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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 693-1975ORDINANCE NO. 693-75 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 396, AS AMENDED, 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 COLLECTED ON THE MUNICIPAL TAX ROLL. AND SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE RESPECTIVE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY" AND REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. ORDINANCE REFERENCE Whenever the words "Ordinance No. 396, as amended" are used herein, they Shall mean Ordinance No. 39~ as amended, 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 Collected on the Municipal Tax Roll and Shall Become a Lien upon the Respective Parcels of Real Property," passed June 4, 1956. SECTION 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS AND SECTIONS. Subsections 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13 and Sections 3 and 4 of Ordinance No. 396, as amended, are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the assessment or collection of any charges accrued pursuant to said sections prior to the repeal thereof, and said repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any violations thereof prior to the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO. 396, AS AMENDED. Ordinance No. 396, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto Subsections 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, and 2.13 and Section 3, which shall read as follows: 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Industrial Class - means the classification of discharger and the parcel of real property or portion thereof on which said discharger is situate to which sewer services and facilities are furnished by the City, including manufacturers, photofinishers, painting surfaces, packagers, electrical services and similar class of uses, also referred to herein as industrial, industrial concern, industrial taxpayer, industrial uses and indus- trial establishment. Institutional Class - Means the classification of dis- charger and the parcel of real property or portion thereof on which said discharger is situate, to which sewer services and facilities are furnished by the City, including schools, colleges, rest homes, hospi- tals, clubs, lodges and similar class of uses. Multiple Use - Means a combination of two or more uses on the parcel of real property or portion thereof on -which the discharger is situated,to which sewer services and facilities are furnished by the City. Residential Class - Means the classification of discharger and the parcel of real property or portion thereof on which said discharger is situate, to which sewer services and facilities are furnished by the City, including single family dwellings, multi-family dwellings (duplex, flat, apartment and similar class of uses), trailer courts and similar class of uses. SECTION 3. CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. The charges for services and facilities furnished by the City shall be computed as herein provided. 3.1 Application of Charges. The annual rate per dwelling unit shall be applied to residential classifications. The minimum charges per year shall be applied to institutional and comercial classifications unless the volume charge exceeds the minimum charge, in which event the volume charge shall be applied. The minimum charge shall be applied to indus- trial classifications unless the volume charge or surcharge for sus- pended solids or surcharge for chemical oxygen demand, or any combina- tion thereof, exceeds the minimum charge, in which event, the applicable charge shall be computed by adding the volume charge, surcharge for suspended solids and surcharge for COD. 3.2 Quantity of Water. The qu.antity of water consumed by the discharger shall be used as a factOr in determining the volume charge, surcharge for suspended solids and COD. The quantity of water consumed shall be determined by the Superintendent of Sanitation as follows: 2.2.1 Metered flow. If all the water furnfsh~d to the discharger is measured by a meter approved by the Superintendent of Sanitation then the quantity of water shown by said metering device as so furnished shall be the quantity of water consumed by the discharger, unless the discharger installs and maintains an approved discharge flow meter in which event the quantity of water consumed shall be the quantity of water discharged as shown by said metering device. 3.2.2 Non-Metered Flow. If all the water furnished, used or discharged by the discharger is non-metered, then the quantity of water consumed shall be estimated or projected based on the nature, character and extent of the discharger's operations and reference to related data for similar operations. The cost of preparing said estimate or pro- jection shall be charged to the discharger. 3.2.3 Combination Metered and Non-Metered Flow. If the water furnished or used by the discharger is a combination of metered flow and non-metered flow then the quantity of water Consumed shall be the total of the fol- lowing: (a) The quantity of metered water furnished as shown by the approved metering device, unless the discharger installs and maintains .an approved discharge flow meter and then the quantity of water dis- charged as shown by saidmetering device, and (b) the quantity of non- metered water estimated or projected by the Superintendent of Sanitation based on the nature, character and extent of the discharger's operations and reference to related data for similar operations. The cost of pre- paring said estimate or projection shall be charged to the discharger. 