HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1406BILL NO. 38
ORDINANCE N0, 1406
BY
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, STATE OF IDAHO, RELATING TO WATER AND
SEWER DEPARTMENT BY AMENDING SECTION 3 -3 -3 TO PROVIDE THAT PERMITS
FOR WATER MAIN CONNECTIONS MAY BE MADE TO SUPERINTENDENT OR OTHER
PERSON DESIGNATED BY SUPERINTENDENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 3-3 -5 TO
PROVIDE THAT THE CLERK MAY DESIGNATE OTHER OFFICER TO KEEP BOOKS
OF ACCOUNT; BY AMENDING SECTION 3 -3 -6 TO PROVIDE THAT MINIMUM
WATER CHARGES SHALL BE APPLIED TO EACH SEPARATE PREMISE, DEFINING
SEPARATE PREMISE TO INCLUDE MOBILE HOMES AND REQUIRING OWNER OF
LAND ON WHICH WATER METER IS LOCATED TO CERTIFY NUMBER OF PREMISES
USING METERS; REPEALING SECTION 3-3 -8 SETTING WATER RATES; REPEAL-
ING SECTION 3 -3 -9 PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM CHARGE AND PAYMENT DATE;
AMENDING SECTION 3 -3 -10 TO PROVIDE BILLING TO OWNER OF PROPERTY
ON BILLING DATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE FORTY
(40) DAYS AFTER BILLING DATE; PROVIDING THAT IT IS A MISDEMEANOR
TO TURN ON WATER WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM CITY; AMENDING SECTION
3 -3-11 TO ALLOW SUPERINTENDENT TO APPOINT OFFICER TO RECEIVE CONNEC-
TION APPLICATIONS; AMENDING SECTION 3 -3 -18 TO SUBSTITUTE SUPERINTENDENT
FOR CLERK AND ENGINEER AND ADDING PROVISION FOR RULES FOR BILLING
PROCEDURE; AMENDING SECTION 3 -3 -25 TO PROVIDE THAT CHARGES FOR
BUILDINGS FOR THE USE OF DWELLINGS SHALL INCLUDE MOBILE HOMES AND
OTHER OCCUPIED PREMISES AND DEFINING AVAILABLE SEWER SERVICES;
AMENDING SECTION 3 -3 -27 TO PROVIDE FOR BILLING PROCEDURE; REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED By the Mayor and the Council of the City
of Caldwell:
Section 1. That Section 3, Chapter 3, Title 3 of the
Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to read as
follows:
3 -3 -3 PERMITS: It shall be the duty of the Superintendent
or other designated officer to receive from all patrons and pros-
pective patrons, in writing, all applications for permits for
making connections with the water mains, and to make and keep a
book and on a map to be kept for that purpose, a complete and
accurate record and account of all water through each connection,
with the names of the owners, and descriptions of the premises
with which and for whom such connections and uses are made; and to
make and render at the first regular meeting of the Council in
each month a complete and accurate report of the same for the
preceding month.
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Section 2. That Section 5, Chapter 3, Title 3
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to read
as follows:
3 -3 -5: RECORD OF COLLECTIONS: The Clerk or other
designated officer, shall also keep in manner provided by law
the books and accounts of the Water Department which shall at
all times be under the direction and control of the Clerk.
Section 3. That Section 6, Chapter 3, Title 3
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to read
as follows
3 -3 -6: CHARGESi The minimum charge for water and water
service and tap to the City water mains, or pipes, shall be
established by the City Council by Resolution duly adopted at
a regular Council meeting.
Said schedule of charges shall provide for the
following:
(1) Minimum water charge per occupied premises.
Premises as used herein shall mean each unit
in which is contained a separate kitchen facility
in any building.. A mobile home shall be considered
a premise.
(2) Minimum water credit for each occupied premise.
(3) If one meter is used to service more than one
separate premise, the minimum water charge and
minimum water credit shall be made for each premise.
The owner of real property on which is located a
meter which serves more than one (1) mobile home shall certify
to the Superintendent the number of mobile home units being
served by said meter. Said certification shall be on forms
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supplied by City and shall be made on the let day of Januar
April, July, October of each year.
The water and sewer charges herein required for
the ensuing three month period shall be based upon said owner
certification.
Section 4. That Section 8 and 9, Chapter 3, Title
3 of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be repealed.
Section 5. That Section 10, Chapter 3, Title 3
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to
read as follows:
3-3 -10: WATER PAYMENTS: All water charges for
domestic water furnished - by the Water Department shall be due
aed . Payable to the G-evk as € ;Iewsi
GhaFgee shall be b}lled �a feup X44 weekly eyeles by Area Meter
peeks Newbere I tAF6ekgb I8 b -illed dup-�eg the 94!rs% €uI; creek e9
eaeb. Meetb Area peeks Numbers 11 tb -Feugb 19 aed 28 b -Illed
dup -lag the eeeeed €u ;; week of eaeb meatk-y Area Meter Peeks
NTixbevs 19 aed 21 tbpeugk 24 b4lied duv-:�eg the th.!vd full week
Of Sash Meath and Area Meter Peeks Numbers 25 through 28 b -illed
dup4!eg the ge - uvtk gull week e€ seek meRtk ,All -WateF ehawgee
I
shall beeeme del -ieques.t tb-:�F %y +994 days after bi1114Rg date,
wk4!ek ea-:�d b eg date W4.11-'be plased OR Sash bllli�eg: -The
�u�e a eedee#�
Of Wa48FWeVke Shall 4Mffi@4!a *e ;y s *eP dQI4!VeVy of
demeeti�e water be all ppeperb"s wk4eb have 9a4led to Pay the
ureter ekarges OR ev befeve tan 194 days lmmedAa4ely gellew4Rg
the date Upee wk-lek sa -ld ebarges beeeme deb e�uee T
it Shall be the duty Of the GIeFk be Ag4i�fy the 2u�e��A�eedee�
Of waterwerke eg all pvepept -ies wh4!ek have bees de *evm4eed to
be tee �IQ4 days deli rR e.eR* by 'sage }ab eg the �u�e�+�rsbet�de�t
Of Wateieverks W-�t4 a eeF %494!ed I -ist of sa 4d del- ifiqueRt peopept4eav
Ax add -it-:�eAal eharge e€ tore dellaFe k4pvgA) shall be due aad ew-: eRg
for adds *"ea; elewleal aed tuna -e #f expeeses upee. all PFePe 4es
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Imeluded upea sa -id eept4!f -led lAst: Wp reee4!pt e# seep
eept4!€ -led 1-�st �t shall be the duty 6P -the 9ejqer }a;6e1adeiq:6 of
Waterweyka to -iximed4ately step delivery e9 demee *4!e wa *eF to
the pipeperti�ee Aaeladed thereea aad elese the meters, eeaaeet}ag
the pz+egeFty w4th the " *y Watevwepks astd t evea €ter the xe4eFs
shall Rot be epeaed UR44!1 all dellaqueaei�es have beea paid:
on billing date. Billing date as used herein shall mean the
date on which the bill is mailed by the City. Said billing
date shall be noted on each bill.
Water service shall be discontinued to premises
fort (CFO) da s after billing date if said bill is not paid
in full provided, however,-that before water services shall
be discontinued the owner shall first be given ten (10) days
notice of the date on which said water service will be dis-
continued. Said notice may be given by specific notice of the
service discontinuance date on a regularly issued water bill.
Water service shall not thereafter be continued
until all delinquent water charges are paid in full together
with a two ($2.00) dollar turn on charge_.
No person other than authorized City personnel
shall turn water on at any premises. violation of this
provision shall be a misdemeanor..
Section 6. That Section'll, Chapter 3, Title 3
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to
read as follows:
3 -3 - 11: APPLICATION FOR CONNECTION: Applications
for making connections with the City water mains must be made
by the owner of the premises, or his duly authorized agent,
with which such connections are to be made, upon printed form
at the office of the Superintendent of Waterworks, or other
designated office, and such applications shall contain a full,
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true and accurate statement of the size of the connection,
the manner of connecting, the point at which connection is
to be made, and a description of all the premises with which
such connection is to be made, together with the full name or
names of all the owners thereof, and such further facts as
may be useful in the management of said system, and applications
for permits for the introduction of water into any connection
with the City water mains, must be made on printed form for
that purpose, and filed at the office of the Superintendent
of Waterworks or other designated office, by the owner of the
premises or his duly authorized agent with which connections
are made, and such application shall contain a full, true and
accurate statement of the approximate quantity, and of the
uses and purposes for which such water is obtained, and a des-
cription of all the premises upon which said water is to be
used and the full name or names of all'the owners thereof,
and an agreement on the part of such owner or owners to conform
to all the rules and regulations provided for said waterworks
system and that the charge therefor, as well as for the use of
all water, shall be a lien upon the premises upon which water
is used, and with which said connections are made as a condition
for the use of such water, and if said application is made by an
agent said agent shall deposit with the Superintendent of Water-
works or other designated officer, the written authority of
the owner or owners of said premises, authorizing the said
applicant, as the owner's agent, to make such application, and
no connection with the City water main shall be made, and no
water shall be introduced into any connection heretofore or
hereafter made therewith unless a permit has first been issued
by the Superintendent of Waterworks or other designated officer,
in compliance and conformity with this rule and with the rules and
regulations that are now or may hereafter be established therefor.
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Section 7: That Section 18, Chapter 3, Title 3
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to
read as follows:
3 -3 -18: Rules and Regulations: The Glerk e-F
egt�ee Superintendent of Waterworks may make or prescribe
such rules and regulations as they he shall deem advisable;
such rules to be enforced after approval by the Mayor and
Council by resolution. Said rules and regulations may cover
water bill adjustments, charges for water service for periods
of less than one (1) month, disconnection and reconnection of
water service and charges for unmetered water service.
Section 8. That Section 25, Chapter 3, Title 3
of the Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to
read as follows:
3- 3 -r25: Sewer Service Charge Rates: There is
hereby levied and imposed on all users of the City sewer system,
for use, maintenance, operation, extension and reconstruction of
the Municipal sewage facilities consisting of interceptor sewer
lines and sewage treatment plant charges per month established
ae gel.lewei by the City Council by Resolution duly adopted at
a regular Council meeting.
-LA Seweir ekargee €e-r bu4- 144Rgs eeRetvuQ%ed zfea? tie ;aae
o€ dwe ege� the ;iae4e MOoR*h4ty QeWe -+ eka -Fge a'ow eae,4
-s%teh Ii.4 -1d4Rg Biqa -1-1 be eRe de4.4Q'F acid -a M ®1qt4ly
ei�a ge 'elqaaa to e t-y JqeIee*at �49 eif the a -QWagAR
eta -rge made to eueli bu4LQLd4Rg4a fG -r t-ie aG�,atke 4X
PeeeM:be -° J&AR&W -Y aed ed4a4e.I3r ��e$edtRg
3 a ded,� 4ieuae re.F that t hQ ;RQA4k43t W'a tai' Q",Fge ZOX
6 MoRt4e e-f aaaU.W-Y aed 9.8 -b'W taa3r .1 iediLa,;�413r
f-Yeeed4ag ghR4 -1 die 4NB44ktee4 by 44ai't3r eeRts 49'QO4- WAe
QAY -bU-J-Jd-jRg Wae Rat J?eee4Lv -.Rg -Water *94 Water ,%Q- rV!.Q€
-0 eae-h t ea 4.34 m4 Rth6- ,at eta. a -ae S d
taaat tie Wate-F 47 3.QL34 tQ Q"-h af' ,s d. -P-F- 912444R.g MQQth6
woaad 41ave -baeR 4ke ma. ,twL claaxge .thaw .in zXf zI-
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� Per butld4 -nge eeestru.eted far uae for eemmeFetal
PuFpeseaT the bae -ie eharge iver eaeh
sueh butldi�ag shall be eee dellap k$I,.994 axd a
Faeethly eharge equal to sevee.ty #lye Pereeet �75 %4
of the eurrent metathly water ehapga pep the puppese
of det"s- 11R the sewer serv}ee ehargeT the meathltr
water eharge shall be redueed by f-ifty eeets {544
She sewer servlee eharge shall be eeveaty 9lve per -
eeet f:F5 %3 Gig the euvreet mee.thly water ebarge after
the above stated addustmeet has been made,
�Q4 prev1d1Hg further that Plfty eeets ' 5 of sash e€
the baele eee dollar k$1T994 eharges Faade le subseetleas
�A4 and 44 above shall be dealgeated aed used eK-
elualvely for the e€ the 91ty of 9aldwell
sewer systemv prerated meethly aseessweuts may be made
as prevtded le Tltle 3 9hapte 2eet }ee 28 of the
9aldwell 91ty 9ede:
For all structures not coming within either of the above
classifications, including such structures as those pre-
sently used by the Dairyments Cooperative Creamery of
Boise Valley and the Idaho Meat Packers, and for structures
to which water is supplied from sources other than the
Municipally owned water system, sewer charges shall be
fixed in such amounts as may be recommended by the City
Engineer and approved by the City Council.
