477 Amdmt to Sewer Ordinance33
the City by reason of such violation and, for other than non-payment
of water bill violations, may have their water supply terminated
' after the above ten (10) day notice period has expired.
That these penalties shall not be construced to be exclusive
but shall be construed to be cumulative of,~. and in addition to, any
other penalties provided for in the Revised and Compiled Ordinances
of the City of Meridian or the Criminal Code of the State of Idaho;
as an example, a person stealing water could be criminally charged
with theft or a person injuring the water system could be criminally
charged with malicious injury to property; for all criminal violations
relating or pertaining to the water system the notice provisions
provided for in this Chapter shall not apply.
SECTION 58. - EFFECTIVE DATE: These Ordinances shall be in
full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 21 day of aril.. '~ 1987,
CITY OF MERIDIAN
' BY
_ T ~ . KING 'FO
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ORDINANCE N0. 477
AN ORDINANCE AT`'iENDING THE SE[aER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY 0~ ~?IER~;D~A,N T3~''
REPEALING SECTIONS 7-501, 7-503, 7-505, 7--506, 7~50:6,A„ 7507 7-50.8,.
7-509, 7-517, 7-521, 7-527, 7-5?_7A,.7-530, 7-533, 7-536, 7-537, 7-539.,
7-543 IN THE SE~~TER ORDINANCES OF THE REvLSED AND CQ?~IPI;LED QRDIN~NCES
OF THE CITY OF P'IERIDIAN AND RE~ENACTI,NG SAID SECTIONS, E$CEPT ~ECTIQNS
7-536 and 7-.537, TO MAKE T?Eja~ ADDITI(?NS ; AND PROVIDING AN EDDECTI~IE DATE ,
j~~HEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of~the City of Meridian,
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State o~ Idaho, have, concluded that i 2_s ~n th.e. best hnte:xe.~t~ p~
said City to repeal Sections 7501, 7~-50.3, 7-505, 7~5Q6; 7-50.6~,~
7-597, 7-508, 7-509, 7-517, 7-521, 7-52.7, .7~52.7A, 7~~530{ 7533; 7-5362
7-537, 7-.539, 7-543 of th.e '?~fer,dan Sesser Oxdinancea e.~fe:ct~~ye.
as set forth hereinafter, and to re-enact- said se;ctons•,,~ e~cevt
7-536.and 7~-537, with changes or addition's thereto,
i10~•J THERLFOP~E; BE IT ORDAINED BY' THE r~~YQP..A,~TD C~T~` COUNC~;L
OF THE CITY' QF ?MERIDIAN, I~DA GQUNTY`, IDAHO
SECTION 1, That Section 750.1 s DECL,t~RATZ'~Jr1 0~' pOLI;CY Z o~
the Sewer Ordinance, is hereby re~iealed, --
SECTI0~1 2, That Section 7-501, DECLA~TI;ON OF' ~?OLICY'~, of
the Sewer Ordinances is hereby re.=enacted and which. shall -xea,d' a,s~
follows;
7-50.1; DE.CLt~R,A,TZ,ON 0~ - PpLICY ~ I,t i.s he.~eby~ de.claxe.d that the.
City owns and operates both. a. ~?uni.ci:pal 4,~ate:r sy~ter_i a,nd a ;~`!Iunici.~al
sewer system and that th.e sewer system has• be.eri eXpa,nde.d and a
sewage treatment plant constructed, It is 'the policy o;£ th.e. Ciay
to operate the sewex systeri and the water 'systeri ri conjunction,
one with. the other, for the mutual bene.,~it o~ th.e res~.derits o.~ the
City. Additionally, due to the integral nature of tfi.e requi.xemerit
of water to operate the sewer system, violation o,~ th.e sewer prods.ons•
may require termination of water service: and to ef~i:cl;e.ntly~ enforce
these sewer provisions, such water termination is specifically
authora„zed• and is the policy of the C,ty~,
rSECT•IQN~ 3, That..Section 7503, SU~?ERI:NTENDENT, i_s
hereby repealed.
SECTION 4, That Section 7~-,503, SU~?E?~~NTENDENT, is hereby
re-enacted and shall read as ,~ollow~L
7-503; SUPERINTENDENT; There is hereby created the.o~~i:ce o~ a,
Superintendent of Sewers, who shall, unde.~; the. d~e.ct~;Qn o~ th.e. ,
6ity~_~ngi.neex :-ancl the .Mavox~ and Council ;_: _~i.~;ye.,,cfi~~~e ~,~:~_~ucl::~a._Qxks ~
mains , laterals , trunk lines, ~tr.eatment plant ~ conne.ct~~;on 'off ser~~;ce
pipes and conduits and all other matte-rs pertaining to th.e~Ci.ty~ sewex
system. The Superintendent shall report to the. City Engneer-monthly~
or as often as required the condition o~ th.e sewer systemi and~~mak.e.
such recommendations as the nature. o~ th.e s~e:xva'ce inay~ re.q~uire ,
SECTION 5 . That Section 7505, U`SE'RS LIABLE `FOR '~IIOL~A,TIQN, ~`~
hereby repealed,
SECTION 6, That Section 7n505, USERS LIABLE. k'Q.R '~~QLATION, i~°
hereby re-enacted and shall read as follo~rs.,
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7505 c USERS LIABLE FOR ~IIQLATIQN; ''Jo user of th.e. City_ , sewer se~v~;ce
shall permit or allow any person ~rori any oth.e•r prenii.s•es oxany un-~.
authorized person to discharge sewage into said system and th.e.pe.~mi~t to
connect with sewer system -shall be limited to tfi.e person and the.prems~es
designated in th.e permit, Any violation of this Section by e.the:~ ths.
permit holder or an unauthorized person shall be de.e•~ied a,-~isdemeanpx~
Any such violations shall be grounds fox th.e Superintendent to ~r;thhold
sewer service, without notice o~ termination o~ se.ryiee., and the. Su~er~;n,
tendent may rea_uire the taater Superintendent to terminate water service:,
In appropriate circumstances the~Superntendent may require tfiat a
separate service connection is put• in for each 'user.
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SECTION 7. That Section 7-506, MAINTENANCE OF LINES, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION. 8. That Se"coon 7-506, MAINTENANCE OF LINES, is
hereby re-enacting and shall read as follows:
7-506: MAINTENANCE OF LINES :_ All•.users of_ the.Ysewer system
°- -shall keep their pipe connections and other apparatus in good
repair and protected from freezing at their own expense, but no
person, except under the direction of the Superintendent, shall
be allowed to dig into the street, alley, sidewalk or easement
beneath which the lateral and trunk line sewers run or to tap
into any such lateral or trunk line in any manner. Any contractor
''t digging within the limits of the public right-of-way shall posses
a valid pri'~lic works contractor's license for that specialty.
i SECTION 9. That Section 7-506A, POINT OF LIABILITY FOR
MAINTENANCE, is hereby repealed..
