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Home My WebLink About2617 ORDINANCE NO. ~ ~7 7 AN ORDINANCE fixing rates and charges for the furnishing of sewerage seYvice, providing for collection thereof, amending Ordinance No. 2288 as amended by 0rdinances 2329, 2354 and 2370, amending Section 7, adding Sections 57 through 69, and amending Ordinances and parts of 0rdinances in eonfliet herewith. THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 57: DEFINITIONS: "cf:' shall mean cubic feet of water. "Premises" shall mean a con%inuous tract of land~ building or group of adjacent buildin~s under a single control wi~h respec~ to the use of water and responsibility for paymen~ ~herefore. "Single family dwelling" shall mean a premises housin~ a single family Eroup. Trailers and mobile homes connected to the City of Bremerton's sewerage s~stem shall each be deemed a single family dwelling. "Multiple d-welling'; shall mean a premises housinE more than a single family group. "Commercial" shall mean all business premises and all other premises not otherwise separately defined herein. "Governmental" shall mean the United States, State of Washington, Kitsap County~ ~unicipal Corporations and Govern- men~al bodies and a~encies and departments thereof. SECTION 58: Monthly rates for the furnlshin~ of sewerage service ~o those premises presently served bN the City of Bremerton's sewerage system shall be as follows: (a) A sln~le family dwelling shall pay One and 50/100 Dollars .($1.50) per calendar month. (b) Multiple dwellin~ premises shall pay a minimum of One and 50/100 Dollars ($1.50)~ plus Fif~y Cents ($.50) pe~ living unit thereon in excess of one, per calendar month~ but no~ less ~han the rate of paymen~ based upon wate~ meter size ? and water consumption as set forth in "Schedule A" following. (c) Commercial premises shall pay One and 50/100 Dollars ($1.50), plus Fifty Cents ($.50) for each tenant space, per calendar month, but not less than the rate of payment based upon water meter size and water consumption as set forth in "Schedule A" following. (d) Governmental premises shall pay for sewerage service at the rate charged for commercial premises or multiple dwelling premises, unless specially contracted otherwise. (e) Schools, hospitals and nursing homes shall pay the monthly rate based upon water meter size and water consumption as set forth in "Schedule A" following. (f) SCHEDULE A Water meter size Minimum monthly charge Add .05 per 100 cf in excess of: 5/8" & 3/4" $ 1.50 500 cf 1" 1.75 1,000 cf 1 1/2" 2.75 1,500 cf 2" 5.50 2,500 cf 3" 11.00 4,500 cf 4" 18.00 7,500 cf 6" 35.00 15,000 cf 8" 60.00 30,000 cf 10" 100.00 50,000 cf Add $.03 per 100 cf from 100,000 cf to 200,000 cf, and Add $.02 per 100 cf from 200,000 cf to 300,000 cf, and Add $.01 per 100 cf in excess of 300,000 cf (g) The minimum monthly charge for each premises receiving sewerage service, excepting a single family dwelling, shall be not less than the rate based upon water meter size and water consumption as set forth in "Schedule A" for each water meter serving a premises, nor less than One and 50/100 Dollars ($1.50), for each sewerage connection to a premises, whichever (2) is the greater, but not both such charges. (h) If water service is shut off by the City of Bremerton to the premises for an entire calendar month, no sewerage charge shall be incurred. (i) A special rate may be negotiated when a sub- stantial amount of water is consumed for industrial, manufacturing or other comparable use and not returned to the sewerage system. SECTION 59: Monthly sewerage service rates shall be hereafter established for additions or extensions to the existing sewerage system as such additions and extensions are added thereto. SECTION 60: A connection charge shall be paid by an owner of Vacant or undeveloped property when sewer connection is made to an existing sewer line. That connection charge shall be the pro rata share of the original cost of such existing sewer line, unless such share has been previously paid. Such charge shall be in addition to any oSher costs, fee, license, or charge imposed by other ordinance, resolution, authority, or rule. SECTION 61: Those premises eligible for water sprinkling rates shall be allowed 2,500 cf of metered water before a charge of $.05 per 100 cf is added to the meter minimum, during the months special sprinkling rates are applicable. SECTION 62: The rates and charges herein imposed shall be in addition to any other charge for