ORD 2003-12 - Amend Water & Sewer Code of Ordinances 09-16-2003ORDINANCE NO. 2003-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 30, WATER AND SEWERS, OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, INCREASING THE
TAPPING CHARGES FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE; DECREASING THE
RATE FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE; AND CHANGING THE
CALCULATION FOR SEWER SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE CITY; MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS AND FINDINGS THERETO; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: Title 30, Water and Sewers of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas,
Sections 31.01.02 "Water tapping charge" and 31.01.07 "Monthly charges for water" are
hereby amended as follows:
Section 30.01.02 Water tapping charge.
A. The following charge shall be assessed and collected by the City of Huntsville for water taps:
1. Three- fourths -inch water tap
2. One -in water tap
$450.00
$500.00
B. All other water taps and special water connections shall be made at actual cost as determined by the
director of public works or his/her designee.
Section 30.01.07 Monthly charges for water.
A. Residential and Commercial rate schedule. Except for contractual customers, residential and
commercial users supplied with water service by the city shall be charged a monthly water service
charge based upon the size of the meter and the amount of water consumed by the user and applied to
the following rate schedule:
Single Family Residential
Gallons of Water Used per Month
First 3,000 minimum monthly charge
Between 3,000 — 12,999, per 1,000 gallons
All over 13,000, per 1,000 gallons
Commercial — Gallons of Water Used per Month
First 3,000 minimum monthly charge
All over 3,000, per 1,000 gallons
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Amount or Rate Charged
See Meter Size Table below
$2.25
$2.64
Amount or Rate Charged
See Meter Size Table below
$2.64
Meter Size
Minimum Monthly Charge
.75
$15.00
1
21.00
1.5
27.00
2
43.50
3
165.00
4
210.00
6
315.00
8
435.00
Rates for residential and commercial customers located outside the City limits are calculated in the same
manner as rates developed for customers located within the City limits; however; a multiplier of 1.25 shall be
applied to the two cost components above.
SECTION 2: Title 30, Water and Sewers of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas,
Section 30.02.01, Subsections B.1. and G. "Monthly charges for sewer" and Section
31.02.05A. "Sewer tapping charge" are hereby amended as follows:
Section 30.02.01 Monthly charges for sewer.
B. Residential rate schedule.
Individually metered single residential units. Each individually metered residential dwelling
unit supplied with sewer service by the City shall be charged for and owe each month a
wastewater service charge and a volume charge based upon average water consumed during
the months of November, December, January, and February of each fiscal year, rounded to the
nearest 100 gallons, as determined by the meter reading, applied to the rate schedule. The
monthly billing will be determined on this average. Customers moving onto an existing single
family residential unit shall be billed based on the past history of usage at such residential
unit, if known, or if not known, at eighty percent (80 %) of current monthly consumption up to
a maximum monthly amount for 10,000 gallons until the winter month history is established.
New residential units shall be billed at 80% of current monthly consumption up to a
maximum monthly amount for 10,000 gallons until the winter month history is established
Gallons of Water Used per Month Amount or Rate Charged
first 2,000 minimum monthly charge $15.00
all over 2,000, per 1,000 gallons $ 4.87
G. Users without city water. Residential customers not connected to the waterworks system of the city
shall be billed monthly by the city for wastewater services at a calculated rate based on the average
residential water consumption of sixty -eight hundred (6,800) gallons, or at a rate based on the average
water consumed during the months of November, December, January and February of each fiscal year
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from the billing records of a special water district. Commercial customers shall be billed at a rate that
is consistent with the regular wastewater charge of similar type businesses, premises or users receiving
service from the city. The utility office supervisor shall recommend for approval such service charge
and conditions as deemed appropriate to the Finance Committee of the City Council and the Finance
Committee shall approve the same.
Section 30.02.05 Sewer tapping charge
A. Except as herein provided, the following charge shall be assessed and collected by the city for
sewer taps or services:
1. Minimum fee for the location of sewer stub or any connections to sewer system $100.00
2. Four -inch sewer tap
$450.00
SECTION 3: All ordinances that are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are
hereby, repealed and all other ordinances of the City not in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: Should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or section of this Ordinance be adjudged or
held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this
Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so declared to be
invalid, illegal or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the date of its passage, but the
increased fees adopted by this Ordinance shall become effective on September 16, 2003, for
bills mailed out after October 1, 2003.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16"' day of September 2003.
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
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THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
Karl Da idson, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Paul C. sham, City Attorney