ORD 1995-23 - Limited Credit - Water - Sewer (Apartments) 08-08-1995ORDINANCE NO. 95-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING CHAPTER 9,
GARBAGE, REFUSE AND RUBBISH, AND CHAPTER 17, WATER AND
SEWERS, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, TO PROVIDE A LIMITED CREDIT FOR
JOINTLY METERED RESIDENTIAL UNITS (SOME APARTMENT
COMPLEXES); AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 9 -50(d) of the Code of Ordinances is now amended by renumbering
subparagraph (6) to (7), and by inserting a new subparagraph 6 that reads:
(6) If a customer provides a vacancy affidavit to the City's utility billing supervisor after the
time specified in paragraph five above, but before the 25th day of the month, then the
customer shall pay a standard bill amount for that month and the City shall credit the
customer's account for the subsequent month for one -half the vacancies identified. If a
customer delivers a vacancy affidavit to the City's utility billing supervisor after the 25th
day of the month, then the City shall not provide the customer with either a deduction or
credit against any utility service.
SECTION 2: Section 17- 9(b)(2)(d) of the Code of Ordinances is now amended by renumbering
subparagraph (6) to (7), and by inserting a new subparagraph 6 that reads:
(6) If a customer provides a vacancy affidavit to the City 's utility billing supervisor after the
time specified in paragraph five above, but before the 25th day of the month, then the
customer shall pay a standard bill amount for that month and the City shall credit the
customer's account for the subsequent month for one -half the vacancies identified. If a
customer delivers a vacancy affidavit to the City's utility billing supervisor after the 25th
day of the month, then the City shall not provide the customer with either a deduction or
credit against any utility service.
SECTION 3: Section 17- 21(b)(2)d. of the Code of Ordinances is now amended by renumbering
subparagraph 6 to 7, and by inserting a new subparagraph 6 that reads:
6. If a customer provides a vacancy affidavit to the City 's utility billing supervisor after the
time specified in paragraph five above, but before the 25th day of the month, then the
customer shall pay a standard bill amount for that month and the City shall credit the
customer's account for the subsequent month for one -half the vacancies identified. If a
customer delivers a vacancy affidavit to the City's utility billing supervisor after the 25th
day of the month, then the City shall not provide the customer with either a deduction or
credit against any utility service.
SECTION 4: Any deductions or credits previously made by the City are ratified.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall take effect immediately.
Passed and Approved this 8th day of August, 1995.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
William B. Green, Mayor
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPRO ED:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney