Ord 17 Amend Ord 7 Water FranchiseVILLAGE OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AMENDMENT TO WATER FRANCgiSE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
° ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FR N-
CHISE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
OF A WATER SYSTEM WITHIN A PRESCRIBED AREA."
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MEENDO HEIGHTS ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ORDINANCE IVO. E'Pf�T1TLED "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A
FRANCHISE FOR THE CONSTRUC N AND OPERATION OF A WATER SYSTEM WITHIN
A PRESCRIBED AREA ", IS HEREBY AMENDED IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS:
(A) ARTICLE III, SECTION 3.04 THEREOF IS AMENDED SO A-S TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:
3A THE RATES TO BE CHARGED AND TO REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL CHANGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3.06 SHALL
NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING:
(A) IN THE EVENT METERS ARE USED, A MINIMUM CHARGE
OF $7.50 PER MONTH FOR THE FIRST 30,000 GALLONS
OF WATER, OR LESS, USED BY THE CONSUMER, PLUS
$0.40 PER 1,000 GALLONS OR FRACTION THEREOF
FOR CONSUMPTION IN EXCESS OF 30,000 GALLONS
PER MONTH.
(B) IN THE EVENT METERS ARE NOT USED, THERE SHALL
BE A FLAT CHARGE OF $7.50 PER MONTH FOR EACH
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND A LAND AREA OF NOT
MORE THAN 20,000 SQ. FT. AN ADDITIONAL FLAT
CHARGE OF $2.00 PER MONTH SHALL BE MADE FOR
WATER USED ON EACH ADDITIONAL ONE -HALF ACRE OR
PORTION THEREOF.
(C) IN THE EVENT WATER IS FURNISHED TO ANY COMMERCIAL
OR INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT BY SAID COMPANY, THE
SUPPLY OF WATER FURNISHED TO ANY SUCH ESTABLISH-
MENT SHALL BE METERED AND THE CHARGE THEREOF SHALL
BE A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $10.00 PER MONTH FOR THE
FIRST 30,000 GALLONS OF WATER OR LESS, USED BY
THE CONSUMER,, PLUS $O.4O PER 1,000 GALLONS OR
FRACTION THEREOF FOR CONSUMPTION IN EXCESS OF
30,000 GALLONS PER MONTH.
(B) ARTICLE VI, SECTION 6.01 THEREOF IS AMENDED BY ADDING THERETO
THE FOLLOWING:
"AT THE END OF TWENTY -FIVE YEARS, UNLESS THE FRANCHISE
IS RENEWED, THE OWNERSHIP OF THE WATER SYSTEM SHALL
REVERT TO THE VILLAGE OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AND SHALL BE
OPERATED BY IT."
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SECTION Z. GRANTEE SHALL PAY THE EXPENSE OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF THIS ORDINANCE. SUCH PAYMENT SHALL I BE DUE PROMPTLY UPON ITS BEING
FURNISHED WITH A STATEMENT THEREOF.
SECTION 3. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON ITS PASSAGE AND
PUBLICATION; PROVIDED�p THAT IT SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS AC-
CEPTED BY GRANTEE IN WRITING NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING
SUCH PUBLICATION.
ENACTED AND ORDAINED INTO AN ORDINANCE THIS DAY OF
1957.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
CLERK
VILLAGE OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By
MAYOR