[R.O. 2012 §700.010; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.010]
A.
It is hereby found, determined and declared to be necessary for the
public health, safety, welfare and benefit of the City of Bloomfield,
Missouri, and its inhabitants that the waterworks of said City and
the sewerage system of said City, and all future improvements and
extensions thereto, be combined and that they shall thenceforth be
operated and maintained as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
B.
Thenceforth, the existing waterworks of the City of Bloomfield, Missouri,
and the sewerage system of said City, and all future improvements
and extensions thereto, whether to the waterworks or to the sewerage
system or to both, shall be and the same are combined and it is hereby
declared that said waterworks and said sewerage system, and all future
improvements and extensions thereto as aforesaid, thenceforth be operated
and maintained as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
[R.O. 2012 §700.020; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.200; Ord. No. 2059; Ord. No. 3121, 7-25-2001; Ord. No. 3177, 10-8-2007; Ord. No. 3247 §1, 10-11-2011; Ord. No. 3262 §1, 7-23-2012]
When a water meter is installed in any private dwelling house,
boarding house, hotel, store building or in any other building, when
said building or buildings are occupied or may be occupied by the
owner or a tenant, it shall be installed at the expense of the owner
of the property or it may be installed at the expense of the tenant
or contemplated tenant. Connection fee for a new water connection
shall be four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for service lines no
larger than one (1) inch in diameter. For connections to service lines
larger than one (1) inch in diameter, the connection fee shall be
six hundred dollars ($600.00) plus the additional costs for the materials
for the larger connections. All water meters must be within the City
limits of Bloomfield, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 202019, 8-19-2019]
Consumers of water from the waterworks system of the City of
Bloomfield shall install a separate service connection and a separate
water meter for each building not a part of another building and to
be served by the waterworks system.
[R.O. 2012 §700.030; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.210]
The costs of the water consumed, after a water meter has been installed in any of the property mentioned in Section 700.020 above shall be and constitute a lien on said property and remain a lien thereon until paid.
[R.O. 2012 §700.040; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.400; 28.600]
A.
CESSPOOL
DRAIN
HUMAN EXCRETA
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
POTABLE WATER
ROOF DRAIN
SANITARY OR DOMESTIC SEWAGE
SANITARY SEWER
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE LATERAL or HOUSE SEWER
SEWAGE
SEWAGE
SEWER
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
STORMWATER
SURFACE WATER
WATER AND SEWER SUPERINTENDENT
The definitions given herein deal only with certain terms used in
this Chapter, in the sense that they are used herein. These definitions
are not of a general nature and are not generally applicable beyond
the sense used in this Chapter.
A pit for the reception or detention of sewage.
A sewer or other pipe or conduit used for conveying ground,
surface, or stormwater.
The bowel or kidney discharges of human beings.
The liquid wastes resulting from the processes employed in
industrial establishments.
Water which is safe for drinking or other sanitary purposes
and is also suitable for domestic use.
A conduit for conveying the storm or rain water from a roof.
Sewage from building used for human habitation or occupancy.
A sewer intended to receive sanitary sewage with or without
industrial wastes and without the admixture of surface or storm water.
A tank through which sewage flows and which permits solids
in the sewage to settle in order that portions of such solids may
be disintegrated by biological action.
The conduit or pipe from the sewer line to the building served.
The liquid wastes conducted away from residences, business
buildings, or institutions, together with those from industrial establishments,
and with such ground, surface, and storm water as may be present.
The water-carried waste products or discharges from human
beings or animals, or chemicals or other wastes from residences, public
or private buildings, swimming pools or industrial establishments,
together with such ground, surface or storm water as may be present.
A conduit for carrying off sewage.
The network of sewers, together with sewage lift stations,
and all appurtenances necessary for the collection of sewage.
That portion of the rainfall or other precipitation which
runs off over the surface during a storm and for such a short period
following a storm as the flow exceeds the normal or ordinary runoff.
