Ordinance No. 2,97400925 -3A
ORDINANCE NO. 2074
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES," OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BY AMENDING
SECTION 31 -55, WATER TAPPING FEES; AMENDING SECTION 31-
65, SEWER SERVICE CHARGE; AMENDING SECTION 31 -67, SEWER
TAPPING FEES; 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 the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Baytown, Texas is hereby amended by the amendment of Chapter
31, "Utilities," Article IV, Water Service, by the repeal of
Section 31 -55, Water Tapping Fees, as presently constituted
and by substituting in its place a new Section 31--55 which
shall read as follows:
Sec. 31 -55. Water tapping fees.
(a) The following fees shall be assessed and collected by
the water billing department for water taps:
(1) 3/4 inch water tap . . . . . . . . $250.00
(2) 1 inch water tap . . . . . . . . . $300.00
Section 2: 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 the repeal of
Section 31 -65, Sewer Service Charge, and by the repeal of
subsection 31- 67(a), Sewer Tapping Fees, as presently con-
stituted, and by the addition of a new Section 31 -65 and a
new subsection 31- -67(a) which shall read as follows:
Sec. 31 -65. Sewer service charge.
A. Rate Schedule
1. Minimum monthly rate . . . . . . . . . $4.50
2. Standard rate (per 1,000
gallons in excess of
minimum monthly) . . . . . . . . . . . $0.85
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B. 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 following usage and the
rate schedule for sewer service.
Gallons of water
used per month
First 2,000 gallons
Next 8,000 gallons, per
1,000 gallons
Thereafter
Sewer service rate
to be charged
Minimum monthly rate
Standard rate
No charge
(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 usage and the rate schedule for sewer
service:
Gallons of water Sewer service rate
used for month to be charged
First 2,000 gallons times
the number of occupied
units
Excess of 2,000 gallons
times the number of
occupied units, per
1,000 gallons
Minimum monthly
times the number
units
Standard rate
rate
of occupied
(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.
C. Commercial units.
Each commercial unit shall be charged for and owe each
month a sanitary sewer service charge based upon the consumption
of water attributed to it, applied to the following usage
and the rate schedule for sewer service:
Gallons of water
used per month
First 2,000 gallons
Thereafter, per 1,000
gallons
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Sewer service rate
to be charged
Minimum monthly rate
Standard rate
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D. 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
usage and the rate schedule for sewer service:
Gallons of water
used per month
First 2,000 gallons times
the number of occupied
spaces
Excess of 2,000 gallons
times the number of
occupied spaces, per
1,000 gallons
Sewer service rate
to be charged
Minimum monthly rate
times the number of occupied
spaces
Standard rate
(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
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 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 City of
Baytown.
(Signature) Manager or Owner
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Sec. 31 -67. Sewer tapping fees.
(a) The water billing department shall assess and collect
a one hundred seventy -five dollars($175.00)sewer tap fee for
each and every 4 -inch sewer tap. All other types (6 inches
and larger) and other special connections shall be made at
estimated actual cost as determined by the Utility Office
Manager with consultation of the Director of Public Works or
his designee.
Section 3: 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: 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 5: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after ten (10) days from its passage by the City Council,
except for the provisions of this ordinance relating to
sewer service charges (Sec. 31 -65 as amended herein) which
shall become effective with billings showing service for the
month of October, 1980. 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 25th
day of September , 1980.
EfMETT 0. HUTT , Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
ANDALL B. STRO G, City V orney
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