Resolution 83-3109CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 83 -533
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER, SANITARY SEWER,
RATES FOR 1984, AMENDING SECTIONS:
520:05 and 520:20 of the 1977 CODE OF ORDINANCES
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
I That Section 520:05 and 520:20 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances of the
City of Hopkins be and the same are hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 520:05, WATER RATES. The gross rates per water meter shall be
$.085 per each 100 gallons of water plus 5% thereof.
The number of gallons of city water furnished fran 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 whenever such meter is out of order, the amount
of water used at such interval shall be determined either by averaging previous
water bills at such 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 business. Any and all meters may be read by officials of the
Hopkins Water Department either every month or every quarter, but where such
readings are monthly, the gross rates as above set forth shall be calculated
and applied as though meters were read quarterly.
SECTION 520:20, SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES AND RATES. Subdivision
1, Sanitary Sewer Service Rates and Charges for Residential Customers. The
gross sanitary sewer service charge for residential customers shall be $.150
per each 100 gallons of water plus 5% thereof, provided that in arriving at such
monthly water consumption for any single family residential customers, such sewer
use and charge shall be determined by using the amount of such water consumed
in such single family dwelling in the annual quarters ending in January, February
or March of each year divided by three; 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 thirty day period following its completion
or occupancy until the next ensuing quarter ending in January, February or
March. Whenever such average water used in any such single family dwelling
during the quarters ending in January, February or March may be unfairly
disproportionate because of the customer's methods or lack of operation or any
other reason, then and in the event the City of Hopkins shall establish an average
water charge and corresponding sanitary sewer charge by us of suitable methods
which will be as fair as possible, such determination by the City of Hopkins
to be final.
SUBDIVISION 2. Sanitary Service Rates for Commercial Customers. Sanitary
sewer service charges for all commercial customers shall be equal to $.150 per
each 100 gallons of water plus 5% thereof.
That in all other respects said Section 520 shall remain in full force and
effect.
II ErrECTIVE DATE
The provisions of this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force in
connection with all billing hereunder rendered from the after January 1, 1984.
First read at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins held
on November 15, 1983, and finally read, approved, adopted and ordered published at
a regular meeting of said Council of said City on December 6, 1983.
J. SCOTT PENNE ROBERT F. MILLER
City Clerk Mayor
JOSEPH C. VESELY
City Attorney