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ORDINANCE 663ORDINANCE NO. 663 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING "THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, 1958, " BY ADDING "CHAPTER 32A' RELATING TO WATER SERVICES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI- FORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That a new chapter, to be known and designated as "CHAPTER 32A," shall be and the same is hereby added to "The Code of the City of E1 Segundo, California, 1958," which shall read as follows: "CHAPTER 32A WATER SERVICES "SEC. 32A. 1. Rules and Regulations Established. That on and after July 1, 1966, and until e further order of e Cit y Council of said City, the rules, regulations and rates hereinafter set forth in this Code, shall be, and the same are hereby fixed, adopted and established, as the rules, regulations and rates for and governing the service of water from the waterworks system of the said City of El Segundo; and such service shall be rendered subject to each and all of said rules, regulations and rates, and in conformity therewith. "SEC. 32A. 2. Installation of Service. (A) Application for Service: Before service is delivered a written application therefor, on a form furnished by the Water Department of the City of E1 Segundo, must be signed by the person desiring such service, giving in addition to such information as the said department may require, his status as owner, agent or tenant. (B) Deposits: Deposits are required as a condition of service in the amounts and under the conditions set forth hereunder: (1) Where service is to be delivered to other than a bona fide owner of the property, a cash deposit must be made to cover the Department's estimate of the average bill for two months' ser- vice to the subject property, and in no case shall such deposit be less than ten dollars ($10. 00). Said deposit will be refunded at the time such service is discontinued and all bills for water furnished such service are paid. (2) Each application for a new service installation (as differentiated from an order to turn on an existing service connec- tion) shall be accompanied by a cash deposit of ten dollars ($10. 00). Said deposit shall be held by the Department for a period of six (6) months from the date such new service is installed and turned on. At the end of this six(6) months' per-'Lod said deposit shall be credited to the account of the subject service to apply on subsequent billings until depleted. In the event that service is discontinued prior to the time that such credit is consumed, the balance of the deposit on hand in the Department will be refunded after all bills for water furnished such service are paid. III 4194 4185 (C) Temporary Service: Connection for temporary use will be made upon a deposit equal to the department's estimate of the total cost of labor, materials and overhead necessary to make the installation. This amount shall remain on deposit with the Water Department until the termi- nation of such use, during which time regular rates will be charged for water used, when the deposit will be returned to the depositor, less ten per- cent (10 %) per year depreciation on material and labor, etc. , costs. (D) Relocation of Service: Services will be relocated at the request of the owner of the premises being served at such time as said owner pays to the Water Department a sum equal to the Department's estimate of the cost of moving such service. "SEC. 32A. 3. Refunds in Certain Cases. In the event any deposit shall have been made for the installation of any service as hereinabove in Section 32A. 2 set forth, and for any reason the installation of the meter and service for which such deposit was deposited is not made, the Director of Finance may order refund of such deposit at any time. "SEC. 32A. 4. Meter Installation Costs. All meters installed shall be and remain the property of e City -oT=egundo and the installation costs and charges shall be based upon cost of meter, materials, labor including excavation and repaving, plus twenty -five percent (25 %) of said cost for adminis- tration and incidentals, and the total of such cost must be borne and paid by applicant. The meter will be supplied and installed by the City of El Segundo Water Department at such time as the applicant pays said Department an amount equal to the estimated cost of said installation as determined by the Director of Finance. After the installation is completed, the Director of Finance shall compute the total actual installation charges and costs and shall add to this sum twenty -five percent (2516) for cost of administration and incidentals. If the total actual installation charges and costs plus twenty -five percent (2516) is less than the deposit, the balance shall be refunded to the depositor. If the total actual installation charges and costs plus twenty -five percent (25 %) is in excess of the deposit, this excess shall be billed to the depositor and shall be paid by him on the next billing for water service rendered. "SEC. 32A. 5. Meter Size for Single or Multiple Units on Single Meter. (A) Two or more units may be connected o one meter provided, ow- ever, that all units are on the same premises and that only one address shall be recognized for billing and collecting purposes; (B) The minimum size of meter to be installed shall be determined by the number of fixture units in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code of the said City of E1 Segundo; (C) The total number of fixture units shall be computed by the Building Department at the time a plumbing permit is issued and the applicant is hereby required to submit such computation to the Water Department with his applica- tion for water service; (D) The monthly minimum charges and method of billing recommended by the Water Superintendent shall then be applied to existing meters; not in accordance with the size of such existing meters, but in accordance with what that size should be, computed by the total number of fixture units served; and (E) No change shall be made in the size of the existing meters unless such changes are requested and paid for by the owner or applicant. "SEC. 32A. 6. Rates and Charges for Water Service„ The rates and charges and effective'-date o such rates and charges for water service from the municipal waterworks system of the City of El Segundo shall be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as follows: -2- 4 6 (A) GENERAL RATES: (1) For meters billed each month; monthly minimum charges: FOR FIRST 500 CUBIC FEET: Meter Sizes Scheduled Charges from 7/1/66 5/8" x 3/4" Meter $3. 