HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 655 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
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, ]986; 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:
6.2 Any person receiving sewer service from
the City shall be charged and pay for such
service according to the f o 1 1 o w i n g
rates:
(a) Single and Multiple Residential
$8.00 minimum 0-2,000 gallons.
$1.50 per 1,000 gallons over 2,000 minimum.
Over 2,000 gallons based on a three (3) month
winter average water use. These 3 months
will reflect the lowest months of useage.
For new customers, when no three (3) month
average exists a monthly average of 5000
gallons will be established.
Section 2. 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 3. 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and the same are hereby in all things repealed.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 4. 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 5. This ordinance shall be effective from and
after its passage. & ~
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of , 1990.
illiam W. Ma~nning,~..~r
Patti A. Hicks, City'Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John Boyle, City Attorney