[CC 1992 §700.490; Ord. No. 514 §§1 — 3, 5-21-1990; Ord. No. 518 §4, 6-25-1990; Ord. No. 662, 6-8-1993; Ord. No. 745, 7-12-1994; Ord. No. 868, 6-25-1996; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.490), 3-13-1999; Ord.
No. 1118, 9-14-1999; Ord. No. 1155 §§1 —
2, 2-23-2000; Ord. No. 1181 §§1 — 2, 8-23-2000; Ord.
No. 1321 §3, 8-28-2003; Ord. No. 1436 §2, 8-24-2005; Ord.
No. 1598 §2, 8-27-2008; Ord. No. 1618 §1, 5-13-2009; Ord.
No. 1631 §5, 8-26-2009; Ord. No. 1666 §3, 8-25-2010; Ord.
No. 1675 §1, 11-24-2010; Ord. No. 1702 §5, 8-23-2011; Ord.
No. 1723 §1, 4-25-2012; Ord. No. 1745 §1, 4-23-2013; Ord. No. 1771 §1, 3-25-2014; Ord. No. 1784 §1, 9-23-2014; Ord. No. 1795 §1, 2-24-2015[1]; Ord. No. 1800 §1, 7-28-2016; Ord. No. 1826 §2, 5-24-2016; Ord. No. 1846 § 1, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 1850, 8-22-2017; Ord. No. 1868, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 1887, 5-28-2019; Ord. No. 1921, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 1950, 4-26-2022; Ord.
No. 1961, 10-25-2022[2]]
A.
For water purchased for use within the corporate City boundary WEST
of Interstate 29, users shall be charged and shall pay for all water
used on a monthly basis as follows:
B.
For water purchased for use within the corporate City boundary EAST
of Interstate 29, users shall be charged and shall pay for all water
used on a monthly basis as follows:
C.
Persons living OUTSIDE the corporate boundaries of Platte City, Missouri,
but connected to the City water system shall be charged on a monthly
basis as follows:
D.
For BULK water, the charge shall be fourteen dollars and twenty-five
cents ($14.25) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D, regarding billing, was repealed 2-24-2015 by Ord. No. 1795 §1. See now Section 700.431.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1961 also stated the new rate applies
to volumes used on and after November 1, 2022, and will begin being
billed with the following December utility billing cycle.
[Ord. No. 1795 §2, 2-24-2015; Ord.
No. 1889, 5-28-2019]
A.
Billing Dates. Bills for City utility service (water, wastewater,
refuse) shall be mailed to the customer on or before the fifth day
of each month and shall be due by the 20th day of each month. Bills
shall be due on the next business day if the 20th is a weekend or
holiday.
B.
Overdue/Delinquent Date.
1.
Utility bills remaining unpaid after the 20th day of each month
(or next business day if the 20th is a weekend or holiday) shall be
deemed overdue/delinquent except as follows:
a.
Electronic payments arriving prior to the start of normal business
hours on the 21st day of each month; and
b.
Payments placed in City utility service payment drop box prior
to the start of normal business hours on the 21st day of each month;
and
c.
Payments arriving in the United States mail delivery on the
21st day of each month.
2.
Bills paid in accordance with the specific conditions listed
above shall be considered paid on time and shall not be deemed delinquent/overdue.
C.
Penalty. A penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be applied to the unpaid
balance of any utility service bills that are deemed delinquent/overdue
in accordance with the preceding Subsection.
D.
Waiver Of Delinquent/Overdue Penalty.
1.
Upon request the City Collector may waive the delinquent/overdue
penalty one (1) time in any sixty-month (five-year) period for any
customer/account which had no delinquencies or late payments during
that period. Customers with less than sixty (60) months [five (5)
years'] service with the City are not eligible for a waiver.
2.
The City Collector, with the written concurrence of the City
Administrator, may waive a delinquent/overdue penalty due to extreme
hardship, financial emergency or other extraordinary event. The City
Collector shall report extraordinary delinquency waivers to the Board
of Aldermen within forty-five (45) calendar days of the occurrence.
