HomeMy WebLinkAbout1775ORDINANCE NO. 1775
An ordinance £ixing the rates and charges £or the use of the
sewer system of the City of Ashland; fixing penalties for the
violation thereof; and repealing Ordinance No: 1674. ·
THE PEOPLE OF TIlE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
CODE
Sewer Service Charge ~lonthl¥ Rates (Inside City).
MONTHLY RATE
Effective 7/1/73_
A. Residential Uses ~3.$0
Single family residences:
Duplexes, triplexes, courts,
etc.
First unit:
Each additional unit:
3.50
1.75
Apartments
First unit:
Each additional unlt:
3.50
1.75
Motels
First unit: 3.30
Each additional unit: .90
Se
Trailer Courts
First unit:
Each additional unit:
3.50
1.40
Hotels and Rooming Hquses
First unit:
Each additional unit:
3.50
1.25
e
Fraternity, Sorority Houses
First unit (6 students=l unit)
Each additional unit:
3.50
1.25
Dormitories, married student
housing, other college owned
residential uses, see Code C-1
B. Commercial Uses
'1. Beauty Salons and Barber Shops 2. Bowling Alleys, per lane
3. Cafes and Restaurants:
4. Cafes and Restaurants with Bars
$. Car Dealers, new:
6. Car Washes-(Individual or in
conjunctiou with other uses-
see Code C-i)
7. Cocktail Lounges:
8. Cocktail l,ounges with Cafes
and Restaurants
$.30
.90
7.40
14.70
5.30
7.30
14;70
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B. Commercial Uses (continued)
9. Creameries-see Code
10. Department Stores:
11, Drug Stores with Fountains:
12, Dry Cleaners - with Laundry
" " - without Laundry
15. Hospitals:
14. Hospitals, Animal: '.
15. Laundries
1. Self Service up to and
including first 10
machines:
(a) Each machine in excess
of 10:
2. Commercial-See Code Col
7.30
7,30
7,30
$.50
7.$0
43.90
9.10
.70
16. Lodges '8 private clubs, with bars or kitchens 7.30
" " " without bars or kitchens 3.50
16a Movie Theatres 7.30
17.
Offices, Business
1 through 5 employees: 3.50
5 through 10 employees: 4.60
Each additional unit of 10 employees or less: 1720
18.
Office Buildings, Hedical and
Dental Clinics
First office:
Each additsonal o~*sce:
19.
20.
21.
Photo Developing Labs:
Rest Homes and Convalescent
Homes
10 person or less capacity:
11 - 24 person capacity:
2S - 49 person capacity:
SO or more person capacity:
Swimming Pools, public-see Code C-1
Retail Food Stores
Class A-less than 1,200 sq. ft.
Class B-1,200 - 4,000 sq. ft.
Class C-4,000 - 7,000 sq. ft.
Class D-7,000 - 12,000 sq. ft.
Class E-over 12,000 sq. ft.
23. Schools
Elementary, Junior High, High,
and Southern Oregon College
(including student residential
uses) - see Code C-1
24. Service Stations, Automobile
25. Service Stations, Automobile
(with facilities for
accepting sewage from self-
contained units)
26. Taverns, lteer
27. Taverns with Cafes
28. All other commercial users
not specifically enumerated:
4.10
1.80
5.30
6.15
10.90
21.95
43.90
4.10
8.80
14.05
22.00
29.2S
7.40
9.40
7.40
14.60
3.50
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Industrial Uses - Minimum C.har~e
1.
$3.50
First 1,000 cu. ft. per month @ $.35 per 10ecu. ft.
Next 4,000 cu. ft. per month .20 per 100 cu.ft.
Next S,000 cu. ft. per month .10 per 100 cu.ft.
Above 10,000" " per month .08 per 100 cu.ft.
2. In the event that sewage in any given case is composed of
chemicals or other substances with a daily average BeD or
suspended solids of ZOO or more milligrams/liter, the sewer
user shall pay in addition to the rates and'charges set forth
above an extra strength charge.
