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<br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY
<br /> CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 185
<br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. NO. 103, AS
<br /> AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MUNICIPAL
<br /> WATER SYSTEM, 6Y CHANGING THE PROVISIONS
<br /> THEREIN RELATING TO WATER METERS, SUB-
<br /> STITUTING "CITY" FOR "VILLAGE"
<br /> THROUGHOUT, AND INCREASING PENALTIES
<br /> PROVIDED THEREIN
<br /> The City Council of Arden Hills ordains:
<br /> Section 1. Amendment of Section 4.1(a) of Ord. No.
<br /> 103, as Amended. SecTion 4.1(a) of Ord. No. 103, as
<br /> previously amended by Ord. No. 111, Ord. No. 119, and
<br /> Ord. No. 142, is hereby amended in iTS entirety To read as
<br /> follows:
<br /> (a) Each water cusTOmer of the CiTy shall make a
<br /> security deposit for a water meter before installaTion of
<br /> such meter, which deposit shall be in the amount of one
<br /> hundred iwenty percent (120,percenT) of the acfual cost
<br /> of such meter rounded To the nearest Five Dollars
<br /> ($5.00) over such acTual cost. AT the time said security
<br /> deposiT is made on a wat.er meter, an additional fee of
<br /> Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shal I be paid by the customer to
<br /> the City to cover the expense of instal lation of the meter,
<br /> , such charge to be made only upon instal lation of ineTers
<br /> iwo (2) inches or smaller in size.
<br /> The securiTy deposiT shall be kept tiy the Clerk-
<br /> AdministraTOr as a crediT against the property upon
<br /> which the meter has been installed, without reference to
<br /> the ownership of the properTy. The deposit shall be
<br /> refunded To the properTy owner only on request in the
<br /> eveni municipal waTer service to the property is
<br /> disconTinued antl the service pipe is disconnected at the
<br /> stop box and the meter is removed; provided, however,
<br /> thaf charges againstihe property under the provisions
<br /> of this Ordinance may first be deducTed from such
<br /> deposit. The refund of the deposiT, less any deducTions,
<br /> shall be made by the Clerk-AdminisTrator to the
<br /> cusTomer within forty-five (45) deys after discom
<br /> Tinuance of municipal waTer service to the property,
<br /> disconnection of the service pipe at the sTOp box, and
<br /> removal of the meter.
<br /> AT the time such security deposit is made, the Clerk-
<br /> AdminisTrator shall provide the customer with a written
<br /> receipt iherefor whith shall also specify that any
<br /> charges due and unpaid againstihe property pursuant
<br /> To the provisions of This Ordinance at the Time of
<br /> discontinuance of municipal water service ihereTO, as
<br /> aforesaid, may be deducTed from the deposiT prior to its
<br /> return to the customer. A meteron a service line larger than iwo (2) inches is
<br /> to be furnished and insTalled at the expense of the
<br /> property owner, and accordingly no securiTy deposit
<br /> shall be required iherefor.
<br /> Section 2. Amendment of Section 4.1(d) of Ord. No.
<br /> 103, as Amended. SecTion 4.1(d) of Ord. No. 103, as
<br /> amendetl, is hereby amended in its entirety To read as
<br /> fol Iows:
<br /> (d) AIl the meTers, except those on a service line
<br /> larger Than Two (2) inches which have been furnished
<br /> and insTalled aT the expense of the property owner and
<br /> for which no security deposit has been made pursuanT to
<br /> the IasT senTence of SecTion 4.1(a) hereinabove, shall be
<br /> the property of the CiTy. A renTal fee equal to six percent
<br /> (6 percent) per annum of the amounT of the security
<br /> deposit on each such water mefer which is the property
<br /> of the City shal I be charged To the customer for the use
<br /> of the CiTy's wafer meTer. With respecT To each such
<br /> water meTer, for which a security deposit has been
<br /> made, instal led antl in place on or before AugusT 1, 1974,
<br /> ihis rental fee shall be charged to the customer using
<br /> the same from Augusf 1, 1974. For each such waTer
<br /> meter, for which a security deposit has been made,
<br /> insTalled after August 1, 1974, This renTal fee shall be
<br /> charged to the customer using the same from the daTe
<br /> on which the securiTy deposit was made. This renTal fee
<br /> may be set off or credited against any inTeresT due each
<br /> customer on the security deposiT he has made.
<br /> Section 3. AmendmenT of Ord. No. 103, as Amended,
<br /> by SubstiTUting "City" for "Village" Wherever the
<br /> Same Appears. Wherever the word "Village" appears
<br /> in Ord. No. 103, as amended, said word shall be deleted
<br /> and the word "City" shall be substituted iherefor. .
<br /> Section 4. Amendment of Section 5.7 of Ord. No. 703, as
<br /> Amended. Section 5.1 of Ord. No. 103, as amended, is
<br /> hereby amendetl in its entireTy to read as fol lows:
<br /> 5.1. Any person(s) or entity guilty of violating any
<br /> provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a
<br /> misdemeanor and upon conviction ihereof shall be
<br /> punishetl by a fine not to exceed Three Hundred and no-
<br /> 100 Dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the counTy
<br /> jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by
<br /> both. Each antl every day or poriion Thereof during
<br /> which any such violation of the provisions of this Or-
<br /> dinance is committed, continued or permitted shall be
<br /> deemed a separaTe offense.
<br /> Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall Take
<br /> effect and be in force from and afTer its passage and
<br /> publiwtion with the excepTion of Section 2 hereof
<br /> ~J relating to the charge of a renTal fee on all waTer meters
<br /> owned by the City, which Section shall be effective as of
<br /> Augusi 1, 1974.
<br /> Passed by the Council of ihe City of Arden Hills fhis
<br /> 24Th day of February, 1975.
<br /> Henry J. Crepeau, Jr.
<br /> Mayor
<br /> AttesT: CharlotTe McNiesh
<br /> Clerk-Administrator
<br /> (BulleTin: March 6, 1975)
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