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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1505ORDINANCE NO. 1505 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13..04 OF THE CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE WATER RATES AND CONNECTION FEES WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the amendments as set forth herein are just and equitable, and in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Central Point; now, therefore, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13.04.070 of the Central Point Munici- pal Code is hereby amended as follows: 13.04.070. Connection Fees. A. No connection shall be made with any water line of the City until a permit therefor has first been obtained and an agree- ment entered into with the City for the payment to the City of the fees. as required herein for said connection. B. Permits shall be issued upon application to the City Administrator and agreement to pay as herein provided.. Applications for connections shall describe the parcel of land proposed to be connected. Connection fees shall be as follows: 1. For single family, multiple family, mobile home, planned unit development living units: Actual cost of labor, materials, and. administration costs plus fifty dollars ($50) per living unit. 2. For commercial and industrial buildings: Actual cost of labor, materials and administration costs plus fifty dol- lars ($50) per connection for each separate building or individual business within each building. C. Known connection fees shall be payable at the time per- mits are issued. Actual costs of labor, materials and administration costs shall be payable upon completion of installation. Section 2. Section 13.04.010 of the Central Point Munici- pal Code is hereby amended as follows: 13.04.010 Rates:-Established. On January 20, 1984, the following rates are fixed and specified as the minimum rates to be Ordinance No. 1505 _ 1 charged per month for water and used in the City: A. 3/4 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $6.40; 1 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $7.5-0; 1-1/2 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or 'fraction, $8,60; 2 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $10.10; 2-1/2 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $17.20; 3 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $23.20; 4 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $34.15; 6 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $62.80; 8 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $92.80; 10 inch connect, minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction, $137.90.. B. On January 20, 1984, any amount of water used in excess of the minimum amounts above-provided shall be paid for at the rate of fifty cents ($0.50) per one hundred cubic feet and the user shall be billed for the same at the time of billing for the amount used in excess of the minimum amounts above-provided. Rates for use of water outside the City limits shall be one and one-half times the rate charged to users within the City. C. Hereafter, unless adjusted otherwise by Council, the rates in paragraphs A and B above will be adjusted upward effective on October 20th of each succeeding year by a minimum of five per- cent or by a percentage amount equal to the annual percentage change in the Portland Area Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Con- sumers, less two percent, whichever is greater. The comparison month will be July of each year.. After the percent adjustment has been made, the rates shall be rounded to the nearest five cents.. The rates for use of water outside the City limits shall remain one and one-half times the rate charged to users within. the. City. Ordinance No. 1505 _ 2 D. For the first or last month of service the minimum charge per 667 cubic feet or fraction shall be prorated on a daily basis, based on a thirty (30) day month.,. beginning on the date of connection. The minimum prorated charge shall be one dollar ($1.00). E. The monthly charges for water used shall be rounded to the nearest five cents ($0.05), Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 15th day of December 1983. ~~ Mayor ATTEST: ,, ._ ,, 1 __~_ ~. ., ~, Approved by me this 16th day of December 1983. ~ ,- Mayor Ordinance No. 1505 - 3