SECTION 10. That Section 7-506A, POINT OF LIABILITY FOR
I~4AINTENANCE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-506A: POINT OF LIABILITY FOR ?"IAINTENANCEc. A11 users shall
have the responsibility.of, and be liable for, and shall pay for.
all costs and expenses of maintaining their own sewer lines extending
from their_property until such sewer lines pass the vertical plane
of the user's property line or until they reach City main sewer
lines,.whichever point is reached last. This liability of the user
shall include the entire sewer service connection•apparatus and
plumbing equipment and materials. Thus, the City's end point of
liability for maintenance shall be at such point as the-City main
sewer line connects to the user's sewer service connection, and not
thereafter with the user having complete responsibility for the
sewer service connection to the City main sewer Iines.~°~~~
This Section shall. not be construed to be in conflict with
Section 7-506, which states that no person shall be allowed to
dig into the street, alley, sidewalk or easement beneath which
the, lateral and trunk line sewers run or tap into any such
lateral or truck line in any manner without the Superintendent's
direction and authorization, in that such person shall still have
to contact the Superintendent to obtain his permission to perform
work within the street, alley, sidewalk or easement for which the
use'r` is Ziable. ~~ ~•~
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SECTION 11. That Section 7-507, PENALTY FOR TURNITJG ON WATER,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 12. That Section 7-507, PENALTY FOR TURNING ON WATER,
is hereby re-enacted. and shall read as follows:
7-507: PENALTY FOR TURNING ON WATER: If any person, after
the water has been turned off from the premises on account of
nonpayment of rates or other violation of this-.Chapter or the
rules and"regulations pertaining to the sewer service shall turn
on or permit to be turned on or use or permit the water to be used,
without.authority, he shall be .guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof fined not exceeding three. hundred dollars ($300.00)
or jailed for a maximum of.thirty (30) days, or both, for each
offense.
SECTION 13. That_Section 7-508, CITY NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGE OR
SHORTAGE,. is hereby repealed,
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SECTION. 14. That Section 7-508, CITY NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGE OR
SHORTAGE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-508: C?TY NAT LIABLF. FOR. DAMAGE OR SHORTAGE; The City shall
not be held liable for damages to any sewer user or his property by
reason of a stoppage or other interrup.t.ion of his water supply or':
sewer disposal service caused by scarcity of water, accidents to
the works, alterations, additions, or repairs to the sewer or water
system or from other unavoidable causes beyond the control of the
city.
SECTION 15. That Section 7-509, DISCONNECTION FOR NONPAYMENT,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 16. That Section 7-509, DISCONNECTION FOR NONPAYMENT,
is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-509: DISCONNECTION FOR NONPAYMENT: The provisions of this
Chapter shall apply to all property within the corporate limits of
Meridian, Idaho, including all property owned or occupied by the
United Stated of l~merica, Ada County, and the State of Idaho,and in
case of nonpayment or delinquency, the Superintendent of Sewers, is
after the City has complied with the provisions of Section 7-540,
hereby authorized and directed to, disconnect, and/or plug, the
sewer connection with the sewer system of r~4eridian and direct the
Water Superintendent to terminate the water supply to 'the property.
SECTION 17. That Section 7-517, REQUIRED USE OF SE[~IERS is
hereby repealed. .
SECTION 18. That Section 7-517, REQUIRED USE OF SEWERS, is
hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-517: REQUIRED., USE OF SE[~TERS: The owner or occupant of any
house, building or property used f_or resicl.ential, commercial,
industrial, governmental or recreational use, or other purposes,
situated within the City which is abutting on or having a permanent
right of access to.any street, alley or right of .way in which there
is located a public sewer of said City is hereby required to cease
using any other method of disposing of sewage, waste or polluted
water, and at his expense to connect such building directly with the
public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, within
fifteen (15) days after date of official notice from the City to do
so, provided, however, that said sewer is within three hundred feet
(300') of any property line of the building to be served or common
property line in a multiple building development.
The owner or developer of a new subdivision or development
whether subdivided or not shall, at his expense, construct the
necessary extensions of the public sewer system to provide public
sewer facilities for each lot or building area in his subdivision;
additionally, the owner or developer shall have the responsibility,
at his expense, of installing the main sewer line the _;~ boundary in
his development which is farthest away from the point at which
initial connection is made to the present City sewer main.
It shall be unlawful for. any person to place oz deposit in any
unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or .animal
excrement, garbage or other objectable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet wi~thi.n
the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any
sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has
been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Chapter.
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Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to
construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank,
cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the
disposal of sewage.
SECTION 19. That Subsection (L) of Section 7-521,
BUILDING SEWERS AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 20. That Subsection (L) of Section 7-521,
BUILDING SEWERS AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS, is hereby re-enacted
and shall read as follows:
(L). The connection of the building sewer service to the
public main sewer shall be made by a public works contractor
having a valid license for this specialty work.
SECTION 21. That Section 7-527, SEt~1ER LINE EXTENSIONS, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 22. That Section 7-527, SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS, is
hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-527: SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS: All proposed extensions of the
Municipal sewerage system to serve undeveloped areas within the
' - existing corporate limits, newly annexed areas or areas outside
the corporate limits shall comply with the overall master plan
for the City's Municipal sewerage system. Costs for all extensions
which lie outside the boundary limits of the property for which
the extension is requested shall be the responsibility of that
property owner or his agent. Cost for sewer extensions within
the property for which the extension is requested shall also be
the responsibility of the owner or his agent. Sewer
extensions shall be required to extend to the farthest boundary
of the development. ~tJhen it is necessary to install oversized lines
as part of an extension, the costs of all oversized lines will
normally be the responsibility of the owner or his agent. However,
' the City may in its discretion, if it has uncommitted funds in its
sewer construction account, participate in a portion of the cost
of any oversized sewer lines.
Unless a -special permit is granted by the City, all Municipal
' sewerage system extensions into newly developing areas shall be in=
stalled.prior•to.the construction of any new streets.
All design and construction of any extensions to the Municipal
'sewerage system shall comply with the official specifications for
sewerage system extensions as adopted by the City.
