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Home My WebLink About1996 Ordinance No. 010• • • ORDINANCE NO. JD. SERIES OF 1996 BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO. 8 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAGGONER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12, CHAPTER IB, SECTIONS 2 AND 6, AS WELL AS CHAPTER ID, SECTIONS 4 AND 5, OF THE ENGLEWOOD MUNI C IPAL CODE 1985 REGARDING MISCELLANEO US WATER SERVI CE FEES . WHEREAS , the prop osed amendm ents will res ult in increasing the charges fo r miscellaneous water service fees in the City of Englewood; and WHEREAS, the proposed fee increases will help the Utilities Department lower the number of de linqu ent accounts and recover the actual costs of services rend ered; and WHEREAS , the Engl ewood Water and Sew er Board reviewed these amendments at the ir January 9 , 1996 meeting and recommend adoption of the amendments; NO W, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIB CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS : SJ:!:tilm..l . The Englewood City Co uncil hereby amends Title 12, Chapter IB, Section 2 of the Englewood Municipal Code, 1985, which shall read as follow s : 12-IB-2: TAPPING AND C UTTING OFF MAINS: A. The tappi ng of any main fo r the purpose of making a connection shall be don e only by th e Vl11t:er E>i isien CITY and at th e expense of the applicant. The corporati on valve inse ned in the main and the service pipe to be laid must be of the size s pecified in th e permit. B. The cutting off from mai ns may be pe rformed by ei ther a li ce nsed an d bo nded plumber or b:, '.Peter Di 11 sien CITY personnel. Io the event 'V et:er Bi: l'i s ien. CITY personnel perfo rm the cutoff, a,,d the tap io to be obftftd o"ed , ~ se ,eftt_, !i.e doilo,o 'S76 .00l . ill he do e Md po)aole r.om t!te opplieont A CHARGE EQUAL TO THE CITY'S TIME AN D MATERIALS WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE FROM THE APPLICANT . IF AN ABANDONED WATER SERVICE IS NOT DI SCONNECTED AT THE MAIN IN A TIMELY MA.i'<:'iER, THE CITY MAY PERFORM THE DISCONNECTION AND MAY CHARGE TI~fi: AND MATERIALS AGAINST THE PROPERTY EITHER THROt:GH T HE NEXT REGULAR QliARTERLY WATER BILL OR BY LIEN . -1- • • • ~-The Englewood City Council hereby amend■ Title 12, Chapter lB, Section 6 of the Enctewcod Municipal Code, 1986, which ■hall read u follows : 12-~ USERTOPROVIDECUdBS'fOP: Every owner of property using water shall provHe a curb st.op with ,...,,d ole,.,, "' A BAIJ.. VALVE on the service pipe outside of his premises and protected by a st.op box, by means of whi ch th e water may be turned on or off from the premises by any employee9 of the Wale, Eli ioion CITY, and shall maintain the same in good working order . The stop box shall be so maintained that al all times it will be conveniently accessible in good order for turning water on and off with the cover at the level of the adjacent ground. IF CITY PERSONNEL ARE REQUlRED TO CLEAN OUT A PROPERTY OWNER'S STOP BOX, FOR WHATEVER REASON, EITHER AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, FOR AN EMERGENCY OR FOR A DELINQUENT TURN-OFF; A FEE OF THIRTY DOLLARS ($30.00) SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE BY THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SHALL BE BILLED TO THE PROPERTY BY THE CITY WITHJN TlflRTI" (30) DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED . ~-The Englewood City Counci l hereby amends Title 12, Chapter lD. Section 4 of U,e Englewood Municipal Code, 1985, which shall read as foli,w s: 12-lD-I: DELINQUENTWATERBILLS: Wate: !:~ls on .-,etere<i rates and scheduled flat rates become delinquent thirty (,(I) days .ifttt the uate of billing AND SHALL BE ASSESSED A TEN PERCENT (lu%) L\TE FEE. Water is subject to turn-off without notice whenever a bill therefor has becoml' delinquent: provided that the Weter E>i ,;.9ien-CITY shall give a five (5) workinr day written notice before actuall y turning off water for nonpayment. Such notice sLall be effected by personal service or certified mail or registered mail . return receipt requested. to the owner or occupant of the premises for which the charge is due. The obligati on to pay promptly for water service is not in any way affected by failure of the owner or occupant of the premi1,es served to receive a bill for the service. ~-Th e Englewood City Co uncil hereby amends Title 12. Chapter lD. Section 5 of the Englewood Municipal Code, 1985, which shall rea d as follows : 12-ID-5: CHARGES FOR TURNING WATER ON AND OFF: Tot lit!Heea Elep-CITY is authorized to charge -iM, FIFTEEN dollars ($&.00-15 .00l fo.-service s rendered when A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS A PREMISES TO TURN OFF THE WATER FOR NON-PAYMENT. THE CITY IS AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE FIVE DOLLARS ($5 .00 ) FOR SERVICES RENDERED WHEN A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE VISITS A PREMISES TO DELIVER A TURK -OFF NOTICE . , eter tJ ~ed. eff' et ~he requ es t dHfle lieert9ee er hert a et:tstemer Je ycq-ieeman -is1t::0 the pr en,i:ies le deli er t:he tttr,, eff r,,etiec e1 le tttm eff t:he "ater in eemplieee ,ith the pre ,is ierrn af6eeti e11 12 1D 2 eft:his .\.tiele. If water. WHI CH H..\S BEE.~ turned off at th e curb box by Lhe Weter Di ;stett CITY. is unlawfully turned on again or IS caused to be turned on by the user. or if th e waterway co nt rolling the ·erv ice is not readily accessible. t he senice may be cu t off at the main by the m,uer Di ,is1t111 crn· and, before the wate r s hall be turned on again . -2- • • the 11&er desiring the same on aaid premiaea shall pay the coot and upenae of turning said aervice off and oo, aod said coot shall 1'lee e.<clude excavation aod street cut permits. Introduced , read in full , amended and paased on firat reading on the 4th day of March, 1996. Published aa amended as a Bill fo r ID Ordinll.ll cc on the 7th day of March , 1996. Read by title and passed on final readinr on tl.1cl ilth day of March , 1996 . Publiabed by title aa Ordina.oce No . &_, Seri i'!! of 1996, on the 21st day of March, 1996 . I, Loucrisbia A. Ellis. City Clerk of the City of Englewood , Colorado, here by certify that the a bove and foregoin g is a true copy of the Oroinance passed on final .... ,...,~.,;,,_, ''"'" • 00..,_N, z t{ 0;· Loucrisbia A. Elli s . 3.