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ORDINANCE N0. 1594
' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.04
OF THE CENTRAL POINT MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING WATER RATES AND REGULATIONS
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, OREGON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.04.010 of the Central Point Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 13.04.010 Rates--Established. Commencing on the December
20, 1987 billing period, the following rates are fixed and specified as the
minimum rates to be charged per month for water and used in the city:
A. 3/4
1
1-1/2
2
3
4
6
8
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, $7.77;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, 9.13;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, 10.44;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, 12.29;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, 28.19;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, 41.52;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, 76.33;
inch connect, minimum charge per
667 cubic feet or fraction, $112.87;
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B. Commencing on the December 20, 1987 billing period, any amount
of water used in excess of the minimum amounts above provided shall be paid for
at the rate of sixty six cents ($0.66) 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.
C. The rates for use of water outside the city limits shall be one
and one-half times the rate charged to users within the city.
D. The rates in subsections A and B above will be adjusted upward
by Council resolution effective on October 20th of each succeeding year by a
minimum of five percent (5Z) or by a percentage amount equal to the annual
percentage change in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All
Urban Consumers, whichever is greater. The comparison month will be July of
each year. 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.
E. 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-day month, beginning on the date of connection. The minimum prorated
charge shall be one dollar.
Section 2. Section 13.04.020 of the Central Point Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 13.040.020 Apartments, multiple dwellings, mobile home
narks, and planned unit developments -- Rates. A. In lieu of the water
service charge based upon the size of connection as set forth in Section
13.04.010, the charge to apartments, multiple dwelling residences (including
motels and hotels), mobile home spaces, and planned unit developments shall be
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a minimum charge of seven dollars and seventy-seven cents ($7.77) per 667 cubic
feet or fraction thereof multiplied by the number of living units or mobile
home spaces for which water service is provided.
B. Any amount of water used in excess of 667 cubic feet multiplied
by the number of living units or mobile home spaces for which water service is
provided shall be paid for at the rate of sixty six cents ($0.66) per gallon.
C. For purposes of new construction the number of living units or
mobile home spaces for which water service is provided shall be calculated for
such living units or mobile home spaces after they are initially occupied. The
number of living units or mobile home spaces initially occupied for the purpose
of such rate computation shall be as reported by the owner or manager of each
such apartment, multiple dwelling or mobile home park and shall be designated
on forms to be furnished by the City and delivered or mailed to the City on or
before the tenth day of each month. In the absence of a timely report of
actual occupancy by the owner or manager of each such apartment, multiple
dwelling or mobile home park, occupancy shall be deemed to be one hundred
percent. If water is provided and no living units or mobile home spaces are
occupied the charges for water service shall be calculated assuming an
occupancy of one unit.
D. It is unlawful for any person to make any false statement or
report to the City as provided for herein.
E. A living unit for purposes of this section shall mean such room
or rooms designed for and capable of being used for living accommodations of
one or more persons as a single housekeeping unit or household or overnight
accomodation.
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F. The water service charges established by this section shall be
effective for water service provided from and after the December 20, 1987
billing period.
Section 3. Section 13.040.040 of the Central Point Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 13.04.040 Water month designated. For the purposes of
computing water charges hereunder, a month sall be a period from the twentieth
day of each month to the twentieth day of the succeeeding month. Meter reading
shall be done on or about the twentieth day of each month and done in such a
manner to provide, as nearly as practical, twelve equal periods between
readings.
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication this
23rd day of November 1987.
ATTEST:
City Representative
Approved by me this 23rd day of
Mayor
November 1987.
Mayor
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