HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1493_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1493
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1441, AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 59 OF THE REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE, ADOPTING AND PRE-
SCRIBING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE WATER DIVISION OF THE
CITY OF REDLANDS , CALIFORNIA.
The City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain as follows :
SECTION ONE. Section 9. of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended
to read as follows :
SECTION 9. PROPERTY OWNER ' S GUARANTEE
The water charge shall begin when a service is installed and the
meter is set . Before the water shall be turned on by the Division for
any purposes whatsoever, the property owner or his authorized agent
shall first sign a form in which he guarantees the payment of future
water bills for the services required. The property owner or his
authorized agent will be held liable for water used until the Division
is notified in writing to discontinue the service.
SECTION TWO. Section 11 . of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended
to read as follows :
SECTION Il. TURNING ON AND OFF WATER SUPPLY
No charge will be made for turning on and shutting off the water
supply when requested by the consumer for the closing of an old account
or the beginning of a new one. The Division, upon request, day or night
and without charge, will also shut off the water supply for emergency
purposes at the curb cock, and it is understood that the Division will
turn on the water supply when repairs are made.
If the service must be discontinued for non-payment of bill (s) a
charge of $5 . 00 may be made by the Division for restoring service . If
the Division must make additional trips to the premises to effect the
discontinuance of service, a charge of $5 . 00 may be made for each trip.
If the Division representative is in any way prevented from dis-
continuing service or if service is turned back on by other than an
authorized representative , the Division may take any further steps it
deems necessary to effect the disconnection and the full cost of all
such efforts plus the estimated cost of reconnection must be paid in
full before service will be restored. This said amount plus outstanding
bills and deposit in an amount equal to $35 . 00 or three times the average
or estimated monthly consumption, whichever is greater, will be required
to be paid by the consumer before service will be renewed.
SECTION THREE. Section 24, of Ordinance No. 1441 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
SECTION 24. DEPOSITS
The Water Division shall require a deposit from all applicants who
have not established. credit. Established credit is defined as three
years of service with a satisfactory payment record. This deposit shall
be in the amount of $35 . 00 or a sum equal to three times the cost of the
average or estimated monthly service rendered. The deposit shall be
refunded at the end of three years without interest, or at an earlier
date if the consumer orders the service discontinued, provided that the
water bills have been paid in full .
SECTION FOUR. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect
as provided by law.
SECTION FIVE. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of
this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a daily newspaper hereby designated for that
purpose.
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APPROVED FOR FORM:
s/ Edward F. Taylor
City Attorney
I, Peggy A Moseley, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, do hereby
certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of June,
1972 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Knudsen, Miller, Sewall, Vice Mayor DeMirjyn
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Cummings
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