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OF~INMICE NO. l/f 1'2:.
~n ordi~ance fixing rates to b~ charged for w~ter ~e~'ice by
tho City of A.Shland, Oregon; providtng for the il~spection and
~djui)tmel\t of faul ty wa tel' meters; fixing r'.lles and regula tion!!'
for the conduct and opcr~tion of the water ~ystan of s~id city:
providing for ?~malties for nonpayment of \"lat'~l: services and for
the '1ioliltion of rules and rcgulationll thereof: providbg that
this ordinance shall beco~e effectivo on the 1st day of Octob~r,
191&5, and ar; r;f said Qat" Ol;'dinance No. 1273 Ml ar.:end'ed by Oroi-
nance No. 1343 shall be autcma~~caIly repoaled.
7'l-lE PEOPLE OF 'N':E CITY OF ASHLIUID 00 ORnG.lbl 1'.5 FOLLQ>;1S:
Section 1.
~~~n RATES FOR RESIVgNCES
The monthly rateD, unless otheI1tolis6 opacified, to be chilr.ged
to consumers of water for.residential uses which ohall includa
reoidenceB, oeparate metered duplexes, individual ap<lrti!',enta, <lnd
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the lawns, trees, shrubbery, and any area under cultivation less
than on~~half acre in size adjacent ther.eto for the use of w~ter
supplied from the city ~~ter system of tile City of Ashland, Oregon,
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fr~~ and after the 1st day of October, 1965, ahall be as f~llo~a:
Minim~~ monthly chargos:
Meter S1ea:
Minimum chargo per 500 CU. ft.
or fractton pe;l: month
3/4"
1
1"
2
3
4
6
$2.70
3.00
3.50
4.00
6.00
6.00
12.00
Any amount in eXCGGS of the minimum charge above shall be
chnrge~~on the following metor schedule:
N~~xt.
rfi:xt
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9500 cu. ft. of water @ 129 per 100 cu. ft.
10000 cu. ft. of water @ lO~ per 100 cu. ft.
e~ per 100 cu. fe.
In th~ event more than one res:der.ce in on a meter, th~ mini~
mum charge shall be made for each resJ.dence and the quantity of
cubic feet in each block of the abo'/e schod\l.lc shall bt:\llul tiplJ.~1d
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by the number of residences on each meter.
The Director of Public
Works shall have the authority to require that each residence be
separately metered.
Section 2.
METER RATES FOR BUSINESSES
The following rates are hereby fixed and specified as the
minimum rates to be charged per month to consumers of water. This
rate schedule ,applies to all accounts within the city limits of
Ashland except single family residences, separately metered dup-
lexes and individual apartments, and where more than one residence
is served by a single meter as set forth in Section 1.
Minimum monthly charges:
Meter Size:
Minimum charge per 500 cu. ft.
or fraction per month:
3/4"
1
l~
2
3
4
6
$ 2.70
3.50
4.00
5.25
8.00
12.50
25.00
Any amount in excess. of the minimum charge above shall be
charged on the following meter schedule:
Next 6500 cu. ft. of water @ 14<:: per 100 cu. ft.
Next 10000 cu. ft. of water @ 12<:: per 100 cu. ft.
Next 10000 cu. ft. of water @ 10~ per 100 cu. ft.
Excess 8~ per 100 cu. ft.
In t~e event real property under different ownership is con-
nected to a single meter, the consumer shall be charged the minimum
rate for each business and the quantity of cubic feet in each block
of the above schedule shall be multiplied by the number of businesses
on the meter. The Director of Public Works shall have the authority
to require each business to have a separate meter.
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Section 3.
METER RATES FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
The following rates are hereby fixed and specified as the
minimum rates to be charged all consumers outside of the city
limits of the City of Ashland of water for both residences and
businesses.
Minimum charge:
Excess:
$2.70 for 500 cu. ft.
14<:: per 100 cu. ft.
Section 4.
IRRIGATION RATES
(a) Any person or persons desiring water through city water
mains (when same cannot be supplied by TID lines) for irrigation
purposes for any premises in excess of one-half acre, eXCluding
10,0005~eet plot on which any residence is constructed, shall pay
therefor for each metered service a minimum charge of $1.00 per
month for 3,000 cu. ft. and any amount thereafter at the rate of
3~~ per 100 cu. ft. during the period from April 15 to October 15
of each and every year and shall have a separate meter therefor.
If, with the consent of the Director of Public Works, irrigation
services are used during other periods of the year, the charge
therefor will be made at the metered rate as heretofore provided
for the residence or business use.
(b) Water used for irrigation purposes during the irrigation
season shall not be allowed to be wasted or run off the property
where it is supposed to be used and water from city water mains
shall not be used between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M.
of each day and in case of shortage of water, other rules made
by the Director of Public Works and the Water Committee shall be
observed the same as this ordinance.
