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ORDINANCE NO. 3226
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising
water service rates and amending Chapters 3.70, 13.24, 13.32, 13.44,
and 13.69 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN
as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 3.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code is hereby amended by
amending Sections A, K and L of PAMC 3.70.110 to read as follows:
3.70.110 - Public Works Department (Department) Fees and Deposits.
A. The fee for a permit for construction or excavation work in the City right -of-
way shall be as follows:
1. Curb & gutter removal and/or replacement $170.00
2. Driveway installation $170.00
3 All other work $50.00
4. Street cut -alley $270.00
5. Street cut -other $400.00
K. The fees for various underground utility work performed by the Department
shall be as follows:
1. Tapping sewer or storm drain main lines to install a tee or wye:
$170.00.
2. Hot tap water main. $325.00.
Tap 2" on 6" or 8" main: $600.00
Tap 4" on 6" main: $900.00
Tap 4" on 8" main: $1,000.00
Tap 6" on 6" main: $950.00
Tap 6" on 8" main: $950.00
Tap 8" on 8" main: $1,250.00
Tap 8" on 10" main: fee based on actual time and material costs
incurred by the City.
3. Tapping sanitary or storm manhole: $390.00.
4. Install fire hydrant: $3,365.00.
All work to actuallyinstall the tap the-main shall be performed by the Department. All
excavation of trench, exposure of the main, and trench backfill, thrust blocking, and site
restoration shall be provided by the applicant.
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L. In addition to the water, sewer or storm drain fees required under this Section,
any person receiving a permit from the City for a water, sewer or storm drain connection shall pay
to the City of Port Angeles the actual cost incurred by the City in the restoration of any street,
alley, curb, sidewalk, utility or other structure of the City of Port Angeles, which is in any way
altered or damaged as a result of construction pursuant to a sewer or storm drain connection
permit.
Section 2. Chapter 13.24, Water Service Definitions, is amended by inserting a new
definition at PAMC 13.24.085 to read as follows:
13.24.085 Hot Tap. "Hot Tap" means a connection to an existing active water line.
Section 3. Chapter 13.32, Water Service Connection Charges, of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending PAMC 13.32.020 and 13.32.040 to read as
follows:
13.32.020 Conditions Applicable to All Water Service Connections.
A. All service connections shall be metered.
B. Each served premises must have a separate connection to a main, unless
otherwise approved by the Director when impossible or impractical.
C. Water will not be provided to more than one customer or dwelling through a
single service connection, and separate service applications are required for each dwelling. When
two customers are being served by a single service connection on the effective date of the
ordinance codified in Chapters 13.24 through 13.48, the Director may require the installation of
a new service, when necessary, for efficient operation of the system, at the cost of the customer.
D. When the premises for which service is sought does not abut a main with
sufficient pressure and capacity to provide the required flow at the property line, the application
for service shall be rejected.
E. Unless approved by the Director in accordance with Ordinance No. 3082, nNo
application for water service shall be accepted or approved for locations outside of the City water
service area.
F. The furnishing of water by a customer to premises other than that served by the
customer's service is prohibited, except as may be approved by the Director, and except during
emergencies; provided, that emergency service cannot continue for more than thirty days and an
application for emergency service shall be made to the Department within forty-eight hours of the
onset of the emergency.
G. A request for a change in the size of service connection shall be treated as a
request for a new service installation.
H. A change of use of the served premises will require a new service connection,
unless the existing service is adequate for the changed use, as determined by the Director.
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13.32.040 New Residential Service Connection Fee.
A. The fee for new residential water service connections, including the meter, shall
be as set forth in Chapter 3.70 PAMC.
B. Whenever residential water service connections are to be installed by the
Department at the same time a water main is being installed,
, the fee for new connections may
be reduced by ten percent for each such connection when ten or more adjacent connections are
installed simultaneously. All excavation of trench, exposure of the main and trench backfill shall
be provided by the applicant.
C. This fee shall cover the cost of tapping the City's water main for the necessary
size of service, installing the copper tubing, type "K" or 160 P.S.I. PVC or P.E. necessary to reach
to within two feet of the property line, to a maximum distance of sixty feet, and provide and
install a yoke, shut -off, meter and meter box. For any additional extra length of service pipe
beyond sixty feet, the customer shall be billed for the additional cost plus administrative
overhead.
Section 4. Chapter 13.44, Water Rates, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code is hereby
amended by amending Sections 13.44.020, 13.44.025, 13.44.040, and 13.44.050 to read as
follows:
13.44.020 Monthly Residential Metered Rate - Within City.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to water service to
single- family residences within the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. For the purposes
of this section, "single - family residences" are defined as structures designed for occupancy by a
single family only, containing a complete kitchen unit. Structures which are not "single- family
residences" include, but are not limited to, duplexes, fourplexes, apartments, and roominghouses.
The charge is based upon size of the service line, and not size of the meter, except as specified
below for the 5/8 -inch and 3/4 inch meters. The customer charges are as follows:
Service Size
with 5/8 -inch meter service
with 3/4 -inch meter
1 -inch service
1 1/2 -inch service
2 -inch service
Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning On January 1, 2006:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1 /1 /05 1/1/06
$13.40 $13 95 $14 50 $14.95 $17.80
1455 15 15 15 75 16.20 19.30
1G 30 1G 95 17 G5 1815 21.60
30 15 31 35 32 60 33 60 40.00
47 15 49 05 51 00 52 55 62.55
B. Metered consumption shall be as follows:
2. $1.11 fur cash hundl �d . ubi. feet- eunsunia1-unbiiis- beginning nnaiy 1,
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2006.
or cacn one nuna ca cubic tcct c
ginning J anuaiy t ,
. t . t 5 nor cacn one nunaica cubic icet consume a on buts bcguunng J anuary 1,
1. $1.42 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
13.44.025 Commercial and All Other Monthly Metered Rates.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to commercial and all
other water services other than those provided for under Sections 13.44.010 through 13.44.040
of this Chapter, within the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. Except as specified below
for 5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch meters the customer charge is based upon size of the service line, and
not the size of the meter. The customer charges are as follows:
Service Size
with 5/8 -inch meter service
with 3/4 -inch meter
1 -inch service
1 1/2 -inch service
2 -inch service
3 -inch service
4 -inch service
6 -inch service
8 -inch or 10 -inch service
B. Metered consumption shall be as follows:
Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning January 1, 2006:
1/1/06
$25.25
$26.90
$29.70
$52.35
95 $79.70
20 $143.05
-50 $233.85
.15 $460.70
597.80 615.75 $732.75
. $.9U ter c IC tcct ernstm g January 1,
3. $.94 for each one hundred cubic fect consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2004
4 $ 97 for -each ui ndred- �ttbre -fect cans m� d en bills bcgrnnmg January 1,
2005
1. $1.15 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2006.
13.44.040 Monthly Residential Metered Rate - Outside City.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to water service outside
the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. Except as specified below for 5/8 -inch and 3/4-
inch meters the charge is based upon size of the service line, and not size of the meter. The
customer charges are as follows:
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Service Size
Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning January 1, 2006:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05 1/1/06
1 -inch service
(with 5/8 -inch meter) $20 15 $20 95 $21
1 -inch service
(with 3/4 -inch meter) 21 85 22 70 23
1 -inch service 24 45 25 45 2G
1 1/2 -inch service 45 25 47 05 48
2 -inch service 70.70 73.55 7G.
B. Metered consumption shall be as follows:
$26.65
24.35 $29.00
27.25 $32.45
50.40 $60.00
78 75 $93.75
ginning January 1, 2UUL.
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on L-ills begmnmg January 1, 2003.
3. $1.73 for each one hundred cubic fcct consumed regardless of size of service
on Gllls t]cg1nn11]g January
1. $2.12 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed regardless of size of service
on bills beginning January 1, 2006.
