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Home My WebLink About1995-08-14 95-360 ORDINANCECOOMCIL ACTION Date: August 14, 1995 Item No. 95-360 Item/Subject: Ordinance, Amending Chapter 5 Article 9 Section 20 of Laws c Ordinances of the City of Bangor—Roof Drains and Availability Pees Responsible Department: City Manager The attached ordireace addresses two items which were brought forward to the attention of the City and the Council some time ago as a result of the basic sewer our study which was conducted. The proposed Section 20.8 would autho ur an addimusl quarterly charge against any properties where roof drains are directly connected to the Citys sanitary and/or mormwmar system. This charge, which can be established by Council Order, would go into effect an extents road on or atter December 31, 1996. As the Council is trate, the Cityis under a crosem doctor with the Federal Gavenunevt; one element of this Consent Derr« requ'res that we take the necessary steps to have ell roofdmms disconnected from our sewer system. The approach which we are proposing we take would provide as inxmedveforhoeeownerstogogwadmeddismnnecttbdrroofdrains. Bylmvuegthe oNwance no[go imo effect =61 Decembar31,19K we will beprouiding adaryaterwtix to individuals with roof drains; flue they need to have them disconnected prior a that data Our hope isthat this will provide sufficient incemive to have all of these drains dixormected and that we actually will not ever he in a position where this additional charge must be levied. Section 20.9 establishes a new rate for our sewer availability for. Availability fees to developed properties are aurenly charged at $5.W par quarter. This is a very minimal charge given the City's overall capital imaetusent in its sewer system. The proposed ordinance would increase tlfis charge to the capital portion of the City's miivmm use charge. Based on our curter case, his would represem approximately 460A of our students fee or approaimrely$20.70. Ava abxhtyfeoaareintmuledtorecoverthempinlcos mmabngmwera0sewersymee available to properties, even if they choose not to um it. Manage 's Comments: ye over/ 1. � A reYN V „`� IYlr,rws/�(W17 C/�)qIIny ' ry�edl�a. ` r`"- - ITY MAMA R Associated Informations Ordinance, introduced for first reading and referral to Municipal Operations, Ad Hoc Sewer. Legal Approvals rrmv star rr Introduced For Passage X Refer Reading page._of_ XR ` eferral do /ryMe;OPO CRS Awand ad J 95-360 Assigned to Councilor CITY OF BANGOR MUD VtlyYM MM9y --Amending chapter v. Article -9 -k -section ---- 20 of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor -- Boof Drains and Availability Pee. Beit aedaised by Ns City Couneil of dw City dBanmw, as (aHaam: THAT, Chapter V, Article 9, Section 20 of the Laws and Ordinancesofthe City of Bangor is hereby amended by the addition of new subsections 20.8 and 20.9. 20.8 Roof Drains. An -additional quarterly charge which may be established from time to time by Council Order shall be assessed against any property where roof drains are directly connected to the City's sanitary and/or combined sewer systems. In instances where a single account includes multiple dwelling unite or commercial or industrial establishments, this charge shall be increased by multiplying the quarterly fee by the number of such residential, commercial and industrial unite. The quarterly charge shall be billed in arrears and shall only be charged - against those accounts where reef drains remain connected to the sanitary and/or combined sewer systema as of the date the water meter is read. These charges shall be made on counts read on or after December 31, 1996. It shall be the responsibility of the property Owner or his or her agents to provide information satisfactory to the Superintendent of the Treatment Plant that all roof drains have been disconnected from the sanitary and/or combined sewer systema in order to avoid such charges. _ 20.9 Availability Fee. An availability fee shall be charged to all properties with the exception of vacant land to which sanitary sewer connection is available but not used. This charge shall be set at an amount equal to the capital portion of the City's minimum sewer use charge. The resulting increase in this fee shall be phased in proportionately over a twenty-four (24) month period commencing upon theeffectivedate of this section. 95-360 Anigned to Coundlot Frankel August 14, 1995 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE) Mrbina=, ...Amending Chapter -v; -Article -9; section _.-. 20 of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor -- Boof Drains and Availability Fee. B. it ocishud 6y Be City Cosata of ma my s£Bamyur, As /opswc, _ TBAf, Chapter v, Article 9, Section 20 of the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Bangor is hereby amended by the addition of new subsections 20.8 aM 20.9. 20.8 Raaf Drains. An additional quarterly charge which may be established from time to time by Council Order Shall be assessed against any property where roof drains are directly connected to the City's sanitary and/ox Storm water systems. In instances where a single account includes multiple dwelling units or commercial or industrial establishments, this charge shall be increased by multiplying the quarterly fee by the number of such residential, commercial and industrial units. The quarterly charge shall be billed in rears and shall only be charged against those accounts where roof drains remain connected to the sanitary and/or storm water systema as of the date the water meter is read. These charges shall be made on accounts read on or after December 31, 1996. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner or his or her agents to provide information satisfactory to the Superintendent of the Treatment Plant that all roof drains have been disconnected from the sanitary and/or storm water systema in order to avoid such chargee. 20.9 AvailahitityFee. An availability fee shall be charged to all properties with the exception of vacant land to which sanitary sewer connection is available but not used. This charge shall be set at an amount equal to the capital portion of the City's minimum sewer ase charge. 95-360 ORDINANCE IN CITY COUNCIL August 14, 1995 T]TLE,) Amending Chapter V, Article 9, First Rending Section 20 of the Laws and or Inancee o Referred to Municipal the City of Bangor - Roof Drains and 0 can -Availability Pee. IT L G A rigne [O IN CITY COUNCIL August 28, 1995 #ASj4 Y Nation to Amendby CdYC tiO]II SubstitutiononPassed Passed As Amended by Sub - etitltubf Vote; 8 Yes, 1 Absent CounciBaldaclora Voting Yes: Popper. S Blanchette, n, Tyler Papper, Saucy, Sullivan, Tyler 6 Wood�pck Caua£iTor AbsenC Cohens l CITY CLOR tv