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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 764-1978ORDINANCE NO. 764-78 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SEWER CHARGES AND PROCEDURES RELATED THERETO AND AMENDING ORDINANCE HO. 396, AS AMENDED. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS. SECTION 1. AME~IDMENT OF SUBSECTIONS 2.14, 2.15, 3.'4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5 AND SECTION 14 OF ORDINANCE 396, AS AMENDED. Subsections 2,14, 2.15, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5 and Section 14 of Ordinance 396, as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Establishing· Sewer Service Charges and Procedures Related Thereto," are hereby 'amended to read: 2.14 Standard Methods'- The latest united States-Environmental Protec- tion Agency approved edition of Standard ·Methods for the £xamina- tion of Water and' Wastewater prepared and published jointly by American Public Health Association, American Water Works Associa- tion, a'nd the Water Pollution Control Federation on methods deemed equivalent by the Superintendent and the Water Quality Control Board for the San Francisco Bay Region, herein referred to for definitions, laboratory procedures of analysis, tests an4 measurements. 2.15 Surcharge - Means an additional charge based on measurement of volume of water consumed or discharged, and/or measurement of suspended solids and COD in wastewater discharged as hereinafter described. 3.4 Time for Protest {1} for Fiscal Year 1978-79, and {2) for Subsequent Fiscal Years. The time for protest and pro- cedures related thereto are set forth in Subsections 3.4.1 and 3.4.2. 3.4.1 Time for Protest for Fiscal Year 1978-79. Within ten {10) days after adoption of this Ordinance, the Superintendent cf Sanitation shall record in his office thedeterminat{ons of quantity of water consumed and the pounds of suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand to be used in computing the forthcoming fiscal year's sewer service charges and give written notice to the dischargers thereof. Dischargers, withi~ fifteen days after receipt of said notice, may pro- test such determinations by'.filing a written protest with the Director of Public Services together with discharger's computation'of quantity of water consumed and pounds of suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand supported by ~ data and methods used to determine said data. If no pro- test is filed, the determinations of the Superintendent of Sanitation shall be deemed correct and effective for con- putation of said fiscal year's sewer service charges. If a protest is filed, the Director of Public Services shall set a date for review within fifteen {15} days after receipt 3.4.2 ( of said protest and give written notice of said review date to the discharger. )he discharger may appear on the date of said review and present any additional 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 to the discharger and City Nanager. )he findings and determinations made by the Director of Public Services shall be final. If the Director of Public Services determines that quan- 'tity of water consumed or pounds of suspended solids or pounds of chemical oxygen demand should be modified, he shall adjust the annual seweK..service charges accordingly and file the necessary modifications with the County Tax Col 1 ec tot. Time'for Protest for Subsequent Fiscal Years. On or before April 1 of each fiscal year following fiscal year 1978-79, the Superintendent of Sanitation shall record in his office the determinations of quantity of water con- sumed and the pounds of suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand to be used in computing the forthcoming fiscal year's sewer service charges, which shall be avail- able for public inspection. Dischargers on or before May I may protest such determinations by filing a written protest with the Director of Public Services, together with discharger's computation of quantity of water' con- sumed and pounds of suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand supported by data and methods used to determine said data. Dischargers may use notice of protest forms furnished by the Superintendent of Sanitation. If no protest is filed, the dete~inations of the Super- intendent of Sanitation shall be deemed correct and effec- tive for computation of th~ forthcoming fiscal year's sewer service charges. If a protest is filed, the Director of Public Services shall set a date for review within fifteen (15) days after receipt of. sQ!d protest and give written notice of said review date to the discharger. The dis- charger may~appear On the date of said review and present any additional 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 to the'discharger and City Manager. )he findings and determinations made by the Director of Public Services shall be final. If the Director of Public Services determines that quan- tity of water consumed or pounds of suspended solids or pounds of chemical oxygen demand should be modified, he shall adjust the annual sewer service charges accordingly and file the necessary modifications with the County Tax Col 1 ector. 3.5 Schedule of Charges for Services and Facilities FurniShed by City. To Parcels by Use Classification a. Residential Class Annual Rate · Single-Family Dwelling 43.00 per dwelling Multi-Family Dwelling (duplexes, flats, apartments, and similar class of uses) Trailer courts and similar class of uses 43,00 $ 35.00 per dwelling unit per dwelling unit b. Institutional Class Schools, colleges, rest lioines, hospitals, clubs, lodges and similar class of uses Minimum charge, or Volume charge based on water consumed by discharger $ 37.00 per year $ 0.37 per 100 cubi~ 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 (2) Volume charge based on all water con- sumed by discharger S 37.00 per year S 0.37 per 100 cubic feet of water consumed (B) Restaurants, cafes, cock- tail lounges and other similar class of uses (1) Minimum charge, or (2) Volume charge based on all water consumed by discharger d. Industrial Class Mfnufacturers, processers, producers, laundries, photo- . finishers, painting services, packagers, electric services, and similar class of uses (1) Minimum charge, or combination of the following. Volume charge based on all water consumed by discharger S 37.00 per year $ 0.78' per 100 cubic feet of water consumed $ 37.00 per year $ 0.31 per 1OD cubic feet of water consumed (3) Surcharge for Suspended $ .074 per pound 'of Solids suspended solids Surcharge for Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD} in $ .034 per pound of COD SECTION 14. CRIMINAL PENALTIES Any personviolating a provision of this Ordinance or failing to comply with a mandatory requirement of this Ordinance -. shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction such person .shall be punishable by a fine of not lJss than Fifty Dollars {S50.00] and not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars {5500.00). SECTION 2. 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. at a regular San Francisco this ing vote: AYES: Introduced this 3rd day of Mag , 1978. Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco meeting of the City Council of the City of South 17th day of Mag ~ 1978, by the follow- Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, William A, Borba, Emanuele N. Damonte and Terrg J. Mirri, Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 17th day of Mag , 1978.