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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-611 ORDINANCE NO. 4/1 AN ORDINANCE providing for an irrigation rate for domestic water used during the irrigation season; specifying such irrigation rate; defining "irrigation season"; establishing discount rates for payment of domestic water service charges on or before the date when due; amending Sections 7.68.252 and 7.68.267 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. j 411 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section I. That Section 7.68.252 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "7.68.252 IRRIGATION RATE ON DOMESTIC WATER, Domestic water may be delivered to premises inside the city limits dur- ing the irrigation season at a special irrigation rate under the following conditions: (a) In order to secure said irrigation rate, application must be made to the Utility Accounts Division by the consumer, who will certify that the domestic water del ivered under said 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 read- ing taken during the previous non-irrigation season shall be charged under the regular domestic water rates. All water used in excess of such maximum usage during the previous non-irrigation season shall be charged during the irrigation season at the rate of eight cents (8¢) per one hundred cubic feet. In computing amounts to be charged, the provisions of Section 7.68.030 shall apply. (c) The cash discounts for prompt payment provided for in Section 7.68.267 shall not apply to that portion of the billings made for water delivered under the irrigation rate. (d) For the purpose of this section, the irrigation rate will commence at the regular water meter reading during the months of February or March, as the case may be for any particular consumer; and will terminate at the regular water meter reading during the months of October or November, as the case may be for any particular consumer. In the event an application is made during the irrigation season for the irrigation rate, the irrigation rate will commence at the next regular meter reading after the time of such application. (e) The sewerage service charge provided for in Chapter 7.60 shall not apply to the indicated consumption of water billed at the irrigation rate. (f) Consumers who have installed domestic water se-vice exclusively for irrigation use will be billed at the irriga- tion rate without regard to dates of commencement or termina- tion of service, subject only to the minimum billings provided for in Section 7.68.255." Section 2. That Section 7.68.267 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: - • "7.68.267 DISCOUNTS. One Month Period Bills: A discount • of twenty-five cents (250 will be allowed on a domestic water service billing amounting to Five Dollars ($5.00) or less, and a discount of five per cent (5%) of the total charge will be allowed on a domestic water service billing amounting to more than Five Dollars ($5.00), such discounts to be allowed only if the charges are paid:on or before the due date specified in Section 7.68.025 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. Two Month Period Bill.s: A discount of fifty cents (50) III will be allowed on a domestic water service billing amounting to Ten Dollars ($10.00) or less, and a discount of five per cent (5%) of the total charge will be allowed on a domestic water service billing of more than Ten Dollars ($10.00), such discounts to be allowed only if the charges are paid on or before the due date specified in Section 7.68.025 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. Provided: That the discounts provided for by this sec-; tion shall not be applicable to bills for domestic water charged at the irrigation use rate as provided for in Section 7.68.252." Section 3. 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 18th day of January, 1965. • 4 _--- .4 -, / r Mayor ATTEST: A / , 7 City Clerk III -2-