The plans for all extensions to the sewerage system shall be
prepared and signed by •a registered professional engineer as per
the licensing requirements of the Idaho Code. Three (3) copies of
the -said .plans shall be filed with the City. Two (2) copies of
the plans shall be filed with the Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare for their review and approval as required by the Idaho Code.
hn approving'a plan °f or extension to the Municipal sewerage system,
the City reserves the right to stipulate other requirements such as
a~special'permit fee, rights of way limits, sequence of construction,
time limits for having existing service disrupted, the filing of a
performanance bond and .other similar measures, as may be required bo
protect the public. No work shall commence on any such extensions of
. tlie-Municipal sewerage system until the extension project has been
approved by-the City.
After the•construction of any Municipal sewer system extensions,
it shall be the obligation of the owner, or his agent, to have a
registered professional engineer certify to the City and to the Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare that the said system extensions were
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installed iri accordance with the approved plans and specifications on
file with the respective agencies, Following certification by the
registered professional engineer and acceptance by the City, the
entire extension of the Municipal sewerage system, including the City
sewer service lines, shall become the property of the City and it
shall be the City's responsibility to maintain and operate the system
thereafter.
If it is necessary for the City to permit a sewer service connection
and/or sewer service 1-ina at any time after the extension has been
originally accepted by the City, the owner or his agent, shall be re-
quired to pay the-.sewer hookup fee as well as the standard permit
and inspection fees as may be established by the City for such
purposes.
SECTION 23. That-Subsection (B) of Section 7-527A, PAYMENT
OR CONTRIBUTING OF PROPORTIONATE COSTS AND EXPEr1SES OF CONST.RUCTITIG
SEWER LIPIES; CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 24. That subsection (B) of Section 7-527A, PAYMENT
OR CONTRIBUTION OF PROPORTIO~dATE COSTS ATdD EXPEPISES OF CONSTRUCTING
SEWER LINES; CO-OPERATIVE AGREEME~dTS, is hereby re-enacted and shall
read as follows:
(B) Should a sewer user at his own expense construct an extension
to the sewer system in a public right of way or easement with prior
approval of the City and in accordance with the standards and designs
of the City and which sewer line extension has been determined by the
city to be_=able to benefit properties other than the user, the sewer
user constructing the extension may request that the City enter .into
an agreement with the user such that all or a portion of the costs
of extending the sewer line will be reimbursed to that sewer user from
the connecton-charges collected under subsection (A) above from those
property owners who will benefit from the sewer line extension and
who otherwise Have not paid~or contributed their proportionate share to
that-sewer line; the City shall not be required to enter into such'an
agreement and whether or not to enter into such an agreement shall be at
the sole discretion -of the city Council; provided however, no reimbursement
agreement shall have a duration greater than ten (10) years unless the
City is a beneficiary of the agreement; no reimbursement agreement shall
pay to the sewer user paying for or constructing a sewer line extension
more than one hundred percent (100%) of his actual engineering and
construction costs, it being noted that in most cases at least some of
the cost would ordinarily be assessed to the sewer user's own property;
a rembursement agreement may provide for interest to be paid to the
sewer user; the City shall be entitled, shall charge and shall receive ,
a ten percent (10°0) administrative .fee for handling the accounting,
auditing, and payment of the reimbursement payments made to the sewer
user so extending tre sewer line and having reached a reimbursement
agreement with the City; the reimbursement agreement shall be personal ;
to the sewer user entering into it and shall not be assigned without
the written consent of the City, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld; that the agreement shall be binding. on the sewer user and his
assigns,.successors, heirs ar_d executors and may be recorded as an
encumbrance against the rirogerty of the sewer user; That the sewer user
shall be required to indemnify and hold the City harmless from any and all
liability whatsoever until the sewer line has been accepted for maintenance
by the City; said lines, after acceptance, shall become part of the City
sewerage system and be the sole property of the city. (Ord. 451-, 8-19-85)
Where the City constructs a sewer line extension, either on its'
own or in conjunction with another person or entity, the City may enter
into a reimbursement agreement as authorized above such that the City
is reimbursed for its cost of construction,.Pngineerin~, leg.,al costs and
interest.
SECTION 25. That .Section 7-530, SE[•)ER CHARGE,APPRAhSAh\~ is hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 26. That Section 7-530, SEWER CHARGE APPRAISAL,
is hereby re-enacted and shall 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 request that the parcel being subject to
' sewer connection charge, periodic user charge, or other fees
as provided for in Section 7-532 herein be appraised and assessed
by the Sewer. Board of Appraisers for the purpose of establishing
the equivalent connection rating, the sewer connection charge,
the inspection fee, the monthly service charge or other fees to be
charges 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 and use on
the same relative basis as is imposed upon other like property
and uses within the City that has or will receive the sewer
.service. This procedure may also be used 'to determine the
' initial charges as set forth herein or to change •or modify the
initial charges.
SECTION 27. That the first paragraph of Section 7-533, SE[~IER
USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby. repealed.
SECTION 28. That the first paragraph of Section 7-533,
SEWER USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby re-enacted and
shall read as follows:
7-533: SEWER USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES: The monthly
sewer user•rates•for sanitary sewer-service in the City are
., based on gal•1•ons~ "af water used as determined by the teeter ~"-' - -
readiiig : _ ~ -
Residential °home~owner'•s -s~ant~ary 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 foll-owing
March 15. For the following seven (.7) month period, the average
Xmonthlu reading for the period of October 15, to the following
March 15, shall be the basis for the monthly sewer user charge:
Provided however, for averaging purposes; the Mayor and City
Council may, •by aduly enacted •Resolution,` change the above date
of October 1-5, to'.November 15, for any particular year if it finds
the Fall to have been particularly warm requiring lawn sprinkling
to have been necessary past October 15. Also.,, 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 .construction or sales
of existing re°s•idenre~s-, b'e'tween 'Oc'tober'. '15 and March I5 , the sewer
user charge shall"'.be based on the average residential water use in
the City which is six thousand five hundred (6,50:0) gallons per
month unless the owner user can show, by current water meter readings,
that his use ~i.s Mess- than six thousand five' hundred (6 , 500) gallons ,
All other us~er~s such as commercial and industrial shall be based on
their monthly water consumption. The user charges may be reviewed
annually,•.Th~e user charge system is based on the following:
SECTION 29•<- That subsection (C) of Section 7-533, SET+IER
USER CHARGES-ATID°GONNECTION FEES, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3Q. That subsection (C) of Section 7-533., SE~,JER USER
' CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby re-enacted and shall read
as follows:
(C) The sewer connection fees and charges are based on the
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following shedule; all other users will require special appraisal
and will be comp?zted.on an individual 'basis.
