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Ord. 0220-09 09-19-05ORDINANCE NO. 220-9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE II, RATES AND CHARGES, OF CHAPTER 30, UTILITIES, OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, FROM TIME TO TIME, AMENDED, TO AUTHORIZE THE COLLECTION OF AN ACCOUNT INITIATION FEE; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION - AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO REGULATE UTILITIES INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. That Section 30-35(b), Fees, of Chapter 30, Utilities, of the City of Pearland Code of Ordinances, be and the same is hereby amended to add the following: "(4) All applicants for utility service shall be charged an account initiation fee of ten dollars ($10.00)." Section 2. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the need to regulate utilities inures to the benefit of the public and, therefore, bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived Section 3. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Ordinance and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a ORDINANCE NO. 220-9 separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. Section 6. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove. Section 7. Effective Date. The Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days from and after its passage on first and only reading. PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 19th day of September , A. D., 2005. ATTEST: 4116 SUN';P'TC, �'Mf ITY S RETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: 6:14------ DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY 2 TOM REID MAYOR ORDINANCE NO. 220-9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 2, RATES AND CHARGES, OF CHAPTER 30, UTILITIES, OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, FROM TIME TO TIME, AMENDED, RELATING TO WATER AND SEWER EXTENSIONS, PRO RATA CHARGES, AND OTHER CHARGES ESTABLISHED; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO FAIRLY DISTRIBUTE THE COST OF EXTENDING WATER AND SEWER LINES WHERE THOSE SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. That Article 2, Rates and Charges, of Chapter 30, Utilities, of the City of Pearland Code of Ordinances, be and the same is hereby amended by ADDING subsection (6) to Section 30-44 (a) hereafter provide as follows: "Section 30-44. Pro Rata and Other Charges Established. (a) A charge, which shall be known as the pro rata shall be made against each lot or tract of land, and the owner thereof, whose water or sewer lines shall be hereafter connected with any water mains or sewer mains in the following manner and in accordance with procedures and service area maps promulgated by City staff: (6) Promenade Shops Drive south of North Spectrum Boulevard, Spectrum Boulevard between Promenade Shops Drive and SH 288, north along the SH 288 Frontage Road and east along the Beltway 8 Frontage Road to Fellows Road. Water $ 18.30 per linear foot Sewer $ 11.40 per linear foot (b) In addition to the pro rata charge on water and sewer mains, the property owner must pay all other applicable charges as established by City ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 220-9 Section 2. That all pro rata charges made against any owner of a lot or tract of land whose water and sewer lines are connected with the City water and sewer mains shall be in accordance with Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. Section 3. Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 4. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the need to fairly distribute the cost of extending water and sewer lines where those services are not available inures to the benefit of the public and, therefore, bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived. Section 5. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Ordinance and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. ORDINANCE NO. 220-9 Section 7. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. Section 8. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove. Section 9. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in the official City newspaper. PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 23rd day of June, A. D., 2008 ATTEST: )0ild ir TOIEID MAYOR UNG �G/'RM Y SE efFI ETAR VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING JUNE 23, 2008 ORDINANCE NO. 220-9 APPROVED AS TO FORM: DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY Voting "Aye" - Councilmembers Owens, Saboe, Beckman Kyle, and Cole. Voting "No" — None. Motion passed 5 to 0. PUBLICATION DATE: June 25, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 4, 2008 PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 220-9A AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 2, RATES AND CHARGES, OF CHAPTER 30, UTILITIES, OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, FROM TIME TO TIME, AMENDED, RELATING TO WATER AND SEWER EXTENSIONS, PRO RATA CHARGES, AND OTHER CHARGES ESTABLISHED; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE THE NEED TO FAIRLY DISTRIBUTE THE COST OF EXTENDING WATER AND SEWER LINES WHERE THOSE SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND, THEREFORE, BEARS DIRECTLY UPON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENRY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. That Article 2, Rates and Charges, of Chapter 30, Utilities, of the City of Pearland Code of Ordinances, be and the same is hereby amended by ADDING subsection (6) to Section 30-44 (a) hereafter provide as follows: "Section 30-44. Pro Rata and Other Charges Established. (a) A charge, which shall be known as the pro rata shall be made against each lot or tract of land, and the owner thereof, whose water or sewer lines shall be hereafter connected with any water mains or sewer mains in the following manner and in accordance with procedures and service area maps promulgated by City staff: (6) Promenade Shops Drive south of North Spectrum Boulevard, Spectrum Boulevard between Promenade Shops Drive and SH 288, north along the SH 288 Frontage Road and east along the Beltway 8 Frontage Road to Fellows Road. Water $ 18.30 per linear foot Sewer $ 11.40 per linear foot (b) In addition to the pro rata charge on water and sewer mains, the property owner must pay all other applicable charges as established by City ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 220-9A Section 2. That all pro rata charges made against any owner of a lot or tract of land whose water and sewer lines are connected with the City water and sewer mains shall be in accordance with Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes. Section 3. Penalty. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 4. Declaration of Emergency. The Council finds and determines that the need to fairly distribute the cost of extending water and sewer lines where those services are not available inures to the benefit of the public and, therefore, bears directly upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; and that this Ordinance shall be adopted as an emergency measure, and that the rule requiring this Ordinance to be read on two (2) separate occasions be, and the same is hereby waived. Section 5. Savings. All rights and remedies which have accrued in favor of the City under this Ordinance and amendments thereto shall be and are preserved for the benefit of the City. Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. ORDINANCE NO. 220-9A Section 7. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict. Section 8. Codification. It is the intent of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that the provisions of this Ordinance shall be codified in the City's official Code of Ordinances as provided hereinabove. Section 9. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this Ordinance, or its caption and penalty, to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Pearland, upon passage of such Ordinance. The Ordinance shall then become effective ten (10) days from and after its publication, or the publication of its caption and penalty, in the official City newspaper. PASSED and APPROVED on First and Only Reading this the 23rd day of June, A. D., 2008 ATTEST: Y�i UNG`► ORF S 'CRETAR �orir1 fax TOM REID MAYOR ,QEARI;j;^,, o: •- •ems: 'gym= 7.3' . 1 \ /col ORDINANCE NO. 220-9A APPROVED AS TO FORM: , COL_ DARRIN M. COKER CITY ATTORNEY VOTING RECORD FIRST AND ONLY READING JUNE 23, 2008 Voting "Aye"- Councilmembers Owens, Saboe, Beckman Kyle, and Cole. Voting "No"— None. Motion passed 5 to 0. PUBLICATION DATE: June 25, 2008 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 4, 2008 PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS