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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0382y I •:} `I y t Y..'/44"� t 1 ', } , .X a :. I ,v .i h f J ,n I ` ti ! „ µ Z ' :'ORDINANCE 110. 382 Aid ORDINANCE OP'• THE ClY'I -�OF LYPIIvOOD, `.. 3, CALIPORNIA;,.. RECREA G -`THE WLTER DE 4 PAF?TI EIdT; > STYs3LIS?1NG >nIATER RATLS AND:REGULATI,ONS F'OA TIIi USE rtiD S RV -.. y 5 ' ICE- =OF Y1ATER, EST A.LISHING AId IYMERGLNCY � FO'R `,THE IMMEDIATE SLING OF .THIS ORD- 6. ,R " INCA 1qM; ; AND REPEKLING` ORDINFi 3CE I10. :245, ` AF'D ORDINANCE No 261 OF` THE CI`CY OF L- 'MOOD, CALTF'ORIa -A a'_,�ED FIXING t1 �PEWALTY�, *r �J' 9 ME V TOLkTidN` Tom' PROM 110! S OF <` 8 � THIS ORDTNP.t ?CE. ' < � <.- 9 "' THE' CITY COUNCIL OF TI E,''CTTY OF LY,� ROOD, CALIF ORNIA DOES'.,OftDAIiJ AS FOLLO1IIS: ,3 ? Q ' • p J . l r< 12 SECTION -1''. • '. A water Department of the City, of`: pynw6oa,`;,California ki aretofor „ 13 existing is"hereb'y recreated, subj'ecf to the jurisdiction and 'con -' -Fr '• n' - - ... -. Ys a r�,. F2 -Z m o ti o1 =of the' City - Council of said City of LI mnwood, ^ to operate and o Q 3 maintain the water systeil of said City z 16; = tl, �� SECTION 2 �.a That ;,'said water,<3?6partmdht shall , be -offieer..ed and' -d drat'ed by a ' Superintendent, a, Clei k'and @ ;Collecfor and such ``o'ther ;employees 19 ' z ,; .,^ and officara,as the City 'Council - in its' discretion.,find 20 ' _nab' nec eesary, whi off,i'cers 'shall Tae app, tod by a duly,° a "`w �l passed oy ;the said C>ty.:Council and the salaries of such officers * +' and empldyees of .sai.d department sna11 be fixed by; resolutaon;'of Y 5 i . the City Council.; That said officers And eiaployess shall servo for .an 1ndelYnite ° 1 the time, subject to'the wi of said City, Council. , said'`officers sha11 be required 'to fur °nish such bond f or.�the 27. :: faithful accounting ° of funds as' the City Council may r resolve < � fr,omrtime�'t'o `' "° ' -' ',• 29 ; �1 h SECTION 3- r 30 4 c; That; the Zuperintendent''of the, .lffater:Depe tment;,shall,.Aunder the ' 31 •" supervision'.oi ,the City ,Council, have charge of tte operatlonT`and » `I \ the construction and maintenance of the water system of 'said water i+' w w f' � 1 � � "n k '•J a 4 r \ - � � , aE.: 1 -0, w 4 ' ' 6' � . �,r•, .:r , M. ,1 Y i y w ,T `f'l .♦f> • � l FV _''• a. ;T w Y�� - it Y ,�,• depamtment,'';except as herein limited Viand shall perform such other as tYi "e Cxty`Council mpg °'diroct: 'He ;shall ° also and ire", °enforce the provisions „of this'urdinance. The-= Clerk 'of the .`•said vJater department shalh, under. the :super'vision , I t and, direction of said City.:Counc 1, issue all order`s`.fox "'the" -- -the £urri'ishinr;'or discontir,.iance ofj water, service, •keep all';the'4 counts, 6' books - ,,and minutes 4and records o£ :said department; and shall be = spons "iole iflor the_; cx edi;ts and I'toget.lik wi'tY 'the .water collector, g ' F collectons'of ` shall be for, the: supervising "all'rlls' ,. J F ` t for'vater s 10• i r= That.': the said shall r6nd•er a11.,,,biliq% fox water serwics aiid - clerk shall,at tie of each'busiriess day- .tisy,tor the Treas 12 ,begihnxng .;City `. z. :. urer`; of said City,,' the :proceeds of all co llections made he 'pr`ev Y Sous 'day and shall - 'repor't the ;amount :of `such , colTectiori -for each month to the City.; Council at tFie f irs,t regu lar me.eting „of, -5 15• � � 3 Council in each .succeeding month, and accorzpang :tl e saria tirith ;. ' r; F < > ;z 16 Q f e', duplicate receipte from_ the show Ing,dep"o slit s alts -; =te ° „bity,Treasurer,'. ,of <coll act ions;:made for previpus month, t,ogethe,r with the list � of aTl delnquent,accourits and; shall :enforce the provisions of, s ' this,.ordixance andi shall perform such other. and,further, dutieskas. the Council ;niay fr,oir, time`:to time direct. ,'City That the water collector shall:,act - under the direction of -� ;- 5uperintend+ent efid the 'said. and sha].1.,.diligently all, ` -clerk ^ ccllect.; I V AdcOants,owdrg to said water department and account for, said 04 s collections to the water •Clerlr-o£ the,water.department, not later than •the next regular bus Ine s s' +, EC ON 4- '. 27 y All monxes,,received by the City Treasurer from the water department b, . 4 11 shal$ be credited "_to the, riater' fund and all money "shall. be paid out ;; , r of such fund Opn, warrants duly drawn thereon in the manner pro 30 ' vided by laar. 31 y am, ) 'r"' t i t G •SECTION 5=- , No water service connections stall be % -the-own own of - 1 - .. �,+ ,_ ,fir �. 'v� , 'rr �• i + : , ?c a "'.. :' - -1>r� e ,, t _ �.a y P or his duly authorized agent shall make .application for` * k • r h F , :{ 41 Y , y1 , �, ¢. J9 .. , Y !:d y ,� Y VT �' PI. °: }i� K M'S .:f , f ,£ �(�S..M . =/ ° such .;conneotioYi =.u_non`a''form provided ,by the: ` 2 ;r Apol eatlone for -eater 'servic6,.bhall `be' accompanied by a sere 3 ice donnect1onAcharge in the amount hereinafter specified. Where more than orie (1) consumer is -or , . - :may, .b`e served, .from one'. A connection cshut off,-::separate" valves shall be:.instahed for each such :consumer before a water•c.onnect ion. is installed. , • t, , , rr ,. f ,In case of ,new construction of any luilding; where there - shah be .no pr:esenf water.comlection. for "sa'id premises; >'app 16ition fort :,` 9 i wate �erv,iae shall y} be made,before'., a permit shall issue" by the,, Building Insoecto'r of said City, and -in such cases, no neir' water' serg,lce.connectxon �hall'be mace until f - '12.' be on :issued" 13 The charges .for new, Water' ater ,service connect eons sha =11 be ,as follows u f F a 14 FLIT .RATE SERVICE � o 15 3 %4' "' 12 50 w �g;z .1G 1 'inch c4 o15 00 y -x a 1� inch �, 2 00 a 17 . wY n r °sr Pa A �. .... sP:iEmER'SERVICE 441, X 3%4'� meter andservice;M - p15 00 meter and service 22.50r 1 meter and'servioe ��35 00 2 meter and°_servlce;85.:Op T �2..';' SECTI 6:'. For water furnished at a flat rate, the monthly c harge shall`be: ;' as 'follows j For .e "ach Private dvrell including water f.or, all ordinary',:domestic., 27 purooses and for use on o (1)_ ^lot orl tracfa of land, 'I, exceeding 28 not A . t " 1 ' a ; . F: _,: tT • a\ 7 L `,t j ,t t r;' 12 000 ''sa ` ft. iri area 0 5p 1.75, 29 f ox 'each additional residence on the `same•lot, with the owner.' 30 paying own water service;.bills' =ai'd slot;': A .75' r 31' ne last mentioned rate shall be charged each month irres ectipe = Y , p 1 K t y T.• r 7 .._ Y�. k - . g y p 1 .. , .. ky n 4 mc R of`whether or not such'house is occupied,' and which.app,lies to -., nits °or counts," `or apartment'houses � as i , well ,individual dw. ell -'f ings.. 1 . . 4 /1 r 21 a r,"AX nu ep is 6 0 li ne a 4 MW each 6 T� " , A ' m ar furnished ;out - the C SO. SAWS montYily . . . . . . . . . . eharg ' ."t' 7.1 o to y, lun3.ts Ing it , 2w, •,, ured product,'.)ri' clothing or •food atuffs''or'f'ood or" drink or -the' ' 25" 26 • use -of eater for- ;any.ssrv�ce capacity or'irrigaton bn:servirig of ,'any' land" in the ownership of the same person,'' firm or. corp-'' oration, in excess of : 12,000 a "q. feet,, whether the, same Ue in. Z8 conn'ection v+lth domestic use or not.'.. Such 'commercial. or irri` 29 , gation use shall - include use �bf seater' f or 'tDentist ' autoraobila 30 3, washing establishments and any other. .use tnot ordinarily con".:. 31. afdered domestic 32; ` ' '•' 1 .rte ,LJ., 4 i t [ f a 4 t' ? k k • , 41 A f 1 1 SECTION -$ ' All m , etere.except, those installed for oonstructor.s, shall b6 read 3, m F, 4 ` b beco:re due and payable at the` =`trme of reading and_1 paid on or` ` 5 b before the 20th:day of the Month, following.such'readxng., a d 1 g': c count• of 'ddb shall be ,allos�ed,• provided, however that if.• the 20Oth , 7 d day: of the month f,all's on a holiday -or a special holiday the re 1 tlL n J' ba . g b .a ' 9• d day thereafter;' That is "not a holiday of special =h`oliday: 10' '' A All; charges: for water, .except : meter rates.'shal1 become due-arid pay.- " of e 11'• a able 'in advance at the City Ha11 on the first (lsa) day " 12 ` m month, and ° if paid on ` or ". bef or.`e the 20th day of the' month, f or' =.l3' w which the Pill ',is-rendered, a- discount of 2ZS will.be "allowed, �= p provided hoy+ever, ``that ;if the 20th day of the month falls on a >} ,a 14 I m o h hol,id_ay:or on; a sp eclail" holiday, the• rebate: shall" be allowed -if � "the f the payment, is made on " J`' gz 7 6' , , u ass n not a holiday or ' a' . special holiday. _zi 13 r ri• SEG,TION ,, All svatb furnished to donsuma for commercial,or pur oses shall`�be me't'ered and 'dharged f:or'upon ` ,0. ' K r: as specified in 'Section 7 of� this ordinance;. Commercial`or irrigation use' as” in this- se "ction 'defined, shall be d *eemed'to meah,,th'e, use of 'water. that is` necessary or- customary ��• in the manufacture of the cleaning f or dispensing of any;manufact f 24 °° • 1 � r21 A 1 • 1 '� M1f ! -f iil D L ° 5,.. .f° C, _R . D , c J >d ,t °.2 ) 1 4:�,, � ° .'. t t4A,' 1 h •.. .I � .t„ �.0 v � i'. j ! t xw �: -( t i +"! , 2 �' . l r `y 1' .. Y� I 3 ! Y J Yy � � 71 ,,`'•? ".t t f 1� t .. F S 2 ' It shall not be'permis'sable :for any'p`erson`to pipe or otherwise, ?- A 3 ,; convey, water from ; a premises =herein }authorized to,.any other not Yier`ean authoriced:;either, for construction work or . 5 premises r . `. for 'any other purpose. ' �; 6. . SECTION All'urater fiu nished by''the said water department to users outside f 8 . . the City limits of said,Citg, shall, be meterod and charged for,; c y upon metered. 