HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Water Rates and Charges ORDINANCE NO. 3278
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 28.201 THEREOF AND RE-EN-
ACTING THE SAME FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE WATER
RATES AND CHARGES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is hereby amend-
ed by repealing Sec. 28.201 and re-enacting the same 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, 1994, are as
follows:
(1) Rate per one hundred cubic feet. For all water metered beginning
with the first cubic foot the net rate of charge shall be one
dollar and fourteen cents ($1.14) per one hundred (100) cubic feet.
Where a battery of meters is installed in parallel, serving the
same function as a compound meter, fed by a single service line
from the main, and collected into a single header within the build-
ing, the combined readings of these several meters shall be used in
computing the amount to be charged.
It shall be the duty of the director of water and water pollution
control to review and recommend to the city council such revision
of the rates and charges established and set out in this division
as is deemed prudent not later than two (2) years from their effec-
tive date.
(2) Minimum charges. The minimum monthly charge for each water
meter location shall be as follows:
Size of Meter Minimum Charge
5/8 inch or 5/8" x 3/4" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6.00
3/4 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00
1 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
1-1/2 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
2 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00
2 inch, battery of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00
2 inch, battery of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
3 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00
4 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
6 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00
8 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00
10 inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00
(3) Multiple dwellings--Mobile home parks. Multiple dwellings, includ-
ing mobile home parks, may be serviced from a single water me-
ter.
However, there shall be a surcharge added to the water rates set
forth above, to be calculated as follows:
For a 5/8 inch meter serving 2 or
more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50/month/unit
For a 3/4 inch meter serving 4 or
more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50/month/unit
For a 1 inch meter serving 8 or
more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50/month/unit
For a 1-1/2 inch meter serving 16 or
more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50/month/unit
For a 2 inch meter serving 30 or
more dwelling units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00/month for the first
30 units plus $2.50/month
per unit for each addi-
tional unit in excess of 30
units
For a 3 inch or larger meter serving
any number of dwelling units . . . . . . 2.00/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 Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
shall be 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 24th day of May 1994.
Jill Ripperge , A2 g Comity—Clerk Larry Curtis, ayor
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