HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Individual Metering of Water Usage in Multi-Family Residential Properties ORDINANCE NO. 4378
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES,IOWA,BY REPEALING CHAPTER 28,SECTION
28.214(1) AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 28, SECTION
28.214(1) THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUIREMENT
FOR INDIVIDUALLY METERING WATER USAGE IN MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES; REPEALING ANY. AND
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;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 Chapter 28.214(1)and enacting a new Chapter 28, Section 28.214(1)
"Sec. 28.214(1) OWNERSHIP AND REPAIR,WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS.
(1) For the purpose of accountability,Commercial Buildings,Dwelling House,Single-Family,
Single Family Attached, Two-Family Attached, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Homes (by means of
individual meter pits), shall be individually metered. Apartment Dwellings, Assisted Living Facilities,
Condominiums, Congregate Housing, Efficiency Unit Dwellings, Family Home, Hospice Facilities,
Hospitals, Hotels, Independent Senior Living Facilities,Nursing Homes,Residential Corrections Facilities,
and Sorority or Fraternity Facilities are not required to meter individual dwelling units. Requirements and
exceptions are based on definitions stated in Section 29.201 of the Ames Municipal Code. The requirement
for individual water meter installations in Section 28.214(1) shall not apply to any project for which a site
development plan was submitted to the Planning and Housing Department for review prior to January 1,
2019."
Section One. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Two. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
Passed this 8'day of January,2019.
Diane R.Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor