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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 420 Fire Protection ChargesORDIU NCE NO. 420 FIRE PROTECTION CHARGES BE IT OP.DAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 19APLEWOOD AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 1506 of the Maplewood Code is hereby adopted to read as follows: 1506.010. RECITAL. In order to improve, operate, and maintain that portion of the water supply systeo within Maplewood that is connected to the City of St. Paul, (hereinafter referred to as the St. Paul Water District), it is necessary to establish a fire protection charge for the avail— ability of water service. 1506.020. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARrES. There shall be levied a fire protection charge against all properties benefiting from fire protection created by the availability of water. Such charge shall be imposed only within the area served by the St. Paul Water District where water mains are located but shall be levied whether or not the property is connected thereto. The rates shall be as follows: (1) The quarterly residential rates shall be: Single—Family Dwelling $2.50 Townhouse 2.50 Duplex (per unit) 2.50 Apartment 2.00 Condominium 2.00 Mobile Home 2.00 Senior Citizen Unit 1.25 (2) Non—residential rates shall be $.09 per 1,000 gallons but no less than $2.50 per quarter. (3) The senior citizen rate shall be billed only to those that meet the conditions specified for sewer service charges. (4) The rate for properties used jointly for residential and commercial purposes that are not metered separately shall be billed at non— residential rates. (5) Users in excess of 25,000,000 gals/month shall be charged based on the following formulas Projected Future Peak Day Usage of Customer X Annual Cash Needs Projected Future Peak Day Usage of City of $115,000 1506.030. USAGE CALCULATIONS FOR YON—RESIDENTIAL USERS (1) USAGE CALCULATIONS FOR USERS UP TO 25,000,000 CAL/MO. Annually during the month of January, the Director of Public Works shall determine, for each property billed at non—residential rates, the water usage during the preceding year. This amount shall be used to calculate the bill for the current year. For properties not connected to water, the Director of Public Works shall estimate water usage based upon comparisons with similar businesses, by the use of special metering devices, or by any other reasonable effort. (2) USAGE CALCULATIONS FOR USERS III EXCESS OF 25,000,000 GAL/M. Annually during the month of January, the Director of Public Works shall review the City's projection. If the projections of the City or the customer are found to have changed, then either party shall have the right to present the changed projection to the other party and provide a reasonable explanation for such change. In such event, the changed projection shall be utilized in the above—mentioned formula to calculate the bill for the current year. 1506.040. BILLING PROCEDURES. The fire protection charges shall be billed with sewer service charges. Payment due dates, penalties, certification of delinquent accounts, and commencement of charges shall be the same as that specified for sewer service charges. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force beginning July 1, 1977. Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, this 26th day of May, 1977. i Mayor Attests Ayes — 4 Cit) Clark Nays — 1 ORDINANCE NO. 420 FIRE PROTECTION CHARGES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY aFMAPLEwOODASFoofth AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Section 1. That Section 150606of Me Maplewood Code is hereby adopted to read as follows: 1506.010. RECITAL. In order to improve, operate, and maintain thatpQrtion of the water supply system within Map is connected to the City of St. Paul, (her r erred to as the St. Paul Water District), ` tfafe It f ftrinesom it is necessary to establish a fire protection charge to; C 1 tl!l;,ae��gqtt(a,jllty of water service. J? iSOd020. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARGES. There County of PAMSE s JZee I;vied a fire protection charge against all rflA benefiting from fire protection created by the fT availability of water. Such charge shall be imposed only 1e a Theodore L] lUe • • .,being duly sworn, on oath says within the area served by the St. Paul Water District ..................... I.....•'••""""""'•"•"•"•"""4 ""'""' where water mains are located but shall be levied he is and during all the times herein stated has been the ......Assistant Publisher whether or riot the .................................................... property is connected thereto. The rates 6halkybB as follows. (1) The,?a,varterly residential rates shall be: •' • • • • • • • • • • •' ' ' . •' • . • • • • . • .. • • . • • • . • • • • • • • .. •. • . • . publisher and printer of the newspaper known as Maplewood Review, Single-FamifyDwelling 3250 and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the Townhouse 2 English language in newspaper format and In column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at Townhouse least 900 square Inches. (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week. Duple (peeent_r unit) 250 (3) Said newspaper has 50 percent of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the com- 2.00 munity which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made Condominium 2.00 up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper Is circulated in and near Mobile Home 2,OO the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying Senior Citizen Unit 1,25 subscribers, has an average of at least 75 percent of Its total circulation currently paid or no more than (2) Non residential rates shall beS.09per 1,000 gallons three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local Dost -office. (5) Said newspaper but no less than $2.50 per quarter. purports to serve the Village of Maplewood in the County of Ramsey and it has its known office (3) The senior citizen rate shall be billed only to those of issue In the Village of North St. Paul in said county, established and open during Its regular that meet the conditions specified for sewer service business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and main - charges. tained by the publisher of said newspaper or persons in his employ and subject to his direction and (4) The rate for properties used jointly for residential control during all such regular business hours at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said news - and commercial paper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has purposes that are not metered complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publi- separately shall be billed at non-residential rates, cation mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior (5) Users in excess of 25,000,000 gals -month shall be to January 1, 1966, and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit In the form prescribed by the Secretary charged based on the following formula: of State and signed by the publisher and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper Is Projected Future Peak Day Usage of Customer a legal newspaper. /1.. divided by Projected Future Peak Day Usage of City, He further states on oath ihattheprinted Ll-dCe �0e II�'' Mat quantity multiplied by Annual Cash needs Of .........................No ..!�F2�...... _ .............. _ ....... 5115,000. 1506.030. USAGE CALCULATIONS FOR NON- ....... ............... •••••........ ••.••.•... •.heretoattached asapart hereof was cut from the columns RESIDENTIAL USERS of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein In the English language, once each week, for (1) USAGE CALCULATIONS FOR USERS UP TO one 25,000,000 . the 25,000,000 GALMO. . ....... . .. 29th.. Annually during the month of January, the Director of June�7�7 Public Works shall determine, for each property billed day of ............................................................ .. of 19. (. land was thereafter printed and pub - at non-residential rates, the water usage during the preceding year. This amount shall be used to calculate Iished on every Wednesday to and including Wednesday the.. , ..... ......... day of .................................... the bill for the current year. For properties not con. nected to water, the Director of Public Works shall .............................. 19.... and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet estimate water usage based upon comparisons with from A to i, both inclusive, and Is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in similar businesses, by the use of special metering the composition and publication of said notice, tow devices, or by any other reasonable effort. (2) USAGE CALCULATIONS FOR USERS IN EX- abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz � CESS OF 25,000,000 GAL MO. �Lv.iinRrtl•1ilr�snn�n�,wef,Knnyt� Annually during the month of January, Me Director of �����' l.C._- Public Works shall review the City's projection. If the ........ .............................. Projections of the City or the customer are found to have O} T r7 changed, then either party shall have the right to Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27 th day of ...�1.!�..... ...e ............197 f Present the changed projection to the other party and provide a reasonable explanation for such change. InOr such event, the changed projection shall be utilized in ..t�.►, v.... .. .............. the above-mentioned formula to calculate the bill for thecurrent year.Notary public . .............A�g. S...�County, Minnesota t306040. BILLING PROCEDURES. The fire .: Protection charges shall be billed with sewer service My Commission s,n41.A4wary..Pu131ie, Ramsey. .CouA � • jy�lpn. • • • • • . 19.... charges. Payment due dates, penalties, certif!cation My Commission Expires Sept 5, 1978 delinquent accounts, and commencement of chargeses shall be the same as that specified for sewer service charges. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be In force beginning July 1, 1977. Passed by the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, this 26th day of May, 1977 -s- Burton A. Murdock Attest: Mayor -s- Lucille E. Aurelius City Clerk Ayes — 4 Nays — 1 (Review: June 29, 1977)