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STATE OF NIINNESOTA (5) In the event that property ie COUNTY OF R.AMSEY connected to the sa.nitary sewei VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS system for the diapoeal of in- ORDINANCE NO. 114 dustrial sevoage wastes, or other AN ORDINANCE REPEALING OR- sewage wastes whioh, by virtue DINANCES NOS. 53 AND 89 AND of their atrength and volume, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 99, ALL aze subject to supplementary RBLATING TO THE MUNICIPAL charges by the City of St. Paul S"NITARY SEWER SYSTEM, BY or the Village af Roeeville, the CHAAIGING THE RATES AND CHARG- Village may impose a supple. ES PRESCRIBED FOR SEWAGE DIS- mental charge, over and above POSAL, AND PROVIDING FOR PEN- anq charges as determined un- ALTIF.S AND COLLECTION PROC- der the preceding paragraphs, EDURE. based generally upon and at The `i]}age Council of the Village of ]east equal to the amoant of the Arden Hilis does hereby ordain as fol- aforesaid St. Paul and Roseville lows: supplemen2al charges. Section 1. Kepeal of Ordinances Nos. (6) Al] owners and occupanffi af 53 and 89. buildings that are not connected Ordinances Na. 53 and 89 are hereby to the municipal water syskevn, repealed. and are to be charged in part an Section 2. Amendment of Ordinance a volumetric basis under thia No. 49 By Adding A New Section lY, ordinanee shall install a meter ~ Rates and Charges. on their water supply by May 1, Ord'nance No. 49, relating to the apex- 1969, which meter will accurate- ation of the Munie.ipal Sanitary Sewer lp measure water consumption. , System, is hereby amended by add'ng The meter shall be of a type - thereto a sfction to be known as SEC- approved by the Arden Hills TION 11, RATFS AND CHARGES, to Supervisar af Publlic Warks, r::ad a.s follows: shal: be maintained in good Section 11. Ratea end Chargea. operating condition without ex- The follo,ing schedule of ratzs and pense to the Village, and acoess charges shall apply Uo all praperty in thereto shall be given to em- Arden Hills containing buildings now ployees of the Village at all or hereinafter conn~ected to and using the reasonable times for the pur- R rden Hi;ls Munieipal 3anitary Sewer pose of testing or making read- System : ings. (A) (1) A chargi of $7.80 every three If the Supervisor of Public months shall be imposed for sin- Works determines that a portion gle family res,'denkial dwellings. of the water measured by the (2) The eharQe for duplexes ar two- water meter dces not and can- fami]y dwelLings shall be $15.60 not enter the munacipal. sa.nitary evcry three months. sewer system, then the Village (3) The Council has determined that may permit ar require the in- until wat~r usa.g-e can be accur- stallation af other additional ately established in Arden Hille meters in such a manner that a mixed valuation - volumekric the quantity of water which ac- basis is the best methQd for tually cauld enter the sewer sys- computing sewage charges for tem way be determined. th- balance of bui!dings in Ar- The ownerc or occupant in den Aills connected to or utiliz- charge of any premises shall ing the Arden Hills sa,nitnry supply the Village, upon re- sewer system. Acr_ordingly, the 9uest, with such informatian as sewer rates for all propertiew in the Village xnay reasonably re- Arden Hills connected to or quire related to the use of a utilizing the sanitary sewer Frivate water system. system and nat included within (B) Statements for tatal sewer charges Paragraphs (1) and (2) hereof for the preceding quarterly period shall be the botal af the follaw- shall be mailed to each customer on ing charges: cri• before the 5th days of January, (a) .00042 of the market value April, July, and Octaber of each of the subject praperty as deter- year. The balances shown due there- mined by the Ramsey Caunty on shall he due and paysble at the Assessor for taxation purposes. office of the Clerk-Administratar on In the event the subject praper- or before the last day of said ty does not have a currenk mar- month. Prepaymemts or overpay- ket value established by the ments of chargee may be retained Itamsey County A&sassar, wheth- by the Village and applied on sub- er beaause the build~ings on the sequent quarterly statements. The ProPertv are newly-constructed Clerk-Administrator, by directian of or substantia] nrw additians the Council, may dosignate another lisve been made thereto, thc office to msil noticea and receive CL-n7!k-Adminri'straLar of A,rden nxyments hereon. Hills shall set an estima.ted In the event that any statement market value thereon after con- is not paid when due as provided sulting with the office af the herein, a penalty charge of $1.00 Ramsey Caunty Assessor, which shall be added th,ereto. In the event value shall be the basis for that it beeames necessary to certi- charges under this ordinance fy any delinquent accounts to the unti] the Ramaey County Asses- Ramsey County Auditor as herein- sor se~ts an afficial market value. after set farth, interest at the rate Tee charges to the subject prop- of S percent per annum upon the erty shall then be adjusted ta principal amount due, excluding any conform with the basis set by penalties, shall be charged from the Ramsey County Assessur, 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 bill is rendered. eharze th:°,reon. (C) Any amounts payable hereunder, in- (b) To the aforesaid valuatipn cluding penalties and interest as rharee shall be added a vo~hi- provided hcrein, may be collected in metri-c charge of $.30 per one an action braught for that Furpose thousand gallons of water used in the name of the Village; or the on the subject premisss. This Village Clerk-Art1mindstratar, upan volumetric charge shall be bas-d direction therceoa by the Council, upon the amount af water us,ed may certify to the County Auditor on the subject premises during the ameunts due, together with the the last three month quarterly legal description af the premisea period ineluding the month o1 served, and the County Auditor ahall January, if that information ia t`.ereupon include such amount in available. If that information is the tax levy an sa.id premises, and not available for the subject collect the same with the taxes due px•operty th= billing shall be for the next ensuing year. based ugon the water actually (D) The charges due as provided herein used by the subject pre7nises shall be effective and oomm.ence ~ durinP the 9uarter for which upon the firat day of January, 1469, the charge is established. If a to be billed April 1, 13E9. full quarter af water usage is Section 3. Effective Date. no` available for the subject This Ordinance shall be effective h+om propcrty, the charge for the And after ite passage and publication, ]ast available manth shall be but swbject to the effective dates herein- extenrled to establis.h a basic bafoxe sPecified. , charge. Adopted by the Council of Arden Hilla (4) It ie a7ticipated that this ordin- this lOba day of Mareh, 1969. ance will be revised in 1970 to R. W. Bjarndahl, Mayor base charges other than thoae Attzst: Lorraine E. Stromqaist, contained in Paragraphs (1) and Clerk-Adminiatratur (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 eharges established in the revised ordinance based entirely on water usage, then the Counci] may, in its aound discretion, retroactively adjust the rates for the Period oovered by this ardinance and charge oz creciit the subject accounts ac- cordingly.