HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-2513 RATES FOR DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE; PROVIDING THE EXERCISE OF A LIEN TO COLLECT DELINQUENT WATER SERVICE CHARGES ORDINANCE NO. 2513
AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities; specifying
rates for domestic water service; providing for the
exercise of a lien to collect delinquent water service
charges; and amending Sections 7.68.250, 7.68.251,
7.68.255 and Sub - sections 7.68.025 C and 7.68.252 B
all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Sub - section 7.68.025 C of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.68.025 Water service charges - When due Suspension
of service - Hearing procedure.
C. In the event of a delinquency in the payment 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
and unpaid charges against such premises for water service,
and for cut -off charges, together with a fifteen - dollar
reinstatement fee, have been paid. Such lien shall not be
for more than four months' 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 chapter."
Section 2. Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.68.250 Water service charges. The charge for domestic
water supplied shall consist of�a ready -to -serve charge and
a charge for water consumed, as follows:
One -month Two -month
Ready -to -serve charges: Period Period
Meter Size
3/4" and smaller $ 1.25 $ 1.25
1" 1.88 2.50
1 1/2" 3.75 6.25
2" 7.50 13.75
3" 18.75 36.25
4" 30.00 58.75
6" 67.50 133.75
8" 120.00 237.50
10" 187.50 372.50
12" 270.00 537.50
Charges for water consumed per one hundred cubic feet:
First 600 cu. ft $ .63
Next 600 cu. ft. (700 -1,200 cu. ft ) .70
Next 800 cu. ft. (1,300 -2,000 cu. ft ) .55
Next 23,000 cu. ft. (2,100- 25,000 cu. ft.). . .41
Next 25,000 cu. ft. (25,100- 50,000 cu. ft.) . .34
Over 50,000 cu. ft .20
The one-month period is defined as any period of time
from one day up to and including one month and fourteen
days, and the two-month period is defined as any period
of time from one month and fifteen days to two months and
fourteen days.
Minimum ready-to-serve and consumption charges for
water supplied outside the city shall be computed by mul-
tiplying the applicable rate above by 1.5."
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Section 3. Section 7.68.251 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.68.251 Bulk rate for municipal purposes.
A. The charge for domestic water used by the City of
Yakima for filling swimming or wading pools in City parks
and for all city irrigation purposes, shall be as follows:
First 5,000 cu. ft 104 per 100 cu. ft.
Over 5,000 cu. ft. 50. per 100 cu. ft.
B The charge for water supplied through fire hydrants,
when the water is used by either a city department or a
private person for a public improvement project authorized
by the city, shall be based on a flat rate of six cents per
one hundred cubic feet. No charge shall be made for water
supplied through fire hydrants when the water is used for
fire suppression or for maintenance and operation purposes
by city departments."
Section 4. Sub-section 7.68.252 B of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.68.252 Irrigation rate on domestic water.
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 nonirrigation season shall
be charged under the regular domestic water rates. All water
used on premises inside the city limits in excess of such
maximum usage during the previous nonirrigation season shall
be charged during the irrigation season at the rate of thirteen
cents per one hundred cubic feet and all water used on premises
outside the city limits in excess of such maximum usage during
the previous nonirrigation season shall be charged during the
irrigation season at the rate of fifteen cents per one hundred
cubic feet; provided, the rate for domestic water consumed by
the state of Washington or any agency thereof, or any municipal
corporation, and used execlusively for irrigation purposes on
property owned or occupied by such consumers shall be thirteen
cents per one hundred cubic feet, regardless of whether the
property served is situated within or without the corporate
limits of the city of Yakima. In computing amounts to be
charged, the provisions of Section 7.68.030 shall apply."
Section 5. Section 7.68.255 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.68.255 Minimum service charges. Minimum charges for
domestic water supplied for the several sizes of meters shall",
be as follows:
ONE-MONTH TWO-MONTH
Meter Size PERIOD PERIOD
3/4" and smaller $ 3.14 $ 5.03
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ONE-MONTH TWO-MONTH
Meter Size PERIOD PERIOD
1" $ 3 77 $ 6.28
1 1/2" 5.64 10.03
2" 9.39 17.53
3" 20.64 40.03
4" 31.89 62.53
III 6" 69.39 137.53
8" 121.89 241.28
10" 189.39 376.28
12" 271.89 541.28
The one-month period is defined as any period of time
from one day up to and including one month and fourteen
days, and the two-month period is defined as any period
of time from one month and fifteen days to two months and
fourteen days.
Minimum service charges for domestic water supplied
outside the city shall be computed by multiplying the
applicable meter size rate by 1.5."
Section 6. 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 28th
day of April , 1981.
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