only on the lat: rate When used for, fire
'protection only; owner. to, install, all lines to, the city
mains at their expense. All connections to be supervised
by the city and to conform to city requirements and city
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size of Line
1/2 inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
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All private fire service lines shall be eqi,ipped with a
sealed"gate valve or thermal autom~7~,c'o~enings:" ",:
Private fire service lines shall' be' used"fo'I- fir'" Control
only. ' Any other Use is unlawful. ,',' <",
THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATED OPERATIONS SHALL'REQUIRE THE' , , " ' ",'
FOLLOWING NUMBER OF HOOKUPS':" ','
Equivalent
No. of EqUiv.
'Connections
Apartment (see Multiple
Bank, per 3,000 sq. ,ft."
Bar" per 3,000 sq. ft.'
Barbershop, per chair, (minimum '1. 00)
Beauty salon, per operation station
(minimuml.OO) ;,", ,
Bowling Alley, per lane, (minimum 1.00)
Cafe, per customer seating' capacity" ..
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent connections)
Car dealer ",','"..,¡¡,""",
Car wash ( to be computed on' an' individual
basis) , , .
Church
Club, private, per 3,000 sq.ft.' "',
Condominium (see Multiplè' living"\U1it:)'
Dentist, per practitioner' ",,;,:,'
Department store, per 3,000 sq. ft.
Doctor, per practitioner" ,:' "
Drug'store, per 3,000 sq. 'ft.
Dry'Cleaners, per 3,000 sq. ft.
Duplex (see Multiple Living unit)
Fourplex (see Multiple Living ,unit),
Garage, per 3,000 sq. ft.', ,',
Grocery store (see Retail
Hospital, per bed'
Laundries:
Self-service up to" and including 'ten (10) ..
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2'.00"
1.00
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1.00
, "1.00
1~00
1,00':
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washing machines
Each washing machine in excess of ten 10)'
commercial (to be computed on an
individual basis)
Lodge or private club, per 3,000 sq. ft.
Mobile home court or park, per space
Short term tenant type, per space
Mobile home or trailer house on own
premises
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc. (cont.)
With cooking facilities
First unit "
Each additional, unit.. "
Motel, hotel, rooming house, etc. (cont.)
with cooking facilities
First unit
Each additional unit
Multiple living unit
studio or one bedroom
Two (2) bedrooms or more
Office building for each 2.500 square feet
of gross floor space or fraction thereof
occasional ue;e from stan4pipe ..' ,
Fire hydrant, etc.
for each, 2,000 gallons or fraction thereof
(minimum to be 0.50 equivalent connecbion)..
Photo development lab
Restaurant, per customer seating capacity
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent 'connections) ,
Retail store for each 3,000 square feet' of
g¡:-oss floor space or., fraction thereof
service station '
G,as and restroom service only
Full service '
with car wash (to be computed
individual basis) , j' ,..
schools, per each 50 students in average
daily attendance O¡;" f¡;action ,thereof
single family residence
swimming pool
Public, per 500 sq. ft. ,
private, for each,500 sq; ft. of pool
water -- water surface area or, fraction
thereof ' '
Tavern, per 3,000 sq. ft. (minimum
2.00 equivalent connections)
Theater '
Trailer' court or park '
Long term tenant type, per unit
Short term tenant type, per unit, '
(maximum 1.00) ,
Triplex (see Multiple living unit)
Railroad depot
variety store, for eaph 3,000 sq. ft; of
;4.00:¡
0,25'. '. '
, 2'.00
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0.50
-;., 1.00
1.'00,
, :!Y.'25'
0.75
1.00
1.00
0.50
2.00
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261
ORDINANCE NO. ...&Z:L
NANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REPEALING SECTION -119
5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES F THE
RID IAN AND RE-ENACTING SAID'SECTION 5-119 ( ) AND
E REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF TH CITY OF
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION ,1,:
SECTION 2:
to read as follows:
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gross floor space, of ,fraction thereof
1.00
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$6.00
i :-,' " $l.OO'per'l,OO(j'
gallons
The united states EnVi'ronmen~al'~r~~e~~io~.'~~~~~y ha~
required the state of Idaho to test drinking water and the" --, "..
state of Idaho through the Department of Health and Welfare,
Depa¡;tment, of Environmental ',Quality, has passed,thEi:!cost"of such
testing down to local governmental and private water suppliers.
The city must pass the cost of , such testing'tö'1the"'water'users.
Therefore each water user shall be charged a monthly water
assessment. of $.25, until the Departmerltof Health ,and: Welfare,
Department 'of Environmental Quality amends or retracts this
testing charge. ' " , ' :',j ,,', ," .. '
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4,001 gallor¡s, an up
4,000
SECT,ION,,5: ,EFFECTIVE,DATE:, WHEREAS ,:there "is 'ån r,
emergency therefore, which emergency is hereby declared to ,
exist, this Ordinance shall bi in full force and'effSct"-'from 'and
after its passage, approval a~d PU~,l~cia,~fon a~~,ordin~ ~~ law.
"PASSED ,AND APPROVE;D this '7th da~,~.~,"D~~:emb~r',,',:1993;"'"
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<',CITY OF, MERIDIAN' "
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ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO. U ` 7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REPEALING SECTION 5-
119 (B) AND 5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION 5-
119 (B)AND 5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN; AND PROVIDING AN 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 some
water
user and connection charges and to amend the water
monthly rates and charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO;
SECTION 1: 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:
"5-119(B): There shall be four (4) classes of
City water service lines as outlined in Table I.
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. A permit and inspection fee
of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the
City at the time the application is filed. Also
the owner or his agent shall pay to the City, at
the time the application is filed, a hookup fee, as
tabulated in Table I. The amount of the hookup fee
will vary depending on the equivalent connection
rating for the user in question.
TABLE I
Water User Permit/Inspection and
Hookup Fees
Equivalent
Permit
User
Classification
Connection
Rating
Inspect
Hookup
_
Fee
Fee
A
B
0 1.00
$ 20.00
$ 500.00
1.01- 2.00
20.00
1,000.00
C
2.01- 3.00
20.00
1,500.00
D
3.01- and
up 20.00
500.00
per equivalent
connection
SECTION 3:
That
Section 5-131
is hereby
repealed.
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: All 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 supply system. The owners of
all property within the corporate limits which
property is within three hundred feet (3001) of the
municipal water supply system, and all water users
outside the corporate limits shall pay a minimum
monthly user charge. The minimum monthly user
charge for all uses shall be based on one equivalent
connection per single family resident. All other
water service connections shall be pro -rated as to
the number of equivalent service connections
assigned to that water user by this Chapter, or as
determined 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 dollars
($6.00) per equivalent connection. Any owner which
has a total equivalent connection rating less than
one shall pay a minimum monthly user charge for one
full equivalent connection. Any owner which has an
equivalent connection rating greater than one shall
pay a minimum monthly user charge that is the
product of that user's equivalent connection rating
multiplied by six dollars ($6.00).
i.e., A laundry having twelve (12) machines
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 ($6.00) _ $27.00
All money extensions shall be totaled upward to the
nearest figure divisible by five cents (.05G).
Each owner will pay a monthly user fee based on the
quantity of water used and the Schedule of Water Use
Fee in Table II. Each owner shall pay, as full
compensation for the 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. All 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 dollars
($6.00) per month. Nonresident shall be charged the
same monthly user charge.
In case a water meter fails to register correctly
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. All installed meters shall
be property of the City.
Water hookup $500.00 per unit
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. All connections to be
supervised by the City and to conform to City
requirements and City Plumbing Codes.
Size of Line
inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
Charge per month
$ 2.75
5.00
5.00
6.75
11.65
16.50
26.50
All 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 Equiv.
Connections
Apartment (see Multiple living unit)
Bank, per 3,000 sq. ft.
Bar, per 3,000 sq. ft. 1.00
Barber shop, per chair, (minimum 1.00) 1.00
Beauty salon, per operation station 0.50
(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
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.
Mobile home court or park, per space
2.00
1.00
Short term tenant type, per space
Mobile home or trailer house
0.50
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
Each additional unit
1.00
Multiple living unit
0.50
Studio or one bedroom
075
Two (2) bedrooms or more
Office building for each 2,500 square
1.
1.0000
feet of gross floor space or fraction
thereof
Occasional use from standpipe,
1.00
Fire hydrant, etc.
for each 2,000 gallons or fraction
thereof
(minimum to be 0.50 equivalent
0.50
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 restroom 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
thereof
Single family residence
1.00
1.00
Swimming pool
Public, per 500 sq. ft.
