Chapter 27 UTILITIES*


Section 27-123.1 Same--Commercial.


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

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

        All water, beginning with first
            one hundred (100) cubic feet (1ccf)     $ 2.955
    
        Summer water usage as defined
            by subsection (b)     4.47

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

    5/8 and ¾-inch    $ 9.26

    1-inch         9.74

    1½-inch      14.34

    2-inch         15.03

    3-inch         25.32

    4-inch         37.55

    6-inch         72.19

    (3)    Fire flow charge  per month , charged in addition to the volume charge in subsection (a)(1) and the minimum charge in subsection (a)(2), based on meter size for portion of system capacity necessary for providing public fire protection:

    5/8 and ¾-inch    $ 1.70

    1-inch     1.81

    1½-inch     2.61

    2-inch     2.81

    3-inch     6.88

    4-inch     10.63

    6-inch     21.25

    (4)    Backflow prevention charge per month, charged in addition to the volume charge in subsection (a)(1), the minimum charge in subsection (a)(2), and the fire flow charge in subsection (a)(3), is charged when a customer is required to install a backflow prevention device as outlined in section 27-57.

        For each backflow device at a customer location    $ 1.33

    (b)     Summer water usage. All water consumption occurring during summer as defined in section 27-16 which exceeds eighty (80) percent of the customer's average monthly winter water use during the immediate preceding billing periods of January, February and March will be charged at the summer rate listed in subsection (a)(1).

    (1)     Exception. For water service metered separately for lawn irrigation, the summer rate will be assessed on all water consumption occurring during summer as defined in section 27-16.

(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; Ord. No. 17022, § 1, 9-17-01; Ord. No. 17436, § 1, 9-16-02 ; Ord. No. 17833, § 1, 9-15-03 ; Ord. No. 18219, § 1, 9-20-04; Ord. No. 18690, § 1, 9-19-05 ; Ord. No. 19211, § 1, 9-18-06; Ord. No. 19680, § 1, 9-17-07;  Ord. No. 20053, § 1, 9-15-08 ; Ord. No. 20172, § 1, 1-20-09 ; Ord. No. 20418, § 1, 9-21-09; Ord. No. 20743, § 1, 9-20-10)


(Ord. 20743, Amended, 09/20/2010, Prior Text; Ord. 20418, Amended, 09/21/2009, Prior Text; Ord. 20172, Amended, 01/20/2009, Prior Text; Ord. 20053, Amended, 09/15/2008, Prior Text; Ord. 19680, Amended, 09/17/2007, Prior Text; Ord. 19211, Amended, 09/18/2006, Prior Text; Ord. 18690, Amended, 09/19/2005, Prior Text; Ord. 18219, Amended, 09/20/2004, Prior Text; Ord. 17833, Amended, 09/15/2003, Prior Text; Ord. 17436, Amended, 09/16/2002, Prior Text; Ord. 17022, Amended, 09/17/2001, Prior Text; Ord. 16422, Amended, 05/01/2000, Prior Text; Ord. 16186, Amended, 09/20/1999, Prior Text; Ord. 15760, Amended, 09/21/1998, Prior Text)