'as •provided �,n Section 7' of this . of Hance. -10 ,the ,basis Su " tendent shall couse a meter to` be installed on The :Mater' 11 `service,, as said water Superintondent has reasonable any ,water 12 "' ;;' _,• ..caue tielieve:that'tiiere is excessive wasteful;'or unnecessary 73 :' -e'ao rand there upon meter.. use; of poster from' any such'water' service, �n 14 t will be charred for such water "service as. specified in ; rates K o 15_ . Y 7 of thin ordinance. SECTIOid �12_ 1,7`` 'Before, water service is $urnished;.a written application therefore : ry -:' _ had by the water department must be si'gned,bg the r 19,? "on " ' st t'izs as agent, pars des' firing suuch service;''specifying,'hs .owner' ) 0. tenant.• A cash deposit must be made bg.th person applyir or' 21` for .water service, in aiuount not to exceed the estimated charge`. 99, for water f_or two (2) months service,'`but `not less „'in any ' ,:his, 23 case' than :3 50 which, shall .:be held .by the,>water department . 24 period of one (1') gear, from the date of receiving the same` aril °, returned tojtho depositor; that all.the deposit =; > 25 shall ;be _ r 96 or s4vaater,`bills are Pa. d to tho department. ` 27 a'eyent, any:person having to hi's credit, `a; deposit for crater ` = for any`;raasoii discontinue =,'such services thel amount 'Q 28 se`rvice,,shall ... 0 9- remaining._on deposit shall be first.applied to any bill remaining 30' unpaid by; °any such person;and'the balanc ®'of said deposit refunded> Providod However; that. :and every applicant ,tor water service,, > 32 who 'is' a bona fide owner of the land to b ,a - S , ,s ervicad and who in the 3 •• the ,water 'department,. has opinion” a'nd'discretloh,of.the'Clerk;of L A 3 If ^•�' ' AY � i . 1 1. � r -tZI If 7 ' ��. •• ti i P N l , Y:" t C the,; legal title to such :land ;.' in the' appl- ic'ant �s' name, ,shall' be iexempt I and;`excused from making deposit -as aboveNprovided.a - hnd provided further, that � fiere the_- otianei cof a'ny land ,serviced, 4: 5:- by water in .the City+ of ` Lynwood':has allowed • 'the charges on. .`the such 'sery ce to 'become del nquent and the 'w ' ate r to be turned off' 6. becaus'e of.morn- payment; no such person sh all be !exempt 'from 'making 7 <, ' the required cashe vaithin a �perdkod_of one (1) year from 8 such time of deiinquency. 9 41 I t SECTION .13 1 i r\ lei 0 ! " P 4tr k :3 ♦ ' ; 4' %1 the aid de (dater service shall be discontinued.by s ' s1I flat grate accounts :'remain ng unpaid t.vb (2 riionths,,;after,', 12 sue h. account first becomes due, and pagable. , .13 • ' Service shall be.i, discontinued on a11`meter accounts remain ing 14 �. r,.• Y} . m :.• , 'unpaid one (1) month after3such account first becomes „due and,,pay a I t 15•y ; �< m ab3le Prov.idad;theie . s a deposit ;to secure payment of'?vaater'' = v charges, water service ^shall`•be discontinued oh,-`any., account, w n immediately upon'the,:d5poftt!being exhausted or water service dis= < c.ont "3. ad by tha %department for failure t�: water charges tg „as r and eater service. u in this ordinance not again re establiahed until _ 20 ; ali..arrear are _ii aid ,:and th "er:requir ©d depo it made and "an add= itlohal charge of. X1.00• for thae expense of discontinuing and re )2 ! �° estak�lishiiig sucli service. � " 2 g �r 89 CT.IOIv -14 In .the. matter of. =- subdi•v.isions -o'r tracts ,of .lands,;.^ the ` "ov�nei ``ori Z owners of 'iuch' tracts shall 5 submit to the City Engineer -of said 26 ; City . -for ' tvo (2) copies of. the map o7/ such su.bdivisi`on, 27 showing; the_, size- and location' =of .a1T.propos.ed water pipes and ' 28 , \ Such :maps,'shall be'.approved ,by the .City Engineer... prios'`to, any 30. r , construction a?11 such eater distribution systems shell-'] e con 31` r` structed by and; at the .expense of the subd'ivi.der: except usher`s' S ` , the subdivider hall choose ..to pay into the' water • said = city surir of 2:_00 per lineal,foot�' of mLn`as ",shown on �, {%r r " ^• ro '.z ''tit• p � 4 4 ;X +,' piping, water mains and materials °requirobd for: �'K E ✓ 0 4 ,� b ` ? All of sa3dN water lir'es "shall`rbe o£ carat ir'oh- r a conform to the Fed;eral oll aater. lv sha11 's- pecifications:44 dl w�ipes. 1111 y vaes' be standard hub, h gatres alves?ngs, maijufactured,by tithe Rennselso pp t ofa an.d�2a'�valen standard make._ r 9, i � cNTi G �, t r S �` i . M l •}L, i k F . �� y f "r LJY+V 1 IO tY 1J.� 1 T , A�. ^ 5' A cons umer,,, in the meaning of th!.st ordinanc ter o sYi e rmin 5 - r 4 r x privilege or lawful autr °prity to use W w a fsron r< } =a rFrm ti� , -' �,on g the per ises, ,occupied�or bg shim. } <� Y f m W _'rb S +��VR S a 4 ' t F Y fA d. A G ✓ refund shall be uiade, �aateir `a F mU.E '�_ any c`onsumerj''90 long, as, such water,'s t-r -eli gardless of "whether thes;wator is bez.rig aused or U C U a r ' f17*A n y1 A.. A �� Y ,S •.i-L f yL� n } 1 .. y...'1 -. T ti 't time , as the' watery' , � department has. been notified`; � r r , a �a , �' w A~ e- t ✓' �`" `,, e k. r t rr d 4 continue water service. r } 19�, c - n A fnT n�[[ FF,Y r. 1 ZECi �lY e* 4 l.t F � C4 Y{l� � G 4r `"� � ♦ i.� f. 9 } � i t F�3 y ..: t k M h fH ..-.A °' C6nneetions for ttemporary wate use will be :"mad °sum equal to the cost' of'latior' remain on d`e ' _ "'essar,y to make such "connection °.asFShall be estti ' ,� ,�r'" Superintendent: Th7s amunt a11 n ra+ 24' .r at r '' � .? water dopart until gion of= such useg at = ? f � reguls'r rates will, be ct? rged •for water us "e. 'cF '> �tho ci;epositr. shall be returned; lessra charge' F svah' services continuing r or a period of or 28 w , ti' u; a 3 e6met t0 beipermanente n i J S >ti1 30 h ' Ttf shall be fora any consumer„ without f �,, firm�4�or `corporal 1and,.servi i y < k ato? permit r fi;.'. 2 1rr +a Tf t,7 I ' -dV r ^ iP tF 4`F to dais , 3- � �* ee K: i a' S shall be" >ed ruse x r +" r f s L F i Y - of water, .through any wat 3ervica installed for °the` uss h such consumer. SECTION.l9 Every user .of water for'' do estio purposes within the City< limits, 5 ' sub,leot to now served through a meter, may else/ urn` other limitations -here ivaf'tar set forth' having water for domestic purposes furnished) F -; zvithout metering and-char ged at the rata provided' for' in.* Sectz,on 6caiid suUje`eL t_o' .the disoount,_ provided for,- in- Section. 8. ' y r �..�. 9:., r ; ,_. I �- ..., y. .: a 4,. ... � . .� :.' � t :.'• n, 1c ' 1 ' The 'election pr`ovi'ded for herein shal_1 be ekercised in'rthe, folloviing o manner, The user: entitlod.•to election as betiieen services shalle notify in writing tha''Clerk of the'Yaateri.Department of said :City :..of.his' election 13 ;:• Y tp be sei.ved vvithout metering ;and upon reoe p "t of''such '�airitten 14' m w , M = notification, .the ',Dater' Department shall; vritnin . ° reas:oriable ;time D z ' o a u 15 - ` do the necessary;w:ork to render the '` + <m�3 But there .a or = within the said City has •been 'p err it te'd by ,t?ie % 17 , : ,user `thee eof to be used for, a )iei iod.of one (1) year, such. us or .J , 18 shall not have the U ra mt'to asks the meter: to be discontinued. w; ,r 19 >� .. -' SECTION' 20- "w , , oo`., then the C1e�k of •'the 4Tater Department shall oraer tho $c,'gllect:gr = so to do, it, shall' be the duty of the water .collector to forth > vitb:,'collect delinquent v�ater service-charges, tarn off the water 23', and report his actions to the Cl ark. Jhen °turn off has been re ported, to the Clerk, it sha1T "ue the'duty of the,Clerk to add additional 's'ervic'e` charge of X1:00 then eto'. , • SECTION 21'- Ah "' of ' ^ this - 6 nano& is 'hereby 'de!e ned r te be a misde= 08 ":meaner,+ } puritshabl'e by r a ; 'fine oS' not erceedixig `$Q200.00 ror "by n.' 29 , _ pris6hment in, the City .Tail of�said�°City of ' for` a period of n.ot exceodin sixt GO da= s or ::b both such `,find and im -f« '{ g , . Y .P_ ) J , y 31 prisonment. - i ' • �_ 1 1 , 32 - SECTION, ?2. 4 It is ;'further ordained that Ordinance'No. 245, and- .Oidianace N,o;., „ r: ` *' - 26.1'o'f the `City ,of. Lynviood, California be" -and th'e. same are `. ` rt f hereby, repealed> _» SECTION -, 4.;. '. s: If any section,. sub- soction, •sentence, clause or ;phri�se rof this , - 02 dinance is hereafter. for any reason held;`,to 15e unconstitutional 6 or "unenforceabla,'such, decision shall not `sffect,:the validity of ?i the 'remaining portions of , this: Ordinance :The City, Counczl of ~ the ,• 8 City, of Lyiwooa does hereby declai e.:that ib would hope" passed'ahis " ,• ' g rdinance, and each section,', subsection," •s'entence clause ..or phrase IQ _ ,th6r.eof, i"rrespectsve: ^pf the fact that any 'one .or' more` of the",' sections, subsections,- ,sentences, clGuses or phrases be_;declared 12 unoonstitutional of unenfor'eeable. . F 13 . f . . _ •t SECTION. ge it further, ordained that there is : a present existing "emergency < o V � E 15: for the immediate;, passage and adoption of this 'ordinance, caused by•,,' • gy Q o g'z 1fi'r a very great increas "e expense .`to said City Of in both } in 17' material and labor, and " serious. = curtailment" ; and 1 przorortiea es 1S . r. ta"blished by the "government on necessary materials, equip ,. merit 'and aubplies._:and it ;is' necessary, to immediat'el`y conserve''Tabor, :.• �0 ' materials and the 6onsump ti, on of water, and'.there is an immediate 2T " ne6es's for the ; • }t"o raise additional' fundsto" en 'bie .the}'said 22. Cit ; y;;to ,con.tinue tp carry ion its ,goverrmlental functiorn_and partic 23 ulariiy the furnishing, of adequate water service to consumers:•: 24 1 and within outside' the City, and the.r6 beirig. no further' or other 4 27, available source ;o£ revenue f,or said City at' this, ;tsme, "and`the 2M_: . emergency o£ the present war'roqur>ng_ great and addit`jonal expense 27 to the said City, -'in providYnb• fire and air- ra'id"pro' s 28 "- 'sai tection for the ve,oAle..`of the,,d City,' and for ;said ,C meet extraordinary requirements "of the State and. Federal Armed ' 30r forEes for anditionai fire and air raid protection;:for : the 31: of the said City and that because thereof ' there" -now exists ari' 32.' extraordinary urgency ,f or th'emmedia €e preservation of ''public T.j , t f' 'o .' , lj � S ti :�y.Y •, 1 '., 1 { 4� Y f . ,� )`. ` t - 4� y t