ORD 12-10ORDINANCE NO.: 2012-10
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE E ING THE CITY CODE of THE CITY of OTSEGO
REGARDING MUNICI AL UTILITIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY of OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 2-4-2.D.2 of the City Cove is hereby amended to read as
follows:
2. Water Availability Charge:
$21045/REC
Section Z, Section 2-4-2.D.3 of the City Code is. hereby amended to read as
fo l i ows :
3. Sever Availability Charge:
$23472/REC
Section 3, Section 2-4-2.J of the City Code is hereby amended to add the
followingprovisions:
8. Water Connection Charge: $2,045.00/REC
9. Severer Connection Charge:
$4,798.00/REC
Section 4. Section 2--4-2,J.1 of the City Code Is hereby amended to read as
folios:
. Municipal Nater and Sewage Usage Fates:
a. dilater and sewer usage rates are established to be effective with
the Vt Quarter billing and may be adjusted based on a review of
prior year operations, anticipated future repair and maintenance
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needs and estimated operating costs.
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1. calculation of Base charges:
1. For residential uses the base charge shall be the base fee
multiplied by the number of dwelling units.-
2.
nits.2. For non-residential uses the base charge shall be the base
fee multiplied by the number of Residential Equivalent
Connections F Cs .
G. Hater Usage Rate:
1. $8.00 base charge + $1.0o for first 2,000 gal + $0.0015/gal.
for 2,001 to 10,000gal. + $0,00'16/gal, thereafter,
2. Minimum charge for accounts with usage of 2,000 gal, or
less i $8.00.
d, Serer Usage Rate:
1. Non-residential users shall be billed in accordance with
actual sewage usage for each month. For residential uses,
monthly sewage usage is estimated based on the average of
the actual usage for the months of December, er, January and
February.
2. Usage bates:
a. $5.00 base charger
. $0,005/1X000 gal. thereafter.
3. Minimum charge for accounts with less than three month
usage history the minimum charge is $32.00.
4. Minimum charge for accounts with usage of 2,000 gal. or
less i $15.00.
e. Bulk Water Fees
$1.00/100 gallons plus sales tax.
2. $50.00 minimum charge plus sales tax.
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Section 5. Section 6-1-3 of the City Code is hereby amended to include the
following provisions:
D. Capacity for sanitary severer and water service shall a reserved upon payment of
utility availability charges for a period of five(5) years. If after five 5 years,
user having paid utility availability charges has not paid the required utility
connection charges applicable to the use and connected to the municipal utility
stem there shall be no guarantee of adequate sanitary surer or water utility
capacity to serge a development of the property.
Section 6. Section 6-1-4 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-,1-4: FIXING RATES AND CHARGES FOR MUNICIPAL LUTILITIES:
A. All rates and charges for municipal utilities, including but not by gray of limitation,
rates for trunk fees, service, rates for contribution to the system, permit fees,
deposit, hook up, meter testing fees, disconnection fees, reconnection fees, and
penalty fees for delinquency, shall he set forth in Section 2--2 of the City Code.
B. For the purpose of fining rates and charges, the City Council may categorize and
classify under various types of services, or by contribution to the system,
' f' r y i � r just
■■rovided that such categorization and classification in and equitable and is
included In the resolution authorized by this Section.
C. Residential Equivalent Connections ECs) will be established for non-residential
users:
1r The number of RECs for a specific use will be as per the current version of
the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services procedures Manual.
2. The City Council, at its discretion upon a finding that the Metropolitan
Council Environmental Services Procedures Manual may not apply due to
circumstances unique to a particular user, may eater into an agreement to
determine the number of RECs based on one of the following alternative
methods;
a. Information is provided regarding actual water and serer use by
the same or substantially similar use that has been existing for a
period of not
less than three 3 years.
the required fee(s) calculated in accordance
b. The user shall escrow
��tln the Metropolitan • Council Environmental Services Procedures
edures
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Manual and monitor or actual water use for a period of three(3) gears:
If the actual water and sewer use during this period is less
than the RECs
estimated by the Metropolitan Council
Environmental Services Procedures Manual, the City will
refund the difference without interest.
2. if the actual water and sewer use during this period is
greater than the RECs
estimated by the Metropolitan Council
Environmental Services Procedures Manual the user is not
obligated to lad additional fees and the escrow funds shall
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be released and
deposited into the respective Water Fund or
Sever Fund.
