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2 ;I AN ORDINANCE of .the :City. of Kent, Washing-
ton, amending Kent .Ordinance 3.75, sub -section
3 �', 3, as aaaended (Codified. as; Ordinance..9.6.12)
to reflect new .sewer rates: and charges: for
., the users of. the.Kent .Sanitary Sewer .System,
and adding a new section to. Chapter .9.6
of the .Codified Ordinances. of the :City. of
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Kent, allowing th.eKent Municipal Accountant to make adjustment for sanitary :sewer charges.
` in certain prescribed instances.
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THE CITY.COUN.CIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
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ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Kent .City Ordinance .875, Section 31 as
amended -.by Ordinance No. 96.1, as amended by Ordinance 1035
and Ordinance :10531 as amended. by Ordinance. 127`3,; November 2,
1964,: as amended: by. Ordinance 13.3.2, Section 21, 1966 (C.odified.
as :Kent Ordinance .9.6.12), which reads as, follows
119.6.12 SCHEDULE OF CHARGES. Ratesand charges
for sewage. service furnished or available; for use shall
be paid by the recipient ',of said serviceand shall be
as follows:
"(a) Within the City. Limits. and within th-e area
therein lying West 'of .the Green River:. and served. 'or
to be :served. by the: new facility as provided. for in
Plan and System Ordinance No. 1022-
"I. Res'id'ential 'Sewage -Service., Four Dollars
($.4...0 0 ), or. eacli single family; provi:ded.. that
where a part of the. premises served. are used for
a separate family,: or, families, and no rental
for said use is char.g.ed or paid no additional
charge shall .be made for the extra. family, or
families. It .shall be presumed. that rentals are
being charged: or paid. The. owner. of. th.epremises
shall file with the. Treasurer. of the City an
Affidavit to prove::otherwi,se.
"(b.) Within the :City other. than.the.area
described. in Sub -Section (a.) above::
"I. Residential Sewage :Serv:ite.: Three. Dollars
($3_00) foreach single- amity; provided. that
where part ;of the premises::serve:d. are used; for a
separate..family, or families 'and no rental for
said use is charged or paid, no additional charge
shall be made for the :extra; family, ;or, families:.
It shall be presumed. that rentals are being
charged or paid. Th.e owner: of the premis'es:shall
file with .the: Treasurer .of the City an Affidavit
toprove ot.herwi.se.:
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1 "(c) Industrial Sewer service within the City. An
amount equal to ninety percent or the amount c arged
2 the recipient for water furnished to the recipient
of service, during the same period for which charges
3 made for sewer service; provided, however, that in
any event, there shall be a minimum charge of not
4 less than residential sewage service charge as pro-
vided in Sub -Sections (a)' and (b) above, depending
5 upon the location of the industries.
6 " (d) Commercial Sewage Service within the City.
An amount equal to the amounts charged the recipient
7 for water furnished to the recipient of service
during the same period for which charges made for
8 sewer service multiplied by a factor of 1.20;
provided, however, that wherever more than one
9 commercial recipient is served by one water connec-
tion, the minimum charge shall be a sum equal to.
10 Two Dollars and fifty cents ($.2.50) multiplied by
the number of commercial recipients served or having
11 service available.
12 "(e) Apartment, rooming house, motel, trailer court
sewage service within the City. The aforementioned shall
13 be charged the same rate as the residential rate in the
same areas for the first unit, plus one-half the regular
14 residential rate in the same area for each additional
unit, whether occupied, or not.
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"(f) Residential sewage service without the City.
16 Four Dollars and i ty cents 4.50 or eaEN e
family; provided that where part of the premises served
17 are used for separate family, or families and no rental
for said use is charged or paid, no additional charge
18 shall be made for the extra family, or families. It
shall be presumed that rentals are being charged or paid.
19 The owner of the premises shall file with the Treasurer
of the City an Affidavit to prove otherwise.
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"(g) Industrial commercial apartment, rooming house,
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motel, or trailer court sewage service without the s.ty.
Shall be charged at the same rate that are c arge i e
22 services within the City, as provided hereinabove, plus
23 fifty per cent.
"(h) No double charge. Where more than one of the
24 rates in this Section provided apply, only the higher
of the two rates shall be changed."
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26 is hereby amended to read as follows:
27 9..6.12 SCHEDULE OF CHARGES. Rates and charges for
28 sewage service furnished or available for use shall be paid by
29 the recipient of said service and shall be as follows:
30 (a) Residential Sewage Service Within the City.
31 Four Dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) for each residential customer
32 or equivalent ($2.00 city charge, plus $2.50 Metro surcharge);
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1 provided that where part of the premises served are used for a
2 separate family, or,families, and no rental for said use is
3 charged or paid, no additional charge shall be made for the extra
4 family, or families. It shall be presumed that rentals are being
5 charged or paid. The owner of the premises shall file with the
6 Treasurer of the City an Affidavit to prove otherwise.
7 (b) Industrial Sewage Service Within the City.l An
8 amount equal to forty-five per cent (45.%) of the amount charged
9 a recipient for water furnished to the recipient of service, during
10 the same period for which charge is made for sewer service, plus
1.1 Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per 900 cubic f eet.(or fraction
12 thereof) as a Metro surcharge; provided, however, that in any
13 event there shall be a minimum charge of not .less than the residen-
14 tial sewage service charge as provided in Sub—Section (a) above.
15 (c) Commercial Sewage Service Within the City. An amount
16equal to sixty per cent (6.0%) of the amount charged the recipient
17 for water furnished to the recipient of service, during the same
1a period for which charges made for sewer service; provided, however,
19 that wherever more than one commercial recipient is served by
20 one water connection, an additional charge shall be imposed of
21 a sum equal to. Two Dollars and fifty cents ($.2.50) multiplied by
22 the number of commercial units in excess of one served or having
23 service available; provided, further, there shall be a further
24 charge of Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per 900 cubic feet
25 (or fraction thereof) as a Metro surcharge; and provided, finally,
26 that in any event there shall be a minimum chargeof not less
27 than the residential sewage service charge as provided in Sub -
28 Section (a) above.
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(d.) Apartment, rooming house, motea,tr:ai er court,_
30 sewage service within the City. The aforementioned shall be
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charged the same rate as the residential rate in the same areas
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for the first .unit,_ plus Two Dollars and fifty cents. ($2.50) for
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1 each additional unit, whether occupied or not.
2 (e) Residential Sewage. Service Without the City.
3 Five.Dollars and seventy-five cents '($5.75) ($3..25 City charge,
4 plus $2.50 Metro surcharge). provided that where part of the
5 premises served are used for separate family, or families, and
6 no rental for such usage charged or paid, no additional charge
7 shall be made for the extra family, or families. it snail ue
8 presumed that rentals are being charged or paid. The owner of
9 the premises shall file with the Treasurer of the City an Affida-
10 vit to prove otherwise.
11 (f) Industrial, Commercial, Apartment, Rooming house,
12 Motel, Trailer Court sewage service without the City. Shall be
13 charged at the sameza.te as are charged like services within the
14 City as provided hereinabove, plus fifty per cent .(5.0%).
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(g.) No double charge. Where more than one of
the rates
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in this Section provided apply,
only the higher of the two
rates
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shall be charged.
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Section 2. There is
herewith added to Chapter
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the .Codified Ordinances of the
City of Kent the following
Section:
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An industrial or commerial sewer recipient has the right
to request,
21 in writing, to the Kent Municipal Accountant, a review of their
22 sewer charges where in the opinion of said sewer recipient use of
23 water is such that a portion of all water used is lost by evapora-
24 tion, irrigation, sprinkling, or other cause, or is used in manu-
25 factured goods and commodities, and the person in control provides
26 proof thereof and installs a meter, or other measuring device,
27 ',approved by the City Engineer, to enable measurement of the amount
28 of water so used or lost. Should, thereafter, the Kent Municipal
29 Accountant find that such is the case, he shall, after consultation
30 with the Municipality of Metropolitan Seatt.le,.have the discretion
31 to make an equitable adjustment of such sewer recipient's sewer
32 charges, and may impose no charge for sewerage because of water
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so used or lost, except in no case will the minimum charge be
adjusted or reduced.
Section 3. It is herewith .declared that in the interests
of the health, safety and welfare of the Citizens of theCity
of Kent, an emergency is herewith declared and this Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force on and after June 20, 1967.
A , MAY07 CRO 7-,� r�
Attest
MARIE JENSE�19,5-`, CITY CLERK
Approved as to form:
HN B. BE E T R, CITYATTORNEY
PASSED the qday of June, 1967.
APPROVED the qday of June, 1967.
PUBLISHED the ,x' J'-4 'day of June, 1967.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No._LtL�), passed by the City Council of theCity of Kent and
approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
NSEN, CITY CLERK
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