HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 283 ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW MAIN
LINE EXTENSION RATE APPLICABLE TO
MAIN LINE EXTENSIONS BY LONE STAR GAS
COMPANY WITHIN THE CITY OF THE COLONY ,
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Lone Star Gas Company, a Division of ENSERCH
CORPORATION, is the holder of a franchise to distribute
natural gas within the municipal limits of the City of The
Colony, Texas, and
WHEREAS, the existing main line extension rate for
residential extensions within the municipal limits is $4.50
per foot for each beyond the applicable free limit, and
WHEREAS, Lone Star Gas Company desires to change the
main line extension rate to more closely match the rate with
the actual cost of extension,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Effective upon the date of passage of
this ordinance, the charge for extending mains beyond the
free limit established by Lone Star Gas Company, or any
free limit established by franchise, for residential
customers shall be the lesser of : (a) the system-wide
average cost of construction, including all overheads,
for the prior fiscal year or (b) the adjusted actual cost
as determined by applying the latest Handy-Whitman Index
to the 1975 actual bas cost of $2.94 or (c) $5.40 per foot.
The Company shall file the calculation of such charge with
the city as soon as sufficient data is available each
fiscal year. Extension to commercial and industrial cus-
tomers shall be based on actual cost per foot.
SECTION 2: Any prior ordinance establishing a main
line extension rate for Lone Star Gas Company is hereby
repealed to the extent that the prior provision is in-
consistent with SECTION 1 of the ordinance. In all other
respects, prior ordinances are not affected by this
ordinance.
SECTION 3: It is hereby found and determined that
the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open
to the public, as required by Texas law, and that advance
public notice of the time, place and purpose of said
meeting was given.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS THE 9th day of July, 1984.
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Attest:
Jaw Gadd, 'City Secretary