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'.. e e COpy ORDINANCE NO. Q29 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER AND SEWER SERVICE RATES; SETTING TIME OF PAYMENT, METHOD OF BILLING, AND PENALTY FOR LATE PAYMENT; TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY; PROCEDURE FOR RECONNECTION; PROVIDING FOR DEPOSITS AND REFUNDS; PROHIBITING SEPARATE PAYMENTS; ESTABLISHING RATES FOR SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY LIlUTS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES TO THE EXTENT OF CONFLICT; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~1MISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Water service charges. The following rates per month shall be charged for water service furnished by the City through meters in every instance in which a different charge is not expressly and clearly pro- vided for elsewhere in this Ordinance: (a) Each single-family dwelling unit individually metered for the conswnption of water shall be charged for water service furnished by the City, the following rates: For the first 2,000 gallons, or part thereof, $1. 00 per 1,000 gallons For the next 3,000 gallons, $0.85 per 1,000 gallons For the next 5,000 gallons, $0.65 per 1,000 gallons For all over the first 10,000 gallons, $0.50 per l,OOO gallons The minimum monthly charge shall be Two Dollars ($2.00), for which 2,000 gallons of water may be used. (b) Crnnmercial connections shall pay for water service furnished by the City through meters, at the same rates as single-f~nily dwellings. (c) The following rates per month shall be charged for water service furnished by the City to duplex units, apartment units, and individual trailer units in trailer courts, with units not individually metered for water, to-wit: (1) The total monthly water consumption for the project will be divided by the number of "occupied units" in the project served by the meter to determine the per-unit water consumption.