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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
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( (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
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(0"11 hereby given is to be used by the City of Baytown in computing
the current
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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.
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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:
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SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
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