HomeMy WebLinkAbout0909 "~ O~IN~CE ~ending 5eo~ion~ ~. ~9, 31 and 32 of Ordinance No,-. 635
entitled, "~' Ordinance rela~ing to ~he M~ieipal ~ter Supply System of ~he
Cl~y af Bremer~on, regulating the use of the water therefrom, providing for ~he
sale of the same. fixing the price, hereof and providing a method of collecting
rates therefor, providing penalties for violations of this ~dinance and repeal-
ing all Ordinances, .or parts ~hereof. in conflic~ ~here:with," ~ixing r~tes With-
in and withou~ ~he ~l~y limits of the ~i~y of Bremer~on and es~ablishing a com-
mercial ra~e, pr. oviding for fees for installation of wa~er services, by adding
a new Section to be ~own as Section 32A providing for a collection charge for
delinquency, and repealing ~dinance No. ~84 and all o~her ~.dinances and par~s
of Ordinances in em,flier herewith, and providinEsfor a sav~g clause.
BE IT 0~DAIi~ED BY:~CIT~ C~SSION 0~' T~ CI~ 0~ ~RTON:
Se~ti0n 1. Tha~ Section 2 of Ordinance ~e. fi3~ entitled.
Ordinance rela~ing to ~he ~icipal water Supply System of the City of Bremerton,
regulating the use of t.e water therefrom, providing for ~he ~ale of the same.
f~xing ~he price thereof and providing m,~me~hed of collecting ra~es therefor,
providing penalties for violations of ~his Ordinance and repealing all Ordinances
or par~s thereof, in confiic~ therewith", shall be amended ~o read as..~ollows:
Sec~io'n 2. ~y person ~emiring to have premises conne~ted'~/t'ff~'the wa~er
supply system of the City of Bremer~on, shall make applic~tion therefor upon
a prin~ed form to be furnished for that purpose, whi~h application shall contain
~he name of owner, description of lot. block and addition, and the official house
n~ber of the premises on which w,t~-r is desired, the size P~D~. ~nd
~hall be signed by the owner of the premises ~o be served,
agent, and shall be filed in the office of the Watsr Depar~'~ "~he tiz~e
?Of filing such application ~he apolic:~,nt shall pay ~he fees ion of
er. services hereinafter provided. Su, h applicant shall also pay to the City
Treasurer as a deposit, which deposit shall no~ bear in~erest, to secure the
paymen~ of wa. ret charges, a ~ off money for each meter connection as follow~,
to-wit:
~ to ~ '~ch meters $5.00
g inch " 6.00
3 inch " 8.00
4 inch " 10. O0
6 inch " 12.00
This deposit shall be held by ~he Oity Treasurer un~il severance o~ ~he eon-
trac~, and shall be paid to ~he oons~er after ~11 claims against the premises
shall be fully paid, provideR, that ~he ~uperin~endent of the l~mter Departmen~
may waive the requirements of such deposits in oases of proper~y owners, upon
premises where water ls
Sec'~ion 2. Tha~ Section E9 of Ordinance No. 633 ds entitled in Section 1 hereof
shall be amended ~o read as follows:
Section 29. All new services shall be ne~ered and the fees for ~he installation
of water services mhhll be as follow~:
for any size ~han ~" oonnec~ibn the mpplican~ ~n a. plyino for services shall
deposi~ wi~h the Oily Treasurer ~he amo~ estimated to cover the cos~ of furnish-~
i~g ~he labor and material ~ecessary for ~he installation. Provided, that if the
said deposit, shall no~ fully cover ~he cost-of such inst~.lla~ion., ~he applican~
shall pay ~he difference ~o the City Treasurer prior ~o the turning 0n of 9he
Water and if such deposi~ shall provm more ~han necess~ry, ~he surplus shall
returned ~o the mpplioan~. Nhsn it is desired to have a meter removed or reins~m~
ed, ~he owner ~f the premises Supplied or to. be supplied by such meter shall fil~
an applioa~ion~in ~he offi~e of ~he ~a~or Dep~r~ment, on forms provided for
purpose, and ~hall.pay ~he oos~ in full for such removal or reins~alla.~ion.
Section 3~ Tha~ Section Z1 of Ordinance No. 6~3Z as entitled in Section 1
hereof shall be amended ~o read ~s follows:
Seo~ion 51'. The monthly r~tes for~ use of w~te~ o~he~· thnn me~.sured by me~
shall be ~own as "Fixed Rates" and shalI be as follows:
~inim~n ra~e, payable ~onthly in ~dw~nce, pe~ ~aonth
Earthwork,. for se~tlin~ each 100 cubic,yards of earth
Paving and con, re,e, per 100 sq. yds. or lees for six~.i~ch base
or less .- ~ 5,00
W~er for all.o~her purpose~ or kinds of business no~ hereinbefor6~ enumer~.~ed
be furnished and ohamrgSd for either a~ meter rates or a~ a Speci~l rate ~o be
by ~he S~perin~end~n~..
