HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-002CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO, 87 -02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4.
The Council of the -City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Prior Lake City Code Title 9, Chapter 4, sections 3 -11, are hereby
amended to read as follows:
9 -4 -3: CONNECTION TO CITY'S SYSTEM At such time as . Municipal
water system becosies available and within a,one year period, property
served by a private water system shall make a direct connection,to
the public water system, in,."upliance w th'this Chapter. (Ord.
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CONNECTION PERMITS: _
(A) 11 Permit must tie'o to connect ta., existing water
service leads at the stop box.`alhenev i7 the water service
{ ° connk-- ��tions are q6hn cted to the etc the owner must
` also �imultaneously install the properly'�sised meter. The
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fee for each such psroit.ssued shill determined at,the.
1 discretion -of the City Council,' (1979 Code)
u v must reimburse this City for th�"cost of the water
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meter. Installation of the meter shall be,done at the
expense o!'the owner b y a plumber licensed to make such
� installations in the City. (Ord. 72 -10, 10- 16 -71)
(C) A connection fee of three hundred fifty 4ollars ($350.00)
shall he charged per unit connected sub to an
adjustment as determined b'yy the City Council. One -half
(1/2) of the fees gollected as unit connection charges .r
under this ou bdivision shall be applied towards trunk
maintenance and reserve capacity constrviotion of the M_
Municipal system. ThQ remaining ono -hall: (1/3) shall" be
placed in the •swer and Mater Fund as revenue to offset
,t € operational expenses.
(D) A detached, single - family dwelling shall be considered as a
standar& unit. Other users shall be charged in accordance
'x�t with the - number o! units connected and in accordance with
the unit charges established by the Metropolitan waste,
Contro=l Commission. (1079 Code) °
Any person not &licensed Viumber, desiring to
construct or connect a Municipal water systent�to a building k
4 e w th City shall City apply to the Cit Manager for a
_l permit for said construction. The, application shall be
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submitted on forms furnished by the City Plumbing Inspe,ctpr`
and shall be accompanied by a permit and inspection fee -to
be determined at the discretion of the City Council. L a
A permit shall be required for each separate construction
site and job.
A permit shall be required for each connection to the
Municipal water system if there is more than one on a
particular,construetion site or j ob,
2. No permit shall be issued unless the applicant has
filed with the City Manager a surety bond in'the face
amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) running in
favor of the City, saving the City harmless for any loss,
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damage, cost or expense by reason of any performed
under this section or by reason of improper or inadequate
performance or compliance with the terms of this Section.
3. subsequent to receiving a permit,,written notice of
intent to commence construction uhall be given the City
Plumbing Inspector at least twenty -four (24,) hours before
commencement of construction. If no notice is given, the
applicant may be assessed up to a one hundred dollar ,.,
($100.00) administrative charge.
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4. It shall be the duty of the City Plumbing Inspector to
inspect the construction regulated by this Section and all
construction found to be in violation of either''State law
or City ordinance shall be,corrected by the applicant and
if said connections are not made..within a reasonable time,
the City Plumbing Inspector may either removi` i work done
she the'cost
or correct the violation and he or say chargii
correction to the City
of said removal or the or
of the
may effect a partial or complete forfeiture
applicant's surety bond to pay said costs.
5. Nothing in this Section shall permit installation or .
cornec ion o! an,�plumbing within the prertses other than
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connection of, or running to the premises, the water main
from the Municipal system to the premises. A separate water
line from a well, to be used for drinking purposes only,
will be allowed. A maximum of one faucet may connected
to this line.
(F)
Any amount due hereunder for water charges say be collected
in an action brought for that purpose in the name of the
City; or the City Manage= may c to the County Auditor
the amounts due for the charges including penalty, together
with, legal description of the promises served, and the
County Auditor shall thereupon enter such amount with the
tax levy of said premises collectible with the taxes with
the next ensuing year. (1979 Cods)
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PAYMENT -OF PERMIT FEES: It is h4,reby ordained that any
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owner,.of the City who is `obligated;to:pay permit fees under
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this Chapter shall have the right to make said payments over.a period
of three
(3) years, and payments shall be made as follows:
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(A)
The first payment shall =be 'lone f (1 /4) of the total
amount due under this Chapt and shall be paid at the time
the permit is 'sscured. ,1
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The next payment shall be due on August 1 next following
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the date issuance of the permit and each August 1
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thereafter until all three (3) have been made.;
(C)
Interest shall be at the rate of eight percent (8a) per
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(D)
In the event of default in any of the payments, .xs
prescribed above, it is understood that the entire,
d've and owing to the City shall be assessud' upon ; the
property taxes the following year subject'to an eight:
percent (a!) interest charg A
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It -is further understood that any person seeking benefit of:;
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this time schedule waives the right to any public hearing
on the assessment, and said persons shall sign a'waiver oUl
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notice o! bearing of assessment at ,'the, time of application
for the permit.
residential builder constructing a residential unit or
un, ts, which are to be offered for sale on speculation with
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a designat4d purchaser may, upon application .the
receive a defer�ispt -o! Mater and newer availability fees
until such time as the waters to be turned on in said
residential unit. Then said,builder must pay theentire
amount. (Ord: 7'5-1, 2- 10, „ -75); .
