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ORDINANCE NO. 92-1903
ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE 1993 WATER AND SEWER RATES
AND MODIFING UTILITY ASSESSMENT LANGUAGE
Section 9-101. Water Rates
(1) Rates. The rate due and payable to the City by each water user with the
City for water taken from the City water supply system for calendar year 1993
shall be $.583 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 or quarterly
basis provided, however, that there shall be a service charge to each water
user for each quarter year period during which water service is furnished as
follows:
1993 Service Charges
Meter Size Monthly Quarterly
5/8 inch $ 3.04 $ 4.68
3/4 inch 3.40 5.69
1 inch 4.41 8.34
1 1/2 inch 6.51 14.09
2 inch 9.44 21.81
3 inch 16.60 41.06
4 inch 27.98 66.45
6 inch 54.07 130.26
8 inch 83.39 205.85
10 inch 114.50 277.46
12 inch 136.77 325.69
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
previously used for the comparable period of the last previous year.
Where single and multiple -family dwelling service is for less than a quarterly
period, the quarterly service charge will be prorated.
(4) Automatic Sprinkler System. Where a connection is made to an automatic
sprinkler system for a standby service only, a charge for such service shall be
made on an annual basis for calendar year 1993 as follows:
2 inch pipe connection
3 inch pipe connection
4 inch pipe connection
6 inch pipe connection
8 inch pipe connection
10 inch pipe connection
12 inch pipe connection
$ 23.38
31.14
46.78
62.32
77.91
93.47
104.99
Section 9-103. Delinquent Water Accounts
All charges for water shall be due and payable within three weeks of the billing
date specified by the Director of Finance: accounts shall be considered
delinquent and subject to penalty of 10 percent if not paid within three weeks
Section 9-103 Delinquent Water Accounts (continued)
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of the billing date. Payments received within three (3) working days following
the due day 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 payments 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,
for collection as other taxes.
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 of the premises served, 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.
Section 9-231. Sewer Rental Rates. Charges for sewer service to residential
and non-residential users within the City provided in Section 9-230 hereof for
calendar year 1993 shall be: $1.10 per 100 cubic feet of water consumption as
measured during the winter quarter (or otherwise determined in Section 9-231
(1), and a service charge of $2.78 monthly, or $ 8.33 quarterly per dwelling
or account.
Section 9-3c( Delinquent Garbage/Refuse Accounts. All charges for
garbage/refuse service shall be due and payble within three weeks after the
billing date; accounts shall be considered delinquent when not paid within three
(3) working days following the due date. Such charges shall be a charge against
the owner of the premise and 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, for
collection as other taxes.
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Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective December 31, 1992.
Adopted by the City Council December 7, 1992
Attest:
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Reviewed for Administration:
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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L.J. Canning , being duly swom on an oath says that he/she is
the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as
S t . Louis Park Sun - S a 1 1 o r , and has full knowledge of the facts which are
stated below.
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper,
as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended.
(B)The printed Ordinance No. 92-1903
which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was pnnted and published once each week,
for one successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday , the 16 day
December 19 9 2 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to
and including , the day of
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ity of St. Louis Park
(Official Pubhcation)
ORDINANCE NO 92-1903
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE
SECTION1-101 WATER RATES,
SECTIQN 9-103 DELINQUENT
WATER ACCOUNT, SECTION 9-230
RENTAL CHARGES FOR USE
OF SEWERS, SECTION 9-231
SEWER RENTAL RATES, AND
SECTION 9-308 DELINQUENT
GARBAGE/REFUSE ACCOUNTS
Summary This ordinance established the
1993 water and sewer rental rates for all utility
bills generated after January 1, 1993 Water rates
will establish a flat fee of 583 per 100 cu ft
and sewer rate will be Increased by 4% Delin-
quent account language conforms to Truth -In -
Taxation State mandates
Effective Date This ordinance shall take ef-
fect fifteen days after pubhcaton
Adopted by the City Council
December 7, 1992
/s/ LYLE HANKS
Mayor
A copy of the full text of thus ordinance is
available for inspection with the City Clerk
(Dec. 16, 1992) -SLP