E.
Disconnection Schedule Water, Sewer And Trash Customers.
1.
Utility service shall be subject to discontinuance or disconnection
without further notice if the bill remains unpaid after the 25th day
of each month.
2.
Disconnection dates shall be the 26th day of each month or the
next business day if the 26th is a Friday, weekend or holiday.
3.
The City Administrator may adjust disconnection dates as needed
due to emergency or contingency so long as such adjustment shall not
shorten the period available for the customer to pay prior to disconnection.
4.
Customers shall be deemed to be disconnected at the time the
City prints the disconnect list on the 26th of each month, even if
the customer makes payment between the time the list is printed and
disconnection/discontinuance of service physically occurs.
F.
Disconnection
Procedure for City utility customers who are billed for drinking water
service by a third party drinking water provider (other than the City):
1.
Utility Service shall be subject to disconnection in accordance with
any service or disconnection agreement that exists between the City
and third party drinking water provider(s).
G.
Disconnection Threshold.
1.
The City Collector shall not disconnect delinquent or overdue
residential accounts as long as the dollar value of the delinquent/overdue
amount is less than or equal to ninety percent (90%) of the dollar
value of a standard residential customer (five thousand (5,000) gallons
per month at current water/wastewater rates plus monthly residential
solid waste charge).
2.
The delinquent/overdue penalty of ten percent (10%) shall be
applied to these accounts regardless of disconnection status.
3.
The customer is exempt from disconnection if under a current
time payment plan.
H.
Reconnection Fee Water, Sewer and Trash Customers. The first time
an account is disconnected during any twelve-month period, a reconnection
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be applied to the bill.
The bill, with all penalties and fees, must be paid in full prior
to reconnection/recommencement of service. The reconnection fee shall
be increased to fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second and any subsequent
disconnections of the same account which occurs within twelve (12)
months of the last disconnection.
I.
After-Hours Reconnection Fee Water, Sewer and Trash Customers. Customers
requesting an after-hours service reconnection shall have services
reconnected with payment of the Public Works after-hours call-out
fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). After-hours call-out fees shall apply
to any reconnection for which payment is made after 4:30 P.M. for
service to be reconnected prior to the start of the next business
day. The after-hours reconnection fee shall be increased to one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for the second and subsequent after-hours disconnections
of the same account which occurs within twelve (12) months of the
last disconnection.
J.
Waiver of Reconnection Fee Water, Sewer and Trash Customers. The
City Collector may waive reconnection fees in cases of extraordinary
circumstances and with the concurrence of the City Administrator.
Such waiver shall not be granted to the same customer more than one
(1) time in any sixty-month period.
K.
Reconnection Procedure.
1.
Reconnection shall occur only when payments of delinquent/past
due accounts plus applicable penalties and fees have been made to
the City. Public Works staff are not authorized to accept payments
or to authorize reconnection.
2.
Unless otherwise directed by the City Administrator, the City
shall restore utility service the same day as payment is made, so
long as such payment occurs on a business day prior to 4:30 P.M. The
City shall make a reasonable effort to restore utility service on
the same day as payment is made after 4:30 P.M., although the City
is not required to make such effort if it results in overtime payments
to utility staff.
3.
In the case of payments made after 4:30 P.M. the City shall
restore utility service as soon as possible, but not later than the
next business day. If the next day is a holiday, weekend or other
non-business day, the City shall restore service on the day of payment
for any payment received at City Hall during normal business hours.
Timely reconnection requirements may be suspended by the City Administrator
due to an emergency or some other urgent public service requirement.
[Ord. No. 1795 §2, 2-24-2015]
A.
Customers shall be afforded the following options with which to pay
City utility bills or other City/Park Board fees:
1.
United States currency.
2.
Personal check (with identification and no history of bad debt).
3.
Bank check (bank bill pay services).
4.
EFT/ACH: Electronic fund transfers or automatic check authorizations.
5.
