Ordinance No. 80-06-73ORDINANCE NO. 80-06-73
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 UTILITIES,
ARTICLE II, SECTION 22-27 CHARGES FOR WATER
SERVICE, TO INCREASE THE WATER BASE AND
VOLUME CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL, IRRIGATION
AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS: AMENDING
ARTICLE III WASTEWATER SYSTEM, DIVISION SEVEN,
SEWER USER RATES AND CHARGES, SECTION 22-166
MONTHLY WASTEWATER BASE FACILITY CHARGES
TO INCREASE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BASE
CHARGE RATES; AND AMENDING SECTION 22-1b7
SCHEDULE OF WASTEWATER VOLUME CHARGES TO
INCREASE THE RATES FOR WASTEWATER VOLUME
CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
CUSTOMERS
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is necessary increase the water and
sewer rates for the purpose of generating sufficient revenues to fund current operating
costs, and;
WHEREAS, the proposed water and sewer budget for fiscal year ended
September 30, 2007 includes a three percent increase in the utility rates, and
WHEREAS, the city has had declining sales of water due to conservation causing
a reduction in revenues needed to meet upcoming operating needs and the debt service
coverage ratios required by the City's bond ordinance, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
that;
SECTION I. Chapter 22 Utilities, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Atlantic
Beach, Florida is hereby amended to read as follows:
Article II, Waterworks System:
Sec. 22-27. Charges for water service.
The reasonable rates, rentals, fees and other charges for the use of the services and
facilities of the city waterworks system are hereby found and determined to be and are
hereby fixed and established as follows:
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(1) Monthly water base facility charges for customers inside the city: A monthly
water base facility charge will be levied upon each connection in accordance with the
following:
Resldsntial
Single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes -35:84 .74 per account
Multifamily residential 34:~ 5.06 per unit
Master-metered mobil homes -$40~ 5.06 per site
Travel trailers $4~ 5•~ per site
HoteUmotel $4:8t 5.06 per room
HoteUmotel with kik:hen $4:8t `.O6 per r°om
Commercial
Master~netered commercial $6:54 .74 per unit
Restaurants, laundries, and car wash connectior~ Based on meter size phase in table below
All atlrer corrrr~ercial customers Based on ureter s¢e phase in table bebw
Irrigation
All Residential $6:64 .74 per account
All Comn~eraal Based on meter s¢e phase in table below
Water base facility charges for the commercial classifications are based upon the meter
size and they will become effective as follows:
Meter Size
(kr Inches) Ei3es~e
AsfebeF1; Z90S Effective
October 1, 2006 Effective
October 1, 2007
518 or'/4 36:b4 36:54-.6.7_4 3~4-
1 3~ 37~. 8.00 3~ 8.43
1 '/: 3:44 St388- 14.31 3 316.85
2 36:36 3 1.90 52~~6. 26.94
3 328.44 34A:i~ 42.11 $52:3 $5 .89
4 344-1b 36~ 364.84 3~6- .21
6 38'6:03 3"~ 128.00 31- 168.42
8 3~4:A8 397:88- 3203.79 $~62- 269.47
(2) Schedule of water volume charges for customers inside the city:
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a. Single units. There are hereby-established inclining block volume charges for
single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes, per account
as follows:
Block BPP~ Limn
(Gallons per Month) Rate Per Thousandf
Galkms
1 3,000 39~
2 8,000 ~ 1.84
3 13,000 528 218
4 18,000 33~1g .24
5 Over 18,000 $4~4
b. Multiple units and commercial accounts. There are hereby-established an
inclining block volume charge for all multiunit residential and multiunit commercial
accounts as follows:
Upper Lhnn Rate per Thousand
Block Gallons per Month Galkuu
(per unn)
1 2,000 $:8~ 0.23
2 Over 2,000 3}:T9 1.84
c. Single unit irrigation. There are hereby-established an inclining block irrigation
volume charge for all single-family residential and single-family individual-metered
mobile homes, per account as follows:
Brock upper Limn
(Gallons per Month) Rate per Thousand
Gatkms
1 13,000 ~
2 18,000 )~ .24
3 Over 18,000 S4:T4 4.88
d. Multiple unit and commercial irrigation. There are hereby established an
inclining block volume charge for all multiunit residential irrigation accounts and all
commercial irrigation accounts as follows:
UPP~ Lann Rate per Thousand
Bock (Gaikn-s per Month) Galkms
1 3,000 )~ .23
2 Over 3,000 S~9
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(3) Customers outside the city. The rates applicable to customers outside of the city
shall be one and one-quarter (1.25) times the rates above for both monthly water base
facility charges and water volume charges.
ARTICLE III WASTEWATER SYSTEM
Division Seven, Sewer user rates and charges,
Sec. 22-166. Monthly wastewater base facility charges.
Wastewater base facility charges will be levied monthly as follows:
(a) Monthly wastewater base facility charge for customers inside the city. A
monthly base charge will be levied upon each connection in accordance with the
following:
An equivalent residential unit (ERU) is defined as a wastewater connection that delivers
three hundred (300) gallons per day (gpd) of typically domestic wastewater flow to the
waste stream, or equivalent to a residence serviced by athree-fourths-inch water meter.
Resider-~1
Single-family residential and single family
nridual-mei~ered irabile homes, per account
~~ 14.10 per account
Multifamily residential, per unit ~7 10.58 per unit
Master-metered mobile homes X18:27 10.58 per site
Travel trailers $~ ~ per site
HoteUmotel 7.08 perroom
HoteUmotel witi~ kitchen ~ .47 per room
Commercial
Master-metered oormr~ercial X3:68 14.10 per unit
Restaurants, laundries, and car wash connections X68 14.10 x ERU factor
All otl~er oornmercial customers S~9 14.10 x ERU factor
The ERU factor for the commercial classification is based upon meter size as follows:
Meter Sae pn inches) ERU factor
5/8 X'/. 1.00
1 1.28
1 '/: 2.08
2 2.88
3 5.60
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4 10.00
6 20.00
8 30.00
(b) Customers outside the city. The rates applicable to customers outside of the city
shall be one and one-quarter (1.25) times the rates above.
Sec. 22-167. Schedule of wastewater volume charges.
(a) Customers inside the city. There are hereby established block volume chazges for
customers inside the city as follows:
(1) Single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes, per
account as follows:
Bock Upper Lknif
(Ga1kH-s per Month) Rate per Thousand
Galkms
1 3,000 $0:46 .47
2 13,000 33:9A .91
3 Over 13,000 30.00
(2) Multiunitresidential and all commercial units as follows:
Upper Limit Rate per Thousand
Block (Galkms per Month, per Ga/kms
Unit)
1 3,000 30:46 .47
2 Over 3,000 3~ 3. 1
(b) Customers outside the city. The rates applicable to customers outside of the city
shall be one and one-quarter (1.25) times the rates above.
SECTION 2. Severability
If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, then said holding shall in
no way affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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SECTION 3. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final passage and adoption.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 1 l~' day of September, 2006.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 25~` day of September, 2006.
Donald M. Wolfson
Mayor /Presiding Officer
Approved as to form and correctness:
lan C. J Esquire
City A ey
ATTEST:
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Donna Bussey
City Clerk
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