13.44.050 Monthly Commercial Metered Rate - Outside the City.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to commercial water
service outside the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. Except as specified below for
5/8 -inch and 3/4 -inch meters the charge is based upon the size of the service line and not the size
of the meter. The customer charges are as follows:
Service Size
Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning January 1, 2006:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05 1/1/06
1 -inch service
(with 5/8 -inch meter) $28 60 $29 75 $30 95 $31 85 $37.90
1 -inch service
(with 3/4 -inch meter) 30 45 31 G5 32 95 33.90 $40.35
1 -inch service 33.65 35 00 3G 40 37.50 $44.65
1 1/2 -inch service 59.30 G1 G5 64.15 G6 05 $78.60
2 -inch service 90.15 93 75 97.50 100.45 $119.55
3 -inch service 161 85 168 30 175 05 180.30 $214.55
4 -inch service 264 G5 275 25 286 25 294.85 $350.90
6 -inch service 521 30 542 15 563 85 580.75 $691.10
A. Metered consumption shall be as follows:
1. $1.31 for cach one hundred cubic ft,ct-tonsmrrcd on bills beginfring-J-antrary 1,
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2. $1.36 for-cach ane httndral cubic fi:.,t .,onsumcd on bills beginning January 1,
2003
3. $1.42 fur -each ane- htnidreel cubic -f ct-eanstnrned -on bills beginning Jantrary 1,
2004
4 $1 46 fur cash one hundrell ettbic feet t�n�stnncd on bills bcg ig January 1,
2005
1. $1.74 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2006.
Section 5. Chapter 13.69, System Development Charge, of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code is amended by amending PAMC 13.69.030 to read as follows:
13.69.030 Water System Development Charge.
A. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the capital cost of the City's water
system including pumps, well, distribution and transmission lines, reservoirs, rights of ways and
easements, has been borne by the City and its water system users. Pursuant to RCW 35.92.025,
since such water system will be utilized by newly connecting properties, it is appropriate to
establish a reasonable connection charge in order that such property owners bear their equitable
share of the capital cost of the system.
B. Beginning January 1, 2006, tThe City Council further determines that $1,025.00
$1,200.00 per equivalent water meter represents a reasonable basis for a fair water system
development charge that property owners newly connecting to the City's water system should bear
as their equitable share of the capital cost of the system. Beginning January 1, 2007, the City
Council further determines that $1,230.00 per equivalent water meter represents a reasonable
basis for a fair water system development charge that property owners newly connecting to the
City's water system should bear as their equitable share of the capital cost of the system.
Beginning January 1, 2008, the City Council further determines that $1,265.00 per equivalent
water meter represents a reasonable basis for a fair water system development charge that
property owners newly connecting to the City's water system should bear as their equitable share
of the capital cost of the system.
C. In addition to other fees imposed by ordinance or pursuant to agreements, there is
hereby imposed, upon the owners of property seeking to provide water service to their property
by connecting to the City's water system, a water system development charge determined by
multiplying the total number of equivalent water meter factors for the service(s) to be installed
by $1,025.04the amount specified in 13.69.030B.
Section 6 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized
to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the
scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
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Section 7 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any
person or circumstances, are held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Section 8 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2006.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the
ATTEST:
6th day of Decemb
Becky J. Upon, Cfdy Clerk
PUBLISHED: December 11 , 2005
By Summary
Richard A. eadrick, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on December 6, 2005
Ordinance No. 3225
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends the 2005 budget, adopts
the 2006 budget, and provides for a cost of living increase for certain City employees.
Ordinance No. 3226
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises water service rates and
amends Chapters 3.70, 13.24, 13.32, 13.44, and 13.69 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
This Ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2006.
Ordinance No. 3227
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises wastewater service rates
and amends Chapters 13.65 and 13.69 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. This Ordinance
shall take effect January 1, 2006.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed
upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Unless
otherwise stated above, these Ordinances shall take effect five days following the date ofpublication
by summary.
Becky J. Upton, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: December 11, 2005