Credit/debit card or other cash cards compatible with City systems.
6.
Other methods that may be approved by the City Administrator.
B.
Authorization To Accept Credit And Debit Cards For Fee Payment.
1.
The City shall accept credit cards and debit cards for the payment
of utility charges, memberships, recreation fees, rental fees, Municipal
Court fines and costs, reimbursements and all other monies due to
the City, except for those charges identified as real or personal
property taxes or any other use prohibited by the State.
2.
The type of cards and other service conditions shall be in accordance
with the service agreement between the City and its authorized credit
card service provider.
3.
The City at its sole option may decline to accept a credit or
debit card payment from any individual customer.
C.
Credit And Debit Card Fees. Customers electing to
pay City fees with a debit or credit card shall be charged an additional
service fee to offset the City's cost of providing these payment options.
These service fees shall be set at the following levels:
1.
Transaction amounts up to and including five hundred dollars
($500.00): two dollars seventy five cents ($2.75).
2.
Transactions greater than five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall
be charged five percent (5%) of the transaction amount.
3.
The City shall not accept transactions in excess of five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00) without approval of the City Administrator.
4.
The City may decline to accept multiple credit or debit card
transactions when accepting such transactions are not in the best
interests of the City or when it appears as if the customer is breaking
transactions up into multiple small transactions to avoid transaction
limits.
[Ord. No. 1795 §3, 2-24-2015]
A.
Time Payment Plan Authorization. The City Collector
may make time payment plans available to customers whose accounts
have become delinquent or which are about to become delinquent. To
qualify for a time payment plan the customer must:
1.
Contact the City Collector and apply for a time payment plan
prior to service being disconnected.
B.
Time Payment Plan Conditions And Administration.
1.
The City Collector may enter into a time payment plan agreement
with the customer. The time payment plan shall allow the customer
a period of time to pay the delinquent portion of the customer's utility
bill, although the customer's current portion of the utility bill
cannot be in excess of thirty (30) days in arrears. The customer is
still subject to penalties for payments made after the due date.
2.
The customer's failure to comply with the provisions of the
time payment plan shall result in an immediate termination of water
service without any additional notice of termination and be subject
to all penalties and reconnection fees.
C.
Denial Of Time Payment Plan. All other provisions
of this Chapter notwithstanding, the City Collector may declare a
customer not eligible or not qualified to enter into a time payment
plan if the customer/account holder:
[Ord. No. 1795 §4, 2-24-2015]
A.
Definition And Conditions.
1.
WATER AND WASTEWATER LEAK ADJUSTMENT
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A financial adjustment to a residential customer's water
and wastewater (sewer) utility bill related to a water leak or unexplained
increase in water use.
2.
The City Collector may consider approving a leak adjustment
under the following conditions:
a.
The customer notifies the City of a water leak/unexplained increase
in water charges and requests a leak adjustment.
b.
Water consumption for the month in question is a minimum of
one hundred percent (100%) greater than the average volume for the
preceding twelve (12) months (excluding the highest and lowest months
and all zero consumption months); or
c.
Leak adjustments may occur only once in any thirty-six-month
period and shall cover a single event only (although the single event
adjustment may cover a maximum of two (2) monthly utility bills).
d.
The adjustment request must include a plumber's repair receipt,
City inspection or other proof that the problem has been resolved.
B.
No adjustments shall occur when any of the following exist:
1.
Excessive use is due to the customer's usage decisions such
as seasonal use such as sod watering, gardening, filling swimming
pools/spas, etc.
2.
Excessive use is due to third party from whom customer is able
to recover costs (theft, vandalism, construction damage, etc.)
3.
Excessive water volume beyond the first two (2) months of a
multimonth leak.
4.
Leak adjustment has occurred for this property within the past
thirty-six (36) months.
C.
Adjustment Calculations.
1.
The adjusted bill shall charge normal water rates on all water
volume used up to two (2) times the average monthly water use for
this property (for each month involved in the leak).
2.