That portion of a rainfall or other precipitation which runs
off over the surface of the ground.
As used in this Chapter, shall be construed to mean the persons
appointed to said positions according to the laws governing such appointments,
or persons or persons authorized to act as their agent.
[R.O. 2012 §700.050; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.410]
That every residence and building within the City limits of
Bloomfield in which human beings reside, or are employed or congregate,
shall be provided with an approved method for disposal of sewage,
human excreta, or other body wastes and it shall be the duty of the
owner of any premises within the limits of the City of Bloomfield
where human beings reside, are employed or congregate, to provide
a sanitary method of sewage disposal complying with this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §700.060; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.420]
A.
That the following methods for disposal of sewage, human excreta,
or other body wastes shall be required within the limits of the City
of Bloomfield:
1.
Any residence or building provided with a water-carried sewage
system shall discharge flow from the system to one (1) of the following:
a.
A public sewer, provided a public sewer is now or shall hereafter
be located in a street or alley upon which the lot occupied by said
residence or building abuts, or provided a public sewer is otherwise
within three hundred (300) feet of said residence or building and
accessible.
b.
A private sewage treatment plant constructed in accordance with
plans approved by the Division of Health of Missouri.
2.
In case a residence or building is not provided with a water-carried
sewerage system, a sanitary pit privy, or other sanitary method of
excreta disposal approved by the Division of Health of Missouri shall
be installed.
[R.O. 2012 §700.070; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.440]
That it shall be the duty of the occupants of each premises
to maintain in a sanitary condition at all times the sewage disposal
system serving such premises, and it shall be unlawful for anyone
to abuse or misuse said privy or other toilet device. No wash water,
garbage, or kitchen slop, shall be emptied into any privy or closet
receptacle.
[R.O. 2012 §700.080; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.450]
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm association
or corporation to pollute groundwater sources by discharging sewage,
human excreta, or other body wastes into any well, cistern, spring,
sink hole, cave, mineshaft, tunnel, pit, quarry or other excavation,
or into any fissure or crevice leading to underground water-bearing
strata.
[R.O. 2012 §700.090; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.460]
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm, association
or corporation, within the limits of the City of Bloomfield, to throw
out, deposit, or in any other way dispose of sewage other than as
provided for in this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §700.100; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.470]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to connect any
roof, surface, areaway or footing drain or to continuously discharge
clear water which has been used for cooling or other purposes to any
piping system carrying sewage as defined by this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §700.110; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.610]
The Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Sewer Inspector, Superintendent
of Sewage Works, or other authorized representative (hereinafter referred
to as the "City Sewer Inspector"), who shall make such inspections
as are necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this Chapter
and shall report all violations thereof to the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2012 §700.120; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.650]
All house sewers shall be constructed of either vitrified clay
sewer pipe, extra-heavy cast-iron soil pipe or Schedule 40 PVC and
installed in conformity to applicable plumbing code and in a workmanlike
manner. Only PVC joints on clay pipe and lead or leadite joints on
cast-iron pipe will be permitted.
[R.O. 2012 §700.130; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.660]
No house sewer shall be less than four (4) inches in diameter.
No building or house sewer for a commercial building or a multiple
dwelling shall be less than six (6) inches in diameter. Grades for
house sewers: Unless otherwise authorized, all house sewers shall
have a grade of not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot. A grade
of one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot shall be used wherever practical.
Changes in these requirements may be authorized by the Governing Body.
A.
Trenching And Backfilling. All excavations shall be open
trench work unless otherwise authorized by the Sewer Inspector. The
foundation in the trench shall be formed to prevent any subsequent
settlement of the pipes. If the foundation is good, firm earth, the
earth shall be pared or molded to give a full support to the lower
quadrant of each pipe. Bell holes shall be dug. Where the floor of
the trench is of hard or rocky material, the trench shall be excavated
to four (4) inches below grade and brought back to the proper grade
with fine gravel, coarse sand or similar material so as to provide
a firm foundation and uniform support for the house sewer line. Backfilling
shall be placed in layers and solidly tamped or packed up to two (2)
feet above the pipe. Backfilling shall not be done until final inspection
is made by the Sewer Inspector.
[R.O. 2012 §700.140; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.670]
B.
License For Trenching Machine Operation. Any person, firm
or corporation, prior to the operation and use of a trenching machine
or backhoe for hire and used in the service of persons desiring to
install service lines for connection to the City sewer system, shall
be required to obtain a permit or license from the City Clerk of the
City of Bloomfield, Missouri, and will be charged thereafter an annual
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for such license. Prior to the
issuance of such license or a permit, the applicant shall deposit
with the City Clerk a personal property liability bond or an approved
policy of liability insurance in not less than the principal sum of
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and conditioned against damage to
personal property of any person and caused by the negligent operation
of said backhoe or trenching machine.
[R.O. 2012 §515.010; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §29.010]
C.
Street Excavation. No person, firm or corporation shall
connect onto any sewer located in any street or avenue of this City
without first obtaining permission from the City of Bloomfield, and
it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to break
into or damage any blacktopped or paved street for the purpose of
making a sewer connection in any such street without first paying
a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) to the Street Commissioner or other
officer authorized by the City to collect the same, and in addition
thereto, there shall be made a charge to cover the costs of replacing
and repairing the damages of such street occasioned thereby.
[R.O. 2012 §515.020; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §29.020]
[R.O. 2012 §700.150; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.680]
Old house sewers or portions thereof may be approved for use
by the Sewer Inspector. The Sewer Inspector may request that the old
sewer be excavated for the purpose of facilitating inspection. No
old cesspool or septic tank shall be connected to any portion of a
house sewer that is also connected to the public sewer.
[R.O. 2012 §700.160; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.690]
It shall be the duty of the City Sewer Inspector to inspect
each service lateral or house sewer before any connection is made
to the sewerage system and to require that all defects or unsatisfactory
construction features be corrected before permitting the connection
to be made. The City Sewer Inspector shall be present at the time
the connection is made and it shall be the responsibility of the owner
or his/her representatives to notify him/her in advance of the time
and place where the connection will be made.
[R.O. 2012 §700.170; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.700]
A.
It shall be unlawful to place any pipe or conduit which carries or
is intended to carry sewage in the same trench or ditch with a pipe
or conduit which carries, or is intended to carry, a potable water
supply. In every case where a water and sewer line are parallel, the
water line shall be at least ten (10) feet horizontally from and at
a higher elevation than the sewer line.
B.
Where it is not possible to meet the above conditions, or where for
any reason unusual circumstances present a potential or actual hazard
to a potable water supply, the Division of Health must be notified
in writing and plans submitted showing the precautions which are to
be taken to minimize the hazard to the potable water supply. In no
case shall the work proceed until the plans for protecting the water
supply have been approved in writing by the Division of Health.
[R.O. 2012 §700.180; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.720]
It shall be unlawful to connect or to cause to be connected
to the sanitary sewerage system the effluent of any septic tank, cesspool,
or sewage tank. Where such tanks exist and it is desired to make a
connection to the sanitary sewerage system, a tile line shall be constructed
around the unit, in such a manner as to preclude the possibility of
any sewage flowing into or out of the cesspool or tank, and said septic
tank, cesspool or sewage tank shall then be filled with earth, cinders,
ashes or similar material.
[R.O. 2012 §700.190; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.730]
Where any unlawful connection as defined in Section 700.180 of this Chapter is known to exist, such connection shall be broken within ten (10) days after September 24, 1981, or where such connections are found to exist, such unlawful connections shall be broken and their use discontinued within ten (10) days after date of notification to break such connection as provided in Section 700.260 of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §700.200; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.740]
The City Sewer Inspector shall make an inspection of the method
of disposing of roof and other stormwater drainage from each house
which is connected to the sanitary sewers of the City of Bloomfield
as frequently as is necessary to secure compliance with this Chapter.
Following each inspection, the City Sewer Inspector shall submit a
list of all property owners whose property or properties have connections
in violation of this Chapter of the City Clerk. Written notification
of any violation of this Chapter shall then be given by said City
Clerk to the owner or owners of the property upon which the violation
occurs. If the provisions of this Chapter have not been complied with
within the period of ten (10) days following date of notice of violation,
the City shall have the right to make, or have made, such alterations
as are deemed necessary by the City Sewer Inspector to meet the requirements
of the Chapter, and all costs thereof shall be provided for, and defrayed
by, a special tax bill to be assessed in favor of the City against
the property on which said improvements are made, and such special
tax bill shall become a lien on said property.
[R.O. 2012 §700.205; Ord. No. 3037 §700.205, 6-28-1993]
All service laterals and house sewers shall be maintained to
prevent stormwater drainage and surface water from entering the sanitary
sewer system. The City Sewer Inspector shall make inspections of the
sanitary sewer system of the City of Bloomfield as frequently as necessary
to secure compliance with this Chapter. Following each inspection,
the City Sewer Inspector shall submit written notification of any
violation of this Chapter to the owner or owners of the property upon
which the violation occurs. If the provisions of this Chapter have
not been complied with within the period of thirty (30) days following
date of notice of violation, the City shall have the right to make,
or have made, such alterations as are deemed necessary by the City
Sewer Inspector to meet the requirements of this Chapter, and all
costs thereof shall be provided for, and defrayed by a special tax
bill to be assessed in favor of the City against the property on which
said improvements are made, and such special tax bill shall become
a lien on said property.
[R.O. 2012 §700.210; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.750]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation
to discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sanitary sewer
or into any private sewer which is connected to the public sanitary
sewerage system any powdered milk, whey, skimmed milk, whole milk,
cream, or other milk products, or any industrial wastes of any type
which might, in the opinion of the Division of Health, damage or otherwise
cause operational difficulties if the sanitary system or interfere
in any manner whatsoever with the normal operation of any sewage treatment
works or sewage treating devices.
[R.O. 2012 §700.220; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.760]
It shall be permissible to discharge normal quantities of industrial wastes from washing operations and from other normal industrial plant operations into the sanitary sewerage system, provided necessary precautions are taken to exclude those materials described in Sections 700.220, 700.240 and 700.250 of this Chapter, and further provided, that the wastes are of such a nature that, in the opinion of the Division of Health, they will not damage, clog, or otherwise interfere with the normal operation of the sewerage system nor with the operation of any sewage treatment plant or sewage treating devices.
[R.O. 2012 §700.230; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.770]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation
to discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sanitary sewer
or into any private sewer which is connected to the public sanitary
sewerage system any butcher's offal, dead animals, or liquids containing
excessive quantities of silt, hair, fibers, grease, blood, feathers,
or other obstructing materials.
[R.O. 2012 §700.240; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.780]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation
to discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sanitary sewer
or into any private sewer which is connected to the public sanitary
sewerage system any oil, gasoline, petroleum, coal oil, grease, explosives,
inflammable matter or oil wastes. Cleaning establishments, buildings
used for housing or repairing automobiles, gasoline and oil service
stations, and other buildings or establishments where gasoline, oil,
calcium carbide or other explosive or inflammable matters are stored,
sold, or handled, the drains from which are connected to the public
sewers must be provided with an approved trap, so constructed, located,
and maintained as to prevent the entrance into the sewer of such explosive
or inflammable matter. Such trap shall be located on the sewer before
its junction with any other pipe or receptacle containing sewage.
The passage of human or fresh animal excrement through such trap is
prohibited.
[R.O. 2012 §700.250; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.795]
In the event that satisfactory compliance of the various Sections
of this Chapter cannot be obtained within a period of sixty (60) days
following receipt of notification of such violation by the offender,
the Board of Aldermen may order the offending person, firm, partnership,
or corporation to disconnect from the municipal sewerage system or
may order the connection broken by municipal employees; provided,
however, that the offending party must be notified at least sixty
(60) days in advance of the date the connection must be broken.
[R.O. 2012 §700.260; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.800]
The Governing Body of the City of Bloomfield, Missouri, hereby
finds and determines the rates, fees, and charges for the use and
services of the sewerage system of said City necessary and adequate
at this time to meet the requirements of Sections 250.010 to 250.250,
inclusive, 1957 Supplement, RSMo., 1949, are as hereinafter specified.
[R.O. 2012 §700.270; Ord. No. 2078; Ord. No. 3103, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 3112, 2-14-2000; Ord. No. 3179, 10-22-2007; Ord. No. 3224. §2, 6-28-2010; Ord. No. 3270 §1, 10-9-2012; Ord. No. 3275 §1, 10-22-2012; Ord. No. 3282 §1, 5-28-2013; Ord. No. 3287 §2, 10-28-2013; Ord. No. 011-14 §1, 6-9-2014]
Monthly rates to be charged for sewer systems shall be calculated
and set forth each year in the City Budget. However, when requested
by a customer, the sewer rates for one (1) month out of each calendar
year shall be determined by averaging the sewer charges for the preceding
three (3) months in order to allow for the additional use of water
for pool fill-ups.
[R.O. 2012 §700.280; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.820]
No sewerage services shall be furnished or rendered free of
charge to any person, firm or corporation, other than the City itself.
[R.O. 2012 §700.290; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.830]
The quantity of water used upon any premises furnished with
sewerage services by the sewerage system of the City shall be measured
by the water meter or meters serving the premises; provided, however,
that if any occupant or owner of any premises connected with the sewerage
system of the City shall not have a water meter installed on his/her
premises measuring all water received thereon from all sources, then
such occupant or owner shall, at his/her expense, install and maintain
on said premises a water meter or meters satisfactory to the Superintendent
of the sewerage system of the City, or other representative of the
City, which meter shall measure all water received on said premises
from all sources. The Superintendent of the sewerage system of the
City or other representative of the City shall have access to the
premises of such customer at all reasonable times for the purpose
of inspecting and testing said water meter or meters and reading the
records thereof.
[R.O. 2012 §700.300; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.840]
If any user of water other than a domestic or residential water
user shall use more than twenty thousand (20,000) gallons of water
in any month for commercial or industrial purposes, the sewerage rates
to be charged shall be based on the aggregate quantity of water received
on said premises as measured by said meter or meters. If in any particular
case special and unusual circumstances shall make the application
of the sewerage rates hereinbefore specified inequitably unfair when
applied to any commercial or industrial user, the Board of Aldermen
shall have the right to modify the foregoing rates with respect to
such customer and shall have the right to enter into contracts in
such cases making charge for sewerage service which are equitable
and fair.
[R.O. 2012 §700.310; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.850]
The Superintendent of the sewerage system of the City and the
City Clerk or such other officers or representatives of the City as
may be designated from time to time shall cause all bills for sewerage
services to be rendered monthly as services accrue. All bills shall
be due and payable from and after the date when such bills are rendered,
at the office of the City Clerk or other place designated by the Board
of Aldermen, during the regular hours of business. The City's representative
preparing such bills shall calculate the amount of each bill for sewerage
services and shall add the same to the amount of the bill of the customer
for water and water services, and shall render such customer a combined
bill for such water and sewerage services.
[R.O. 2012 §700.320; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.870]
The occupant and user of the premises receiving sewerage services
and the owner of said premises shall be jointly and severally liable
to pay for such services rendered on said premises. The City shall
have power to sue the occupant or the owner, or both, of such real
estate in a civil action to receive any sums due for such services,
plus a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
[R.O. 2012 §700.330; Ord. No. 2025; Ord. No. 2059; CC 1981 §§28.875, 28.630,
28.640; Ord. No. 3122, 7-25-2001]
A.
