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OR 89-448 City Waterworks charges AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 89448 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1-5, 3-1-11, 3-2-2, 3-3-2 B, AND DELETING SECTION 3-1-6; ADJUSTING MONTHLY WATER RATES; ADJUSTING DEPOSITS FOR WATER SERVICE; ADJUSTING MONTHLY SEWER RATES; ADJUSTING CHARGES FOR RESTORATION OF SERVICE AFTER DISCONTINUANCE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS: SECTION 1. AMENDING SEC. 3-1-5 OF COPPELL CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell is hereby amended by amending Section 3-1-5, to read as follows: "Sac. 3-1-5 WATER RATES (Monthly) Residential: The monthly rates or charges for water service furnished by the City waterworks system for single-family dwellings shall be as follows: First 1,000 gallons (minimum) $ 5.60 All over 1,000 gallons $ 2.30 per 1,000 gallons The monthly rates or charges for services furnished by the City Waterworks System for non-single-family dwellings, such as but not limited to mobile home parks or other users wherein there is one master meter which serves more than one unit shall be the same rates as set forth for single-family dwellings above, based upon an average usage for each user from the master meter multiplied by the number of users of such meter. For clarification and example, if a mobile home park had ten (10) units and the master meter indicated seventy thousand (70,000) gallons of water consumption, the average use would be seven thousand (7,000) gallons, yielding a rate of $19.40 for each unit multiplied by the total number Of units (10) equaling a total bill of $194.00 to be paid by the customer." Commercial and Industrial: The monthly rates or charges for water service furnished by the City for apartment or multifamily complexes, hotels and motels, office buildings, townhouses, and condominiums and Commercial or Industrial uses shall be based upon a meter base rate as set out below plus $2.30 per 1,000 gallons consumption. In the event that City ordinance requires installation of a meter strictly for fire protection, that meter would be exempt from the base rate listed below effective December 1, 1988. The meter base rate shall be as follows: 1 inch meter 7.50 11/2 inch meter 11.25 2 inch meter 15.00 3 inch meter 22.50 4 inch meter 30.00 6 inch meter 45.00 8 inch meter 60.00 SECTION 2. DELETING SECTION 3-1-6 OF COPPELL CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell is hereby Mended by deleting Section 3-1-6 as presently written and reserving such section for future use. Said section as presently written deals with discontinuance of water service. SECTION 3. AM~ING SEC. 3-1-11 OF COPPELL CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell is hereby amended by amending Section 3-1-11, to read as follows: "Sec. 3-1-11 WATER METER DEPOSIT Each water consumer shall make a meter deposit in at least the sum of $30.00 for builders and realtors, 835.00 for home buyers, or $55.00 for reuters. Should such deposit be insufficient to pay an average monthly bill; or, if experience has proved that a customer does not pay water bills promptly, and as due, the City Manager may require the meter deposit to be in any sum deemed necessary to protect the City. Such meter deposit may be applied to the payment of any water and sewer overdue to the City. Any unused portion of the deposit shall be refunded to the consumer at any time service is discontinued." SECTION 4. AMENDING SEC. 3-2-2 OF COPPELL CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppall is hereby amended by amending Section 3-2-2, to read as follows: "Sac. 3-2-2 SEWER RATES {Monthly) The monthly rates charged for services furnished by the Sanitary Sewer System of the City shall be based upon the amount of metered water which is furnished during the month as follows: (Ord. 322) Residential: First 1,000 gallons (Minimum) $5.60. All over 1,000 gallons 81.01 cents per 1,000 gallons to a maximum of 14,000 gallons. Commercial First 1,000 gallons (Minimum) $5.60 and Industrial, & all over 1,000 gallons $1.01 cents per non-single-family 1,000 gallons. dwellings: Sewer Service $14.14 for those sewer customers who are Only (flat rate): not connected to the City's water system. SECTION 5. AMENDING SEC. 3-3-2 B, OF COPPELL CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell is hereby amended by amending Section 3-3-2 B, to read as follows: "B. RESTORATION OF SERVICE Services shall not be continued or reconnected to any customer until all current and delinquent charges, plus the ten percent (10%) penalty, plus an additional $20.00 to cover the cost of disconnecting and reconnecting services, have been paid." SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE Any part of any ordinance inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE, DATE This ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage, as the law in such cases provides. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 22 day of August 1989. APPROVED: MARK WOLFE, MAYOR ATTEST: LINDA GRAU ASST. CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM:_ I, CITY ATTORNEY H2ORATES.ORD