HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1997-06CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 97- 6
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER VII
RELATING TO SEWER AND WATER RATES
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (c) of Section 715.05 of the Plymouth City Code is amended
in its entirety to read as follows:
(c) Volume Charge. A charge of ($1.72) " per one thousand gallons of
sewage discharged into the City's sanitary sewer system shall be made to each
sanitary seweraccountexcept for qualified senior citizens for whom a charge of
this
g
per one thousand gallons will apply. For purposes of
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 average amount of water consumed by the account during the
months of October through March. For non-residential customers, the volume
of such sewer discharge shall be based upon the actual water consumed by the
account each month. In those 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.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective July 1, 1997.
ADOPTED by the City Council this —16th day of April , 1997.
ATTEST:
La—1 A" .J
fie F. Ahrens, City Clerk
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RNK:04/04/97