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STATE OF MINNESOTA (5) In the event that pmperty i: COUNTY OF RAMSEY connected to the sanitary sewe(t VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS system for the dispoeal of in- ORDINANGE NO. 114 dustrial sewage wastes, or othcr AN ORDINANCE REPEALING OR- sewage wastes which, by virtue DINANCES NOS. 53 AND 89 AND of their strength and volume, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 49, ALL are subiect to suFPlementary Rr.LATiNG TO THE MUNICIPAL eharges by the City of St. Paal S+NITARY SEWER SYSTEM, BY or the Village of Roseville, the CHANGING THE RATES AND CHARG- Village may impose a supple- ES PRESCRIBED FOR SEWAGE D1S- mental charge, over and alwve POSAL, AND PROVIDING FOR PEN- any charges as determined un- ALTIGS AND COLLECTION PROC- der the preceding paragraphs, EDURE. based generally upon and at The `illage Council 02 the Village of ]east equal to the amount of the Arden Hills does hereby ordain as fol- aforesaid St. Paul and Roseville lows : supplemenhal charges. Section 1. Repesl of Ordinances Nos. (6) All owners and occupante of 53 and 89. buildings that are not connected Orainances No. 53 and 89 are hereby to the municipal water syetem. ~ repealed. and are to be charged in part on Seetion 2. Amendment of Ordinance a volumetric basis under this No. 49 By Adding A New 3ect:qn lY, ordinance shall install a meter Rales an 3 Charges. on their water supply by May i, Ordinance No. 49, rzlating to the aper- 1969, which meter will accurate- ation of t};e Munie9pal Sanita.ry Sewer ly measure water cansumption. System, is hereby amended by add0ng The meter shall be of a type thereto a s,ction to be known as SEC- approved by the Arden Hills TION 11, RATES AND CHARGES, to Supervisar of Publlic Warks, rc»d as fo'iows: shali be ma.intained in goad Section 11. Rates and Chargea. operating conditian without ex- The follo-ving schedule of rates and Pense to the Village, and access charnes shall apply 6o all Broperty in thereto shall be givcn to em- 9rden IIills conta.ining buildings now ployees of the Village at all or hereinafter canrnzlcted to and usin.g the reasonable times far 4he pur- 4 rden Hi'.ls Municipal Sanitary Sewer pose of testing or making read- gYstem : ings. (A) (1) A charg-,2 of $7.80 every three If the Supervisor of Public months shall be imposed for sin- Works determines that a portion gle family res'demtial dWellings. of the water measured by the (2) The charge far duplexes ar two- water meter does not and can- family dwellings shall be $15.60 not enter the municipal aanitary every t'-ree rtuonths. sewer system, then the Village (3) The Cauncil has determined that may pernvt ar require the in- until watc,r usame can be accur- stallation af other additionixl ately established in Arden Hills meter in such a manner that a mixed valuaticn - volumekric the ryuantity of water which ac- basis is the best metho3 f%rr tually cauld enter the sewer sys- computing sewage eha?-ges for tem way be determinerl. the balance of buill;ngs in E'.r- The owner or occupant in den Hills connected to or utiliz- charge of any premises sha1F ing the Arden Hills sanitary supply the Village, upon re- sewer system. Acco-rdingly, the 9uest, with such information as sewer mte~s fox all propertiew in the Village may reasonably re- Arden Hills connected to or quire related to the use of a utilizing the sanitary sewer private water system. system and nat included within (B) Statements for total sewer charges Paragraphs (1) and (2) hcreof fcr the preceding quarterly periad shall be the total of the fallow- shall be mailed to each customer on ing charges: or before the bth days of Janwary, (a) .00042 of the market value April, July, and Octaber of each of the subject pi^operty as deter- year. The balances ahown due there- mined by the Ramsey Caunty on shall be due and papable at the Assessor far taxation purpoees. office of the Clerk-Administratar on In the eveat the subject praper- or before the last day of said ty does nat have a current mar- month. Prepaymemts or overpay- ket value established by the ments of charges may be retained . Ramsey County Assassar, wheth- by the Village and applied on sub- er because the bu-ildinga on the sequent quarterly sCatements. The propertv a.re newly-constructed C]erk-Administratar, by direetian of or substantisl new additians the Council, may designate another bave beea made thereto, the office to mail notices and reoeive C.'r-ir!k-Admindstra6ar of rLrden Frayments herean. Hills shal] set an estimated In the event that any statement market value thereon after con- is not paid when due as provided sulting with the office of the herein, a penalty charge of $1.00 Ramsey County Assessor, which shall be added th,ereko. In the event value shall be the basis far that it becamea necessary to certi- charges under this ordinance fy any delinquent accounts to the until the Ramsey Coanty Asses- Ramsey County Auditor as herein- sor sets an afficial market value, after set forth, interest at the rate The charges to the subject proP- of 8 percent per annum upon the erty shall then be adjustFld to principal amount due, excluding any eonform with the basis set by penalties, shall be charged from the Ramsey County Assessar, the due date thereon, which is the e'ther by crediting the account last day of the month in which the or by making an additional bild is rendered. charee th-,reon. (G) Any amounts payable hereunder, in- (b) To the aforesaid valuation clvding penalties and interest as ,har~_,e shal] be added a vodr._ provided herein., may be collected in metric charge of $.&0 per one an action braught for that purpoae thousand gallons of water used in the name of the Villa.ge; or the on the subject premises. This Village Cleirk-Admiruistratar, upan volumetric charge shall be bascd direetion thereon by the Council, upon the amaunt of water used may certify to the County Auditor on thz subieet premises during the amounts due, together with the the last three month quarterly legal description of the premises period including the month of served, and the Coumty Auditor shall January, if that information is thereupon include such amount in available. If that information is the tax levy on said premises, and not available for the suUject collect the same with the taxes due praperty the billing shall be for the next ensuing year. based upon the water actually (D) The charges d.ue as Frovided herein used by the subject premises shall be effective and commsnce durinR the quarter for whic'h upon the firsk day of January, 1969, the charge is established. If a to be billed April 1, 1969. full quarter of water usage is 3ection 3. Effective Date. not available for the subject This Ordinance shall be effective firoai property, the charge far the and after its passage and publication, last avail:able month shall be but awb]ect to the effeetive dates herein- extended to establish a basic befare sPecified. charge. Adapted by the Council of Arden Hills (4) It is anticipart,ed that this ardin- this lOth day of March, 1969. ance will be revised in 1970 to R. W. Bjorndahl, Mayor base charges other than those Atteat: Lorraine E. Stromqnist, contained in paragraphs (1) and C]erk-Administra~tar (2) heTeof on volumetric water (Bulletin: March 20, 1969) ~ usage alane. In the event that water rates determined by the formula set farth herein are substantially inequitable as com- pared to the chargea esta,blished in the revised ordinance based entirelq on watzr usage, then . the Council may, in its saund - discretion, retroactSvely adjust the rates for the period aovered by this ordinance and charge oz credit the subject aceaunts ac- cordingly.