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ORDINANCE NO. 441 C.S.
AN ORD~E CF THE CITY CXXJN::IL CF THE CITY CF ARROYO
GRAWE AMEIDlliG THE ARROYO GRANDE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
'ro APPLICATIONS FOR WATER SERVICE, J\CCOONl' DELIN;)tJEOCIES,
AID CHARGES FOR REINSTALI,IN:; METERS, BY AMENDIliG CHAPl'ER 7
OF TITLE 6, SECl'IONS 6-7.03, 6-7.04, 6-7.05 (a) AND (b), AID
6-7.06
THE CITY CXXJN::IL CF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE OO~ HERmY ORDAIN AS FOLI.<M3:
SECl'ION 1: Title 6 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code is anended by anending
Sec.6-7.03 to read as follows:
Sec. 6-7.03. ~] ications for servicet DfD:)sits. J
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No person shall be entitled to have a water connection until the owner of
the premises to be served shall make an application for such connection on a form
provided by the Water Department. Where owner/tenant relationships exist, the
owner bears final responsibility for payment of charges billed. Wherever meter
service is given, the Finance Director, at his/her discretion, may require a
reasonable deposit to guarantee the payment of the water bills. Such deposit
shall not be retained for a period of longer than one year, unless frequent
appearance on water turn-off lists for nonpayment occurs.
SECl'ION 2: Title 6 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code is anended by anending
Sec. 6-7.04 to read as follows:
Sec. 6-7.04. Delingpent bills: Di~mntint1ance of servic~% Turn-off and
turn-on charaes.
All meters shall be read by the Water Department as provided in
Sec. 6-7.07 of this chapter, and all bills for water or service shall be due and
payable at the City Hall upon presentation. All water bills remaining unpaid
for a period of twenty (20) days shall thereupon becare delinquent. 1\bere water
bills so become delinquent, service may be shut off at any tine after fifteen
, (15) day written notice; and such accounts shall be subject to the water turn-
r off and turn-on charge provided for in this section. '!be Finance Director, at -
his/her discretion, may cause a meter reading to be made at any time; and
thereupon the bill for water used since the previous reading shall become
iJmrediately due and payable and shall becare delinquent on the twentieth (20th)
day following the mailing or presentation of such bill; and sudt acoounts shall
be subject to the water turn-off and turn-on charge provided for in this section.
'!be water turn-off and turn-on charge shall be determined by Council
resolution.
SECl'ION 3: Title 6 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code is amended by amending
Sec. 6-7.05 (a) and (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 6-7.Q5. Discontinuan~ of. service.. for violations.
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(a) '!be water rates, charges, and penalties set forth in this j
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dtapter shall be charged against the property upon tAlich such water or service ,
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is furnished and against the owner thereof. If for any cause any of such S\J1N3
owing becare delinquent and unpaid, or if any of the other terlll9 of this dtapter
or the rules and regulations established as a condition to the use of water are
not conplied with, the water may be shut off. If there has been no bona fide
change in ownership, the water shall not be turned on to the same property until
all of such charges, delinquencies, and penalties have been paid in full,
including the additional amount fixed in Section 6-7.04 of this chapter for the
expense of turning water off and on.
(b) '!he Finance Director may, at his/her discretion, shut off the
water for a period not exceeding three (3) ITOnths upon the written request of
the owner of any premises upon which such water or service is furnished, provided
no delinquency exists in the payment of charges and penalties for water service.
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SEX:TION 4: Title 6 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code is amended by amending
Sec. 6-7.06 to read as follows:
Sec. 6-7.06. Termination of service b.y owner: Re!insta~enent chara~.
No allowance or rebate' shall be made from the regular rates specified in
this chapter, whether water has been actually used or not, unless the W:1ter
Department has been notified in writing by the owner of the pranises to remove
the meter installed for such premises1 and thereupon, after the expiration of
r the current billing period subsequent to the last meter. reading by the Water
Department of such meter, no further mWIIUII marge shall be made against such
premises1 and the Water Department shall charge and collect for reinstalling a
meter for such premises, upon receiving written application of the owner thereof,
the sum of Fifty and no!100ths Dollars ($50.00).
SEX:TION 5: 'Ibis Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days
after its passage1 and within fifteen (15) days after its passage, it shall be
~lished once, together with the names of the Council Menbers voting thereon,
in the Five Cities Times-Press Recorder.
en IOOtion of Council MeJl'ber Dougall, seconded by Council Menber Olsen, and
on the following roll call vote, to wit:
NlFS: Council MeJl'bers Dougall, Olsen, Moots, and Mayor Millis
roES: None
!IBSENI': Council Menber Smith
the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the City Council on this 23rd i
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day of July, 1991. i
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ATl'EST: -tlf1:rtAlL:-~ i
NAOCY A. , CI'lY CLERK
APPRO\IID AS '10 FORM:
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I, NANCY A. DA.VIS, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County
of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty
of perjury that the foregoing Ordinance No. 441 C.S. is a true, full I
and correct copy of said Ordinance passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of said Council on the 23rd day of July, 1991.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arrcryo Grande affixed
this 8th day of August, 1991.
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