§ 21-16. Rules for city service.

The following rules shall apply to the city's waterworks system and service:

(1)

Water rates for schools, churches and charitable organizations shall be the same as the residential rate inside or outside the city limits, as the case may be.

(2)

All new consumers requiring meter and tap shall pay for the meter, which shall remain the property of the city. In addition the following tapping charges shall apply, which charges include all costs up to the property line:

WATER TAP FEES
¾" water tap	$300.00
1" water tap	$300.00
2" water tap	$600.00
2¾" water taps	$400.00
¾" water tap, lay in place(LIP)	$150.00 & actual meter cost
1" water tap, LIP	$150.00 & actual meter cost
2" water tap, LIP	$150.00 & actual meter cost
2¾" water taps, LIP	$150.00 & actual meter cost
¾" water tap & bore	$300.00 & bore cost
1" water tap & bore	$300.00 & bore cost
2" water tap & bore	$600.00 & bore cost
2¾" taps & bore	$400.00 & bore cost
¾" Water tap, ETJ	$450.00
1" water tap, ETJ	$450.00
2" water tap, ETJ	$900.00
2¾" water taps, ETJ	$600.00
¾" water tap, LIP, ETJ	$225.00 & actual meter cost
1" water tap, LIP, ETJ	$225.00 & actual meter cost
2" water tap, LIP, ETJ	$225.00 & actual meter cost
2¾" water taps, LIP, ETJ	$225.00 & actual meter cost
¾" tap & bore, ETJ	$450.00 & bore cost
1" tap & bore, ETJ	$450.00 & bore cost
2" tap & bore, ETJ	$900.00 & bore cost
2¾" taps & bore, ETJ	$600.00 & bore cost

 

(3)

The developer shall pay for all water supply main extensions within the city limits.

(4)

The city shall negotiate any water line extensions and/or rate outside the city limits.

(5)

A water service deposit of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) shall be required upon each new water customer living within the city limits of the City of Diboll. Renters of single-family residential units, apartments, duplexes and/or those living in mobile home or RV parks will be required a deposit of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00). This is to be collected before water service is turned on for all new customers. All such deposits shall be refunded without interest at the termination of service, provided the customer has paid all amounts due the city.

(6)

A charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be assessed for each water reconnect when turned off for nonpayment of water bill.

(7)

Each water consumer shall be billed monthly. This bill shall also include the charges for sewer service and garbage pickup service, if applicable. This bill shall have no incentive for prompt payment unless deemed necessary in the future, but all bills will be due within ten (10) days after date; with a five dollar ($5.00) penalty added after the ten-day due date.

(8)

No service shall be provided outside the corporate limits of the city unless a request for such service is submitted to the city in writing and approved by the city council.

(9)

It shall be unlawful for any person to resell to others any utility service obtained from the city, except for master metered multifamily residential complexes with greater than four (4) units, or by special arrangements with the city council. This provision includes, but is not limited to, apartments, duplexes, fourplexes, mobile home or RV parks.

(10)

Every building, structure or customer in the city shall have a separate utility service connection, except multifamily residential complexes with greater than four (4) units shall be metered. This provision includes, but is not limited to, apartments, duplexes, fourplexes, mobile home or RV.

(11)

Fire hydrant meter deposit shall be set at four hundred dollars ($400.00).

(12)

Fire hydrant meter rental monthly charge shall be set at seventy-five dollars ($75.00). Daily rental charge shall be set at five dollars ($5.00) per day.

(Code 1973, § 5-11002; Ord. of 11-20-78, § 2; Ord. of 2-16-81, § 1; Ord. of 9-21-81, § 2; Amend. of 9-19-88; Amend. of 9-19-94; Amend. of 8-13-07; Ord. No. 09-04, §§ 1a.—1e., 3-9-09)