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ORDINANCE NO. 3950
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 28.201(1)(2)(3) AND (4) AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 28.201(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(a)(b),
(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(a)(b),(3)(a)(►)(ii)(b)(c)(i)(ii)(a)(b),
(4)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b)(i)(ii)(a)(b),(5),(6),(7),(8) AND REPEALING 28.304(9)AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 28.304(9)THEREOF,FOR THE PURPOSE
OF WATER RATE STRUCTURE REVISIONS AND THE PURPOSE OF
LIMITING THE SEWER USE EXEMPTION; REPEALING ANY AND ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE
EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Section 28.201(1)(2)(3) and (4)enacting Section 28.201(1)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(a)(b),
(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(a)(b),(3)(a)(i)(ii)(b)(c)(i)(ii)(a)(b), (4)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b)(i)(ii)(a)(b),(5),(6),(7),(8) and repealing Section
28.304(9)and enacting Section 28.304(9) as follows:
"Sec.28.201.WATER RATES AND CHARGES
The rates and charges for water supplied to consumers by the water utility of the city,to be billed on or after July 1,2008,
are as follows:
(1) Residential Rates.
(a) Availability. The residential rate shall apply to all customer accounts serving properties that are intended
for occupancy by a single family as defined by the Ames Zoning Ordinance,provided that such accounts consist
of no more than two dwelling units served by a single water meter or to multiple unit residential structures(such
as apartment buildings)where every dwelling unit is separately metered. The rate does not apply to domestic
uses that consist of more than two dwelling units served by a single meter or to water accounts that provide
service for common areas such as shared laundry facilities or for general property maintenance.
(b) Rate per billing period. For each monthly billing period a residential rate customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge based on meter size,and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during the billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0139 per cubic foot for the first 1000 cubic feet of usage
$0.0278 per cubic foot for the next 1500 cubic feet of usage
$0.0417 per cubic foot for all usage over 2500 cubic feet
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30(winter period):
$0.0139 per cubic foot
(2) Non-residential(Commercial)Rates
(a) Availability. The non-residential rate shall apply to all accounts that do not meet the criteria for
residential, irrigation and yard water,or non-peaking industrial rates.
(b) Rate per billing period: For each monthly billing period a non-residential customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge based on meter size,and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during the billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0188 per cubic foot
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30(winter period):
$0.0139 per cubic foot
(3) Non-Peaking Industrial Rate
(a) Availability. The non-peaking industrial rate shall be available to all non-residential rate customers who
meet the following criteria:
(i) Average winter usage greater than 100,000 cubic feet per billing period. Average winter usage per
billing period will be calculated by taking the sum of the usage during the most previous December,
January,and February billing periods and dividing by three.
(ii) A summer peaking factor equal to or less than 120%. The summer peaking factor shall be computed
by taking the largest consumption from the previous June,July,August,and September billing periods and
dividing it by the average winter usage,with the result expressed as a percentage.
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(b) Application for Non-peaking Industrial Rate. The City will calculate each year the summer peaking
factor for all accounts with an average winter usage of 100,000 cubic feet or greater. Those accounts with a
summer peaking factor equal to or less than 120%will be automatically placed in the"non-peaking industrial"
rate structure.
(i) New customer accounts with an anticipated average winter demand of greater than 100,000 cubic feet
per month and an anticipated summer peaking factor of equal to or less than 120%will be evaluated on
a case-by-case basis and may be assigned to the"non-peaking industrial"rate with supporting justification.
(c) Rate per Billing Period. For each monthly billing period a non-peaking industrial rate customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge based on meter size,and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during the billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0139 per cubic foot
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30(winter period):
$0.0139 per cubic foot
(4) Irrigation and Yard Water Service Rate.
(a) Availability. The irrigation and yard water rate shall apply to all separately metered water uses that meet
one of the following criteria:
(i) Serves primarily outdoor water uses,such as irrigation systems and outside hose bibs.
(ii) Serves cooling towers,spray ponds,evaporative condensers,chillers,or such similar uses where water
is used as a medium for cooling.
