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ORDINANCE NO. 16521
.AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34 OF THE CODE OF ORDINW*
ANCE'S� C 'TY OFLUBBOCKF TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION
34-7/` PR VIDING DEFINITIONS USED IN SEWER SERVICES AND CHARGES;
ADDING NEW SECTION 34t-73 PROVIDING FOR `SEWER SERVICE AND DIS**
CONTINUANCE OF SERVICE FOR NON-PAYMENT; ADDING A NEW SECTION
3474 PROVIDING FOR MEASUREMENT OF SEWERAGE OF COMMERCIAL OR
INDUSTRIAL USERS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
HEREAS,g the City Council has determined that the changes indicated
herein be w would be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock;
NOW THE EFORE:
BE IT OR AINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
S CTION 1. THAT Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubboc
BE and is hereby amended by adding thereto new Sections 34 72,, 34-73 34 74,
and 34-75 which shall read as follows:
Section 34-72 - Definitions
The following definitions shall be applied in deter-
mining sewer service and charges for sewer service;
(a) Single Family Residence shall meanone building
structure or mobile home on a. single lot or tract oc-
cupied as one dwelling unit.
(5) Multi-oFamily Dwelling Units shall mean two or
more dwelling units on a single lot or tract, whether
in one building or more than one building or structure
including a mobile home or homes located on a single
lot or tract of land irrespective of the fact that water
service for each unit may or may not be on one meter
or all on the same meter. Provided howevers,, that
the same definition shall apply to water users from
a private supplier.
x Section 34-73 " Rates Charged for Sewer Service
(a) There shall be charged for sewer service to all
residences, places of business,, private and public
buildings,, churches;, schools and institutions,, the
following service charge.
Single Family Residence to $1. 50 per month
Multi. Family Dwelling Units $1. 00 per unit per month
Rooming Houses" - $1. `Oil per month plus 40� per rental
room per month
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Colleges, Schools„ Geriatric
40� per resident, student, patient or
Institutions; Orphans Homes,,
inmate; 10� per off -campus resident,
Public or Private Institutions,
student per month
Except Public Schools
Lubbock Public Schools -
l0 per; student per month
Commercial
$1„ 50 per month for the first 3,, 000
18" or 3/4" Meter
gallons ;12d per thousand gallons per
month thereafter
Meter -
$2. 70 per month for 5, 000 gallons
minimum; 12� per thousand thereafter
1 1/ 2" Meter
$6 00 per month for 12,, 000 gallons
minimum; 12� per thousand gallons
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thereafter
Meter -
410.65 per month for 20, 000 gallons
minimum; 12� per thousand thereafter
Meter
$24,. 00 per month for 48, 00D gallons
minimum; 12� per thousand thereafter
Meter
$42. 50 per month for 85, 000 gallons
minimum; 12� per thousand thereafter
Meter -
$966,; 00 per m,Qnth;for 190, 000 gallons
minimum; 120 per thousand thereafter
Meter
$170. 00 per month for 3400 0`00 gallons
minimum; 120 per thousand thereafter"
lD" Meter
$265.00 per month for 535, 000 gallons
minimum; 12� per thousand thereafter
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Industrial
The change for industrial users shall
be the same as the commercial rate,
however, industrial waste that exceed
the allowable strength shall be admitte
to the sewer only by contract with. the
City and such rate shall be sufficient to
recover the entire cost of transmissia
treatment, and disposal of the indust-
rial liquid waste.,
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(b) The charge assessed above shall be collected
by the City Water Department and included on its
regular water statements. In the event the person,
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farm or institution does not receive water from the
City Water Department, a separate monthly state-
ment shall be spgt.ring such service,
Section 34*44 Disconaeot for Non-payment of Sewer
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Service
^ (a) In the event any or institution
presently connected with Ci-of Lubbock water
service fails or refuses to pay the assessed sewer
change withcln 15 da.ys after dine date, water and sewer
service shall be discontinued at the premises
assessed and not be renewed until payrnerat of the
assessed cha.rge's plus the om, ditions and charges
for re-oestabliqbment of water service as provided
in Section 34_4$ of this code,
(b) In -the event any person., firm or institution not
connected with City of Lubbock Water Service fails
or refuses to ,pay the assessed sewer charge within
15 clays after due date, sewer ° s'eryiee shall be dis-
connected for those' residence's or wasineases assessed`
and a $5.0, 00 reconnect charge shall be due with all
back paym, Ants before reconm ct will be naa.de.
Se-ction 34-75 - Measurement of Sewer, e Flow of Com-0
mercial or iandustrial Users Not on Water Service and or
with Private 'W'a`ter.
It shall be the responsibility cif ai]'�'tlrtas Commercial
or Industrial users to provide a satisfactory metering
device for the sewerage flow or metering for the pri-
vate water supplier to deterrn' , the q;o atity of sewer-
age discharged and the service 1 binge. In the event
the metering. measurement is not provided sewer Serb
vice shall be detarmi.ned``and assessed by the Cityof
Lubbock until such a measurement is provided.
SECTION 2„ THAT should any parraph, section sentence clause
phrase orl word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, tl e remainder bf this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
ECTION 3 THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause
publicaticin of the descriptive caption of this ardjmn.ce as an alternative method
provided by law.
,AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Council on first reading this 22,ad day of Novtq§,er 1972
Passed b e Council on second reading this 14th dray of DOcea*er 1972
ATTESTL kawr, t or
Lowe
Lavenia • � City eet-Treas, ate,;..► li/ICUiiIiIS �W'. "TURNER, MAYOR