25 1" Meter 4.00 1-1 / 2" Meter 4.45 2" Meter 5.05 3" Meter 7.40 4" Meter 10.10 6" Meter 14. 35 8" Meter 19. 25 10" Meter 24.25 12" Meter 29. 35 14" Meter 34.10 16" Meter 39.05 FOR WATER USED IN EXCESS OF FIRST 500 CUBIC FEET: First 3, 500 cu. ft. at .23 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; Next 16, 000 cu. ft. at .20 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; Next 50, 000 cu. ft. at .18 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; Next 60, 000 cu. ft. at .17 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; 130, 000 cu. ft. or more .13 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof. (2) For meters billed each two months; bi- monthly minimum charges: FOR FIRST 1000 CUBIC FEET: Meter Sizes Scheduled Charges from 7/1/66 5/8" x 3/4" Meter 1" Meter 1-1/2" Meter 2" Meter 3" Meter 4" Meter -3- 6. 50 7.95 8.90 10.05 14.75 20.20 FOR FIRST 1000 CUBIC FEET: (Cont'd. ) Meter Sizes 6" Meter 8" Meter 10" Meter 12" Meter 14" Meter 16" Meter Scheduled Charges from 711/66 28. 65 38. 50 48.50 58. 70 68. 20 78. 10 FOR WATER USED IN EXCESS OF FIRST 1000 CUBIC FEET: First 7, 000 cu. ft. at . 23 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; Next 32, 000 cu. ft. at . 20 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; Next 100, 000 cu. ft. at .18 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; Next 120, 000 cu. ft. at .17 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof; 260, 000 cu. ft. or more .13 per 100 cu. ft. or major fraction thereof. (3) For water used exclusively for agricultural purposes, the general rates therefor shall be one dollar and fifty cents ($1. 50) and seventy percent (70 %) of the scheduled charges of this subsection "(A). " (B) CONSTRUCTION RATES: Water used on construction jobs, other than pipeline trenching, shall be metered and the cost shall be one and one -half (1 -1/2) times that set forth under the GENERAL RATES cost; in addition thereto a returnable deposit of one hundred dollars ($100. 00), plus the Water Department's estimated cost of the meter and installation charges, for each meter must be made upon application for service, which deposit shall secure the payment to said city of any damage suffered and of charges for water served and which has not otherwise been paid. (C) AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER RATES PER MONTH: Automatic Sprinkler System Size 211 31, 4" 611 Sir 10" 12" -4- Scheduled Charges from 9112/66 $ 2.00 3.00 4.00 6. 00 8.00 10.00 12. 00 x;11-/ 4 1 ci r3 "SEC. 32A. 7. Presumption of Continued Use. All services on any premises, whether used or Ho T, srialI Be considerea as used and shall be charged for so long as the same remain connected. "SEC. 32A. 8. Delinquencies. Bills become delinquent fifteen (15) days after date of mailing, and if noT­p`_a1_a the water may be shut off without further notice. "SEC. 32A. 9. Rebates Prohibited. No allowance or rebate shall be made in water rates c arge against any property or premises so long as the water remains connected therewith, and full rates shall be charged against any and all property or premises as hereinbefore specified until the Water Depart- ment has been notified in writing to shut off or disconnect the water therefrom. Any complaint in regard to the rating of property must be made at the office of the Water Department and the Adjustor will properly rate the premises. Collectors shall not make rebates or adjust rates. "SEC. 32A. 10. Meter Damage Resulting from Carelessness. Any damage to meters or appurtenances resulting from carelessness, wilfulness or neglect, or any of them, as well as any damage which may result from hot water or steam from a boiler, or otherwise, shall be paid for to said Water. Department on pre- sentation of bill and in case such bill is not paid, the water may be shut off from said premises without further notice and not turned on until all charges are paid. "SEC. 32A. 11. Discontinuance of Service. On failure to comply with the rules and regulations established as a con i. ion o the use of water, or to pay rates or meter rent, or any charge or penalty imposed, in the time and manner as herein provided, the water may be shut off until payment of the amount due is made, with three dollars ($3. 00) in addition for restoration of service. "SEC. 32A. 12. Penalty for Unauthorized Service. Should the owner or occupant of any premises turn on the water or cause it o be turned on, or cause the disconnected premises to be connected either directly or indirectly with the municipal waterworks system or water supply, after it has been shut off at the curb cock, it shall be shut off at the main, a charge of ten dollars ($10. 00) will be made by the said City for the turning off and turning on, which must be paid before the premises will be again connected to the municipal sys- tem. It is further provided that if any owner, occupant or tenant of any premises connected to the municipal waterworks system, either directly or indirectly connects or permits the connection of such premises, or water service, with that of any owner, tenant, occupant or consumer, of any other premises whose water has been turned off by the water Department, that then and in that event the ser- vice through which such disconnected premises is served may likewise be turned off on twenty -four (24) hours notice to the owner, occupant, tenant or consumer of such premises or service, and same shall not be again connected unless and until a penalty of ten dollars ($10. 