ORDINANCE NO. 80
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ORDINANCE #80
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF SEWERS AND
PROVIDING RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE IN THE CITY
OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, PRESCRIBING A PENALTY OF NOT
MORE THAN $100.00 FOR ONE VIOLATION THEREOF.
DEFINING VIOLATIONS, CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE
AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
1. That for each and every connection made to the City's sanitary
sewer system the following charges and rates are hereby fixed:
a. Residential Connections
A minimum charge of Two Dollars ($2.00) for each connection
within the corporate limits of the City serving five or less fixture
openings and Fifty Cents ($0.50) per month additional for each
additional opening served by such connection.
b. Commercial Connections
A minimum charge of Two dollars ($2.00) for each connection
within the corporate limits of the City and an additional charge as
follows, based upon the amount of water consumed:
$0.10 per thousand gallons for the first ten thousand gallons
of water consumed.
$0.08 per thousand gallons for each thousand gallons of water
consumed from 10,000 to 50,000 gallons.
$0.05 per thousand gallons for each thousand gallons consumed
over 50,000 gallons.
Where industrial waste are discharged into the sewers, if such
waste contains amounts of suspended solids, and bio-chemical oxygen
demand in excess of normal domestic waste, the service charge for such
connection shall be subject to negotiation by the business establishment
and the City. Such special charges shall be based on the quantity and
quality of waste discharged into the sewerage system of the City of Schertz.
c. Multiple Connections
Where more than one residence, business establishment, complete
apartment or trailer house is served by a single sewer connection there
must be paid each and every month the minimum charge heretofore provided
by the City of Schertz for the use of sewers of each such residence,
business establishment, complete apartment and trailer house so connected.
If any question shall arise as to whether any connection in question is to
a separate house, business establishment, complete apartment or trailer
house, as provided in this paragraph, such determination shall be made by
the City Council of the City of Schertz, and their decision shall be final.
d. Connections outside the City Limits
A minimum charge of Six Dollars ($6.00) for each residential
connection outside the corporate limits of the City serving four or less
fixture openings, and fifty cents ($0.50) per month additional opening
served by such connection.
A minimum charge of Six Dollars ($6.00) for each commercial
connection outside of the corporate limits of the City and an additional
charge as follows, based upon the amount of water consumed:
$0.10 per thousand gallons for the first ten thousand gallons of
water consumed.
$0.08 per thousand gallons for each thousand gallons of water
consumed from 10,000 to 50,000 gallons.
$0.05 per thousand gallons for each thousand gallons consumed
over 50,000 gallons.
Where industrial waste are discharged into the sewers, if such
waste contains amounts of suspended solids, and bio-chemical oxygen demand
in excess of normal domestic waste, the service charge for such connection
shall be subject to negotiation by the business establishment and the City.
Such special charges shall be based on the quantity and quality of waste
discharged into the sewerage system of the City of Schertz.
2. The City of Schertz shall have the right as such times as it
may see fit to cause an inspection to be made of any residence, business
establishment, apartment or trailer house served by a sewer connection
of the City of Schertz, Texas.
3. In event any user or customer of such Sanitary Sewer system
does not pay matured rates and charges as hereinafter specified, it is hereby
made the duty of the City Secretary to disconnect sanitary sewer service
to such user or customer, and whenever the amount past due and delinquent
is paid by such user or customer, such service may be resumed, but there shall
be charged and collected a fee for reconnection to the sanitary sewer
system plus the actual costs to the said City incurred in the disconnection
and reconnection of such sewer service.
4. Any custimer or user who has not paid his account by the 10th day
of the month next following the month in which billed shall have his
sanitary sewer service discontinued.
5. All charges for sanitary sewer service furnished or rendered by the
City of Schertz, Texas, shall be due and payable on the 1st day of each
month at the office of the City Secretary of Schertz, Texas, and if not
paid by the last day of the month in which billed, 10% of the total amount
of such bill shall be added to same as a penalty for non-payment. An
additional 10% of the original amount of such bill shall be added for
each additional 30 day period for which such customer is delinquent.
6. No water service shall be furnished to any customer or user of
the sanitary system of the City of Schertz, Texas, by any water works or
supplier furnishing such customer with water service who is delinquent in the
payment of any sum due the City of Schertz, Texas, for sanitary sewer service
furnished by the City of Schertz. Any water works or water supplier or
distributor supplying water to any user or customer of the sanitary system
of Schertz, Texas, shall discontinue water service to such user or
customer in the event such sanitary sewer service is discontinued to said
user or customer.
7. For any connection made by any user of the City's sanitary
sewer system a tapping fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be made. The
cost of such connection shall be borne b~ auch customer and no such
connection shall be made without the inspection and approval of a designated
agent of the City as to the workmanlike quality of such connection and
it is in compliance with good practice and the provisions of the ordinances
of the City of Schertz, Texas. Each such tap on the sanitary sewer system
of the City of Schertz, Texas shall be connected with a wye of approved size
placed in the collecting line of such system. No such tap shall be left
open over night or allowed to remain open at such times as might allow
surface drainage into the sanitary sewer system of said City.
8. No person, firm, partnership or association of persons or
corporation shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the sanitary
sewer system of the City and oil, grease or inflammable lmaterial.
Whenever any person, firm or corporation shall install floor and/or
roof drains to be served by City Sewer Service such person, firm or
corporation can be required to install approved and properly constructed
sand and/or grease traps in connection therewith.
9. No free service shall be allowed to the extent the City and its
various departments avail themselves of the services afforded by the Sanitary
Sewer System they shall pay therefor the same rates charged other consumers.
10. Any person, firm, partnership, association of persons, or cor-
porations, or any agent or employee thereof, who shall violate any of the
rules, regulations or provisions of this ordinance, or any part of it or any
portion thereof, by any act either of omission or commission or cause the
same to be done, shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine in any amount not exceeding
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$100.00 for each and every violation. Each violation of each part or any
part of this ordinance shall be and constitute a separate offense and where
such violation is a continue shall be a separete offense and be punishable
accordingly.
11. This ordinance is cumulative of any other ordinances on the
subject and does not repeal any present ordinances unless this ordinance is
in direct conflict therewith, in which case this ordinance shall govern.
12. If any section, part of a section, phrase or provision of any
section of this ordinance shall be held to be void, in effective or
unconstitutional for any cause whatsoever shall in no way affect the
validity of the remaining sections and provisions of this ordinance which
shall remain in full force and effect. The City Council would not have passed
any section, parts of sections, phrase or provisions of any section of
this ordinance that were unconstitutional, void or ineffective if they had
known that they were unconstitutional, void or ineffective at the time of
adopting this ordinance.
13. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage, publication
and approval as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 7th day of February, 1963.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary