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
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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herewith are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.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:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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ORDINANCE NO. 220-9A
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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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