[R.O. 2011 § 700.150; R.O. 2009
§ 51.40; Ord. No. 08-89, 5-9-2008; Ord. No. 09-144, 8-5-2009; Ord. No. 10-110 § 2, 5-26-2010; Ord.
No. 10-235 § 1, 11-10-2010]
A.
Rates, deposits, fees and charges for water
service shall be recommended by the Public Works Advisory Board and
established by ordinance. The rates and charges for water service
as set forth herein are hereby established and shall be in full force
and effect at 12:01 A.M. on July 1, 2021, and January 1 of each succeeding
year as follows:
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2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
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Customer Classification:
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City resident or commercial bi-monthly
charge
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$6.40
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$6.75
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$7.12
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$7.48
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$7.85
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City resident rate per 1,000 gallons:
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Tier 1 (0 – 7,000)
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$3.97
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$4.19
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$4.42
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$4.64
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$4.87
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Tier 2 (8,000 – 25,000)
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$4.25
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$4.48
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$4.73
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$4.97
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$5.22
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Tier 3 (> 26,000)
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$4.60
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$4.85
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$5.12
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$5.38
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$5.65
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County resident or commercial bi-monthly
charge
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$7.68
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$8.10
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$8.54
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$8.98
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$9.42
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County resident rate per 1,000 gallons:
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Tier 1 (0 – 7,000)
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$6.47
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$6.83
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$7.21
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$7.57
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$7.95
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Tier 2 (8,000 – 25,000)
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$6.93
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$7.31
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$7.71
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$8.10
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$8.51
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Tier 3 (> 26,000)
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$7.50
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$7.91
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$8.35
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$8.77
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$9.21
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City commercial rate per 1,000 gallons
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$4.19
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$4.42
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$4.66
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$4.89
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$5.13
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County commercial rate 1,000 gallons
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$6.83
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$7.20
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$7.60
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$7.97
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$8.36
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Special bi-monthly charge
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$6.40
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$6.75
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$7.12
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$7.48
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$7.85
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Special rate per 1,000 gallons
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$3.77
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$3.98
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$4.20
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$4.41
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$4.63
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B.
Effective July 1, 2010, the minimum water meter charges for City residents and for County residents, based upon meter size, were established and are set forth in Section 150.030.
C.
New Customer Deposit.
[Ord. No. 16-251 § 1, 12-6-2016]
1.
Each new owner-occupied water service customer and each new tenant water service customer shall pay to the City an initial deposit in the amounts stated in Section 150.030. The deposit shall be returned to the customer when:
[Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
a.
The customer discontinues water service, in which case the City shall
refund the deposit by first crediting the customer's account to offset
the final bill and then issuing a check for any remaining amount due
to the customer; or
b.
The customer has no delinquent water bills during a two-year period,
in which case the City shall refund the deposit by crediting the customer's
account to offset subsequent bills.
2.
No customer shall be required to
pay a deposit who has previously owned or leased property in the City
within the preceding five (5) years, paid the deposit, and had the
deposit returned after the two-year period.
D.
There is established an additional deposit requirement and a reconnection fee for all water service reconnections made during regular business hours; and for reconnections not made during regular business hours, an additional fee shall be charged. These fees are stated in Section 150.030. At the time a reconnection is made, the customer is required to pay to the City the full amount due on the delinquent bill, the additional deposit requirement and the reconnection fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no owner-occupied deposit account shall exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and no tenant water service customer account shall exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). For purposes of this Section, regular business hours are Monday through Friday on days City Hall is open for business and between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. There shall be no fee charged for emergency reconnection of water service.
[Ord. No. 18-160, 7-17-2018; Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
E.
Tap Reschedule Fee.
[Ord. No. 18-160, 7-17-2018]
1.
Forty eight (48) hours notice is
required for scheduling taps.
2.
The contractor is responsible for
all excavations, shoring or sloping if needed and site restoration.
The City of St. Charles Water Division reserves the right to deny
tapping procedure if unsafe or hazardous conditions are present.
3.
Upon arrival to the site, all material
will be inspected by water division personnel to ensure compliance
with material specifications. If materials are not in compliance or
on site and ready for inspection, the tap must be rescheduled when
materials are in compliance or on site ready for inspection and excavation
is deemed acceptable. A one hundred dollar ($100.00) rescheduling
fee must be paid prior to an appointment being rescheduled, to avoid
any additional charges, the appointment must be cancelled two (2)
hours prior to the scheduled time.
F.
Meter Test Fee. Customers may request a water meter to be tested. The customer can make one (1) request during the life of the meter at no cost to the customer. Routine testing or testing to confirm any abnormalities will be done at the discretion of the Water Department. Customers may be charged the amount stated in Section 150.030 for additional tests requested by the customer if the meter testing shows the meter is within AWWA accuracy limits. Customers may witness the meter test by scheduled appointment only at the Public Works Facility.
G.
There is established an additional fee
equal to ten percent (10%) of the water service bill, or a minimum
of five dollars ($5.00), for the late payment of the water service
bill.
H.
Effective September 1, 2009, water tap-on fees for City residents and for County residents, based upon water meter size, were established and are set forth in Section 150.030. Rates for unmetered and main extensions also are listed therein. Sprinkler systems that run off a domestic tap with more than twenty (20) sprinkler heads are subject to a fifty percent (50%) increase in the listed rates.
[Ord. No. 18-160, 7-17-2018; Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
I.
Water tap-on fees shall not be assessed
for construction projects of the City.
J.
Effective January 1, 2018, the annual fee for customers with unmetered fire protection based on the size of the fire line shall be the amounts set forth in Section 150.030, with reference to the tap size at a water main.
[Ord. No. 17-252, 11-21-2017; Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
K.
Failure of the City to submit a service
bill or a delinquent notice shall not excuse the water customer from
the obligation to pay for water service when the bill is submitted.
[Ord. No.
21-087, 6-1-2021]
L.
Whenever, for any cause, a water meter
fails to operate, or for some reason a meter cannot be or is not read
by the City, a reasonable estimate shall be made by the City of the
amount of water supplied during such period and the customer/user
shall be liable for payment based on the estimated amount of water.
[Ord. No.
21-087, 6-1-2021]
[R.O. 2011 § 700.155; Ord. No. 19-074, 3-19-2019]
The Department of Finance is authorized
to collect on behalf of the State of Missouri the annual Missouri
primacy fee as imposed by Section 640.100.5(2), RSMo., as amended.
The Department of Finance shall collect the applicable fee from each
customer and shall remit the fee to the State of Missouri as required
by law.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.160; R.O. 2009
§ 51.03; Ord. No. 94-273, 10-19-1994; Ord. No. 19-074, 3-19-2019; Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
A water main inspection fee shall be deposited with the City prior to the commencement of construction. This fee shall be charged at the rate of three hundred (300) linear feet of water main per day. In addition to the inspection fee, the contractor shall also obtain a construction permit. This charge is not refundable. Such fees shall be in the amounts stated in Section 150.030 and, upon collection, shall be deposited in the Street Maintenance and Improvement Fund of the City.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.170; R.O. 2009
§ 51.05; Ord. No. 99-408, 12-9-1999; Ord. No. 06-129, 5-18-2006; Ord. No.
19-074, 3-19-2019]
A.
A fire hydrant permit shall be required
for the jetting of streets in subdivisions and construction projects,
for jetting sewer lines, storm sewers, etc.
B.
A fire hydrant permit shall also be required
for watering newly placed sod and/or grass seed in all residential,
commercial and industrial developments and for filling swimming pools.
C.
A fire hydrant permit shall be issued only
to contractors who are licensed in and by the City of St. Charles
and residents of the City of St. Charles. Notification of connection
to fire hydrant must be provided twenty-four (24) hours in advance.
D.
The permit fees are in the amounts stated in Section 150.030, and the following shall also apply
[Ord. No. 22-167, 12-20-2022]
E.
The City will waive the permit fee for
licensed contractors who work under contract with the City performing
work on a City-funded project.
F.
An approved reduced-pressure-principle
backflow prevention device must be provided by the contractor, and
proof of testing within the last twelve (12) months must be submitted
before a permit will be issued.
[R.O. 2011 § 700.175; Ord. No. 21-050, 3-2-2021]
A.
Legislative Findings. The City Council
finds that aid to the senior citizens, infirm residents and to the
homeless located within the City benefits the public health and welfare.
As such, the Council has determined that voluntary contributions by
City water service customers to provide funding for elderly and infirm
meal delivery services, homeless services and other services to benefit
the senior citizens of the community provide a public benefit.
B.
Voluntary Contribution Authorized. City
water service customers may support meal delivery services, homeless
social services and senior services (the "Program") by voluntarily
contributing money by checking a box on the water service bill.
C.
Segregation Of Funds; Annual Appropriations.
All funds contributed to the Program shall be maintained in a separate
fund. Subject to appropriation, each year's operating budget may contain
a line item for each activity in the Program. No other City funds
shall be used for the Program.
D.
Priority Use Of Funds. On the effective
date of this Section, the amount of money previously donated and not
distributed for meal delivery services shall be used exclusively for
meal delivery services, and subject to appropriation, at the rate
of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per year until the previously
donated money has been spent. In addition, on the effective date of
this Section, all monies thereafter donated shall be used exclusively
for homeless or senior citizen services until the amount of money
previously donated for meal delivery services is expended. Thereafter,
subject to appropriation, the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
of monies donated each year shall be used exclusively for meal delivery
services and the remaining monies donated that year shall be used
for homeless or senior citizen services.
