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Home My WebLink About07-236 CITY OF LAKEVILLE RESQLUTION NO. 07-236 RESOL UTION ADAPTING WATER, SANITARY SEWER, STREET LIGHT RATES, SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT FEE, STATE WATER. TESTING FEE, AND DAKOTA COUNTY (PRIVATE) SEPTIC SYSTEM FEE NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following .utility fees are approved and adopted effective with all accounts billed after February 1, 2008 until changed by the City Council. I. Sewer Rates A. Residential 1. Charges shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during the first quarter of the year, whichever is less. 2. When an account is newly established, the sewer maximum charge shall be set at 18,000 gallons of sewer use. Sewer .charge for the remainder of the year will be at this figure, or actual usage, whichever is less. The total for 18,000 gallons is therefore $49.20. 3. A basic sewer charge of $3,30/dwelling unit per quarter will be charged for all accounts. 4. Cost per thousand gallons shall be $2..55. 5. A flat rate of $49.20/dwelling unit per quarter shall be charged to those residential customers who do not have metered water. 6. Residential customers shall be billed for a minimum of 5,000 .gallons per quarter. B. Industrial, Institutional and Commercial 1. Charges shall be based on actual gallons of water consumed.. 2. A basic sewer char e of $3.30 er uarter will be char ed for all accounts. g p q g 3. Cost per thousand gallons. of usage shall be $2.55.. 4. Industrial, Institutional and Commercial customers shall be billed for a minimum of 5,000. gallons per quarter. C. Manufactured Home Parks and Multiple dwellings served by a single meter shall be charged for the number of units each quarter at the time the meter is read. The sewer charges for each quarter shall be determined by dividing the total gallons of water. by number of units. 1. Charges shall be based on actual water consumption, or the water consumed during the first quarter of the year, whichever is less. 2. A basic sewer charge of $3.30 per quarter per dwelling unit will be charged for all accounts. 3. Cost per thousand gallons of consumption shall be $2.55. 4. The charges per dwelling unit shall be based on a minimum of 5,000 gallons per quarter. D. When a separate water system is installed and is limited to uses that cannot enter the sewer system, no charge. shall be made for sewer on the water metered for said system. II. Water Rates A. Residential l . Charges shall be based on actual metered gallons consumed each quarter. 2. A basic water. charge of $6.25 per quarter will be charged for each account. a) Tier one consumption -Shall be $I.00 per thousand gallons for the first 30 thousand gallons. b) Tier two consumption -Shall be $1.45 per thousand gallons in excess of 30 thousand gallons but less than or equal to 49 thousand gallons. c) Tier three consumption -Shall be $2.00 per thousand gallons .consumption exceeding 49 thousand gallons. B. Commercial, Industrial and Institutional l . Charges shall be based on actual metered gallons consumed each quarter. 2. A basic water charge of $6.25 per quarter will be charged for each account. a) Tier. one consumption -Shall be $1.00 per thousand gallons for the first 30 thousand gallons. 2 b} Tier two consumption -Shall be $1.45 per thousand gallons in excess of 30 thousand gallons provided none of the water is used for irrigation purposes. c) Tier three consumption -Shall be $2.00 per thousand. gallons consumption exceeding 49 thousand gallons. Commercial, Industrial- and Institutional customers shall be exempt from Tier three charges if the account is not used far irrigation purposes. C. Manufactured Home Parks and multi-family dwellings 1. Charges shall be based an actual metered gallons consumed each quarter. 2. A basic water charge of $6.25 per quarter will be charged for each dwelling unit. a. Tier one consumption -Shall be $1.00 per thousand gallons for the first 30 thousand gallons per account. b. Tier two consumption - Sha11 be $1.45 per thousand gallons in excess of 30 thousand gallons but less than or equal to 49 thousand gallons for each account. c. Tier three consumption - Shall be $2.00 per thousand gallons consumption exceeding 49 thousand gallons for each account. D. Irrigation sprinkler accounts shall be billed at $2.00 per thousand gallons. E. Bulk water accounts 1. Shall be billed at $2.60 per thousand gallons 2. Account setup fee of $10.00/account F. For those accounts whereby an accurate reading cannot be determined due to faulty meter, water consumption shall be established to be 18,000 gallons per quarter per dwelling unit. III. .State water testing fee $1.59/quarter/connection IV. Streetlights l . Utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer A. Residential $ 6.05/dwelling unit/quarter B. Multiple Family $ 6.05/dwelling unit/quarter C. Institutional $ .16930/front foot D. CommerciaUlndustrial $ .16930/front foot E. New subdivisions, as part of development Contract $ 24.20/residential dwelling unit 3 2. Utility accounts not served by water and/or sanitary sewer shall be billed annually A. Residential $ 24.20/dwelling unit/year B. Multiple Family $ 24.2.0/dwelling unit/year C. Manufactured Homes. and Manufactured Home Parks No charge V. Surface Water Management Fee 1. Utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer A. The single family (residential .equivalent utility factor) Surface Water Management Utility Fee shall be $5.50/dwelling unit per quarter for those utility accounts served by water and/or sanitary sewer. Z. Utility accounts nat served by water and/or sanitary sewer shall be billed annually A. The residential equivalent utility factor Surface Water Management Utility Fee shall be $22.00/dwelling unit per year for those accounts not served by water and/or sanitary sewer. 3. New subdivisions, as part of development contracts, $22.00/residential dwelling unit. VI. Head of households over 65 years of age or Living on social security or pension income alone: 1. Enrolled on or before December 7 1998 shall be entitled to a 30% discount on water and sanitary sewer services to homesteaded residential properties as described in Section I and II above. Said accounts are also exempt from street light charges as described in Section III above. 2. Enrolled after December 7, 1998 shall be entitled to a 30% discount on water, sanitary sewer and street light services to homesteaded. residential properties as described in Section I, II and III above subject to a maximum discount based on ten thousand gallons of usage. 3. Persons qualifying for the. discount must annually certify that they meet the requirements of this section prior to December 31 of each year in order to receive the benefits in the following year. VII. A monthly penalty of 1.5% of the unpaid. balance or $1.00, whichever is greater will be charged on all delinquent accaunts that are greater than $10.00. No penalty will be charged on closed accounts. VIII. Accounts certified to the County Treasurer/Auditor for collection with. the subsequent year's taxes will be charged a $25.00 service charge plus 18% interest per year. IX. Water Shut-offs a) During normal business hours $10.00 b) After normal business hours $25.00 4 .i - ,r X. Water Reconnections a) During normal business hours $10.00 b) After normal business hours $25.00 XL Replace frost bottom -..$35.00 XII. Testing of Water Meters (only if meter tests correct) in accordance with Ordinance 7-5-4-6. a) 5/8" to 1" $40.00 b) 1 1/4" to 2" $80..00 c) All other sizes contract cost (Minneapolis) plus 10% XIII. Surcharge for water. service (penalties} for violation of Ordinance 7-5-12 relating to Emergency (water} Regulations. a) First violation Warning b} Second violations in the same calendar year $ 50 c} Third violation in the same calendar year $100 d} Fourth violation in the same calendar year $ I50 e) Fifth and subsequent violations in the same calendar year $200 XN. Residents with private septic systems shall be billed a private septic system fee of $2.97/year APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 17th day of December, 2007. CITF O AKEVILL B f Y~ y Dahl, yob AT ST: Charlene Friedges, City C rk i 5