Ordinance No. 1,465ORDINANCE NO.1465
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,AMENDING
CHAPTER 31,"UTILITIES",ARTICLE V,SEWER SERVICE,SECTION 31-65,SEWER
SERVICE CHARGE,TO REPEAL THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SECTION AS PRESENTLY
CONSTITUTED AND TO SUBMIT IN ITS PLACE A NEW SECTION 31-65;REPEALING
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH,CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;AND PRO
VIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION ANDEFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown is hereby
amended by the amendment of Chapter 31,"Utilities",Article V,Sewer Service,by
repealing Section 31-65,Sewer Service Charge,thereof and the same shall cease to
have force and effect from and after the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 2:That the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding thereto
a new Section 31-65,Sewer service charge,which shall read as follows,to-wit:
Section 31-65.Sewer service charge.
A.Residential dwelling units.
(1)Individually metered for water consumption:Each residential
dwellingunit individually metered and billed for the consumption of
water shall be charged forand oweeach month a sewer service charge
based upon the consumption of water attributed toit as determined by
the provisions of this Code relating to water charges,applied to the
following rates;
Gallons of water Sewer service rate
used per month to be charged
First 3,000 gallons $1.25 (minimum monthly rate)
Thereafter 0.10 per 1,000 gallons
(2)Jointly metered for water consumption:Multi-family dwelling unit
projects not individually metered for water shall be charged for and owe
each month a sanitary sewer charge based upon consumption of water attributed
to it as determined by the provisions of the Code relating to water charges
applied tothe following rates:
Gallons of water Sewer service rate
used for month tobe charged
First 3,000 gallons times the number $1.25 (minimum monthly rate)
of occupied units times the number of units occupied
Excess of 3,000 gallons times the $0.10 per 1,000 gallons
number of occupied units
(a)occupied units in the project shall be taken to be the total number
of units in the project,unlessthe project manager shall report to
the City on the form provided in Annex "A"the actual number of oc
cupied units as of the first day of the current month.This report
must be received by the City no later than the10th day of the
current month.
B.Commercial units.
Each commercial unit shall be charged forand owe each month a sanitary
sewer service charge based upon the consumption of water attributed to it,
as determined by the provisions of this Code relating to water charges,
applied to the following rate schedule:
Gallons of water
used per month
First 3,000 gallons
Thereafter
C.Mobile home parks.
Sewer service rate
tobe charged
$1.25 (minimum monthly rate)
$0.20 per 1,000 gallons
Mobile home parks shall be charged for and owe each a sanitary sewer
service charge based upon consumption of water attributed to it as de
termined by the provisions of this Code relating to water chargesapplied
to the following rates:
Gallons of water
used per month
First3,000 gallons times the
number of occupied spaces
Excess of 3,000 gallons times the
number of occupied spaces
Sewer service rate
tobe charged
$1.25 (minimum monthly rate)
times the number of spaces
occupied
$0.10 per 1,000 gallons
(a)occupied spaces in the project shall be taken tobe the total number
of spaces in the project,unless the project manager shall report
to the City on the form provided in Annex "A"the actual number of
occupied spaces.
"ANNEX A"
Utility Office Manager
City of Baytown
P.0.Box 424
Baytown,Texas 77520
Dear Sir:
I hereby certify that I am the owner (or manager)of a multi-family dwelling
project located at Street,Baytown,Texas.This project
is known as the (indicate the project's
name,if applicable).=I hereby certify that the aforementioned project has.(number)units.I further certify that as of the first
(number)occupied
Jhumber)unoccupied
day of the current calendar month,there were
units in the project,and that there were V..U,,,UC1,u,,u^uyi,
units.I understand that the information hereby given is to be used by the
City of Baytown in computing the currentmonth's sewer service charge for this
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project.I also understand that this information must be received by the City
of Baytown no later than the 10th day of each month in order to be considered.
I further understand that the information hereby given may be verified at any
time upon the request of the Utility Office Manager of the Cityof Baytown.
(Signature)Manager or Owner
Section 3:Repealing Clause:All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed;provided,
however,that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency
and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4:Savings Clause:If any provision,section,exception,
subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase of this ordinance or the applica
tion of same to any personor set of circumstances,shall forany reason be
held unconstitutional,void or invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the
validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of
this ordinance are declared tobe severable.
Section 5:Effective Date:The provisions of this ordinance shall be
come effective beginning with the first billing for the month of October,1973.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice hereof by causing the caption
of this ordinance to be published in the official newspaper of the City of
Baytown at least twice within ten days after the passage of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown,Texas,this 13th day of September ,1973.
rOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
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