retiring indebtedness of the sewerage system and any interest upon such indebtedness. SECTION 63: The foregoing rates for sewerage service shall be due and payable and charged upon the water bill issuing from and out of the Water Department, and shall become delinquent at the s~ame time as the water charge. SECTION 64: The sewerage service charges, and connection charges, together with P~nalty as provided in this Ordinance, shall be a lien upon the real property to which said sewerage connection has been provided, which lien shall be superior to all other liens and encumberances except those for general taxes and local and special assessments. The sewerage servlce lien shall be effective and enforced as provided by RCW 35.67.210 and amendments thereto. SECTION 65: In addition to the foregoing lien rights, in the event that any such sewerage service charge, or connection charge, is not paid before delinquency, the City of Bremerton shall have the right, and it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Water Department, to shut off the water to the premises for which said sewerage service charge, or connection charge is delinquent, provided a final notice is mailed to the premises l0 days prior to shut off. Said water shall not be turned on again until such sewerage service~ charge, or connection charge, and a charge of $2.00 for shutting off and turning 'on said water, has been paid. SECTION 66: The sewerage service rates herein set forth shall apply to all premises within or without the City of Bremerton that receive sewerage service of the City of Bremerton, PROVIDED HOWEVER, no sewerage service shall be extended to or provided to premises not within the corporate limits of the City of Bremerton, excepting as such service may be presently provided at the date of passage hereof. SECTION 67: The City of Bremerton shall operate, maintain and replace, as may be necessary, all city sewer lines within the street right-of-ways. SECTION 68: Section 7 of Ordinance 2288 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 7. At the time an applicant signs the application for water service, the applicant shall deposit with the City Treasurer a Consumer's Utility Deposit which shall not bear interest, to secure payment of water and utility charges for services furnished to any such applicant, as follows: (4) (a) Consumer's Deposits within the City Limits: 1/2 to 3/4 inch meters $ ll.00 i " " 13.50 1 1/4 " " 20.50 1 1/2 " ~' 23.50 2 " " 3 3 · 50 (b) Consumer's Deposits outside the City Limits: 1/2 to 3/4 inch meters $ 13.50 1 " " ~ 16.00 1 1/4 " " 23.50 1 1/2 " " 28.50 2 " " 43.50 (c) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Water Department from requiring that such consumer's deposits shall be equal to 2 1/2 times the estimated consumption of water for one billing, at the time such application is received, multiplied by the rate herein provided, and further provided that, if at the end of any two billing periods the actual consumption of water should exceed the estimated consumption at the time of such application for water and sewage disposal service, by more than 10%, then the applicant may be required to add such amount to his consumer's.deposit as may be necessarylto make up such defic- iency. In the event of his failure to comply with this privision, the Water Accounting. Department may add such amount to his water bill and enforce collection thereof in the manner provided by this and existing ordinances. The Consumer's Deposits herein provided shall be held by the City Treasurer until severance of the contract, and shall be paid to the consumer after all claims against the premises for water, sewerage service and other services shall be fully paid, provided that the Water Department, except as hereinafter provided may waive the requirements of such deposits in the cases of property owners upon the premises where water is consumed inside She City. SECTION 69: The invalidity of any part o~this Ordinance or any part of a section of this Ordinance shall not effect the validity of any other part of said section, or this (5) Ordinance, that can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. The invalidity of this Ordinance or sections or parts thereof as to one or more persons or premises, shall not render it invalid or inoperative as to other persons or premises. on first reading this ~ day of APPROVED November, 1964. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~,~ day of N~,~m~e~r, 1964. M~jOR ' Attest: