[CC 1994 §71.010; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
The waterworks and sewerage are a combined system. They shall
be funded and operated as one (1) system.
[CC 1994 §71.015; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
A.
The
following regulations shall govern the installation of utility service:
1.
Where main lays in street, customer will install service line to
street side of curb and gutter. If there is no curb and gutter, street
ditch line will be termination point of customer's service line.
2.
Where main lays in alley or easement, customer will install service
line to alley or easement line.
3.
Where main is located in street, the meter will be installed along
front of house or at either front corner. If main is located in street
at side of house, the above will apply as side of house instead of
front of house.
4.
Where main is in alley or easement, meter is to be located just inside
customer's property line.
5.
All residential customers are required to have individual meters
for each residence owned or rented by the landowner, no more than
one (1) service hookup for each utility will be provided by the City.
Each new residence will be required to pay a deposit and tap fee if
required as established by the City. Exceptions shall be mobile home
parks metered as one (1) business and the owner responsible for one
(1) bill.
[CC 1994 §71.020; Ord. No. 94.10, 5-16-1994]
[CC 1994 §71.025; Ord. No. 95.03 §§1—4, 2-27-1995; Ord. No. 97.04, 3-10-1997]
A.
No
residence or business shall be allowed to maintain or use propane
tanks over one hundred (100) pounds within the City limits of Oronogo,
Missouri, unless special permission be granted by the Board of Aldermen
of the City of Oronogo in accordance with this Section.
B.
The
Board of Aldermen may, in their discretion, grant exception to the
prohibition, when there is no gas service to the subject property,
and it is not economically feasible to extend gas service to the subject
property. For the purposes of this Section, a distance of one thousand
(1,000) feet or more from the nearest gas service may be deemed to
be not economically feasible. In the event the Board shall grant exception
to this prohibition, the exception shall be site specific, and shall
automatically expire upon the sale or other conveyance of the property,
and shall terminate in the event the Board determines that it is economically
feasible to service the subject property and does provide such service,
in which case the exception granted shall expire within six (6) months.
Any propane tank allowed shall be installed according to all specifications
of the propane company, and shall be inspected by the City Utility
or Building Inspector.
[CC 1994 §71.030; Ord. No. 02.02, 1-21-2002]
A.
No
person, except an employee of the City with authority from the City
or by permit purchased from the City, shall have the right to tap
any water main or water line, gas line, or sewerage line.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to do any one (1) of the following
in the City:
1.
Hinder, obstruct or otherwise interfere with a City Officer or utility
worker and otherwise prohibit that individual from engaging in their
official duties;
2.
Allowing or maintaining any obstacle, or animal that could be considered
dangerous or threatening, that would interfere with a City Officer
or utility worker and otherwise prohibit that individual from engaging
in their official duties;
3.
Allowing or maintaining any obstacle, or placing a structure around
any public utility that would prohibit the reading, maintenance or
emergency access to said utility.
4.
Every person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be punished
by imposition of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Each day such violation is committed, or continues, after being found
guilty of said violation shall constitute a separate offense and shall
be punishable as such hereafter.
[CC 1994 §71.035; Ord. No. 95.04, 2-27-1995]
No water wells will be allowed within the City limits of Oronogo,
Missouri without a special permit from the City and a permit from
DNR. All existing wells within the City are grandfathered as long
as they are not directly tied to the City water system and are regularly
tested and found safe.
[CC 1994 §71.040; Ord. No. 95.08 §§1—6, 3-20-1995; Ord. No. 96.30 §§1—4, 8-5-1996; Ord. No. 03.06 §1, 4-28-2003; Ord. No. 05.16, 7-11-2005; Ord. No.
06.32, 10-23-2006; Ord. No. 07.24 §71.040, 8-7-2007; Ord. No. 08.09 §1, 6-23-2008; Ord. No. 13-23 §1, 10-28-2013; Ord. No. 15-15 §1, 7-13-2015; Ord. No. 16-05 §1, 3-14-2016; Ord. No. 19-03, 2-11-2019; Ord. No. 19-33, 8-26-2019; Ord. No. 19-40, 11-11-2019; Ord. No. 20-12, 4-27-2020; Ord. No. 22-28, 6-13-2022; Ord. No. 23-18, 5-22-2022; Ord.
No. 23-36, 8-14-2023]
A.
If
there is not an existing tap at the time of requested service, customers
will be required to pay a tap fee.
B.
If
there is a discrepancy on the utility bill, it will be considered
correct if not brought before the Board within thirty (30) days from
overdue date. No corrections or allowances will be made after that
thirty (30) days.
C.
Deposit
money will be returned, less unpaid utility account due, when service
is ordered discontinued.
D.
Customer
will be charged an additional base rate for each hookup to his/her
line that runs through one (1) meter. No increase in minimum gallonage
or footage will be allowed.
E.
Water
Use Charges. There is hereby established the following water use fees
for water service provided by the City of Oronogo:
1.
Users Within The City Limits. Nineteen dollars and six cents ($19.06)
for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons per month; four dollars
and twelve cents ($4.12) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons per
month thereafter.
2.
Outside The City Limits ("Rural"). Twenty-eight dollars and thirty-three
cents ($28.33) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons per month;
seven dollars and seventy-three cents ($7.73) for each one thousand
(1,000) gallons per month thereafter.
3.
Deposits. Prior to the provision of water services, the following
deposits are required:
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a.
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Owner/applicant
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$75.00
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b.
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Renter/applicant
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$100.00
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c.
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Rural customer
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$100.00
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In the event the customer fails to pay for services rendered
by the City or otherwise is indebted for services provided, the City
may apply such deposit to the cost of such services. Further service
shall not be provided until the payment of the required deposit. The
deposit shall be returned to the customer within thirty (30) days
after services to the customer ends.
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F.
Sewer
Use Charges. There is hereby established the following sewer use fees
for sewer service provided by the City of Oronogo:
1.
Users Within The City Limits. Fifteen dollars and forty-five cents
($15.45) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons per month; five
dollars and sixty-seven cents ($5.67) for each additional thousand
(1,000) gallons per month thereafter.
2.
Users Outside The City Limits. Usage charges for inside City limits,
plus an additional seven dollars and seventy-three cents ($7.73) for
the first one thousand (1,000) gallons per month; two dollars and
eighty-three cents ($2.83) for each additional thousand (1,000) gallons
per month thereafter.
3.
Sewer-Only Deposit — $75.00.
4.
Deposit for sewer is not required if connected to Water Service by
the City of Oronogo and water service deposit is paid.
5.
All rates for usage and deposits are subject to review by the Board
of Aldermen.
G.
Processing Fees. Processing fees for connections, disconnections
and administration of utility services may be assessed to users of
any utility service provided herein.
[CC 1994 §71.050; Ord. No. 00.04, 8-28-2000; Ord. No.
01.03, 2-12-2001]
A.
No
person, firm, or corporation shall excavate, dig, or disturb the streets
and rights-of-way of the City of Oronogo without first obtaining a
permit therefore.
B.
The
permit required by this Section shall be issued by the City Clerk
upon the completion of an application for such permit showing the
location of the proposed excavation.
C.
A fee
of twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be charged by the City Clerk for
each permit. In addition to said sum, in the event the excavation
is to damage a paved City street, the permittee shall also pay the
sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus ten dollars ($10.00) per
square foot of pavement destroyed.
D.
All
utilities shall be buried at a depth of accordance with the applicable
standardized code, but in all cases at least twenty-four (24) inches
below the surface.
E.
Any
person who shall dig in the City without obtaining a permit as required
by this Section shall be absolutely liable for all costs incurred
by the City resulting from any utility cut during such person's dig.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.055), 7-23-2007]
Any user charges, connection fees, or other charges levied by
the City for utility service, including water, sewage, gas and trash,
and fees for any other service provided by the City, shall be due
at such time or times as specified by statement or by ordinance, and
if not paid when due, shall become delinquent and shall bear interest
from the date of delinquency until paid. If such charges become delinquent,
they shall be a lien upon land within the City, pursuant to the provisions
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.060), 7-23-2007]
A.
Whenever
it appears to the City Clerk that user charges levied by the City
against the tract of property remain unpaid for a period of thirty
(30) days, the Clerk shall send the responsible parties (owner as
shown by the last real estate records of Jasper County Recorder of
Deeds and any tenant or lessee known to the Clerk) a notice, postage
prepaid, first class mail, which will recite at least the following
facts:
1.
The amount of charges and when the charges were incurred.
2.
The amount of late charges, if any.
3.
The property address.
4.
A statement that unless the charges are paid prior to the next Board
of Aldermen meeting, the Board of Aldermen may authorize the institution
of legal proceedings or the issuance of a special tax bill, which
shall be a first (1st) lien against the property and bear interest
at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
5.
The date, time, and location of the next Board of Aldermen meeting,
along with an invitation to appear and protest the charges, institution
of legal proceedings, or issuance of special tax bill.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.065), 7-23-2007]
The notice referred to in Section 700.090 herein shall be mailed by the City Clerk at least ten (10) days prior to the next Board of Aldermen meeting.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.070), 7-23-2007]
At the next Board of Aldermen meeting, the owner or other interested
parties may appear before the Board and present whatever evidence
or argument against the issuance of the special tax bill or institution
of legal proceedings.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.075), 7-23-2007; Ord. No. 13-24 §1, 10-28-2013]
A.
In
the event the Board of Aldermen shall vote to issue a special tax
bill, the City Clerk shall be authorized to prepare the necessary
special tax bill, which shall be signed by the Mayor and filed with
the appropriate office. The cost of recording shall also be included
in said special tax bill.
B.
In
the event the Board of Aldermen shall vote to institute legal proceedings,
the City Attorney shall be authorized to prepare the necessary pleadings,
which shall be signed by the City Clerk and filed with the appropriate
office.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.080), 7-23-2007; Ord. No. 13-24 §1, 10-28-2013]
A special tax bill shall be deemed satisfied when the amount
of charges, penalties, interest and recording costs are paid.
[Ord. No. 07.22 §1(71.085), 7-23-2007]
Every property owner shall be responsible for any utility charges
or fees left unpaid by any tenant of the premises served by water,
sewer or gas, and the liability for such service shall be joint and
several between the landlord and the tenant. Where the landlord or
property owner fails to pay utility charge, the City may refuse to
provide any utility services to the property with a delinquent charge,
even in the name of a subsequent tenant or new owner of the property.
Upon written request, the City will send a duplicate bill each month
to the landlord so that the landlord can determine, to his or her
satisfaction, that the bill is paid. The liability of the landlord
for services provided to the tenant shall be limited to services provided
for the previous ninety (90) days.
[CC 1994 §71.070; Ord. No. 03.08, 6-2-2003]
A.
DOWNSTREAM OF GAS UTILITY METER
EXCESS FLOW GAS SHUTOFF DEVICE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
UPSTREAM OF GAS UTILITY METER
Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, certain terms
shall be defined as follows:
Refers to all customer owned gas piping.
Those valves or devices that are not actuated by motion,
but are activated by significant gas leaks or overpressure surges,
which can occur when pipes rupture inside the structure. The design
of the device shall provide a proven method to provide automatically
for expedient and safe gas shutoff in an emergency. The design of
the device shall provide a capability for ease of consumer or owner
resetting in a safe manner. The device shall be certified by the Public
Service Commission or the operational and functional design of the
device shall meet or exceed the device certified by the Public Service
Commission. The determination of whether the operational and functional
design of the device is at least equal to the device certified by
the Public Service Commission may be made by one (1) of the following:
The independent laboratory of the International Approval Services
(IAS), Underwriter's Laboratory (UL), International Association of
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), or other recognized listing
and testing agency.
Any single-family dwelling, duplex, multi-family dwelling,
apartment building, condominium building, town house building, lodging
house, congregate residence, hotel, or motel.
All gas piping installed by the utility up to and including
the meter and the utility's bypass tee at the connection to the customer
owned piping.
B.
An
approved excess flow gas shutoff device shall be installed downstream
of the gas utility meter on each fuel gas line where the gas line
serves the following buildings:
1.
Any new building construction (commercial, industrial or residential)
containing fuel gas piping for which a building permit is first issued
on or after the effective date of this Section.
2.
Any existing residential, commercial or industrial building which
is altered or added to and a building permit for the work is first
issued on or after the effective date of this Section and:
a.
With respect to residential buildings, the requirements set forth in (1) and (2) above include alterations or additions to an individual condominium or apartment unit so that, in appropriate circumstances, such alterations or additions shall require a gas shutoff device to be installed for all gas piping serving that building as set forth in Subsections (1) and (2) above.
b.
With respect to commercial or industrial buildings, the requirements
set forth in (1) and (2) above include alterations or additions to
individual units or tenant spaces so that, where applicable, such
alterations or additions shall require a gas shutoff device to be
installed for all gas piping servicing that commercial or industrial
building.
C.
Exceptions.
1.
A gas shutoff device is not required to be installed downstream of
the gas utility meter where a gas shutoff device has been installed
by the gas utility or a contractor authorized by the gas utility upstream
of the gas utility meter and downstream of the meter service regulator
and such installation is in accordance with this Section and with
the manufacturer's specifications.
2.
Gas shutoff devices installed on a building prior to the effective
date of this Section are exempt from the requirements of this Section
provided they remain installed on the building or structure and are
maintained for the life of the building or structure.
3.
Gas shutoff devices installed on a gas distribution system owned
or operated by a public utility shall not be subject to the requirements
of this Section.
4.
A gas shutoff device shall not be required where the gas piping system
contained in the building or structure is designed to withstand seismic
effects of earthquakes.
5.
This Section shall not apply to mechanical or process equipment used
in manufacturing.
6.
This Section shall not apply to gas shutoff devices installed within
gas lines.
D.
General Requirements. Gas shutoff devices installed either
in compliance with this Section or voluntarily, with a permit issued
on or after the effective date of this Section shall comply with all
of the following requirements:
1.
Be installed by a contractor licensed in the appropriate classification
by the City of Oronogo and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
2.
Have a thirty (30) year warranty which warrants that the valve or
device is free from defects and will continue to operate properly
for thirty (30) days from the date of installation.
3.
Where gas shutoff devices are installed voluntarily or as required
by this Section, they shall be maintained for the life of the building
or structure or be replaced with a valve or device complying with
the requirement of this Section.
E.
List Of Approved Valves And Devices. The Building Inspector
shall maintain a list of all excess flow gas shutoff devices which
meet or exceed the requirements of devices certified by the office
of the Public Service Commission for installation in the State of
Missouri and which comply with the standards and criteria set forth.
F.
Enforcing Agency. The Building Inspector shall administer
and enforce the provisions of this Section.
[Ord. No. 10.13 §1, 6-28-2010]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
utilize, place, or allow the utilization or placement of chat or mine
tailings as fill around any water, sewer, or gas line in the City
of Oronogo.
