HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1995-10 Water rate - Tap fees.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 95-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING WATER
RATES; SETTING WATER TAP FEES; REGULATING THE INSTALLATION,
USE, AND MOVING OF METERS; REGULATING THE DRILLING OF WATER
WELLS; PROHIBITING TAMPERING WITH FIRE HYDRANTS; TAMPERING
WITH CITY WATER WORKS PROHIBITED; ESTABLISHING MANDATORY
WATER CONSERVATION REGULATIONS; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE; SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; ALSO VOIDING ORDINANCE 102-85.
WHEREAS, the City of Anna operates a water production,
storage, and distribution system as a service to residents,
property owners, and other users of the system; and
WHEREAS, certain regulations governing the use of the water
system operated by the City of Anna are necessary to insure
its orderly and efficient operations and to protect the
health and welfare of the citizens of the city; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
THAT THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS SHALL GOVERN THE OPERATIONS OF
THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY
Section 1. Water Rates
(a) INSIDE CITY RATES
Each customer shall pay a minimum charge of $10.00 for
the first 2,000 gallons plus a usage charge of $3.50 for
each additional 1,000 between 2,000 and 10,000 gallons
and $4.00 for each additional 1000 gallons over 10,000
gallons
(b) OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
Each customer shall pay one and a half times the rate
charged to customers inside the city limits
Section 2. Water Aad Sewer Taos
The following charges shall be made to new customers for
water taps in the City of Anna
Water Tap Size Charge
3/4" - 4" $ 500.00
above 4" $2000.00
Sewer Tap $ 500.00
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An additional charge of $75.00 will be assessed if
street has to be cut to make tap.
Section 3. Bilking: Failure Ig Pay: Reconnection Charge
A statement for the water used and/or sewer service
furnished shall be mailed to each water and/or sewer
customer of the city on the first day of each month.
The charges herein prescribed shall be collected
monthly. Any water customer and/or sewer customer who
shall fail or refuse to pay his monthly bill on or
before the 15th day of the month shall be assessed an
additional 10% late charge and may have his connection
severed and shall not have the right to receive
additional service until the amount owing the city is
paid. A reconnection fee of $10.00 will be assessed to
any customer who has had service disconnected. A
reconnection fee of $25.00 will be assessed to any
customer who the city has had to pull a meter for lack
of payment or for security reasons.
Section 4. Installation.JUse and Moving gi Meters
• (a) METER INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
The city will set a meter at the premises of each
customer who has made the required deposit for the
registration of water used by such customer. One meter
per household.
The city will supply water only through its own meter
and must be notified when the customer desires to have
water service or to have a meter relocated or removed.
(b) Each water customer shall pay a deposit of $100.00 to
the city at the time of application for connection as
security for payment of bills for water service. The
deposit shall be retained by the city until the customer
is disconnected
Section 5. Me11 Drilling
(a) PERMIT REQUIRED
No person shall drill a well for water within the city
limits without having first obtained a permit from the
city secretary as approved by the city council
(b) APPLICATION PROCEDURES
An application for permit shall be filed with the City
Secretary and shall contain the following information:
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1. Name of owner of the premises
2. Type of pump to be used
3. What buildings, if any, are to be constructed
4. Cost of the proposed improvements
5. A scaled plat of the premises which shall show
a) the exact location
b) the courses of all
from such supply
c) the location of all
the municipal water
of the proposed well
water lines to be operated
lines carrying water from
system
A permit fee of two hundred dollars (4200.00) shall
accompany each application and surety bond issued by
a corporate surety indemnifying the city from any and
all liability resulting from the construction and use
of said water well as filed and accepted by the city
council
(a). ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO BE DETERMINED BY BUILDING
INSPECTOR
• If the building inspector determines that the
application and the proposed well complies with this
code and all applicable city regulations, he shall
recommend the issuance of a permit
Section 6. Private Lines
(a) PRIVATE LINES NOT TO BE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC LINES
Water lines connected to a private source of supply
shall not be installed to connect with water lines
supplying water from municipal water systems
(b) ALL PRIVATE LINES TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE COVERED
Water lines connected to a private source of supply
shall not be covered or concealed until the same shall
have been inspected and accepted by the city inspector
Section 7. Tamperina with Fire Hydrants Prohibited
It is unlawful to turn on or otherwise tamper with any
city fire hydrant except for the purpose of
extinguishing a fire
Section S. Tampering with Water 2K Sewer Works Prohibited
It is unlawful to injure or in any way tamper with any
part of the water or sewer works of the city, to include
willfully or negligently clogging any sewer drain
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Section 9. Mandatory Water Conservation: Water Emeraencies
When the static water level in the city's water wells is at a
level less than one hundred feet (100') above the pump bowls,
the Mayor may declare that a need for mandatory water
conservation exists and the following provisions
automatically and immediately go into effect
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any
residence or business to use water for any outdoor
purpose, including but not limited to lawn sprinkling
and vehicle washing, provided, however, that the
watering of outdoor vegetation from a handheld hose will
be permitted
(b) In addition to the standard rates for water use
provided, there will be an additional drought surcharge
of $1.50 per 1,000 gallons used per month in excess of
10,000 gallons for all residential users
The forgoing provisions shall remain in effect from the day
the mayor declares that a need for mandatory water
conservation exists or that a water emergency exists and
• shall continue in effect from day to day until such time that
a resolution is adopted by the City Council at a regular or
special called meeting declaring that the need for mandatory
water conservation or a water emergency no longer exists.
Regardless of when the respective declarations are made by
the mayor, water usage for each month will be billed
according to the rate actually in effect on the billing date.
Such declaration of emergency can be made by official posting
and/or publication
Section 10. Severability
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and,
if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section
shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment
or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections, since the same would have been enacted by the
City Council without the incorporation of any
unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or
section
Section 11. Penalty
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not to
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exceed the maximum as prescribed by law. Each day of
violation may be considered a separate offense under the
provisions of this ordinance. Each transaction in
violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be
deemed a separate offense. Prosecution or conviction
under this provision shall not be a bar to any other
remedy or relief for violations of this ordinance.
Section 12. Effective Date
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and
after its passage and the publication of the caption, as
the law in such cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11)44 day of 1995