ORD NO 26-2002 ORDINANCE NO. 0) b
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 7 -1992
AND AMENDING VAN BUREN MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 10.16, ESTABLISHING FEES FOR
CONNECTIONS MADE TO THE VAN BUREN WATER AND
SEWER SYSTEM, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR
ALL OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the cost of labor and material for connecting water and sewer lines
within the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, has increased materially since the same were
fixed by Ordinance No. 7 -1992, passed and approved March 16, 1992; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, is obligated to the payment of
bonded indebtedness of construction of improvements and betterments to the system,
and the cost of operating the water and sewer system make it necessary that fees for
making water and sewer connections (commonly referred to as `taps') be increased and
the increased cost thereof be passed on to the customers; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council of the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, to establish fees for connecting to water and sewer lines to insure that the same
remain uniform and equitable; and,
WHEREAS, the Van Buren Water and Sewer Commission, upon a necessary and
complete investigation, has found that it is necessary to the interest of the City and its
inhabitants that the fees charged for the facilities and services afforded by the Water and
Sewer System of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, be adjusted as hereinafter set forth
and have offered such proposal to the City Council of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, that Ordinance No. 7 -1992 is hereby repealed
and that Chapter 10.16 of the Van Buren Municipal Code is hereby in its entirety
amended and substituted as follows:
10.16.01 Charges Ordinary. That the following fees for ordinary water
connections for consumers within the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, be established as
follows:
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CHARGES FOR CONNECTING TO WATER LINES
FOR ORDINARY CONSUMERS
Size Inside City Outside City
3/4" 430.00 645.00
1" 577.00 865.00
1 1/2" 1,535.00 2,302.00
2" Turbine 1,829.00 2,743.00
2" Compound 2,748.00 4,122.00
3" Turbine 4,590.00 6,885.00
3" Compound 5,629.00 8,443.00
4" Turbine 6,515.00 9,772.00
4" Compound 7,831.00 11,746.00
6" Turbine 8,421.00 12,631.00
6" Compound 10,880.00 16,320.00
8" Turbine 13,181.00 19,771.00
In addition to the above charges there will be charged an additional $600.00 if a street
cut is required. It shall also be provided that in no case shall one water meter serve two
individual buildings, and/or businesses.
10.16.02 Charges Fire Line. That fees for fire line connections be established
as follows:
CHARGES FOR FIRE LINE CONNECTIONS
Size Charge
6x4" 584.20
6 x 6' 645.12
8x4" 714.00
8 x 6" 729.50
8x8" 779.50
12x4" 786.54
12 x 6" 794.12
12x8" 957.50
16x4" 1,071.21
16 x 6" 1,078.71
16 x 8" 1,246.42
16 x 12" 1,652.48
In addition to the above initial connection fees, there shall be a flat monthly service
charge for fire protection based on .30 per year per sprinkler head divided by 12 to
obtain the monthly service charge. This charge shall be in addition to the monthly
charge on water consumed through water meters. Installation of the connection is the
responsibility of the customer.
10.16.03 Service Charges and Meter Deposits. That water turn on service charges
be established as follows:
(a) The utility service charges and meter deposits not included in connection fees
shall be set by the utility commission policies.
(b) It shall also be provided that consumers outside the city limits of the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas, shall be charged 1 1/2 times the above rates.
10.16.04 Charges Ordinary Sewer Line. That the following fees for ordinary
sewer line connections for consumers within and without the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, be established as follows:
CHARGES FOR CONNECTING TO SEWER LINE
FOR ORDINARY CONSUMERS
Size Inside City Outside City
4" $350.00 $525.00
6" 400.00 (plus cost 600.00 (plus cost
over run if any) over run if any)
In addition to the above charges there will be charged an additional $600.00 if a street
cut is required. Taps larger than 6" shall be based on a minimum charge of $600.00 plus
cost over run, if any. It shall be further provided that in no case shall one sewer tap serve
more than one building, and/or business.
THAT, the City Council hereby finds that said fees are reasonable and necessary
for connecting to water and sewer lines as herein above set out, and it is necessary that
same be charged and collected in advance of the services to produce sufficient revenue
to pay the labor and material and all other costs in connection therewith.
THAT, all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE: It is ascertained and declared that there is immediate
need in order to procure sufficient revenue to operate and maintain the Van Buren
Water and Sewer System and to protect the health, lives and property of the inhabitants
of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and consumers of the Van Buren Water and Sewer
Department, to charge and collect the fees herein above set out; therefore, an emergency
is found to exist, this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health and safety, same shall take effect and be in force without delay and same shall be
charged for all such services and connections made on or after January 1, 2003.
PASSED AND APPROVED this '1 day of December, 2002.
APPROVED:
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John Riggs; t R
ATTEST:
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Barbie Curtis, CITY CLERK