(a) The rates to be charged for water furnished from the water plant to commercial customers within the city limits who use more than fifty thousand (50,000) cubic feet (500ccf) per month average during nonsummer months (October through May) are hereby fixed as follows:

    (1)    Rates per one hundred (100) cubic feet (1ccf), inside city limits:

        All water, beginning with first one hundred (100) cubic feet (1ccf) . . . . $ 1.082 1.104

        Summer surcharge imposed by subsection (b) . . . .    1.886 1.924

    (2)    Minimum charge per month, charged in addition to the volume charge in subsection (a)(1), based on meter size:

    (b) Summer surcharge. A surcharge will be assessed on water consumption occurring during summer as defined in Section 27-16 which exceed one hundred twenty (120) per cent of the customer's average monthly winter water use during the immediate preceding billing periods of January, February and March.

(Ord. No. 12833, § 1, 1-7-91; Ord. No. 12947, § 1, 5-6-91; Ord. No. 13119, § 1, 9-16-91; Ord. No. 14215, § 1, 9-19-94; Ord. No. 14620, § 1, 9-18-95; Ord. No. 15352, § 1, 9-15-97; Ord. No. 15619, § 1, 5-18-98; Ord. No. 15760, § 1, 9-21-98; Ord. No. 16186, § 1, 9-20-99; Ord. No. 16422, § 1, 5-1-00)