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Home My WebLink About2526SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES) ADOPTED BY , THE PORT ANGELES CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 21, 1989 ORDINANCE NO. „25?(.0 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising sewer service rates and amending Chapter VI of Ordinance No. 2394, as amended by Ordinance No. 2482, and Chapter 13.65 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. Ordinance No. - ,2,5)(o establishes the single residential unit rate and each living unit connected with the City water system shall be charged a monthly customer charge of $10 per month, plus $0.73 per 100 cubic feet for the amount of metered water consumed by the user during the billing period, with a maximum charge of $20.95 per month. All other residential units and living units shall be charged $16.75 per month. Further, Ordinance No. c5,26, establishes a Commercial and Industrial rate to be charged as $3.05 per month, plus $0.89 per 100 cubic feet for the amount of metered water consumed during the billing period. Commercial and Industrial dischargers which have a lower water or wastewater discharge into the public sewers may have their sewer charges calculated at the rate of $1.01 times the total number of equivalent plumbing fixtures. This Ordinance shall take effect April 1, 1989. Full text of said Ordinance shall be mailed upon request. Michelle M. Maike City Clerk CC. 61 t -4 iOF PORT 440E el t_ ■ vicir y March 17, 1989 MEMORANDUM TO: Manager Flodstrom, Mayor McPhee, Council Members FROM: Administrative Services Department RE: Adjustments to ISSUE Sewer Rates Shall the Council adopt the attached ordinance revising sewer rates for 1989? BACKGROUND In 1987, the City entered an agreement with EPA and Washington State Department of Ecology to construct a secondary treatment plant. The original plan called for systematic rate increases to set aside money in a sinking fund to pay a portion of the construction costs. In 1987, residential sewer rates were increased from $7.40 per month to $10. In 1988, rates were increased to $13 per month. At that time, the City Council requested that future rates be developed on a basis that would more accurately reflect system usage. The attached ordinance provides for a rate increase to an average residential rate of $16.75. However, for the first time, sewer rates would be broken down into two components: a flat customer charge and a consumption charge based on metered water consumption. This is the same basis of billing that has been used for non - residential accounts for quite some time. ANALYSIS The U.A.C. reviewed several rate structure alternatives. attempted to meet two criteria: 1) Rates should be based on usage, not a flat rate which the small user and under - charges a larger user; The Committee over - charges 2) Sewer rates should not contradict the City's summer watering gram which encourages water usage for irrigation purposes. pro- Memo - Adjustments to Sewer Rates March 17, 1989 Page -2- After reviewing eight alternatives and several combinations, the Com- mittee decided that the best rate structure for residential customers would be a customer charge of $10 and a commodity charge of $.73 per 100 cubic feet water usage with a maximum billing usage of 1,500 cubic feet. The average rate increase for residential customers is 28.85 %. The attached ordinance establishes the rates as described above and in- creases commercial rates by 28.85% in all categories. RECOMMENDATION After the public hearing is held, we recommend that Council adopt the attached ordinance establishing revised sewer rates, and instruct staff to publish a summary of the ordinance. Staff has a brief presentation prepared, if desired, prior to opening the public hearing. Prepare Y: R. Duane Wolfe, Diredtor RDW:CH Attachment ORDINANCE NO. 2526 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising sewer service rates and amending Chapter VI of Ordinance No. 2394, as amended by Ordinance No. 2482, and Chapter 13.65 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Chapter VI of Ordinance No. 2394, as amended by Ordinance No. 2482, and Chapter 13.65 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 13.65 Sections: 13.65.010 Single Residential Unit Rate. 13.65.020 Commercial and Industrial Rate. 13.65.030 Commercial and Industrial Equivalent Plumbing Fixture Rate. 13.65.040 Rate for User Outside City Limits. 13.65.010 Single Residential Unit Rate. Tke -ehar e fer- eaeh- �irtgHre.-- re&Hent a }--aa4t- - eaek- Hvng -unit - eha- } - }- -be fke- sum - of -$43- Der- month:- -Each residential unit and each living unit connected with the City water system shall be charged a monthly customer charge of $10 per month, plus $0.73 per 100 cubic feet for the amount of metered water consumed by the user during the billing period, with a maximum charge of $20.95 per month. All other residential units and living units shall be charged $16.75 per month. 13.65.020 Commercial and Industrial Rate. Each commercial and industrial discharger connected with the City water system shall be charged monthly a customer charge of $2•- 3-73.05 per month plus $0.9389 per 100 cubic feet for the amount of metered water consumed by the user in the billing period. -1- 13.65.030 Commercial and Industrial Equivalent Plumbing Fixture Rate. Commercial and industrial dischargers which have a lower water or wastewater discharge into the public sewers than is reflected by their water consumption may apply in writing to the Department of Public Works to have their sewer charges calculated at the rate of $&r 681.01 times the total number of Equivalent Plumbing Fixtures. The total number of Equivalent Plumbing Fixtures shall be calculated, based upon the following table, which is hereby adopted from the United States of America Standards Institute National Plumbing Code, USASI, A40.8 -1955: EQUIVALENT PLUMBING FIXTURE UNITS EQUIVALENT PLUMBING FIXTURE TYPE FIXTURE UNITS One bathroom group consisting of tank - operated water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower stall 6 Bathtub (with or without overhead shower) 2 Bidet 3 Combination sink - and -tray 3 Combination sink - and -tray with food - disposal unit 4 Dental unit or cuspidor 1 Dental lavatory 1 Drinking fountain Dishwasher, domestic 2 Floor drains 1 Kitchen sink, domestic 2 Kitchen sink, domestic, with food waste grinder 3 Lavatory 1 Lavatory 2 Lavatory, barber, beauty parlor 2 Lavatory, surgeon's 2 Laundry tray (1 or 2 compartments) 2 Shower stall, domestic 2 Showers (group) per head 3 Sinks Surgeon's 3 Flushing rim (with valve) 8 Service (trap standard) 3 Service (P trap) 2 Pot, scullery, etc. 4 Urinal, pedestal, syphon jet, blowout 8 Urinal, wall lip 4 Urinal stall, washout 4 Urinal trough (each 2 -ft. section) 2 Wash sink (circular or multiple) each set of faucets 2 -2- Water closet, tank - operated Water closet, valve- operated In addition be assigned FIXTURE TYPE 4 8 to the above units, the following fixture types shall equivalent plumbing fixture units as follows: 400 -1b. commercial washer 200 -1b. commercial washer 50 -1b. commercial washer 35 -1b. commercial washer 25 -1b. commercial washer 18 lbs and under commercial washer EQUIVALENT PLUMBING FIXTURE UNITS 89.6 44.8 11.2 7.8 5.6 4.0 13.65.040 Rate for User Outside City Limits. All sanitary sewage disposal furnished to a user outside the City limits shall be charged at the rate of 150% of the schedule for rates and charges as set forth herein or as amended. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect April 1, 1989. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 21st day of March, 1989. ATTEST: >kaize-10 ausk,) Michelle M. Maike, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY: March 24, 1989 AS.175 M A Y O R 1,, -3-