HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1996-27CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE 96-27
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CRITERIA FOR
SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNTS FOR SEWER AND WATER RATES,
AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER VII
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 sewer account except for qualified senior
citizens
Manage for whom a charge of $1.55 per one thousand gallons will
apply. For purposes of this section, an individual must meet the
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. Subdivision 1(b) of section 720.17 of the Plymouth City Code
is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(b) Volume Charge. A charge of $.75 per one thousand gallons of water
used shall be made to each water account except for qualified senior
citizens meeting eriteria PO4E)Efieally established by the City Managof
for whom a charge of $.67 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
In those instances where there is no adequate water meter history, the
measure of usage shall be that used for similar classes of property
similarly situated.
Ord. 96-27
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its
passage.
Adopted by the City Council this 20" day of November, 1996.
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Attest: LA" o G L`��124i
City Clerk