Ordinance No. 1,668ORDINANCE NO.1668
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 PROVIDING FOR THE
PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCILOFTHE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the Code of Ordinances ofthe 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 andthe 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
dwelling unit individually metered and billed for the consumption of
water shall be charged forand owe each month a 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 rates:
Gallons of water
used per month
First 3,000 gallons
Thereafter
Sewer service rate
to be charged
$2.40 (minimum monthly rate)
$0.40 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 at
tributed to it as determined by the provisionsof the Code relating to
water charges applied to the following rates:
Gallons of water
used for month
First3,000 gallons times the number
of occupied units
Excess of 3,000 gallons times the
number of occupied units
Sewer service rate
to be charged
$2.40 (minimum monthly rate)
times the number of occupied
units
$0.40 per 1,000gallons
(a)occupied units in the project shall be taken to be the total
number ofunits in the project,unless the project manager shall report
to the city on the form provided in Annex "A"the actual number ofoc
cupied units as of the first dayof the current month.This report
must be received by the city no later than the 10th day of the current
month.
B.Commercial units.
Each commercial unit shall be charged for andowe 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
First3,000 gallons
Thereafter
C.Mobile homeparks.
Sewer service rate
to be charged
$2.40 (minimum monthly rate)
$0.40 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 charges applied
to the following rates:
Gallons of water
used per month
First 3,000 gallons times the
number of occupied spaces
Excess of 3,000 gallons times the
numberof occupied spaces
Sewer service rate
tobe charged
$2.40 (minimum monthly rate)
times the number of occupied
spaces
$0.40 per 1,000 gallons
(a)occupied spaces in the project shall be taken to be the total
number of spaces in the project,unless the project manager shall report
to the city on the formprovided in Annex "A"the actual number of oc
cupied spaces.
"ANNEX"
Utility Office Manager
City of Baytown
P.0.Box 424
Baytown,Texas77520
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 furthercertify that as of the first day ofthe current calendar
month,there were (number)occupied units in the project,and that
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there were (number)unoccupied units.I understand that the in
formation hereby given is to be used by the City of Baytown in computing the current
month's sewer service charge for this project.I also understand that this infor
mationmust 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 City of Baytown.
(Signature)Manager or Owner
Section 3:Repealing Clause:All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
consistent with the terms of this ordinances 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 ordinancesregulating and
governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 4:Savings Clause:If any provision,section,exception,sub
section,paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase of this ordinance orthe application
ofsame to any person orset of circumstances,shall for any reason be held uncon
stitutional,void or invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or set
of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to
be severable.
Section 5:Effective Date:The provisions of this ordinance shallbe-
f^come effectivebeginning with the first billing for the month of October,1974.
The CityClerk 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 leasttwice 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 26th day of September ,1974.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney
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