CLASSIFICATION N0. OF EQUIVALENT
CONNECTIONS
Apartment (.see mutiple Living Unit)
Bank ................................................ .?_.00
Bar ...................................... .......... .2.00
Barber Shop, per chair .............................. .0.50
(minimum 1.00.)
Beauty Salon, per operator station .................. .0.50
(minimum 1.00)
Bowling Alley, per lane ............................. .0.20
(minir_1um .1.00)
Cafe,~per customer seating capacity..........~....... .0.10
(minimum to be 2..00 equivalent connections)
Car Dealer .......................................... .2.00
Car Wash (to be computed on an individual basis). .XXXX
Church ...... ....................................... .2.00
Club, private ....................................... .2.00
Condominium (.See ~!-.utinle Living ilnit)
Dentist, per practitioner ........................... .1.00
Department Store (per 3,000 sq. ft.) ................ .1.00
Doctor, per practitioner ..................,......... .1.00
Drug Store ....................................... .. .2.00
Dry Cleaners. ............ ..................... .2.00
Duplex (see Mutiple Living Unit)
Fourplex (see Mutiple Living ITnit)
Garage (minimum) ..............: .................... .?_.00
Grocery Store (s.ee Retail Food Store)
Hospital, per bed . ............... ................. .0.15
Industry (see Major or Minor Contributing Industry)
Laundries:
Self-Service up to and including ten
washing machines .. ............... ....... ..4:00
.Each .washing machine in excess of ten.......... .0.25
Comrmercial (to be computed. in an
individual basis) .................. .XXXX
Lodge or Private Club ............................... .2.00
Major Contributing Industry (as per separate
agreement) .... ........ .XXXX
Minor Contributing Industry. (as per separate
agreement) ............. .XXXX
Mobile Home Court or Park
First'Space ............................ ....... .1.00
:.Each additional-space, long term tenant type. 1.00
.. ,Each additional space, sho-rt term tenant type. .1.00
'Mobile Home or Trailer House on own premises. .1.00
Motel, Hotel, Rooming House, etc.
Without cooking facilities
First unit ............. ............... .1.00
Each. additional unit ....... .............. .0.25
Motel, Hotel, Rooming House, etc.
[~Iith cooking facilities
First unit ................................ .1.00
Each additional unit ...................... .0.50
Mutiple Living Unit
Studio or one bedroom ............... ...,.... .1.00
Two bedrooms....................._ ............. .1.00
Three or more bedrooms............ ... ...... .1.00
Office Building for each 2,500 square feet of
gross floor space or fraction thereof......,... .1.00
Photo Development Lab..........' ..................... .2.00
Restaurant, per customer seating capacity.,.... ...... .0.10
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent connections)
Retail Food Store for each 1-,500 square feet of
gross floor space or fraction thereof.......... .1.00
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
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Full Service.....' ...................................4.00
C~Tith Car ti~ash (to be computed on an
individual basis) ...... .............XXXX
Schools per each-50 students in average daily
attendance or fraction thereof ......................1.00
Single Family Residence ...........................:......1.00
Swimming Pool ~ ~ -
Public (to be computed on an
- individual basis) .... ......................XXXX
Private, for each 500 square feet of pool
- - - water surface area or fraction thereof......0.25
Tavern ........................ ..........................2.00
Theatre ................ .................................2.00
Townhouse .......:........................................1:00
Trailer Court or Park -
First Unit ...........................:..............1.00
Each additional space, long term
- tenant type..... ............. ... :................ ..0.75
- - Each add.itional'-spa.ce, short term ~ -
tenant type .........................................0.50
Triplex (see Niutiple Living Unit)
-Railroad Depot.......... ......_ ........................2.00
Variety Store for each 3,000 square feet of gross
floor space or fraction thereof .....................1.00
• SECTION 31. That Section 7-536, INDUSTRIAL USER CHARGES,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 32. That Section 7-537, INDUSTRIAL USER REQ.OVERY,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 33. That Section 7-539, MONTHLY USER CHARGES; [THEN
DUE AND~PAYABLE, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 34. That Section 7--539, MONTHLY USER CHARGES:; WHF,N
DUE AND PAYABLE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-539: MONTHLY USER CHARGES; tiJHEN DUE AND PAYABLE: All
monthly sewer charges shall be due and pay-able from the owner
to the City Clerk between the first and tenth day of each month
for billing from the previous cycle. For new cons.tru~ction, the
monthly user charge shall be computed from the date the service
connection has been inspected and approved or-.when ,the building
being served is substantitally completed, whichever••s the latest
date. For new residential constructon~~ completed during the seven
(7) lawn sprinkling months the monthly sewer user charges shall
be based on the use of 6,500 gallons per month. Upon failure to
pay the same, as prescribed, each user shall pay in addition to
the amount due, a fine .of one dollar ($.1.00) or ten percent (10%)
of charges due, whichever is greater.
SECTION 35. That Section 7-543, PENALTIES, is hereby
` repealed.
SECTION 36. That Section 7-543, PENALTIES, is hereby
re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-543: PENALTIES: Any person found to be violating any
•provisions of this Ordinance, other than for nonpayment of a
sewer bill, shall be served by the City with a written notice
stating the nature of the violation and providing ten (10) days,
for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall,
within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently,
cease all violations and if necessary make all corrections and
repairs to the system or pay for same if the City has to make
the correction ox repair.
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limit provided fo
of a misdemeanor,
fine not exceedin
not exceeding.thi
for each violatio
shall be deemed a
o shall continue any violation beyond the time
herenabove i.n this Section, shall be guilty
and on conviction thereo_f_ shall be subject to a
three hundred dollars ($300..00) or imprisonment
ty.(30).days or both such.fine and imprisonment
Each day in which such violation shall continue
separate offense.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the City for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned
the City be reason of such violation and, for.other.than.non-payment
of sewer bi11•violations, may have their -sewer.and water supply
terminated.after.the above.ten.(10) day notice period.has expired.
That ~these.penalties.shall•not be construced.to be exclusive
but shall be construed to be cumulative of, and in addition to,
any other penalties provided for•in the Revised and Compiled Ordinances
of the City of Meridian or the Criminal Code of the State of Idaho;
as an example,.a.person.injuring the sewer.system.could be criminally
charged with malicious injury to property; for all violations
initially charged~a.criminal violation the.notice.provisions provided
for in this Chapter shall not apply.
SECTION 37. (EFFECTIVE DATE: These Ordinances shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according
to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21 day of APRIL ,1987.
CITY OF MERIDIAN
By ~ ~
GRA T P: KIN S OR
MAYOR
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ORDINANCE N0. 478
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 1-501, PRECINCTS, OF TITLE 1, CHAPTER
5, OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND
RE-ENACTING SAID SECTION TO DELINEATE AND DEFINE NEW ELECTION PRECINCTS
AT1D:~.THE~B0UNDARES THEREOF.; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 50-407, Idaho Code, requires that c~.ty election
precincts shall conform as nearly as possible and .practicable to
county election precincts within the City; and
WHEREAS, the.NMayor and.City Council of the City of Meridian, Ada
County:.-,,,State of Idaho, have concluded, that it is in the best interests
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 22
On April 21, 1987, at its regular meeting on the third
Monday of the month the Meridian City Council passed and approved
Ordinance No.,j 77_ which Ordinance amends Title 7, Chapter 5, of
the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian,
SEWER USE; the Title of Ordinance *=
reads as follows:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SEWER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN BY REPEALING SECTIONS 7-501, 7-503, 7-505, 7-506,
7-506A, 7-507, 7-508, 7-509, 7-517, 7-521, 7-527, 7-527A, 7-530,
7-533, 7-536, 7-537, 7-539, 7-543 IN THE SEWER ORDINANCES OF THE
REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND
RE-ENACTING SAID SECTIONS, EXCEPT SECTIONS 7-536 AND 7-537, TO
MAKE NEW ADDITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The principal provisions of Ordinance, No.�j
are:
1) It places the Sewer Superintendent under the direction
of the City Engineer.
2) It provides for misdemeanor sanctions and penalties for
unauthorized discharge into the sewer system and provides that
for such unauthorized discharge the City may terminate water
and/or sewer service without notice.
3) It requires that any contractor doing sewer
construction within the limits of a public right-of-way shall
hold a valid public works contractor's license for that type
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of work.
4) It provides for determination, between the City and the
user, of who has responsibility for maintenance and repairs.
5) It provides a penalty for turning the water on after it
has been turned off by the City for a violation of the Sewer Use
Ordinance.
6) It states the City is not liable for a shortage of
water.
7) It provides that the City may, after following the
required procedures, disconnect the sewer for non-payment or
other violation of the Sewer Use Ordinance.
8) It states that connection to the sewer is required when
the property is within 300 feet of a sewer line; provides that it
is the owner or developers responsibility to pay for extension of
sewer lines to and through his property and that if a sewer line
needs to be oversized the excess cost is normally the owners or
developers responsiblity but the City may if it has uncommited
funds participate in the cost of the oversized lines.
9) It requires that the connection to the sewer must be
made by a public work contractor.
10) It allows the City to participate with an owner or
developer to extend sewer lines and be a beneficiary of a late
comers fee and provides that interest may be charged in a late
comers agreement.
11) That it provides a change in two equivalent connection
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ratings, one for department stores at 1 per 3,000 sq. ft., and
one for garages at 2.
12) It repeals those portions of the Sewer Use Ordinance
relating to industrial cost recovery.
13) It provides that for new residential construction
coming on line during the 8 summer sprinkling months the sewer
use shall be based on 6,500 gallons of water use.
14) It provides penalties for violating the provisions of
the Sewer Use Ordinance which are misdemeanor penalties of 30
days in jail or $300.00 fine or both, termination of this sewer
and water use, and in some cases without notice, but in most
cases after notice.
15) It provides that it shall be effective upon
publication.
The public is additionally informed that the full text of
Ordinance No.�42� is available for inspection or copying at the
Meridian City Hall, 728 Meridian Street, Meridian, Idaho.
This Summary was approved by the Meridian City Council on
April 21, 1987 at its second regular meeting in April.
DATED this V,0 day of April, 1987.
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ATTORNEYS CERTIFICATE
The attached Summary of Ordinance No. 1-"
_ is true and
complete and provides e adequate notice to the public of said
Ordinance No. which is an Ordinance amending the Sewer
Use Ordinance, Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of
Merdian, Title 7, Chapter 5.
DATED this 21st day of April, 1987.
Wayn G. Crookston, Jr.
City Attorney
City of Meridian
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ORDINANCE NO..�l
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SEWER ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN BY REPEALING SECTIONS 7-501, 7-503, 7-505, 7-506,
7-506A, 7-507, 7-508, 7-509, 7-517, 7-521,7-527, 7-527A, 7-530,
7-533, 7-536, 7-537, 7-539, 7-543 IN THE SEWER ORDINANCES OF THE
REVISED AND COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND
RE-ENACTING SAID SECTIONS, EXCEPT SECTIONS 7-536 and 7-537, TO
MAKE NEW ADDITIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Meridian,
State of Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best interests
of said City to repeal Sections 7-501, 7-503, 7-505, 7-506,
7-506A, 7-597, 7-508, 7-509, 7-517, 7-521, 7-527, 7-527A, 7-530,
7-533, 7-536, 7-537, 7-539, 7-543 of the Meridian Sewer
Ordinances effective as set forth hereinafter, and to re-enact
said sections, except 7-536 and 7-537, with changes or additions
thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1. That Section 7-501, DECLARATION OF POLICY, of
the Sewer Ordinance, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That. Section 7-501, DECLARATION OF POLICY, of
the Sewer Ordinances is hereby re-enacted and which shall read as
follows:
7-501: DECLARATION OF POLICY: It is hereby declared that the
City owns and operates both a Municipal water system and a
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Municipal sewer system and that the sewer system has been
expanded and a sewage treatment plant constructed. It is the
Policy of the City to operate the sewer system and the water
system in conjunction, one with the other, for the mutual benefit
of the residents of the City. Additionally,
nature of the requirement of water to operate utheosewerthelntesystera
m,
violation of the sewer provisions may require termination of
water service and to efficiently enforce these sewer provisions,
such water termination is specifically authorized and is
Policy of the City. the
SECTION 3. That Section 7-503, SUPERINTENDENT, is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. That Section 7-503, SUPERINTENDENT, is hereby
re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-503: SUPERINTENDENT: There is hereby created -the office of
a Superintendent of Sewers, who shall, under the direction of the
City Engineer and the Mayor and Council, have charge of such
works, mains, laterals, trunk lines, treatment plant, connection
of service pipes and conduits and all other matters pertaining to
the City sewer system. The Superintendent shall report to the
City Engineer monthly or as often as required the condition of
the sewer system and make such recommendations as the nature of
the service may require.
