HomeMy WebLinkAbout5131 ORDINANCE NO. �� 3 I
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Chapter 15.06 of the
Bremerton Municipal Code regarding assessments, rates, fees and
charges for services relating to the Department of Public Works
and Utilities.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Chapter 15.06 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code to remove from the code Appendix A regarding assessments, rates, fees and
charges for services relating to the Department of Public Works and Utilities, which will be
reestablished by separate ordinance, and make other related amendments; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.06.015 the Bremerton Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
15.06.015 ASSESSMENTS, RATES, FEES
AND CHARGES - ESTABLISHED
��Assessments, rates, fees and charges for services relatin� to the Department of
Public Works and Utilities for water, wastewater, stormwater and other related services are
established by Resolution or Ordinance and are on file with the Citv Clerk and mav be posted or
linked on the Citv of Bremerton's website.
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SECTION 2. Chapter 15.06 of the Bremerton Municipal Code is hereby
amended by repealing Appendix A in its entirety.
SECTION 3. Section 15.06.040 of the Bremerton Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
15.06.040 RATES - WASTEWATER
a) Retail Wastewater Rates. A general retail wastewater rate shall be assessed of all
users of the Utility wastewater system. The retail rate shall be calculated on a periodic billing
with a minimum service charge and a commodity charge computed to the nearest HCF.
he retail rate shall be based on flow and strength of sewage discharged by the user of the
system.
Flow shall be determined by the metered amount of domestic water usage.
Flows for summer usage for single-family, duplex, and multifamily residential customers
shall be determined based on the previous six (6) month average winter domestic water usage by
the customer, provided the account was active for at least two (2) billing periods of the preceding
six (6) months. The calculation period shall be determined by the Department based on usage
and billing cycles. In no case shall this calculation for summer usage result in a volume less than
two and one-half (2.5) HCF per month. °
In the event the customer is not connected to a public water supply that utilizes a
domestic water meter, the flow shall be determined by the Department based on the average flow
of the like customer class.
Strength shall be determined by the loadings dischaxged by the customer and shall be
segregated into like customer classes based on their respective sewage strengths.
(b) Multiple ResidentiaUCommercial Units on Single Meter. Any Commercial
account that has residential livin� units above the Commercial business and/or multiple business
suites/buildings served b,�gle meter will be assessed a monthlv flat fee based on the total
number of units at that location. The Commercial account dischar eg stren�th will determine the
sewer rate level.
�) Commercial or Industrial Out of Class Discharge• Anv Commercial or Industrial
account that is connected to the Citv of Bremerton sewer svstem and the amount of wastewater
discharged or the stren�th of the wastewater discharge for that propertv is different than those
defined by the current billin� rates will need to be assessed on an individual basis. The
assessment will be determined and approved b t�he Department and a special billing rate will be
established for that business.
SECTION 4. Severabilitv. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION S. E ff'ective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten
(10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council the �� day of ������ , 2010.
WOFF , Council President
Approved this � day of �J��Pildt�3 � , 2010.
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PATTY LE ayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CAROL ETGEN City Clerk R ER A. LUBOVICH, Ci Attorney
PUBLISHED the �� day of , 2010
EFFECTNE the � day of � 1, , 2010
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