84-061 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 31-3 SECTION 31-18 (a) AND (b)
ORDINANCE N0. 84-061
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE
AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 31-3, SECTION 31-18 (a) AND (b);
SECTION 31-19, SECTION 31-20, SECTION 31-24 (a) AND SECTION
31-29 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE REVISION OF THE WATER
AND SEWER RATES AND SERVICE CHARGES; PROVIDING FOR Ar1
EXCESSIVE STRENGTH SEWAGE CHARGE FOR BOD, SUSPENDED SOLIDS,
AND AMMONIA STRENGTH; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED
$200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATES OF
JULY l, 1984 AND SEPTEMBER 10, 1984.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. That sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
Section 31-18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paris, Par.is, Texas, be amended so that such shall read as
follows:
"Sec. 31-18. Water rates.
(a) Charges for water furnished by the city
are hereby fixed at the following rates per cubic
foot per month, for both domestic and commercial
users, as registPred by the user's water meter:
Cubic Feet of Water Used
per Month Rate
p $2.15 minimum
bill, no water (5/8" meter)
First 200 $1.61, per 100 c.f.
Next 400 1.36, per 100 c.f.
Next 1,900 1.07, per 100 c.f.
Next 17,500 0.73, per 100 c.f.
Next 80,000 0.48, per 100 c.f.
Next 200,000 0.36, per 100 c.f.
Next 700,000 0.31, per 100 c.f.
Al1 over 1,000,000 0.29, per 100 c.f.
(b) The following minimum monthly charges for
water furnished by the city, based on the size
meter or tap, are hereby fixed:
Meter or Tap Sized
(inches) Minimum Bill
5/8 $ 2.15
3/4 6.00
1 10.00
12 17.00
2 28.00
3 45.00
4 70.00
6 125.00
g 225.00
10 375.00
12 500.00
14 675.00
16 825.00
18 1,025.00
20 1,300.00"
Section 2. That Section 31.19 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so that such
shall read as follows:
"Sec. 31-19. Sewer rates - For customers using
city water.
(a) Charges for sewer service furnished by
the city to domestic and commercial customers who
are also users of city water are hereby fixed at
eighty (80) percent of the monthly charge for
water based on the water used, as registered by
the user's water meter.
(b) The minimum monthly charge under sub-
section (a) above sha11 be one dollar and
seventy-two cents ($1.72).
(c) The charge for sewer service for a
single-family residence shall not exceed seventeen
dollars ($17.00) per month, regardlPSS of inetered
water consumption.
(d) Users desiring to discharge sewage
exceeds two hundred fifty (250) parts per million
BOD; two hundred fif.ty (250) parts per milli_on of
suspended solids or 30 parts per million of
ammonia, and which is acceptable under Article 3
of this chapter, may do so upon written permission
of the city and by paying a monthly treatment
surcharge in the amount of $0.7339 per one million
(1,000,000) gallons of sewage flow for each one
part per million in excess of the allowable BOD;
$0.5712 per one million (1,000,000) gallons of
sewage flow for each one part per million in
excess of the allowable suspended solids and $2.36
per one million (1,000,000) gallons of sewage flow
for each one part per million in excess of the
allowable ammonia strength. The city shall make
the necessary tests of the user's sewage strength
to determine this charge. The charge prescribed
by this subsection shall be in addition to the
charges prescribed in subsection (a)."
Section 3. That Section 31-20 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be
amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 31-20. Same - For customers r_ot using city
water.
Single-family residence sewerage customers,
who are not also water customers of the city,
shall pay a flat rate charge of seventeen dollars
($17.00) per month for sewerage service. All
other sewerage customers, who are not also water
users of the city, shall pay a flat monthly rate
to be determined by the city manager."
Section 4. That sub-paragraph (a) of Section 31-24
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 31-24. Ileposit to assure payment.
(a) Each purchaser or consumer of city water
shall, at the time of making application for water
service, make a deposit, with the division, in the
following amount:
(1) Resident consumers and business or
commercial users, wherein water is not a
part of their business operations,
$35.00.
(2) Cafes, restaurants and other similar
businesses, $75.00.
(3) Service stations, car washers and
laundries, $200.00.
(4) Tourist courts, hotels and motels
$200.00.
(5) Apartment houses, $50.00 for the first
two (2) units and $20.00 for each
additional unit, not to exceed a total
of $250.00.
Section 5. That Section 31-29 of the Code of
Ordir_ances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended so
that such shall read as f_ollows:
"Sec. 31-29. Disconnection or reconnection
service charge.
When it becomes necessary for the water
department of the City of Paris to disconnect or
reconnect water service the following schedule of
charges shall apply:
Schedule Charge
8 a.m, to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday $10.00
5 p.m. to 8 a.m., Monday through Frid.ay $20.00
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays $20.00
There shall be no charge for temporary service to
a building site; however, at the time of transfer
from temporary ser.vice to permanent service, the
above charge will be made."
Section 6. Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Class "C"
Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed $200.00, and each and every day's continuance
of any violation of the above enumerated section shall
constitute and be deemed a separate offense.
Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are her.eby expressly repealed.
Section 8. The effective date of the amendment to
Section 31-19(d) became effective on the lst day of July,
1984, as established in Ordinance No. 84-046. This
Ordinance shall become effective as to all other amendments
on September 10, 1984.
Passed and adopted this 27th day of August, 1984.
Q Ik, X1. LI,
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED A 0 FORM:
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