SECTION 5. That Section 7-505
USERS
VIOLALTION, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. That Section 7-505
USERS
LIABLE FOR
LIABLE
VIOLATION, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
FOR
7-505: USERS LIABLE FOR VIOLATION: No user of the City sewer
service shall permit or allow any person from any other
premises
or any unauthorized person to discharge sewage into said system
and the permit to connect with sewer system shall be limited to
the person and the premises designated in the
violation of this Section by either the permit. Any
unauthorized person shall be deemed a misdemeanor. Anyolder orsucan
h
violations shall be grounds for the Superintendent to withhold
sewer service, without notice of termination of service, and the
Superintendent may require the Water Superintendent to terminate
water service. In appropriate circumstances the Superintendent
may require that a separate service connection is put in for each
user.
SECTION 7. That Section 7-506, MAINTENANCE OF LINES, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. That Section 7-506, MAINTENANCE OF LINES, is
hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-506: MAINTENANCE OF LINES: All users of the sewer sytem
shall keep their pipe connections and other apparatus
repair and protected from freezing at their own expense,lbutood no
person, except under the direction of the Superintendent, shall
be allowed to dig into the street, alley,
beneath which the lateral and trunk line ssewers krunroratomtap
into any such lateral or trunk line in any manner. Any contractor
digging within the limits of the public right-of-way shall posses
a valid pulic works contractor's license for that specialty.
SECTION 9. That Section 7-506A, POINT OF LIABILITY FOR
MAINTENANCE, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 10. That Section 7-506A, POINT OF LIABILITY FOR
MAINTENANCE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-506A: POINT OF LIABILITY FOR MAINTENANCE: All users shall
have the responsibility of, and be liable for, and shall pay for,
all costs and expenses of maintaining their own sewer lines
extending from their property until such sewer lines
pass the
vertical plane of the user's property line or until they reach
City main sewer lines, whichever point is reached last. This
liability of the user shall include the entire sewer service
connection apparatus and plumbing equipment and materials. Thus,
the City s end point of liability for maintenance shall be at
such point as the City main sewer line connects to the user's
sewer service connection, and not thereafter with the user having
complete responsibility for the sewer service connection to the
City main sewer lines.
This Section shall not be construed to be in conflict with
Section 7-506, which states that no person shall be allowed to
dig into the street, alley, sidewalk or easement beneath which
the lateral and trunk line sewers run or tap into any such
lateral or trunk line in any manner without the Superintendent's
direction and authorization, in that such
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user is liable.
SECTION 11. That Section 7-507, PENALTY FOR TURNING ON
WATER, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 12. That Section 7-507, PENALTY FOR TURNING ON
WATER, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-507: PENALTY FOR TURNING ON WATER: If any person, after
the water has been turned off from the premises on account of
nonpayment of rates or other violation of this Chapter or the
rules and regulations pertaining to the sewer service, shall turn
on or permit to be turned on or use or permit the water to be
used, without authority, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof fined not exceeding three hundred dollars
($300.00) or jailed for a maximum of thirty (30) days, or both,
for each offense.
SECTION 13. That Section 7-508, CITY NOT LIABLE FOR
DAMAGE OR SHORTAGE, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 14. That Section 7-508, CITY NOT LIABLE FOR
DAMAGE OR SHORTAGE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as
follows:
7-508: CITY NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGE OR SHORTAGE: The City
shall not be held liable for damages to any sewer user or his
property by reason of a stoppage or other interruption of his
water supply or sewer disposal service caused by scarcity of
water, accidents to the works, alterations, additions, or repairs
to the sewer or water system or from other unavoidable causes
beyond the control of the City.
SECTION 15. That. Section 7-509, DISCONNECTION FOR
NONPAYMENT, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 16. That Section 7-509, DISCONNECTION FOR
NONPAYMENT, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-509: DISCONNECTION FOR NONPAYMENT: The provisions of this
Chapter shall apply to all property within the corporate limits
of Meridian, Idaho, including all property owned or occupied by
the United States of America, Ada County, and the State of Idaho,
and in case of nonpayment or delinquency, the Superintendent of
Sewers, is, after the City has complied with the provisions of
Section 7-540, hereby authorized and directed to, disconnect,
and/or plug, the sewer connection with the sewer system of
Meridian and direct the Water Superintendent to terminate the
water supply to the property.
SECTION 17.
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 18.
That Section 7-517, REQUIRED USE OF SEWERS,
That Section 7-517, REQUIRED USE OF SEWERS,
is hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-517: REQUIRED USE OF SEWERS: The owner or occupant of any
house, building or property used for residential, commercial,
industrial, governmental or recreational use, or other
Se
situated within the City which is abutting on or having
permanent right of access to any street, alley or right of way in
which there is located a public sewer of said City is hereby
required to cease using any other method of disposing of sewage,
waste or polluted water, and at his expense to connect such
building directly with the public sewer in accordance with the
provisions of this Chapter, within fifteen (15) days after date
Of official notice from the City to do so, provided, however,
that said sewer is within three hundred feet (3001) of any
property line of the building to be served or common property
line in a multiple building development.
The owner or developer of a new subdivision or development
whether subdivided or not shall, at his expense, construct the
necessary extensions of the public sewer system to provide public
sewer facilities for each lot or building area in his
suddivision; additionally, the owner or developer shall have the
responsibility, at his expense, of installing the main sewer line
to the boundary in his development which is farthest away from
the point at which initial connection is made to the present City
sewer main.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or deposit in
any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the
City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any
human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within the City, or in any area under the
jurisdiction of said
City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable
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Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to
construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank,
cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of
sewage.
SECTION 19. That Subsection (L) of Section 7-521,
BUILDING SEWERS AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 20. That Subsection (L) of Section 7-521,
BUILDING SEWERS AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS, is hereby re-enacted and
shall read as follows:
(L) The connection of the building sewer service to the
public main sewer shall be made by a public works contractor
having a valid license for this specialty work.
SECTION 21. That Section 7-527, SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS, is
hereby repealed.
SECTION 22. That Section 7-527, SEWER LINE EXTENSION, is
hereby re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-527: SEWER LINE EXTENSIONS: All proposed extensions of the
Municipal sewerage system to serve undeveloped areas within the
existing corporate limits, newly annexed areas or areas outside
the corporate limits shall comply with the overall master plan
for the City's Municipal sewerage system. Costs for all
extensions which lie outside the boundary limits of the property
for which the extension is requested shall be the responsiblity
of that property owner or his agent. Cost for sewer extensions
within the property for which the extension is requested shall
also be the responsibility of the owner or his agent. Sewer
extensions shall be required to extend to the farthest boundary
of the development. When it is necessary to install oversized
lines as part of an extension, the cost of all oversized lines
will normally be the responsiblity of the owner or his agent.
