HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2002-10 Water Tap-Deposit-Reconnect.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2002-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, REVISING ORDINANCE NO. 98-
14 BY REVISING THE WATER DEPOSIT AMOUNT, REVISING THE
RECONNECTION CHARGE, AND REVISING TAP FEES; ESTABLISHING A
REPEAL CLAUSE; ESTABLISHING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the deposit required for water and sewer service connections is often inadequate to
cover final bills; and
WHEREAS, the reconnection fee for restoring water service is inadequate to cover the costs
incurred by the City to provide such service; and
WHEREAS, existing ordinances do not specify a tap fee for two inch (2") meters; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, THAT
Section 1. Meter Deposit
Section 4(b) of Ordinance No.98-14 is hereby revised to read as follows:
Each water customer shall pay a deposit of $150.00 to the City of Anna 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 2. Reconnection Charge
Section 3 of Ordinance No. 98-14 is revised by changing the reconnection fee from ten dollars
($10.00) to fifty dollars ($50.00), by deleting the final sentence in Section 3 and replacing it with
the following:
A reconnection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be assessed to any customer who
turns on his/her water without authorization or for whom the City has to remove his/her
meter for security reasons.
Section 3. Water Tans
Section 2 of Ordinance No. 98-14 is revised to read as follows:
The following charges shall be made to new customers for water taps in the City of Anna:
Water Tap Size Charge
3/4" -1" $ 750.00
2" $1,000.00
Above 4" $3,500.00
Sewer Tap $ 750.00
An additional charge of $150.00 will be assessed if street has to be cut or a bore has to be made
to make the tap.
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Section 4. Reveal Clause
All parts of any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are to the extent of
such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 5. Savinas Clause
If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of
such ordinance shall continue in full force and effect the same as if such invalid or
unconstitutional provision had never been a part hereof.
Section 6. Effective Date
This ordinance shall be effective upon the posting and/or publication of its caption as required by
law and the City Secretary is hereby directed to implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas, by the following vote on this the 9th
day of April 2002.
Aye 5
Nay 0
Abstain 0
ATTEST:
Secretary
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APPROVED: