Ordinance 006CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 6
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CONNECTION TO THE CITY WATER SUPPLY
SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES THEREFORE
0 The Chanhassen City Council ordains:
Section 1. Use of Municipal Watermains and Connection Thereto.
1.01 Requirement for Connection.
1) Issuance of building permits for new construction
where the property is adjacent to a municipal
watermain, or in a block through or to which the
watermain extends, or is within 150 feet of the
water system shall be conditioned upon connection
to said municipal water system, unless in the
opinion of the City Engineer it is neither
feasible nor practical to make such connection.
2) The drilling of new wells shall not be permitted
for existing dwellings which can be serviced by
the municipal water system. Upon failure of a
private water supply, connection to the municipal
system shall be required.
Section 2. Permits.
2.01 Master Plumber. Any work which in any way affects
the City's water lines or connections thereto shall be per-
formed only under the direct supervision of a master
plumber licensed by the State of Minnesota, who, prior to
the doing of any work in connection therewith, shall first
obtain a written permit therefore from the City. In the
w event that the permitted work includes any direct contact
with the City's water system or the alteration of a City
street, the plumber shall file with the City a corporate
surety bond approved by the City Clerk in the sum of
$2,000.00, conditioned that he will perform competently all
work with due care and skill, and in accordance with State
and City laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
Said bond shall provide that the principal and surety shall
indemnify and save harmless the City and the owner of the
premises for which the work is to be performed against all
damages, costs, expenses, and claims of every nature
arising out of violation of State and City laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations, lack of skill, or negligence on the
part of the principal in connection with the performance of
any work hereunder or the furnishing of materials there-
fore. Said bond shall remain in force for a period of one
year., -except that on such expiration it shall remain in
force as to all penalties, claims and demands that may have
arisen thereunder prior to such expiration.
2.02 Permits Required. The master plumber shall make
application for a permit on a special form furnished by the
City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications or other information which the
plumbing inspector may reasonably require.
A separate and independent building waterline shall be pro-
vided for every building except where a building stands at
the rear of another on an interior lot and no building
waterline can be constructed to the rear building through
an adjoining street, alley, courtyard, or driveway. In
such case, the building waterline from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole con-
sidered as the building water system. Other exceptions may
be allowed only by special permission granted by the
Plumbing Inspector or City Engineer.
2.03 Inspections. Inspections of all interior plumbing
and exterior services, including connections to the munici-
pal system, are required. The permit holder is respon-
sible to arrange for such inspections which are performed
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays within 24 hours
of notification.
Any direct connection to or tapping of the actual main
line shall be supervised by the City Utility Superintendent.
Depending on the availability of the inspector, trenches
may have to remain open for some period of time and in some
instances overnight. In such cases the permit holder shall
be responsible to enclose the opening to insure pedestrian
and vehicular safety.
Section 3. City Maintenance.
3.01 Water Metering. Except for extinguishment of fires,
no person except authorized City personnel shall use water
from the water supply system or permit water to be drawn
therefrom, unless the same shall be metered by meters fur-
nished and installed by the City which meters shall remain
the property of the City. A meter charge equal to the cost
of the meter and accessories, including administrative
costs, shall be paid upon each application for permit to
connect to the water supply system.
3.02 Maintenance and Repair of Meters. The City shall at
its expense, maintain and repair all meters when rendered
• unserviceable through ordinary usage, and shall replace
meters when necessary. Provided, however, when replace-
ment, repair or adjustment of any meter is made necessary
by the act or neglect of the consumer, all cost incurred
thereby shall be charged against the consumer, and water
service may be discontinued until said cost has been paid.
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In the event City personnel determine that a water meter or
remote have been tampered with to intentionally affect the
true meter reading, a fine of $50.00 shall be included on
the next quarterly billing. Repeated tampering shall be
grounds for shut off of the water service as procedurally
detailed in Section 10 of this ordinance.
3.03 Remote Readers. Installation of remote water meter
readers shall be required on all structures serviced by the
16 municipal water system. All readers installed after the
approval of this ordinance shall be installed on the front
side of the structure to allow for year-round accessibility.
All shrubbery planted in the vicinity of the reader shall be
maintained so that City personnel may read said remote
without difficulty. Exceptions concerning the placement
shall be allowed only as approved by the Utility
Superintendent.
3.04 Access to Premises. The owner or occupant of premises
served by the water supply system shall give the Utility
Department personnel access to the premises at reasonable times
for the purpose of making inspections in connection with
the enforcement of this ordinance.
3.05 Service Lines. It shall be the responsibility of the
City to maintain the service line from the watermain to, but
not including, the curb box but in no case beyond the prop-
erty line. In case of failure on the part of any consumer
or owner to repair any leak occurring in the service line
from the curb box to the structure being served within 24
hours after oral or written notice has been given such
individual, the water shall be shut off until the line is
repaired. Also, the owner shall be responsible for
insuring that the curb box is straight and keyable at all
times so that sections of the City system do not have to
shut down for private system repairs. Final plumbing
inspection shall include verification that the curb box is
operational.
