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803_00001ORDINANCE NO.ROS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.2 OF THE MOSES LAKE I CITY CODE,ENTITLED "WATER AND ŠEWER CONNECTIONS" THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: That Chapter 9.2 of the Moses Lake City Code entitled "Water &Sewer Connections"is mnended as follows: 9.2.02 UNAUTHORIZED USE.It shall he a violation of this chapter for any un- authorized person to turn on or off his own water service to or 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 by the city of Moses Lake,and having been granted such permission in writing. 9.2.04 WATER SERVICE CoxNECTION 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 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 fult before the connection is made: 3/4 inch meter with l inch service line $250.001inchmeterwith1inchserviceline350.001½inch meter with 1½inch service lina 550.00 Maters two înches 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 the charges the city Water Department shall lay I the service pipe from the main to the meter and shall install a meter and meterboxnofurtherthantenfeetfromthepropertyline.Responsibility for instal- lation 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 costs for replacement becoming an obligation of the user. 9.2.06 CITY WATER MAIN CopyECTION .CHARGES -GENERAL.Where water mains have been installed at the expense of the city of Moses Lake through or adjacent to platted areas,the property through which the water mains are extended or which are adjacent thereto shall be permitted a connection to the City water main only after a payment has been made to the City of Moses Lake in accordance with the schedules established in the following sections. Where city installed water mains are through or adjacent to unplatted areas,the platter of those unplatted areas shall he required,as a part of the platting pro- cedure,to reimburse the City 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 schedules established in the following sections. Sections 9.2.08 through 9.2.50 are reserved for .future.reimbursement schedules. 9.2.00 -CITY WATER MAIN CONNECTION CSARGES -MAINS INSTALLED PRIOR TO DECEMBRR 31, 1967.Water mains installed by city prïor to December 31,196T:two BoliaFi¯pirfroncfootforpropertytobeservedbywaterconnectionortobeplatted,or fourdollarsperlinealfootifthepropertytobeplattedliesoneachsideofthewatermain. 9.2.10 CITY WATER MAIN CONNECTION CRARGES -MAIN INSTALLWn ALONG WEST BROADWAY I ,FROM LEE STREET TO INTERFAKE.Water main instaiiei 5 ity along West Broadway, from Lee Street to Interlake:three dollars and twenty-five cents per front foot for property to be served by water connection or to be platted. ORDINANCE NO.803 :2 9.2.12 CITY WATFR MATN CONNECTION CHARGES -MAINS INSTALLED IN LONGVIEW AREA.The area commonly knoWn as the Longview Area,including Longview Tracts Plat and its . First and Second Additions,bounded on the South by the conter lhe of Division Road, on the East by the center line of Stratford Road,on the North by the Southerly right- of-way line of the Airport Railroad,and on the West by the .center line of Longview Street,may secure water service under the following options: Option A: A two dollar per month charge per water service for a period of twenty years will be paid by all users in the service area described above.The charge will be collected starting June 1,1971 for those customers being served at that date..The charge will start on the first of the month following hook-up n of service and run for twenty years from that date on all services hooked up in the above area after June 1,1971. This option will include the installation of a water service at no additional cost for existing buildings or for connections to currently undeveloped property for construction of new buildings,after signing a Water Service Agreement.The above fee shall be limited to a 3/4"service. Option B: New customers may also receive water service upon payment of a fnant foot charge of three dollars and ninety-five cents per foot,plus the cost of a standard meter installation in lieu of paying two dollars per month for a period of twenty years. 9.2.14 CITY WATER MAIN CONNECTION CHARGES -MAINS INSTALLED ALONG STRATFORD ROADe DIVISION STREET AND LONGVIEW STREET.Water service outside but immeiately adjacent to the area described in Section 9.2.12 on stratford Road,Division Street and Longview Street will be provided upon payment of a front foot charge of three dollars and ninety-five cents per foot,plus the charge for a standard meter installation. 9.2.16 CITY WATER MAIN CONTECTIDS CHARGES -MAINS INSTALLED PRIOR TO 1960.Water wervices connected to mains constructed prior to-LS60 by combined L.I.D.and city water/sewer funds shall be assessed two dollars per front foot minus the total principal amount paid under the local improvement district.If any L.I.D.assess- ment exceeds the two dollars per front fðot charge,there will be no refund. 9.2.18 CITY WATER MAIN CONNECTION CHARGES -MAINS INSTALLED ALONG NELSON ROAD, CLOVER DRIVE AND REST BROADWAY.-Water services to property adjacent to the féllowing described areas shall reimburse five dollars per front foot before service is provided,plus charge for a standard meter installation. A.12"&14"water main installed on Nelson Road from Clover Drive to Reservoir #5. B.12"water main installed on Clover Drive from Wheeler Road to Well #11. C.10"&12"water main installed along West -Broadway from a point 205 feet West of Interlake to Interstate 90,thence meandering along the North side of Interstate 90 to Montana Street,thence along the West side of Montana Street to Well #31. 9.2.52 CONFORMANCEWITH BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS.The property owner shall not be entitled to water and/or sewer service even though the connection charges have been paid to the City if the premises are not in conformance with building or zoning regulations. 