The City shall determine when a customer is subject to the
extra strength charge by use of City owned sampling equip-
ment, and tests performed by City forces using procedures
set forth in "Standard Methods for the Examinations of Water
and Sewage." If it is determined'that the customer is sub-
ject to the extra strength charge he sha.tl be directed to
furnish his own sampling equipment at his own cost. Speci-
fications for all sampling equipment and facilities may be
obtained from the Director of Public Works.
Persons discharging extra strength sewage (that with a daily
average BOD or suspended solids in excess of 200 ppm) into
a public sanitary sewer shall have the option of installing
measurement and sampling facilities for the purpose of re-
ceiving an industrial waste sewer service charge based upon
continuous quantity and strength of the waste, or may elect
to have their industrial waste charge based upon total measured
water consumption from all sources and selected composit grab
samples. Charges based upon total measured water consumption
shall also be based upon the calendar month at which the maxi-
~t tko ~u-tr'' The r~ !t
charge shall be applied uniformly over the entire calendar
year.
The extra strength rate is as follows:
a. When based upon continuous quantity and strength of the
waste:
$0.004 per pound BOD
b. W~en based upon selected composit grab samples and total
measured water consumption:
($0.$$) x (each 200 PPM BOD or fraction thereof)
100 cu. ft. of water delivered
Section 2. Sewer Service Charge Monthly Rate (Outside City).
The rates for all service outside the city limits shall be two
times the rate set forth in Section 1. Sewer Service Charge Monthly
Rate (Inside City), of this ordinance.
Section 3. Payment and Collection of Charges.
Responsible Party. The person or firm normally making payment
for water service shall be the one responsible and b~lled for the
sewage disposal service fee.
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Vacant Uses. Sewer service charges shall continue to be levied
'against the service recipient unless and until the responsible party
requests and receives a disconnection 0£ water service at the parti-
cular location.
Delinquent Charges and Enforcement. The City of Ashland shall
enforce the collection of sewer service charges by withholding delivery
of water to any premises, the sewer charges for which are delinquent,
and may use such other and further means of collection thereo£ as may
be provided by the laws of the State o£ Oregon or by the Charter or
Ordinance of the City of Ashland, and any delinquencies may be
certified to the tax assessor of Jackson County for collection in the
.manner as provided by Section 224.220, Oregon Revised Statutes.
Rates and charges shall be billed approximately monthly and shall
be declared delinquent if not paid on or before 15 calendar days
from the date of mailing of the charge.
Section 4. Fees and Charges for Connection to Sanitary Sewer
S;'stem.
8 '~ction from tru~k-~ine to
normal cu~ . _ ~ 6. ~.5.00
10 i ~'
B. Normal curb line is defined generally in cases where there are
no curbs as 20 feet perpendicular distance from the street centerline.
Unusual circumstances shall be negotiated on a cost basis for labor
and materials.
C. All charges shall be made for laterals up to 6 feet in depth
in excavation classed as common. Extra depth or rock construction
shall be negotiated on a cost basis for labor and materials.
D. Sewer connection charges shall be paid cash in full in advance
at the time of request for service. Sewer connection work shall not
begin until such charges are paid. In the event that connection is
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made to an existing service prior to payment of fees as set forth
above, water service shall be withheld or disconnected until payment
is mad~
~. All constructed premises located within 100 £eet of existing
sewer trunk lines shall complete a lateral connection to and obtain
service from such llne within six months £rom the effective date of
this ordinance. All constructed premises located within 100 feet of
newly constructed sewer trunk lines shall complete a lateral connection
to and obtain service from such line within six months from the date
that service is available. Provided, however, that in each situation
sewage will flow by gravity to the sewer main. That any person failing
to connect to the sewer trunk lines as heretofore provided shall be
charged the appropriate rate as heretofore provided in this ordinance.
Section 5. Penalties.
A person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 50 days, or by
a fine not to exceed $200.00 or by both.
~,r~n 6. Re~eal of Conflicting Ordinances.
That Ordinance No. 1674 is hereby repealed effective July 1, 1975.
of
~isey'fl M. Butler
ty Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this ]~ day of
The foregoing ordinance was first read on the /~/z~ day of
day
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