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HenneDin County. Minnesota
Ordinance no. 92-712
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 715
OF THE HOPKINS CITY CODE
IN REGARD TO SEWER AND WATER RATES
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
section 1. That Section 715 through 715.23 be repealed in its
entirety and replaced by the following:
section 715 - Sewer and water rates
715.01. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this
section the terms defined in this subsection have the meanings
given them.
Subd. 2. "Residential" means single family dwellings,
duplexes, double bungalows, apartment buildings or complexes, or
condominium.
Subd. 3. "Commercial" means every structure, building,
occupancy, use or endeavor except residential.
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715.03. Water rates. Subdivision 1. Metered usaae. The ~resB
water rates per 1,000 gallons of metered water usage shall b
established by council resolution. -wa~e~-~~-4~~~~~
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water furnished from time to time shall be determined by water
meter readings, and if any such water is used on premises without
a proper water meter or if the meter is out of order, the amount
of water used at such interval shall be determined e~~fter by
averaging previous water bills for that a~-B~eft location with the
same or similar use, or by the average amount of water consumed
at other premises during a similar interval with a similar use or
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business. Meters may be read by officials of the water
department either every month or every quarter.T-~~-~~
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Subd. 2. Non-metered usage. The water superintendent or
his designee may allow water to be withdrawn from a hydrant for
construction and related purposes. Applications for this use are
available from. the water superintendent and must be filled out
and approved prior to obtaining water. Applicants must pay for
the water and provide the necessary deposits as required in the
Fire Hydrant operation Agreement. The water superintendent will
periodically establish the flat rate and deposit amount. Flat
rate amounts are subject to increase depending on the amount of
wat r to be withdrawn from a hydrant.
715.05. Sani tarv sewer: connections. Water meters shall be
deemed, for the purpose of this section, to be a sanitary sewer
service connection unless such meter is located in premises not
connected to the sanitary sewer system. Wherever premises are
connected to the sanitary sewer system but are served entirely
from a private water source, such premises shall be liable for
and subject to the same charges for sanitary sewer service as
though the premises were served with metered city water, and the
city may require the installation of water meters on any private
well and pump, which meter shall be subject to and governed by
the same rules, regulations of this code as meters for city
water.
715. 07 . Sani tarv sewer: charqes and rates . Subdivision 1.
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eaeft--yee-~--d:i~-ded--by---eft~ The sanitary sewer rates, for
residential customers shall be established by council resolution
for each 1,000 gallons of metered water usage; provided that a
maximum billing charge be established based on water usage in the
appropriate quarter ending in, January, February, or March. For
residential customers on a monthly billing basis, the annual
February bill will be used to established the maximum monthly
charge for the ensuing year; provided, further, that in cases of
new construction or addition to any residential unit, the average
water consumption is to be determined by the first 30 day period
following its completion or occupancy until the next ensuing
quarter ending in January, February or March. Whenever such
average water consumption of any such single family dwellings
during the quarters ending in January, February or March is shown
to be unfairly disproportionate because of the customer's methods
or lack of operation or any other reason, then and in that event
the water superintendent shall establish an average water charge
and corresponding sanitary sewer charge for the use of fair and
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suitable methods. The determination of the superintendent is
final. fAmeftaea-era.-Ne.-aa-6~6T-See.-:l:t
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See.-~t The sanitary sewer rates for commercial customers shall
be established by council resolution for each 1,000 gallons of
metered water usage.
715.09. Due dates. Water and sanitary Berv~ee sewer charges are
due and payable on the due date stated on the periodic city
utility bill. afta-~--f'M"-t.fl.--i:-ft-~~-wa~er-~-'5~fl-i-t.~~y-~
serv~ee -ei~~-ef-~eeeti'ftt.. %:E-~ai6-efl--M--bef~o9tlCh--due--dftt-e-k-he
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Each billing for water and sanitary sewer charges, which is not
paid when due, shall incur a 10% penalty charge on the current
billed amount.
715.11. Soecial circumstances. In cases of condominium
ownership and in any other situations where it is deemed
necessary or convenient for the efficient and economical
operation of the water or sewer system, the council may, on
recommendation of the manager, require a customer or premises
owner to provide additional sewer or water connections and/or
water er-sewer meters.
715.13. Deoosits. The manager may require any customer (i)
whose credit rating is not established, or (ii) whose service has
been discontinued for non-payment of any serv~ee charge, or (iii)
whose account with the city is delinquent for three or more
months, to deposit with the clerk either the sum of (a) $59 $100
or (b) the sum derived by aaa~ftt:J taking the customers city
utility bill wa~er--aftd-~~-~~-~~r~ for efte summer
quarter, whichever amount is greater. The city may draw from the
deposit amounts ae3:~ft~~eft~-efl--t.h~~ from time to time when
the account becomes delinquent.
715.15. Account quarantees. The manager may require the owner
or landlord of premises served by the water and sewer
departments, to file with the clerk a written contract or
undertaking guaranteeing the payment of any water and sewer
service account for the premises.
715.17. Service disconnections. Failure to pay any account on
or before the due date, or the failure to maintain any deposit as
hereinabove required or the failure to secure and file a written
guarantee as provided in 715.15 is sufficient cause or reason to
disconnect city water service to any such customer or premises.
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715. 19. Unpaid charqes. Unpaid city utility wa~er--ft'fl:d-~
bills shall be certified to the county director of property
taxation for collection as other charges pursuant to Minnesota
statutes, section 444.075, subdivision 3, and council resolution
82-3039 as amended from time to time. The owner of the property
shall be liable to the city for all bills accruing through the
use of water and sewer facilities upon his premises whether th
same be personally used by him or his renter or lessee or other
occupant of the premises.
715.21. Charqes for taaaina DroDertv. re-eeftftee~~ft~.--~~-~1:-er
Berv~ee-~B-a~Seeftftee~ea-:Eer-fteft-~8ymeft~-e:E-wa~er-er-sewer-serv~ee
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wa~er-~-sewer-~~-eftar~eB-~rr-ft8Ve-~-~a~a--~-:E~~~
~e~e~fter-w4-t.fl.-~~~~~r-~~m-ef-~~~~~-re-eeftftee~~eft.
If city utility bills are delinquent and reminder notices and
shut off notices have been mailed per collection policy to the
pay e address on record, and full payment of the account still
has not been received, the utility division will dispatch a crew
to place a shut off door tag on the premises and/or terminate
water service. A service charge of $50.00 shall be added to the
account for each door tag placed. If the delinquent bill and all
other fees properly charged to an account are not paid before, or
in the following billing cycle, the delinquent process stated
above is to be repeated with additional service charges added
until the account is made current.
715.23. Inspections. The manager or designee shall have the
right of access at all reasonable hours of the day to enter any
and all parts of any home, dwelling or other premises for the
purpose of e~am~fta~~eft examining e~ sewer and water connections,
including meter reading, repairs, disconnections and any other
related purpose.
First Reading:
May 19, 1992
Second Reading:
July 21, 1992
Date of Publication:
July 29, 1992
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
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