HomeMy WebLinkAbout1199 01-09-1996ORDINANCE NO. 1199
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 "FEES ", SECTION
30 -35 "WATER AND SEWER SERVICE - MONTHLY RATES"
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF EULESS, WATER
AND SEWER SERVICE AND MONTHLY RATES; PROVIDING
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS:
SECTION 1
Chapter 30, "Fees ", Section 30 -35 "Water and sewer service - Monthly rates" of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, be hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 30 -35. Water and sewer service -- Monthly rates.
The schedule of monthly rates and charges for water and sewer services furnished or
caused to be furnished by the city is as follows:
Water service within corporate limits .... $7.00 plus $2. 23 per 1,000 gallons
Water service outside corporate limits.. $10.00 plus $2. 23 per 1,000 gallons
Sewer Service -- Residential. The sewer service charge for residential customers shall be
based on 90 percent of metered water. Sewer service charges on 90 percent metered water
shall not exceed 12,000 gallons per billing period per living unit. The monthly minimum per
living unit shall be as follows:
(1) Within corporate limits, $5.20 plus $1.39 per 1,000 gallons of 90 percent of
metered water.
(2) Outside corporate limits, $10.00 plus $1.39 per 1,000 gallons of 90 percent of
metered water.
Sewer Service -- Commercial and Industrial. Commercial and industrial sewer charges shall
be based on 100 percent of metered water. The rates are monthly minimum within city limits,
$5.20 plus $1.39 per 1, 000 gallons; monthly minimum outside city limits, $10.00 plus $1.39
per 1,000 gallons of metered water. The following provisions apply to all commercial and
industrial customers:
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(1) Customers who show proof that a significant portion of metered water does not enter
the sanitary sewer shall not be billed for that portion that does not enter sanitary
sewer.
(2) Monitored group class customers shall be billed according to section 86 -51 of this
Code.
(3) Industrial cost recovery group customers shall be billed according to section 86 -51 of
this Code plus the additional charges in section 86 -52 as required.
Water Service - Other. Water service for municipally owned property and buildings that are
part of or connected to form a parcel of at least a minimum of 50 acres shall be $0.50 per
1000 gallons.
Sewer Service - Other. Sewer service for all club houses, convention facilities, and
restaurants on municipally owned property of a minimum of 50 acres shall be billed at the
current city rates of $5.20 plus $1.39 per 1000 gallons of water used.
The above rates are based on the cost of treated water purchased by the city from the
Trinity River Authority of Texas equal to $0.87 per 1,000 gallons (cost of water purchased
during 1984 -85 fiscal year). As the cost of treated water purchased by the city from the Trinity
River Authority of Texas increases from time to time, the charge per 1,000 gallons' usage shall
be increased by a like amount effective concurrent with such increased charge to the city. The
minimum charge and /or usage charge may be further adjusted by the city council from time to
time.
Master deposit. Customers may put up a master deposit in the amount of twice the
current residential deposit. This deposit will be held on file until the customer wishes it to be
refunded. Customers must request service starts and disconnects in writing. All accounts will
be charged the current service initiation fees plus sanitation fees in advance on the first billing.
No master deposits are allowed on commercial accounts.
(Code 1974, § 1 1/2- 16.23; Ord. No. 1058, § 2, 9- 10 -91; Ord. No. 1091, § 2, 8 -9 -92; Ord.
No. 1121, § 2, 9- 28 -93)
Cross reference(s) - -Water and sewer charges, § 86 -49.
SECTION 2
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if
any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared invalid
or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
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invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such invalid or
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 3
SAVING CLAUSE. Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Euless, Texas, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect, save and except as amended by this ordinance.
SECTION 4
EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and publication as provided by the Euless City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas.
PRESENTED AND GIVEN FIRST AND FINAL READING AND APPROVED at a regular
meeting of the Euless City Council on the 9th day of January, 1996; by a vote of 7
ayes, D nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
an Crim, 'CIV11C, City Secretary
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