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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-336 . . . . , . . ORDINANCE NO, Q75 C . 411 „ AN ORDINANCE yreViding f6r irrigation rates for domestic water use during the irrigating season; establishing procedure for . • obtaining such rates; adding Section 7,68.252 amending Section 7.68 and repealing Chapter 7.20, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. . . BE IT ORDAINED Bv THE CTTY OF YAKIMA; • • Sectioll I, That Cbapter 7.68 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is herebv amended by adding thereto, following Section . 7,68..250, a new . .,. section. nuibered 7,68.252 to read as follows ..,.,. . — • . " 7,68.252 IRRIGATION RATE ON DOMESTIC WATER. Domestic water . . may be delivered .to premises inside the city limits during .the irrigation season at speoial'irrigation rate under the. - folloWing conditions; • . • (a) In order to secure said irrigation rate, application must be made to the Utility Accounts Division by Consumer,, ' who will certify that the domestic Nater delivered under said 111 rate will be used for irrigation purposes on property.,not adequately served by separate irrigation systems. .• (b) The charge for such Water supplied shall be computed • as follows: An amount equal to the maximum water meter . reading taken during the previous non-irrigation season. • shali be charged under•the'regular domestic water rates Ali water used in excess of such 'maximum usage during the Previous non-irrigation season shall be charged during the -----. - . . . irrigatiOn season at the rate o eight cents (80 per one hundred cubic feet„ In computing . amounts to be•charged the provisions of Section 7,68.030 shall apply, the cash discounts for Prompt payment provided for in Section•7A8.267 shall not apnly to that portion of the billings . made for water delivered under the irrigation rate nor shall such discounts apply to service .charges made for special readings under the provisions af subsection - (d) below.. . . (d). The irrigation - rate will Commence at the regular •• water meter-reading during the It 15 31 . .K.arcir), or April. and . will terminate at the regular water meter reading during • September or October In the event of application for the . . irrigation rate during the irrigaiting season, the irrigation 411 irrigation commence at the next regular: meter reading. Pro- vided that in the event any eligible 'consumer desires a special reading between March l and October 31 of any year for the purpose of commencing or terminating the irrigation . . _1.,... , • . • . . . - - :,- • _ . . 7'• -,. . _ . . _.: _ : — - , • , . . . • . . ill . . . , . . • . . , • . . . . . , . . . . . . ., .• . , . . . . watetate provided for herein speOial meter :readings will be made ohtecluest of such consuterfor_which each special reading 4 service Charge of $1,00 will be made,; and - upon ,.'. - •• such reading being Made, the irrigation rate will be commenced or tertinated . as the case may be The special : reading pro- • vided P6i . herein shall be made insofar ae posSibleat the• . time of cotteneement•or termination of• the irrigatiOn Water service by the irrigation Water Division of:thd City. • . . . • . . . . . . . . . , . . . _ 4 (e). For th4,•PurpOse••Of determining domestic use oase charges for the irrigation season4 .asreferredtb,in sub- section (b) above the,period terminating at a -special reading for the.itrigation•rate will be con- sidered as pat=t'ef the irrig:ation Seasbn, • . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . .. . . . . . . (f). In CoMpUting-domeStic Use base Charges 'for the 1962 . . irrigation.seasonthe cOhSumption indicated by thegovember . - 1961 'regular Watermeter reading Will be ignored • for those consumers-requesting special reading S extending their irria. tion. service into October„„ 19620 , !II .. .• ., , seWerag : • ,' • . . . • k) 7 service Charge - orovided t, for in Chapter - - 7,60 ,shall aot,applY to the indicated consumption of water billed - ,' ,. :t the irrigation rate • - . . . . . _ . . . . . . ., . . (h) Consumers Who -have installed demeStio Services exclusively forirrigation usa will be billed • at the irriga-. • - . ton rate without regard •o dates of cOmmenectent ot termina- tionof'service, subject :only to the minituM billings provided • for in Section 768.255 . . • . . . . . . . Section 2. That Section 7.68.267 of the City of Yakima Municipal • -, . Code is hereby amended to read as fellows: • . . . . . ' 7468.267 - DTSCOtNTS. One Menth Period Dills For bills szeunt-img to Five Dollai3 twentr-five Ceia,tS•(20)i_be al3uwed. For bill ate7 than _Five. Dollars ($5J)o) a discount of five per cent (5 will be allowed, . . _ . . . . . . . . Two;MonthPetted TBilis'..- For bills .amounting to Ten Dollars 167067 fifty6onts (500) will be 'allowed-0 For greater _than Ten•Dollars. (01M0). a , . discount of five per cent (5%) will be allowed. Provided; That the discounts provided for by this section . • ' shall not be applicable to oil,....s for domestic water charged' at the irrigation - use rate,,, nor to the service charge for special readings, as provided for in Section 768 , . Spst,ion„ That Chapter 7,20 of the City of Yakima MuAicipal Code . . is hereby repealed, ' * . ' • - . , • • . . . . • • II/ Section This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and, safety of the people of the City of Yakima, and an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY couTTIL, signed and approved this 23rd day of April, 1962. ...„,....,...,,....,_____—_, ' "4 fl.r.10M17,4 MMIQJ (MLALI.0.2.9 Mayor , ATTEST: • • / .,,, . , _ . .._ , .;,_. :,........_;.,______•,,,,_ .."°°°".....°4° • • . , 411 • • 7 -)--.