HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 628-1972ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 396 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PROVIDING FOR
SEWER RENTALS AND CHARGES IN SAID CITY: PROVIDING
THAT SUCH SEWER RENTALS AND CHARGES SHALL BE COL'
LECTED ON THE MUNICIPAL TAX ROLL AND SHALL BECOME
A LIEN UPON THE RESPECTIVE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY"
The City Council of the City of South San Francisco does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2. OF ORDINANCE NO. 396:
Section 2. of Ordinance No. 396, as amended, is amended
to read as follows:
Section 2: For the purposes of this Ordinance, the follow-
ing definitions shall be applicable:
( )a The expressions "commercial. concern" (or "commercial
establishment"), "industry", "industrial concern" (or "indus-
trial establishment") shall apply to, and refer to, manufactur-
ing, producing and processing operations of every kind or nature.
(b) The term "suspended solids" shall mean solids and
materials which, upon dilution with water or sewage, either float
on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other
liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering. As
used herein, "suspended solids" shall be expressed in terms of
dry weight and in parts per million by weight.
(c) The expressions "commercial concern" (or "commercial
establishment") and "industrial concern" (or "ihdustrial estab-
lishment'') shall apply to, and include, individuals, partnerships,
cooperatives, corporations, or other type of organization or firm
engaged in the conduct of a commercial or industrial establish-
ment.
(d) "B.O.D." shall mean biochemical oxygen demand and
shall be expressed in parts per million by weight.
SECTION 2: AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3. OF ORDINANCE NO. 396:
Section 3 of Ordinance No. 396, as amended, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 3: The amounts to be assessed as rentals and
charges for the use of the municipal sewerage facilities of said
City are hereby established to be, and the same shall comply with,
the rates and charges set forth in the following table: (The
rates as set forth herein shall be reviewed by the City Council
prior to the certification of said rates to the County Tax Col-
lector as hereinafter provided. Such review shall be made bi-
ennially following the adoption of this Ordinance.)
TABLE OF SEWER RENTAL CHARGES
Type of Occupancy
Schedule of Annual Charges
Single-family dwelling
$20.00
Duplex (two-family) dwelling
$20.00 per dwelling unit
Multiple family dwelling
apartments and flats
(housing three or more
families per dwelling unit)
$20.00 per dwelling unit
Auto courts, motels and
trailer courts
$16.00 per dwelling unit
Commercial houses, office
buildings and hotels:
(a) Minimum charge
$27.00 each
(b)
Volume charge (charge
based on all water
consumed on premises)
$ .22 per 100 cu.ft, of
water consumed
Industries:
(a) Minimum charge
$53.oo
(m)
Volume charge (charge
based on all water
consumed on premises)*
.22 per 100 cu.ft, of water
consumed
(c)
Surcharge for suspended
solids in sewage in
excess of an average of
250 parts per million
$15.00 per 1000 lbs. of
suspended solids
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Surcharge for B.O.D.
in excess of an average
of 250 parts per million
$20.00 per 1000 lbs. of
B.O.D.
(~
The annual sewer rental charge shall be based upon the
actual volume of water consumption in all cases where
the rate as applied thereto shall result in an amount
greater than the minimum charge.)
CALCULATION - PRICE PER MILLION GALLONS
l~O00,O00 Gals. =
7.~ Gals./Cu. Ft.
133,681Cu. Ft.
$294. l0
The volume charge specified shall be based upon the quanti-
ties of water consumed upon particular premises, such quantities
to be ascertained by reference to the readings of the water
meters presently used for determining the water consumption of
the various industrial and commercial concerns. The volume
charge for commercial or industrial establishments which obtain
water from sources other than regularly-metered water supply
systems shall be based upon the quantities of water supplied
from all sources, which shall be determined by either of the
following methods:
(a) By use of a meter installed at the expense of the
taxpayer and approved by the Superintendent of Sanitation of
the City.
(b) By an estimate prepared by the Superintendent of Sani-
tation and recomputed by said Superintendent once every twelve
(12) months. The taxpayer shall, upon demand, pay the entire
cost of preparing said estimates, and in no event shall such
charge be less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for each com-
putation.
SECTION 3: EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty
days from and after its adoption.
SECTION 4: PUBLICATION:
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordi-
'nance and cause the same to be published in the Enterprise-~
Journal, a newspaper of general circulation, published and
circulated in said City, as required by law, fifteen days~
after passage.
Introduced this 17th day of January , 1972
Passed and adopted as an ordinance of the City of South
San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of South San Francisco this February 7 , 1972
by the following vote:
AYES, C OUNC ILMEN
NOES, "
ABSENT, "
Patrick E. Ahern, Frank J. Bertucelli,
William A. Borba and Warren STeinkamp
None
F. Frank Mammini
City Clerk
r
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby
approve the foregoing ordinance this 7th day of February, 1972.
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