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
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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.
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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.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Approved by me this 16th day of December
1983.
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Mayor
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