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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 13-012 Amend Fee Sched. Water/Sewer, Animal rates RESOLUTION NO. 13-012 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING APPENDIX A, FEE SCHEDULE, OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by as follows in Exhibit A. SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, and it is accordingly so resolved. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of University Park, Texas, on the 10th day of September, 2013. APPROVED:, W. RICHARD DAVIS, MAYOR ATTEST: ELF ETH SPECTO' CITY SEC ' TARY EXHIBIT A CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS APPENDIX A, FEE SCHEDULE, CODE OF ORDINANCES ARTICLE A3.00 UTILITIES Sec. A3.006 Water service (a) The following water rates are hereby established and shall be collected. The minimum monthly rates for all metered water service shall be as follows: 5/8" or 3/4" meter $11.60 $5.65 1" meter $12.75 $11.00 1-1/2" meter $16.60 $20.55 2" meter $20.65 $31.70 3" meter $24.70 $57.80 4" meter $41.65 $95.10 6" meter n/a $188.30 8" meter n/a $300.10 10" meter n/a $538.70 Portable meter n/a (b) '!! -- •••- - -- - In any billing period, where the water consumed is in excess of the minimum, the rate shall be $3.65 (three dollars and sixty five cents) $4.30 (four dollars and thirty cents) per 1,000 gallons or any portion thereof (c) Any duplex or multifamily dwelling which is served by a single water meter shall be billed a minimum charge for each unit, occupied or vacant. All single-family units shall pay a minimum charge for each meter. .. . - --•••- - . . . •. . . . . !! per meter. Sec. A3.007 Conservation surcharge ) and drought premium fa) ! . •- • . . - •• - . - , Each water customer (except Southern Methodist University) shall be subject to a conservation surcharge for all consumption in excess of 4-1,500 30,000 gallons per month. SMU meters shall be subject collectively to a monthly conservation surcharge for all consumption in excess of 13,000,000 gallons per month. the average amount of water used during the immediately preceding October, November, December, January, February and March. The surcharge rate shall be $1.00 (one dollar)per thousand (1,000) gallons for all - - . -. The surcharge rate shall be an additional $1.60 (one dollar and sixty cents) per thousand (1,000) gallons for all consumption exceeding the conservation threshold. (b) In the event that a Stage 3 declaration of the City's drought contingency plan is made, the City Council shall have the option of enacting a special drought premium rate for consumption exceeding 30,000 gallons per month by non-SMU users or 13,000,000 gallons per month by SMU. The rate shall represent a 50% increase from the existing conservation surcharge rate. `• Sec. A3.008 Sewer service (a) The sewer charge for each single-family, duplex or multifamily dwelling shall be included in the utility bill and calculated as follows: (1) All sewer charges are based on the use of water passing through the water meter or meters. All single-family units, having more than one meter, shall have the usage of meters added together for the purposes of this section; however, if separate bills are rendered for a lawn sprinkler, such consumption shall not be considered for sewer charges. (2) Any duplex or multifamily dwelling, which is served by a single water meter, shall be billed a minimum charge for each unit, occupied or vacant, and any usage over the minimum shall be averaged over each unit of the dwelling as though each unit consumed the water the average indicates. (3) Any duplex or multifamily dwelling, having individual water meters for each unit, shall be treated for sewer billing purposes as though each were a single-family dwelling. (4) There shall be a twenty dollar and fourteen cent ($20.11) $10.00 (ten dollars) minimum sewer charge per unit, which includes two thousand (2,000) gallons of (5) Any water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per month shall be billed at three dollar and one cent ($3.01) $4.15 (four dollars and fifteen cents) per 1,000 gallons per month per unit for the sewer fee. (6) The sewer bill for March through February shall be based on the average billing of water over the three-month period as listed below: CYCLE I: The water used during the months of November, December and January. CYCLE II: The water used during the period of November 15 to February 15. (b) For each business or commercial establishment of any nature, plus public institutions such as schools and churches: (1) There shall be a - . . . . . - - - , !. $10.00 (ten dollars) minimum sewer charge, which includes the first two thousand (2,000) gallons of water used per month. (2) Any water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per month shall be billed at a rate of - -- . . . . . - - . .! $4.15 (four dollars and fifteen cents) per 1,000 gallons per month. 111► (3) For service to Southern Methodist University, three dollar and one cent ($3.01) • $4.15 (four dollars and fifteen cents) per 1,000 gallons of water used per month; the monthly charge for the period April through March shall be based on the average amount of water used during the immediately preceding months of October, November, December, January, February and March, adjusted for lawn, swimming pool, and metered cooling tower use. ARTICLE A4.00 PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIAL Sec. A4.006 Impoundment fees for animals (a) The city shall collect a fee of seventy-five fifty-dollars ($75.00) ($50.00)per day or part of a day for the impoundment of any animal for rabies testing or any other reason, prior to the release of such animal. In addition to the impoundment fee, the city shall collect an additional one-time processing fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per animal. (Resolution 12/03 adopted 5/1/12)