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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18708ORDINANCE N~]. ~ 5748 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE SEWER SYSTEM; AMEND- ING SECTIONS 6.070, 7,010, 7.4.5, ?..020, 7.025, 7.0 3 0 , ? : 0 3 5 , 7.0 4 0 OF THE E~TGENE CODE , 19 ? 1; .ADDING A NE~7 SECTION 7.023 TQ THAT CODE; REPEAL- ING SECTION 7.045 OF THAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTzVE DATE. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection ~l~ of Section 6.0?0 of the Eugene Code, l9?l, is hereby amended to read and provide: 6.070 Sanitary Sewers and Sewage Dis psal Re ulations ~- Con- nections Required. ~l} All structures within l60 feet of a public sanitary sewer or of a public right-of--way containing a public sanitary sewer discharging domestic sewage, industrial waste ar trade waste shall be connected to the public sewer in a manner pres- cribed by this code and shall discharge all sewage into said system. Section 2. Section 7.010 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is hereby amended by amending the definitions off' Duplex dwelling unit, Multiple dwelling unit and Sewage system, and by inserting in alphabetical order therein the following definitions far Dwelling unit, sewer ser- vice, and sewer user: 7.010 Duplex. ~A building designed and used exclusively for occupancy by two families living independently of each other. Dwelling unit. As defined in section 9.254 of th ~. s code . N~ultiple dwe~.ling. A building designed for or occupied by three or more families living independently of each other. Sewerage system. The equipment, pipe line system and facilities as are needed far and are pertinent to the disposal of sewage and water, and sewage treatment plant or separate pipe limes for storm, surface and subsurface water. Ordinance - 1 !8908 sewer service., includes, but is not limited to, construction, reconstruction, extension, open-anon, management and debt retirement of a sewerage system. Sewer user. A facility which discharges directly or indirectly to the city sanitary sewerage system, or has a sanitary sewer available as provided in section ~ . 0 7 0 of ~ this code . Section 3. Sections 7.015 and ?.02Q of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby amended to res.d and provide: 7.015 intention to operate Sewerage System. ~'he council here-~ by declares its .intention by contract or otherwise, to acquire, own, construct, eq~.ip, operate and maintain within and without the city limits a water pollution control plant or plants, sewers, equipment and appurtenances necessary, useful or canven~- ient far complete storm and sanitary sewerage systems including the reconstruction of sewers as may necessarily or conveniently be deemed proper by the council. 7.020 Charges _ Established and Zeyied.. ~_i~ Where is hereby levied and imposed on all sewer users just and equitable monthly rates and charges for sewer service as provided in this chapter. ~_~} Residential sewer users monthly charges for city and regional sewer service shall be: City Regional Total single dwelling unit $1.95 $ 3., 05 $5 Cep Duplex dwelling unit $1.95 $ 3.05 $5.00 Multiple dwelling unit ~-each~... $1.55 $ 2.55 $4.20 ~ ~3~ All other sewer users monthly rates and charges for city and regional sever servic e shall b e: City Regional Total ~a~. A mini~.um charge of $l. G5 $ 2.55 $4.20 or ~b ~. A rate per tho~~ sand ~ailons of water. consumed 0, 325. 0., 5l 0.835 ~_~~. All sewer users that discharge wastewater with an average of ~. o. D. and su.spende.ds.~ lids exce eding 4QQ milligrams per litre shall pay the ~onthl~r ci ty and re ~iQnal rates and charges established in subsections ~w2~. ands ~F3} of this section or the surn. Qf the fvllown~, whichever is g reater: V [[8 ($0.. 05J_+S ($0. Q3~._] (=8.345x10^6~±$0.000835 Ordinance ~ 2 !8908 where V equals thevolume in gallons of wastewater.dis-- charged by the user into the sanitary sewerage system during the month; B equals the a~rerage B.O.D. in excess of 200 milli- grams per litre~of the discharged wastewater; and S equals the average suspended solids in excess of 200 m.lligrar~s per litre of the discharged wastewater. Section 4. There is hereby added to the Eugene Coder 1971, a new section to be numbered and provide: 7.023 Char es -~ Adjustments. ~.1} Upon forms. provided, any sewer user paying more than the minimum monthly sewer user charge may apply to the city manager or his designee to reduce the monthly charge based on: ~a~.. the. amount o~ water consumed and not dis- charged into the sanitary sewerage system, or ~b~ the recommendation of th.e regional sewerage system agency when the application of the for~.ula es- tablished in subsection 7.Q20~4} requires the user to pay a disproportionate share of the costs of regional sewer service. ~2~ The city manager ar his designee shall investi- gate the application and. certify to the Eugene water & Electric Board a reduction, if any, in the applicants monthly sewer user charges and the conditions and duration of .the reduction. The full cost of investigating the application authorized by this section and any conditions required by the city manager or his designee shall be borne by the applicant. The city managers decision regarding an application shall be final. Section 5. Sections ?. 025, 7.030, 7. Q35 and 7.040 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are hereby amended to read and pr~avide: 7.025 Char es - Collection and Pa meat. The Eugene water & f Electric Board is directed to collect the rates and charges provided for in this chapter from each sewer user. Charges levied in subsection ~4 ~. of section 7.0~ 0 shall be determined by th.e city ~nana~er or his --designee and certified to the Eugene water & Electric Beard. .~l.l re~renue collected by the Eugene ~`ater & Electric Board shall be paid monthly to the finance officer who shall depos%t it in the `sewer opera- tions fund" for use. in providing sewer service and such other services as the council may direct. 7.030 Char es ~- sewer Users dot Served By Eu ene Water & Electric Board. Sewer users not served by the Eugene Mater & Electric hoard shall install and maintain meters~appro- Ordinance - 3 fP'7o8 ved by the city manager or his designee which accurately re- flect the gallons of water which pass into the sanitary sewer-~ age system. The meter shall be con~reniently available to be read ~ by the city. 7.035 Char es - Delin uencies. The Eugene water & Electric hoard shall enforce the collection o~ rates and charges far sewer service and nay do sv by withholding delivery of water, steam or electricity tp any preen%ses for which the sewer users charges are delinquent, or by any other means of collection pre- vided by the laws of the state or permitted by the charter and ordinances of the city incl~udi.n~ cert~f ication of delinquencies to the tax assessor of Vane County for collection in the manner provided by 4RS 454.225. Rates and charges for sewer service shall be collected monthly and i~ not paid on or before 10 days from and after the date the same shall be payable, the rates and charges shall be deemed to be delinquent. Any charge due which shall not be paid when due may be reco~rered in an ~.ction at law by the city . 7.040 Char es - ~enalt for nonpayment. In the event it be- comes necessary to cert..%~y the sewer user fees and charges established because of nonpayment, there shall be added to the fees and charges a penalty in the amount of ten percent and the total amount due shall bear interest at the rate established in section 2.022 0~ this code from the date of delinquency. Section 6. That Section 7.045 of the Eugene Code 171, is hereby repealed. Section 7. That the prov%sion and regu~.ation o,~ sewer service is a matter of concern to all ci;ti.zens o~ the City. ~t is also im- portant that there be uni,forxnity throughout the area in the charges for such services. Therefore, the City Counc%1 determines that the provisions contained herein concern th.c ~ubl.ic ~ea~th. safety and welfare, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance, including the charges provided for herein, shall become .immediately effective at such tune a.s th.e City o~ Springfield approves and adopts the same rate schedule. Passed by the City Council this nd ay of temb r, .19 S 0 {. zty ecor r Approved by the Mayor this 2 _ day Septem , 19SD N~ayor Qrr~ finance - ~ .