However, the City may in its discretion
funds in its sewer construction account,' if it has uncommitted
of the cost of any oversized sewer lines participate in a portion
Unless a special permit is granted b
the
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All design and construction of any extensions to the
Municipal sewerage system shall comply with the official
specifications for sewerage system extensions as adopted by the
City.
The plans for all extensions to the sewerage system shall be
prepared and signed by a registered professional engineer as per
the licensing requirements of the Idaho Code. Three (3) copies of
the said plans shall be filed with the City. Two (2) copies of
the plans shall be filedd with the Idaho Department of Health and
Welfare for their review and approval as required by the Idaho
Code. In approving a plan for extension to the Municipal sewerage
system, the City reserves the right to stipulate other
requirements such as a special permit fee, rights of way limits,
sequence of construction, time limits for having existing service
disrupted, the filing of a performance bond and other similar
measures as may be required to protect the public. No work shall
commence on any such extension of the Municipal sewerage system
until the extension project has been approved by the City.
After the construction of any Municipal sewer system
extensions, it shall be the obligation of the owner, or his
agent, to have a registered professional engineer certify to the
City and to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare that the
said system extensions were installed in accordance with the
approved plans and specifications on file with the respective
agencies. Following certification by the registered professional
engineer and acceptance by the City, the entire extension of the
Municipal sewerage system, including the City sewer service
lines, shall become the property of the City and it shall be the
City's responsibility to maintain and operate the system
thereafter.
If it is necessary for the City to permit a sewer service
connection and/or sewer service line at any time after the
extension has been originally accepted by the City, the owner or
his agent, shall be required to pay the sewer hookup fee as well
as the standard permit and inspection fees as may be established
by the City for such purposes.
SECTION 23. That
PAYMENT OR CONTRIBUTING
CONSTRUCTING SEWER
repealed.
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Subsection (B) of Section 7-527A,
OF PROPORTIONATE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF
LINES; CO-OPERATIVE
That Subsection (B)
AGREEMENTS,
of Section
is hereby
7-527A,
PAYMENT OR CONTRIBUTION OF PROPORTIONATE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF
CONSTRUCTING SEWER LINES; CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, is hereby
re-enacted and shall read as follows:
(B) Should a sewer user at his own expense construct an
extension to the sewer system in a public right of way or
easement with prior approval of the City and in accordance with
the standards and designs of the City and which sewer line
extension has been determined by the City to be able to benefit
Properties other than the user, the sewer user constructing the
extension may request that the City enter into an agreement with
the user such that all or a portion of the costs of extending the
sewer line will be reimbursed to that sewer user from the
connection charges collected under subsection (A) above from
those property owners who will benefit from the sewer line
extension and who otherwise have not paid or contributed their
proportionate share to that sewer line; the City shall not be
required to enter into such an agreement and whether or not to
enter into such an agreement shall be at the sole discretion of
the City Council; provided however, no reimbursment agreement
shall have a duration greater than ten (10) years unless the City
is a beneficiary of the agreement; no reimbursement agreement
shall pay to the sewer user paying for or constructing a sewer
line extension more than one hundred percent (100%) of his actual
engineering and construction costs, it being noted that in most
cases at least some of the cost would ordinarily be assessed to
the sewer user's own property; a reimbursement agreement may
provide for interest to be paid to the sewer user; the City shall
be entitled, shall charge and shall receive a ten percent (10%)
administrative fee for handling the accounting, auditing,
payment of the reimbursement payments made to the sewer userand so
extending the sewer line and having reached a reimbursement
agreement with the City; the reimbursement agreement shall be
personal to the sewer user entering into it and shall not be
assigned without the written consent of the City, which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld; that the agreement shall be
binding on the sewer user and his assigns, successors, heirs and
executors and may be recorded as an encumbrance against the
property of the sewer user; that the sewer user shall be required
to indemnify and hold the City harmless from any and all
liability whatsoever until the sewer line has been accepted for
maintenance by the City; said lines, after acceptance, shall
become part of the City sewerage system and be the sole property
of the City. (Ord. 451, 8-19-85)
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engineering, legal costs and interest.
SECTION 25. That Section 7-530, SEWER CHARGE APPRAISAL,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 26. That Section 7-530, SEWER CHARGE APPRAISAL,
is hereby re-enacted and shall 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 request that the parcel being subject to sewer connection
charge, periodic user charge, or other fees as provided for in
Section 7-532 herein be appraised and assessed by the Sewer Board
of Appraisers for the purpose of establishing the equivalent
connection rating, the sewer connection charge, the inspection
fee, the monthly service charge or other fees to 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 and
use on the same relative basis as is imposed upon other like
property and uses within the City that has or will receive the
sewer service. This procedure may also be used to determine the
initial charges as set forth herein or to change or modify the
initial charges.
SECTION 27. That the first paragraph of Section 7-533,
SEWER USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 28. That the first paragraph of Section 7-533,
SEWER USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby re-enacted and
shall read as follows:
7-533: SEWER USER CHARGES AND CONNECITON FEES: The monthly
sewer user rates for sanitary sewer service in the City are based
on gallons of water used as determined by the water meter
readings. Residential homeowner's sanitary sewer user charges
will be based on the actual water recorded for monthly water
AMBROSE, meter readings during the period of the
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FITZGERALD the following March 15. For the following seven r(7) Omonthrper
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period of October 15,tothe
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charge. Provided however, for averaging purposes, the Mayor and
City Council may, by a duly enacted Resolution, change the above
date of October 15, to November 15, for any particular year if it
finds the Fall to have been particularly warm requiring lawn
sprinkling to have been necessary past October 15. Also,
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 construction or sales 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 thousand five hundred (6,500) gallons. All other
users such as commercial and industrial shall be based on their
monthly water consumption. The user charges may be reviewed
annually. The user charge system is based on the following:
SECTION 29. That Subsection (C) of Section 7-533, SEWER
USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 30. That Subsection (C) of Section 7-533, SEWER
USER CHARGES AND CONNECTION FEES, is hereby re-enacted and shall
read as follows:
(C) The sewer connection fees and charges are based on the
following schedule; all other users will require special
appraisal and will be computed on an individual basis.
