(a) All persons supplied with water by the city, unless otherwise stipulated under separate contract, shall be billed for water service at the following monthly rates:
Meter Size | Base Rate |
Meter Size | Base Rate |
5/8" | $30.00 |
1" | $35.00 |
2" | $40.00 |
3" | $90.00 |
4" | $115.00 |
6" | $165.00 |
8" | $215.00 |
10" | $265.00 |
12" | $315.00 |
Note: For customers receiving water utility service outside the corporate limits of the city, rate for base rate and usage shall be doubled as set forth in section 50-30.
(b) Water usage rate table:
Inside City Limits—Residential | |
0—2,000 gallons | $1.50 per thousand gallons |
3,000—10,000 gallons | $4.60 per thousand gallons |
11,000—20,000 gallons | $6.82 per thousand gallons |
21,000—50,000 gallons | $7.15 per thousand gallons |
>50,000 gallons | $7.50 per thousand gallons |
Inside City Limits—Commercial | |
0—50,000 gallons | $5.17 per thousand gallons |
51,000—100,000 gallons | $6.48 per thousand gallons |
>100,000 gallons | $6.90 per thousand gallons |
Note: For customers receiving water utility service outside the corporate limits of the city, rates for base rate and usage shall be doubled as set forth in section 50-30.
(1) Standby fire sprinkler service. There shall be a monthly standby fire sprinkler service charge assessed as follows: $15.00 base plus $1.50 per inch of sprinkler supply pipe diameter.
(2) Multifamily dwellings (four-plex or larger), apartment complexes and mobile home parks with more than ten spaces shall be permitted to have a master meter and shall be assessed at the ? inch meter base rate (regardless of the size meter) multiplied by the number of units being served by the single meter. A mobile home park with less than ten spaces shall provide a separate meter for each space.
(3) Multifamily dwellings (four-plex or larger), mobile home parks with more than ten spaces or apartment complexes on a single meter may receive a ten percent vacancy allowance against the total number of dwelling units or spaces in computing the total number of spaces or dwelling units for which a base rate charge is due. Monthly consumption for all multiple user dwellings, as defined above, shall be computed using usage rate table in section (b) of this section.
(4) Hotels, motels, and recreational vehicle parks will be allowed to serve more than one unit through a master meter, provided the meter is properly sized to provide service to all units and there is compliance with all applicable cross connection and backflow prevention regulations. The size of meter required will be determined by using the standard fixture unit count and system sizing formula in the International Code Council Building Codes as adopted by the city.
(5) Hotels, motels, and RV parks base rate shall be billed at the applicable meter size rate as set forth in section (a) of this section, monthly consumption shall be computed using the commercial usage rate table in section (b) of this section.
(Prior Code, § 16-70; Ord. of 9-27-2016; Ord. of 10-24-2017; Ord. No. 041-2018, § 1, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 058-2018, § 1, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 042-2021, § 1, 9-28-2021; Ord. No. 035-2022, § 1, 9-27-2022; Ord. No. 044-2023, § 1, 9-26-2023)
Editor's note(s)—Section 8 of Ord. No. 044-2023 states that "this ordinance shall take effect for the October 2023 monthly utility billing cycle."