580_00001ORDINANCE No.580
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 .2 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING THE MUNICIPAL WATERAND SEWER SYSTEM
OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,RELATING TO
CONNECTIONS THERETO AND CHARGES FOR THOSE CONNECTIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON,DO ORDAIN
I AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.A New Section Shall be Added to the Code as Follows:
9 .2 .02 Unauthorized Use
It shall be a violation of this Ordinance for any unauthorized person
to turn on or off his own water service or to otherwise tamper with
any portion of or appurtenances to the water and/or sewer system or
to make connections thereto without first having made application on
forms provided at the Engineering Office of the City of Moses Lake,and
having been granted such permission in writing.
Section 2.Section 9.2.04 shall be amended as follows:
9.2.04 Water Service Connection Charges
All water service connections shall be metered and all separate buildings
shall be separately connected to the city water system,except that
separate buildings which are an integral part of a single business or
I industry may be served by a master meter serving the property.The
following charges shall be made by the City of Moses Lake for making
metered water service connections and said charges shall be paid in
full before the connection is made:
3/4 inch meter with 1 inch service line $125.00
1 inch meter with 1 inch service line 175.00lìinchmeterwithlà.inch service line 300.00
Meters 2 inches and larger will be installed at actual cost.
The foregoing charges shall apply only to connections made along any
street where a main exists .In consideration of said charges the city
Water Department shall lay the service pipe from the main to the meter
and shall install a meter and meter box no further than ten feet from the
property line.Responsibility for installation and maintenance of the
service piping beyond the meter shall be the sole responsibility of the
property owner.
Should water consumption exceed the rated capacity of the water meter,the City may replace the meter with a larger meter,with actual costsforreplacementbecominganobligationoftheuser.I Where water mains have been installed at the expense of the City of
Moses Lake through or adjacent to platted areas,the property throughwhichthewatermainsareextendedorwhichareadjacenttheretoshall
be permitted a connection to the City Water Main only after a paymenthasbeenmadetotheCityofMosesLakeinaccordancewiththefollowingschedule.
Where City installed water mains are through or adjacent to unplatted
areas the platter of those unplatted areas shall be required,as a part of
the platting procedure,to reimburse the City of Moses Lake for that
portion of the water main through or adjacent to the property to be
platted .That reimbursement shall also be in accordance with the
Ordinance No.580:2
following schedule.
Schedule for reimbursement
(1)Water mains installed by City prior to December 31,1967
$2.00 per front foot for property to be served by water
connections or to be platted,or $4.00 per lineal foot if
property to be platted lies on each side of the water main.
(2)Water main installed by City along West Broadway from
Lee Street to Interlake
$3.25 per front foot for property to be served by water
connection or to be platted.
Section 3.Effective Date
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5)days from and
after its passage,approval and legal publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by its Mayor this 23rd day of
April,1968.
ATT
y Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
y Attorney
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