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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#185 Amending #103 Municipal Water System STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE NO. 185 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. NO. 103, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM, 6Y CHANGING THE PROVISIONS THEREIN RELATING TO WATER METERS, SUB- STITUTING "CITY" FOR "VILLAGE" THROUGHOUT, AND INCREASING PENALTIES PROVIDED THEREIN The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Amendment of Section 4.1(a) of Ord. No. 103, as Amended. SecTion 4.1(a) of Ord. No. 103, as previously amended by Ord. No. 111, Ord. No. 119, and Ord. No. 142, is hereby amended in iTS entirety To read as follows: (a) Each water cusTOmer of the CiTy shall make a security deposit for a water meter before installaTion of such meter, which deposit shall be in the amount of one hundred iwenty percent (120,percenT) of the acfual cost of such meter rounded To the nearest Five Dollars ($5.00) over such acTual cost. AT the time said security deposiT is made on a wat.er meter, an additional fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shal I be paid by the customer to the City to cover the expense of instal lation of the meter, , such charge to be made only upon instal lation of ineTers iwo (2) inches or smaller in size. The securiTy deposiT shall be kept tiy the Clerk- AdministraTOr as a crediT against the property upon which the meter has been installed, without reference to the ownership of the properTy. The deposit shall be refunded To the properTy owner only on request in the eveni municipal waTer service to the property is disconTinued antl the service pipe is disconnected at the stop box and the meter is removed; provided, however, thaf charges againstihe property under the provisions of this Ordinance may first be deducTed from such deposit. The refund of the deposiT, less any deducTions, shall be made by the Clerk-AdminisTrator to the cusTomer within forty-five (45) deys after discom Tinuance of municipal waTer service to the property, disconnection of the service pipe at the sTOp box, and removal of the meter. AT the time such security deposit is made, the Clerk- AdminisTrator shall provide the customer with a written receipt iherefor whith shall also specify that any charges due and unpaid againstihe property pursuant To the provisions of This Ordinance at the Time of discontinuance of municipal water service ihereTO, as aforesaid, may be deducTed from the deposiT prior to its return to the customer. A meteron a service line larger than iwo (2) inches is to be furnished and insTalled at the expense of the property owner, and accordingly no securiTy deposit shall be required iherefor. Section 2. Amendment of Section 4.1(d) of Ord. No. 103, as Amended. SecTion 4.1(d) of Ord. No. 103, as amendetl, is hereby amended in its entirety To read as fol Iows: (d) AIl the meTers, except those on a service line larger Than Two (2) inches which have been furnished and insTalled aT the expense of the property owner and for which no security deposit has been made pursuanT to the IasT senTence of SecTion 4.1(a) hereinabove, shall be the property of the CiTy. A renTal fee equal to six percent (6 percent) per annum of the amounT of the security deposit on each such water mefer which is the property of the City shal I be charged To the customer for the use of the CiTy's wafer meTer. With respecT To each such water meTer, for which a security deposit has been made, instal led antl in place on or before AugusT 1, 1974, ihis rental fee shall be charged to the customer using the same from Augusf 1, 1974. For each such waTer meter, for which a security deposit has been made, insTalled after August 1, 1974, This renTal fee shall be charged to the customer using the same from the daTe on which the securiTy deposit was made. This renTal fee may be set off or credited against any inTeresT due each customer on the security deposiT he has made. Section 3. AmendmenT of Ord. No. 103, as Amended, by SubstiTUting "City" for "Village" Wherever the Same Appears. Wherever the word "Village" appears in Ord. No. 103, as amended, said word shall be deleted and the word "City" shall be substituted iherefor. . Section 4. Amendment of Section 5.7 of Ord. No. 703, as Amended. Section 5.1 of Ord. No. 103, as amended, is hereby amendetl in its entireTy to read as fol lows: 5.1. Any person(s) or entity guilty of violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction ihereof shall be punishetl by a fine not to exceed Three Hundred and no- 100 Dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the counTy jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both. Each antl every day or poriion Thereof during which any such violation of the provisions of this Or- dinance is committed, continued or permitted shall be deemed a separaTe offense. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall Take effect and be in force from and afTer its passage and publiwtion with the excepTion of Section 2 hereof ~J relating to the charge of a renTal fee on all waTer meters owned by the City, which Section shall be effective as of Augusi 1, 1974. Passed by the Council of ihe City of Arden Hills fhis 24Th day of February, 1975. Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. Mayor AttesT: CharlotTe McNiesh Clerk-Administrator (BulleTin: March 6, 1975) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY CITY OF ARDEN HILLS ORDINANCE NO. 185 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. NO. 103, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM, BY CHANGING THE PROVISIONS THEREIN REIATING TO WATER METERS, SUB- STITUTING "CITV" FOR "VILLAGE" THROUGHOUT, AND INCREASING PENALTIES PROVIDED THEREIN The City Council of Arden Hills ordains: Section 1. Amendment of Section 4.1(a) of Ord. No. IOJ, as Amended. Section 4.1(a) of Ord. No. 103, as ~ previously amended by Ord. No. 111, Ord. No. 119, and Ord. No. 142, is hereby amended in its entirety To read as f0llows: (a) Each waTer customer of the City shall make a security deposiT for a water meter before installation of such meTer, which deposiT shall be in ihe amount of one hundred iwenty percent (120, percent) of the acTual cost of such meter rounded to the nearest Five Dollars ($5.00) over such actual cost. At the time said security deposit is made on a water meTer, an additional fee of FifTeen Dollars ($15.00) shall be paid by the customer To the City to cover the expense of insTallationof the meter, such charge To be made only upon installation of ineTers Two (2) inches or smaller in size. The securiTy deposiT shall be kept tiy the Clerk- Atlministrator as a credit against the property upon which the meter has been instal led, without reference To the ownership of the property. The deposit shall be refunded to the property owner only on request in the evenT municipal water service to the properTy is discontinued and the service pipe is disconnected at the sTop box and the meter is removed; provided, however, ihaT charges a9ainst the property under the provisions of This Ordinance may first be deducted from such deposiT. The refund of the deposiT, less any deductions, shall be made by the Clerk-Adminisirator to the wstomer within forty-five (45) days after discon- Tinuance of municipal waTer service to the properTy, disconnection of the service pipe at the siop box, and removal of the meter. AT the time such securiTy deposit is made, the Clerk- Adminisirator shall provide the customer with a wriTTen receipT Therefor which shall also specify ihat any charges due and unpaid against the properTy pursuant to the provisions of fhis Ordinance ai the time of disconTinuance of municipal water service Thereto, as aforesaid, may be deducTed from the deposiT prior to its return To the customer. A meter on a service line larger ihan iwo (2) inches is to be furnished and installed at the expense of the property owner, and accordingly no security deposit shall be required iherefor. Sectian 2. Amendment of Section 4.7(d) of Ord. Na. 103, as Amended. Section 4.1(d) of Ord. No. 103, as amended, is hereby amended in its entirety to read as f0llows: (d) AIl the meters, excepT those on a service line larger ihan iwo (2) inches which have been furnished and installed at the expense of the property owner and for which no security deposiT has been made pursuanT to the last sentence of Section 4.1(a) hereinabove, shal I be the property of the City. A rental fee equal To six percent (6 percent) per annum of the amount of the security deposit on each such water meter which is the properTy of the City shal I be charged to the customer for the use of the City's water meter. With respect to each such water meter, for which a security deposit has been made, installed and in place on or before AugusT 1, 1974, ihis renTalfee shall be charged to the customer using the same from August 1, 1974. For each such water meter, for which a security deposit has been made, insTalled afTer August 1, 1974, This rental fee shall be charged to the customer using the same from the daTe on which the securiTy deposit was made. This rental fee may be sei off or credited against any interest due each customer on the security deposiT he has made. Section 3. Amendment of Ord. Na. 103, as Amended, by SubstiTUting "City" for "Village" Wherever the Same Appears. Wherever the word "Village" appears in Ord. No. 103, as amended, said word shall be deleted and the word "City" shall be substitufed therefor. SecTion 4. AmendmenT oT Section 5.1 of Ord. Na. 103, as Amended. Section 5.1 of Ord. No. 103, as amended, is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: 5.1. Any person(s) or entiTy guilty of violating any provision of ihis Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction ihereof shall be punished by a fine not To exceed Three Hundred and no. 100 Dollars ($300.00) or by imprisonment in the counTy ~ iail for a period not to exceed nineTy (90) days, or by boTh. Each and every day or portion Thereof during which any such violaTion of the provisions of ihis Or- dinance is commiTted, continued or permitted shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and afTer iTS passage and publication wiTh the exception of SecTion 2 hereof relating To the chargeof a rental fee on al I water meters owned by the City, which Section shall be effective as of August l, 1974. Passed by the Council of the City of Arden Hills this 24ih day of February, 1975. Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. Mayor ATtest: CharlotTe McNiesh Clerk-AdminisTrator (BulleTin: March 6, 1975)