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O79-05CITY OF KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO. 79-5 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION (a), OF SECTION 14-3, OF ARTICLE 1, AND SECTION 14-11, OF ARTICLE 2, BOTH IN CHAPTER 14 ENTITLED "PUBLIC UTILITIES", OF THE KENNEDALE CITY CODE 1977, THIS AMENDMENT ADDING FEES FOR STREET CUTS TO TAP FEES FOR CONNECTIONS TO THE KENNEDALE WATER SYSTEM, AND IN- CREASING FEES FOR STREET CUTS FOR CONNECTIONS TO THE KENNE- DALE SEWER SYSTEM, SUCH CHANGES TO BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS: 1. That Section Kennedale City Code 1977, separate services; etc.," (a) only of said Section Sec:-14-3, Art. 1,Chap.14, after read as follows: 14-3, of Article 1, of Chapter 14, of the said Section being entitled "Water taps; be amended with respect to Subdivision 14-3, so that said Subdivision (a), of Kennedale City Code 1977, shall here - "(a) Placement and connection to the City water main may only be made by City employees. Charges for con- nections to the City water system and setting of meters are: 3/4 inch meter or smaller - $75.00; 1 inch meter - $145.00; 1-1/2 inch meter - $325.00; 2 inch meter - $425.00. Larger meters or compound meter installation will be based on labor and meter costs as deteLmined by the City Admin- istrator. In addition to the foregoing meter connection or tap fee, if it is necessary to cut the surface of a street to make a connection to the City water system, the applicant for service or connection shall also pay for the street cut at the rate of $6.00 per square foot of surface cut on streets improved with any type of paved surface (that is, asphalt, concrete, hot top, or any surface other than dirt and/or gravel), and $4.00 per square foot of surface cut on streets having only a dirt or gravel surface. Repair of street surface when a cut is made shall be according to plans and specifica- tions of the City of Kennedale, and subject to approving inspection by the City." 2. That Section 14-11, of Article 2, of Chapter 14, of the Kennedale City Code 1977, said Section being entitled"Tapping, etc.," be amended so that said Section 14-11, of Article 2, Chapter 14, Kennedale City Code 1977, shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec.: 14-11. Tapping, etc. "Each person, firm or corporation making application for connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system of the City of Kennedale, Texas, for property or premises not previously connected with the sewer system, shall pay the City an installation, tap or connection fee of Ninety ($90) Dollars. In addition thereto, if it is necessary to cut the surface of a street to make such connection to the City sewer system, the applicant for service or connection shall also pay for the street cut at the rate of $6.00 per square foot of surface cut on streets improved with any type of paved surface (that is, asphalt, concrete, hot top, or any surface other than dirt and/or gravel), and $4.00 per square foot of surface cut on streets having only a dirt or gravel surface. Repair of street surface when a cut is made shall be according to plans and specifications of the City of Kennedale, and subject to approving inspec- tion by the City. Monthly sewer service charges shall be- gin to accrue immediately upon connection of any property to the Kennedale municipal sewer system if the main to which connection is made is then in operation, and if not, then immediately upon such main being put into oper- ation." 3. The for street cuts Kennedale Water System shall be and approval of additional and increased charges herein provided in connection with connections to the City of System and the City of Kennedale Sanitary Sewer in full force and effect immediately upon passege this ordinance. 4. Except as hereinabove expressly amended with respect to said Article 1, Section 14-3, Subdivision.(a), and said Article 2, Section 14-11, all of said Chapter 14, of the Kennedale City Code 1977 shall continue in full force and effect as heretofore existing - that is, as originally adopted in said Kennedale City Code 1977, and heretofore amended. ATTEST: ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 12th day of April, 1979. may,` Evely Templeton, CEity Secretary APPRO. D : Steve Rada.ovich, Mayor of the City of Kennedale, Texas (CITY SEAL) -2-