HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-07-11-Ordinance 2523_Water RatesORDINANCE NO.2523
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 203,SECTION 203.2,WAUKEE
MUNICIPAL CODE,WATER RATES,TO PROVIDE THAT WATER RATES FOR USERS
OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS SHALL BE THE SAME AS THOSE WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,BY DELETING THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH
THEREOF,AND BY ADDING TO THE PREVIOUSLY FOURTH SUBPARAGRAPH OF
SECTION 203.2,THE WORDS,"WATER FURNISHED TO USERS OUTSIDE THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE SHALL BE FURNISHED AT THE SAME RATE THAT
IS CHARGED FOR WATER FURNISHED FOR USERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF WAUKEE."
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Chapter 203,Section 203.2,Waukee Municipal Code,Water Rates,is amended
by deleting the third subparagraph thereof,and by adding to the previously fourth subparagraph
thereof the words,"Water furnished to users outside the city limits of the City of Waukee shall be
furnished at the same rate that is charged for water furnished for users within the city limits of the
City of Waukee,"so that Section 203.2 shall read as follows:
§203.2.Water Rates.Water shall be furnished at the following monthly
rates per meter within the city limits:
A minimum monthly bill of $7 ,95 shall be charged for zero through 1,000 gallons of
water usage per month.
Water usage in excess of the minimum (1,000 gallons)will be charged at a rate of
$5.40 per 1,000 gallons per month.
Water will not be furnished outside the limits of Waukee without consent of Des
Moines Water Works.Water furnished to users outside the city limits of the City of
Waukee shall be furnished at the same rate that is charged for water fumished for
users within the city limits of the City of Waukee.
Minimum posting fees for non-paid utilities and minimum fees for installation of
water meters on new construction shall be set by resolution of the council
Section 2.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3.Severability Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance shall be
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance
as a whole or any section,provision,or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
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Passed by the City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa,this 11th day of July 2005,and approved
this 11th day ofJuly 2005.
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