Adjusted bill shall charge the City's wholesale water purchase
rate on all water volumes greater than two (2) times the average monthly
water use for this property (for each month involved in the leak).
3.
The wastewater bill shall not be adjusted. In many water leaks
the water enters the municipal wastewater collection and treatment
system and is treated prior to release.
[Ord. No. 1795 §5, 2-24-2015]
A.
Level Pay Option Available.
1.
The level payment option is available for residential customers
only to allow customers to make consistent equal payments of their
water, wastewater and refuse service for eleven (11) months of each
twelve-month period.
2.
The 12th payment shall be adjusted as needed depending upon
the customer's account balance. Residential customers in multifamily
units are eligible only if they have an individual meter for their
account.
3.
Customers on a level payment plan are not eligible for a time
payment plan option.
B.
Level Pay Calculation.
1.
Existing long-term customers. The level pay
amount for customers with an existing City utility account with at
least twelve (12) months of current service shall be calculated by
applying the current utility rates to the result of the sum of the
customer's metered water use over the past twelve (12) months plus
ten percent (10%) divided by twelve (12) months. The City Collector
may develop an alternative calculation to account for unusually high
or low water use (leaks or zero use) during the past twelve-month
period. Such alternative calculation must be approved by the City
Administrator.
2.
Existing short-term customers. The level pay
amount for customers with an existing City utility account with less
than twelve (12) months' service at the current address shall be calculated
by applying the current utility rates to the result of the sum of
the customers's metered water use during the period of service at
the current address plus twenty-five percent (25%) divided by the
number of service months. The City Collector may develop an alternative
calculation to account for unusually high or low water use (leaks
or zero use) during the past twelve-month period. Such alternative
calculation must be approved by the City Administrator.
3.
Existing customers' balances. Existing customers
must have a credit or zero account balance to be eligible for the
level pay option.
4.
New customers. Customers starting a new residential
account with the City are eligible for level pay. The level pay amount
shall be calculated by applying the current utility rates to six thousand
two hundred fifty (6,250) gallons per month usage [standard residential
use of five thousand (5,000) gallons per month plus twenty-five percent
(25%)].
5.
Annual adjustment. The City Collector shall
adjust monthly level pay amounts in July of each year with the adjusted
amount showing on the bills due in August. The Collector shall adjust
monthly billing amounts by applying existing credits to customers
with a credit balance and reducing the monthly amount as needed to
maintain a near balanced account for the next year. The Collector
shall increase the August bill amount for customers with a debit account
an amount necessary to result in a balanced account. The new level
pay amount should then be calculated to maintain a near balanced account
for the next year.
6.
Periodic adjustment.
a.
Individual account adjustment. The City Collector
may adjust level pay amounts at any time during the year when an individual
account has a debit or credit balance that is greater than the City's
utility deposit amount.
b.
Rate change adjustment. The City Collector
shall adjust level pay amounts for all customers to reflect an increase
or decrease in utility rates (water/wastewater/solid waste rates).
C.
Automatic Renewal. Customers' payment plans will
automatically renew in July following annual account adjustments.
D.
Level Payments Due. Monthly level pay amounts shall
be due and shall be deemed delinquent in accordance with the standard
schedule for utility payments.
E.
Delinquent Fees Levied. Customers using the level
pay system shall be subject to delinquent fees, and such fees shall
be paid in accordance with the standard schedule for utility payments.
F.
Level Pay Termination.
1.
Customer termination. The customer may terminate
participation at any time by notifying the City Collector.
2.
City termination. The City may terminate the
customer's level pay participation at any time the customer is disconnected
for failure to pay, or for having two (2) delinquencies in a twelve-month
period or other violations of the City's utility regulations.
3.
If the level pay plan is terminated or the account becomes delinquent
for non-payment, the level pay agreement shall be terminated, and
the balance owed, including all applicable penalties, must be paid
in full by normal monthly due dates. Failure to comply with payment
requirements shall result in disconnection of City utility services.
[Ord. No. 1914, 5-26-2020]
A.
Every
property owner shall be responsible for any utility charges or fees
left unpaid by any tenant of the premises served by the water or sewer
utility. However, when an occupant is delinquent more than ninety
(90) days, the owner shall not be liable for sums due for more than
ninety (90) days of service.
Further, where the landlord or property owner fails to pay the
utility charges, the City may refuse to provide any water service
to the property with the delinquent charge even in the name of a subsequent
tenant or new owner of the property.
1.
Delinquent Accounts. When a tenant is delinquent in payment for thirty
(30) days, the City shall make a good faith effort to notify the owner
of the premises receiving such service of the delinquency and the
amount thereof. Any notice of termination of service shall be sent
to both the occupant and owner of the premises receiving such service.
When an occupant is delinquent more than ninety (90) days, the owner
shall not be liable for sums due for more than ninety (90) days of
service.
2.
Single Service Only. The provisions of this Section shall apply only
to residences which have their own private water and sewer lines.
In instances where several residences share a common water meter or
sewer line, the owner of the real property upon which the residences
site shall be liable for water and sewer expense.
3.
Application Required. The provisions of this Section shall not apply
to unapplied for utility services. Property owners shall be responsible
for and shall be directly billed for water and sewer service unless
the tenant has applied for such service from the City and the City
has approved such application.
4.
Penalty; Severability; Effective Date. This Section shall be in full
force and effect upon its passage and approval, except that landlords
will not be liable for unpaid delinquent utility bills incurred before
the effective date of this ordinance (5-26-2020), unless the utility
customer remains a tenant of the landlord for ninety (90) days past
the effective date of this ordinance (5-26-2020).
[CC 1992 §700.090; Ord. No. 521 §1, 8-14-1990; Ord. No. 532 §1, 11-26-1990; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.500), 3-13-1999; Ord. No. 1253 §1(700.500), 8-27-2002; Ord. No. 1795 §6, 2-24-2015]
A.
Residential Customers.
[Ord. No. 1888, 5-28-2019[1]]
1.
All residential water customers shall provide to the City of
Platte City a deposit in the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00)
before water services may be established for that customer.
2.
Residential customers may elect to have auto pay set up on their
account and in return shall provide to the City of Platte City a deposit
in the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) before water
services may be established.
3.
Residential wastewater customers, whose drinking water is billed
by a third party drinking water provider (other than the City), shall
pay to the City of Platte City a deposit in the sum of ninety dollars
($90.00) before wastewater and solid waste services may be established
for that customer.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1888 also changed the title of this
Section to include "Wastewater Service."
B.
Commercial Customers.
1.
All commercial water customers shall provide a deposit to be
calculated as set forth herein, but such deposit shall not be less
than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
2.
Any commercial water customer applying for a new account as
a result of a change in ownership of a business where the new account
will service an established business location shall be required to
make a deposit in an amount equal to the average monthly water and
sewer charges for that business location for the last twelve (12)
months.
3.
Any commercial water customer applying for a new account for
a new business in the City shall be required to make a deposit in
an amount equal to the average monthly water and sewer charges for
a similar type and size of business in the City for the last twelve
(12) months, which shall be calculated by the City Collector.
C.
The City Administrator shall have the discretion to waive the deposit
requirements for an individual or company with a history of prompt
and complete water and sewer service payments for a period of not
less than one (1) year.
D.
Notwithstanding a required deposit being made, any person or entity
indebted to the City for any reason as of the date of application
for services shall be required to pay any amount due and owing to
the City prior to the provision of water service to said customer.
E.
All deposits shall be held by the City in an escrow account. Upon
termination of the service, the deposit shall be returned to the customer;
provided, however, that the City may apply any or all of the deposit
toward the payment of any unpaid obligation that the customer may
owe the City or to the payment for any damage caused to any City property
by the customer.
F.
The deposit made by a residential service customer may be returned
to the customer if such customer shall have paid all water and sewer
bills by the designated due date for a two-year period.
G.