(iii) Serves as a temporary water service,whether for irrigation purposes or for other outdoor uses.
(b) Rate per Billing Period. For each monthly billing period an irrigation and yard water rate customer:
(i) shall be charged a minimum charge as described below,and in addition
(ii) shall be charged for water usage during billing periods as follows:
(a) for bills mailed on or between July 1 and October 31 (summer period):
$0.0209 per cubic foot for the first 2000 cubic feet of usage
$0.0417 per cubic foot for the next 3000 cubic feet of usage
$0.0695 per cubic foot for all usage greater than 5000 cubic feet.
(b) for bills mailed on or between November 1 and June 30(winter period):
$0.0139 per cubic foot
(5) Water Rate and Charge Adjustments. It shall be the duty of the director of water and pollution control to
review and recommend to the city council revisions of the rates and charges established and set out in this division at
intervals appropriate to provide for the funding needs of the utility.
(6) Water and irrigation meter minimum charges. For each monthly billing,each customer shall be charges
a minimum monthly charge based on the size of the water meter(s)and/or irrigation meter(s) at each location. The
minimum monthly charge may be prorated,based on a 30-day billing period,for the customer's initial and/or final bills,
provided that in no case shall the minimum monthly charge be less than three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50). The
minimum monthly charge for each water meter location shall be as follows:
Size of Meter Minimum Monthly Charge
5/8 inch or 5/8"x 3/a" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.30
3/4inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.60
1inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.20
1-1/2 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.40
2inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.80
2 inch,battery of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226.30
2 inch,battery of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335.80
3inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233.60
4inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394.20
6inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657.00
8inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,314.00
10inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971.00
(7) Multiple dwellings—Mobile home parks. Multiple dwellings,including mobile home parks,may be
serviced from a single water meter. However,there shall be a surcharge added to the water rates set forth above,to
be calculates as follows:
For a 5/8 inch meter serving 2 or more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 0/month/unit
For a%inch meter serving 4 or more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10/month/unit
For a 1 inch meter serving 8 or more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 0/month/unit
For a 1-1/2 inch meter serving 16 or more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 0/month/unit
For a 2 inch meter serving 30 or more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.00/month
for the first 30 units plus$3.30/month per unit for each
additional unit in excess of 30 units
For a 3 inch or larger meter serving any number of dwelling units . . . . . 2.90/month/unit
For the purposes of this section, a dwelling unit is defined as a self-contained living facility(i.e., including
kitchen and bath)such as an apartment or a licensed independent mobile home space.
(8) Yard meter minimum charges.
For each monthly billing after July 1,2000 each customer shall be charged a minimum monthly charge based
on the size of the yard meter(s)at each location. The minimum monthly charge for each yard meter location shall be as
follows:
Size of Meter Minimum Monthly Charged
5/8 inch or 5/8"x'/4" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.75
'/4inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25
1inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00
1-1/2 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25
2inch . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.00
3inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.25
4inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.75
6inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.25
8inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.75
10inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.25
(Ord. No. 2338, Sec. 1, 4-28-70; Ord. No. 2412, Sec. 2, 9-5-72; Ord. No. 2461, Sec. 3, 12-18-73; Ord. No.
2653, Sec. 2, 5-2-78; Ord. No. 3167,Sec. 1, 4-28-92; Ord.No. 3199,Sec. 1, 9-24-92; Ord.No. 3278,Sec. 1, 5-24-94;
Ord. No. 3326, Sec. 1, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 3568, 6-27-00).
See.28.304. SEWER RATES ESTABLISHED
(9) Where a`yard meter' is not installed, but it appears in any month that more than two thousand(2,000)cubic
feet of water was used by the customer in a way that the water did not reach the sanitary sewer,that amount of water shall
be exempt from the sewer rate on application to the city manager or the city manager's designee. The total exemption
allowed under this provision shall not exceed 5,000 cubic feet per calendar year,with the entire exemption granted over
no more than two consecutive billing cycles."
Section Two.All ordinances,or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 13`h day of May , 2008 .
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ann H.Campbell,Mayor
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