Ord 2171 - Amend Ord 2157 WW Chr
COUNCIL BILL NO. 1716
ORDINANCE NO. 2171
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2157 (THE WASTEWATER USER CHARGE
ORDINANCE) AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5(B) 4 of Ordinance 2157 is amended to read as follows:
a. Replacement of residential winter average with average of other three
consecutive months and adjustment of charges:
i) If the winter average exceeds three other consecutive months
average, then at the request of the property owner, the city may
replace the winter average with the average of three other
consecutive months for the remaining future annual billing cycle.
ii) The wastewater charges to an account when three month average
is implemented to replace winter average shall be adjusted as
outlined below:
Amount of credit shall be limited to the summation of actual
revenue received in three months under consideration less
summation of calculated revenue in the same three-month period
that is used to develop lower billing average.
b. Adjustment to wastewater charges for properties disrupted by a natural
disaster affecting wastewater flow:
i) Public Works will evaluate the disruption to wastewater flow because of
a natural disaster and make adjustment accordingly. During the period
while a structure is being rehabilitated and there is no wastewater flow,
there shall be no wastewater charge based on the winter average,
otherwise an estimate that reflects the use of least flow will be used.
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Section 2. Section 5(8)6 of Ordinance 2157 is amended to read as follows:
For new structures or new customers, the city wide residential average of 700
cubic feet per unit per month may be used until an actual average can be calculated
using three (3) full months following occupancy. If the calculated average is below
700 cu. ft., then the calculated average will be used for billing, and a credit shall
be given deducting the summation of the three-month average from the actual
revenue received during that period. If the calculated average is above 700 cu. ft.,
then the city wide residential average of 700 cu. ft. will be used for billing purposes
until the next winter average is calculated. For new structures, the sewer charges
begin when the certificate of occupancy is issued, or three (3) months after the
installation of the water meter unless the owner notifies the city that the building
is not occupied.
Section 3. This ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, and emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
Date
Passed by the Council
APPROVED:~~~~
Nancy A. . sey, Mayor /
June 10, 1996 '
Submitted to the Mayor
June 11, 1996
Approved by the, Mayor
June 11, 1996
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
June 11. 1996
ATTEST:
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Mary Ten ant, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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