Any former residential customer returning to the City of Platte City
who paid all water and sewer bills by the designated due date for
the two-year period immediately prior to the customer leaving the
City may have the deposit waived.
[CC 1992 §700.510; Ord. No. 517 §§1 — 2, 5-21-1990; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.510), 3-13-1999]
A.
For
water purchased for use within the boundaries of the Public Water
District No. 4, the district shall pay for all water used on a monthly
basis as follows:
B.
Public
Water District No. 4 shall pay Platte City one hundred fifteen percent
(115%) of the cost of water paid by the City of Platte City for all
water purchased.
[CC 1992 §700.520; Ord. No. 526 §§1 — 2, 8-27-1990; Ord. No. 908, 1-14-1997; Ord. No. 953, 9-9-1997; Ord. No. 1044, 10-27-1998; Ord. No. 1052 §1, 12-11-1998; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.520), 3-13-1999; Ord.
No. 1328, 9-9-2003; Ord. No. 1444 §§1 —
2, 10-13-2005; Ord. No. 1486 §§1 — 2, 7-12-2006; Ord.
No. 1524, 3-13-2007; Ord. No. 1548 §3, 9-5-2007; Ord.
No. 1605 §2, 10-15-2008; Ord. No. 1631 §6, 8-26-2009; Ord.
No. 1666 §4, 8-25-2010; Ord. No. 1692 §2, 6-15-2011; Ord.
No. 1707 §1, 9-28-2011; Ord. No. 1724 §1, 4-25-2012]
A.
The
City will install water meters for residential uses on the following
basis:
1.
One (1) five-eighths (⅝) to three-fourths (¾) inch
water meter shall be installed for each single-family dwelling.
2.
Either one (1) five-eighths (⅝) to three-fourths (¾)
inch water meter per building or one (1) five-eighths (⅝) to
three-fourths (¾) inch water meter per unit shall be installed
in each two-family or three-family dwelling.
3.
One (1) water meter shall be installed for each apartment building
containing four (4) or more dwelling units. The meter sizes available
include five-eighths (⅝) to three-fourths (¾) inch water
meters, one (1) inch water meters, one and one-half (1½) inch
water meters and two (2) inch water meters.
4.
One (1) five-eighths (⅝) to three-fourths (¾) inch
water meter shall be installed for each dwelling unit of condominiums.
B.
The
following schedule of fees shall be applicable for the supply and
installation of water meters in the City of Platte City:
[Ord. No. 1738 §1, 10-23-2012; Ord. No. 1782 §1, 8-26-2014; Ord. No. 1845 § 1, 5-23-2017]
|
Size of Water Meter Set
(inches)
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
3/4 (multiple)
|
$804.04
| |
|
3/4 (single)
|
$890.60
| |
|
1
|
$1,423.92
| |
|
1 1/2
|
$3,183.09
| |
|
2
|
$3,256.27
|
C.
APARTMENT BUILDING
CONDOMINIUM
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
For
purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
A building with three (3) or more separate dwelling units
which may be divided by common walls and which typically has a continuous
roof from dwelling unit to dwelling unit wherein all dwelling units
are under common ownership including, but not limited to, tri-plexes,
four-plexes and town homes not developed pursuant to the Platte City
Zoning Code.
A dwelling unit subject to the provision of Chapter 448,
RSMo.
A freestanding building designed for the occupancy and use
of one (1) family unit or a town home developed pursuant to the Platte
City Zoning Code.
A building consisting of two (2) dwelling units which are
under common ownership and designed for occupancy and use by two (2)
family units with a common wall between two (2) separate dwelling
units.
[Ord. No. 1725 §1, 4-25-2012]
A.
Upon
written request ofthe property owner, the City shall remove the property
owner's residential water meter and cause it to be tested for accuracy
by an approved testing facility. Such service shall be subject to
the following conditions and fees:
1.
Single-family residential meters.
a.
Property owner shall provide City with a fifty dollar ($50.00) deposit
prior to City commencing removal and testing.
b.
In the event the test results show that the meter is accurate (plus
or minus four percent (±4%)), the City shall retain the deposit
to pay for the cost of testing.
c.
In the event the test results in a meter that is in favor of the
City by greater than four percent (4%), the City shall be responsible
for the cost of testing, shall return the deposit and shall adjust
the water and sewer bill by percentage amount of the inaccuracy for
the six (6) monthly bills prior to the date the meter was removed
for testing.
2.
Meters other than single-family residential meters.
a.
Property owner shall provide City with a deposit equal to the estimated
cost to test the meter prior to City commencing removal and testing.
b.
In the event the test results show that the meter is accurate (plus
or minus four percent (±4%)), the City shall retain the deposit
to pay for the cost of testing.
c.
In the event the test results in a meter that is in favor of the
City by greater than four percent (4%), the City shall be responsible
for the cost of testing, shall return the deposit and shall adjust
the water and sewer bill by percentage amount of the inaccuracy for
the six (6) monthly bills prior to the date the meter was removed
for testing.
B.
Request For Water Meter Replacement. Property owners may
request and City shall comply with request to remove and replace water
meters in accordance with the following conditions:
1.
Single-family residential meters.
a.
Property owner may request in writing that the City remove and replace
water meter at no charge to the customer one (1) time in any twenty-four
(24) month period.
b.
Property owners requesting that the City remove and replace water
meter more than once in any twenty-four (24) month period shall pay
the City the purchase cost of the new meter plus a twenty-five dollar
($25.00) installation fee prior to the City commencing work.
2.
Meter other than single-family residential meter.
a.
Property owner may request in writing that the City remove and replace
water meter at no charge to the customer one (1) time in any one hundred
twenty (120) month period.
b.
Property owners requesting that the City remove and replace water
meter more than one (1) time in any one hundred twenty (120) month
period shall pay the City the purchase cost of the new meter prior
to the City commencing work. The property owner shall also reimburse
the City time and materials cost required to remove and replace such
meter.
c.
Any testing requested by property owner shall be in accordance with Section 700.465(A) of the City code, water meter testing, bill adjustment and fee for service.
[Ord. No. 1455 §1(700.525), 1-11-2006]
A.
The
following general requirements apply to commercial applications. Additional
specific actions may be required by the City if deemed appropriate.
1.
All meters shall be a radio read type approved by the City.
2.
All service lines shall be metered including potable, fire lines
and irrigation lines.
3.
All service lines shall be protected by a City approved backflow
device,
4.
All pits and vaults shall be approved by the City. A detailed drawing
of vaults shall be submitted for review and approval by the City.
5.
All road bore and main taps shall be monitored by the City.
6.
Only one (1) potable meter shall be installed per commercial building.
[CC 1992 §700.530; Ord. No. 446 §3, 5-20-1988; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.530), 3-13-1999]
A.
During
any period or periods of water shortage within the City of Platte
City, Missouri, the Mayor, or in his/her absence such other individual
designated by the Board of Aldermen of said City, shall be authorized
to declare a water shortage emergency for such length of time as said
water shortage exists and shall have the power to regulate the usage
of water within the City of Platte City, Missouri, and shall have
the power to do any one (1) or more of the following:
1.
Institute a water rationing system;
2.
Prohibit or reduce the types and quantity of usage of water including,
but not limited to, the following:
a.
Washing cars, trucks, trailers, equipment, vehicles and other mobile
personal property items;
b.
Watering lawn, shrubs, trees, gardens and other vegetation;
c.
Filling and adding water to swimming pools;
d.
Other residential, commercial, industrial, health and governmental
related uses of water;
e.
Any wasteful use of water;
f.
The purchase of water for use outside of the boundaries of the City
of Platte City, Missouri; and
3.
Establish a priority system for the usage of water within the City
of Platte City, Missouri.
B.