(c) Those consumers using unmetered Talent Irrigation Water
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shall be charged the rate of $12.50 per acre, or portion of acre,
per year. Talent Irrigation water shall be used solely on the prop-
erty to which it has been assigned by the Director of Public Works.
If more than one acre foot of water is used per acre or if the water
is served by a 2" or larger pipe, a meter may be installed and
charges made as hereinafter provided for metered TID water.
(d) All persons using Talent Irrigation water having griev-
ances as to amount of land checked by the city may, upon application
to the City Recorder, have the same rechecked at any time and if
upon the rechecking an overcharge is found to have been made by the
city, there shall be no charge made for said rechecking; otherwise,
the party aggrieved shall pay the cost of such rechecking at the
rate of $2.00 per hour for each man required in so doing. The pay-
ment for the Talent Irrigation water shall be made as follows:
One-third when water is turned on, one-third 30 days thereafter,
and the balance at the expiration of 60 days from the date when
the water is turned on. Any person who shall allow or supply in
any way others with water'or who shall wilfully misstate the amount
of land to be, irrigated and the location of said land or who shall
use Talent Irrigation water for irrigation purposes without first
having filed application ~~th the',Director of Public Works for the
same or who shall irrigate more land than named in said application
or any land not so named in said application, shall be deemed guilty
of an unlawful act and be punished according to the provisions of
this ordinance.
(e) Those consumers using metered Talent Irrigation water
shall be charged the rate of 2~~ per 100 cu. ft.
(f) At any time, when due to shortage of water supply the
Director of Public Works, in his discretion, deems it necessary
for the publiC health and safety of the citizens of Ashland, he
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may order all water for irrigation purposes discontinued or estab-
lish hours that the services may be used, even though no discon-
tinuance or curtailment of residential and business consumption
is required.
Section 5.
CHARGES FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION
ON SEPARATE LINES
With the consent of the Director of Public Works, persons
may construct separate water lines for private standby fire pro-
tection and then only if adequate provision is made to prevent
the use of water from such lines for purposes other than fire
extinguishing. All standby fire services shall be metered and
charge made therefor as hereinafter provided.
All new fire services shali be installed at actual labor and
materials cost, including the cost of meter and vault, and metered
with a "detector check" meter.
If, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, water
has been used for other than standby fire protection, a combina-
tion "fire and industrial" type meter will be installed at the
cost of the consumer.
Standby fire service charges will be billed monthly at the
rate of $0.50 per diameter inch per month; provided, however, no
additional charge shall be made for water used to extinguish
accidental fires.
Nonmetered private fire protection services in existence
at the time of the adoption of this ordinance may be continued
without the installation of a meter until the installation of a
meter is demanded by the Director of Public Works.
Section 6.
BULK WATER RATE
The Director of Public Works, at his discretion, shall have
the right to permit the sale of water through a fire hydrant or
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outlet at the same rate as heretofore provided for commercial
rates, except that there shall be a minimum rate of $10.00 for
the first' 500 cu. ft. Bulk water will be supplied only through
a city installed valve and meter.
Section 7.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
Bills are due and payable at the Recorder's office or to an
authorized collector on the date of mailing or presentation, and
become delinquent ten (10) days thereafter, except irrigation
charges as set out in Section 4.
Section 8. .
DEPOSITS AND RETURN OF DEPOSITS
A deposit in an amount deemed sufficient by the Water Committee
of the City Council shall be required of any person, firm, or cor-
poration desiring water, as security for the water service to be
furnished said person, firm, or corporation. In every case the
property owner or his duly appointed agent shall pay all charges
for water services, and in case the charges are not paid, same
shall become a lien on the particular property affected and benefited,
which shall be collected in the same manner as all other city liens.
A deposit need not be made if the applicant for a reasonable
time in the past has promptly paid all accounts due the city and
otherwise convinces the City Administrator that bills will be paid
when due.
Section 9.
COMPUTING CHARGES AND DISPUTING ERRONEOUS CHARGES
In computing meter charges, results ending in one and two
cents will be counted zero; results ending in three, four, five,
six, and seven cents will be counted five; results ending in eight
and nine cents will be counted ten cents.
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Whenever any metered customer shall make complaint that the
bill for any month is excessive, the Director of Public Works shall,
upon request, have such meter reread and service inspected for leaks.
In case nothing is found faulty from said cursory inspection and
the customer should then desire that' the meter be tested, the city
may require the customer to deposit an amount to cover the reason-
able cost of the test. The amount of deposit shall be at the rate
of $2.50 per inch diameter of meter but not, less than $2.5~. The
deposit will be returned to the customer if the meter is found upon
test to over-register more than 5% under conditions of normal opera-
tion.