00) shall have been paid to said City. "SEC. 32A. 13. All Services Metered. All services shall be metered; provided, however, nothing herein containe—a shall be construed as requiring more than one metered service to a hotel or apartment house where the halls and reception rooms are used in common by all families occupying the same; nor as requiring more than one metered service to anystore or office building for services to the respective stores or offices actually contained in and made apart of such store or office building. SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall become effective at mid- night on the thirieth day from and after the date of the final passage and adoption thereof. SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of 267C original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall within fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within said City of El Segundo and which is hereby designated for that purpose. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of May, , 1967. ATTEST: Z� - aj.--e City Clerk (SEAL) -6- 4119 MaycTr of e City of egun o, California. 41 ti- STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, I EUNlCE IJo ,CREASON .o.00ao . , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, ,a California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. , 0 663 . a o 0 is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance Noe .. , .663... of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING "THE CODE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, 1958," BY ADDING "CHAPTER 32A" RELATING TO WATER SERVICES. " which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the. , , o$th ... day of... 0 .. may .... 0 0 , 19.0 and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen. oQPrr.,. F.u0Pxjc1r,,. MP_Z1h44,pye.1 449 Land o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... AugrAgQA1� .................. o .............. NOES: Councilmen. a MPP; ........................ o.......... ABSENT: Councilmen None. 000. <oo.0000.a.000..oe0000 oo.e.0000..0000000 do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance No. ¢63 ,.. was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated within the said City and that the some was so pub — I ished therein on the following date, to wit:, �a! �,� , /,�{,G� ........ . . ...... . . . . ' 0.400 City Clerk of the City of El Se undo, California. (SEAL) By.o.0000000.oa o o o o a o a o o o.o o o.o....o ° 000.o Deputy Affidavit of Publication STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) as CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) ��rY1 L.. Yes J`i. ..................... .... . ..._.............. .. - being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of America, over the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California; that he was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attached the ............ ....... ............................ . .• Princip.F.1....Ql rk............................................................................ ............................... Editor of EL SEGUNDO HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated weekly in the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that said newspaper has been so published and circulated at regular intervals of one week for more than one year immediately preceding the publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said newspaper is, and was, at all of the times herein mentioned, & newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4460 of the Political Code of the State of California; that as provided by said section, said newspaper is published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list of payir_g subscribers; that said newspaper is not and was not at any of the times herein referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, -trade, calling, race or denomination, or for any number of such classes, pr ofessions, trades, callings, races or denominations, and that said newspaper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to or published for the purpose, whether avowed or otherwise, of entertaining or instructing such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denomin- ations, or any of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations. That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached, on page ............ numbered .........._ ....................................-.....---_............................ I.........................I......................... ............................ ...................................... ­ hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a full true and correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exactly as published; that the same was set and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that the body of the same was preceded with words printed in black -face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from an inspection of the said annexed instru- ...0.nal.in .n.ce... 1c_..-- ..663. instru- ment; that the ............ --------•---� ............... ... ... . ......................._....... .............................. of which the annexed is a printed copy as hereinabove stated, was published and printed in said news- paper at lest .... ? C C.. -..- Week .1Y, by ....... Q n.C.e ............. consecutive publication ........, commencing on the .....17t4.. day of ............ 1'1!'.y ...................... A. D..1967 and ending on the ...17th............... day of ..............1 i ay.. ............................... A. D. 1967--- and as often during ng said time as said newspaper was regn- Iarly issued, to -wit: ........ ............................. `�u ..... g. 1967 i...... ..:.....................•---•-•--•-....-----.........._....... ............................... __ ... .................... . ...... ........ .............__.........- . - -... .. .... _i..... Subscribed d sworn to before me this ....�v... day of .........an.... .. .........................I A. D. 19_41. ...... &4-W.4.id A-.-, ..... City clerk of the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, Stacie of California. By.... .................. .. Deputy City Clerk said City.