HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 406 Amending the Maplewood Code Relating to Sewer Service ChargesAMENDING THE WYLEWOOD CODE
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SLrWER SERVICE CHAPrES
THE COUNCIL OF THE CM OF HAPLh 00D DOES HERP.BY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 206.140 is hereby ae:euded to read as follows:
206.141. RATES. The following rates and charges are uerz':y establis:ied
for all sanitary sewer services furaishcd by and la t'ie City of
Maplewood;
(1) The quarterly residential rates shall be:
SingleFamily Dwelling
$16.50
Townhouse
$16.50
Duplex (per unit)
$16.50
Apartment
$13.20
Cordo:dui um
$13.20
Mobile dome
$13.20
Senior Citizen Unit
$ 5.25
(2) Non-residential rates shall be as follows:
Class A - Over 120 MGY - $.41-1 per 1,000 gallons
Class E - - 12^ PrT - $.32f ser 1,000 3allous
Ion -residential sewer service c::argcs shall be a minimum of $64.00
annually per sewer service connection:.
(3) The senior citizen rate shall be billed only to those that meet
all of the following conditions:
(a) Must be residential property occupied by no more than two
persons;
(b; rile of the occupants mus:: be the owner and billed directly
by the City of Maplewood;
(c) One of the occupants must be at least 65 years of age or
older;
(d) if occupied by two persons, the second occupant must be
atleast 62 years of a};e or older;
(e) Annually after November lot and before December 15th, one
of the occupants must file an affidavit with the City Clerk
statins that all of the conditions required in this ordivance
are applicable to his or bar residence. In, the case of rental
property, the senior citizen shall submit proof that he or
she is roapone:iLle for payment of the sever service cliarge.
Affidavits accepted and approved by the City Clerk at a time
other than that specified above, shall entitle the resident to
the senior Citisen rate for each frill quarter remaining iu the
year not including the quarter during which the affidavit is
filed.
(4) The rate for properties used jointly for eesidential and comrcer-
cial purposes that are not metered cuparately shall be billed at
non-residential rates.
(5) In respect to property which shall be connected with the City
sewer system for the dischar,,e and disposal of other residential,
commercial or industrial sewage waste, or any waste unusual in
in either character or amount, then in addition to all applicable
charges hereunder, the City Council reserves the right to impose
such supplemental sewage rate charge as said City Council shall
determine as reasonable and warranted on the basis of all relevant
factors.
206.142. FLOW CALCULATIONS. Annually during the month of January, the
Director of Public Works shall determine, for each property billed
at non-residential rates, the effluent discharged during the pre-
ceding year. One fourth of this amount shall be used to calculate
the quarterly bill for the current year.
For the purpose of determining the quantity of effluent discharged
from any property within the City of MAplewood, the Director of
Public Works shall determine the lowest quarter of water usage
during the preceding year, either through direct water meter read-
ings, or if not metered, by reasonable estimating methods (i.e.
special metering devices, comparison to similar types of land and
water used, etc.). The quantity of water used, as determined or
estimated above, shall be the quantity of effluent discharged sub-
ject to the rate structure. However, if determined by the Director
of Public Works that the lowest quarter's water usage during the
preceding year does not reflect a reasonable estimate of probable
effluent to be discharged during the current year, the Director of
Public Works shall use any other equitable and reasonable method
to estimate the probable effluent to be discharged in the follow-
ing current year (i.e., special metering devices of effluent dis-
charged, total yearly or estimated yearly usage, consumption minus
estimated water usage not discharged into the sewer system, com-
parison with similar uses, etc.). All new properties connecting
to sanitary sewer and applicable to the non-residential rate struct-
ure, as defined in this section, shall be assigned an estimated
quantity of discharge, by any of the methods above which reason-
ably reflect such probable discharge. Such estimated quantity shall
be subject to the rate structure, herein defined, until the end
of that year at which time the Director of Public Works shall in-
clude such property into his study of applicable properties under
this paragraph.
206.143. STATEM11TS. All properties shall be billed quarterly. Statements
shall be mailed to "occupant" at the address of the property except
for:
(a) Residents billed at the senior citizen rate;
(b) Properties for which someone other than the occupant
has requested to be billed.
Statements shall be due and payable to the City of Maplewood as
follows:
ii 11 Payment lDue hate i 1
Quarter Ending DiaCriWAl Distri�F-1' '.?i'SAHP8#3
3-31
1-31
2-28
3-31
6-30
4-30
5-31
6-30
9-30
7-31
8-31
9-30
12-31
10-31
11-30
12-31
206.144 DELINQUENT ACCOT*I:TS. There shall be added to all statements not
paid by the date indicated in Section 1.16.143 a delinquency charge
of one dollar or ten percent of the amount due, whichever is greater.
.Annually by October 10th, the City Clerk shall deliver to the
Council for adoption an assessment roll providing for collection
of all delinquent amounts billed through the second quarter. Upon
adoption by the Council, these accounts, including penalties and
Interest, shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection
with taxes during the ensuing year. Such action may be optional or
subsequent to taking legal action to collect delinquent accounts.
206.145. COV. ENCf24EXT OF SEWER SLRVICE CUAXES. Sewer service charges shall
coamnce on the date of application for an "Occupancy Permit" or
"Final Plumbing Inspection", whichever shall be first. Failure to
obtain either of these permits, as required in the City Code, shall
be subject to the penalties of the code relevant to such permits,
penalties of Chapter 206, and retroactive billing made from the date
occupancy occurred as determined by the building official.
206.146. NOP -USAGE. Adjustrnnits in billin- for any property for non -usage
of the sewer service facilities may be granted by the City Clerk if
proof is submitted by the applicant that water service had been
terminated for a period of rot less than 30 days.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force beginning January 1,
1977.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Maplewood, Minnesota, this
16th day of November, 1976.
Attests
Clerk
Mayor
Ayes - 5
Yays - 0
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English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at
least 900 square inches. (9) Said newspaper Is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week.
(z) Said newspaper has a percent of its news columns devoted to news ef local interest to the com
munity which If purports to serve and does not wholly du licete any other publication and is not made
up entirely Of patents, plate matter and advertisements. 4) Said newspaper Is circulated In and near
Me municipality which it purports to serve, has at least SDD copies regularly delivered to paying
subscribers, has an average M at least 75 Percent of its total circulation currently paid or . more than
three months in arrears and has entry as second -Class matter In Its local const -office. (5) Said neWspayer
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control during all such regular business hours at which aid newspaper is printed. (6) Said news
paper files a copy Of each issue Immediately with the State Historical Society. 111 Said newspaper has
complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publi-
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ORDINANCE NO. 4%
AMENDING THE MAPLEWOOD CODE
RELATING TO
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 216.140 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
206.141. RATES. The following rates and charges
are hereby established for all sanitary sewer services
furnished by and in the City of Maplewood:
11) The quarterly residential rates shall be:
Single Family Dwelling $16.50
Townhouse 116.50
Duplex (per unit) $16.50
Apartment 113.20
Condominium 113.20
Mobile Horne $13.20
Senior Citizen Unit 18.25
12) Non-residential rates shall be as follows:
Class A — Over 120 MGY — $.412 per 1,000
gallons
Class B — 0 — 120 MGY — $8.76 per 1,000
gal Ions
Non-residential sewer service charges shall be
a minimum of 564.00 annually per sewer service am.
nect ion.
(3) The senior citizen rate shall be billed only to
those that meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Must be residential property occupied by no
rnore than two persons;
(b) One of the occupants must be the owner and
billed directly by the City of Maplewood;
(c) One of the occupants must he at feast 65
Years of age or older;
(d) IS occupied by two persons, the second
occupant must be at least 62 years of age or older;
(e) Annually after Nov. 1st and before Dec.
15th, cure of the occupants must Mile an affidavit with
the City Clerk stating that all of me conditions required
in this ordinance are applicable to his or her residence,
In the case of rental property. the senior citizen shall
submit proof that he or she is responsible for payment of
the sewer service charge.
Affidavits accepted and approved by the City
Clerk at a time other than that specified above, shall
entitle the resident to the senior citizen rate for each full
quarter remaining in the year not including the quarter
during which We affidavit is filed.
