Ordinance 2399CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 2399
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE VI, SEWER SERVICE
CHARGE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Alameda
that:
Section 1. The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended
by amending Section 6 -321 of Article 2, Chapter 3, Title VI
(Sewers and Connections) thereof to read:
Sec. 6 -321. CHARGE IMPOSED
(a) Single family dwelling units shall pay a per
unit monthly charge of $7.00.
(b) Multiple dwelling units shall pay a per unit
monthly charge of $5.81.
(c) All non - residential accounts, including but not
limited to commercial, institutional and industrial users
shall pay a use charge of $0.67 per 100 cubic feet of
metered water use. In no case shall the total annual
charge for each account be less than the charge for a
multiple unit ($69.72).
(d) The applicable volume of water upon which the
rates established and assessed in subparagraph (c) are
based shall be determined as follows:
1. For premises where water received from any source
is not consumed in manufacturing or otherwise
removed from the premises other than via the sewer,
the sewer service charge shall be applied to the
total amount of water used from all sources, as
determined by the City of Alameda.
2. For premises where a portion of the water received
from all sources does not enter the sewers, because
of manufacturing or removal by other means, the
sewer service charge shall be applied to the volume
of water discharge from such premises into the
sewer, as determined by the City of Alameda. The
burden of proving that all water used does not
enter the sewer shall be on the user.
Revised August 10, 1988
Section 2. The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended
by amending Section 6-322 of Article 2, Chapter 3, Title VI
(Sewers and Connections) thereof to read:
Sec. 6-322. WHEN DUE. The charges established
and assessed hereinafter shall become due and payable on
receipt of bill therefor. Such charges shall be paid
directly to the City, or to the District, or to the Tax
Collector, as directed upon the bill.
Section 3. The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended
by amending Section 6-326 of Article 2, Chapter 3, Title VI
(Sewers and Connections) thereof to read:
Sec. 6-326. SEWER SERVICE CHARGE FUND. The sewer
service charge fund is hereby established. Money
collected by the City for sewer service charges as herein
set forth shall be placed in the sewer service charge
fund and shall be used only for the construction,
reconstruction, repair, maintenance and operation of
sewer facilities and appurtenances thereto, to pay for
engineering, mapping, describing, analyzing and planning
regarding the City's sewer facilities and appurtenances
thereto; to repay principal and interest on bonds issued
for such purposes and to reimburse the City's General
Fund for any payment made therefrom, during the same
fiscal year; and for any of the purposes for which sewer
service charge fund money could be expended. Ten percent
of said funds shall be used for storm drain projects.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from
date of final passage.
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Attest:
City Clerk
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Presiding Officer of the Council
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by
the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting
assembled on the 16th of August, 1988,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilzneznbers Camicia, Monsef, Thomas and
President Corica - 4.
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of said City this 17th day of
August, 1988.
City erk of the City of Alameda