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
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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.
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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
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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.