D. existing use connected to the ur�cipal
Expansion and Redevelopment. if an .
sterns is expanded or redeveloped so a
to increase the number of
utility l s shall be aid for
water utilitycharges and surer utility char
lE�s, adadditional� y fit
. # t rate established b Section 2 4�2 of the y
the additional Els t the current f water utilitycharges or sever utility charges
Code. there slnii be r� refund o
alreadyaid if the expansion or red
e�rio r�ner� results in a reduction of the
number of lECs.
Section , Section 6.1 .5 of the City
Code is hereby amended to read as foiloSt
Yom■ WATER UTILITY CHARGES:
The City Council Inas determined that in
' nstructior� repair, enlargement,
a for the cost of onstruction� re o p
order �o p iter � stern; the cost of
maintenances operation, and use of the City r y
improvement, rr� � l
complying with sate and Federal regulations; and the principal and interest to become
impose � 'able
' � � it is eesa to dust and equitable
due on obligations issued or to issue necessary water system pursuant to
r the use and availability of
charges for the municipal
Minnesota ,
Statutes Section 444.075, Subdivision 3.
A. From and after hookup of any
premises to the pity water system, the owner or
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owners of said premises shall pay for
such grater services and usage at rates set
forth in Section 2-4-2 of the City Code.
B. Water Availability Charges (WAC):
The Iter Availability charge
for one(1)EC shall be adopted y the
�. r laced b the ��t
' Section 2 4-2 of the City Code and calculated y y
��tr Council �
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• future costs related to the
o include those current , .
Engineer t municipal a� grater utility.
construction of the
trunk distribution system for the
' Charge required � bald for a
calculation of the Water Availability . .
�. the oalu � the later A�ra�lab�l�ty
all be calculated by multi lying
specific use shall number of lis
on 24-2 of the city Code by the
Charge set forth � Section
for that use.
e sail be aid at the time of
' uses Water Availability clear l
�t dor residential a reerr�er�t entered
final flat coal
except a may be provided for by an
into by y the Cit Council at its discretion,
4. For cnner'al7 industrial and institutional uses one 1Water Availability
Charge shall be charged for construction of unfinished space rior to
t the
initial construction; useuently
issuance of a building permit for the �n
issue to the build out of the finished space
r Availability phare Doable
ll�ate � , � In full !or to the issuance
within !l or a portion of a building shall be paid
of a permit ermit for that construction.
Availability Charge, or portion
thereof, required to be paid
t the Water �, � emit shall the
' f final plat approval or building
either at the time o ` Code.
F forth b Section 2-4-2 f the city
current � � effect s set �
C. Water connection Charges
�� shall be adopted by the
Connection charge for one .
�I � The later � � calculated b the c�
2.4.2 of the City Code and c y
city Council �n Section lelated to the
inose currentn
ty
and future costs r
Engineer to include t ilities that
water utility other tinge the fc
construction the municipal prat
comprise the distribution systern.
Charge required to be paid for
dation of the Water Connection �� �e calculation tithe Water Connection be calculated by multiplying specific use �s
Charge set forth in
Section 2^4-2 of the City Coda the number of
for that use.
. • 'on char lnai� be aid prior to
residential uses the plater Connects ,
�� For resp � nn be provided for b n
a building permit, except a
issuance of
agreement entered into by city Council at its discretion, except:t;
initial ; residential uses on fiats of record final
e initial development of resident ,
(a) For the water connection cores
' o[EFFECTIVEDATE], the pratfitted r�or t � � calculated
to be aid prior to issuance of a building permit shall be
as one-half the sum of the Water Availability Charge and the Water
Connection Charge as set forth by Section 2-4-2 of the City Code
multiplied by the number ber of REC .
4. For commercial, industrial and institutional uses the later Connection
Charge applicable to the build out of the finished space within all or a
portion of a building shall be paid prior to issuance of a building permit for
that construction.
D. �
No person shall connect to the cit grater system without also connecting to the
City sanitaryserer system, except by resolution of the City Council.
Sect'ion 8. section 6-1-7 of the City Code 1s hereby amended to read as follows"
.. UTILITY CHARGES: The City Council has determined that in
order to pad
for the cost of construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement,
improvement, maintenance, operation,am use of the City serer system; the cost of
cornnplyirn
with state and Federal regulations; and the principal and interest to become
die on obligations
issued or to be issued, it is necessary to impose just and equitable
chanes for the
use and availability of the municipal sewer system pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, Section 444.075, Subdivision 3.
A. From om and after hookup of any premises to the City water system, the owner or
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owners of
said remises shall a for such serer services and usage at rates set
forth in Section 2--2 of the City Code.