Section ~, Tha~ Section 5E~of Ordinance No. ~JZ~n~i~led in· Section 1~
Section ~. The ra~es of wa~er suppl~ed ~hropgh me,ers within ~he City
limits shall be as follows, for~a month or fractional psr~ ~hereof:
660 oubie fee~ or le~s
Provided, ~ha~ where ~wO or m~pze separate buildings or premises under separa~e~
ownership are supplied by ~he same me,er, ~e minim~ ra~e shall be $1.25 for~
and ever2 Such building or premises as long gs ~he me,er remains ~n the Service
~hrou~h which wa~er~ is supplied,
Water in excess of 6~0 cu. f~, ~o g000 cu. f~., per 100 cu. f~.
The nex~ ~,000 cu~ f~.. 'per 100 cu. f~. '
The nex~ 5,000 cu. f$., per,.'%u, f~. .
The nex~ 10,000 cu. f~., per'~6u, f~.
ra~es on forms to be ~upplied ~Brsuoh purpose, which commercial rate ~hall'be
minim~ fixed charge of $E7.O0 per month for wa~er up ~o 50~00 ~OubiC feeS,
excess of s~ch amoun~ so ~he r~e of $,09 per h~dred cuhie~fee$. 2~e~lnim~
ORDI1L~NOB NO, 909 001~T.
-~" ~o ~" mete. r inclusive $1.25
1" " 1.75
~" " 2, O0
17' " 2 · 25
2" " 2,50
3" " ~ .. 25
4,25 ·
~:~:~'~ovided tha~ in ~11 service on~slde off the tit-,, limits that ~he minimum charge
shall he '~'
~2.00 flor the ffirst 650 cubic ffee~ off water per,.~on~h, and an additional'
charge off 25% ove~' and above the rate:; herein pr0viJed, flor ~n2" much service,
meters or connections. .~nd ~n'ovided further, theft in computing me,er ra~es and
me,er rents as l~erein ~rovided, ~he same sha. ll be computed to the nearest am.oun~
ending in fi~e or naught. ~~.~,~ a-~:~-.~.~.~..~ ~/ ~, /~F~ ~
Section 5. Th~ s~id 0rdL~aace NoY 6[55 as entitled in Sec~ 'hereof
shall beard by ~,.iding ~ Section to be known. ~ Section ~, as follows':
Section 52~t~f water bills :~s fi~:ed by the ~9~ng rate~ are not paid
on 6~, before ~he 15~h "~ ' ./
d~y ~.eacn :'~nth, -there. be a oollectim ch~rge off 25~.
added ~o ~he a.~:~ount of such bill;~i~sucn bill is no~ paid on or bezore
~0~h off each ;.~on~h, affter ~n~s ~nance ~.1 t..:e ezffect, then such bill
~a~eme delinquent, and ~~periatenden~ shall ~e the ri~n~, at his option, to
. ~" ~
~J??Oolle~%~ uharge is oaid i~! full al'id an additional fee of $! id for
~[tt~if~g Off ~ild turniil:~ ca such w~.~er.
· ::; Secti~il 6. ~hat Ordinance No. 784 and ~,ii ot~r of
· ::-
~?:~ainanoe~ in oo~'~fii,:t a~r~witi-, ss ,-~na t~,~ m~:~e are h~re~y r~peaie~..
'Section 7. That in the event theft any Section or part of this Ordinance
~/~he rema. i:'t!n,j Sections or ,2;r~i~ns of ~hls Ordinances.
~e~ion 8. Thi~ Ord'~m~e ~hall be in full force and effe~ thirty (~0)
from and a~er i~s :passage and publication, as provided by law.
..~,.. signed
PASSED by the City Cmmuission in regular se~si.~n as~ "~'~ and . by
~:he M~yor a. nd a~es~ed by the City Clerk i~ authentication of such ~'~as~.&'e '~his
~:~:~:iS~h day of B~cember, 19~9,
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rote of ~hin~on] S S ,
I the u~'~igned do ce~i~ that the above
and forego ~8 is a ~rue and COrrect copy o[
an ordinance pa~ b~ t~e cry commi~ien
of the city ot Bfeme~on,.Wa~hln~on on .
above data. ,