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ORDINANCE NO. 1465 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE II, "WATER, SE69ERS, AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; ESTABLISHING A NEW RATE AND FEE STRUCTURE; FINDING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COtiNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. Section 26-11(a) of Ordinance Number 1284 is hereby amended, to hereafter read as follows, to-wit: RATES FOR WATER SERVICE The following rates shall be applicable for water purchased from the City of La Porte computed on a monthly basis: A. Residential Use A minimum charge, per month, shall be $5.00. B. Apartment Units, Duplex Units, Individual Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks, with units not individually metered for water: A minimum charge per month, shall be $3.88 per living unit plus an administrative charge of $.32 per meter furnishing water to the customer. C. Commercial and Industrial Use A minimum charge per month shall be made in accordance with the size of the meter utilized to measure service to the customer in accordance with the following sche- dules: 3/4" meter, or smaller meter: $ 6.73 1" meter: $ 9.23 1 1/2" meter: $ 16.36 2" meter: $ 26.34 3" meter: $ 54.87 4" meter: $ 94.81 6" meter: $208.92 8" meter, or larger: $368.67 D. Volume Charges; (1) Each minimum bi:11 of residential, commercial, and industrial shall include 2,000 gallons of water per month. (2) Each minimum bill of Apartment Units, Duplex Units, Individual Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks, with units not individually metered for water, shall include 2,000 gallons of water per unit per month. (3) Each additional 1,000 gallons used by a customer each month shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule: