O-1947-338 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

./.....--~ e -'-... ,e " 4t. "- , . ,- " / ... - ./ '. - e " ... ,- ..' ~---"'" e , . >~r __.I' ....11 ORDINANCE NO. 338 AN ORDIl{ANC E PRESC RIB.r NO TEL'S !lll'l' !.i.:S, l~'EEH AND CHARG.ES POR 'NAJ: ~R SERVICE BY f.(lRE CITY' TO CONSUM ER8 INSIDE aND OUTSIDE THE COHPOT{A'l'E L1MI'rS OF 'l'llli CITY Oi1' LA PORTE, TSXAS; PHESCRJ:UM} 'l11IE 'i:'Ui:},; 1~'OR PAYMENT THEl~30F, PROVIDING .I:i'O'~ Ti;l~ PER C'f!;Ifr. (10%) DIS- CODNT ?O.R PROli~prr PAY,ENT; REQ.UIRIN.: A V1ATE:R SEHVICE APPLICATION AND COl'f2H.:\.C'? A}ID CASH DEPOSIT; PFWVIOING 'l'HE: l)ISCON'.PINUA.lmc: Oli' WATER Si!:HVIC::; FIOa FAILURE TO PAY BILLS pORm.: PTLY AND ~AILtPig TO EXECVTE APPLrCATIOl~ AND COHTRACT; PI{~SCRIBING A SAVl NliS OLA1JS~; R~PE&LING ORDINA"(CES OR PARI'S OP OtWINANCES IN COKi1LICT H2":~~S1IITHj DECLA!1ING i>.N EI'r-:RGENCYj AND P~{ESCHIBnl(} TH~ r"OI.,T,OWING: 'rHE '!VA'rER S.:mVICE OS' MCI; A~D E.'VERY CONStThiJ:5R WHO .t''AILS OR RH;PCSES Iro PAY ANY EOlirIILY WATER BILL ON O~~ B~'j10R~ TiIE 'llJ<.:NTH DAY OF THE S1~COND l'cOl'J'rH S"l!CCEEDH!3 THAT POR :N1HCH SUCH 3lLL IS ~~NDEREn SHALL Bg :JlSGOri- TIN1JED BY r~'HE CITY, BY 3HUT'l'ING mi'Ti' TIn; WATEH VALVES Ai' T:J'i; p:.1cl,a:3~S 0::;' 317m! C0Nsm:'E~, OR BY !f~,~OVAL OF' 11'm~ WArER METER, OR BY DISCONI'lE:CT- IN3- TF"~IVA1'ER PIPE Atl' TEE PROPERTY LUTE OF THE ?RillrIlISEB o:~ S1!CB CCiN- S1JMH:R. A RECOJ\:',lECTION eE~ OF TWO DOLLA-qS (:~2.00) SHALL 1m C~:..A ;1G:fi.'D AI-IY CON~3u1LlSR WHOSE WATER SEf\V:;::CE HAS SEEN DISCONNEcrr~D c"OR ~IOHPAY- l.'~:~NT I)"'::' -arTII. Oii OTH}~R VIOLATION OF' Ir~"F~ CITY ORDINANCES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD O? COM1.nSSIONERS (ry I'FE Cl'l'Y OJ? LA POHTE, TEXAS, rI'HA'II: Section 1. For the p'llrpOSe of this Ordina.nce, tJ:J.e term ItCJ.ty" mea.ns the City of La florte, in Harris County, Texas; the term ttCan~umeI.11 shaD. be held and construed to rc.ean and include each and ever;r person, firm, association or corporati:>n being supplied with water from the water system of the City, either inside the corporate limits or outside thereof; the term ttJf;l)nth" and ''!',lonthl y" shall be held and construed to mean the period of time between the dates the readings ot tl1.G water meters are ac l:;ually taken by the City, which period shall be approxin'1a.tely tbtrty (30) days; the term "?u!llily Unit" shall be held a.nd construed to mean any number at individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit; the terr.: "Business Place It shall be held and construed to l1".ean those places operated individually, by a group of individual s or by a corporati:'m, whi.ch deals with the genera.l publ ic r~nd :)ccupies the time, attention and la~or of persons for ~he ~rpose of profit. Section 2. Hereafter, each a!1d every person" firm or corporation, inside or outside the City li~its, applying for water trom the water system of the City shall make a cash deposit witb the application to secure the payment of the water bill as follows, to-'1li t : Each Family Unit Consumer shall deposit an amount equal to two (2) months average bill, not less than Eight Dollars ($8.00); Each Business Place shall deposit a,':1 amount equal to two (2) month~ average bill, not less th.an Ii:i3ht Dollars (~~8.00) nor mOJ>e than One Hu..>1d.red Dollars (~pl~O.OO).