1.00
Private, for each 500 sq. ft. of
pool water -- water surface area
of fraction thereof
1.00
Tavern, per 3,000 sq. ft. (minimum to
be 2.00 equivalent connections)
1.00
Theater
Trailer court or park
1.00
Long term tenant type, per unit
1.00
Short term tenant type, per unit
(minimum 1.00)
0.50
Triplex (see Multiple living unit)
Railroad depot
Variety store, for each 3,000 sq. ft.
2.00
of gross floor space or fraction
thereof
1.00
TABLE III
Schedule of Water
Use Fees
Gallons Consumed Water Use Fee
From To
0 4,000
4,001 gallons and up $1.00
$1.00 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 governmentals 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
emergency therefor, which emergency is hereby declared to
exist, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of December, 1993.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
GRANT P. KINGSFO D MA
ATTEST:
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W L BERG, CIT CLERK
ORDINANCE NO. 627
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REPEALING SECTION 5-119
(B) AND 5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN AND RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION 5-119 (B) AND
5-131, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN; AND PROVIDING AN 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 some water user and
connection charges and to amend the water monthly rates and
charges.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO;
SECTION 1: 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:
"5-119(B): There shall be four (4) classes of City Water
service lines as outlined in Table I. 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. A permit and inspection fee of
twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be paid to the City at the time
the application is filed. Also the owner or his agent shall
pay to the City, at the time the application is filed, a
hookup fee, as tabulated in Table I. The amount of the hookup
fee will vary depending on the equivalent connection rating
for the user in question.
TABLE I
Water User Permit/Inspection and Hookup Fees
Equivalent Permit
User Connection Inspect Hookup
Classification Rating Fee Fee
A 0 - 1.00 $ 20.00 $ 500.00
B 1.01 - 2.00 20.00 1,000.00
C 2.01 - 3.00 20.00 1,500.00
D 3.01 - and up 20.00 500.00
per equivalent
connection
SECTION 3: That Section 5-131 is hereby repealed.
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: All 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 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, and all water users outside the corporate
limits shall pay a minimum monthly user charge. The
minimum monthly user charge for all uses shall be based on one
equivalent connection per single family resident. All other
water service connections shall be pro-rated as to the number
of equivalent service connections assigned to that water user
by this Chapter, or as determined 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 dollars ($6.00)
per equivalent connection. Any owner which has a total
equivalent connection rating less than one shall pay a
minimum monthly user charge for one full equivalent
connection. Any owner has an equivalent connection rating
greater than one shall pay a minimum monthly user charge that
is the product of that user's equivalent connection rating
multiplied by six dollars ($6.00).
i.e. A laundry having twelve (12) machines would have
an equivalent connection rating of :
(400) + (2 x .25) = 4.50
and a subsequent minimum monthly user charge of:
(4.50) x ($6.00) = $27.00
All money extensions shall be totaled upward to the
nearest figure divisible by five cents ($.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 II.
Each owner shall pay, as full compensation for the 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. All 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 charge for water shall be as follows: In all cases,
the minimum charge shall be six dollars ($6.00) per month.
Nonresident shall be charged the same monthly user charge.
In case a water meter fails to register correctly 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. All installed meters shall be
property of the City.
Water Hookup $500.00 per unit
PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE
Available only on the lat rate when used for fire
protection only; owner to install all lines to the City
mains at their expense. All connections to be supervised
by the City and to conform to City requirements and City
Plumbing Codes.
Size of Line Charge per Month
1/2 inch $ 2.75
2 inch 5.00
3 inch 5.00
4 inch 6.75
6 inch 11.65
8 inch 16.50
10 inch 26.50
All 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
No. of Equiv.
Classification 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
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 restroom 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 thereof 1.00
Single family residence 1.00
Swimming pool
Public, per 500 sq.ft. 1.00
Private, for each 500 sq. ft. of pool
water -- water surface area or fraction
thereof 1.00
Tavern, per 3,000 sq. ft. (minimum to be
2.00 equivalent connections) 1.00
Theater 1.00
Trailer court or park
Long term tenant type, per unit 1.00
Short term tenant type, per unit
(maximum 1.00) 0.50
Triplex (see Multiple living unit)
Railroad depot 2.00
Variety store, for each 3,000 sq. ft. of
gross floor space of fraction thereof 1.00
TABLE III
Schedule of Water
Use Fees
Gallons Consumed Water Use Fee
From To
0 4,000 $6.00
4,001 gallons an up $1.00 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
emergency therefore, which emergency is hereby declared to
exist, this Ordinance shall bi in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 7th day of December, 1993.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
GRANT P. KINGSFORD - MAYOR
ATTEST:
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., - CITY CLERK