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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-590 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE relating to domestic water service and to applications therefor; providing for the exercise of lien rights to collect delinquent charges for water service; authorizing the refund of domestic water service deposits and desig- nating the manner of such refund; amending Sections 7.68.015 and 7.68.025(b), repealing Section 7.68.270, and adding Section 7.68.271 as a new section, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. That Section 7.68.015 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "7.68.015 APPLICATIONS. All applications for service installations for water service shal I be made at the office of the Water Department on printed forms furnished by the Water Department, and shall contain the name of the owner, an account number, and when possible a description of the property, lot, block and addition, name of the street upon which the property fronts and the official street number assigned to the premises as shown by the records in the office of the City Engineer, and the signature of the applicant agreeing to conform to the rules and regulations of the Water Department that may be established by the city as conditions for the use of water. All applications for service installations shall be 410 made by the owner of the property to be served, or by his duly authorized agent, and shall state the size of service connec- tion required, and the applicant shall at the time of making application pay to the City Treasurer the amount of the fees or deposit required for the installation of the service connec- tion as hereinafter provided. Application for domestic water service shall be made to the Division of Utility Accounting of the Finance Depart- ment by the owner of the premises to be served, his duly authorized agent, or by a tenant or occupant of the premises to be served. Such application may be made either in person or by letter or telephone." Section 2. That Section 7.68.025(b) of the City of Yakima Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "7.68.025(b) In the event of a delinquency in the pay- ment of charges for domestic water service to any premises, the city shall exercise a lien against such premises by dis- continuing water service thereto and service to any such premises shall not be reinstated until all delinquencies 41O and unpaid charges against such premises for water service, and for cut-off charges, have been paid. Such lien shall not be for more than four month's charges due or to become due, as provided by law, and shall be exercised subject to the provisions of Section 7.68.271 of this title." Section 3. That Section 7.68.270 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 4. That a new section, to follow Section 7.68.267, and to be numbered 7.68.271, is hereby added to the City of Yakima Munici- pal Code, to read as follows: "7.68.271 REFUND OF DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE CHARGE DEPOSITS AUTHORIZED - MANNER OF REFUND - EXCEPTIONS. All money deposits presently held by the City of Yakima to secure payment of domestic water service charges shall be refunded by crediting such deposits to consumers' accounts. The Amik Supervisor of Utility Accounts shall determine the proper' amount of credit to be applied to each account, and shall accordingly credit each account on a subsequent billing for water service charges, at such time as the Supervisor of Utility Accounts shall determine and as expeditiously as possible. No cash refunds shall be made, except in the event of the closing of an account to which the credit contemplated hereby has not been applied, and except in those cases where the deposit has been made by someone other than the person who actually pays the service charges, as determined by the Supervisor of Utility Accounts. No cash deposits, as security for payment of domestic water service charges, shall hereafter be required to be paid as a prerequisite to obtaining domestic water service; provided, in the event the owner of any premises, or the holder of any delinquent mortgage thereon, shall give written notice to the Division of Utility Accounting to discontinue domestic water , service to such premises, accompanied by payment or tender of payment of the then delinquent and unpaid charges for such service against such premises, together with the cut-off charge, then domestic water service to such premises shall be 111 discontinued unless the tenant, or other consumer receiving water service at such premises, deposits with the Supervisor of Utility Accounts, as security for payment of any future delinquent water service charges, an amount equal to four average month's water and sewer service charges, based on charges for one year immediately previous to the date of discontinuance of service. Such deposits shall bear no interest." Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 16th day of November, 1964. 111 'ord° 411 mayor ATTEST: Af' i /City Clerk -2-