OR 323 New water rates ORDINANCE NO. 323
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
BY AMENDING SECTION 3-1-5 SO AS TO ADOPT NEW WATER
RATES FOR WATER SERVICE FURNISHED BY THE CITY WATER
SYSTEM; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR
EACH OFFENSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. AMENDING SECTION 3-1-5 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES
That Section 3-1-5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell,
Texas, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 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 $1.96 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 apartment or multi-family
complexes, mobile home parks, hotels and motels, office
buildings, townhouses, condominiums, 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 an apartment
house 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 $17.36 for each unit multiplied by the total number
of units (ten) (10) equaling a total bill of one hundred
seventy three dollars and sixty cents ($173.60) to be paid by
the customer. For mote]s, divide total number of rooms
rented by thirty (30) (representing days) for total units to be
billed.
Commercial and Industrial:
The monthiy rates or charges for water service furnished by
the City for Commercial or Industrial uses shall be based
upon a meter surcharge as set out below plus $1.96 per 1,000
gallons consumption.
The meter surcharge shall be as follows:
1 inch meter $ 13.44
11/2 inch meter 28.00
2 inch meter 56.00
3 inch meter 112.00
4 inch meter 168.00
6 inch meter 336.00
8 inch meter 720.00
SECTION 2. REPEALING CLAUSE
All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. 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 4. PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for each offense, and each and every day such offense is continued
shall constitute a new and separate offense.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the
publication of its caption, as the law in such cases provides.
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ATTEST:
[SEAL]
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney