HomeMy WebLinkAbout1584 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1982/12/06DECEMBER 6, 1982
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ORDINANCE NO. 1584
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO WATER AND SEWER RATES:
AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE,
SECTIONS 9-101 (1), (4); 9-104 (2); and
9-231 (1)
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Sec. 1. That Sections 9-101 (1), (4); 9-104 (2); and 9-231 entitled
"Water Rates"; "Discontinuance of Service for Ordinance Violations";
and "Sewer Rental Rates" respectively, are hereby amended to read:
CHAPTER 9: UTILITIES AND FRANCHISE ACTIVITIES
PART 1 - Water Service
Section 9-101. Water Rates
(1) Rates. The rate due and payable to the City by each water
user within the City for water taken from the city water
supply system shall be:
First 100,000 cubic feet
Next 300,000 cubic feet
Over 400,000 cubic feet
$.385 per 100 cu. ft.
$.374 per 100 cu. ft.
$.363 per 100 cu. ft.
All charges for Single and Multiple Family dwelling
users shall be determined and payable on a quarterly
basis, and all charges for commercial, industrial
and institutional users shall be determined and
payable on a monthly basis, provided; however, that
there shall be a minimum charge to each water user
for each quarter year period during which water
service is furnished as follows:
Meter Size
5/8 inch
3/4 inch
1 inch
12 inch
2 inch
3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
Quarterly
Minimum Charge
$ 3.85
5.40
9.10
18.00
28.95
57.85
90.30
180.75
289.20
In case the meter is found to have stopped, or to
be operating in a faulty manner, the amount of
water used will be estimated in accordance with
the amount used previously for the comparable
period.
Where Single and Multiple Family dwelling service
is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly
minimum charge will be prorated.
(Sec. 9-101(1) amended by Ordinance 1490, Dec. 29, 1980)
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(2) Construction Purposes. When water is desired for
construction purposes the owner shall make application
in the regular way and on the regular form and the service;
shall be carried inside the foundation wall, and if for '
any reason the meter cannot be installed at that time the
charges for the water shall be set forth under water
rates, and when the building is completed the meter
shall be set in the regular way.
(3) Water bills shall be mailed to customers for the
service periods set forth in Section 9-101(1) and
shall specify the water consumed and the charge in
accordance with the rates set forth in Section 9-101(1).
A penalty of 10 percent shall be added to the amount
due on any bill if not paid within 20 days after
the billing date. Payments received by mail
postmarked on or before the twentieth day shall be
deemed as paid within said period.
(Sec. 9-101(3) Amended by Ordinance 1277, March 1, 1975)
(4) Automatic Sprinkler System. Where a connection is made to
an automatic sprinkler system for standby service only,
a charge for such service shall be made on an annual
basis as follows:
2 inch pipe connection $15.00
3 inch pipe connection 20.00
4 inch pipe connection 30.00
6 inch pipe connection 40.00
8 inch pipe connection 50.00
10 inch pipe connection 60.00
12 inch pipe connection 67.56
(5) Rates Beyond Boundaries. Rates due and payable to the
City by each water user located beyond the territorial
boundaries of the City shall be on the same basis as
specified in sub -paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) above.
(Sec. 9-101(5) Amended by Ordinance 1406, April 17, 1978)
Section 9-102. Charges for Services or Noncompliance. Charges will
be made and collected by the City Manager for the following water
services: tapping and making connections with the city watermains;
for turning on and off water as requested or for nonpayment of water
bills, or failure to repair leaks; for raising or lowering stop -box
taps and for other services related to water department operations.
Charges shall also be made and collected for noncompliance with
Restrictions on Water Use (Section 9-113). Charges for the above
services or noncompliance shall be fixed by the City Manager in
writing and shall become effective 24 hours after the filing of a
charge with the City Clerk, who shall endorse on each filing the time
and date of filing.
(Sec. 9-102, amended by Ord. 1406, April 17, 1978)
(Sec. 9-102, amended by Ord. 1464, May 19, 1980)
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Sectionlo9-10.r z;Debi,nq,ue,.nti Water ACCO p,ts,.1 ,A1,1 ,ch,ar es} fqr, water shall
be 'dde-ddd'payabl a `wi-tf1i n 20 -days of th'e bi ll -i ng-date-='Spedffi ed by the
Director of Finance; accounts shall be considered delinquent and
subject to penalty of 10 percent if not paid within 20 days of the
billing date. Payments received by mail postmarked on or before
the twentieth day after billing date shall be deemed as paid within
said period. It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance to
endeavor to promptly collect delinquent accounts, and in all cases
where satisfactory arrangements for payment have not then been made,
the Superintendent shall be instructed to discontinue water service
at the stop box. All•delinquent accounts shall be certified by the
City Clerk to the City Assessor who shall prepare an assessment roll
each year providing for assessment of the delinquent amounts against
the respective properties served, which assessment roll shall be
delivered to the City Council for adoption on or before October 1st of
each year.
(Sec. 9-103 Amended by Ordinance,1406,,April 17, 1978)
Section 9-104. Discontinuance of Service for Ordinance Violations.
The Superintendent is authorized to shut off water service at any
stop box connection at any time he shall be satisfied that:
(1) The owner or occupant of the premises served, or any
person working on any pipes or equipment thereon which
are connected with the City water supply system has
'intentionally violated any of the requirements of the
ordinances of the City relative to the water supply
system or connections therewith.
(2) The owner or occupant of the premises served threatens
to violate, or cause to be violated, any of the
provisions of this Code; or does not orovidg access to
City Water Meter Reader or Maintenance Personnel to read
or inspect the water meter or water supply system; or
does not provide the City with current water meter reading.
(3) Any charge for water, service, meter, meter parts or
any other financial obligations imposed on the present
or former owner or occupant of the premises served, by
the provisions of this Code, is unpaid.
(4) Fraud or misrdpresentation by the owner or occupant in
connection with an application for service.
Provided that water shall not be turned off from any service pipe
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and 9:00 a.m. on the
following Monday.
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Section 9-230. Rental Charges for Use of Sewers. An annual charge
is hereby imposed upon every person, firm or corporation whose
premises are served by the sanitary sewer system of the City of
St. Louis Park, either directly or• indirectly, for the use of
the facilities of the said sewer system and for connection therewith
which charge shall be as hereinafter provided in Section 9-231 of
this ordinance. Said charge shall be payable as hereinafter
provided in Section 9-232 and shall be subject to the penalities
set forth in Section 9-231 hereof if not paid within twenty days
after the billing date. Such charges for sewer service shall be
a charge against the owner, lessee, occupant, or all of them of the
premises served, and of whom shall be charged and billed for the
said services, and all such charges which have been billed and not
paid within thirty days after the due date stated on said bill shall
be certified to the County Auditor of Hennepin County as an assessment
against the property served for collection as other taxes are not
collected.
The obligation to pay the charges herein specified shall be incurred
as of the time of connection of any private sewer disposal system
to the City sewer, and such connection shall be deemed to be made
if a sewer connection is made to the City sewer at the curb line,
whether or not the connecting sewer is then in operation in
connection with the private sewer system on the adjacent premises.
Effective October 1, 1968 every person, firm or corporation whose
premises can be served by the sanitary sewer system of the City of
St. Louis Park, either directly or indirectly, shall pay an annual
sewer rental charge as hereinafter provided in Section 9-231 and
9-232 of this ordinance.
Section 9-231.'- Sewer Rental Rates. Charges for sewer service to
residential and nonresidential users within the City provided in
Section 9-230 hereof shall be: $.89 per 100 cubic feet of water
consumption as measured during the winter quarter (or as otherwise
determined in Section 9-231 (1) or a minimum of $14.45 quarterly
per dwelling or account.
(1) All -sewer customer charges, payable monthly/quarterly shall
be determined by computing the average monthly/quarterly
water consumption from the combined water meter readings
for any three of the months from November through April or
alternately, the sewer charges may be computed based on the
water consumption each month throughout the year. Such new
change of rate shall be effective January 1 of each year
and shall be billed monthly/quarterly thereafter. In any
case where winter meter readings are not available or
appropriate, monthly/quarterly charges shall be made on the
basis of current water consumption at which time the annual
charge will be established and an adjustment of such
charges collected will be made.
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Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect January 1, 1983.
Adopted by the City Council December 6, 1982
Attest:
Reviewed for administration
Mayor 9
Approved as to form and legality
City At orney
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NEWSPAPERS
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST. LOUIS PARK SUN
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO 1584
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
WATER AND SEWER RATES
AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK
MUNICIPAL; CODE, SECTIONS
9-101(1), (4), 9-104(2), abll(9-231(I)
Summary This ordinance relates
the increase in waterand-sewer rates
effective January 1, 1983 ,
Effective'idate• This ordinance
shall take effect fifteen days after its
publication ',r -
Adopted by the City°Council De-
cember 6, 1982 - f
(6) PHYLLIS McQU Myor
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A copy of the full"text of this or-
dinance is available for inspection
with the City Clerk
(Dec 15, 1982) -SLP
924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesota
State of Minnesota
County of Hennepin
D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has full
knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in
newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at (east 900 square inches
(2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week (3) Said newspaper has 50%
of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does
not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and
advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports to
serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75%
of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-
class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park,
Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin
and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during its
regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and
maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his
direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regula.
business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue
immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or
subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association
requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all
foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9)
Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each
January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the
managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a
legal newspaper
He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No .1584
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
and published therein in the English language, once each week fornnPsuccessive weeks
that it was first so published on Wed the 15 day of December 19 82
and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including
the day of 19 and that the following is a printed copy
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and
kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 day of December 19 82
MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM
)NOTARY PUBLIC • MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My commission expires July 2, 1906