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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0783~ ~~ ORDINANCE N0. 783 AN ORDINANCE OF TI-LE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING SECTIONS 31.5, 31.6, 31.9, 31.10, 31.15, 31.17, 31.20, 31.21, 31.25 OF CHAPTER 31 OF THE LYNW00D CITY CODE The City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby ordain as follows: Section l: Various amendments to the Lynwood City Code regarding the use and Bost of water are hereby established. Section 31.5: Section 31.5 of the Lynwood City Code is hereby amended to read: "Any person desiring water service shall complete and. sign a written application therefor on a form furnished by the Water Department, which shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, the status of the applicant, e.g. owner, tenant or agent. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary, the water clerk, in her discretion should the circumstances so warrant, may accept an application for water service over the telephone and cause water service to be made to applicant, provided that the requirements of this Chapter are otherwise fully complied with." SectS_on 31.6: Section 31.6 is hereby amended to read: "Except as provided in Section 31.8, a cash deposit must be made by the person applying for water service in an amoun'c not to exceed an estimated charge for his water for three months. service, but not less, in any case, than 10.00, which deposit shall be held by the Water Department for a period of one year from the date of the deposit as security for the payment of all water bills that shall become due and payable during said year. At the end of said year the Water Department shall refund. to the depositor the amoun'c remaining, if any, after all said bills have been satisfied and discharged, to the entire amount of the deposit." Section 31.g: Section 31.g is amended to read.: "Not withstanding Sections 31.5 to 31.8 or any other provisions of this Chapter, the Water Department may demand. a deposit in all applications for commercial business and apartment structures and in those cases where, in the judgment of the water clerk, the person applying for water service is or has been a poor credit risk. Such deposit may be in any reasonable amount required. in such instances by the water clerk." Section 31.10: Section 31.10 is amended to read.: "Water service shall be discontinued. on all flat rate accounts remaining unpaid 'cwo months after such account first becomes due and. payable. Service shall be discontinued on all water meter accounts remaining unpaid. 15 days (see Section 31.21 after such account becomes due and. payable; provided, however, that if there is a deposit to secure payment of water charges, water service shall be discontinued on meter accounts and flat rate accounts immediately upon the deposit being exhausted and water service shall not again be re-established until all current and arrears are paid. and the required deposit made; and. the additional charge of $2.50 for the expense of discontinu- ing and re-establishing such service shall be made for every disconnection made by the department; and a charge of 25.00 for the expense of discontinuing and re-establishing such service in each instance when it becomes necessary to discontinue and re-establish such service as a result of a non-authorized use. In the event that city discontinues water service pursuant to this Chapter and such water service is re-established without the payment of the fees or without due authorization from the city, the ovaner or user of any such water or water service shall be presumed. to have effected or authorized such unlawful re- establishment of water service until 'che contrary is satisfactory- ily established. -2- "Water service may also be discontinued. as to any user or service in the event of failure to pay the garbage charges specified in Chapter 15 of this Code. "Water service may also be discontinued. for any un= authorized use of vaater or for any violation of this Chapter. "Such discontinuations may be made upon the giving of written notice by mail either to the person who applied for such water service or to the occupant or user of the premises serviced. Such notice may be given by the clerk of the water department, It shall not be the obligation of the city to determine any conflicting claims as to the legal liability to pay such charges." Section 31.15: Section 31.15 is amended to read.: "Connections for temporary water use will be made when 'che applicant deposits a sum equal to the cost of labor and material necessary to make such connection as shall be estimated by the water superintendent. A $7.50 installation charge will be made for 'temporary water connections on fire hydrants. A deposit for water use, in addition to the installation charge, will be made as per Section 31.6. These amounts shall remain on deposit with the Water Department until termination of such use, during `.which time regular rates will be charged for the use of the water. At such termination, the deposit shall be returned, plus a charge of 30/ for depreciation. Any such. services continuing for a periof of one year shall be deemed. to be permanent." Section 31.17: Section 31.17 is hereby amended to read: "For water furnished at flat rates the monthly rates shall be as follows: "RESIDENTIAL UNITS INSIDE THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.. For each residential un5_t for use on one lot, adjacent -3- lots or tract of land. including all water for ordinary domestic purposes, $2.40. "For each additional residential unit on the same lot or tract of land where the charge is made to the owner of such lot or tract of land, $ 1.15, "The foregoing races shall be charged and accrue each month irrespective of whether such residential units are occupied, "RESIDENTIAL UNITS OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES. For each residential unit for use on one lot, adjacent lots or tract of land including all water for ordinary domestic purposes, $3.20. "For each residential unit on the same lot or tract of land where the charge is made to the owner of such lot or tract of land, $1.55. "Residential units shall include the separate units of courts, motels, apartment houses, flats or other multiple dvaelling units as well as single family dwellings. "SCHOOLS. For every public school and. irrigation of school grounds adjacent thereto, the charges shall be at the following rates: Elementary schoo], $13.00 per month; high school or junior high school, $30.00 per month. "INDEPENDENT PRIVATE FIRE LINES. For independent private fire lines used exclusively for fire protection purposes whether such lines are connected with an automatic sprinkler system or to hose attachments, the monthly charge shall be as follows: For each 2" fire line $ 1.50 For each 3" fire line 2.00 ~..-For each 4" fire line 3.00 For each b" fire line 5.00 For each d" fire line 7.50 For each 10" fire line 10.00 -4- "FLOODING EXCAVATIONS. For flooding excavations such as trenches or ditches or fills, the charge shall be 11¢ for each. one hundred cubic feet of excavation, ditch or fill.." "Section 31..20: Section 31.20 is amended to read; "For water served through me'cers inside the city limits of the city, the monthly charge shall be as follows: "INSIDE CITY. For the first 1,200 cubic feet or fraction thereof, $1..75. "For all water furnished over 1,200 cubic feet, 10.5¢ per 100 cubic feet. "OUTSIDE CITY. For water service outside the city through meters the monthly charge shall be as follows: "For the first 1,200 cubic feet or fraction thereof, $2.35• "For all water furnished over 1,200 cubic feet, 16¢ per 100 cubic feet." Section 31.21: Section 31.21 is amended to read:• "All meters except those installed for contractors, shall be read bi-monthly, and all charges for vaater supplied. through a meter shall become due and payable at the time of reading and shall become delinquent 15 days after a bill has been mailed to the user." Section 31.25: Section 31.25 is amended. to read: "All vaater furnished to users for commercial, industrial or irrigation purposes shall be metered and charged for upon the metered basis at the rates specified in Section 31.17. "Where a meter is required. adjacent to a flat rate service, and where both properties are under single ownership, both services shall require metered service." Section 2: The City Clerk is hereby ordered. and dir- e;ted to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lynwood. -5- First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 21st day of September, 1865, and finally adopted. and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of October lgo5 by the follow- ing vo'c e Ayes: Councilmen Byo.rk, Duncan McMillan Siokos Smith. Noes: Councilmen None. Absent: Councilmen None. Ma or of the City of Lynwoo~ A`~TEST ,j!~e~-,~;~,,/~~z/•~1J~~-ems' '.C3ty~Clerk, City of Lynwood -6- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss, T, the undersigned, City Cierk of the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said city, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No, 783 ,adopted by the City Council of-the City of Lynwood, and that same was on the date and Aassed by the'vote therein stated, Dated this 6th day of October 1965 . ,.