In case of a nonregisterin~ meter. the city may bill the cus-
tomer for water consumed while the meter was not registering. The
bill will be at the minimum monthly rate or will be. computed upon
an estimate of consumption based either upon the customer's prior
use during the same season of the year or upon a reasonable com-
parison with the use of other customers receiving th~ same class
of service during the same period under a similar circumstance and
condition.
Section 10.
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All property having connections with the city water mains or
laterals shall be held liable for all charges for water used in
the building or on the premises of such property, whether one or
more houses, families, or persons are on the same service or
otherwise.
Section 11.
CONNECTS FOR CUSTOMERS
(a) Each application for a tap to city mains or laterals
shall be accompanied by, the amount set out below for the size of
connection desired or permitted:
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Pipe Size
C.ost
3/4"
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2
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$125.00
165.00
290.00
360.00
Actual, cest
These charges will cever labor and cost of making taps, cost
of furnishing corperation cock, pipe from main to shutoff, shutoff
and meter box just outside curb line. The Water Department will
maintain the service to the meter tailpiece on the customer's side
of the meter.
Provided, however, that in case of carelessness of the property
owner in the handling of the stopcock, which shall render it neces-
sary to renew said stopcock, then the property owner shall pay for
the new stopcock and labor of installing same.
(b) All taps being made in alleys or where there are no streets
or alleys, or any other places net provided for in this ordinance,
shall have the cost of such determined by the Director of Public
Works and the Water Committee and the charges made according to
their findings.
(c) Any applicant for water, or .occupant .of premises supplied,
desiring an additional service or supply or fixture, or to apply
the water to any use or purpose not stated in his original applica-
tion, ,shall make a new application therefor to the City Recorder
in writing.
Section 12.
TEMPORARY DISCONNECTION OF SERVICE
Any person wishing to discontinue the use of water supplies
to the premises for a period of not less than one month without
paying for the same must give notice in writing thereof to the City
Recorder and pay to him all arrearage, if there be any, whereupon
he shall cause the Director of public Works to turn the water off,
and to turn it on again for applicant without further charge.
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Section 13.
LIABILITY OF CITY WHEN NO WATER
The water may at any time be turned off or shut off from the
mains without notice for repairs, extension, or other necessary
purposes, and the City will in no case be responsible or liable
for damage to any water consumer.
Section 14.
FIRE ALARMS
It shall be the duty of each and every person whose house,
place of business or premises is furnished with city water for any
purpose whatever to turn off the same immediately on the sounding
of the fire alarm. Any failure to comply with this section shall
be deemed a violation hereof and punished as hereinafter provided.
Section 15.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to make
connections with the,city mains or laterals, or to make alterations
in any conduit, pipe or other fixture connected therewith, or to
connect pipes when they have been disconnected or to turn water off
on any premises without written permission from the Water Committee'
or Director of Public Works.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons'during the
period that said water remains turned off to use water taken from
any faucet, hydrant, tap or connection situated on premises from
which the water has been turned off by any duly authorized employee
or agent of the City of Ashland.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to turn
off the water or to turn on the same, or in any way or manner to
interfere or tamper with any corporation stopcock, blowoff, or fire
hydrant or other discharge owned and controlled by the City, except
in case of an accident to or by reason of which event it may be
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turned off.
Provided further, that on proper application and
showing in writing'to the Water Committee for such privileges, a
written permit granted by said committee shall relieve such person
or persons from the charge of a violation of this section.
Section 16.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES
On failure of any consumer to comply with the rules and
regulations hereby established, as a condition to the use of city
water, or to pay the rates hereby established on or before ten (10)
days after the same becomes due, the water supply to any such con-
sumer may be shut off without notice by the Director of Public
Works until such time as payment is made of the amount due, to-
gether with the sum of fifty cents additional for the expense of
turning the same off and on.
Section 17.
Each and every violation of any of the provisions of the
foregoing ordinance shall be, and is hereby declared to be, an
unlawful act, and upon complaint made in writing therefor, sub-
scribed and sworn to and filed with the City Recorder of the City
of Ashland, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than Five
Dollars nor more than Twenty Dollars, and in case of default of
said payment of such fine shall be imprisoned in the city jail
for a period of not to exceed ten days at the discretion of the
City Judge.
Section 18.
That this ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of
October, 1965, and as of said date Ordinance No. 1273 as amended
by Ordinance No. 1343 shall be automatically repealed.
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The foregoing ordinance was duly passed, under a suspension
of the rules, at a regular meeting of the Common Council held on
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the b1 ~ day of August, 1965, the vote being as follows:
Ayes 'f
Nays 0
To all of which I hereby certify:
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Recorder
Approved:
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