3.3 Test Samples. An evaluation of test samples of the wastewater discharge as herein provided shall be used as an additional factor to determine pounds of suspended solids and COD. The Superintendent of Sanitation shall'take and evaluate at least four (4) test samples'of discharger's wastewater discharged in each calendar year, and shall use the four (4) test samples taken in the preceding calendar year.as one of the factors in computing the suspended solids and/or COD surcharge for the current fiscal year. The test samples shall be scheduled so that one such e 3.4 sample is taken and evaluated within each quarter of the calendar year, except that such a test sample taken and evaluated within ten (10) days after the end of a quarter shall meet the requirements of this provision. If the Superintendent of Sanitation finds it necessary to monitor a discharger's wastewater as part of said computation,'the cost for each laboratory analysis may be added to the sewer charges, and collected as hereinafter provided, or may be paid directly by discharger or owner of the parcel in lieu thereof. The.cost of such analysis shall be set by the Superintendent at a rate comparable to current commercial laboratory rates in the San Francisco Bay Area. Protest Time for Estimates or Projections and Test Samples and Evaluations Thereof. The estimates or projections of non-metered flow and test samples and evaluations thereof for calendar year 1974, which are to be used in computing the 1975-76 fiscal year charges, shall be filed in the office of the Superintendent of Sanitation within ten (10) days after adoption of this ordinance with written notice to the dis- charger giving said discharger fifteen (15) days within which to pro- test thereto. If no protest is so filed, then the estimates or projec- tions and the test samples and evaluations thereof shall be deemed correct. If a protest is so filed, the Director of Public Services shall set a date for review within ten (10) days after receipt of said protest and give written notice of said review date to the dis- charger, who may appear and present any evidence he may have in support of his protest. Upon completion of the review the Director of Public Services shall make findings and determinations and send a copy thereof Be 2.5 to the discharger and City Manager. The findings and determinations made by the Director of Public Services shall be final. Schedule of Charges for Services and Facilities Furnished by City. To Parcels by Use Classification Annual Rate a. Residential Class Single-Family Dwelling $34.00 per dwelling Multi-Family Dwelling (duplexes, flats, apartments, and similar class of uses) $34.00 per dwelling unit Trailer courts and similar class of uses $26.50 per dwelling unit b. Institutional Class Schools, colleges, rest homes, hospitals, clubs, lodges and similar class of uses (1) Minimum charge, or $34.00 per year Volume charge based on water consumed by discharger $ 0.34 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed c. Commercial Class (A) Office buildings, ware- houses, filling stations, hotels, motels, stores and similar Class of uses (1) Minimum charge, or $34.00 per year (2) Volume charge based on all water con- sumed by discharger $ 0.34 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed (B) Restaurants, cafes, cock- tail lounges and other similar class of uses ~1) Minimum charge or $34.00 per year (2) Volume charge based on all water consumed by discharger $ 0.55 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed e de Industrial Class Manufacturers, processers, producers, laundries, photo- finishers, painting services, packagers, electric services, and similar class of uses (1) Minimum charge or combination of the fol 1 owing. $34.00 per year (2) Volume charge based on all water consumed by discharger $0.34 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed (3) Surcharge for Suspended Solids in excess of 1.56 pounds per 100 cubic feet (250 mg/1) of wastewater discharged $0.050 per pound of said excess of suspended solids (4) Surcharge for.Chemical 'Oxygen Demand (COD) in excess of 3.12 pounds per 100 cubic feet (500 mg/1) of waste- water discharged $0.023 per pound of said excess of COD 3.6 Multiple Use - Computation of Charges. If a discharger conducts more than one class of use on a parcel and the quantity of water consumed by all the uses is measured by one approved meter (in flow or out flow) and the quantity of water consumed by each use may be estimated or projected as hereinbefore provided, then the Superintendent of Sanita- tion shall compute the charges for each use. SECTION 4. CHARGES COLLECTED ON TAX ROLL The charges for services and facilities computed as herein pro- vided shall be collected on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same personsand at the same time as, together with and not separately from, its general taxes, all as provided in Ordinance No. 396, as amended. e SECTION 5, PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as required by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. Introduced this 16tn day of April , 1975. Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regu7ar meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco this 7th day of May , 1975, by the folloWing vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN Richard A. Battaqlia, F. Frank Mammini, Terry J. Mirri and Warren Steinkamp NOES, Leo Padreddii ABSENT, " None ATTEST: As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 7eh day of Ma~ __-~, 197~. . 8.