Ordinance No. 2,209A,,, j9i j,,443
ORDINANCE NO. 2209
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," BY ADDING A
NEW SUBSECTION 31 -65.1 PROVIDING FOR SEWER SERVICE
CHARGES OF USERS WITHOUT WATER OR OUTSIDE CITY; REPEALING
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE 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," by adding thereto the provisions of a new
subsection 31 -65.1, which shall read as follows, to -wit:
Section 31 -65.1. Sewer service charge for users without
water or outside City.
(a) Persons not connected to the waterworks system of
the City shall be billed monthly by the water department for
sanitary sewer services at a rate determined by the utility
office manager, which rate shall be consistent with the
regular sewer service charge of similar type premises or
users receiving service from the City.
(b) Persons outside the City limits and receiving
water and sewer service from the City shall pay a monthly
sewer service charge at 1� times the rate for a sewer service
user situated within the City limits.
(c) Persons outside the City limits and not connected
to the waterworks system of the City shall be billed monthly
by the water department for sanitary sewer services at a
rate determined by the utility office manager that produces
a charge 50 percent greater than the regular sewer service
charge for similar type premises or users situated within
the City limits.
(d) If a person desiring service under subsection (a)
or (c) uses water or maintains premises in such a manner
that a similar type user or premises cannot be found, the
utility office manager may recommend for approval to City
Council such service charge and conditions as he deems
appropriate.
Section 2: Repealing Clause: All ordinances or parts
of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance
are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal
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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 3: Savings Clause: If any provision, section,
exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance or the application of same to any person
or set of circumstances, shall for any reason be held un-
constitutional, 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 the end all provisions of this ordinance
are declared to be severable.
Section 4: Effective Date: This ordinance shall take
effect immediately from and after its passage by the affir-
mative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council on this
ATTEST:
76"
ILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
14th day of April , 1977.
TOM GENTRY-, Mayor
NEEL RI /qHA1TDSON, City Attorney
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