In
the event a water shortage emergency is declared by the Mayor or such
other designated representative of the City of Platte City, Missouri,
as provided hereinabove, a notice of the declaration of such water
shortage emergency and the regulation(s) of water usage during said
water shortage emergency shall be posted in a public place within
City Hall and at such other place or places as the Mayor or such other
designated representative may deem reasonable and appropriate to inform
the public of said water shortage emergency and the water usage regulations.
C.
Any violation of the regulations placed in effect during the period of any water shortage emergency shall be unlawful and shall subject the person, corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other individual, acting in his/her individual capacity or in some other representative capacity, to a fine not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each separate violation. Each act in violation of the water shortage regulations in effect during any period of a water shortage emergency shall constitute a separate violation for purposes of penalty or punishment under this Section. If a person, corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization or any other individual, acting in his/her individual capacity or in a representative capacity, shall violate the regulations of the usage of water during any water shortage emergency more than one (1) time during any one (1) day or shall commit successive violations, whether during the same day or different days, then each such violation shall be treated as a separate violation for purposes of punishment and penalty pursuant to this Section. In addition to the foregoing penalties for violations of the water usage regulations during any period of water shortage emergency, the violator shall be subject to discontinuance of water service without further notice and the reconnection fees as provided in Section 700.430(D) of this Chapter shall be paid prior to water service being restored. In addition to the foregoing, the City of Platte City, Missouri, shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief against any such violator to prevent further violation of the water usage regulations in effect during any period of a water shortage emergency.
[Ord. No. 637 §§1
— 4, 12-28-1992; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.535), 3-13-1999; Ord.
No. 1515 §1(700.535), 11-29-2006]
A.
All
persons with a direct potable water service connection to the Platte
City water system shall pay an annual Missouri drinking water primacy
fee per water service connection. Customers served by multiple water
service connection shall pay such fee for each service connection,
except that no single facility served by multiple connections shall
pay more than a total of seven hundred dollars ($700.00) per year.
B.
The
Missouri drinking water primacy fee shall be:
1.
Three dollars ($3.00) per year per residential customer.
2.
Seven dollars forty-four cents ($7.44) per year per water service
connection for all other customers with water service connections
of greater than one (1) inch but less than or equal to two (2) inches.
3.
Forty-one dollars sixteen cents ($41.16) per year per water service
connection for all other customers with water service connections
greater than two (2) inches but less than or equal to four (4) inches.
4.
Eighty-two dollars forty-four cents ($82.44) per year per water service
connection for all other customers with water service connections
greater than four (4) inches.
5.
The Missouri drinking water primacy fees as established by this Section
shall expire on September 1, 2012.
[Ord. No. 1210 §§1 — 5, 8-1-2001]
A.
All
persons with a direct or indirect sewer service connection to the
Platte City sewer system shall pay an annual Missouri Clean Water
Law fee per water service connection. Customers served by multiple
water service connection shall pay such fee for each service connection,
except that no single facility served by multiple connection shall
pay more than a total of seven hundred dollars ($700.00) per year.
B.
The
Missouri Clean Water Law fee shall be:
1.
Seventy cents ($0.70) per year per residential customer.
2.
Three dollars ($3.00) per year per water service connection for all
other customers with water service connections of less than or equal
to one (1) inch, excluding taps for fire suppression and irrigation
systems.
3.
Ten dollars ($10.00) per year per water service connection for all
other customers with water service connections of more than one (1)
inch but less than or equal to four (4) inches, excluding taps for
fire suppression and irrigation systems.
4.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year per water service connection
for all other customers with water service connection of more than
four (4) inches, excluding taps for fire suppression and irrigation
systems.
C.
The
City shall collect all Missouri Clean Water Law fees and remit those
fees to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. All Missouri
Clean Water Law fees shall be billed and collected annually in the
month of August and shall be remitted to the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources on or before September first (1st) of each year.
D.
Five
percent (5%) of the fee revenue collected by the City of Platte City
shall be retained by the City of Platte City as reimbursement expenses.
E.
The
Missouri Clean Water Law fees as established by this Section shall
expire on December 31, 2007.
