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BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO . 8
SERIES OF 19 79
COUNCIL BILL NO. 7 ---INTRODUCED BY
COUNCILMAN HARPER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 16 AND 17, CHAPTER 3, TITLE XV,
OF T HE 1969 ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE COST OF
REPAIRS OR RE PLACEMENT OF WATER METERS, SIZE OF WATER METERS
IN THE EVENT OF CHANGE OF US E , AND DELINQUENT WATER BILLS.
WHERE AS, the City Counc i l, having considered the recom-
mendations o f the Water and Sewer Board of December 19, 1978,
approve the s ame.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO:
Sect ion 1.
That Subsection (b) of Section 16, Chapter 3, Title XV
of the '69 E .M.C. is hereby amended to read as follows:
15 -3-16: METER REQUIREMENTS
(b) In any case, when the Director of Utilities
d e ems it t o b e in the best interest of the
c i ty and water consumers, he SAID DIRECTOR
may requ i re any scheduled flat rate user to
take his water through a meter at the rates
set by the City Council an~ ~ft erree~ a~
ehae eiae. Whenever a meter is to be used,
i t shall be supplied by the Water .Division.
ALL METERS FOR NEW ACCOUNTS SHALL BE SUPPLIED
at the cost of the user.
(c ) All meters i nstalled shall be the same size
as the s i ze o f the service pipe, except IN
INSTANCES wh e re premises have been vacated
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by a e%ass ~r btts~ness er ether prem~ses
USER that required a larger service pipe
to supply the ITS demands THAN THAT
REQUIRED BY THE NBW USER and are reeeettpied
by a bttsiness er eeher ttse that re~tt~res a
smaiier amettnt er water 7 when ehe size er
the meter be redtteed aeeerd~n~%yT IN SUCH
CASES, THE METER SIZE MAY BE REDUCED
APPROPRIATELY. ~he serv~ee p~pe may be
ene ~it size %ar~er beyend the meterT
(d) All consumers' water meters ene iit ineh er
sma%ier ~ft s~ee shall be serviced and main-
tained by the Water Division, and the cost
thereof SHALL BE paid by the city, except
that in the case of malicious damage, the
cost of the repair shall be paid fer by .the
owner of the meter. Shett%d the eost er the
repair e£ a •~ter exeeed f~fty pereent ~59%t
ef the eest er a new meter 7 the ewner er the
meter sha%i have the ehe~ee er e~ther pay~n~
the teta% eest er repa~r er pay~n~ rer the
eest e£ a new meterT
(e) All meters shall be set or reset ACCORDING
TO CITY STANDARDS in a proper watertight
and frostproof pit within the limits of a
public street or alley or inside a building
located on the property to be served. bttt
In every case the meter mttst SHALL be
located:
(1) So as to allow free and nonhazardous
access for reading, removal, inspection
and replacements.
(2) When located inside a building, the meter
shall be set so that the ~ntire supply of
water to the premises will be controlled
by it at all times and shall have valves
on both sides of the meter.
(3) When the rules and regulations of the
Water Division require metering and more
than one (1) service line is in use on a
sehedtt%e ef flat rate basis, each such
service must be metered er ettt err at the
AND SEPARATELY CONNECTED TO THE main con-
currently with the meter installation at
the customer's expense.
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Section 2.
That Section 17, Chapter 3, Title XV, of '69 E.M.C. is
hereby amended to read as follows:
5-3-17: DELINQUENT WATER BILLS
Water bills on metered rates and scheduled flat
rates become delinquent thirty (30) days after the
date of billing. Sehedttied fiat rates beeome de~~nqaent
thi~ty ~3et days a£ter the be!innin! 0£ the ~aarter for
whieh they are rendered. Water is subject to turnoff
without notice whenever a bill therefor has become
delinquent; provided that the Water Division shall give
a five-WORKING-day written notice before actually turn-
ing off water for nonpayment. Such notice shall be
effected by re!ttlar ma~l PERSONAL SERVICE, OR CERTIFIED
MAIL, OR REGISTERED MAI L , RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, to
the owner or occupant o f the premises for which the
charge is due. The obiigation to pay promptly for water
service is not in any way affected by failure of the
owner or occupant of the premises served to receive a
bill for the service .
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading on the
5th day of February, 1979.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 7th day of
February, 1979 .
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 20th day of
February, 1979.
Published in full as Ordinance No. 8 Series of 1979,
on the 21st day of February, 1979.
Attest:
~~Treasurer
I, William D. James, do hereby certify that the abGve and
foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance
passed on final reading and published in full as Ordinance No.-""8~
Series of 1979 .
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