HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2002-31CITY OF PLYMOUTH
ORDINANCE NO. 2002-31
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 715.05
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE ADOPTING REVISED SANITARY SEWER FEES
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 715.05 of the Plymouth City Code is amended to read:
715.05. Type and Amount of Service Charge. Charges for sewer service are as follows:
(a) Aeeount ChgM Base Fee. A charge of $I -8A $3.45 per month shall be made to every sanitary
sewer account to defray administrative costs, and billing costs, and other fixed costs of the City.
(b) Meffevelifen Debt Sev.-ige Char -g2. A ehafge ef $ 1. 15 per- menth shW! be made to eveFy
(c) Volume Charge. A charge of X9-5 $2.03 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" $1.82 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 2 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 these 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.
(d) 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.
(e) SuFfage WateF Stmehme. n .,4Wy .. ,.,.targe of Qin shall by made to ever -y sanitary sewer-
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective for all sewer billings with a billed date after January
10, 2003.
ADOPTED by the City Council November 26, 2002.
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J c yn . Tierney, Mayor
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tdra R. Paulson, City Clerk