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Home My WebLink About2017-3938 - Ordinance - 09/25/2017 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3938 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION 40-15 "ACCOUNT CREATION FEE" IN CHAPTER 40, "UTILITIES", ARTICLE I, "IN GENERAL", AND AMENDING CHAPTER 40, "UTILITIES", ARTICLE II, "WATER AND SEWER SERVICE", DIVISION 2, "RATES, USAGE CHARGES AND FEES", SECTIONS: 40-63 "CONNECTION FEES REQUIRED FOR WATER SERVICE", 40-64 "RATES FOR WATER SERVICE", AND 40-65 "RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That a new Section 40-15 "Account Creation Fee" in Chapter 40, "Utilities," Article I, "In General",be created in the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, as set out in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes. PART 2: That Chapter 40, "Utilities", Article II, "Water and Sewer Service", Division 2, "Rates, Usage Charges and Fees", Sections: 40-63 "Connection Fees Required for Water Service", 40-64 "Rates for Water Service", and 40-65 "Rates for Sewer Service", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes. PART 3: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. PART 4: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation ordinances,other than the dumping of refuse. Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue,shall be deemed a separate offense. ORDINANCE NO. 2017-3938 Page 2 of 4 PART 5: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter Section 35. PASSED,ADOPTED and APPROVED this 25th day of September,2017. ATT T: APPROV D: la/ Cilw76(-- i City Secr ,ry a, or APPROVED: ILIVA ''Attorney ORDINANCE NO.2017-3938 Page 3 of 4 EXHIBIT "A" That a new Section 40-15 "Account Creation Fee" in Chapter 40, "Utilities," Article I, "In General", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby created to read as follows: Article I. - In General Sec. 40-15. -Account creation fee. i. All customers creating a utility account or opening additional account numbers shall pay a fee for creating a utility account, regardless the number of services provided by the City for that account; established in Section 2-117. ORDINANCE NO.2017-3938 Page 4 of 4 EXHIBIT "B" That Chapter 40, "Utilities", Article II, "Water and Sewer Service", Division 2, "Rates, Usage Charges and Fees", Sections: 40-63 "Connection Fees Required for Water Service", 40-64 "Rates for Water Service", and 40-65 "Rates for Sewer Service"of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended as follows: Article II. - Water and Sewer Service Division 2. - Rates, Usage Charges and Fees . 4 ! . . . . . . •, • . . • . . ' • . . . . . .. . i. Residential customers. Water connection fee $10.00. ii. Commercial and industrial customers. Water connection fee $20.00. Sec. 40-64. - Rates for water service. (6) Residential and Commercial customers in Brazos County Municipal Utility District #1 shall pay all established rates, with an additional fifty-percent (50%) surcharge; established in Section 2-117. Sec. 40-65. - Rates for sewerage service. (1) Residential and Commercial customers in Brazos County Municipal Utility District #1 shall pay all established rates, with an additional fifty-percent (50%) surcharge; established in Section 2-117.