OR 273 Adopts new water rates AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 273
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 OF FINE 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 Coppelf, Texas,
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 3-1-5 WATER RATES
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) $ 5.00
All over 1,000 gallons $ 1.75 per
1,000 gallons
The monthly rates or charges for services furnished by the City
Waterworks System for nonsingle-family dwellings, such as but not
limited to apartment or multi-family complexes, mobile home parks,
hotels and motels, office buffclings, townhouses, condominiums, or
other users wherein there is one master meter which serves more
than one unit shah 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 $15.50 for each unit
multiplied by the total number of units (ten) (10) equaling a total
bill of one hundred fifty-five dollars ($155.00) to be paid by the
customer. For motels, divide total number of rooms rented by
thirty (30) (representing days) for total units to be billed.
Commercial and Industrial:
The monthly rates or charges for water sarviee furnished by the
City for Commercial or Industrial uses shah be based upon a meter
surcharge as set out below plus $1.75 per 1,000 gallons consumption.
The meter surcharge shah be as follows:
I inch meter $ 12.00
1½ inch meter 25.00
2 inch meter 50.00
3 inch meter 100.00
4 inch meter 150.00
6 inch meter 300.00
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 shah 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 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shah 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.
DULY PA,%SED by the City Council of the City of Coppen, Texas, this the
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