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82-F-4 WATER & SEWER ORDI NANCE NO. ? {;j. - F - f AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS AMENDING SECTIONS 7,11 AND 17 OF ORDINANCE NO. 78-F-7 GOVERNING CONNECTION TO THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM AND REGULATING SAME; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 78-F-ll; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS: I That Section 7 of Ordinance No. 78-F-7 governing connection to the Water and Sewer System of the City of Schertz be amended to read as fo 11 ows : " SECTION 7. Connection Charges. The regular connection charges will be: the current cost plus ten per- cent (10%) of the labor and material to install the meter. Ten dollars ($10.00) shall be added to the above fee for connections out- side the city limit. . Other charges in conjunction with extention of water service will be in accordance with Section 17." II , That Section 11 of Ordinance No. 78-F-7 governing connection to the Water and Sewer System of the City of Schertz be amended to read as follows: " SECTION 11. Sewer connection fees; inspection and method of connection; tap not to be kept open. (a) For any connection made by any user of the city's sewer system, AHachment A.. Connection Fee Schedule shall be utilized to compute fees to be paid: (b) That the new connection fee schedule shall be placed into effect on 20 January 1982. (c) That all users with non-industrial building permits issued prior to 20 January 1982 will be assessed connection fees at $2~0.00 per residential equivalent. (d) That all platted residential subdivisions for which drainage, street and uti! ity improvements have commenced prior to 20 January 1982 will be assessed connection fees at $2~0.00 per residential equivalent for all buildings for which occupancy permits are issued during calendar year 1982. (e) A single business or single-family residence is one designed and built for occupancy by one family or bus- iness. A multiple-family residence or business includes apartments, duplexes or any buildings designed for use by several families or businesses. Multiple units shall be charged $550.00 per residential connection equivalent. (f) The cost of each such connection shall be borne by such customer and no such connection shall be made without inspection and approval of a designated agent of the city as to the workmanlike practice and the provisions of the ordinances of the city. No such tap shall be left open overnight or allowed to remain open at such times as might allow surface drainage into the sanitary sewer system of the city. (g) In the case of new construction, the above fee must be paid before issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. If a Certificate of Occupancy is not required, the fee must be paid at the time a plumbing permit is issued. III That Section 17 of Ordinance No. 78-F-7 governing connection to the Water and Sewer System of the City of Schertz be amended to read as foll ows: "SECTION 17. Manner of making connections. All connections within the city limits or to the patrons outside the city limits made from and after the effective date of this section shall be made in the following manner: (1) It shall be the policy of the city to supply water to its patrons through mains and lines owned or controlled by the city and which shall be located in the streets, between the curb and sidewalk lines, or in alleys adjacent to property being served or on easements controlled or owned by the city. (2) If the property to be served is on a dedicated street, the city, upon payment of the regular connection charge and an additional payment of a charge per foot, consisting of the cost of labor and materials plus ten per cent(lO%), construct such line to the patron's property line. (3) The city may assess, in addition to the service connection charge, the estimated cost of breaking and replacing pave- ment necessary to make such connections; such assessment to be paid prior to the work being done. In event the assessment is more0than the actual cost of such breaking and replacing, the difference shall be refunded to the patron upon completion of the work. (4) In the event any connection requires boring under or crossing over any street or highway the city may also assess the estimated cost of boring under or crossing over . any street or highway in furnishing sewer service. In event the assessment is more than the actual cost of such boring under or crossing over any street or highway, the difference shall be refunded to the patron upon completion of the work. (5) The city will set a meter at the property line and extend a two-foot service line where the cutoff will be instaned for use by the customer. (6) All lines constructed and meters installed under the pro- visions of this ordinance shall be the property of the city and the city shall have full control and jurisdiction over such lines and meters." IV That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with ordinance are hereby repealed, specifically Ordinance 78-F-ll. ATTEST: 7~ ~~ <?~ . day of PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the ,19 Ci (CITY SEAL) ATTACHMENT A: RESIDENTIAL CONNECTION FEE SCHEDULE CONNECTION EQUIVALENT(S) Single-Family Residential Mobile Home, Motor Home or Camper Sites per space Multi-Family, Including Apartments per apartment Motels, Hotels with Cooking Facilities in Rooms per room Motels, Hotels without Cooking Facilities in Rooms 1/3 per room Nursing Homes/Rest Home or their Equivalents with- out Cooking Facilities in their Rooms 1/3 per room NON-RESI DENTIAL CONNECTION EQUIVALENT(S) Service Station Individually assessed to compensate the Authority for treatment capacity required to serve the user. Swimming Pool(Public/Commercial) Car Wash (Per Bay) Manual 1 Automatic 5 Industry (With or without industrial process effluent) Individually assessed based upon amount, strength and type of process discharge, number of employees, number and size of buildings, etc. to compensate the Authority for treatment plant capacity required to serve the user. OTHER NON-RESIDENTIAL CONNECTION EQUIVALENT(S) (Per Diameter of System Tap) 4" 6" 8" Office Bldg., Retail Store 2 4 4 Bowling Alley 1 2 Drive-In Theater 2 4 Theater 2 4 Spectator Stadium 2 4 4 4 Church 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 Elementary School High School Boarding School Restaurant 1 2 4 8 Hospital 3 6 12 . , . ATTACHMENT A: CONNECTION FEE SCHEDULE(continued) A building enclosing more than 10,000 square feet of floor space will be individually assessed. Multi-building complexes with one main tap will be evaluatedl assessed per building. Charges to any user for treatment of effluent that exceeds 250 mgll BOD or 250 mg/l TSS shall be made in accordance with the Authority's Industrial Waste Order. Where the above tables do not cover a request for sewer service, or where the established fees do not adequately compensate the Authority for Treatment capacity taken from the system, a charge shall be established by the Authority consistent with these tables. The connection fee for each residential connection equivalent shall be $550.00. All connection fees shall be collected as. a condition of issuance of a building permit, or prior to connection to the system in the case of an existing building. Wh ere a connection fee must be individually assessed (e.g. a non-residential multi-building complex), such assessment will be made by the Authority prior to issuance of a building permit, or prior to connection to the system in the case of an existing building.