HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2004-27CITY OF PLYMOUTH
ORDINANCE NO. 2004-27
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 715.05
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE ADOPTING REVISED
SANITARY SEWER UTILITY FEES
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 715.05 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read as follows:
715.05 Type and Amount of Service Charge. Charges for sewer service are as follows:
(a) Base Fee. A charge of $313.84 per month shall be made to every sanitary
sewer account to defray administrative costs, billing costs, and other fixed
costs of the City
(b) Volume Charge. A charge of $244 2.26 per one thousand gallons of
sewage discharged into the City's sanitary sewer system shall be made to
each sanitary sewer account except for qualified senior citizens for whom
a charge of $489 2.02 per one thousand gallons will apply. For purposes
of this section, an individual must meet the following criteria for the
qualified senior citizen discount to apply: (1) the individual must be 62
years of age or older; (2) the property must be homesteaded; and (3) the
individual's name must appear on the bill. For residential customers, the
volume of such sewage discharge shall be based upon the actual amount of
water consumed during the appropriate two month billing, in the period of
December through February. For non - residential customers, the volume
of such sewer discharge shall be based upon the actual water consumed by
the account each month. Alternatively, non - residential customers may
have their volumes of sewer discharge based on actual sewage flows or
calculated sewage flows if sewer usage or sewer deduct meters are
installed. In instances where there is no metered water service to an
account or the account history is inadequate, the volume of sewer usage
shall be that used for similar classes of property similarly situated.
(c) Amount Due After Due Date. An amount equal to 10% of the unpaid
current month service charges and an amount equal to 10% of the unpaid
current bi- monthly service charges shall be added to each account which is
not paid by the due date as specified by the Finance Department.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective for all Sanitary Sewer billings
mailed after January 1, 2005.
ADOPTED by the City Council November �
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Sandra R. Paulson, City Clerk