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ORDINANCE NO. 3 2 7 4
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising
wastewater service rates for users outside Port Angeles city
limits and amending Chapter 13.65. of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City entered into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the
County dated December 20, 2005, establishing City and County cooperation for wastewater
collection and treatment services to the Port Angeles Eastern Urban Growth Area (EUGA); and
WHEREAS, the City entered into an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement Amendment
1 with the County dated February 7, 2007 which requires the County to pay all construction costs
of extending the City's wastewater services into the EUGA up to six million dollars ($6,000,000),
provided the City applies to residential customers in the EUGA the Single Residential Unit
Monthly Rate established in PAMC 13.65.010.B., and to apply to commercial and industrial
customers the Commercial and Industrial Rate established in PAMC 13.65.020, without the sewer
utility surcharge established in PAMC 13.65.040; and
WHEREAS, the EUGA is a clearly defined and limited area; there are a large number
of potential customers in a small area; the density of customers and configuration of the system
allow economies of scale; the project is being paid for with public funds; and it is in the public
interest to encourage connections to the sewer in this area because of poor conditions for on -site
septic systems and inefficient land use resulting from such systems; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the unique circumstances and
method of financing for extending the City's sewer services into the Eastern Urban Growth Area
warrant treating waste water customers in the EUGA as a separate customer class;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES
DO HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds and declares that the unique circumstances and
method of financing for extending the City's sewer services into the Eastern Urban Growth Area
warrant treating waste water customers in the EUGA as a separate customer class.
Section 2. Residential waste water customers in the EUGA shall be charged the Single
Residential Unit Monthly Rate established in PAMC 13.65.010.B.
Section 3. Ordinance 3227, as amended, and Chapter 13.65, Wastewater Service
Rates, of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending Section 13.65.010B
PAMC to read as follows:
13.65.010 Single Residential Unit Monthly Rate.
B. The rate for customers whose monthly water consumption equals or exceeds
430 cubic feet, and for customers in the unincorporated EUGA shall be as follows:
1. $42.00 on bills beginning January 1, 2006.
2. $46.10 on bills beginning January 1, 2007.
3. $50.60 on bills beginning January 1, 2008.
Section 4. Commercial and industrial waste water customers in the EUGA shall be
charged the commercial and industrial rate established in PAMC 13.65.020.
Section 5. PAMC 13.65.040 shall not apply to customers in the EUGA.
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, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take
effect June 1, 2007.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 20thday of March , 2007.
Karen A. Rogers, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FO
Becky J. U ty Cler William E. Bloor, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: March 25 , 2007
By Summary
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Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on March 20, 2007
Ordinance No. 3274
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revises wastewater service rates
for users outside Port Angeles city limits and amends Chapter 13.65 of the Port Angeles
Municipal Code. This Ordinance shall take effect June 1, 2007.
The full text of this Ordinance is 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.
Becky J. Upton, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: March 25, 2007