HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-2522 - Ordinance - 09/27/2001ORDINANCE NO. 2522
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, "UTILITIES", SECTION 2, "WATER AND
SEWER SERVICES", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS AS SET OUT BELOW;
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 Chapter 11, "UTILITIES", Section 2, "Water and Sewer Services", of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be amended as set out
in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2:
That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect.
PART 3: This Ordinance is effective for bills issued on or after October 1, 2001
PART 4:
That any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter
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) nor more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Each day such violation shall continue or be
permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate offense. Said Ordinance, being a
penal ordinance, becomes effective ten (10) days after its date of passage by the
City Council, as provided by Section 35 of the Charter of the City of College
Station.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 2/th day of September ,2001.
ATTEST:
Connie Hooks, City Secretary
APPROVED:
LYNN h~I~ILHANEY, Mayor
APPROVED:
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 11, "UTILITIES", Section 2, "Water and Sewer Services", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended, by amending sub-paragraph
E(3) to read as follows:
"E. (3) Rates for Sewerage Service
(a)
For resident customers using sewerage service for household purposes,
individually metered single family, individually metered duplex family
residences, within the corporate limits of the City:
Service Charge: $15.14 for first 4,000 gallons of water metered
Usage Charge: $2.57 per 1,000 gallons of water usage for the
next 5,000 gallons of water metered.
Maximum Billing: $27.99 cap for metered water is 9,000 gallons
(b)
For resident customers using sewerage service for household purposes,
multi-family residences (non-individually metered single family, non-
individually metered duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes, apartments,
fraternities, sororities, etc.) within the corporate limits of the City:
Monthly Charge per Household.
$20.65
(c)
For resident customers using sewerage service for commercial and/or
industrial business establishments within the corporate limits of the City:
Service Charge: $9.15 per month
Usage Charge: $2.57 per 1,000 gallons of water usage.
(d)
All customers receiving sewer service under contract where the sewer rates
are not addressed in the contract shall pay 1.15 times the amounts set forth
above."
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