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ORDINANCE NO. 1028
1 AN ORDINANCE regulating to the use of electric surrent furnished and
2 distributed by the City of Port Angeles and prescribing and fixing charges and
rates for the sale of the same; Prescribing certain duties of the Superintendent
of Utilities; Providing a discount for the prompt payment of bAlls for electric
current used; Providing for the termination of service for non - payment of
electric current used; authorizing the Superintendent of Utilities, subject to the
approval of and confirmation by the City Commission, under certain circumstances,
to make special rates to individual customers; Substituting the rights and pro-
visions of this Ordinance for those contained in Ordinance No. 913 and Ordinances
No. 977; Repealing Ordinance No. 913 and Ordinance No. 977, and making this
Ordinance an amendment to Sections 17 and 20 of Ordinance No. 890; Providing for
and declaring an emergency; Placing this Ordinance in full force and effect after
its lawful publication.
THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 17 of Ordinance No. 890, as the same was orig-
inally enacted, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows, to -wit:
Section 17. The monthly rate for electricity consumed shall be in acc-
ordance with the following schedules:
SCHEDULE 1.
RESIDENCE LIGHTING SERVICE
The monthly rate for Residence Lighting Service shall be
in accordance with the Following schedule:
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This service is single- phase, at a nominal potential of
120/240 volts and is available for general lighting of resi-
dences and similar non - commercial installations. Single -phase
motors of 3 H.P. .or leas may be connected under this schedule.
RATE
4 rper K.W.H.
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Minimum charge
for the first 40 K.W.H. per month.
" " next 160 " " "
" " 200 "
" all over 400 "
of 800 for 18 K.W.H. or less per month.
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SCHEDULE 2.
COMBINATION RESIDENCE LIGHTING, HEATING & COOKING
The monthly rate for Combination Residence Lighting, Heating
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and Cooking shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Availability
This service is single -phase at a nominal potential of
120/240 volts and is available for residential lighting, heat-
ing and cooking when the connected load, exclusive of lamp- socket
appliances is 3000 watts or greater and at least 90% of the .
connected load is for non - commercial use. Single -phase
motors of 3 H.P. or less may be connected under this schedule.
RATE
7 30 per K.W.H. for the first 100 K.W.H. per month.
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10 1 Minimum charge of 0.70 for 90 K.W.H. or less per month.
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12 i COMBINATION RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING, HEATING,
COOKING AND OFF -PEAK WATER HEATING
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The monthly rate for Residential Lighting, Heating, Cooking and
14 off -peak Water Heating shall be in accordance with the following
schedule:
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Availability
This service is single -phase at a nominal potential of 120/240
17 volts and is available for residential lighting, heating and
cooking when the connected load exclusive of lamp- socket app -
18 liances and off -peak water heater is greater than 3000 watts and
less than 20,000 watts and at least 90% of the connected load is
19 for non - commercial use. There must also be connected and in use,
• 20 and off -peak water heater of 30 gallons or more capacity. This
off -peak water heater must comply with all limitations of sch-
edule 4, except that a separate meter is not required. Single -
21 phase motors of 3 H.P. or less may be connected under this schedule.
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23 ' 3¢ per K.W.H. for the first 100 K.W.H. per month.
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25 3/40" " " all over 250 "
26 Minimum charge of $2.70 for 90 K.W.H. pr less per month.
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28 WATER HEATING SERVICE
29 The monthly rate for Water Heating Service shall be in acc-
ordance with the following schedule:
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potential of 120/240 volts and is available for a maximum
of 18 hours use per day.
The City will furnish, connect to the customer's wiring
and retain ownership of a suitable time - switch to regulate
the hours of use.
This service shall be metered on a circuit which shall in-
clude all the heaters for one or more storage tanks but ex-
clude all other service.
Service under this schedule may be limited to 6,000 watts
capacity at the City's option. The following are the maximum
allowable capacities for the tank heaters:
30 gallon tank or smaller, 75 watts per gal.
40 " " 62.5 " " "
over 40 gallon 60.0 " " "
Heating elements shall be non - inductive and installations
in excess of 1250 watts shall consist of two elements, each
to be protected by a thermostat, the base thermostat shall be
set to maintain water not hotter than 170 degrees and the top
thermostat to maintain water not hotter than 150 degrees Faren-
heit. One element shall be placed to heat the whole tank and
the other to heat the upper part of the tank. The capacity of
the upper element shall not exceed twice that of the lower element.
To provide adequate and economical hot -water service for the
customer, the tank and heater if external, shall be covered with
sufficient heat insulation as approved by the City.
Each installation shall be provided with a pressure - relief
valve that will properly protect the tank and piping from ex-
cessive pressure. All installations served through a water meter
shall also be provided with a check -valve that will prevent the
hot water from entering the cold water line. This check -valve
is recommended in all installations so that the tank will not
drain in case the water supply should fail.
Other methods of heating the water shall not be directly conn-
ected to the insulated storage tank.
RATE
3/0 per K.W.H.
Minimum charge of $1.00 per month.
SCHEDULE 5.
COMMERCIAL LIGHTING SERVICE -LARGE DEIdUD
The monthly rate for Commercial Lighting Service -Large Demand,
shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Availability
This service is single- phase, at a nominal potential of
120/240 volts and is available for lighting and incidental small
power for commercial customers, having a calculated connected
lighting load of 12,000 watts or more. The connected load will
be determined by a load check or by floor area computation, which-
ever is the greater. Determination of floor area shall be on the
following basis:
1. Hotels
One watt per square foot for the first 10,000 square feet,
three fourths watt per square foot for all over 10,000 sq. ft.
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2. Stores
Two watts per square foot plus 200 watts per linear foot
measured horizontally along the base of the show window.
3. Office Buildings
Two watts per square foot except for hall area. Hall
area i watt per square foot.
4. Garages
Storage space, 4 watt per square foot;
Machine shop, 1 watt per square foot;
Display rooms, 2 watts per square foot.
5. Hospitals -
Three- fourths watt per square foot.
6. Storage warehouses
4 watt per square foot.
7. General Manufacture and Repair Buildings
11 1 watt per square foot.
12 Single -phase motors of 5 H.P. and less may be connected under
this schedule.
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RATE
14 per K.W.H. for the first 100 K.W.H. per month.
15 30 " " " next 250
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Minimum charge of 4.50 for the first 100 K.W.H. or less per
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COMMERCIAL LIGHTING SERVICE -SMALL DEMAND
22 : The monthly rate for Commercial Lighting Service, Small Demand,
shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
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Availability
This service is single -phase at a nominal potential of 120/240
25 volts and is available for lighting and incidental small power
for commercial customers having a calculated connected lighting
26 load of less than 12,000 watts. Connected load to be determined
by load check or by floor area computation, whichever is greater.
27 Determination of load by floor area computation to be on same basis
as in echedule 5 above.
28 Single phase motors of 3 H.P. or less may be connected under
this schedule.
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4�¢ per K.W.H. for the first 100 K.W.H. per month.
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Minimum charge of 80¢ for the first 18 K.W.E. or less per month.
SCHEDULE 7.
GENERAL POWER SERVICE
7 The monthly rate for General Power Service shall be in accord-
ance with the following schedule:
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This service covers single -phase power at a nominal potential
10 120/240 volts for 5 H.P. and less, and three phase power where
available at a nominal potential of 240/480 volts.
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Less than 1 H.P. connected load to be taken under the lighting
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Fractional H.P. loads less than one -half H.P. to be taken as
next lower whole number and one -half H.P. and above to be con-
sidered as the next higher whole number.
Connected lighting load of 10% or less of the connected motor
load allowed under this schedule when a separate service and meter is
not required.
17 Heating load under Schedule 8 may be combined with this schedule
to arrive at total load when taken through the same service and
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19 RATE
20 Connected First Next 50 K.W.H. Next 100 K.W.H. Rate Per K.W.H.
load 300 K.W.E. per connected per connected per month for
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22 1 to 24 H.P. 30 2¢
23 24 to 99 H.P. 3¢ 1.9¢
24 100 to 249 H.P. 3¢ 1.8¢
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25 Minimum charge per month of 900 per H.P. for 15 H.P. or less
and 9¢ per H.P. above 15 H.P.
