Ordinance 1993-05
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ESTABLISlIING WATER
AND SEWER RATES FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, AMENDING SECTIONS 1.02 AND
1.03 OF APPENDIX A OF THE WYLIE CITY CODE (THEREBY AMENDING
ORDINANCE 84-12, ORDINANCE 90-18, AND ORDINANCE 91-7) REPEALING
PORTIONS OF ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Wylie City council has examined the rates charged
for water and sewer provided by the City and determined that the
current rates are not generating sufficient revenue to sustain the
city's utility operations, causing the same to be operated at a
loss; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that the
City'S utility operations should not be operated in a deficit
whereby other City revenue sources are needed to supplement such
operation; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to raise the charges for water and
sewer services provided by the city so as to make the utility
operations self sustaining;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE, TEXAS, as follows,
SECTION I
That section 1.02 of Appendix A to the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Wylie, Texas, is hereby amended by deleting the
existing section, in its entirety and substituting the following
therefore:
"(a) the following monthly water rates shall apply to all
RESIDENTIAL customers within the corporate limits of the City of
Wylie, Texas:
(1) Monthly m1n1mum charge for first 1,000 gallons of metered
water consumption. . . . . . . . . . .. ....... $7.84
(2) Volume charge for all consumption exceeding 1,000 gallons
(per 1,000 gallons)
-1,001 to 2,000 gallons (per 1,000 gallons). . . . .$1.82
-Over 2,000 gallons (per 1,000 gallons) . . . .. $2.55
(b) The following monthly water rates shall apply to all
COMMERCIAL customers, other than apartments, mobile home parks and
other multi-unit dwellings not individually metered) within the
corporate limits of the city of wylie, Texas:
(1) Monthly minimum charge for first 1,000 gallons
of metered water consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.15
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(2) Volume charge for all consumption exceeding 1,000 gallons
(per 1,000)
-1,001 ti 2,000 gallons (per 1,000) .
-Over 2,000 gallons (per 1,000) . . . .
. $1.82
. . . $2.55
(c) The following water rates shall apply to all APARTMENTS,
MOBILE HOME PARKS, and OTHER MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS, not individually
metered, within the corporate limits of the City of Wylie, Texas:
(1) Monthly minimum charge for first 1,000 gallons of metered
water consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.15
(2) Volume charge for all consumption exceeding 1,000 gallons
(per 1,000)
-1,001 to 2,000 gallons (per 1,000 gallons) . . . . . . .$1.82
-over 2,000 gallons (per 1,000). .......... $2.55
(3) An additional charge of $3.00 per occupied unit, with
occupancy being determined as of the 5th day of the month
preceding the billing.
(d) the monthly water charge for any customers (residential,
commercial, apartment, mobil home park, or other multi-unit
dwelling not individually metered) located outside the corporate
limits of the City of Wylie, Texas shall be at the rate of one
hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the rate charged customers inside
the corporate limits of the City.
(e) Any bulk water customer who desires to withdraw water from
a hydrant or other source not metered and charged directly to them
shall fill out a water application form and sign the form in the
same manner as a regular metered customer. Bulk water rate charges
are to be charged in 25 gallon increments at the same rates as the
commercial customers.
SECTION II
That section 1.03 of Appendix A to the Code of Ordinances of
the city of Wylie, Texas, is hereby amended by deleting the
existing section in its entirety and substituting the following
therefore:
"( a) The following monthly sewage collection and treatment
rates shall apply to all residential customers of the City of
Wylie, Texas:
(1) Monthly minimum charge (first 1,000 gallons of metered
cons umpt i on ) . . . . . . . . . .. .......... $10. 00
(2) Volume charge for all consumption exceeding 1,000 gallons
(per 1,000 gallons). ................. $1.45
(3) the total charge for any month shall be subject to maximum
of $29.57
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(b) The following monthly sewage collection and treatment
rates shall apply for all non residential customers of the City of
Wylie, Texas:
( 1 ) Monthly
consumption)
minimum charge (first 1,000 of
.............
metered
. $14.00
(2) Volume charge for all consumption exceeding 1,000 gallons
(per 1,000 gallons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.45
(3) The total charge for any month shall be subject to maximum
of $29.57 per month.
(c) A sewer fee of $18.00 shall be charged for each apartment
unit, multiple family unit, or mobile home space and special areas
such as washateria, swimming pools, etc., where the apartment,
multiple family development or mobile home park is on a master
meter for water consumption with the City of Wylie.
(d) In addition to the charges listed above for sewage
collection and treatment service, a flat rate pass through charge
shall be applied monthly to each customer account in order to
recover the projected annual increase in costs related to debt
service requirements for expansion of the City's waste water
treatment plant, as follows:
(1) For residential customers the fee shall be $2.00 for the
first 1,999 gallons and $5.00 for all amounts thereafter for
maximum of $7.00 per month.
(2) For commercial customers the fee shall be $7.50 per
month.
(3) For Apartments and Mobile Home Parks, and other multi-unit
dwellings the fee shall be $5.00 per month per occupied unit,
with occupancy being determined as of the 5th of the month
preceding the billing.
(e) The monthly water and sewer rate charge for residential
and commercial customers located outside the corporate limits of
the city of Wylie, Texas shall be at the rate of %115 of the rate
charged customers inside the corporate limits of the City,
including sewer pass though fees.
(f) All references to gallons and consumption in this section
shall mean water usage, which shall be used to determine the sewer
rates herein imposed."
SECTION III
The rates herein imposed shall be effective for all sewer and water
usage occurring after the 1st day of February, 1993.
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SECTION IV
Should any paragraph, sentence, sub-division, clause, phrase
or section of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid the same shall not affect the
validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision
thereof, other than the part or parts as declared to be invalid,
illegal, or unconstitutional.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its adoption by the City Council and publication of its
caption as the law and the City Charter provide in such cases.
SECTION VI
That Ordinance 91-7 is hereby repealed and all other
ordinances and code provisions in conflict or consistency and all
other provisions of the wylie City Code not in conflict herewith
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION VIII
The repeal of any ordinance, of parts thereof, by the
enactment of this Ordinance, shall not be constructed as abandoning
any action now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance; nor
shall it have the effect of discontinuing, abating, modifying or
altering any penalty accruing or the accrue, nor as effecting any
rights of the municipality under any section or provisions of any
ordinances at the time of passage at the time of passage of this
ordinance.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of
Wylie,Texas, this day of ____ day of January, 1993.
Approved:
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City
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ATTEST:
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city