Application for sewerage services to premises not connected with
the City's sewerage system shall be made to the City Clerk or other
person designated by the Board of Aldermen by the occupant or owner
of the premises to be served, accompanied by an application fee of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and thereupon such applicant shall have
the right to connect with the sewerage system of the City, all costs
of such connection to be borne by such applicant.
B.
Permit For Sewer Connection. No connection shall
hereafter be made to any sewer or portion of the sewerage system until
a written permit has been obtained from the City Clerk of the City
of Bloomfield. A separate permit shall be required for each house
or building and a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be charged
for each permit, this to include the charge or fee for tapping and
making the connection to public sewer.
C.
The City Clerk of the City of Bloomfield, Missouri, is hereby instructed
and it shall be his/her duty to issue permits for connections to the
sewerage system. Such permits shall be issued in numerical order and
shall be issued independently of any other permits issued by the City.
D.
Before issuing such a permit, an application shall be filed with
the City Clerk of the City of Bloomfield on a blank provided for that
purpose. This application shall show the name and address of the owner,
name of the person to whom permit is issued, number of permit, location
of property, type of building to be served (whether residence or business),
number of rooms and size of sewer to be connected. The application
shall be signed by the owner or his/her authorized representative
and shall be accompanied by a complete and legible set of plans and
specifications of the work to be done or, in lieu thereof, such written
description of the type of materials and methods to be used in the
construction as shall be acceptable to the City Sewer Inspector. The
application shall be retained by the City as a permanent record of
each connection to the sewerage system.
[R.O. 2012 §700.340; Ord. No. 2025, CC 1981 §28.880]
It shall be an ordinance violation for any person or persons
to tamper with any sewer line or to make any connection to the sewerage
system of the City without written permission from the City, or to
reconnect sewerage services when such services have been discontinued
for nonpayment of a bill for sewerage services, unless such bill for
sewerage services has been paid in full.
[R.O. 2012 §700.350; Ord. No. 2083 §1]
There shall be appointed a Water Commissioner, which office
shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, with the approval of
the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2012 §700.360; Ord. No. 2083 §2]
It shall be the duty of the Water Commissioner to superintend
the making of all connections with the water mains of the City, to
turn water into said connections when properly made, and to turn off
from said connections when notified by the City Collector of a nonpayment
by any consumer of the monthly rate for water or the discontinuance
of service; the Water Commissioner shall promptly report to the Board
of Aldermen of said City any violations of the rules and regulations
governing the services, generally violations of the rules and regulations
governing the services, generally do such other things in connections
with the water system as may be ordered by the Board of Aldermen,
and to inspect all new connections, extensions of water mains, and
repairs to the water plant and system.
[R.O. 2012 §700.370; Ord. No. 2083 §3; Ord. No. 3083 §700.370, 6-9-1997; Ord. No. 3123, 7-25-2001; Ord. No. 3133, 10-28-2002; Ord. No. 3178, 10-22-2007; Ord. No. 3224 §3, 6-28-2010; Ord. No. 3275 §2, 10-22-2012; Ord. No. 3287 §3, 10-28-2013]
The rate schedule for water provided for each customer in the
City of Bloomfield shall be calculated and set forth each year in
the City Budget.
[R.O. 2012 §700.380; Ord. No. 2083 §4; Ord. No. 3083 §700.380, 6-9-1997; Ord. No. 3124, 7-25-2001; Ord. No. 3133, 10-28-2002; Ord. No. 3180, 10-22-2007; Ord. No. 3275 §3, 10-22-2012; Ord. No. 3287 §4, 10-28-2013]
The rate schedule for water provided for each customer outside
the corporate limits of the City of Bloomfield, Missouri, shall be
calculated and set forth each year in the City Budget.
[R.O. 2012 §700.390; Ord. No. 2083 §5; Ord. No. 3083 §700.390, 6-9-1997; Ord. No. 3125, 7-25-2001; Ord. No. 3264 §1, 7-23-2012]
A.
All combined water and sewer bills owed to the City of Bloomfield
shall be paid within ten (10) days after the first day of each month
unless such day is a weekend or holiday, then said bills shall be
paid by the next business day.
1.
If any combined water and sewer bill is not paid as set forth
above, it shall be a delinquent bill and there shall be a penalty
of five dollars ($5.00) of the total bill due added to such water
and sewer bill.
2.
After the due date, as set forth above, a delinquent list is
prepared by the Collector and each person whose name shall appear
on the list will receive a notice by mail which reads as follows:
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NOTICE
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City Ordinance No. 2023, as amended, provides that the City
Water Commissioner shall turn off the water of water users delinquent
in their bills. Since you are delinquent in your water account, this
notice is given to you. Unless your delinquent bill is paid by the
end of the business day on the 20th day of the month, the Water Commissioner
will turn off your water on the morning of the 21st without further
notice.
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City Collector
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A $50 fee will be charged to reconnect your meter.
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3.
If any water bill is not paid by the 20th of the month, it shall
be deemed delinquent.
4.
The water supply to any premises where there is a delinquent
water bill shall be cut off.
[R.O. 2012 §700.400; Ord. No. 2083 §6]
Any person who shall take water from the City mains without
first making a written application to the Water Commissioner therefor
shall be guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2012 §700.410; Ord. No. 2083 §7]
Any person who shall without authority of the Water Commissioner,
open or in any manner tamper with a fire hydrant shall be guilty of
an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2012 §700.420; Ord. No. 2083 §8; Ord. No. 3203, 11-24-2008; Ord. No. 3226 §1, 7-26-2010]
[Ord. No. 2021-005, 5-24-2021]
Water and sewerage services shall not be provided to premises
in the name of an occupant if the occupant is not the owner of the
premises until a copy of a Rental Agreement or written documentation
from the owner of the premises advising that the occupant is entitled
to reside on the premises is provided to the City of Bloomfield.
[R.O. 2012 §700.430; Ord. No. 2023]
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a water leak to run unrepaired forty-eight (48) hours after being notified by the City Water Commissioner. If the leak is not repaired in the above mentioned time limit the Commissioner shall either repair the leak or call in a licensed plumber and have the leak repaired and the bill for the repairs will be forwarded to the owner of the property for payment. All delinquent bills will be treated in the same manner as established by Section 700.400.
[R.O. 2012 §700.440; Ord. No. 3010 §§1 — 7, 10-22-1990]
A.
The Water Department shall establish and maintain a numbering system
for all buildings erected in the City, or in any area to be annexed
into the City, and for all vacant lots in the City, or in any area
to be annexed into the City, and for all vacant lots in the City in
accordance with the numbering system as described below, and contained
in listing on file in the office of the City Water Collector.
B.
Assignment Of Numbers. The Water Superintendent
shall assign street numbers to houses, buildings, other structures
and vacant lots as established in the numbering system.
C.
Base Lines. The following baselines are hereby established:
1.
The baseline running north and south shall be North Prairie
from the City limits, north of the town to the intersection of Missouri
Street at which place the street becomes South Prairie and continues
to the City limits south of the town.
2.
The east-west baseline is Missouri Street, which extends from
Highway 25 on the east, intersects Prairie, and continues to the City
limits on the west side of the town.
D.
Manner Of Numbering Within The City Limits. The
numbers of all lots, houses, buildings or other structures fronting
on or having entrance on public streets within the City of Bloomfield,
Missouri, in force October 22, 1990, shall be in conformity with the
following:
1.
The odd numbers shall be applied to the left sides of the streets
going in the direction away from the base lines of Missouri Street
and Prairie Street. The even numbers shall be applied to the right
sides of the streets going in the direction away from the baselines
aforementioned.
2.
There shall be one (1) number assigned for every door in the
business district. There shall be one (1) number assigned to every
fifty (50) to seventy-five (75) feet of vacant ground. House numbers
shall be assigned according to existing lot sizes in the various additions
of the City. Any house or structure sitting behind a numbered structure
facing the street shall have the same number as that structure with
the letter "R" (for rear) added.
3.
Duplexes or multiunit apartments with entrances on a street
will have separate numbers.
4.
Apartment complexes with a drive-in entrance from the street
will have one (1) assigned number for the complex office. The units
should have consecutive numbers not related to the apartment complex
address.
5.
Apartment buildings with individual apartment entrances within
the building will have an assigned number on the outside entrance.
The individual units should have consecutive numbers not related to
the building number.
6.
The Housing Authority numbering system will remain as it is.
E.
Display Of Numbers.
1.
The owner or occupant of each house, building, or other structure,
shall be required to place in a conspicuous location visible from
the street, numbers which shall conform to the number assigned thereto.
Such numbers shall be Arabic numerals of sufficient size to be legible
from the street, with a three-inch minimum, and shall be located on
the building within view of a three-foot perimeter of the main entrance.
The assigned street numbers may also be displayed in the additional
locations at the discretion of the property owner. The assigned numbers
shall be in sharp color contrast to the house, building, or other
structure to which they are attached. In areas where the main entrance
of the house, building, or structure is not visible from the center
line of the street, the assigned number may be displayed in the yard,
visible when viewing the main entrance.
2.
It shall be unlawful to cover any house number with any sign,
drapery or other obstruction tending to conceal such number. All old
numbers must be removed from any house, building or other structure
by the owner or occupant when a new number has been assigned or when
so directed by the Water Superintendent. The Water Superintendent
is hereby authorized to require numbering and renumbering of any structure
in accordance with his/her direction.
F.
Water Superintendent. The Water Superintendent or
his/her designee shall furnish a proper house number to all persons
taking out a building permit and, also, to all persons desiring data
or information for the proper numbering of any house, building, or
other structure. The Water Superintendent is further authorized and
empowered to renumber any portion or portions of the City where the
same is deemed necessary by him/her and/or the Board of Aldermen.
G.
Penalty For Violation. Any person, owner or owners,
rental agent or agents, tenant or tenants, violating any of the provisions
of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2012 §700.450; Ord. No. 3101 §§1 — 4, 3-25-1999]
A.
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the
term "lead-free":
[Ord. No. 011-17, 11-27-2017]
B.
Prohibitions. Pursuant to the provisions of the
Missouri Safe Drinking Water Act (Section 640.100 et seq. RSMo., and
the rules and regulations of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
promulgated pursuant thereto), only lead-free materials may be used
in the construction or repair of a public water system, or in the
plumbing in any building which is connected to a public water system
in the City of Bloomfield, Missouri.
C.
Water Systems. As of January 1, 1989, all materials
used in the construction, expansion, modification or improvement of
a public water system or customer water system shall be lead-free.
This Section shall not apply to leaded joints necessary for the repair
of cast-iron pipes.
D.
Removal Of Water Meter Or Severance Of Service. Any
customer water system constructed, expanded, modified or repaired
after January 1, 1989, that is connected to a public water system
and later is found to contain materials that are not lead-free shall
have the water meter removed or otherwise have the service line severed
from the public water system when the supplier of water is so ordered
by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Bloomfield upon recommendation
of the Superintendent of Utilities. The requirements of this Section
shall not apply to any customer water system previously served by
a water system other than a public water system.
[R.O. 2012 §700.460; Ord. No. 3268 §1, 10-9-2012]
No water services shall be furnished or rendered free of charge
to any person, firm or corporation other than the City itself.
