Ordinance 334a•
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER & HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.334A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
CONCERNING WATER METERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 19-24 of the Chanhassen City Code is amended by adding
subparagraph (d) to read:
Radio read meters. Installation of a radio read capacity water meter shall
be required on all structures served by the municipal water system. If a property owner
does not authorize entry onto the property to allow installation of the meter, a $100 per
month surcharge will be applied on the water bill for the property. If a property owner
fails to allow proper service of or tampers with either the meter or radio transmitter
thereby interfering with proper meter reading and utility billing, a $100 per month
surcharge shall be applied and the water usage shall be estimated based on past usage. In
addition to the surcharge, the property will be responsible for payment of any usage in
excess of the estimated usage. The property owner may appeal the surcharge in writing.
Such written appeal must include an explanation and/or justification for the failure to
comply. Such appeal shall be directed to the City Engineer. The appeal will be reviewed
by the City Engineer and forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation for
action.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately following the passage of
this ordinance.
Passed and adopted this 3rd day of March, 2002 by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
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Thomas A. Furlong, Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on February 10, 2004)
Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF CHANHASSEN Southwest Suburban Publishing
CARVER & HENNEPIN
COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.334A
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING State of Minnesota)
CHAPTER 19
OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY )SS.
CODE
CONCERNING WATER METERS County of Carver )
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 19-24 of the
Chanhassen City Code is amended by Laurie A. Hartmann, being duly sworn, on oath says that she is the publisher or the authorized
adding subparagraph (d) to read: g y y
Radio read meters. Installation agent of the publisher of the newspapers known as the Chaska Herald and the Chanhassen Vil-
of a radio read capacity water meter lager and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:
shall be required on all structures
served by the municipal water (A) These newspapers have complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal
system. If a property owner does not newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as
authorize entry onto the property to amended.
allow installation of the meter, a $100
per month surcharge will be applied (B) The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No.'Z-
onthe water bill for the property. If a p
property owner fails to allow proper was published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice and said
service of or tampers with either the Notice is hereby incorporated as part of this Affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of
meter or radio transmitter thereby the newspaper specified. Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both
interfering with propermeter reading inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition
and utility billing, a $100 per month and publication of the Notice:
surcharge shall be applied and the
water usage shall be estimated based abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz
on past usage. In addition to the
surcharge, the property will be •
responsible for payment of any usage
in excess of the estimated usage. The
property owner may appeal the
surcharge in writing. Such written Laurie A. Hartmann
appeal must include an explanation
and/or justification for the failure to
comply. Such appeal shall be directed Subscribed and sworn before me on
to the City Engineer. The appeal will
be reviewed by the City Engineer and ;
forwarded to the City Council with a
recommendation for action.
SECTION 2 _This ordinance shall this day of 2005
be effective immediatelyfollowingthe GWEN M140. MWENZ
passage of this ordinance.
Passed and adopted this 3rd day of PUBIC -�
March, 2002 by the City Council of the MY Comrt�i SW EON JK. 31, 2010
City of Chanhassen, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
Todd Gerhardt, City Clerk/ Notary Public
Manager
Thomas A Furlong,
Mayor
(Published in the Chanhassen
Villager on Thursday, February 10,
2005; No. 4362)
RATE INFORMATION
Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space.... $22.00 per column inch
Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter ................................ $22.00 per column inch
Rate actually charged for the above matter ............................................... $11.18 per column inch