HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regulating Sanitary Utilities Charges ORDINANCE NO. 621
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CHARGES, RATES OR
RENTALS FOR USE OF SERVICE RENDERED BY SANITARY
UTILTT17�S OF TH13 CITY OF Al2S, IO`,VA, AND PROVIDING
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COLLECTION THEEREOF,
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section 1. That there is hereby established as just and
equitable charges, rates or rentals for the use of and the service
rendered by the sanitary utilities of the City of Ames, Iowa.
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Each and every lot, parcel of real estate, building or preraise J
situated within the corporate limits of said City, that is connected
with and uses the sanitary facilities of the City of Ames, Iowa, or 1
that in any way uses or discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste,l
water or other liquid, either directly or indirectly, into the
sewage system of said City, shall pay a new monthly service charge,
rate, or rental to the said City of Ames, Iowa, in accordance with
the following schedule:
First 1,500 cubic feet or less of water used per month -
10� per 100 cubic feet
Second 1,500 cubic feet or less of water used per month -
8¢ per 100 cubic feet
All over 3,000 cubic feet of water used per month -
5¢ per 100 cubic feet
Section 2. The minimum sewage service charge, rate or rental
shall be fifty cents for each thirty-day period or fraction thereof I
for each water meter installed on any lot, parcel of real estate,
building or premise situated within or without the corporate limits
of the City, providing; that all or any part of the water measured
by said meter discharges into the sanitary sewer system of the City.
This minimum sewage service charge shall also apply to any
individual, firm, institution and public or private corporation
discharging waste, water or other liquid into the sanitary sewer
system of the City, although no water meter is installed upon his$
her, or its premises.
Section 3. The schedule of monthly service charges, rates or
rentals as specified in Section 1 and 2 hereof shall be increased
by one hundred per cent (IWO") for all classes of users of the
sanitary sewer system who are located outside the corporate limits
of the City of Ames, Iowa, and who have been granted permission by
said City to connect to said system.
Section 4. The service charge, rate or rental, as provided in
Section 1 hereof, shall be applied to the quantity of water used by
each contributor of sewage for each individual water meter contri-
buting to said sewer system as determined by the monthly water
meter readinc-s of the municipal water works of the City of Ames,
Iowa and by such privately owned water supplies as may contribute
to the sewage system; and, in the case of unmetered water supplies,
the quantity of water used and discharged into the sewage system of
said City shall beetermined to the satisfaction of the City
Manager of said Ci y and at the expense of the owner of the unraetere
water supply. If the estimated quantity of water from any unmetered
water supply is estimated to be in excess of an average of fifty
cubic feet (50 cubic feet) per day for any one month, the City j
Manager may require that such water supply be metered at the expense
Of the owner of such water supply.
Section 5. The service charge, rate or rental 'fierein established
shall be due and payable at the office of the City Clerk and Auditor,]
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City Hall, Ames, Iowa, within ten days from date of billing thereof
and to avoid discrimination and cover the added cost of collecting
delinquent bills, bills not paid within ten �(10) days after being
rendered will be increased ten per cent (10; ) .
Unpaid service charges, rates or rentals not paid vaithin thirty
(30) days after a bill is rendered therefor shall be delinquent.
Such charges, rates or rentals which are delinquent and unpaid on
July tenth of any year may be certified by the City Clerk and Auditor
to the County Auditor of Story County, Iowa for collection in the
same manner as other taxes.
Section 6. Where in the judgment of the City Manager, special
conditions surrounding the use of City water to the extent that the
application of the service charges, rates or rentals as specified
herein would be inequitable and unfair to either the City of Ames
or the contributors, he sl-all recommend to the City Council a
special rate applying to such contributors. Such special rates
when adopted by Ordinance by the City Council shall apply to all
contributors to the sanitary utilities of the City under like
circumstances. Such special rates may include, among others, the i
following cases:
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(1) 71here the nature of the use of City water is such that the
resulting sewage or industrial waste discharged in the sanitary
sewer syste_� of the City has characteristics making it more or less
difficult to treat than ordinary domestic waste.
(2) 111here the monthly City water use exceeds three thousand
cubic feet (3,000 cubic feet) and a substantial portion of such
water consumed not polluted and is not discharged into or does not
reach the sanitary server system.
(3) Where privately produced water supplies are discharged
directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewer system of the City
the service charges, rates or rentals shall be on an equal basis
as may be with the rates, which would apply to an equal quantity
and character of waste originating through the use of City water.
Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of the ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
Passed this 3rd day of June, 1946.
"d. rather, Ci y Clerk Clinton J. A s,�ayor
µ Lloved by Knight, seconded by Acheson, that Ordinance No. 621 be
_passed on its first reading.
Voting Aye : Gray, Kni�T t, McCormick, Acheson, MacDonald
_- ---__ Voting Nay: None
Absent: Palmier
Moved by hiacDonald, seconded by Knight, that the rules be suspendedo
second and third readings omitted and Ordinance No. 621 placed on
final passage.
Voting Aye: Gray, Knight, McCormick, Acheson, PlacDonald
Voting Nay: None
Absent: Palmer
Moved by Knight, seconded by McCormick$ that Ordinance No. 621 do
now pass.
Votin Aye: Gray, Knights McCormick Acheson, MacDonald
Voting Nay: None Absent: Pa�.mer
I, J. IV. Prather, City Clerk of the City of Ames,
Iowa, do hereby certify that the above and fore-
going Ordinance No. 621 was duly and properly passed
at a meeting of the City Council on the 3d day of
June, 1946 and published in the Ames Daily Tribune
the 4th day of December, 1946,
ra er, jty" Gle'rT
City of Ames, Iowa