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Borough of Zelienople, PA
Butler County
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[Adopted 11-9-1949 by Ord. No. 231 (Ch. 26, Part 1A, of the 1995 Code)]
A. 
Rate increases.
[Amended 2-10-1997 by Ord. No. 722; 2-6-2007 by Ord. No. 778-07; 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 800-10; 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 801-10]
(1) 
The Borough Council for the Borough of Zelienople, Butler County, Pennsylvania, is hereby authorized to increase the rates charged for the use and consumption of water. The water rate increase shall take effect with the March 1, 2010 billings.
(2) 
The rates to be charged shall be set by the Zelienople Borough Council through an official resolution of the Council and, once set, may be changed from time to time by resolution of Council.
B. 
The above rates are based on service to a single customer served by a single meter. Where two or more consumers occupy a building with a single piping and served through a single meter, the gallon blocks shall be multiplied by the number of consumers served. Where a single customer or service address is served by two or more meters, this deposit is applicable to each meter.
[Amended 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
C. 
A "single consumer unit" is construed as service to any single-family dwelling so designed and arranged as to provide cooking and kitchen accommodations for one family only.
D. 
Where a residence occupied by a customer is also used as a commercial or business establishment, the piping shall be so arranged as to meter the business separately or, if separation is not effected, the gallon blocks shall be multiplied by the number of consumers served.
E. 
If not paid on or before the 15th day of the month so issued, a penalty of 1 1/2% per month is hereby imposed, which penalty shall continue on the same basis until the bill shall be fully paid.
[Amended 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 633; 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 800-10]
F. 
Water surcharge.
(1) 
A monthly surcharge will be placed on every active water account in the Borough of Zelienople and will be assessed in addition to the fee for water consumption and usage. The monthly surcharge will be calculated on the basis of equivalent dwelling units (EDUs). For purposes of this article, "EDU" means the method used by the Borough for calculating water volume capacity for all users in units of volume equivalent to that used by a single residential dwelling unit. The monthly surcharge is to be applied to all active accounts so long as a water connection exists and without recognition of the amount of water consumed. The amount of the monthly surcharge per EDU shall be established by resolution of Council.
[Amended 2-10-1997 by Ord. No. 722; 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. 800-10]
(2) 
All water bills for the Borough of Zelienople will, no later than January 1, 1996, bear the inscription "capital improvement surcharge" when referencing this amount.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by Ord. No. 713]
G. 
An administrative fee of $35 is hereby assessed against any resident who requests that the Borough turn off the supply of water to his residence or facility. An additional administrative fee of $35 is hereby assessed when any customer requests that the Borough begin supplying or resupplying his residence or facility with water.
[Amended 9-13-1993 by Ord. No. 693; 1-26-2009]
[Added 8-12-1958 by Ord. No. 395; amended 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
A. 
Residential consumers.
(1) 
From and after the effective date of this article, all residential nonproperty holders applying for water service shall make a deposit of $50. This amount may be changed by Zelienople Borough Council by resolution.
(2) 
The application for water service will include language whereby the applicant acknowledges, if applicable:
(a) 
The applicant is a nonproperty owner requesting service; and
(b) 
The applicant authorizes the Borough to provide duplicate bills to the property owner if they are delinquent.
B. 
Commercial, business and industrial consumers:
(1) 
From and after the effective date of this article, all commercial, business and industrial nonproperty holders applying for water service shall make a deposit of $50. This amount may be changed by Zelienople Borough Council by resolution.
(2) 
The application for water service will include language whereby the applicant acknowledges, if applicable:
(a) 
The applicant is a nonproperty owner requesting service; and
(b) 
The applicant authorizes the Borough to provide duplicate bills to the property owner if they are delinquent.
[Added 8-12-1958 by Ord. No. 395; amended 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
If any account of a nonproperty holder becomes delinquent, in addition to discontinuance of service, said deposit shall be applied to said delinquency and service shall not be resumed until said delinquent balance has been paid in full and a new deposit or such portion thereof as is required to meet the deposits above set forth in § 266-2, paid in full and all disconnect and connect fees paid in full.
[Added 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
A. 
The property owner is responsible for paying all delinquent bills in excess of 90 days. Such responsibility can result in liens being placed on the property.
B. 
To facilitate the awareness of delinquent bills, the property owner will be sent a duplicate bill each month when arrears are indicated.
[Added 9-13-1960 by Ord. No. 412; 5-13-1974 by Ord. No. 516]
No person, other than an authorized Borough representative, may open a curb valve connected to the Borough water system or attach any wire or fitting to the Borough electric transmission system.
[Added 9-13-1960 by Ord. No. 412; 5-13-1974 by Ord. No. 516; 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 715]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 or more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days.