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Ordinance No. 2,5500 - 3 - -7 9 809:5 to -5 -is ORDINANCE NO. 2550 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 31 -65, SEWER SERVICE CHARGE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: Section 1: That Chapter 31, "Utilities," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby amended by the amendment of Article V, Sewer Service, by the repeal of Section 31 -65, Sewer Service Charge, as presently constituted, and by the addition of a new Section 31 -65, Sewer Service Charge, that shall read as follows, to wit: ARTICLE V. SEWER SERVICE 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 for and 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 fol- lowing rates: Gallons of water Sewer service rate used per month to be charged First 3,000 gallons $3.00 (minimum monthly rate) Thereafter $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 attributed to it as determined by the provisions of the Code relating to water charges applied to the following rates: Gallons of water used for month First 3,000 gallons times the number of occupied units Excess of 3,000 gallons times the number of occupied units Sewer service rate to be charged $3.00 (minimum monthly rate) times the number of occupied units $0.40 per 1,000 gallons 80928 -5a ( (a) occupied units in the project shall be taken to be the total number of units in the project, unless the project manager shall report to the city on the form provided in Annex "A" the actual number of occupied units as of the first day of 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 uni month a sanitary sewer of water attributed to schedule: Gallons of water used per month t shall be charged for and owe each service charge based upon the consumption it, applied to the following rate Sewer service rate to be charged First 3,000 gallons $3.00 (minimum monthly rate) Thereafter $0.40 per 1,000 gallons C. Mobile home parks. Mobile home parks shall be charged for and owe each a sanitary sewer service charge based upon 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 times the number of occupied spaces Excess of 3,000 gallons times the number of occupied spaces Sewer service rate to be charged $3.00 (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 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 day of the current calendar month, there were (number) occupied units in the project, and that there were (number) unoccupied units. I understand that the information -2- 80' -5b (0"11 hereby given is to be used by the City of Baytown in computing the current I also unde the City of in order to information the request Baytown. month's sewer service charge for this project. rstand that this information must be received by Baytown no later than the 10th day of each month be considered. I further understand that the hereby given may be verified at any time upon of the Utility Office Manager of the City of (Signature) Manager or Owner Section 2: 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 3: If any provision, section, exception, sub- section, 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 unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the valid- ity 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 to be severable. Section 4: The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective beginning with the first billing for the month of October, 1978. 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 (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. -3- 80928 -5c INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 28th day of September It 1978. MMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk APPROVED: v C� SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney l -4-