Section 4. Sprinkling.
4.01 Restricted Hours for Sprinkling. Whenever the City
Council shall determine that a shortage of water supply
threatens the City, it may by resolution, limit the times
and hours during which water may be used from the City
water supply system for lawn and garden sprinkling, irriga-
tion, car washing, or other uses specified therein. Any
water customer who shall cause or permit water to be used
in violation of the provisions of said resolution shall be
charged $50.00 for each day of such violation, which charge
shall be added to his next water bill; continued violation
shall be cause for discontinuance of water service.
Section 5 Water Line Specifications.
5.01 Connection Specifications. Watermains, valves,
hydrants, service connections and interior plumbing shall
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be installed as specified by the current edition of the
State Plumbing Code.
Section 6 Rates and Charges for Municipal Water Service.
6.01 Establishment of Rate. Quarterly water usage rates
shall be set on an annual basis by resolution of the City
Council.
6.02 Billing. The Clerk shall prepare and mail to the
consumer a statement for water service furnished each
consumer premise during the preceding quarter. All statements
shall specify the water consumed and the charges therefore.
6.03 Payment and Late Charges. The City Clerk shall com-
pute the amount due to the City for water charges and
render a quarterly statement thereof. All amounts due as
shown on the statement shall be payable at the Municipal
Building or on or before the 20th day of the month in which
the statement is presented.
A penalty of 10% shall be added to all accounts that are
not paid in full by said due date. This 10% penalty shall
be computed on the unpaid balance not paid by the
appropriate due date at the time each quarterly statement
is prepared and presented.
The City reserves the right to shut off water service if
the account is delinquent for an unreasonable length of
time as determined by the City Manager. Procedures for
such a shutoff are detailed in Section 10 of this ordi-
nance.
6.04 Assessment of Delinquent Accounts. In the event any
water service charge is not paid within 3 months after the
time it is rendered, the City Council may recover said
amount in an action brought in any court of competent
jurisdiction, or in the alternative, may certify the amount
due together with penalties to the County Auditor to be
collected with other real estate taxes levied against the
premises served.
6.05 Final Bill. When termination of water service is
requested by a consumer, the City Clerk shall direct the
Water Superintendent to turn off the service to the premises
involved. The meter shall be read at that time and a
final bill rendered to the consumer. Water service shall
not be restored to the premises except upon the payment of
all prior service charges.
6.06 Estimated Bill. In the event a meter is found to
have stopped, or to be operating in a faulty manner, the
amount of water used by the consumer shall be estimated,
which estimate shall be based on prior consumption.
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Section 7. Connection Charges.
7.01 Certification by City Clerk. No permit shall be
issued to tap or connect with any watermain of the City
either directly or indirectly from any lot or tract of
land unless the City Clerk shall have certified:
1) That said lot or tract of land, or portion of said
• lot or tract, to be served by such connection to
tap has been assessed for the cost of construc-
tion of the watermain with which the connection
is made, or
2) If no assessment has been levied for said
construction cost, that proceedings for levying
such assessment have been or will be commenced in
due course, or
3) If no assessment has been levied, and no
assessment proceedings will be completed in due
course, that a sum equal to the portion of cost
of constructing said watermain has been paid
to the City pursuant to Section 7.02 below.
Section 8. Hook -Up Charges.
8.01 In addition to the connection charges setforth
herein, a hook-up charge, unless assessed as a part of
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7.02 Payment of Connection Fee. Unless covered by
Subsections 1 or 2 of 7.01 above, the applicant shall
pay a connection fee equal to the proportionate cost of
construction of the main. Said cost is to be determined by
the City Engineer using the same formula as was used for
assessments previously levied against other property for
the main and shall include equivalency charges as required
to arrive at the present day worth of the water service.
This equivalency charge shall be equal to simple interest
calculated from the project assessment date to the service
connection date at the rate of interest at which the bonds
sold to finance the project were issued minus a depre-
ciation factor of 3% per year. If no such assessment has
been levied, the cost shall be determined by the City
Council, and in determining said cost the Council shall
take into consideration the front footage, shape and area
of the benefitted lot or tract of land.
Upon written request of the owner of the benefitted prop-
erty showing good cause, the City Council may provide that
the connection charge be specially assessed as a lien against
the benefitted property payable in semi-annual installments
for a term of eight (8) years at an interest rate equal to
that at which the project bonds were sold. Unless deferred
payment is so authorized, all connection charges shall be
payable in full prior to the issuance of a building permit
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for new construction of said benefitted property.
Section 8. Hook -Up Charges.
8.01 In addition to the connection charges setforth
herein, a hook-up charge, unless assessed as a part of
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public improvement project, shall be levied against each
lot or tract of land, or portion thereof served by the
system, for usage of the wells, pumping stations, water
storage facilities, and equipment of the City water system.
