HomeMy WebLinkAbout2869 Amend Water AllocationAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 14.06.010, 14.06.020, 14.06.060,
14.06.080 AND THE WATER ALLOCATION TABLE OF THE ASHLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY WATER CURTAILMENT PROCEDURES AND
TO ELIMINATE SOME EXEMPTIONS, ELIMINATE THE SURCHARGE FOR
MEDICAL EXEMPTION, AND REDUCING SOME WATER ALLOCATIONS
DURING A WATER SHORTAGE.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14.06.010.A of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
"Billing period" means that period used by the City for the reading of water meters
consisting of approximately 30 calendar days.
SECTION 2. Section 14.06.020 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
SECTION 14.06.020 Determination of water shortage.
A, The City Administrator is authorized to prohibit waste as defined in section
14.06.010 or implement water curtailment stages upon determination that a water
shortage emergency condition exists. Such determination shall be based on an
analysis of the demand for water in the City, the volume of water in Reeder
Reservoir, the standard drawdown curve for Reeder Reservoir, the projected
curtailment date for Talent Irrigation District water and flows in the east and west
forks of Ashland Creek. The determination of the City Administrator under this
section shall be effective until the next council meeting following such
determination at which time the council shall either ratify or invalidate the
determination.
B. The City Administrator is authorized to terminate waste prohibitions or water
curtailment stages upon determination that a water shortage emergency condition
no longer exists. Such determination shall be based upon the factors listed in
section 14.06.020. The termination shall be effective until the next council meeting
following the determination of the City Administrator at which time the council
shall either ratify or invalidate the determination.
SECTION 3. Sections 14.06.060.C and F of the Ashland Municipal Code are amended to
read:
C. Exemptions may be granted for the following:
1. Any person with substantial medical requirements as prescribed in writing by a
physician. Examples would be hydrotherapy pools or life support systems.
2. Residential connections with more than four permanent residents in a single
family residence or three permanent residents per unit in a multi-family dwelling
can receive up to 350 cf per month per additional permanent resident. A census
may be conducted to determine the actual number of permanent residents per
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living unit. Temporary or drop-in guests will not be considered for additional
allocations.
3. For commercial or industrial accounts where water supply reductions will result
in unemployment or decrease production, after confirmation by the City that the
account has instituted all applicable water efficiency improvements.
4. For any other reason upon showing of good cause and where necessary for
public health or safety.
5. For commercial accounts where the water meter is undersized (as determined
under the Uniform Plumbing Code) for the current occupancy, the allocation for
such accounts may be increased up to the allocation for the water meter size
designated for such occupancy in the Uniform Plumbing Code.
F. Except for an exemption granted under section 14.06.060.C.1, C.2 and C.5, the
water consumption surcharge specified in section 14.06.080 shall apply to all
exemptions.
SECTION 4. Section 14.06.080 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
SECTION 14.06.080 Excess water consumption surcharge.
For any full billing period that begins after the City Administrator's determination is
made and ratified as provided in section 14.06.060:
A. Any customer who exceeds the maximum volumes established in the
Water Allocation Table for Stages 1, 2 or 3 shall pay a surcharge of four
times the rate for water delivered in excess of the established maximum
volume.
B. During Stage 4, any customer who exceeds the maximum volumes
established in the Water Allocation Table shall pay a surcharge of ten times
the rate for water delivered in excess of the established maximum volume.
SECTION 5. The Water Allocation Table set forth below is substituted for the Water
Allocation Table adopted as Exhibit A and defined in section 14.06.010.1.
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Ashland Municipal Code
WATER ALLOCATION TABLE
(IN CUBIC FEET)
CATEGORY METER METER STAGE I STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
TYPE SIZE
Res lrrig A 0.75 1800 600 100 0
Res Irrig B 1.00 1800 600 100 0
Res lrrig C 1.50 1800 600 100 0
Res Irfig D 2.00 1800 600 100 0
Corn ling A 0.75 3200 1100 100 0
Com lrrig B 1.00 6100 2100 200 0
Corn Irrig C 1.50 10400 3700 400 0
Corn Irrig D 2.00 15200 5300 500 0
Com Irrig E 3.00 30400 10600 1100 0
Gov lrrig A 0.75 3200 1100 100 0
Gov Irrig B 1.00 6100 2100 200 0
Gov Irrig C 1.50 10400 3700 400 0
Gov Irrig D 2.00 15200 5300 500 0
Gov Irrig E 3.00 30400 10600 1100 0
Gov Irrig F 4.00 48100 16800 1700 0
TID lrr/g F 4.00 48100 16800 1700 0
Comm'l A 0.75 6400 4800 3200 1600
CATEGORY METER METER STAGE 1 STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
TYPE SIZE
Comm'l B 1.00 12200 9200 6100 3100
Comm'l C 1.50 20900 15600 10400 5200
Comm'l D 2.00 30400 22800 15200 7600
Comm'l E 3.00 60800 45600 30400 15200
Comm'l F 4.IX) 96200 72200 48100 24100
Comm'l G 6.00 186400 139800 93200 46600
Comm'l H 8.00 304400 228300 152200 76100
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Condo All All 2700 2000 1300 700
Resid'l A 0.75 3600 2500 1800 900
Resid'l B 1.00 3600 2500 1800 900
Resid'l C 1.50 3600 2500 1800 900
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the // day of
and dul. y PASSED and ADOPTED this J~- day of
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this /~' dayof
2001,
2001.
Alan W. DeBoer, Mayor
Re/v~ed as tq fo~:
Paul Nolte, City Attorney
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