CLASSIFICATION
NO. OF EQUIVALENT
CONNECTIONS
Apartment (see Multiple Living Unit)
Bank..
Bar.. ...
2.00
Barber Shop, per chair.... " " " "
2*00
(minimum 1 ........................0.50
.00)
Beauty Salon, per operator 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..
...
Car Wash (to be computed .••.•.•' ••••••2.00
AMBROSE, Church, puted on " " " " an individual basis) • .XXXX
FITZGERALD ' • • • • • • ' • • • • • • . . . . . . . • .
&CROOKSTON Club, Private """'••••••••••..2.00
...........•.•.•.•..2.00
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.446,
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Te1ephone888-4461
Condominium (see Multiple Living Unit)
Dentist, per practitioner.......
Department Store (per 3,000 sq. ft.)••.•." " " '••1.00
Doctor, per practitioner.. " " " " •••••1.00
Drug Store.... •• ........................1.00
Dry Cleaners.. ••••" " " " " "
......2.00
Duplex (see Multiple Living •Unit) •'••••" " "••2.00
Fourplex (see Multiple Living Unit)
Garage (minimum)......
Grocery Store (see Retail �Food Store) •••.
Hospital, per bed...
"' • .0.15
Industry (see Major or MinorContributing���•�-
Laundries: Industry)
Self-service up to and including ten
washing machines....... •............4.00
Each washing machine in excess of ten ........ 0.25
Commercial (to be computed in an
individual basis).... ..XXXX
Lodge or Private Club.. ." .•••••... " " "
Major Contributing Industry(as•per��••••••• " " •2.00
separate agreement) ....••.....•..
Minor Contributing Industry (as per " '••••XXXX
separate agreement) ..................... XXXX
Mobile Home Court or Park
First space....
Each additional space, long term tenant•type.1.00
Each additional space, short term tenant typel.00
Mobile Home or Trailer House on own premises......
Motel, Hotel, Rooming House, etc. 1.00
Without cooking facilities
First Unit.. .
Each additional• unit...•••••" 1.00
Motel, Hotel, Rooming House, etc. " " " •••0.25
With cooking facilities
First Unit....••..•.
Each additional unit.. " " " ••••1.00
Multiple Living Unit " " " " '••••••0.50
Studio or one bedroom .... .........
Two bedrooms. '•••••••••1.00
Three or more bedrooms.... 1.00
Office Building for each 2,500 square •feet •of•'1.00
gross floor space or fraction thereof....•
Photo Development Lab... •►•2.00
'
Restaurant, per customerseating.
capacit ..... '.10
(minimum to be 2.00 equivalent connections)
Retail Retail Food Store for each 1,500 square feet of
gross floor space or fraction thereof ......
Retail Store for each 3,000 square feet of ..1.00
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) ....................... XXXX
Schools per each 50 students in average daily
attendance or fraction thereof .....•." " " ••
1.00Sin le Family Residence.............' "'•'.1.00Swimming Pool
Public (to be computed on an
individual basis).......................XXXX
Private, for each 500 square feet of pool
water surface area or fraction thereof..0.25
Tavern ................ .2.00
........ ....
Theatre ..................... ...........2.00
Townhouse..... " " " " " "
Trailer Court or• Park������•���������•� " " •••1.00
First Unit.. .••.....••......1.00
Each additional space,longterm
tenant type.. ...0.75
Each additional space, �short •term ��
tenant type .......• ...0.50
Triplex (see Multiple Living Unit)•��••���•���•
Railroad Depot.. ......................... .....2.00
Variety Store for each 3,000 square feet of •gross
floor space or fraction thereof..............1.00
SECTION 31. That Section 7-536, INDUSTRIAL USER CHARGES,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 32. That Section 7-537, INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 33. That Section 7-539, MONTHLY USER CHARGES;
WHEN DUE AND PAYABLE, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 34. That Section 7-539, MONTHLY USER CHARGES;
WHEN DUE AND PAYABLE, is hereby re-enacted and shall read as
follows:
7-539:
tCitysClerk
MONTHLY USER
charges lfirst
CHARGES;
WHEN DUE AND PAYABLE: All
AMBROSE,
AMBROSE,
the
billing
billsPrevious
between theewer
due
andand
tenpayable from the owner to
day
&CROOKSTON
from
monthly
the
cycle.
of each month for
For new construction,
user charge
shall be
computed
the
from the
date the service
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Merldian, Idaho
83842
Telephone888.4481
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
8 CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Te1e1)hone888.4461
connection has been inspected and approved or when the building
being served is substantitally completed, whichever is the latest
date. For new residential construction completed during the seven
(7) lawn sprinkling months the monthly sewer user charges shall
be based on the use of 6,500 gallons per month. Upon failure to
pay the same, as prescribed, each user shall pay in addition to
the amount due, a fine of one dollar ($1.00) or ten percent (10%)
of charges due, whichever is greater.
SECTION 35. That Section 7-543, PENALTIES, is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 36. That Section 7-543, PENALTIES, is hereby
re-enacted and shall read as follows:
7-543: PENALTIES: Any person found to be violating any
provisions of this Ordinance, other than for nonpayment of a
sewer bill, shall be served by the City with a written notice
stating the nature of the violation and providing ten (10) days,
for the satisfactory correction thereof.
The within the period of time stated in such notice, per shall,
ermanetly
cease all violations and if necessary make all correctionsandrepairs to the system or pay for same if the City has to make the
correction or repair.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time
limit provided for hereinabove in this Section, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding three hundred dollars imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days or both (sucOh•fine and
imprisonment for each violation. Each day in which such violation
shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
ny
ing any
shall
Abecomerliableototthe Cityoforthe
any roeXsenns of this Chapter
occasioned the City by reason of such violationlossand, fordother
than non-payment of sewer bill violations, may have their sewer
and water supply terminated after the above ten (10) day notice
period has expired.
That these penalties shall not be construced to be exclusive
but shall be construed to be cumulative of, and in addition to,
any other penalties provided for in the Revised and Compiled
Ordinances of the City of Meridian or the Criminal Code of the
State of Idaho; as an example, a person injuring the sewer system
could be criminally charged with malicious injury to
ro
for all violations initially charged a a criminal violationerthe
notice provisions provided for in this Chapter shall not apply.
lu..
SECTION 37. EFFECTIVE DATE:
se full force and effect from and afterhits Ordinances shall be in
Passage, approval and
publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
1987. day of 444----
ATTEST
J K .._1V:
C TY C]
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83842
Telephone 88& 446,
CITY nF MP.DTn-1--