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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-B-2192 ANic.imoP.o v riOj ORDINANCE NO. B-2192 AN ORDINANCE relating to the municipal water and s.ewerage systems. and providing for an alternative procedure for extension, expan- sion, and addition of said water and sewerage systems, and • . providing for the method of financing thereof, _and repealing Ordinance No. B-1922, and Sections 11 f and 11 m of Ordinance No. B-606 as amended by Ordinance No. B-1462 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. That the purpose of this ordinance is to facili- tate the orderly growth of the domestic water system and the sanitary sewer system of the City of Yakima and to provide for an alternate pro- cedure by which water and sewer lines may be constructed and financed. Nothing contained herein shall .be construed as supplanting the Local Improvement District procedure of constructing and financing municipal improvements. Section 2. That in the event extensions and additions of the wateror sewer system of the City of Yakima are undertaken by the water- sewer utility outside the boundaries of any water or sewer local improve- ment district, payment for connections to said water or sewer system by property owners shall be as follows (a) For lots, tracts or parcelsnot eXceedingsixty (60) feet of frontage, the connection charge shall be $125.00, with an additional charge of $2.00 per foot for additional • frontage. (b) Where connections are made to premises located outside the city connection charge shall be $20000 with an .additional charge of $3.00 per foot for additional frontage. (c) In the case of corner lots or irregularly shaped lots, whether inside or outside the city limits, the frontage shall be considered the same as that for adjacent or nearby regu- larly shaped lots of approximately the same area. Section 3. It is the intention of the City Commission that each lot, tract, or parcel connecting to the water or sewer line shall bear its proportionate share of the construction costs of the water or sewer inetallation;_therefore„the-chargesset forth above shall apply to all lots,tracts or parcels using the water and sewer facilities regard- less of the manner in which the physical connection is accomplished. Section 4• . The connection charges provided for herein shall be paid in full by the property owner at the time a sewer construction permit is obtained as provided for in Plumbing Ordinance No. B-2137, and/ or at the time of the water meter installation. • Section 5. Property abutting on but not previously assessed Or not having previously contributed itsjproportionate share of construc- tion costs may be connected to the water or sewer line upon the payment of connection charges as herein provided. Section 6: For extensions abutting vacant or unoccupied pro- , perty where no immediate water or sewer connections are to be made, the feasibility of extending such water or sewer line will be left to the dis- cretion_of the City Engineer, provided however, that no extensions will bE made which average more than 100 lineal feet per connection unless the property owners desiring such water or sewer line extension pay (in advance) the connection charge as specified this ordinance for at least 50% of the total property served by said extension. Section 7. All monies collected as hereinbefore provided shall be paid into and credited to the fund known and designated as the "Water-Sewer Fund" as provided in Ordinance No. 3-1890. Section 8. That Ordinance No. B-1922, passed by the City Commission on the 20th day Of August, 1956, be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 9. That Sections 11 (f)and. 11 (m) of Ordinance , . B-606 passed by the City Commission April 3, 1944, as amended by ' 0rdinance.at,1462 passed by the City Commission June 1, 1953, be and the same are hereby repealed. • . - rEn • . .0:'—r, , . Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect and be in nci force 30 days from and after its Passage, ap and Publication. .X PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and a this 30th day of July, 1958. ATTEST: J.A. SMITH ( S E A L ) JOE K. ALDERSON CITY CLERK MAYOR I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true, full and correct cony of Ordinance No. B-2192 entitled 'IAN ORDINANCE relating to the muni- ciPal water and seerage systems and providing for an alternative Pro- cedure for extension, expansion, and addition of said water and sewerage II systems, and providing for the method of financing thereof, and repealing Ordinance No. B-1922, and Sections 11 f and 11 m of OrdinanceNo. B-606 as amended by Ordinance No. B-1462.", as passed on the 30th day of July, 1958, rnd that the same has been published as required by law. /, r....- - . - 'A( 'I Y CLERK . . II II . . ........