B. Seger Availability Charges:
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Sewer Availability Charge for one(1)EC shall e adopted b the
The
CityCouncil ire Section 2- -2 of the City Code and calculated by the City
Engineer to include those current and future costs related to the
construction of the trunk collection system for the municipal serer utility.
2. The calculation of the Sever Availability change required to be paid for a
specific use shall be calculated by multiplying the Severer Availability
Charge
set forth in Section 2-4-2 of the City Code by the number of RECs
for that use.
3, dor residential uses the Sever Availability Charge shall be paid at the time
of final plata ro al except as may be provided for by ars agreement
entered into by the City Council at its discretion.
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4. For commercial, industrial and institutional uses one Seger Availability
Charge shall be charged for construction of unfinished space prior to
issuance of a building permit for the initial construction; subsequently the
Severer Availability Charge applicable to the buiid out of the finished space
within all or a portion of a building shall be paid in full prior to the issuance
of a building permit for that construction,
5. The serer Availability Charge, or portion thereof, required to be paid
either at the time of final plat approval or building permit shall be the
current fee in effect as set forth by section 2-4-2 of the City Code,
C. Sever Connection charges:
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The Water connection charge for one 1) REC shall be adopted by the
City council in Section 2-4-2 of the city code and calculated by the city
Engineer to include those current and future costs related to the
construction of the municipal sever utility other than the facilities that
comprise the collection system.
2. The calculation of the serer connection Charge required to be paid for a
specific use shall be calculated by multiplying the severer connection
Charge set forth in section 2--2 of the City code by the number of RECs
for that use.
3. For residential uses the Serer connection charge shall be paid prior to
issuance of a building permit, except as may be provided for by an
agreement entered into by the city council at its discretion except:
(a) For the initial development of residential uses on lots of record final
platted prior to [EFFECTIVE DATE], the Sewer Connection
Charges to be paid prior to issuance of a building permit shall be
calculated as one-half the sung of the Serer Availability charge and
the Severer connection Charge as set forth by Section 2'-2 of the
City code multiplied by the number of RECs.
4. For commercial, industrial and institutional uses the Serer connection
Charge applicable to the build out of the finished space within all or a
portion of a building shall be paid prig to issuance of a building permit for
that construction.
D. No person shall connect to the City surer system without also connecting to the
City grater system, except by resolution of the city Council.
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Section 9. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
MOTION : CM Scharber
SECOND : CM Heidner
ALL IN FAVOR: Mayor Stock rr ; CM sc arber, CM Heidner, CM Darkenwald and CM
Schroeder
THOSE OPPOSED: None
ADOPTED by the City council of the City of Otsego this 13th day of August,
2012.
ATTEST: �
Tam i Loff, City Clerk
CITY of OTS GO
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JeVsIca L. Stocka, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO.: 2012-10
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE of THE CITY OF OTS GO
REGARDING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1, Section 2-4-2.D.2 of the City Code is hereby amended to establish
grater availability charges based on restructuring of water utility charges.
Section 2. Section 2-4.2.D.3 of the City Code is hereby amended to establish
serer availability charges based on restructuring of serer utility charges.
Section 3, Section 2-4-2.J of the City Code is hereby amended to establish
water and sever connection charges based on restructuring of utility charges.
Section 4, Section 2-4-2.J.1 f the City Code is hereby amended regarding
grater and serer usage rates.
Section S. Section -1-3 of the City Cede is hereby amended to include
provisions related to reserved serer and water utility capacity
Section 6. Section 6-1-4 of the City Code is hereby amended to include
provisions regarding the establishment of Residential Equivalent Charges and payment
of utility charges.
Section 7, Section 6-1-5 of the City Code is hereby amended to revise the
structure for payment of water utility charges used on availability and connection.
Section 8, Section 6-1-7 of the City Code is hereby amended to revise the
structure for payment of severer utility charges used on availability and connection.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
MOTION BY: CM Scharber
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SECOND BY: CM Heidner
ALL IN FAVOR: Dari ernwald, Heldner, Scharber, Schroeder, Stockarnp
THOSE OPPOSED: Norge
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 13th day of August,
2012
CITY of OTSEGO
BY: Jessica L. Stockarnp, Mayor
ATTEST: Yarm Loff, City Clerk
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 412.191 , Su i. 4 and 33 1 A.01, subd. 10, this Ordinance
is published in summary form. Complete copies of the ordinance are available for
inspection by contacting the City Clerk, Otsego City Hall, 13400 t" Street NE, Otsego,
{{ Minnesota 56330 during regular office hours.
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