HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Water Rates ORDINANCE NO. 2653
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIES , IOWA BY REPEALING
SECTIONS 36-3002 , 36-3002 . 1, 36-3002 . 2 ,
36-3002 . 3 , 36-3002 . 4 , 36-3003 and 36-3004 ;
ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 36-3002, 36-3002 . 1,
36-3003 and 36-3004 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REVISING THE WATER RATES OF THE CITY OF
AMES MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND, ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council for the City of
Ames , Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames , Iowa shall be and is hereby amended by repealing sec-
tions 36-3002 , 36-3002 . 1, 36-3002 . 2 , 36-3002 . 3, 36-3002 . 4,
36-3003 and 36-3004 thereof as said sections have existed
heretofore.
Section Two . The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames , Iowa is further amended by enacting new sections
36-3002 , 36-3002 . 1 , 36-3003 and 36-3004 as follows :
"Sec. 36-3002 Rate per one hundred cubic
feet
For water metered after the first one
hundred cubic feet per month the net
rate of charge shall be seventy-one
cents ($ . 71) per one hundred cubic feet.
Where a battery of meters is installed
in parallel, serving the same function
as a compound meter, fed by a single ser-
vice 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. "
"Sec . 36-3002 . 1 Biennial Review Required
It shall be the duty of the Director of
water and water polution control to review
and recommend to the City Council such re-
vision of the rates and charges established
and set out in this division as is deemed
prudent not later than two years from
their effective date. "
"Sec . 36-3003 Minimum Charges
The minimum charge per month for each
water meter location shall be as follows :
Size of Meter Minimum Charge
5/8" or 5/8" x 3/4" $ 3 . 00
3/4" $ 6 . 00
1 inch $ 12 . 00
1-1/2 inch $ 24 . 00
2 inch $ 45 . 00
2 " , battery of two $ 90 . 00
2" , battery of three $150 . 00
3 inch $ 90 . 00
4 inch $150 . 00 "
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"Sec . 36-3004 Multiple Dwellings - Mobile
Home Parks
Multiple dwellings , including mobile home
parks , may be serviced from a single meter.
However , there shall be a surcharge added
to the minimum charges set forth above,
to be calculated as follows :
For a 5/8 " meter serv-
ing 2 or more dwelling
units --- $0 . 50/month/unit
For a 3/4 " meter serv-
ing 4 or more dwelling
units --- $0 . 50/month/unit
For a 1" meter serving
8 or more dwelling
units --- $0. 50/month/unit
For a 1-1/2" meter
serving 16 or more
dwelling units --- $0 . 50/month/unit
For a 2 " meter serv-
ing 30 or more dwell-
ing units --- $15 . 00/month for
the first 30 units
plus $1. 00/month
per unit for each
additional unit in
excess of 30 units
For a 3" meter serv-
ing any number of
dwelling units --- $1 . 00/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 . "
Section Three . All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict.
Section Four . After passage and publication as
required by law this ordinance shall be effective for meter
readings occurring on or after June 25 , 1978 , and for water
metered or consumed after Play 25, 1978 .
Passed this 2 day of May 1978 .
Mary E . P�Aul, City Cler-k Lee Fe linger, Ma or