HomeMy WebLinkAbout5298 ORDINANCE NO. 5298
AN ORDINANC� of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending Section 15.06.030 of the
Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Rates—Water"
WHEREAS, the current provisions of Section 15.06.030 of the Bremerton
Municipal Code, relating to the temporary use of water meters, result in avoidable administrative
efforts for the City; and
WHEREAS, many construction projects require water meter use lasting longer
than six months; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the provisions of Section
15.06.030 to lengthen the duration for the use of temporary meters per application, from six
months to twelve months; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: �
SECTION 1. Section 15.06.030 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled
"Rates - Water" is hereby amended to read as follows:
15.06.030 RATES - WATER.
(a) Retail Water Rates. A general retail water rate shall be assessed all users of the
water system. A property owner becomes a customer/user of the water system at the closing of
, the sale of the property and entering into an agreement by signing the utility billing owner/tenant
change form. The retail rate shall be calculated on a periodic billing with a zero usage charge
' based on meter size and a commodity charge computed to the nearest HCF.
(1) Sprinkler and Fire Protection Service. The Department shall levy a general
fire service charge to users of the utility water system for fire service provided. The fire service
rate shall be billed on a periodic billing and shall be based on the assembly size installed.
Water used for purposes other than extinguishing fires through a fire service
connection shall be charged at a rate not less than double the domestic rate provided by this
chapter.
(2) Temporary/Construction Water Meters. Persons desiring temporary water
service from a fire hydrant,hose connection, or meter for the purposes of construction, special
events, or other activities that are limited in duration shall make application to the Department on
the form provided and make a deposit established for temporary/construction water meters. A
deposit based on meter size shall be assessed for temporary/construction water meters. The
deposit may be retained by the City to recover damage, loss, or any misuse of the water meter.
Temporary/construction water meters shall be limited to a twelve(12�ic{�
month duration .. The twelve (12)
month limitation allows for billing meter calibration and�y testin�of backflow nrevention
devices If the applicant requires a temporarv/construction water meter for longer than twelve
(12) months, the applicant must reappl�
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BMC 1 S.06 030— Water Meters
Access to the temporarv/construction meter must be available to the department to
inspect and read at anv reasonable time.
The rate shall be calculated on a periodic billing with a minimum service charge
based on the water meter size and a commodity charge computed to the nearest HCF.
(b) Wholesale Water Service. The Department may sell water to water districts or
other public agencies. Such service shall be through a metered wholesale water usage contract,
under such terms and under such conditions as shall be deemed fair and equitable by the City.
All wholesale water contracts shall be subject to Mayoral approval and City Council
authorization.
SECTION 2. 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.
SECTION3. Effective 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 b�' day of�r� , 20l 6
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ERIC OUN R, C il President
Approved this 2N'� day of ��li , 2016
C/ �
PATTY , ayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SHANNON COR , City Clerk R ER A. LUBOVICH, Cit ey
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PUBLISHED the Z� day of i� � , 2016
EFFECTIVE the�day of �- �LC/ , 2016
ORDINANCE NO. .5 a�j�
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BMC 15.06.030— Water Meters
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Bremerton,Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in Kitsap County, Washington and is now and
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Notary Public
State of V�lashington ��
TISHA SULLIVAN
My Appointment Exp�res Aug 4, 20�8 (Signa re of Principal Clerk)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of Apri126, 2016.
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ORDINANCE N0.5298 .
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council of the City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, amend-
ing Section 15.06.030 of the
Bremerton Municipal Code
entitled"Rates—Water."
PASSED by the City Council on
the 20th day of April,2016.
The full text of this ordinance
is available from the City
Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth
Street,Suite 600,Bremerton,
WA 98337.
4/26/2016
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