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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1398 ORDINANCE NO. 1598 AN ORDINANCE relating to connection with the City sewer system from property beyond the city limits of the City of Bremerton authorizing such connection in certain cases, fixing charges to be paid to the City of Bremerton for such connection, prescribing penalties for failure to pay such charges, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 72 of the 1941 Laws of Washin6ton authorizes~ cities to permit connections with its sewer system from property beyon~the city limits on such terms, conditions and penalties as shall be prescribed by ordinance, and it is necessary for public health that the City Commission of the City of Bremerton make it possible upon the payment of connection charge and monthly fees as hereinafter set forth, for persons owning prop- erty outside the city limits of the City of Bremerton to connect such prop- erty with the City sewer system. Section 2. ~ny property outside the City limits which is now connected with the City sewer system, whether or not such connection shall have been authorized by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, shall be charged at the rate of $1.00 per month for such connection beginning as of the 1st day of July, 1941. The City Water Department, with the assistance of the City Engineer, shall set up an account in the name of the owner or occupant of the property so connected with the City sewer system, and shall render bills for such service concurrently with the date of rendering bills for water service, and on failure of the owner or occupant to pay the charge for sewer service, the water service to such premises shall be cut off in the manner prescribed by ordinance in case of failure to pay water bills. In addition to shutting off city water, in the event of non-payment of bills, the City of Bremerton shall have the right to disconnect any such sewer, if the charge for sewer connection becomes delincuent for three months. Section $.~ In the ev6~nt application shall be made as hereinafter pro- vided, the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, after receiving the recommendation of the City Engineer, may grant to any property owner resid- ing outside the city limits of the City of Bremerton, the right to connect his property with the ~ity sewer system; provided however, that a connection charge of $25.00 shall be paid to the City Treasurer of the City of Bremerton at the time of filing such application, and shall be retained by the City of Bremerton in the event such application is approved for the purpose of defraying engineering expenses, investigating expenses, accounting and miscellaneous expense to the City occasioned by such connection, but shall not cover the actual charge of laying sewer pipe and connecting with the City sewer which shall be done at the expense of the property owner and pur- suant to City ordinance. Section 4. A~fter such cbnnection shall have been made, a monthly charge in the sum of $1.00 per month for the privilege of such connection shall be paid to the City of Bremerton by the owner or occupant of such property. The City'Water Department, with the assistance of the City Engineer, shall ~Set up an account in the name of the- owner or occupant of the property so connected with the City sewer system, and shall render bills for such service concurrently with the date of renderin~ bills for water service, and on failure of the owner or occupant to pay the charge for sewer service, the water service to such premises shall be cut off in the manner prescribed by ordinance in case of failure to pay water bills. In addition to shutting off city water, in the event of non-payment of bills, the City' of Bremerton shall have the right to disconnect any such sewer, if the charge for sewer conn- ection becomes delinquent for three months. Section 5..~ Any person, firm or corporation owning property beyon.~the city limits of the City of Bremerton anddesiring to make connection with the City sewer system, shall sign an application in the form of an agreement, which when accepted by the City of Bremerton, will bind such property owner to full compliance with provisions of this ordinance and make compliance herewith a covenant running with the land and binding upon the owner or owners of such property, and his or their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns. Such application shall contain a full and correct legal description of the property to be served, shall be signed bY each and every person, firm or corporation owning or having any right, title or interest in and to the said real property; such signature must be acknowledged before a Notary Public, and such application shall be filed with the City Clerk at the time of the payment of $25.00 deposit for connection fee, to the City Treasurer. Such application shall be referred by the City Clerk to the City Ordinance No. 1398 (cont) Engineer, who shall investigate the application and shall recommend the approval or rejection of the application to the City Commission. Section 6~1 The City ~ommissiOn may direct the ~layor and the City Clerk to approve such application and sign such agreement by motion at any regular or special meeting of the City Commission. The City Engineer may cause the City Building Inspector and the City Plumbing Inspector to inspect the premises desired to be connected with the City sewer system, and the application shall be rejected in the event the plumbing on said premises is found to be unsanitary or dangerous to human health. In the event such application be rejected, Twenty Dollars of the Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) deposited for the connection charge, shall be refunded to the applicant and the balance shall be retained to cover the expense of investigation. Section ?.~ The City mmission, on the recommendation of the City Engineer, shall have the right to require owners of property located outside the City limits now connected with the City sewer system to pay a Twenty-five dollar ($25.00) connection charge where such a charge is warranted by past dealings, or the lack of past dealings, with the City Commission regarding such connection, and to require such property owner to sign an agreement similar to the agreement provided for herein to be signed by property owners desiring to connect with the city sewer system from outside the City limits. Section 8. In 'the event the City Commission orders payment of such conn- ection charge and the signing of such agreement, notice in writing shall be given to the property owner, and on his failure to pay such charge, or to sign such agreement, or to pay the charge and also sign such agreement, within a period of thirty (30) days, the City Commission shall have the right to disconn- ect such sewer. Section 9. This ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of public health, peace and safety of the City of Bremerton, and shall take effect immediately following its passage and publication. PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this llth day of June, 1941. uay Attesg: /City Clerk ~l~ale of Washin~[ten~ C~nl'y of Kits~p ~ $' S. I the und~rsi.ened do certify lhat and foregoing ;s a I~ue and corre~ co~y et an o~din~nce l~assed by the oily comm~s~io,~ of the ~i~ of Breme~ton, Washington above Ci~ Clerk