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SCHEDULE 8.
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GENERAL COhMIRC LAL BEATING
The monthly rate for General Commercial Heating shall be in
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This service is available for commercial heating and cooking
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and covers single phase service at a nominal potential of
120/240 volts, and three phase service where available at a
nominal potential of 240/480 volts.
Less than 1 K.W. connected load to be taken under lighting
Schedule. Fractional loads of less than 500 watts taken as
next lower K.W. and 500 watts and above taken as next higher
K.W.
Connected Lighting load of 10% or less of the connected
heating load allowed under this chedule where a separate service
and meter is not required.
Power under Schedule 7 may be combined with this schedule
to arrive at total load when taken through the same service
and meter.
RATE Rate per K.W.H. per month
Next 50 K.W.H. Next 100 K.W.H. Excess
Connected First 300 per connected per connected K.W.H.
load in K.W. K.W.H. K.W. K.W.
1 -24 K.W. 3¢ 2.00 1.5¢ 1.0¢
25 -99 K.W. 3¢ 1.9¢ 1.4¢ 1.0¢
100 -249 K.W. 3¢ 1.8¢ 1.3¢ 0.9¢
Minimum charge per month of 90¢ per K.W. or less and 9¢ per
K.W. above 15 K.W.
SCHEDULE 9. -- MUNICIPAL STREET AND BUILDING LIGHTING.
The rate for the City of Port Angeles street lighting shall
be 2i¢ per K.W.H., the Light Dept. to supply all lamps and
other material and to maintain the system. Other municipal
building lighting and power shall be charged at Schedule 3.
SCHEDULE 10. -- TEMPORARY SERVICE.
This type of service shall be charged at the regular rate plus
a labor charge for connecting and disconnecting. This amount to
be estimated by the '' uperintendent and paid for at the time of
making application.
SCHEDULE 11. -- SPECIAL RATES.
The Superintendent may at his option, when deemed advisable to
the interests of the City, make such other special rates to
individual customers as he may see fit, but only with the approval
of and confirmation by the City Commission.
Apartments that are individually metered will each be con-
sidered as a residence. If one person pays for all of the in-
dividual bills the monthly minimum will be waived and individual
meter deposits will not be required. Apartment buildings with
master meters will be classed as "COMMERCIAL."
The lighting to be included with heat when determining the
connected load for apartment buildings using electric heating
and cooking under master meter which is classed as "COMMERCIAL
HEATING."
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1 Section 2. That Section 20 of Ordinance 890 of the City of Port
2 1 Angeles, approved November 30, 1929, be and said section is hereby amended to
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4 Section 20. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to
regularly read the meters of the consumers of electric current
5 and to enter all said accounts and charges in his meter books.
The meter books each month shall thereupon be turned 'over to
6 the City Treasurer for entry in the proper ledgers of the City
Treasurer and for collection. All charges against consumers
7 of electric current shall be due and payable at the office of
the City Treasurer, without notice to the consumer, on the
8 first day of each month for the month preceding. A discount of
five per cent (5 %) shall be allowed en all accounts and charges
9 paid on or before the 15th day of the month due. Should an
account not be paid before the 21st day of the month in which
10 it becomes due, the City Treasurer shall notify the superin-
tendent who shall immediately cut off electricity for the pre -
11 raises and it shall not again be turned on until ell arrears are
paid, together with a fee of $1.00 for the turning on of. the
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Section 3. That except as herein amended, Ordinance 890 of the City
14 p of Port Angeles shall be and remain in all respects in full force and effect.
15 ' Section 4. That Ordinance 977 and Ordinance 913 of the City of
16 i Port Angeles and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here-
17 with be and said ordinances are hereby repealed.
18 Section 5. This ordinance is declared to be urgent and necessary
19 for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the
20 . inhabitants and people of said City of Port Angeles, and shall take effect and be
21 k in force immediately upbn and from and after its passage, approval and lawful
22 , publication.
23 Passed first reading by City Commission, April 29 , 1936.
24 ' Passed second reading by City Commission May 13 , 1936.
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27 i Passed, approved and signed by the Mayor this they 1936.
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1 Approved as to form;
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4 Publsihed May 14 , 1936.
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