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ORDINANCE NO. 447
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 5, OF THE REVISED AL7D COMPILED ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ENTITLED HEALTH AND SANITATION, SE69ER USE, BY THE REVISION
OF SECTION 7-530, ENTITLED SEWER CHARGE APPRAISAL, SECTION 7-533 EMTITLED SEWER
USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, SECTION 7-535 ENTITLED SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE:
AND SECTION LIMITS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
WHEREAS, THE City Council and the Mayor of•the City of Meridian have concluded .
that it is in the best interest of said City to amend TITLE 7, CHAPTER 5, specifically
by the revision of Sections 7-530, 7-533, and 7-535, to reflect an increase in
sewer user rates, and connection fees.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF_
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY,.IDAHO:
Section 1. That title 7; Chapter 5, Health and Sanitation, Sewer Use, be and
the same hereby is amended by the revision of Section 7-530, entitled Sewer
Charge Appraisal, to reflect a change from mandatory appraisal to diseretionary
and said section shall now read as follows:
7-530: SEWER CHARGE APPRAISAL: If the user or owner disputes a sewer connection,
fee or monthly user charge, the user or owner may regest that the parcel being
subject to sewer connection, charge, periodic user charge, industrial cost recovery
charges or other fees as provided for in Section 7-532 herein be appraised and
assessed by the Sewer Board of Appriasers for the purpose of establishing the
equivalent connection rating, the sewer connection charge, the inspection fee,
the industrial charges, the monthly service charge or other fees t'o be charged or
assessed to and against such property. In making such appraisement and assessment,
there shall be taken into consideration the area of land being served and the
amount of flow(Q), the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), the suspended solids (ss)_
and any other pertinent components of the wastes that the user is contributing to
the system so as to establish, as nearly as possible the rate, charge or fee for
each property on the same relative basis as is imposed upon other like property
within the City that has or will receive the sewer service. This procedure may
also be used to determine .the initial charges set forth herein or to change or
modify the initial charges'.
Section 2: That Title 7, Chapater 5, Health and Sanitation, Sewer Use
be and the same is hereby amended by the revision of the first paragraph of
Section 7-533; and all of 7-533 (A) , 7-533 (B), 7-535, and 7-538 to reflect
:ind increase in the monthly user charge for use outside the corporate limits
and those sections shall hereinafter read as follows, respectively:
7-533: SEWER USER CHARGES AND CONNECTIONS FEES: The monthly sewer user
rates for sinitary sewer user charges will be based on the actual water
recorded for monthly water meter readings during the period of the year from
October 15 to the following March 15, shall be the basis for the monthly sewer
user charge. Provided, however, where there is a new owner, a new occupancy, .
or a change in occupancy, such as in the case of sale or new residence con-
struction or slaes of existing residences, between October 15 and March 15,
the sewer user charge shall be based on the average residential water use in
the City which is six thousand five hundred (6,500) gallons. per month unless
the owner user can show, by current water meter readings, that his use is less
than six thousnad five hundred (6,500) gallons. All other users such as commercial
and industrial shall be based on their monthly water consuption. The user
charges may be reviewed annually. The user charge sytem is based .on the
following:
7-533 (A): The minimum sewer charge shall be eight dollars forty cents ($8.40)
per month, based on a use of four thousand (4,000) gallons.
7-533 (B): The charge for use in excess of four thousand (4,000) gallons per
month, shall be the minimum amount of eight dollars forty cents ($8.40), plus
an additional charge of one dollar seventy-five cents ($1.75) per one thousand
(1,000) gallons or portion therof above the four thousand (4,000) gallon minimum
7-535: SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE: The owner, or his agent, of all properties
connecting to the public sewer of the City under the teYRIIR A'F the Ch.'ltltPY Ghal i
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ORDINANCE NO. 447 CONT'D
The sewer user being served remains outside the corporate limits of the
~ City. The fees and_charges for service outde the corporate limits shall be
the same as within the corporate limits provided, however, the connection fees
shall be double the fee charged a user within the corporate limits.
Section 3.' WHEREAS, there is an empergengy therefor, which emergency is
hereby declared to exist, this ordinance shall take effect and he in force from
and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law; provided,
however, that the amended Sections 7-533A and 7-533B hall o into effect
and be fully effective on the / ~ ~'~ day of ,-y 1985.
