02-967 City Code Water & Sewer Rate Amd
CITY OF MERIDIAN
ORDINANCE NO. 02- q67
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY
CODE BY EITHER ADDING OR DELETING LANGUAGE TO SECTIONS 9-1-7 B
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; FEES; 9-1-19 A 1., 2. AND 4. USER CHARGE, B. 1. AND
2. CHARGES FOR WATER AND INSTALLATIONS, C.1. PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE;9-
1-21 A. TERMINATION OF SERVICE AND B. RIGHT TO HEARING; 9-4-24 A.
MONTHLY SERVICE CHARGES; 9-4-25 A. PERMIT REQUIRED; FEES, AND B.
SEWER CONNECTION CHARGE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
VALIDITY; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1: Meridian City Code Section 9-1-7 B. shall be amended to read as follows:
B. Application For Pennit; Fees: To obtain Municipal water service, the owner or
his agent shall make application on a special fonn furnished by the City. The pennit application
shall be supplemented pertinent in the judgment of the City and requested by the City. A pennit
and inspection fee efn, eat) the eallars ($25.00) as established bv resolution of the City Council
shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed. The owner or his agent shall pay a
connection fee to the City at the time the application is filed. The amount of the connection fee
will vary depending on the equivalent residential unit (ERU) rating, or other rating established by
the City Getmcil Engineer for the user in question. The connection fee shall be S0\ 0a lwndred
fotli'eallars ($704.00) far 011eh ERU as established bv resolution of the City Council.
SECTION 2: Meridian City Code Section9-1-19 A. 1.,2., and 4., and B. 1. and 2. and C. 1.
shall be amended to read as follows:
A.
User Charge:
1.
All owners who receive or have the right to receive the benefit ofthe
Municipal water system shall, in return for said benefit, pay monthly user
charges liS eeserièee BelO.. as established bv resolution of the City
Council. The monthly user charge shall be based on the amount of water
used and the amount of fire and health protection provided by the
Municipal water supply system. The a ,iflers of 1111 prepcl't) "ifuili thc
col'fJorltte limits, ..hieh proper!) is ..iiliÎ:li furee lwndred fcet (300') afthe
M1:IfIieipal ..lIter Stipp!) system sll:lIlll"lI)' II minimtlIlimol!thl) 113er charge.
The minimum monthly user charge for all uses shall be based on one
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B.
equivalent residential unit (ERU) which is a single-family residence. All
other water service connections shall be prorated as to the number of
ERUs assigned to that water user by this Chapter, or as detennined by the
City Engineer or 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.
2.
Th0 mi¡¡ffi¡l;ffi ffieflthly 1:Iscr 0harge shall Be six àellars fur!} eight Ð0f1ts
($6.48) l"er ERU. Al1J e,fflcr y,hich hils II letal ERU rlttiHg less fulll! enc
shllll pay II miflÏ:mtim ffieflthl) 1:Iser eharge fur efle full ERn fili:)' e,ffl0r
i, hieh hils III! ERU l'IItif!g greater !hili! ene shall plI-) II minilffilm lI1oflthly
Hser 0harge thltt is thc prot!1:l0t offultt 1:Iser's ERU rlttiag m1:lltipliee B) six
dollars furl) eight ernls ($6.48). Monthly fixed cost charges and user
charges shall be established by resolution ofthe City Council.
i.c., A l!!t!flàry hlliiHg ¡";el. e (12) maemlics .vo1:lle hll', e III!
et¡w , IIlrnt eGfIfI0etiali ra!fHg ofE4.00) I (2 x .25) 4.50
lII!e II SttbS0t¡Hefit miliim1:lIfl IfIaIithI) 1:Iser ehargc af (4.50) x
($6.48) $29.16
4.
Each owner will pay a monthly user fee based on the quantity of water
used IIf!t! the SeheeHle Bf\Yltter Use Fee in TIIBlc III. Each owner shall
pay, as full compensation for the benefits derived ITom the Municipal
water supply system, the mmimlJffi IfIÐlithl) 1:IS0r fcc er the meflthl) 1:Iser
fce, llhiehe\er is greater charges as established by resolution ofthe City
Council. 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 established by resolution of the City Council.~
the 'N1tt0r Stiperif!tefldef!t ..ifu III'pre;-a1 af!he City Ca1:lflcil. The owner
must request the City to place the line back in service. There will be a
charge set BY the 'Nlttcr SHpel'Ïflt0fieef!t ."jtft !l:ppre, III af the as established
by resolution 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 an 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 Biffler Bfthe I"repert)
S0f\ ieee shall P!l:Y far the maathly llser charge !I:I1e Sl:Ieh a ,mer " ill B0
Billee far sHeh maf!thly Hscr ehargc.
Charges For Water And Installations:
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I. The charges for water shall be as follews: ifI 1111 C!l:ses, the miflÏffil:lffl
charge shllll ÈJc six eell!lfS fort) cight ceflts ($6.48) per l'EIelitft. NoflftJsieefit shall
ÈJe ehargee the sa:me ffioflthl} l:Iser charge established by resolution ofthe City
Council.
2. In case a water meter fails to register correctly the water used, the owner
shall PllY 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:
a. For all meters installed, the charge shall be set by the City Engineer
QI Board of Appraisers. All installed meters shall be property of the
City.
b. Water hookup, sÐirnlwnclree fotli' eallars ($704.00) per l:Iflit as
established by resolution of the City Council.
c.
Priyate Fire Service:
I. Available only on flat rate when used for fife protection only; owner to
install all lines to the City mains at their expense. All connections to be
supervised by the City and to confonn to City requirements and City plumbing
codes. The flat rate fees shall be as established by resolution of the City Council.
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SECTION 3: Meridian City Code Section 9-1-21 A., B. 1. shall be amended to read as follows:
A. Tennination Of Service; Notice: The City Glefk shall furnish each
property owner 6ft after the flfst of each month a statement of the
amount due for water for the preceding month or up to the time that
the meter has been read and for other charges relating to the water
system; and if any owner neglects to pay his water bill by the tenth day
of the month following mailing of the billing, or shall fail or refuse to
pay the water bill in that time period, the water user's account shall be
delinquent. Owners shall be notified by regular mail ofthis
delinquency and if the bill is not paid in full within ten (10) days after
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sef'Ifiee mailing of this notification 6ft ill the owner, the right to water
shall cease and tenninate unless the owner or occupant requests a pre-
termination hearing. Should the owner or occupant not request a pre-
tennination hearing or if an adverse decision is rendered against the
owner or occupant as a result of the pre-tennination hearing, the City
may require the owner to pay the delinquent water bill attributable to
the use, plus a teH àellar ($HJ.OO) turn-on charge as established by
resolution of the City Council as a condition of receiying water service
again, and in the eyent the water meter must be remoyed, an additional
:lift} 8ellar ($50.00) fee as established by resolution of the City
Council must be paid as II condition of receiving water service again.
Any owner not using water after the first of the month, or in case a
meter is used after the meter has been read, must report the same to the
City Clerk and have the water shut off, and ifhe fails to do so, the full
amount for said month must be paid. No allowance will be made for
nonuse for less than one month. All corrections as to the charge and
all abatements shall be made under the direction of the Mayor and
Council and shall be certified by the City Clerk, and all water bills
must be paid by the owner of the property upon which the same is used
and not by the tenants thereof.
B. Right To Hearing:
I. The City, in its delinquency notice to all owners, shall infonn in
writing all owners of their right to a pre-tennination hearing, with such
hearing to be held with the due process protection described below.
The City will not discontinue water service to any ~ property
prior to a fair and impartial hearing, after timely and adequate notice
and an opportunity to conITont witnesses, to personally appear with
retained counsel to be judged on facts adduced at the hearing and to
otherwise be heard and defend the claim made by the City, if a pre-
termination hearing is requested by any owner or occu{!ant. The City
Council shall have the responsibility of holding pre-termination
hearings. The City Council shall make a record of any pre-tennination
hearing. The City Council shall render its decision in writing, giYing
the reasons for its detennination. In decisions IIdverse to the owner,
the City Council will infonn the water consumer of the right to appeal
the decision pursuant to the Idaho State Administrative Procedures
Act.
SECTION 4 Meridian City Code Section 9-4-24A. I. and 2. shall be amended to read as
follows:
A Monthly Service Charges:
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I. The minimum sewer charge shall be ele, efl eollars se, em) three
eeflts ($11. 73) per ffiefttft, ÈJllsee eft I11iSe effotli' thel:lsllflt! (4,000)
gllllelis per I'fIofitfle! less as established by resolution ofthe City
Council.
;&-, Thc eharge fer l:Ise ifl excess ef fe1:lf, thel:lslII!d (4,000) gllllans per
maßtft shllU be the mifti- IIfIl6I:1I1t ef de, efI eallars se, eflty
three eeflts ($11.73) per I'fIOfltfl, phis III! B:t!clitieftal eflargc aft..o
eellars sixty eems ($2.60) per el!e tOO1isllftt1 (1,000) gallafls of
',yltter 1:Isee ar pertiaft thtJreaf !tbe..e the fatli' tOOl:lSIlflfl (4,000)
gallaft miflifl'll:lffl. (Orti. 742, 9 17 1996)
SECTION 5: Meridian City Code Section 9-4-25 A. 2., and B. I. and 2. shall be amended to
read as follows:
A.
Pennit Required; Fees:
2. Pennit And Inspection Fee: A permit and inspection fee 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, II connection charge in the amount as
provided for in Section 9-4-24 of this Chapter. The amount of
the permit and inspection fee shall be determiflee b} the Se..er
Baard ef Appr-aisers liS herem pre, ieee as established by
resolution of the City Council.
B.
Sewer Connection Charge:
I. The owner, or his agent, of aU properties connecting to the
public sewer ofthe City under the tenns of this Chapter shall
pay a sewer connection charge af efte tflallSlll!e :§.-, e hl:If!t!red
eight àellars ($1,580.00) as established by resolution ofthe City
Council for each equivalent connection or traction thereof as
may be assigned to the property by the City.
2. For properties that have an existing public sewer adjacent to
their property without direct cost to the present owner or fonner
owners of the property, there shan be an additional connection
charge ofafte thotls!l:l1e :§.,e lwnclree eight) eal1ars ($1,580.00)
as established by resolution of the City Council for each
equivalent connection thereof as may be assigned to the
property by the City.
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SECTION 6: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 7: VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby declares that
any section, paragrllph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted and amended herein be
declared for any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the Meridian City Council that it would
haye passed all other portions of this Ordinance independent of the elimination heretrom of any
portion as may be declared inyalid.
SECTION 8: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This Ordinance does not affect an action
or proceeding commenced or right accrued before this Ordinance takes effect.
SECTION 9: DATE OF EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect after its passage, approval and publication, according to law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
z..~ r;t day of dd;¡ ,2002.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this 23 r1£
day of ~T~ ,2002.
No:-
Second Reading:
Third Reading:
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