644 Sewer Service Fee CITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE NO. 644
AN ORDINANCE setting new monthly service rates for sewer customers and repealing
and replacing Section 3, of Ordinance No. 506 (6-22-94) and Municipal Code Section
13.08.095, C & D.
WHEREAS, the Sewer/Water Reuse Department is required by statute to be self- supporting; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to periodically review and adjust charges necessary to provide and maintain the
sewer and water reuse systems; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to adjust rates to provide repayment for debt incurred for capital improvements
to the systems; and
WHEREAS, a duly advertised public hearing has been held to consider this rate increase;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Yelm do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Repealer. Ordinance No. 506 Section 3, and Municipal Code Section 13.08.095, C, & D is hereby
repealed,
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and replaced with the following:
Sewer Rates and Structure. The sewer rate for the City of Yelm is hereby established per the rates identified in
Table 2. There shall be an additional charge of $.0361 per cubic foot for flow in excess of 900 cubic feet per month
for "commercial/industrial" sewer service.
Table 2
Established Sewer Rate Per Unit
City owned Private Electrical Meter Base
Flow
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Feet
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Type of Unit Month
One single family on one tank $32.50 $24.35 $32.10 $24.05 $32.50 $24.35 900
Two single family on one tank $32.50 $24.35 $31.70 $23.75 $32.50 $24.35 900
Three single family on one tank $32.50 $24.35 $31.30 $23.45 $32.50 $24.35 900
Duplex units $32.50 $24.35 $31.70 $23.75 $32.50 $24.35 900
Triplex units $29.25 $21.90 $28.85 $21.65 $29.25 $21.90 810
Fourplex units $26.00 $19.50 $25.60 $19.20 $26.00 $19.50 720
Residential with more than 4 units $24.35 $24.35 675
Nonresidential units $32.50, $32.50, 900
+.0361 per cubic foot for +.0361 per cubic foot for flow in excess of 900 cubic feet per
flow in excess of 900 cubic month
feet per month
Payment of Sewer Bills. The rates, fees and/or charges shall be due and payable at the office of the
Clerk/Treasurer for the City of Yelm, on the fifteenth (15th) day of the month following use of Yelm's sewer system.
Any payments not paid as specified herein, shall be considered delinquent.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance will take effect January 1, 1999.
Section 3. Saving Clause. Section 3, of Ordinance No. 506 and Yelm Municipal Code 13.08.095, C & D shall
remain in force and effect until the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is
declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
Passed by the Yelm City Council at a regular meeting thereof this 9th day of December, 1998.
Kat rn M. W f, Mayor
Authenticated:
Agn P. Bennick, City Clerk/Treasurer
Published: Nisqually Valley News, December 17, 1998