PASSED by the City Council and a p ved by the o of the City of
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this ~ day of ~ r~~,r ,. 1985.
APPROVED:
v
Grant P. Kingsford, Ma or
ATTEST:
CNANCE NO. 448
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5, CHAPTER 1, OF THE~REVISED AND COMPILED ORINANCES
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ENTITLED DEPARTMENTS, WATER SYSTEM, BY THE REVISION
OF SECTIONS 5-119, 5-127 and 5-131 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Mayor.' of the City of Meridian have
concluded that it is in the best interest of said City to amend TITLE 5,
CHPATER 1, by the revision of Sections 5-119 entitled Water Service Connections
and Water Service Lines increasing the fee for connection and hook-up to `City
Water Service and section 5-127 deletting therefrom the double monthly
user charges to users ouside the City Limits and Section 5-131 entitled Monthly
Rates increasing the fees for mothly water usage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 5, Chapter_l,"Departments, Water System, be and
the same hereby is amended by the revision of Section 5-119 (B), Table I,
which table I shall read as follows:
TABLE I
User
Classification
Water .User Permit/Inspection and Hookup Fees
Equivalent Permit, Hookup
Connection Inspect Fee
Rating Fee _`
A 0 - 1.00 $20.00 $380.00
B 1.01 - 2.00 $20.00 $760.00
C 2.01 - 3.00 $20.00 $1,140.00
D 3.01 - and up $20.00 $380.00 per
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4181
ORDINANCE NO.y�
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 5, OF THE REVISED .AND COMPIL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ME_ZIDIAN, ENTITLED HEALTH AND SANITATION,
SEWER USE, BY THE RIVISION OF SECTION 7-530, ENTITLED SEWER ClU%RGE
APPRAISAL, SECTION 7-533 rNTITLED SEWER USER CHARGFS AND CONNECTION
FEES, SECTION 7-535 ENTITLED SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE: AND SECTION
7-538 ENTITLED SPECIAL SEVTFR USER CHARGE FOR OUTSIDE THE CO?;PORATF
LIMITS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE:
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Mayor of the City of
Meridian have concluded that it is in the best interest of said
City to amend TITLE 7, CHAPTFIZ 5, ,specifically by the revision of
Sections 7-530, 7-53.3, and 7-535, to reflect an increase in sewer
user rates, and connection. fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIMEn BY THE MAY07 AND CITY COITI?CIL
OF THE CITY OF J-1ERIDIAN, -%D:A COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 7, Chapter 5, Health and Sanitation,
Sewer Use, be and the sartie hereby is amended by
the revision of
Section 7-530, entitled Sewer_ Charge :?appraisal, to ref-t&ct a change
from :;?,andatory appraisal to diseretionary and said section shall no
read as follows:
7-530: SEWER CHA;3E APP AIS?1L: I= t'ze user or owner disputes a
serer_ connection fee or monthly user .� � charge, the user or o-.,neY- mayrequest that the parcel being subject to se:,,=er connection, c'-iarc_re,
periodic user charge, industrial cost recovery charges or ot'xbr fee
as provided for in Section 7-532. herein be aP.0--ailed and asser-;sed b 7
the Sei,,er Board of A.ppriasers for the purpose of establis��inc- the
equivalent connection -rating, the sewer connection charge, t'ie
inspection fee, the industrial charges, the monthly service c7aarae
or other fees to be charged or assessed to and against such oropert,
In r,akinc s,.ich appraiser:,ent and assessment, ',
consideration the area of land being served a.ndrthe �1amount o fall be ker. , ntc
n), the biochemical oxygen demand �lcs
and any otder pertinent components Of the tt_ze suspended solids (SS)
' aster tiZat tie uaer is
contributing to the syster, so as to establish, as nearly
the rate, charge or fee for each t property a' po.ssibl-
as is imposed upon other like rowe�tl on the s it relative nasis
will receive the se�ver. service'-.
