HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 201 ORDINANCE NO. 201 `
AN ORDINANCE MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS:
ESTABLISHING SEWER SERVICE RATES INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF FRIENDS-
WOOD, TEXAS; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCE
PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Friendswood,
Texas, has determined that costs of providing sewer service to
all users of such services of the City have increased, and;
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that greater
expenditures are anticipated to meet the increased demands on the
City' s existing and planned facilities as the result of a growing
community; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDS-
WOOD, STATE OF TEXAS:
Section l. CHARGES FOR SEWER SERVICES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COR-
PORATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD;EXCEPTIONS-
That the following monthly rates for each sewer tap shall
hereafter be charged to consumers connected to the sewer
system of the City of Friendswood, Texas, except in cases
where the City has contracted otherwise with users outside
corporate limits and except as otherwise provided in this
Ordinance.
A. Single Family Residential Units:
Inside Corporate Limits Outside Corporate Limits
$3. 50 monthly $5. 25 monthly
B. Residential Use Sewer Taps Used for Apartments or
Mobile homes shall pay the following per unit sewer rates:
Inside Corporate Limits
Single Family unit $3. 50 monthly
Two Family units $3. 50 monthly
Three through Ten Family units $3. 00 monthly
Eleven or more Family units $2. 50 monthly
Outside Corporate Limits
Single Family unit $5. 25 monthly
Two Family units $5. 25 monthly
Three through Ten Family units $4. 50 monthly
Eleven or more Family units $3. 75 monthly
Section 2. CHARGES FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USERS OF SEWER
SERVICE, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES.
A. All Commercial or industrial users of sewer service
within and outside the corporate limits of the City
shall pay to the City, for sewer service, an amount
equal to forty (40�) per cent of the monthly water
charge to such Industrial or Commercial users, calcu-
lated from reading all the water meters serving such
commercial or industrial user.
Section 3. AUTHORITY FOR RATE CHANGES - Pursuant to the provisions
of Article 1175 , V.A.T.S. and the further provisions
of Section 9. 12 of the City Charter of the City of
Friendswood, the rates set in this Ordinance shall
take effect as set forth herein, effective as of the
next bi-monthly water and sewer billing period after
final passage of this ordinance.
Section 4. REPEALING CLAUSE - All parts of other ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict only.
FIRST READING TAKEN THIS 15th DAY OF October , 1973.
SECOND READING TAKEN THI5 5th DAY OF November , 1973.
THIRD AND FINAL READING TAKEN, PASSED, APPROVED AND FINALLY
ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF November , 1973.
VOT ING AYE: Lowe, Windler, Patton, Gonza�ez, Haken, Baker
VOTING NAY: Zeitler
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MAYOR, C TY OF FRIENDSWOOD
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ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY
CORPORATION COUNSEL