HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 1099-07 10-09-2007 • 1099-07
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A OF THE RICHLAND HILLS
CITY CODE BY REVISING THE RATES FOR WATER SERVICE AND
WASTEWATER SERVICE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL
BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Richland Hills, Texas is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter
9 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the cost of maintaining and improving the City's water and sewer system
necessitates revising the rate structure for water and sewer services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
AMENDMENT OF WATER RATES
• The portion of Appendix A of the City Code referencing Section 86-250 of Chapter 86 of
the City Code, entitled "Utilities," that relates to water rates is hereby amended as follows:
86-250 Water rates:
(1) Residential: All customers with water service shall be charged the following,
unless otherwise provided for:
First 2,000 gallons, minimum $15.62
2,001 - 4,000 gallons total, per 1,000 additional gallons $3.11
4,001 - 10,000 gallons total, per 1,000 additional gallons $3.29
10,001 - 20,000 gallons total, per 1,000 additional gallons $3.72
Over 20,000 gallons, per 1,000 additional gallons $4.51
Non-residential: All customers with water service shall be charged the
following, unless otherwise provided for:
First 2,000 gallons, minimum $17.28
2,001- 4,000 gallons total, per 1,000 additional gallons $3.43
4,001 - 10,000 gallons total, per 1,000 additional gallons $3.63
10,001 - 20,000 gallons total, per 1,000 additional gallons $4.10
Over 20,000 gallons, per 1,000 additional gallons $4.96
• (2) Charges for apartment houses shall be as follows: When two or more
• residential living units are supplied with water from one meter, a minimum
water service charge of $15.62 will be made each month for each unit,
adjusted by an occupancy factor of 90 percent.
SECTION 2.
OTHER FEES AND CHARGES TO REMAIN UNCHANGED
The portion of Appendix A of the City Code referencing Section 86-250 of Chapter 86 of
the City Code, entitled "Utilities," that relates to "Other fees and charges" shall remain unchanged.
SECTION 3.
AMENDMENT OF WASTEWATER RATES
The portion of section of Appendix A of the City Code referencing Section 86-111 of
Chapter 86 of the City Code, entitled "Utilities," that relates to sewer or wastewater rates is hereby
amended as follows:
86-111 Sewer rates:
The following sewer charges shall be made to residential customers on the Richland
Hills sewer system:
• (1) The monthly minimum charge shall be $19.53 for the first 2,000 gallons of
actual water used or wastewater produced during the monthly billing period.
(2) The monthly volume charge for all single-family residential customers shall
be based on the individual customer's average monthly water usage during
the preceding winter quarter months of December, January and February and
calculated at the rate of $1.10 per 1,000 gallons of actual water used or
wastewater produced during the monthly billing period over the first 2,000
gallons, but in no event shall the volume used to compute this monthly
charge exceed 10,000 gallons. When no preceding winter quarter average is
available from records, an estimated average monthly volume of 10,000
gallons shall be used.
(3) When two or more residential living units are supplied with water from one
meter, a minimum sewer charge of $19.53 will be made each month for each
unit, adjusted by an occupancy factor of 90 percent. The monthly volume
charge shall be calculated at the rate of $1.10 per 1,000 gallons of actual
water used or wastewater produced during the monthly billing period after
subtracting 2,000 gallons for each minimum included in the occupancy
factor.
The following sewer or wastewater charges shall be made to non-residential customers on
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• the Richland Hills sewer system:
(1) The monthly minimum charge shall be $22.26 for the first 2,000 gallons of
actual water used or wastewater produced during the monthly billing period.
(2) The monthly volume charge for all non-residential customers per 1,000
gallons of actual water used or wastewater produced during the monthly
billing period over the first 2,000 gallons shall be $1.26 per 1,000 additional
gallons.
SECTION 4.
OTHER FEES AND CHARGES TO REMAIN UNCHANGED
The remainder of Appendix A of the City Code, including the other provisions referencing
Chapter 86 of the City Code, entitled "Utilities," shall remain unchanged.
SECTION 5.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE CHANGE
The rates for water and sewer service adopted herein shall be effective beginning October
1, 2007.
• SECTION 6.
PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City of Richland
Hills, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions
of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7.
PROVISIONS SEVERABLE
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance, since
the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance
of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
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• SECTION 8.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law, and it is so ordained.
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