This
- `''i edu the Cit�7 that Sias or
deterr::ine the initial charrice. Tali'-`'rocedure may also 'De used to
tie initial -eS set fort herein or to c_,ancre or modi -c-
c�.arcres . _
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888-4461
Section 3. That Title 7, Chnester 5, Healtrl and Sanitation,
Sewer Use, he and the same
first paragraph ofSection
7-535, and 7-53? to reflect
is 'iereby anended by
y 1 the revision of the
7-533, and all of 7-533 (A), 7-533 (B),
and increase in the monthly user charge
and the connection
.fee and
to delete the double monthly user
rate
for use outside the
corporate limits and those sections shall
herein•
after read as follows, respectively:
7-533: SEWER USER CHARCE;; _AND CO1?NEC"'_T.O'°,S rErS u The racnthlS7 se�r'er
user rates for sanitary se�;er ,ervice in the City
of water used as deter"i ned by water � I are bases. on Hall n
1 the gate_ meter readings, Residenti 1
Zomeowner s sanitary sewer user charges will be based on the actual_
water recorded _`or monthly water r,-:.eter readings during the Deriod
of the year from October 15 to the folio:=' *-larch 1= , for the
following seven (7) month period the average nrontziy
t!-.e period of (--cto�)er 15 L r eading for
to t:.e � of lotair_g ?-larch 15, shall be the
oasis for the monthl_,= sewer user charge .-,rovided, ho•-ever, where
t'iere is a nee•= oirner, a new occupancy, or a change in occupancy,
�uch as in the case of sale or net., residence construction or sales
or existing residences, between October 15 and ,?arch 15, the sewer
user charge shall be based on the average ,:-esi Centidl
water use in
the City which is six thousand five hundred (6,570) gallons per mon h
unless the owner user can show, b,7 current --ater meter readings th t
his use is less than six thousand. five hundrelf (G,500) gallons, Al
other users such as commercial and industrial s'iall be based on
their monthly water consumption. " '-)_e user b".farces raay be reviewed
annual 1, . The user charge svtem is ha,eC on t .e following:
7 - 5 3 3 (A) : The minimum sewer charge :;,call
.-e eight dollars forty
dents ($ 8 , n 0) per r; onth, :'-,are(--' on a uSe of four. thousan
(4,000) gallons.
7-533
(B): The charge for use in excess of four thousand (4,00
gallons per monthshall h � )
.. e t..ze minimum amount of ei(7.ht
dollars forty cents 7) , ?plus an additional charc;e f
one dollar seventy-five cents ($1.75) per one thousand.
(11000) gallons or ;portion thereof above the four
thousand (4,000) gallon minimum.
7-535: SEVER CONNECTION CHA!. /IE, The owner, or his agent, of
y a
properties connecting to the public sewer of 1
under the terms of the Chapter shall paa sewer City i
connection charge of seven hundred fifty dollars (8750. 0)
for each equivalent connection or fraction thereof as m %7
be assigned to the property b�,T the City. -
For properties that have an existing public sewer
adjacent to their property without d'
present owner or .former owners of the Property, to the
.I: there
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors ,
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4481
7-538:
shall be an additional connection charge of seven
hundred fifty dollars (,750.00) for each equivalent
connection or fraction thereof as may be assigned to t'j�
property by the City.
SPECIAL SEWER, USER CHARGE FOR OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE
LIMITS: The City may permit the use of the sewerage
works by individual properties that are partially or
entirely outside the corporate limits of the City. Eac
request for such service mast be anprnverl by the City
Council and all regulations of this Chapter must be
complied with by such special sewer user. The
us r
will be considered a special user as long astheewer proper y
being served remains outside the corporate limits of th
City. The fees and charges for service outside the
corporate limits shall be the Game as 1•,7ithin the
corporate limitsprnviged, however, the connection fee
shall be c:-uble the fee ch-rged a user within the
corporat- li-it-.
Section 3. WHEREAS, there is an empergengy therefor, which
emergency i� hereb,, de^la-ed to exist., this ordinance shall take
Aff-ct and I-+e in force fro- an" afa-er ; is passage, approval and
pubsicati-n a^ requiy-ed by law! nro-ided, �)Owever, that the amended
Sections 7-5�3A and 7-1l543B shall an into effect and be fully
effective on the ��71/ day of y),0rt
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the
City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this o�
/ day of
1985. ;0rho,_
ATTEST:
Jagl; Nieman City
e r.
F.PPROVED :
0-1- YIiAkA41V '
rant n . Kings or_ c3, r. ayor