Ord. 0220-06 03-29-99ORDINANCE NO. 220-6
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 30-35, DEPOSITS REQUIRED, OF
CHAPTER 30, UTILITIES, OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND CODE OF
ORDINANCES, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN, FROM TIME TO TIME,
AMENDED, TO ORGANIZE AND UPDATE THE CITY'S UTILITIES FEE
STRUCTURE; HAVING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND A REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 30-35, Deposits Required, of Chapter 30, Utilities, of the
City of Pearland Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 30-35. Charges required.
(a) Deposits. Along with the application for utility service, the applicant therefor
may be required to pay to the city a deposit in an amount as follows:
(1) If the applicant is requesting utility service for residential use and the
applicant is the owner of the property to be serviced, then the meter
deposit shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);
(2) If the applicant is requesting utility service for residential use and the
applicant is renting the property to be serviced, the meter deposit
shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00);
(3)
If the applicant is requesting utility service for a business or other
commercial entity, the meter deposit shall be One Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($150.00), unless the applicant requests connection to a fire
hydrant, in which case the meter deposit shall be a sum equal to the
actual cost of the hydrant meter and any other necessary
equipment.
(b) Fees.
(1) In the event utility service is disconnected for non-payment of the
bill, the consumer thereof shall have the right to have the same
reconnected only upon the payment of the amount due, and in
addition thereto, a reconnection fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
shall be charged for reconnection performed during regular
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business hours. A reconnection fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall
be charged for reconnection performed after business hours.
(2) The tapping charges for connection with City water mains and
laterals and with the City sanitary sewer system shall be the actual
cost of installation plus the meter cost, provided, however, that the
tapping charges shall not be less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00). Where water is sold to building or construction firms
from fire hydrants, a Twenty-five Dollar ($25.00) fee shall be
charged for each trip by City personnel to facilitate such water
connection.
(3)
All inspections of water meters after the initial inspection shall incur
a reinspection fee of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for each trip by City
personnel to carry out said reinspections. Said reinspections shall
take place as soon as the inspector's schedule permits, but shall not
be given preference over inspections already scheduled."
Section 2. 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 3. 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.
Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed but only to the extent of such conflict.
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Section 5. 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 6. Publication and Effective Date. The City Secretary shall cause this
Ordinance, or its caption, 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, in the official
City newspaper.
PASSED and APPROVED ON FIRST READING this the day of
/ 7 i C /7 A. D., 1999.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
PASSED and APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this the
day of kiC , A. D., 1999.
TOM REID
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
VOTING RECORD (SECOND AND FINAL READING
MARCH 29, 1999)
Voting "Aye" -
Councilmembers Berger, Beckman,
Seeger, Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" - None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE: MARCH 31, 1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL 10, 1999
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 3.10 OF
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
The Pearland Reporter News
2404 South Park
Pearland, Texas 77581
State of Texas
Brazoria and Harris Counties
I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published
in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general
circulation in Brazoria and Harris Counties, for l issues, as follows:
No. / Date 3-5/ 19
No Date 19
No Date 19
No Date 19
No. Date 19
Subscribe and sworn to before me this
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ORDINANCE NO. 220-6
',AN_ORDINANCE OF. THE
CITY` COUNCIL OF. THE
CITY -OF PEARLAND;
TEXAS, AMENDING SEC-
TION • 30-35, DEPOSITS
REQUIRED, OF CHAPTER
30, UTILITIES, OF THE CITY
OF PEARLAND CODE .OF
ORDINANCES, AS IT MAY
HAVE BEEN, FROM TIME
TO TIME, AMENDED, TO
ORGANIZE 'AND UPDATE
THE CITY'S UTILITIES FEE
STRUCTURE; HAVING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEV-
ERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A
REPEALER CLAUSE; PRO-
V DING FOR CODIFICA 'a
TION, PUBLICATION AND'-
�AN EFFECTIVE DATE. .
iBE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE>-
CITY OF PEARLAND,
/TEXAS:
!Section 1. That Section 30-1
35, Deposits Required, of.,
(Chapter 30, Utilities, of the .
!City' of Pearland. Code of;
Ordinances, is hereby amend a
2 ed to readas follows: q
i"Section 30-35. Charges',
'required.
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i (a) Deposits: Along with then
I application for utility service;
the applicant therefor may be
required to pay to the city -a;
deposit in an amount as fol,
lows:
1(1) If the applicant is request,=
ling utility service for residen
'tial use and the applicant is
fthe owner of the property to,
be serviced, then the meter„
deposit shall be Seventy-five,
Dollars ($75.00);
(2) If the applicant is request,
ing utility service for residen
tial use and the applicant is;
renting the property, to be ser-
viced, the meter deposit shall"
I.be One Hundred Dollars"
1($100.00);
1(3) If the applicant is request=
ling utility service for a busi
lness or other commercial enti
'ty, the meter deposit shall be,
,One Hundred Fifty Dollars.:
($150.00), unless the appli
cant requests connection to a,
fire hydrant, in which case the:
meter deposit shall be a.sum:
equal to the actual cost of the.
hydrant meter and any other;
necessary equipment.
(b) Fees
(1) In the event utility service.,
is disconnected for non -pay
ment of the bill, the consumer -
thereof shall have the right to
have the same reconnected '
only upon the payment of the
amount due, and in addition
thereto, a reconnection fee of
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.001
`shall be charged for recon
nection performed during reg;
ular business hours. A recon-
nection
fee of Fifty Dollari
($50.00) shall be charged for
reconnection.performed after
,business hours._ .._ . -
(2) The tapping charges for
connection with City water;
mains•and laterals and with;
the City sanitary sewer sys-,
tern shall be the actual cost of
installation plus the meter:
cost, provided, however, that;
the tapping charges shall not..
be less than Two Hundred:
Fifty Dollars ($250.00). Where.
water is sold to building or
construction firmsfrom fire-
hydrants, a Twenty-five Dollar.
($25.00) fee shall be charged:
Ilfor each trip by City personnel •
i
cilitate such water con -
on.
All inspections of water
ters after the initial inspec-
n shall incur a reinspection
e of Thirty-five Dollars
5.00) for each trip by City
personnel to carry out said
reinspections. Said reinspec-
tions shall take place as soon
'es/the inspector's schedule
permits, but shall not be given
' preference over inspections
already scheduled."
PASSED and APPROVED
ON FIRST READING this the
8th day of March, A. D.,
1999.
JS/
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/S/
YOUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
PASSED and APPROVED
ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING this the 29th day of
March, A.D., 1999.
/S/
TOM REID
MAYOR
TTEST: ,
IS/
YOUNG LORFING
CITY SECRETARY
• PPROVED AS TO FORM:
ARRIN M. COKER
TY ATTORNEY
OTING RECOR® (
ND FINAL READING
i' AR H 2' 1999
j
Voting "Aye"-Councilmembers
Berger, Beckman, Seeger,
Tetens, and Wilkins.
Voting "No" -None.
Motion passes 5 to 0.
PUBLICATION DATE:
MARCH 31,1999
EFFECTIVE DATE: APRIL
10,1999
PUBLISHED AS REQUIRED
BY SECTION 3.10 OF THE
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