9.2.54 USE OF WATER.No person supplied with water from the City water system shall use water from the system for any other purpose than those stated in the application and shall not supply in any way any other person or families with water.IInnocaseshallanycrossconnectionbeallowedbetweentwoormoreCityservice connections or between any city water main or service connection and pipe supply- ing water from any other source. ORDINANCE O.803 :3 9.2.56 INSUFFICTENT WATER SUPPLY.The City of Moses Lake reserves the right at anytimo,without notice,to shut off the water supply for repairs,extension,non-payment of rates or for any other reason,and the City shall not be responsible for anydamagesuchasburstingofboilerssuppliedbydirectpressure,the breaking of now pipes or fixtures,any damage to property caused by fire on account of insufficient water supply or pressure or for any other damage resulting from the shutting off of water or from the insufficiency of the supply of water or pressure. 9.2.58 MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE SYSTEM.The service pipes,connections and other apparatus .within any private premises must be kept ha good repair -and protected _from freezing,at the expense of.the owner or lessee,who will be responsible for all damage resulting from leaks and breaks.In case of neglect to promptly repair any service or fixture,or make any changes or alterations required in this chapter,the city shall have authority,when deemed necessary,to go onto the premises and make or cause to be made,such changes,alterations or repairs,and charge the same against the premises and the owner thereof. The repairs of any meter damaged by hot water shall be charged to the owner of the property for which such meter was installed.The deformation or warping of a metered dise or a register figure dise of any meter shall-be held to á prima facie evidence of such damage having been caused by the action of heat. It shall be unlawful for any person to walfully allow water to be yasted by im- perfect or leaking stops,valves,pipes,closets,faucets or other fixtures,or to use water closets without self-closing valves,or to use the water for purposes other than those named on the application upon which rates for water are-based,or for any other purpose than that for which his contract provides. 9.2.60 SEWER COtTNECTION CEARGES -GENERAL.There shall be two types of sewer facilities refer.red to:(a)subdivider installed sewer facilities or (b)public funded installed sewer facilities.These shall be maintained and repaired by the City of Moses Lake.All cost and expense of connection and maintaining side laterals from the building to sewer main shall be borne by the owner.Inspectioniandclericalfeesforconnectionofbuildingsewertosewermainsshallbefive (5) dollars for a residential and a commercial sewer permit and fifteen (15)dollars for an industrial user. Where sewer facilities have been installed at the expense of the subdivider or private owners through or adjacent to subdivided areas,other than k'he property within boundaries of the subdivision for which the sewer facility was required, the property owners outside the boundarias of said subdivision shall not be allowed to connect to the sewer facility until the platter,subdivider or private owners have been reimbursed as approved by thesEnginear..These connection limitations shall be enforced for a period not to exceed fifteen years,Should the City Clerk be unable to locate the subdivider or private owners by registered or certified mail prior to fifteen years after acceptance of facilities by the Engineer,the limitation for connection shall cease. Where sewer facilities have been installed at the expense of the subdividers or private owners through or adjacent to areas not subdivided or undeveloped,the subdivider or private owners shall be reimbursed as approved by the Engineer prior to the final plat of subdivision of said unplatted property and/or prior to any side lateral sewer connections being permitted.These connection limita- tions shall be enforced for a period not to exceed fifteen years.Should the City Clerk be unable to locate the platter,subdivider or private owners by registered or certified mail prior to fifteen years after acceptance of facilities by the Engineer,the limitation for connection shall cease. Where sewer facilities have been installed at the expense of public funds orfacilitieshavebeeninstalledwithaportionbeingpaidforwithpublicfunds through or adjacent to subdivided or developed property,side lateral sewerconnectìonsshallbepermittedtosaidplattedordevelopedpropertyinaccord- ance with the following raimbursement schedule. I Sections 9.2.62 through 9.2.100 are reserved for future reimbursement schedules. 9.2.62 SEWER COUNECTION CHARGES -MAINS INSTALLED PRIOR TO 7/1/76.Sewer mains installed with-peblic funds prior to July 1,1976 shall be two dollars per front foot for property to be served by sewer side connections or to be subdivided,or four dollars per linear foot if the property to be platted .lies on each side of the sewer main. RDIlmNCE NO.803 :4 9.2.64 SENER CONNECTION CHARGES -HALLMARK LIFT.All sewer side connections contri-buting waste waters into the Hallmark Lift located at Marina and interlake shall beassessedanadditionalfeeofonehalf(½)Cent per square foot on the followingproperty: Tracts #101 through 119 Battery Orchard TractsTracts#71,77 and 78 Battery Orchard TractsTracts#2 and 3 Replat of Sun Basin Plat 9.2.102 STREET RESTORATIONI Where it is necessary to remove existing street pave-pont,curb and gutter and/or sidewalk to install water and/or sower service lines,the property owner shall post a cash bond in the estimated amount of the cost ofrestoringsaidimprovementstotheiroriginalcondition.The Water and SewerDivisionswillhavethenecessaryrepairsmadeuponcompletionoftheinstallationoftheserviceconnection,and deduct the actual cost of said repairs from thecashbond.If the cost of repairs exceeds the estimated amount of the cash bond,the property owner shall he billed for the balance,which shall become a lien-againsttheproperty-collectible in the same manner as unpaid water ind sewer charges.Ifthecostofrepairsislessthantheestimatedcashbond,the excess shall be re-turned to the property owner. 9.2.104 PENALTIES.Any person,firm or corporation who violates any of the pro-visions of this chapter shall,upon conviction thereof,be subject to a fine of notmorethanthreehundreddollarsorimprisonmentnottoexceedninetydaysorboth. 9.2.106 SEVERABILITY.The invalidity of any part of this chapter shall not effâctthevalidityofanyotherpartofthischapterwhichcanbegiveneffectwithoutsuchinvalidpartorparts. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake,and approved by its Mayorthis22nddayofFebruary,1977.. M A Y R ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED TO FORM• city Attorney V ?