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TAPPING MAINS; C hi: A charge shall be made, and
collected for topping water mains where a curb box and lead
were not
previously installed.” This charge is to be pa at the time
of making ; .application and is as follow:
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$200.00
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service or 1 arger shall be installed by contractor by
permit from thety Engineer,
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Street Repair Charge: When installation of 'service
connection'requires excavation of the street right - way,,,
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a permit shall be saaured from the office the City
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Engineer. The fee'for such permit is to be deterained at
the discretion of the City Council and the cost for repair �
of street surfacing will be determined by the 'City
Engineer. 10 -10' 1979 CQdw)
(Ord. 72 -10;' t.amd.
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` For raising or lowering stop boxes to conform with ground
level changes sad ®'by the property owner, a service charge
of actual cost will be made. (Ord. 72- 10,,10- 16 -72)` t
(;B) Excavation for Tapping: Excavations made foz the purpose
of a tap from the City water mains 'shall be so
ordered by the Water and Sawer,Superintendent-- Ample clear
space shall be; allowed around tba main in;,,all cases to
4 insert the tapping machine. All'4xcavatione for tapping'
,. shall be safely curbed to the satisfaction of -the tappax..
In case the excavation is =not; properly made, suf sc ant
clear_ spacoAs not provided, or the excavation is
t r improp tly curbed, the tap :.shall not be made until the
excavation, clear space and curbing are proper and safe.
safe ladder shall be furnished by the plusher for the uae
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of the purpose of inspecting the connection to the Citr-
Pa> main'.
(C) Time for Conn ection :, h!, for any cause, the plumber laying
the service pipe should fail to .. have the connection mada
e s the axcavvation ready for tapping the main at the 'time
specified in his or her 'applliication, notice must'`be'given
t to the Nator, and Sewer Department fixing another day on
t „which h or she wish*& to make the connection. The notice.
must.be given at least two (Z), days previous to the
excavation for lainq the service pipe or making a tap and
must�`he given der ng noraol working hours.
9 -4 - 7 i TAPPING OF KRIN8 PROHIBITED: No
� person except author
� q agents or employees of tht City shall tap any distributing main - ;or
A. pipe of the city wats'r supply Stan or insert stopcocks or ferrules
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PROPERTY'ASSESSMEM: No ppeermit shal to tap or
=r connect with any water main either directly or indirectly from. eny
lot or tract o'' and unless:
(A) such tract or lot to be by such connection has been
assessed !or' the cost -wi . which the connection, is to be
made, or
no assessment has hero levied for such construction
cost, that proceedings for lilvyinq- such :assessment have
been made or will be cosrenci in due course, or
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(C) If no assessment has been lev�!Iod end assessment
proceedings will be , •cns�plated% in due course, but a sum.
equal to 'the cost ` of sad ut'Alties shall have been paid-to
-the City as determined by t�Ai City Council, not to exceed
,.. benefit to the `}property.
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9 -4 -9:
WATER USE RESTRICTIONS:
(A)
Turning on Water:,, No person, eucept an authorized City
agent or employee shall turn on any water supply at the
stop box'. No permit will be issued unless the' house number `
as given by the Building Department is prominently
displayed, and no such permit shall be giveen anyone but a
licensed plumber.
(B)
S,apply From Service: No more than one house or
building shall be supplied from one service connection,
except by special_permisaion of the City Engineer. Whenever
two (2) or more parties are supplied fro one pipe,
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connecting with the distribution main, each building must
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have a separate stop box and a separate motor.'
(C)
Abandoned Services: All service installations connected to
the water system that have been abandoned or have , 10 t been
used for three (3) years, or for any reason have ;become
useless for further service, shale. be disconnected at the
main by the, City unless waived by the City Engi'ne*r, and
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all pipes and appurtenances removed shall become the Q
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property of the City. When` now buildings are erected on the
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site of old ones, sand` it is desire& to increase or change
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the'old water service, no connections with the mains shall
be made until all of the old services shall have boon
removed and the main lu ed. If any contractor, workman or
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employee upon such building shall -cause or allow any
service .:p "ipe to be hammered together at the ends to` stop
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the. floe of water,. or to save expense in removing such pipe
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=frog the main, the• owner such building', such workman and
contractor shall, upon conviction thereof, be "`guilty of a
misdemeanor, .,and: remove said service -pipe frog'the
Agin 1 It he 'or she s*all fail to do so on twenty -four (24)
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hours' notice, he or she shall be obligated to`the City for
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cost incurred by it for such removal.
(D)
Use Confined to Premises: Ito person shall permit water
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from the City water supply system tto be used for any,.\
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purpose except upon .his or her own premises. (Ord.. 72 "10,
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9 -4 -10:
WATER RATES; HATER TONER CHARGEi''DELINQUENCY:
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(A)
Water Rates: The rates for water shall be as 'follows:
1. Effective on January 15, 1965: One dollar forty cents
peer one thousand (1, 000') gallons.
2. A'minimux.charge °of live dollars ($5.00) per two (2)
month billing•perod per user shall be made for sewer and
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water.
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3. There will be a delinquency charge of ten percent (104)
on any bills which are delinquent within the terms of this
Chapter.
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4. Residents failIr return their meter reading for two
(2) consecutive b lling - periods will be billed a ten dollar-
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($10.00) service charge and the City will read the meter,
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5. All water and.,.sewerr'bills are the responsibility of the
property owner. (Ord. 84 -15, 11_- 13 -84)
(B) Water Tower Charge:
1. The water tower charge shall remain at one hundred
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fifty dollars ($150.00) prior to August 1, 1979.
2. A charge of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per unit
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shall, be made for all connections to the City water system
from August 1, 1979 through December 31, 1982. Said two
hundred dollars ($200.00) per unit may be paid in five (5)
equal annual installments at an eight percent (8%) 'interest
rate. Said two hundred dollar ($200.00) connection fee per
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unit shall be planed in a !?find maintained' by the City in
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order to accumulate funds fair the coiiitruction of future
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water stcraga facilities and' needed future walls.
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3 A charge of two hundred tiny dollars ($250.00) per
unit shall be made for all connections to the City water
system affective January 1, 1993. Said two hundred fifty
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dollars,.( =250 00) per unit shall be paid upon issuance of a
builds permit or at the time the Cit y "turns on the water
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for said user. Said two hutarad =fifty dollars `($25.,0.00) per
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unit charge shall be paid into a fund maintained °by.the
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City to accumulate necessary lands for future grater storage
facilities and Luture- weile. (ord. 94 - 05,, 2- 6 94)` > �
(C) 9slinquency: Said water system usage bill is delinquent if
not paid within ten (10) days o! the date of billing, and
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the eater sexvioe of any user may be terminated by the City
whenever any water bill •shall ' rMain del for a
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period of ten' (10), dayw or sore.
if water service is -terminated by the City for delinquency,
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in the payment of a water usage bill or for any other
reason, a fes�of fifteen dollars ($15.00) wili'be made for
turning on said vatar service, payable in advance. If said
water service is turned on during a time other than normal
business hours, a_!e'e of dollars ($50.00) shall be
charged'to cover the City's expense for call -back time.
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If a eater usage bill remains unpaid for a period of ninety
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(90) days, after it becomes delinquent, the same shall
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constitute a lien on the real estate subject to an interest
rata of sight percent (at) per annum and the City Manaqer
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), shall forthwith fili a lien against the real estate for the
unpaid amount of the bill, notifying by _mail the owner of
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the real estate of said fact. In the event that it tecomes
necessary for the City Manager to file such a lien on the
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real estate, then and in that event, an additional fee of'
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ten dollarr ($10.00) shall be charged and added to the bill
and the lien when filed. (O 74 -1, 1 -7 -74)
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The following sections of Prior Lake City Code Title 9, Chapter 4,
shall remain unchanged but are hereby renumbered as follows:
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9 -4 -12, SERVICE PIPES, is renumbered 9 -4 -11
9 -4 -13, REPAID OF LEAKS, is renumbered 9 -4 -12_
9 -4 -14, XZTER REPAIR OR RRPLKCEMENT, is renumbered 9 -4 -13'
9 -4 -15, DEFICIENCY OF'WATER AND SHUTTING OFF WATER, is
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renumbered 9 -4 -14
9 -4 -16, RESTRICTED HOURS FOR SPRINKLING, is renumbered
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9 -4-=15
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9-4-17, USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS, is renumbored`9 -4 -16
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Prior Lake City Code Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 9 -4 -18 is hereby'
renumbered and amended to read as follows:
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9 -4 -17: PRIVATE WATER S.UPPLIES': No water pipe of the City water
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supply, system shall be connected with any pump, well or tank that is
connected, with any source of water supply and when such are found,
the Inspector shall notify the owner to disconnect the same, and °if
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not done immediately, the public water supply shall be turned off.
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Before any new connection to the City system is permitted, the :'
Inspector shall.'ascertain that no cross con nectione will exist when
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the new connection Is made. It is to be specifically understood that
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water from private sources, when a public supply is 'available, cannot
be used for any purpose within the city limits, except for outside.r'
uses and one faucet per residential dwelling unit. (Ord. 77 - 11,
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The .following sections of Prior Lake City,Code Title 9, Chapter 4
shall remainunchanged�-_and are hereby renumbered as follows:
9 -4 -19, DISCONTINUANCE`OF SERVICE FOR VIO,?4AT O
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renumbered 9 -4 -18 ,,
9 -4 -20, PENALTY, is renumbered 9 -4 -19,
This ordinance 'shall become effective from and after its passage and
Publication.
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