The amount of this charge shall be set by the City Council
and may periodically be revised to reflect construction cost
changes evidenced by the Engineering News - Record
Construction Cost Index.
is The number of unit hook-up charges to be levied against
each benefitted lot or tract of land, portion thereof,
shall be established using the following criteria:
a. Single-family houses, townhouses, condominiums and
duplex units shall each comprise one unit;
b. Apartments shall each comprise eighty percent (80%)
of a unit;
c. Mobile homes shall each comprise one hundred percent
(100%) of a unit;
d. Other buildings and structures shall be assigned one
unit for each two hundred seventy four (274) gallons
of water usage and sewage flow which it is estimated
they will discharge, and commercial and industrial
building units shall be assigned a minimum of one
unit.
The number of unit hook-up charges to be levied against
said premises may thereafter be revised by resolution of
the City Council to more accurately establish the benefit
conferred upon said premises, and the Council in making
said redetermination may take into account the actual quan-
tity of water consumed on said premises.
Upon written request of the owner of the benefitted premises
showing good cause, the City Council may provide that the
hook-up charge be specially assessed against the benefitted
property payable in semi-annual installments for such
period and on such terms as the Council may determine.
Unless deferred payment is so authorized, all hook-up
charges shall be payable in full prior to the issuance of a
building permit for new construction on said property.
Section 9. Penalties.
9.01 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an
4k amount not to exceed $500.00 or imprisoned for a period not
to exceed 90 days. Each 30 day period a violation is
allowed to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
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Section 10. Service Shut -Off.
10.01. Procedure for Shutoff of Service. Water shall not
be shut off for a violation of any provision of this ordi-
nance or for non-payment of a water bill until notice of an
opportunity for a hearing have first been given the occupant
of the premises involved. The notice shall state that if
payment is not made before a day stated in the notice but
not less than thirty (30) days after the date on which the
notice is given, the water supply to the premises will be
shut off. The notice shall also state that the occupant
may, before such date, demand a hearing on the matter, in
which case the supply will not be cut off until after the
hearing is held. If the customer requests a hearing before
the date specified, a hearing shall be held on the matter
by the City Council at their next regular meeting, but not
to exceed three weeks after the date on which the request is
made. If as a result of the hearing, the City Council finds
that the amount claimed to be owing is actually due and
unpaid and that there is no legal reason why the water
supply of the delinquent customer may not be shut off, the
City may shut off the supply.
Section 11. Repeal.
11.01 Ordinance No. 6, adopted on August 31, 1967; Ordinance
No. 6-A adopted on May 19, 1969; Ordinance No. 6-B adopted on
July 12, 1971; Ordinance No. 6-C adopted August 1, 1977;
Ordinance No. 6-E adopted on March 7, 1983; and Ordinance No.
6, adopted on May 21, 1984 are hereby repealed.
Section 12. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 11th
day of March , 1985.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth, City-Clerk/Manager YTh6mas L. Hamilton, Mayor
(Publish in the Carver County Herald on March 20 , 1985)
(Summary Ordinance)
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 6
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CONNECTION TO THE CITY WATER
SUPPLY SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES THEREFORE
On March 4, 1985 the Chanhassen City Council adopted a revised
Water System Connection Ordinance. This ordinance represents a
codification of many existing ordinances and this summary is
being published in lieu of publication of the entire ordinance.
A printed copy of the ordinance is avail -able for inspection by
any person during regular office hours at the office of the city
clerk at the Chanhassen City Hall, 690 Coulter Drive, Chanhassen,
Minnesota.
The ordinance details the connection and permit requirements
relating to the City's water supply system. Fees for service
as well as a description of applicable connection and hook-up
charges are also outlined. The revised section deals with the
formula used for calculation of connection charges.
The penalty section of the ordinance provides that violations
are a misdemeanor and subject to a $500 penalty or 90 days in
jail. The ordinance is in full force commencing on the date of
the publication of this summary.
Don Ashworth
City Manager
(Publish in the Carver County Herald on March 20 , 1985).
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Official Publication
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 6
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CONNECTION
TO THE CITY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND
ESTABLISHING RATES AND CHARGES
THEREFORE
On March 4, 1985 the Chanhassen City Council
adopted a revised Water System Connection Or-
dinance. This ordinance represents a codification of
many existing ordinances and this summary is being
published in lieu of publication of the entire or-
dinance. A printed copy of the ordinance is available
for inspection by any person during regular office
hours at the office of the city clerk at the Chanhassen
City Hall, 690 Coulter Drive, Chanhassen, Minnesota.
The ordinance details the connection and permit
requirements relating to the City's water supply
system. Fees for service as well as a description of
applicable connection and hook-up charges are also
outlined. The revised section deals with the formula
used for calculation of connection charges.
The penalty section of the ordinance provides that
violations are a misdemeanor and subject to a $500
penalty or 90 days in jail. The ordinance is in full
force commencing on the date of the publication of
this summary.
Don Ashworth
City Manager
Pub. Carver County Herald March 20,1985) ( 778 )
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