'.4) The rate for properties used jointly for
resioential and commercial purposes that are rat
,riiietrtd separately shall be biked at non-residential
ra 10.."
53 in respect to property which shail be con-
nected with the City sewer system for the discharge and
disposal of other, residential, commercial or industrial
sewage waste, or any waste unusual in either character
or amount, then in addition to all applicable charges
hereunder, the City Council reserves the right to impose
sv<:h Supplemental sewage rate charge AS said City
Council shall determine as reasonable and warranted
on the basis of all relevant factors.
206.142. FLOW CALCULATIONS. Annually during
The month of January, the Director of Pubic Works
shall determine, for e9ch property billed at non.
residential rates, the effluent discharged during the
preceding year. One fourth of this amount shall be i sed
tocafculate the quarterly bill for the current year.
For the purpose of determining the quantity of
effluent discharged from any property within the City of
Maplewood, the Director of Public Works shall deter-
mine the lowest quarter of water usage during the
Preceding year, either through direct water meter
readings, or if not metered, by reasonable estimating
methods (i.e. special metering devices. comparison to
similar {ixs of iand and water uses, etc.!, the nuantity
of water tined, as determined or estimated above, „half
be thequant?y of elf luerri discharged Sc9bject 10 the rate
structure. However, if determined by the Director of
Public Works that the lowest quarter's water usage
during the preceding year does not reflect a reasonable
estimate of probable effluent to be discharged during
the current year, the Director of Public Works shall use
any other equitable and reasonable method to estimate
the probable effluent to be discharged in the following
current year ii.e., special metering devices of effluent
discharged, total yearly or estimated yearly usage,
consumption minus estimated water usage not
discharged into the sewer system, comparison with
similar uses: et(..). All new properties connecting to
sanitary sewer and applicable to the non-esidenfiai
rate structure, as defined in this section, shall be
assigned an estimated quantity of discharge, by any of
the methods above which reasonably reflect such
Probable discharge. Such estimated quantity shall be
subject to the rate structure, herein defined untif the
end of that year at which time the Director of Public
Works shall include such property into his study W
applicable properties under this paragraph.
206.143. STATEMENTS. All properties shaft be
billed quarterly. Statements shall be mailed to
cupant" at the address of the property except for:
(a) Residents billed at the senior citizen rate;
(b) Properties for which someone other than the
ocafpant has requested to be billed.
Statements shall be due and payable to the City of
Maplewood as follows:
Payment Due Date
Billing Billing sitting
Quarter District District District
Ending No.1 No.2 No.3
3-31 131 2-28 3.31
630 4.30 5-31 6.30
9-30 7-31 831 9-30
'.231 1031 1130 12-31
206.144 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS. There shall be
added to all statements not paid by the date indicated in
Section 206.143 a delinquency charge of one doilar or ten
percent of the amount due. whichever is greater.
Annuaily by Oct. 10th, the City Clerk shall deliver to
the Council for adoption an assessment roll providing
for collection of all delinquent amounts billed through
the second quarter. Upon adoption by the Council, these
accounts, including penalties and interest, shall be
certified to the County Auditor for collection with taxes
during the ensuing year. Such action may be optional or
subsequent to taking legal action to collect delinquent
accounts.
206.145. COMMENCEMENT OF SEWER SERVICE
CHARGES. Sewer service charges shall commence on
the date of application for an "Occupancy Permit" or
"Final Plumbing inspection", whichever shall be first.
Failure to obtain either of these permits, as required in
Me City Code, shall be subject to the penaities of the
code relevant to such permits, penalties of Chapter, 206,
and retroactive billing made from the date occupancy
occurred as determined by the building official.
206.146. NON -USAGE. Adjustments in billing for
any property for non -usage of the sewer service
facilities may be granted by the City Clerk if proof is
submitted by the applicant that water service had been
terminated for a period of not less than 30 days.
.
Sec4ion 7This ordinance shall take effect and be in
torte beginning Jan. 1, 1977.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood,
Minnesota this 18th day of November, 1976.
Robert Bruton
Mayor
Attest:
Lucille E. Aurelius
Clerk
Ayes — 5
Nays — 0
(Review! Dec. 8, 1976.)