Ordinance 1029 - Amends Ord 1002 - Surface Water DrainageORDINANCE NO. 1029
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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 12 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1002, BY CHARGING
FOR SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE TO THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM AND
GROUND WATER DISCHARGE TO THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM; TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO INVENTORY STRUCTURES AND
PAVED AREAS COLLECTING SURFACE WATER AND/OR GROUND WATER AND DISCHARGE
SAME TO THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE AN APPEALS PRO-
CESS; AND TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE..
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Kalispell,
Montana, as follows:
SECTION I. Amend Section 12 of Ordinance No. 1002 so that
the Section will then read as follows:
SECTION 12, PROHIBITION OF CLEAR WATER CONNECTIONS.
A) No person shall make connection of roof douwnspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other
sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building
sewer or building drain, which in turn is connected
directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
B) A charge will be placed on existing structures and
paved areas which collect surface .runoff or ground-
water and discharge the same through piping which
connects directly or indirectly to a public sanitary
sewer pi eline or appurtenance. Said charge shall be
known as the "Combined Sewer Charge", said "Charge"
to be determined as follows:
1) The surface water portion of the levy for the
Combined Sewer Chaz e that discharges to the u--
blic sanitary sewer will be assessed based on the
following formula:
Cost/year = A(1.25) (0.9) (7.5)
Where A = the area of collection
of surface runoff in square feet
1.25 represents a 15 inches per
year of moisture converted to feet
.9 represents the coefficient
of runoff from .roofs and
laved areas.
7.5 represents the number of
gallons/cubic foot
R/M the sanitary sewer charge
in rate/1000 gallons, or
2) The Groundwater portion of the levy for the
Combined Sewer Chare discharged to the public
sanitary sewer will be assessed based on the
measured volume and charged at the sanitary sewer
rate er`1a00 allons. Sump
eded to umps installed in
basements which are nedischarge seepage,
floodwaters or other unmetered water to the sani-
tary sewer are not required to be metered if the
annual discharge is less than 20,000 gallons er
year and there will be no assessment made if the
annual discharge is less than said amount. it
is the responsibility of the property owner to
provide a device for metering the volume of ground-
water collected that is satisfactory to the Director
of Public Works, when such a device is required.
C) The Department of Public Works shall prepare a list
of all lots and parcels, enumerating the area of structures
and Paved areas which collect surface water and/or col-
lects roundwater and discharges the same to the public
sanitary sewer.
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Such_ list shall be submitted to the City Clerk on or
before the first Monday in October next following the
effective date of this Ordinance. The Department of
Public Works shall, at least once each ear thereafter,
revise and update such list and file such revisions
with the City Clerk.
Dj The City Clerk shall, or on before ,the last day of
October of each ear, mail to every owner of a lot or
parcel within the city,.such ownership to be deter-
mined on the same date and in the same manner as are
real property taxes, a statement setting forth the annual
charge to be assessed against such lot for the Combined
Sewer Charge thereto. Such charge shall be due and
ayable on or before 5:00 P.M. on November 30 of each
year. Upon failure of the owner to pay such charge,
such owner will be in arrears and delinquent and such
charge shall be collected by the City Clerk. A11 charges
in arrears and delinquent hereunder shall bear interest
and be assessed Renalties in the same amounts and at the
same rates as are assessed to delinquent real estate
taxes.
E} All collections of the "Combined Sewer Charge" shall
be deposited in the Sanitary Sewer Fund.
Fj Any 2erson who considers the charges applicable to
his lot or parcel to be unjust or ine uitable may apply
to the Director of Public Works for adjustment thereof;
stating in writing, the grounds for his complaint. The
Director of Public Works shall cause an appropriate in-
vestigation thereof and report his findings to the City
Council for review, if such complaint is not withdrawn.
The Council shall promptly review such report and hear
the complaint; if the City Council determines that an
adjustment of the charges for any such lot or parcel
is necessary to provide for the just and equitable = -
plication of the Combined Sewer Charge, it shall so
provide, either by an ordinance amendatory hereto or
by directives to the City fixing special char es for
individual lots or parcels.
SECTION II. The balance of Ordinance No. 1002, not amended
hereby, shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall be effective on 1,
1959, after final passage and approval by the Mayor.
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPEL. AND
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS �_ DAY OF , 1983
Me cDowell, Mayor
ATTEST:
Francis T. O'Boyle, sting Mayor
MarjorGiermann, City Clerk -Treasurer
i, Marjorie Gie=ann, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do certify that on
the day of , 19 �3 : I posted a copy of the foregoing ordinance
in y of
f ee, a�n.d the a remained posted untilthe
trueeaa�ddIL:iLi=
eactgon thThe-ordinancehe 14
l.g�, and the foregoing is
as passed y the Czty Council,
City Cie of the City of Kalispell, Montana