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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 1977-1774 ' • . . io/3i/�� ORDINANCE NO. 1774 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING SECTIONS 3 . 20 .020 AND 3 . 20.030 , 'AtdD ADDING A Nr:W SECTION 3. 20 . 032 OF THE CHULA VISmA b1UI7ICIPAL CODE, RELATItdG TO EXEDIPTION OF UNSELVFRED PROPERTIF.S FROM TFIE SEWER SERVICE CHARGE AND PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE BASIC SELVER SERVICB CHARGE The City Council of the City of Chula vista does hereby ordain as follows: , SECTION I : That Sections 3. 20. 020 and 3 .20 .030 of Chapter 3. 20 of the Chula Vista hiunicipal Code be, and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: 3. 20.020 Service charges designated - Payment required - Real property defined. In addiLion to other fees , assessments or charges pro- vided by the city code or otherwise, the owner or occupant of any parcel of real property which said parcel is connected to the sewer system of the city and to a water system maintained by the Sweetwater Authority or the Otay P1uni- cipal Water District shall pay a sewer service charge as £ollows : A, Domestic: The domestic sewer service charge for each single family dwelling unit serviced by a separate water meter shall be tcao dollars and ' twenty-five cents per month; B. Domestic : A monthly sewer service charge for other parcels of real property used for domestic purposes as herein defined, and serviced by a water meter !shall be at the rate of ,5'0 . 18 - ' per each one hundred cubic feet of water usage by such parcel , but in no case less than two dollars and twenty-five cents per month, nor more than two dollars and twenty-five cents per dwelling unit per month; C. Commercial and industrial: A monthly sewer service charge for premises used for other than domestic purposes shall be at the rate of $0 . 18. ,: per each one hundred cubic feet of water usage by such premise , but in no case shall be less than two dollars and twenty-five cents per month; ll. Definitions : For the purpose of this section, real property shall be deemed to be used for domestic purposes when such property is used solely for single family residence or the furnishing of lodging by the operation of hotels , auto courts , apartment houses, bungalow courts, housing units , roominghouses , motels, trailer parks , or the rental of property for lodging purposes. 3 . 20 .030 Variances permitted when - Application - Contents - Fees. A. The City Manager shall have the power to grant variances and to establish rules and regulations for the granting of such variances from the established sewer service charges upon his own initiative, or when the owner or occupant of any premises applied therefor - 1 - � . . . : .\ • . 10/31/77 as hereinafter provided, and one or more of the following situations exists , p..ovided such variance and rules and regulations shall be approved by resolution of the City Council: , 1. Where the sewage from any plant, building or pre- mises of an industrial or commercial or multi-family character shall be substantially dif£erent in volume or type from the average sewer entering the secaer system of the city. For the purpose of this sub- section, "average sewage" shall be: In volume, ninety gallons of sewage for each one hundred gallons of water consumed on any plant, building or premises of an industrial or commercial of multi-family char- acter, and in type, three hundred parts per million of suspended solids and three hundred parts per ' million of biochemical oxygen demand; 2 . Where a substantial portion of the premises of an industrial or commercial establishment is used for industrial, commercial, recreational, horticultural or agricultural purposes of such a nature that the water supplied to such pre- mises is not substantially discharged into the sewer system; :i . Where water�is furnished from a source other than the Sweetwater Authority and/or the Otay Municipal Water District. B. The owner or occupant of any premises subject to the sewer service charge may apply in writing to the City Manager for a reclassification of such premises under the provisions of paragraphs A1 through A3 above; provided, however, that no rebate upon such reclassi- fication shall be allowed for a period more than ninety days preceding the filing of such. application. The applicant shall furnish substantial engineering and factual data to support the applicant' s contention that the premises should be reclassi£ied as provided in this section . C. The owner or occupant �of any premises requesting a variance from the sewer service charges pursuant to the provisions of this section and the rules and , regulations approved by resolution of the City Council shall pay a fee in the sum of .twenty-five dollars to cover the cost of investigation of said request. In addition, a special handling charge to cover the cost of billing and inspections to be paid per billing established in the resolution granting the variance, provided that the ninimum such charge shall be in the sum of two dollars. - 2 - �1`� _ . io/z�/�� , SECTION II: That a new Section 3 . 20 . 032 of Chapter 3.20 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code be added to read as follows: 3. 20 . 032 Exemptions permitted when - Application - Contents - Fees. A. The City Engineer shall have the power to certify exemption from payment of sewer service charges upon his own initiative or upon receipt of application £rom the owner or occupant of _any premises, provided one or more of the £ollowing situations exists : 1 . Where a fire service connection to the water system is installed; 2 . Where the premises are not connected to the sewer system of the City; 3. When water is supplied to the premises through a separate water meter measuring irrigation water and that water �is used entirely for irri- gation purposes. B: The owner or occupant o£ any premises subject to the sewer service charge may apply in writing to the City Engineer for exemption of such premises under the pro- visions oE paragraphs A1 through A3 above; provided, however, that no rebate upon such exemption shall be allowed for a period more than ninety days preceding the £iling of such application. The applicant shall furnish substantial evidence to support the applicant' s contention that the premises should be exempted as provided in this section. C. No fee shall be charged for a request for exemption from the sewer service charge. SECTION III: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirty-first day from and after its passage and approval. Presented by Approved as to form by � 9 /c�� ^� � - r . , W. J, Ro ens , Director of George D. Lind erg, City Attorney Public Works -3- �,�d ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 15th doy. of vovember 197� , by ihe following vote, to—wit: AYES� CounCilmen Hobel , Cox , Hyde , Scott , Egdahl NAYES� Councilmen yone ABSTAIN: Councilmen vone ABSENT: Councilmen vOne l�.J A.iLX � l�C.,v Mayor of the City of Chula ta ATTEST �P �- Deputy City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY ihat the above and foregoing is a full, irue and correct copy of ,and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED (seal) City Clerk �� I CC-660 