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ORDINANCE NO. 3195
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE EDMONDS CITY CODE
SECTIONS 7.30.040, SEWER UTILITY CHARGES, TO
PROVIDE FOR INCREASES TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1,
1998 AND JANUARY 1, 1999, REPEALING SECTION
7.50.050 AND ENACTING IN ITS PLACE A NEW SECTION
7.50.050 ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR THE
STORM WATER UTILITY TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1998
AND JANUARY 1, 1999 AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has received the report of its consultant
recommending such rate increases as would be necessary to cover the costs to the combined
utility in order to provide for the cost of maintaining the sewer utility and storm water utility and
WHEREAS, following public hearings, the City Council has determined that
economic prudence requires the increase of certain utility rates in order to maintain the economic
viability of its utility funds, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7.30.040 relating to utility charges for sewer service is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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7.30.040 Utility Charges (Sewer)
The utility charges for sanitary sewer service set forth in this
section shall be added to and made a part of the bi- monthly or
monthly rates for water supplied through the meters as set forth in
ECC 7.30.030;
A. For customers who are served by city waterlines, the
following charges are imposed:
Effective
Connected Uncon-
nected
1.Single- family residences (bi- monthly)
4/1/98
$38.30
$7.08
1/1/99
$43.94
$7.08
2.Duplex, apartment houses, condominiums and
other multi -unit
residences (bi- monthly)
4/1/98
$30.78
$7.08 /unit
1/1/99
$35.30
$7.08 /unit
3.Duplex, apartment houses, condominiums and
other multi -unit
residences (monthly)
4/1/98
$15.39
$3.54 /unit
1/1/99
$17.65
$3.54 /unit
4. All other customers (monthly)
Fixed Rate: 4/1/98 $2.19 $3.54
1/1/99 $2.51 $3.54
Volume charge
4/1/98 $2.48 /ccu* N/A
1/1/99 $2.84 /ccu* N/A
*Per 100 cubic feet of metered water consumption.
B.For customers who are not served by city waterlines but who are
connected to city sewers, the charges shall be the same as set forth
in paragraph A and its subparagaraphs.
C.These rates do not apply to industries or manufacturing concerns
which have industrial wastes. These, together with other activities
not covered in this chapter, shall be dealt with on a special basis
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and have special rates set for the particular business by the
water /utility administrative staff, subject to review and approval by
the city council.
D.All property owners within an area served by a sanitary sewer
system in the city of Edmonds are hereby directed and compelled
to connect their private drains and sewers to the city system.
Failure to do so within 30 days of written notice to connect by the
city shall subject the property owner to a monthly penalty equal to
that charge imposed by subsections A, B and /or C above. Said
penalty shall be billed to the property owner, and they shall be
subject to payment, collection and enforcement in all respects as
though they were utility customers of the city. All penalties
collected shall be considered revenues of the sewer utility system.
Section 2. The Edmonds City Code is hereby amended by the repeal of Section
7.50.050, Rates and Charges, and its reenactment in the following format:
7.50.050 Rates and charges
The following rates shall be charged effective on the date shown to
the following classes of customers and /or service:
1. Single- family residential. Effective April 1, 1998,
$7.40 /bi- monthly.
2. Multi - family residential. Effective April 1, 1998,
$3.70 /ESU /monthly or $7.40 /Esu /bi- monthly.
3. All non - residential customers. Effective April 1, 1998,
$3.70 /ESU /monthly.
4. An ESU is hereby defined to be the impervious surface
area estimated to contribute an amount of runoff which is
approximately equal to that created by the average single - family
residential parcel. A single - family residential parcel is one ESU.
For all other parcels, one ESU is equivalent to 3,000 square feet of
impervious surface area.
Section 3. The City staff is directed to report to the City Council on or before
April 1, 1999 regarding its review of the approved rates and whether adjustments are appropriate
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to achieve equity between classes of rate payers.
Section 4. Severabil4. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, BARBARA S. FAHEY
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE C Y AT RNEY:
BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 03/13/98
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 03/17/98
PUBLISHED: 03/22/98
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/27/98
ORDINANCE NO. 3195
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3195
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 17th day of March, 1998, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3195. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE SECTIONS 7.30.040, SEWER UTILITY CHARGES, TO
PROVIDE FOR INCREASES TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1998 AND JANUARY 1, 1999,
REPEALING SECTION 7.50.050 AND ENACTING IN ITS PLACE A NEW SECTION
7.50.050 ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES FOR THE STORM WATER UTILITY
TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1998 AND JANUARY 1, 1999 AND FIXING A TIME WHEN
THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 18th day of March, 1998.
CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
sa
COUNTY OF SNOHO:ViISH,
Affidavit of Publication
RECEIVED
APR - 1 1998 -
EDMONDS CITY CLERK
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 3195 printed and published in the City of • Everett, County of Snohomish,
of the City of Washington
On
Edmonds, nid t,h day of Mrch,', and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
1998. the City Council of the
CR9 of Edmonds, ppassed' general circulation in said Count and State; that said newspaper
Ordinance No. 3195. A sum•; g y '
mary of the content of said
ordinance, consisting of the has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITYONF EDMENDS, WASH -, ' Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
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TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1,i,
1998 AND JANUARY 1 1999,
REPEALING _ SECTION,
i ITS PLACE A NEW SECTION
;7.50.050 ESTABLISHING,
'RATES AND CHARGES FOR
ITHE STORM WATER UTILITYI
,TO BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1
1998 AND JANUARY 1 1994'
,AND FIXING A TIME WHEN!
THE SAME SHALL BECOME,
EFFECTIVE.
The lull text of this Ordi-
nance will be mailed upon
request.
DATED this 181h day of
March, 1998.
CITY CLERK,
SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: March 22, 1998.
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
March 22, 1998
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residing at Everett, S unty.
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