The minimum rates as set forth in this article shall be uniform and apply in all cases where water is furnished within or without the City as the case may be, and such minimum rate shall be credited to the account of each consumer, or the person to be charged, until the amount paid as a minimum rate shall be exhausted by water charges as aforesaid. The charges for water furnished at the rates set forth in this article shall be collected by the Utilities Director as provided by this article. If the amount of water consumed monthly is not sufficient to exhaust the minimum rate as herein below provided and charged by the City, such consumer or person to be charged shall not be entitled to any return or credit for any portion of such minimum rate. The minimum rate shall be charged for each dwelling unit which is directly or indirectly connected to the City water system. For the purposes of this article, a dwelling unit shall mean one or more rooms and a single kitchen designed as a unit for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping purposes, and shall include a manufactured home. If more than one dwelling unit is served from a single water meter as in the case of apartments and manufactured home courts, a percentage of the minimum rate shall be charged against each unit, depending on the number of dwelling units per water meter as follows:
2-5 dwelling units | 65% |
6-10 dwelling units | 60% |
11-20 dwelling units | 55% |
21 and over dwelling units | 50% |
The above charges shall be computed upon the yearly average of the number of dwelling units occupied.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9533, effective 05-05-2015)