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Home My WebLink About1983-08-16; City Council; Resolution 73281 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 7328 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD REVISING WATER RATES AND CHARGES WHEREAS, Section 14.04.030 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code empowers the City Council to, from time to time, by resolution, adopt rules and regulati for the operation and maintenance of the Water Department of the City, and furnishing water to users, and empowers the Council to, by resolution, modi rates, charges and penalties respecting water service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the hereinafter stated regulations respecting water rates, charges, billing and related regulations shall becc effective immediately upon passage of this resolution, I. Generally. The schedules of rates, compensations, charges and minimum charges as set out in this resolution are fixed and established as rates, compensations, charges and minimum charges to be charged and collect by the City for domestic water and water service, except as otherwise specifically provided. 11. Water Charges. (a) There shall be a separate monthly water standby charge for each consumer; provided that there shall be only one monthly standby charge for each equivalent dwelling unit, each agricultural and industrial consumer, and each institutional consumer as follows: For a 5/8" meter For a 3/4" meter For a 1 " meter For a 13 It meter For a 2 " meter For a 3 meter For a 4 'I meter For a 6 'I meter For a 8 I' meter xxx xxx $ 4.40 $ 4.40 $ 5.45 $ 5.90 $ 6.40 $ 12.30 $ 15.40 $ 15.40 $ 23.70 S r e c. -.- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1E 1s 2C 21 22 22 24 2E 26 27 2E (1) When one meter serves multiple dwelling units or multiple equivalent dwelling units, the first unit shall pay the unit rate based on the above schedule and all other units shall pay $2.53 for each additional multiple residential unit, (2) In the event no water is used through the meter or the property becomes vacant, the monthly stand-by charge will be charged to and paid by the owner thereof. (b) The rates to be charged for water supplied in any one month through meters are as follows: All consumers 61.5@/100 cu. ft. (c) All agricultural consumers who meet the Metropolitan Water District Southern California requirements for agricultural consumers receive a pro-rata share of the agricultural rebate the City receives monthly from the Costa Real Municipal Water District. (d) There shall be a monthly charge of five dollars per month for all water connections supplying non-metered water for fire sprinkler purposes, fire service systems from the water main to the shut off valve shall be apid for by the consumer and shall be chargec on the regular water billing. shall be equipped with a meter by-pass which shall be paid for and installed at the consumer's expense, In the event water is served through the fire service system, the City Water Department and the Fire Department shall estimate the amount of water used and the regular charge therefore shall be put on customer's bill and shall be apid by consumer. All maintenance or repairs to All fire service systems (e) A monthly fee of one dollar shall be paid for each five rooms in any hotel, rooming house or motel, in which no cooking is allowed. (f) A monthly fee shall be charged for each individual living unit contained in any motor court, motel, hotel, or rooming house or other transient type habitat which allows cooking in rooms in the amount of 70G in addition to other charges established. 111. Payment of Bills. All water bills are due and payable at the Cit {all of the City of Carlsbad upon presentation and are delinquent if not pa iy the 15th of the month following the monthly billing. IV. Meter Reading - Water District. For convenience in the reading o neters and preparation of water bills, the department is expressly authoriz -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LO 11 12 13 14 15 3.6 17 1€ 18 2c 21 22 2: 24 2f 26 2' 2t to divide the City into districts. These districts may, from time to time revised or changed as necessary or desirable, in order to equalize the wor of reading meters and billing. The meters in each district so established hall be read and water bills based on such meter readings, shall be prepa nd mailed to the consumers in each district on approximately the same day ach and every month, except when Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays ntervene. V. therwise, all bills will be mailed to the premises where water service is urnished. VI. Bills - Mailing. Unless the applicant for water service directs Change of Ownership or Occupancy - Notification. It shall be th uty of every person signing an application for water delivery and of ever wner of property to which water is delivered to notify the Water Departme ny change in the ownership or occupancy of the premises to which the wate s to be furnished at least two days prior to such change. Every applican hall be liable for the water furnished and metered in accordance with the pplication until the Water Department receives written notice to cancel ame and shut off the water, when the applicant's liability shall cease ex s to water previous to such notice. Every owner of property is liable fo ater furnished to any premises he has rented in the event the tenant does ay the water bill. Water service shall not be given any consumer upon ch f address until all delinquent charges owed by the consumer at a former p f residence or business shall be paid. VII. New Accounts - Turning on Water Charge. Regulation of water serv urning on and off of water supply. A three dollar and thirty cents charge ill be made by the department for turning on the water supply when request iy the consumer incident to the opening of a new account. le 1 f of ?t 3t :e :e :e; 1 VIII. Nonpayment - Service Discontinuance. In the event that any consu+er I '. -3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 39 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 shall be delinquent in the payment of his water bill, and such delinquency shall continue for a period of ten days after the final date for payment o I to discontinue water service to the premises of such delinquent consumer, a such bill, the department shall have the right forthwith and without notice delinquent bills, charges and penalties, and makes such cash deposit as may required by the Water Department. water shall not again be supplied to him or to the premises until all delin water bills, plus the penalties thereon, and reconnection charges, have bee be paid. IX. Restoring Service After Discontinuance. Procedures for restoring If water service is cut off or discontin service after delinquency period. X. The Rates and Charges established by this resolution shall on their effective day supersede the rates established by Resolution No. 6065. for failure to pay delinquent bills, such service may again be established inly in the event the consumer or the applicant for service at such place pays a 1 i- When an owner or consumer has been delinquent in his water bills 1 in succession or three times in any one calendar year, he shall be required 1 to deposit a sum equal to an average two months' water bill upon such premi es 4 and pays, in addition thereto, the sum of eight dollars and twenty-five cen for turning on the water supply. Thereupon and not otherwise will water se again be made or established to the premises where the water bill has been delinquent. xxx I xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx -4- 1 2 3 4 ABSENT: None PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of 16th day of Carlsbad at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the Auqust , 1983, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Casler, Lmis, Kulchin, Chick and Prescot ?fL-gfh?dL/ MARY H. SLER, Mayor 13 14 9 ATTEST: 11 (SEAL) 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -5-