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CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. "~'~ O
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AMENDING CHAPTER 12, BY AMENDING
WATER AND SEWER CODES AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 449,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THE 29TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1986; AMENDING SECTION 6 OF THE WATER AND
SEWER CODES, RELATING TO RATES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 6 of the Water and Sewer Codes as
adopted by Ordinance No. 449 passed and approved by the City
Council on the 29th day of September, 1986, shall be amended in the
following particulars:
A. Section 6.1 Any person receiving water from the "City"
shall be charge and pay for such water according to the following
Rates:
(a) Single and Multiple Residential and Commercial
During construction and
prior to initial occupancy $10.00
After initial occupancy:
0-2,000 gallons $10.00
2001 - 15,000 gallons $2.40 per 1,000 gallons
All over 15,000 gallons $2.90 per 1,000 gallons
6.2 Any person receiving sewer service from the City shall
be charged and pay for such service according to the following
rates:
(a) Sinqle and Multiple Residential
$10.00 minimum
0-2,000 gallons $2.00 per 1,000 gallons
Over 2,000 gallons based on a three (3) month winter
average water use. These 3 months will reflect the lowest
months of usage.
For new customers, when no three (3) month average exists
a monthly average of 5000 gallons will be established.
(b) Commercial (based on water meter reading)
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0-2,000 gallons $10.00
2,001 - 100,000 gallons $2.90 per 1,000 gallons
6.3 Any person receiving refuse collection service from the
city shall be charged and pay for such service according to the
following rates"
(a) Each customer whose account is classified as a single
residential unit, which is not part of a multiple residential unit
of five or more single residential units, and who receives refuse
collection service, shall be charged a fee to be established
annually by Council Resolution.
Section 2. The rates established by this ordinance shall
be adjusted on an annual basis, in relation to the rates for Dallas
Water as established by the city Council of the City of Dallas,
Texas.
Section 3. If any section, article paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereto
any persons or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by
a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the
city Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining
portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining
portions shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. All ordinances, resolutions and orders
heretofore passed, adopted and made, or any part of the same,
affecting rates charges and policies for sales made or services
rendered by the water and sewer systems of the City of The Colony,
Texas which are in conflict with this ordinance, shall be and the
same are hereby in all things repealed.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) and a separate offense
shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective from and
after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of January, 1992.
William ~. Manning, May~
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Patti A. Hicks, CMC
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney