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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/25/1992 VT CE MAYOR REFERRAl (PROPOSED ORDINANCES ONLY) DATE OF REFERRAL: June 25, 1992 REFERRED TO: Water Resources Committee ITEM: AMENDMENTS TO THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ASHE WATER SERVICE AREA. BACKUP MATERIAL ATTACHED: YES STATUS: TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE REPORT NO. SENT TO COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE ADOPTED (DATE) PROPOSED ORDINANCE CANCELED (DATE) OTHER PLEASE RETURN TO JEAN IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHEN COMPLETED. CC: Honorable Mayor and City Council City Manager City Attorney City Clerk REFERg2.4 MEMORANDUM June 22, 1992 TO: VICE-MAYOR KEVIN McDERMOTT FROM: LAWRENCE M. LUNARDINI, CITY ATTORNEY~' SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATINGTO ASHEWATER SERVICE AREA. Please refer the following proposed ordinance to whichever committee you deem appropriate: AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 14.04.030r 14.04.040 AND ADDING SECTION 14.04.120 TO BMC RELATING TO ASHE WATER SERVICE AREA. Background: Subsection A.1. of Section 14.04.030 has been amended to require that an application for service be made or service may be denied or discontinued. ~ ~. D,~A6~~~ Section 14.04.040 has been amended to require a contract for service be signed or availability fees be paid prior to receiving water service. Subsection C. to Section 14.04.120 is added to the Bakersfield Municipal Code specifically requiring applicants for stand-by service to pay the required fee or sign a contract guaranteeing payment prior to City issuance of a written commitment to service water to any area. No final map allowing construction shall be approved prior to payment of proper fees for water service. ADD/meg ORD-REF\ ASHEWATR.VM Attachment cc: Paul Dow, Water and Sanitation Manager Gene Bogart, Water Resources Director Florn Core, Assistant Director, Water Resources Jack Hardisty, Planning Director DRAFT ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION A.1. OF SECTION 14.04.030, SECTION 14.04.040 AND ADDING SUBSECTION C. TO SECTION 14.04 . 120 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ASHE WATER SERVICE AREA. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION 1. SubsectiOn A.1. of Section 14.04.030 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 14.04.030 Application for service. A. Application for service. 1. All persons, corporations, partnerships, agencies or entities of every type or kind shall make an application for water service on form provided by the City. Failure to submit an application under this provision shall result in service being halted or discontinued until such application is properly submitted. SECTION 2. Section 14.04.040 Of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 14.04.040 Contracts. A contract, as a condition precedent to receiving service from the City, will be required under any of the following circumstances: A. Where required by provisions in a filed rate schedule; B.- When a main extension to be made under the provisions of Sections 14.04.140 through 14.04~230 requires an advance for construction; C. For temporary service supplied under-theprovisions of Section 14.04.t30; D. For standby service or service requiring the payment of an availability fee; E. For any service to be.furnished at rates or under conditions other than the rates and conditions set by the City; F. Under any cirCumstances where a contract would benefit the City and is directed to be prepared by the Director of Water Resources. SECTION 3. Subsection C. is hereby added to Section 14.04.120 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code to read as follows: 14.04.120 Rates and charges. C. Ail applicants for stand-by service, or service where availability fees are to be paid, shall pay the required fee, or sign a contract guaranteeing payment, prior to City issuance of a written commitment to service water to any area. No final map allowing construction shall be given approval prior to payment of proper fees for water service. SECTION 4. - This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the Bakersfield Municipal Code provisions and shall become effective thirty (30) days,from and after the date of its passage. .......... O00 - 2 - I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on , by the following vote: CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED CLARENCE E. MEDDERS MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: LAWRENCE LUNARDINI CITY ATTORNEY of the City of Bakersfield ADD/meg WATER\ ASHE-SER.O-5 6/15/92 - 3 -