�p4 2ewei- Geeetpuet -lee 9harge Ratee= Where -�s hereby
establ }eked a ee at etles ehaFge of slx hundred
dollars f$499v994F €ep sewer eeeAReet "n €er eaeh
sAagle faa4!ly ree}deeee aed per eaeh mobile home
ost 4e. a FAo494 -le heme eeu. -Tt aed a -sewer eet�etr et erg
chssge Of three huedt'eel el'011ars 4$396z®9 j fer each
apartment of a multlp'le l-;Lvleg uelt aed three htindred
dollars k$399.993 fer eaeh meb:lls home #e a mebi-le heme
eeurty
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491 gewer gesstruet#ee Sbarges for 8ewaere4-al Usagev
There -�e hereby established a sewer ekarge
-fer eemmere -lal usage based as €ellewsf
IT Six kuadred dellave �$68A,904 f o p a bue�eese that
emplaye up to and -Jie.elad -sRg tee fl84 elapleyeeev There
shall be ae add4:tleaal ebaFge of €4ve dell&Fs { $5vQQ4
-fev eaeb eiRpleyee -:�e emeese of tee 4194 empleyeeev
fF4 Payment required !e eebseet -eoRe �P4 ae.d �E4 will be
made as follows, to -wit:
1. Prior to the issuance of any plumbing permit
required by the City of Caldwell, Idaho, where sewer
facilities are available; or
2. Within six (6) months from the time sewer services
become available.
As used herein sewer services are available if
public sewer is located in an easement or public right -
of-way on or adjacent to the property on which any
building is located . and can be reached by a building
sewer of not more than one hundred twenty -five feet
,(125 in length constructed in accordance with the
requirements of the plumbing code as set forth in
Section 5 -2 -1 of this code_.
Easement as used herein shall mean easements estab-
lished by dedication or usage.
Building sewer as used herein shall mean that sewer
which connects the plumbing of a residence or building
to a city or 'public maintained sewer line
Provided further that in the event connection to the
public sewer would require installation of a pumping
station then and in that event the Council may waive
said sewer connection charge. Said waiver shall not
be granted if the property owner elects to connect to
the public sewer.
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�94 The ekarges eet gevth Im and {g)_
abeve shall be Fev4:ewed aaHually by the Mayep aid
Gi % %Y GGURe;�Ia
4H3 Payments requred #e Eubseet -.ees �P4 aed 4E4 -abeve
shall be made to the City Clerk of the City of
Caldwell, Idaho, or by participation in a Local
Improvement District as provided by Title 50,
Chapter 17, Idaho Code as amended.
�9;) All moneys received from charges set forth �e
swbseetleRs fP4 aed �E4 shall be used in the exten-
sion of the sanitary sewer system of the City of
Caldwell, Idaho.
{a} It is hereby provided that all properties that
participated in the cost of providing a City
maintained sewer main or lateral will be exempted-
from PFQV1s!®ee -®9 6eb6ee44!®x6 44 aed 44, further .
payment for sewer hook up.
�K4 The payment provisions eP eubeeeti�eRs kp� threttgk
ka4 shall not apply to areas numbered 1 and 2 as
shown on the official Sewer Map of the City of
Caldwell, Idaho on file in the City Clerkss office
of the City of Caldwell, Idaho.
Section 9. That Section 27, Chapter 3, Title 3 of the
Municipal Code of the City of Caldwell be amended to read as
follows
3-3 -27: SEWER SERVICE BILLING: All bills for sewer
charges shall be rendered monthly at the established
rates on the same bill with the domestic water bill
except in those cases where the user of the sewer service
has a private source of domestic water in which instance
a bill will be rendered independently. When water is
supplied by the City, the portion of the bill rendered
for sewer service. -le the eveet said b441s where demee4 4!e
Water Or aftY Pert t ereef are Ret Pe: tee.
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9RII w -itk 9 -i€teea kl5j days a €ter the date when Fea4epe4
water eery "e shall be d }eeea at ed r ed }atgly aad shut a € € -r .
Repere the domestle water ekall be tamed on aga4!a all
4ei4Rqueat demest }e water and sewep ekarges shall be paid up to
the end op the term as assessedz -1a the event water 40 t�krned egg
99F the nonpayment e€ den estle water or sewage ehaFge ae heye }a
ppev4!ded3 there shall be assessed 4a add #flea to all del4agweat
amoumts3 the sum e€ z6we del -lare �$2:AA4 as expense for shutt4ag
egg the serv4ee whisk shall be paild before the water 4 !0 turned
on aga4!av Sewer charges shall be due and payable as established
by the City Council by Resolution duly adopted at a regular
Council meeting. In the event a deposit has been made for securing
the payment for domestic water used, this deposit may be for-
feited to the amount due the City for the domestic water and
sewer service rendered.
Section 10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication
according to law.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL of the City of Caldwell this
4thday of January 1977
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR of the City of Caldwell this
4th day of January 1977.
MAYOR v
ATTEST
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CITY CLER
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