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O-1664-12-98ORDINANCE NO. 1664-12-98 ' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE I, SECTION 146 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDED FEE SCHEDULE FOR SANITARY SEWER CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABI,ITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, a Water and Sewer Rate Study bas been performed for the city, resulting in a need to change sanitary sewer changes to reflect the actual cost of the service; and, WHEREAS, to provide an effective date of January 1, 1999. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1: Chapter 14, Article I, 146 the Code of Ordinances of the City of Allen, Texas, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 146. Sanitary sewer charges. ' There shall be charged and collected each month by the city for sanitary sewer service the amounts of money hereinafter set out based on the following rates: (1) The minimum monthly sewer charge for any user shall be ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) which shall charged any user whose water consumption for the month does not exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) gallons. (2) For larger consumption, the monthly sewer rate shall be as follows: The next eight thousand five hundred (8,500) gallons of water, sixty cents ($0.60) per thousand gallons for all separately metered single-family dwelling units and other dwelling units separately metered for water. The maximum charge for single-family residential sewer service shall be fifteen dollars and sixty cents ($15.60) per month. (3) All over ten thousand (10,000) gallons of water, sixty cents ($0.60) per thousand gallons for other than residential use, including mobile home parks, apartment complexes, commercial and industrial customers. (4) All mobile home parks, apartment complexes, commercial and industrial sewer customers shall be billed monthly on their total volume of water consumption, water used in a direct manufacturing process or for irrigation purposes can only be exempted from sewer charges upon request of and approval by the city in writing. SECTION 2: All ordinances of the City of Allen in conflict with the provision of this ordinance shall be, ' and same are hereby, repealed; provided, however, that all other provisions of said ordinances not in conflict herewith shall remain in full force and effect. .--1 I SECTION 3: It is the intention of the City Council that this Ordinance, and every provision thereof, shall be considered severable, and the invalidity or unconstitutionality of any section, clause, provision or portion of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other portion of the Ordinance. SECTION 4: The Ordinance, and all razes established herein, shall become effective on January 1, 1999. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 199S. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Peter G. Smith, ACTING CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED: /4 ^r—q? Stephen Terrell, MAYOR ATTEST: ,a-.2L5ia bt— d Mo n, CMC, CITY SECRETARY Ordinance No. 1664-12-98 Page 2