HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Establishing New Water and Sewer Rates ORDINANCE NO. 2461
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,
IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 36-3002 , 36-3003 , 36-3004 , 36-7002 ,
36-7003 , THEREOF AND ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS 36-3002 , 36-3003 ,
36-3004 , 36-7002 , AND 36-7003 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING
NEW WATER AND SEWER RATES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF AMES ,
IOWA, that the Municipal Code for the City of Ames, Iowa, be and
the same is hereby amended as follows :
Section I Sec. 36-3002 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames , Iowa, as heretofore existing is hereby repealed and
a new Sec. 36-3002 is adopted as follows :
Sec. 36-3002 . Schedule of Rates in City.
The net amount to be charged for the use of
water during a meter reading interval of
approximately thirty (30) days , from each
consumer' s meter within the corporate limits
of the city , or from any consumer with whom the
city shall have a specific written contract,
and connected to the water supply system of
the city shall be:
First 200 cubic feet of water used $1. 00 per
100 cubic feet.
Next 200 cubic feet of water used $0 . 80 per
100 cubic feet.
Next 600 cubic feet of water used $0 .70 per
100 cubic feet.
Next 9 ,000 cubic feet of water used $0. 65 per
100 cubic feet.
Next 90 , 000 cubic feet of water used $0. 55 per
100 cubic feet.
Next 400 ,000 cubic feet of water used $0. 50
per 100 cubic feet.
Over 500, 000 cubic feet of water used $0 .39
per 100 cubic feet.
The above rates are based on the consumption
of water through one meter, except where a
battery of meters is installed in parallel,
serving the same function as a compound meter,
fed by a single service line from the main,
and collected into a single header within the
building, the combined readings of these
several meters shall be used in computing the
amount to be charged.
Section 2. Sec. 36-3003 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames as heretofore existing is hereby repealed and a
new Sec. 36-3003 is adopted as follows :
Sec. 36-3003. Minimum Charges .
Each water meter owned by the city and
connected to the city water supply shall
return a minimum charge from a monthly reading
interval of approximately thirty (30) days or
fraction thereof as follows :
Size of Meter Minimum Charge
5/8 inch or 5/8" x 3/4" $2 . 00
3/4 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. 00
1 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .00
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Size of Mete' Minimum Charge
1-1/4 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10. 00
1-1/2 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. 00
2 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. 00
2 inch, battery of 2 . . . . . . . . 40 . 00
2 inch, battery of 3 . . . . . . . . 70 . 00
3 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 .00
4 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70. 00
6 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 .00
Section 3 . Sec. 36-3004 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames as heretofore existing is hereby repealed and a
new Sec. 36-3004 is adopted as follows :
Sec. 36-3004 . Multiple dwellings--Mobile home parks.
Multiple dwellings, including mobile home
parks, may be serviced from a single meter .
However, the minimum charge will be one dollar
and seventy-five cents ($1. 75) multiplied by
the number of dwelling units serviced from the
meter. For this minimum charge, there will be
a monthly total minimum allowance of two hundred
(200) cubic feet of water multiplied by the
number of dwelling units serviced from the meter.
Rate charges for water metered in excess of this
minimum allowance will be in accordance with
the rate schedule, starting at the second
step, as set forth in Sec. 36-3002 . 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.
Section 4. Sec. 36-7002 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames as heretofore existing is hereby repealed and a
new Sec. 36-7002 is adopted as follows:
Sec. 36-7002. Single units , rates and charges
established.
Each and every lot, parcel of real estate,
building or premises , situated within the corporate
limits of the city, that is connected with and
uses the sanitary facilities of the city, or
that in any way uses or discharges sanitary
sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquid,
either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary
sewerage system of the city shall pay monthly
service charges , rates or rentals to the city
in accordance with the following schedule:
First 200 cubic feet of water used in one cycle
month-$0 . 75 per 100 cubic feet.
Next 200 cubic feet of water used in one cycle
month-$0. 40 per 100 cubic feet.
Next 600 cubic feet of water used in one cycle
month-$0. 38 per 100 cubic feet.
Next 9 ,000 cubic feet of water used in one cycle
month-$0 . 28 per 100 cubic feet.
Next 90 ,000 cubic feet of water used in one
cycle month-$0. 22 per 100 cubic feet.
Next 400, 000 cubic feet of water used on one
cycle month-$0. 20 per 100 cubic feet.
All over 500, 000 cubic feet of water used in one
cycle month-$0 . 16 per 100 cubic feet.
Minimum charge per thirty (30) days period or
part thereof-$1. 50 .
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The minimum sewerage service charge applies to
every person discharging waste water or other liquid
into the sanitary sewerage systems of the city,
although no water meter is installed upon his
premises.
Section 5 . Sec. 36-7003 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames as heretofore existing is hereby repealed and a
new Sec. 36-7003 is adopted as follows :
Sec. 36-7003 . Multiple dwellings--mobile home parks,
rates and charges established.
Where a single water meter serves a multiple
dwelling or mobile home park, the minimum charge
for sanitary sewage service shall be one dollar
and twenty-five cents ($1 . 25) multiplied by the
number of dwelling units or mobile home spaces
serviced. There shall be a monthly allowance of
200 cubic feet of water per unit for which the
said minimum charge is paid. Water metered in
excess of the minimum allowance shall be subject
to charges for sanitary sewage service in accord-
ance with the rate schedule, starting at the
second step, as established in Sec. 36-7002 .
For the purpose 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 space for an independent mobile
home.
Section 6 . All ordinances or any part of an ordinance
in conflict herewith is hereby repealed.
Section 7 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its publication as required by law.
Passed this 18th day of December 1973.
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Mary E aul, City Clerk Stuart N. Smith , Mayor
1st Reading - 11-27-73 - Nelson-Calhoun
Ayes : Pounds, Koerber, Calhoun, Maxwell, Huston, Nelson.
Nays : None .
2nd Reading - 12-11-73 - Koerber.-Huston
Ayes : Calhoun, Huston, Koerber, Maxwell, Nelson, Pounds .
Nays : None .
3rd Reading - 12-18-73 - Koerber.-Pounds
Ayes : Calhoun, Koerber, Maxwell, Pounds .
Nays : None . Absent: Huston, Nelson.
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