HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0444ORDINANCE NO. 444
THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
IS HEREBY A1.2111DED BY ADDING THERETO A IMW
AETICLE 43-A PROVIDING SEWER RENTAL CHARGES
FOR DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO OR THROUGiI THE.
SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAI•E; AND
PROVIDING FOR T11 � COLLECTION OF SUCH CHARGES;
ESTABLISHING A FUND FOR SEWAGE OPERATION.
The City Council of the City of Burlingame do ordain:
Section 1. The Ordinance Code of the City of Burlingame is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new article 43-A which shall
read as follows:
ARTICLE NO. 43-A
SEWER RENTAL
Section 1725. DEFINITIONS
(a) As used herein the term "person" shall mean and include
individuals, partnerships, associations and corporations.
(b) The term "sewage" as used and referredto herein is de-
fined as a combination of water or water borne. wastes conducted
from residences, commercial buildings, and institutions, and
which Is known as domestic sewage; also the liquid or water
carried waste resulting from commercial manufacturing or indus-
trial operation or process, which water or water borne wastes
enter the system of sewerage or any part thereof of the City
from any premises :Having a connection therewith or thereto.
(c) The word "City" as used herein shall mean the City of
Burlingame.
(d) Council shall mean the City Council of the City of
Burlingame.
(e) Premise as used herein refers to and shall include a lot,
parcel of land, building or establishment.
Section 1725.1. SEWAGE SERVICE CHARGES.
Every person whose premises in the City are served by a connec-
tion with the system of sewerage of the City, whereby the sewage
or industrial wastes, or either or both, are, disposed of b-
City, either thru.a_`:: the facilities of the sewage treatment C_nd
sewage .; sposal works of the City, or otherwise, shall pay a
sewer rental charge based upon the qus.ntity of metered water
used in or u:)on such premises of two (x:.02) cents per thousand
gallons of Grater so measured, vhethor such water is derived from
a source other than the City water supply or all or any part of
such water is furnished to said premises without charges; provide ,
however, that a minimum monthly rate of ten 010.00) dollars
shall be oh_rted and collected from all premises having a
connection with the sewerage system of the City and not using
City water.
Section 1725.2 Ct i=:RGLS 1'nYAFLE i',jONTHLY
The Sewer tiertal herein specified e_hall be charged, collected
and enforced in the same manner, at the same time and by the same
persons as are the charges for water furnished by the City, and
the amount thereof shall be included in the total amount due for
water. All provisions of the Ordinance Code of the City applic-
able to the charge, collection and enfor•ceniert of rates for
water furnished by the City are hereby made applicable to this
article of the Code.
Section 1725.3 SE-InLli ?LfL iT.&L FUND
All moneys received from the collection of the Sewer Rental
ch,-rges as hereby authorized shall be deposited with the City
Treasurer, who shall keep a separate and distinct fund and
account to be l.nown as "The 6e?uer Rental Fund". This fund shall
be used, when appropriated by the Council, for the management,
maintenance, caeration and repair of the se -.,=rage system, sewage
pumping, trea.t,r_ent and _,isrosal .:orks and for the elan in*,
e:.ten.sion and enlargement of said works.
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Mayor
I, Herbert K. White, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced
at a regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council held on
and adopted at a regular meeting held on
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILI,h N: Dahl- Harris- Hunt- Simonds
NOES: COUNCITIIEN: None
AB6EN^T COUNCILIdIEN: VVh.i-tsell