Ordinance 901 ~ ~
ORDINANCE N0. 901
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AMENDING
r CHAPTERS 15.08 AND 15.12 (WATERNORKS SYSTEM)
OF THE CUPERTINO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF TfiE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter 15.08 of the Cupertino Municipal Code ie hereby amended to
read as followe:
Section 15.08.090 Separate Premisea under aingle control
Section 15.OS.Q90, A. 2 Amended
2. Through a single aervice coanection to supply all of such houaes, build-
, ings and living and business quartera in which case only one minimum charge shall
be applied and the responsibility for payment of charges for all water furnished
shall be paid by the conaumer having such control or management.
Section 15.12.020, A and B, is amended to read as followa:
Section 15.12.020 Charaea - Billina and Pavment
A. All Water chargea ehall become due and payable at the City of Cupertino
offices on the date of presentation thereof and shall become delinquent on the
fifteenth day after the date of presentation, except that cloaing bills, where
service is diecontinued, vill be due and payahle on date of preaentation and
collection will be made at time of presentation. All billa for water charges
will be rendered by the City and isaued at regular intervals. Meters will be
read at regular intervals for the prepara[ion of regular metered service bills
and as required for the preparation of opening bills, closing bills and special
bills. Each meter will be read separately.
B. Opening bills, closing bills, regular bills for period containing feraer
days or more days than an average billing period, and other bills requiring pro-
ration, will be computed in accordance with the applicable achedule, but the
amount of the fixed charge or minimuc~ charge specified therein, will be prorated
on the basis of the ratio of the number of days in the period to the number of days
in the average billing period. Should the total period of aervice be lesa than
one month no proration will be made and no bill shall be less than the
specified fixed charge or minimum charge.
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Section 15.12.030 is amended to zead as iollows:
15.12.030, C and F are amended:
' C. Any applicant who has previously been a conaumer o£ any prnJeceasor
of the City and during the last twelve months has had water s~cvice dis-
continued because of nonpap~nt of bills may he required to ceea ubliah credit
by making a cash depoait to secure payment of water bills aqual to twice one
estimaced bill for the service desired. Any conaumar whosa watar service has
been discontinued for nonpayment of bills may be required to raeetablish credie
by making a cash deposit equal to twice the amount of an averaga bill for
sarvices desired.
F. The Citq will~ if no undue hardahip to its existing consumers will
result therefrom, furnish temporarq service under the folloviag conditions:
1. The applicaat uill be required to pay to the C1cy. in advaace, the
estimated net cost of ins[alling and removing the facili[iea necessary to fum-
ish the service; and
2. Where duration of aervice is to be less than one billing period, the
applicant may also be required to deposit cash equal to the estimated bill, aubject
co adjustment and refu~d or repaqment in accordance s+ith actual bill rendered upon
discontinuance of service; or
3. Where duration of aervice is ta exceed one billing period, the applicant
may also be required to establieh his credit in the manner prescribed for per-
manent service in subsection H. of this sectioa.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of ehe City of Cupertino
chis ~g~ daq of c~nt~i+nr , 1978, and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the Citq of Cupertino this 2~d daq of October , 1978,
by the following vote:
Vote :fembera of the City Council _
AYES: Meyera. 0'ICeefe, Rogers, Sparka, Jackaon
NOES: None
ABSE.YT: None
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED:
t~~_
or~, C1ty _o Cupertino
ATTEST:
City Cle