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ORDINANCE NO. ~.~____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAP'fER 26, AR'fIC.LE I I, "WATER, SEWERS
AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL," OF 'rHE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE; ESTABLISHING A NEW RATE AND FEE S'rRUCTURE; CON-
'fAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPIJIANCE WrrH 'fHE
OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CI'fY COUNCIL OF 'fHE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. A new section of the Code o.f Ordinances o.E
the Ci ty of La Porte, Sec. 26-l9A, of Article I I, Chapter 26,
of said Code, shall be added to hereafter read as follows,
to-wit:
"Sec. 26-19A. Water and Sewer Rates and Fees.
"Upon recommendation of the Director of Public Works, the
City Council of the City of La Porte, pursuant to the directives
established in Article II of Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of La Porte, hereby establishes the following rates
and fees:
"(a) Sec. 26-11(a)
Each single-family dwelling unit
individually metered for the consumption of water shall be
charged for water service furnished by the City a base rate of
$3.50, covering the first 2,000 gallons of water consumed (or
a part thereof). All consumption in excess of 2,000 gallons,
or any part thereof, shall be charged at the rate of $1.43 per
1,000 gallons.
"(b) Sec. 26-l2A
For every water meter functioning
properly upon which a request for testing is received, there
shall be a charge of $25.00 for each test. This charge shall
not apply to any request to test a meter which is found to be
not functioning properly.
"(c) Sec. 26-13(c) - Reconnect fee: During regular hours
(9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.), the reconnect fee shall be $7.50;
after the aforementioned hours, the reconnect fee shall be
$15.00.
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"(d) Sec. 26-13(d) - In cases where any person gives the
City a check in payment of water services which is not honored
by the drawee bank for any reason, an additional charge shall
be levied against such person of $10.00.
"(e) Sec. 26-14 - Deposit Schedule:
1. There shall be no deposit for owner-occupied
single-family residence consumers.
2. Other single-family residence consumers shall
place on deposit the sum of $30.00;
3. The depos i t .for commerc ial wa ter consumers shall
be established at the discretion of the Director
of Public Works, upon standards set forth in
Sec. 26-14(c);
4. The deposi t for mul tiple-family dwell ings [as
def ined in Sec. 26-14 (d)] shall be set at the
discretion of the Director of Public Works, in
rel iance upon the standards set forth in Sec.
26-24(c) of Article II, Chapter 26 of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of La Porte.
"(f) Sec. 26-15 - Sewer Service Charges:
1. Each single-family dwelling unit individually
metered for the consumption of water shall be
charged for sani tary sewer service a basic monthly
charge of $3.75, plus 70% of the "net" water bill;
2. Commercial connections shall pay for sani tary
sewer service at the same rates as single-family
dwellings;
3. 'rhe monthly sewer service charge for duplex units,
apartment units and individual trailer units
in trailer courts, with units not individually
metered for water, will be determined by multiply-
ing the rate of $3.75 times the number of indi-
vidually constructed duplex or apartment units,
or times the number of existing ~railers in the
pr6ject; plus 70% of the total "net" water bill
for the current month."
Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or
any part of any section, sentence, phrase, or clause, of this
ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and
it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council
to have passed each section, sentence, phrase or clause, or
part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any other section,
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sentence, phrase or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section 3. The City Council officially finds, deter-
mines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice
of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the
City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public
at the City Hall of the City :Eor the time required by law
preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law,
Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and
that this meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject
matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally
acted upon.
The Ci ty Council further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting
thereof.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
16th
day of
September
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