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SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
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ORDINANCE 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 22-167
~" SCHEDULE OF WASTEWATER VOLUME CHARGES TO
INCREASE THE RATES FOR WASTEWATER VOLUME
CHARGES FOR RESIDENTI_AL 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 ENAr.TED 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:
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Residential
Single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes $6.54 6.74 per account
Multifamily residential $4-94 5.06 per unit
Master-metered mobile homes -$4-94 5.06 per site
Travel trailers $4:94 5.06 per site
Hotellmotel $4-94 5.06 per room
Hotellmotel with kitchen $4-94 5.06 per room
Commercial
Master-metered commercial $6:54 6.74 per unit
Restaurants, laundries, and car wash connections Based on meter size phase in table below
All other commercial customers Based on meter size phase in table below
Irrigation
All Residential $6:54 6.74 per account
All Commercial Based on meter size 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
(in inches) €ffestive
Asteber-~-2A45 Effective
October 1, 2006 Effective
October 1, 2007
518 or'/, $6-54 $654- 6.74 $6-54- $6.74
1 $7-35 $~~ 8.00 $8:48- 8.43
1 '/: $a-1:44 $43-59- 14.31 $46-3C} 16.85
2 $16:36 Q'~;-'~~ 21.90 $2&~6- 26.94
3 $2&44 $48:86- 42.11 $5~ 3~ 53.89
4 $445 $62-95- 64.84 $~6- 84.21
6 $85;93 x„~,z4~; 128.00 $~6~1- 168.42
8 $434-89 $4~-r15- 203.79 $26~6~ 269.47
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(2) Schedule of water volume charges for customers inside the city:
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a. Si~zgle 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 Upper Limit
(Gallons per Month) Rate per Thousand
Gallons
1 3,000 $9:2~ 0.23
2 8,000 $~9 1.84
3 13,000 $2~-9 2.16
4 18,000 $~ 3.24
5 Over 18,000 $4.~4 4.88
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:
Block Upper Limit
Gallons per Month Rate per Thousand
(per unit) Gallons
1 2,000 $,A~ 0.23
2 Over 2,000 $~8 1.84
c. Single unit irrigation. There are hereby-established an inclining block imgation
volume charge for all single-family residential and single-family individual-metered
mobile homes, per account as follows:
Block Upper Limit w
(Gallons per Month) Rate per Thousand
Gallons
1 13,000 $x-49 2.16
2 18,000 $x-45 3.24
3 Over 18,000 $4:~4 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:
Block Upper Limit
(Gallons per Month) Rate per Thousand
Gallons
1 .3,000 $,92-2 0.23
2 Over 3,000 $4-~9 1.84
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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 tl:e 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.
Residential
Single-family residential and single-family
ndividual-metered mobile homes, per account
~'~ 14.10 per account
Multifamily residential, per unit $~A-2~ 10.58 per unit
Master-metered mobile homes ~ $48:2 10.58 per site
Travel trailers $8-2~ 8.47 per site
Hotel/motel $~ 7.06 per room
HoteUmotel with kitchen $~ 8.47 per room
Commercial
Master-metered commercial $~9 14.10 per enit
Restaurants, laundries, and car wash connections $4~9 14.10 x ERU factor
All other commercial customers $a~69 14.10 x ERU factor
The ERU factor for the commercial classification is based upon meter size as follows:
Meter Size (in inches) ERU factor
518 x '/, 1.00
1 1.28
1 '/: 2.08
2 2.88
3 5.60
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(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 charges for
customers inside the city as follows:
(1) Single-family residential and single-family individual-metered mobile homes, per
account as follows:
Block Upper Limit
(Gallons per Month) Rate per Thousand
Gallons
1 3,000 $A;4~ 0.47
2 13,000 $3:ZI8 3.91
3 Over 13,000 $0.00
(2) Multiunit residential and all commercial units as follows:
Block Upper Limit
(Gallons per Month, per Rate per Thousand
Unit) Gallons
1 3,000 $A-46 0.47
2 Over 3,000 $~A 3.91
(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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AGENDA ITEM # 7B
SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
SECTION 3. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final passage and adoption.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 11`h day of September, 2006.
Passed by the City Commission on first reading this 25t" day of September, 2006.
Donald M. Wolfson
Mayor /Presiding Officer
Approved as to forth and correctness:
Alan C. Jensen, Esquire
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Donna Bussey
City Clerk
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