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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1996 ORDINANCE NO. 1996 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 14. 12. 020, 14. 12. 040, 14. 12. 050, 14. 12. 080, 14. 12. 100, 14. 12. 120 AND 14.16. 060 THEREOF PERTAINING TO WATER FEES, RATES AND DEPOSITS The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows : SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending Sections 14. 12. 020, 14. 12. 040, 14. 12. 050, 14. 12. 080, 14. 12. 100, 14. 12. 120 and 14. 16. 060 to read as follows : 14. 12. 020 Installation and meter fees . In addition to the fee set forth in Section 1 . 12. 010(a , the water department shall charge and collect , in advance, the following amount for the installation of water connections and meters : a sum equal to the actual cost of labor and material in laying such service line, including the cost of the meters, the cost of replacing pavement , plus fifteen (15) percent for overhead. The cost of such installation shall be estimated by the water department , and such estimated cost shall be paid by the applicant to the water department before the work of connecting the main with the property is commenced. Whenever the estimated cost is not sufficient to cover the total expense for labor, material, meters and overhead, the deficit shall be charged to the property for which such installation was made and paid by the owner there- of. Any excess payment shall be returned to the person applying for installation. 14.12. 040 Water rates--Designated. The water rates to be charged monthly and collected monthly or bimonthly as maybe determined by the city from consumers of water supplied by the city are established and the water department is authorized and directed to charge and collect the same as follows : Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Service Quantity rates First 700 cu. ft . or less $2. 65 Next 4300 cu. ft . , per 100 cu. ft . 0. 28 Over 5000_cu. ft . , per 100 cu. ft . 0. 23 'WSA: er 1. Minimum Charges Size of service Minimum charge per month Water in cu. ft . 5/8" or 3/4" $ 2. 65 700 1" 4. 89 1, 500 1-1/2" 6. 29 2, 000 2" 9 . 09 3,000 3" 19. 29 7,000 4" 35. 39 14,000 6" 60. 69 25, 000 8" 83 . 69 35,000 10" 118. 19 50,000 A charge of One Dollar ($1) shall be made for each unit in excess of one connected to each meter. "Unit" means any building or a portion of a building consist- ing of one or more rooms separated from the rest of the build- ing by a partition, occupied independently of the other parts of the building, or another building. 14. 12. 050 Water rates--Construction purposes . All construction water shall be taken from existing outlets designated by the water department or from special outlets installed at the expense of the consumer. If in the determination of the water department, the setting of a meter is impracticable or un- economical for the supply of construction water, the charge for such unmetered water shall be as follows : (a) Housing tracts or subdivisions will be charged a flat rate of Six Dollars ($6 ) per unit during construction. (b ) General Construction. (1) For each one hundred (100) lineal feet of curb , Twenty-Four Cents (24rd) ; (2) For each one hundred (100 ) square feet of side- walk, Twelve Cents (121) ; (3) For each one hundred (100) square feet of con- crete pavement, Twenty-Four Cents (2V) ; (4) For each barrel of cement used for other con- struction, Twelve Cents (121) ; (5) For settling each one hundred (100) lineal feet of backfill in trenches not over three (3) feet in depth and two (2) feet in width, Ninety-Six Cents (961) ; 2. (6) For larger trenches a proportional charge shall be made as estimated by the water department; (7) For settling each one hundred (100) square feet of graded street , Twelve Cents (12,) ; (8) For settling filled ground a charge will be made for a quantity of water equal to one-third (1/3 ) the cubic contents of the fill at a rate of Twenty-Four Cents (2V) per one hundred (100) cubic feet; (9 ) For miscellaneous uses not herein specified, the quantity of water shall be estimated by the water depart- ment and charged at the rate of Twenty-Four Cents (24/) per one hundred (100) cubic feet . 14.12. 080 Commodity adjustment clause . This clause shall be applicable to the areas served by the city. Water charges will be based on the percent use of pumped water as against purchased water and their related cost . The base year shall be 1975-76 Cost in Base Year. a. Orange County water district tax per acre foot . . . $22. 00 b . Metropolitan Water District . Cost per acre foot . . . . . . . . . . . 77. 00 Schedule rate charges in all rate blocks will be adjusted when gross costs per acre foot are above the base year as follows : $ 0. 00 to $ 3. 99 per acre foot , change $0. 01 per 100 cu. ft . 4. 00 to 7. 99 per acre foot, change 0. 02 per 100 cu. ft . 8. 00 to 11. 99 per acre foot, change 0 . 03 per 100 cu. ft . 12. 00 to 15. 99 per acre foot, change 0. 04 per 100 cu. ft . 16. 00 to 19 . 99 per acre foot , change 0. 05 per 100 cu. ft . 20. 00 to 23. 99 per acre foot , change 0. 06 per 100 cu. ft . 24. 00 .to 27. 99 per acre foot, change 0. 07 per 100 cu. ft . 28. 00 to 31. 99 per acre foot , change 0. 08 per 100 cu. ft . 32. 00 to 35. 99 per acre foot , change 0 . 09 per 100 cu. ft . Minimum charge shall increase in direct proportion to the increase in rate blocks under the commodity adjustment clause. 14. 12. 100 Water service--Turn on charges. No charge shall be made for the transfer due to change of ownership or occupancy. 3 • Where the owner or occupant requests temporary turn off of water service, a charge of Five ($5) Dollars shall be made for restoring the water service to the premises . 14 .12. 120 Water rates--Date due. All water rates are due and payable at the office of the Huntington Beach water depart- ment the day after mailing date of bill each month or bimonthly and shall become delinquent on the fifteenth (15th) day thereafter and if not paid thirty (30) days after the mailing date, the water superintendent is directed, through his deputies, to shut off the water from the premises and the water shall remain shut off until all rates, fines and penalties have been paid. When the supply of water has been shut off for a violation of any ordinance or of any rule, regulation or requirement of the water department governing consumers of water, it shall not be turned on again except upon payment of the amount due, together with the additional sum of Five ($5) Dollars which is made a penalty for the failure to pay the said rate, and to pay the department for turning on water. 14 .16. 060 Meters--Test deposit . Before making a test of any meter, the person requesting such a test shall, at the time of filing his request, make a deposit with the water department of the amount charged for such a test, subject to the conditions herein stated, which charges are fixed as follows : For testing 5/8 inch meters . . . . . . . $ 10. 00 For testing 1 inch meters . . . . . . . . . 10. 00 For testing 1 1/2 inch meters . . . . . . . 20. 00 For testing 2 inch meters . . . . . . . . . 20. 00 For testing 3 inch meters . . . . . . . . . 80. 00 For testing 4 inch meters . . . . . . . . . 105 . 00 No meter shall be removed, or in any way disturbed, nor the seal broken, except in the presence of or under the direction of the superintendent . SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington Beach, California. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on 4. the 7th day of July, 1975. —20t�� ATTEST: Mayor City erk APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM: DON P. BONFA, ity Attorney f �• By � City Administrator WILLIAM S. AMSB , Acting City Att t ey 5• i Ord. No. 1996 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ' ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular adjourned meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of June 19 75 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of July � 1975 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: 1m e Wieder, Bartlett, Matney, Duke, Gibbs NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Coen, Shipley City Clerk and ,,,ex-officio. ,Clerk of the City Council of,tfie City of Huntington Beach, California 1, Alicia M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of Huntin:-ten "- rh and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council, ' t ':h's ardirance has been p;I- aah s on In acc �� y a i•tty. CIA M. TwaRTH - -- City Clerk �6e�u.