OR 2017-1462 Water and Sewer AmendmentORDINANCE NO. 2017-1462
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS
HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3 "CITY
DEPARTMENTS", ARTICLE 3-3. "WATER AND SEWER
REGULATIONS", SECTION 3-3-2 "PAYMENT OF BILLS" BY
AMENDING SUBSECTION 3-3-2(E), TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO CONSIDER ADJUSTMENT TO A
CUSTOMER'S WATER BILL FOLLOWING REPAIR OF A LEAK;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Coppell provides regulations for their water and sewer service;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Coppell has declared that all bills for water, sewer and garbage
services are due the dates shown on the bill and a penalty of ten percent of the total charge will be
assessed for all bills not paid on or before due date; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is appropriate to authorize the City Manager
or designee to consider an adjustment to a customer bill following repair of a leak which caused
usage greater than the customer's twelve-month average;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS
SECTION 1. That the Code Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas, as heretofore
amended, be, and the same is hereby amended by amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 3,
City Departments, Article 3-3, Water and Sewer Regulations, Section 3-3-2 Payment of Bills, by
amending subsection (E), which shall read as follows:
"CHAPTER 3 — CITY DEPARTMENTS
ARTICLE 3-3. WATER AND SEWER REGULATIONS
Sec. 3-3-1. Liability for materials
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Sec. 3-3-2. Payment of bills
All bills for water, sewer and garbage services are due the date shown on the bill, and a
penalty of ten percent of the total charge will be assessed for all bills not paid on or before the due
date. The City Manager or designee may authorize an abatement of one-month penalty to a
residential customer within a twelve (12) month calendar year upon the request of said customer.
A. Discontinuance of service .....
E. Leakage on customer side. All customers shall be responsible for loss
of water due to leakage in pipes inside the discharge side of the meter,
and if this water is not paid for according to the rates provided by section
315 and by section 332 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Coppell, Texas, service shall be discontinued. Service will not be
restored until all claims have been paid. However, the City Manager or
his/her designee may consider an adjustment reducing a customer's
water bill for a water leak if the following criteria are met:
1. Completion of the Leak Repair Affidavit which documents the
leak and that the leak has been repaired;
2. Customer has not received an adjustment related to water leak at
this location within the previous 24 months;
3. The usage caused by the leak is greater than the 12 -month
average. If the usage is not greater than the 12 -month average,
no leak adjustment will be granted
If a water leak adjustment is provided, the adjusted water bill will be
calculated as follows:
1. The average of the customers previous 12 months of usage will
be calculated and charged at the most current adopted water and
sewer rates.
2. The usage over the 12 -month average will be charged as follows:
a. 50% of the remaining usage will be charged at the most
current adopted water and sewer rates
b. 50% of the usage will be charged at the most current
rate paid by the City of Coppell to Dallas Water
Utilities for the volume rate."
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SECTION 2. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas,
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other
provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. That should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or
section of this ordinance, or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be adjudged or held
to be void or unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of said ordinance or the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, which shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That an offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinance, as amended, in effect when
the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of its caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the QC,8 day of
2017
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ATTEST:
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