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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 383ORDINANCE NO. 383 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE RATE TO BE CHARGED BY THE CITY OF AZUSA FOR SUPPLYING WATER AND INSTALLING WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS: PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE USE 0'F WATER SUPPLIED: PROVIDII.G A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IniCONSISTENT THEREWITH. The City Council of the City of Azusa does ordain as follows: SECTION I The following schedule of rates and compensations are hereby fixed and established as the rates and compensations to be charged and collected by the City of Azusa for supplying water and installing water service connections, to -wit: (a) For all water supplied by said City within the incorporated limits of said City of Azusa, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, shall be as follows: 1. For the first 1400 cu. ft. or fraction thereof, $1.50. For the next 1600 cu. ft. or fraction thereof, $0.09 per 100 cu. ft. For the next 7,000 cu. ft. or fraction thereof, $0.07 per 100 cu. ft. For all over 10,000 cu. ft., $0.05 per 100 cu. ft. -1- w 2. The minimum monthly charges for water supplied through various size meters and the maximum quantity of water supplied at the minimum monthly charges shall be as follows: Idaximum Cubic Feet Minimum of Monthly Size of Tketer Water Supplied Charges 5/8 inch 1400 $1.50 3/4 inch 1400 1.50 1 inch 1675 1.75 1 1/2 inch 1955 2.00 2 inch 2510 2.50 3 inch. 5945 5.00 4 inch 14320 10.00 6 inch 34320 20.00 (b) For all water suppl ied through an unmetered service connection by said City within the incorporated limits of said City of Azusa, a flat monthly charge shall be made therefor to be determined by the Superintendent of the Water Department of the City of Azusa and based upon the estimated quantity of water supplied at the rates specified in part (a) of this section, but in no case shall such charge be less than $1.50 per month. (C) For all water supplied by the City of Azusa which is used in spray rigs, road sprinkling vehicles and other containers, the charge for each 500 gallons or less shall be $0.10. (.?) For all water supplied by the City of Azusa through temporary metered connections for construction and similar purposes, the charge for each 100 cubic feet or fraction thereof shall be 00.15. 6E) For all water supplied by the City of Azusa to the American Pyanamid and Chemical Corporation at its. plant located in the City of Azusa under that certain contract entered into between the said American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation and the City of Azusa on the 13th day of April, 1944 shall be continued in full force and effect in accordance with the rates, terms and conditions of said contract -2- and, the rates and/or other conditions established in this ordinance shall in no wise change, alter or affect the rates and other conditions in said contract, but such rules and -regulations contained in this ordinance shall apply and be effective in every respect where not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of the aforesaid contract. (f) .For all water supplied and/or water service connections installed by the City of Azusa, outside of the incorporated limits of said, City, the rates and/or charges for the rendering of such service to any consumer shall be double the applicable rates and charges established by said City for similar service within the,City. (g). The City of Azusa reserves the right and power to contract separately with any person, firm, or corporation for the sale and delivery of water within or outside the incorporated limits of said city, at wholesale, at times, places, and prices to be fixed and agreed upon by resolution of the City Council. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to purchase water at wholesale from the City of Azusa shall make written application to the City Council of said City for a contract therefor, specifying the time, place and nature of the intended use of said water, and said City Council shall consider said application and if in its judgment said application may be granted without detriment to the City of Azusa, a contract may be entered into for the sale and delivery of water at wholesale at times or over a period of times, at places, and prices which in the opinion of the City Council will insure at all times to said city a profit to said City of Azusa for said wholesale delivery of water. SECTION II. If a dispute shall arise between any water customer and the City of Azusa concerning water service, said dispute may be settled, subject to the approval of the City Council, by the -3- Water Superintendent. The final decision and settlement of any such dispute shall be recorded in the minutes of the City Council. The provisions and procedure provided for in this paragraph are permissive only and shall in.no way affect the other provisions of this ordinance. SECTION III The following rules and regulations are hereby fixed and established as the rules governing water service by the City of Azusa.as follows, to wit: 1. Before water will be supplied by the City of Azusa to any person, firm, or corporation, which requires a connection from the city owned water mains to water pipes on any real property, the owner or occupant of the property shall make a written application for such service and service connection upon a form provided by the City of Azusa at the Water Department of said city in the City Hall. The information required in all instances where application is made for water shall include the name and address of the applicant, a description of the real property by lot number, block and tract, and the official house number assigned to the premises for which water is desired, together with a statement of applicant's relation to the property, whether as owner, occupant, lessee, or otherwise. 2. If application is made by a person or persons other than the owner of the real property, the applicant shall make a cash deposit of twice the amount of the monthly minimum rate for the water connection desired and applied for. In addition toall of the foregoing each and every applicant, without exception, for water service from the City of.Azusa shall, at the time of filing his application make a cash deposit equal to the minimum monthly rate for such service according to the.meter to be used, which said deposit shall be credited on such applicant's water bill for the first month of service; but no portion thereof shall be returned to the applicant if service is dis- continued during the first month. The applicant having complied with all the requirements relating to application for service, the city will cause the property described to be. connected with the city water mains, subject to these rules and regulations. Where the property is located upon a street in which a water main of not more than two inches in diameter is laid, the same shall be connected with the water system by a service pipe not greater than one inch in diameter and extending at right angles from the main to the curb line, and a stop cock placed inside the line of the street curb with a meter, provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the city from installing a.service pipe of sufficient size from the water main to the curb for the purpose of leading branches to the right and left in the parking to supply not more than three separate properties. (3) A single family residence or business lot occupied by one private business concern, with a regulation 5/8 or 3/4 inch meter shall constitute a service connection. No person shall run any water from anymeter or service connection to any other consumer whether on the same lot or property or not, for which the rate or rates have not .been paid or the rules and regulations herein have not been complied with. No change in the use of the water shall be made after the filing of the application and until a written notice has been given to the Water Department of said city and written permission to make the ,change has been granted by the Water Superintendent. (4) If one meter connection shall serve more than one family living separate and apart from one another, whether in suites or otherwise, where it is impracticable to both the consumer and the city to install separate services, then each consumer shall pay the minimum rate plus the excess water used at the schedule( rate, with the ms.ximum quantity of water to be allowed for each consumer at the minimum monthly charge except for each apartment house or flat, the.applicant shall pay the minimum rate plus the sum of fifty cents (50c) for each apartment or flat unit, plus the sum required to be paid for excess water used at the scheduled rate. If nne meter connection shall serve -more than one store, shop, or any other concern doing business separate and apart from one another, whether in the same building or not, where it is impracticable to botho.the consumer and the city to install separate services or meters, then each shall pay to the city the minimum rate plus the excess at scheduled rates with the maximum quantity of water to be allowed for each consumer at'the minimum monthly charge., -5- (5) Where one meter connection serves two or more separate and distinct consumers the property owner or the applicant for service, or both, at the option of the city, will be held responsible to the city for all the water used. The city may, at its option, install separate services and collect the regular rate from each consumer. In which case the owner or consumer shall, at his own expense, install a water pipe line from the property to said meter. (6) If a consumer who has initially established his credit, as in this ordinance provided,. later fails to pay his water bill to said city; a cash deposit as provided in sub- section two will be demanded in addition to payment of all delinquent bills and penalties. If he fails to pay said delinquent bills and make a cash deposit, his water service shall be discontinued after the expiration of fifteen days' notice to discontinue service. If water service is discontinued, said service may again be established only in the event the con- sumer or applicatt for service at said place pays all delinquent bills and makes said cash deposit and pays in addition thereto the sum of $1.00. Thereupon and not otherwise will service again be made. M Any person engaged in the construction of a building or other structures upon premises other than his own, in the construction of which water is required, shall before using any water therefore, apply in writing to the city for same and make the deposit required by the Water Superintendent to cover the estimated costs of the water to be used. -6- (80) After water service has been made and a meter installed on the property, any damage to said meter resulting from any carelessness or neglect on the part of the consumer, shall be paid for by such consumer to said city on presentation of a bill therefor. It shall be unlawful to interfere with or cut off or remove a water meter from any service where it has been installed without first receiving written permission from the Superintendent of the Water Department. Such permission shall be granted only for purposes of tests, replacements, repairs to meter or service pipes, readjustments of service or similar emergency. All meters are the property of the city and the city will make such repairs as are needed, in its judgment. The city shall, at its own expense make all repairs necessary to water mains, meters and pipe lines connecting with water mains. The city shall make no repairs or do any work, whatsoever on the water pipe line beyond the meter connection. Any repair made necessary by any act, negligence or carelessness of the consumer or other person or persons shall be charged to and collected from the consumer or the person or persorns.guilty thereof. (9) Any consumer may require, upon deposit of one dollar at the office of the Water Department of said city that the meter through which water is being furnished to said consumer be tested by said city for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not it is registering correctly the water being delivered through it. If, upon such test, the meter. shall be found to register over two per cent more water than actually passes through it, another meter shall be substituted therefore by the city and the deposit of one dollar returned to the person making the application, and the water bills for the current period adjusted in an equitable manner, by the said water department or by the City Council of said city. If, upon such test, the meter be found to register under two per cent more water than actually passes through it, the said one dollar deposit shall be retained by the city and deposited in the General Fund. (10) When the consumer applies for service a payment in advance shall be made to the city, which payment - shall be retained by the Water Department of said -7- city. Said payment shall be in an amount as follows: For a 5/8 or 3/4 inch meter and pipe connection $25.00 For a 1 inch meter and pipe connection 45.00 For a meter and pipe connection larger in size than 1 inch, the payment shall be a sum equal to the cost of said meter, pipe, connection, and other materials used, plus the cost of the labor of installations and plus a sum equal to fifteen per cent (15%; of the thole thereof. (11) In all cases the size of the meter to be installed shall be determined by the Water Superintendent. (12) If written application is made for the installation of a water main or an extension of a water main, no main shall be installed and no pipe laid or entension made by said city unless an application in writing therefor is filed with the City Council of said city, signed by the applicant, accompanied by a sum of money equal to the full cost of said pipe or main and installation thereof, including labor, en- gineering and the like. After such main or pipe has been installed and accepted by the city, it shall thereafter be the property of said city and maintained by it. (13)When a meter fails to register during any month,.a charge will be made upon the amount of water used during the same month of the previous year. In the event that there was no meter at this place during the previous year, a charge will be made based upon an estimate fixed by the Water Superintendent. (14) Fire hydrants are provided for the sole purpose of extinguishing fires, and shall be opened and used only by the Fire Department or other officials of the mWnicipality authorized to do so. Every person authorized to open fire hydrants shall replame the caps on the outlets when the same are not in use and leave the hydrant in as good condition as when found, and said officer shall report to the Water Superintendent or the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment of the city any leaks or breaks -or damage to said fire hydrant immediately on discovery. -8- (15) The city shall have the right in an emergency, to turn the water off or on without notice, but it shall be the duty of the Water Superintendent to make reasonable effort to notify the consumers in advance of such an emergency and that the said water is to be turned off or on. (16) In case no water is used through the meter, or the property becomes vacant, nevertheless the regular minimum rate shall be charged and collected from the owner thereof, or the appli- cant for service, whether water is used or not. Service will be discontinued by the Water Superintendent within 48 lours of receiving written notice to discontinue said water service. (17) If the placing of a check valve on the property side of the water pipes of the said city, or to water meter of any consumer is necessary, in the opinion of the Water Superintendent, for the safety and protection of the water system or appliances thereof, such consumer shall be notified in writing by the city to have a check valve installed at his expense, and if after five days' written notice the check valve has not been installed and working properly, then the service shall be discontinued until a check valve is installed and the city notified, after which service will be resumed only upon the payment of one dollar as and for a reconnection charge. (18) All water bills are due and payable at the office of the Water Department in the City Hall of the City of Azusa on the 1st day of each calendar month. Whenever the amount of any billing of the city of Azusa for water service rendered by it, is not an exact multiple of five (5) cents, such billing shall be reduced or increased to the nearest multiple of five (5) cents as the case may be. Any consumer who fails to pay said grater bill within fifteen days aftersame is due shall, in addition thereto, pay a.penalty of twenty-five cents.. Bills will have printed thereon a notice that if the amount is not paid within fifteen days a penalty of twenty-five cents will be added and that service may be discontinued as provided by this ordinance. If; the consumer has a deposit placed with the city, the amoipt of the bill and penalty .will be deducted therefrom and the consumer required to restore the deposit. If the deposit is not restored, service shall be discontinued when the original deposit is absorbed.' -9- (19) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to draw water from any pipes or water mains of the city directly into any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator, power pump or similar apparatus. If a consumer shall desire water from the City mains to be used in any stationary steam boiler, hydraulic elevator power pump or similar apparatus the said consumer must provide a tank or reservoir of such capacity -as to afford a supply for at least twelve hours, and into which the water can be delivered: (20) It shall be unlawful for any person to supply water to any other person, firm or corporation other than the occupant or occupants of the premises of such consumer: (21) An authorized employee of the city shall have reasonable'access to any premises supplied with water for the purpose of making inspection of the water system and meter upon said premises. (22) Consumers shall install, at their own expense a bhut-off valve inside the property line at a' location accessible in case of emergency. (23) Contractors or any person or persons desiring to use water in construction work where connections must be made and non -metered, shall in each and every case obtain a written permit from the Superintendent of the Water Department before connecting with any stand pipe, or using water therefrom, and such permit shall be exhibited upon the work for which Issued. - (24) When there is a fire alarm sounded in said city, all consumers shall immediately close the water hydrants on their property and keep them closed i until the fire has been extinguished. This provision does not apply to the property at the . place of the fire adjacent thereto. (25) Upon the written application of the owner or ' occupant of a building or premises to have the water shut off on the supply side of a meter, the city shall have the water shut off and at the same time record the reading of the meter and render a bill in a sum which shall be the -10- greater of the amount of water used according to the rates herein provided for, or for the minimum due for the fractional part of the month. (26) It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on the water after the same shall have been turned off as herein provided, without the written consent of the Superintendent of the Water Department. (27) Whenever any plumber or any other person connect- ing a service pipe to the property side of a meter uses the water for testing the pipes, he must leave the service box in as good condition as found, and shall leave -the water shut off, if found shut off, and shall notify the city at the time the connection is made. Any damage caused by the neglect or carelessness of any plumber or other person to any part of the meter, box, or connection, must be paid to the city on demand. (28) No sewer pipe or sewer ditch shall be installed nearer than two feet to any water service pipe or meter. (29) It shall be unlawful for any person to open any fire hydrant, street hydrant, stop cock, gate valve, or to interfere in any manner with any street water service, water connection, or any water meter.attached to any service pipe connected with the water mains, or turn on or off water mains or water pipes of said city, or to tap, break, or injure any water main or water pipe of said city, or any reservoir of said city, or to tap any water service pipe, or to take or draw water from any water main, pipe or hydrant of said city without paying the established water rental therefor, or in any wise to trespass upon the public property of the city Water Department without written permission first being obtained from the Superintendent of the Water Department. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of.the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- viction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $300.00, or by imprisanment in the city or county jail for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. -11•- 1 11 SECTION IV. Ordinance No. 178 passed October 19, 1925, Ordinance No. 255 passed July 19, 1926 and Ordinance No. 337 passed October 3, 1938 shall be, and the same are, hereby repealed, and all other ordinances and/or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION V. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage, adoption and publication of the same, and shall cause the same to. be.published once, within fifteen days after its passage, in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in said City, and which newspaper is hereby designated for that purpose, and thereupon and thereafter more than thirty days after its passage, namely, on .l 1946, said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force Passed, adopted and approved this day of 1946. ATTEST ity Ulerk of T&e City of Asa. —12— �_ - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES..) ss CITY OF AZUSA ) I, M. A. Hynes, City Clerk of the City of Azusa hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of California, duly and regularly held on the 17 day of June, 1946, in the regular Council Chamber i'n said City of Azusa; that said Ordinance was regularly passed and adopted by said City Council, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk of said City at a regular meeting of said City Council held in the regular Council Chambers on the 15 day of July, 1946, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote, to -wit: Y AYES: aouneilmen: Nasser, Jumper, Memmesheimer, Malone, Lamm. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. I, M. A. Hynes, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of California, further certify that I caused said Ordinance to be published on the 18 day of July , 1946, in the Azusa.Herald �.nd Pomotropic, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in said City of Azusa, and that the same was published in accordance with law. City Clerk of tity of Azusa -13- 1