[Ord. No. 201, §2]
The existing waterworks of the city and the existing sanitary
sewerage system and all future improvements and extensions thereto,
whether to the waterworks or to the sewerage system or to both, shall
be and the same are combined and it is hereby declared that the waterworks
and the sewerage systems, and all future improvements and extensions
thereto as aforesaid, thenceforth shall be operated and maintained
as a combined waterworks and sewerage system.
[Ord. No. 451, §§1,2; Ord. No. 616, §1.; Ord. No. 2047 §2, 6-17-2008]
(a)
All new residential and commercial construction, together with existing
construction remodeled or altered to the extent that its use is materially
changed, shall, in order to use the water system of the City, be required
to pay a hook-on fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00)
for each residential unit and three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00)
for each individual commercial unit. For purposes of this Section,
a residential unit in single-family residential zoning districts shall
be considered to be one (1) principal structure and up to two (2)
ancillary or accessory structures which need not be connected simultaneously.
(b)
Residential developments of forty (40) units or more and community unit developments shall not be required to pay hook-on fees as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, but shall be treated as separate projects for which water use hook-on fees shall be determined and charged after consideration by the planning and zoning commission, the board of aldermen and/or the city engineer based upon their impact upon the city's water system.
(c)
These fees shall be adjusted on an annual basis, effective January
1 of the year in question, to reflect increases, if any, in the November
offering next preceding this January 1 of the Cost of Living Index
for all urban consumers for the St. Louis area published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, as compared
to the previous November offering, using the period 1967 = 100 as
the base period. All such computation of increases made as provided
herein shall be rounded to the nearest fifty-cent figure, and shall
not be further adjusted during the course of the year in question
until the following January 1 of the next year in question, when such
further adjustments, if warranted as provided herein, shall be made.
[Ord. No. 427, §§1 to 4; Ord. No.
701, §1]
(a)
BENEFITS
ELIGIBLE RESIDENT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
LIVING UNIT
As used herein, the terms listed below are defined as follows:
The minimum charges assessed against and collected from resident
users by the city for water consumption, together with taxes thereon,
if any.
A person possessing all of the following qualifications:
Full-time resident of the city.
Age sixty-five years at date applications for benefits made
and during the entire time for which benefits are claimed.
Primarily liable for the taxes or rent for the living unit occupied.
Income, together with the income of all other persons occupying
the living unit, from all sources, including, but not limited to,
Social Security payments, Old Age Assistance, earnings, interest,
dividends and capital gains, did not equal the dollar amount stated
in the following table for the calendar year immediately preceding
the date of application for benefits:
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Calendar Year
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Maximum Income
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1983
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$10,500.00
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1984
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$11,000.00
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1985
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$11,500.00
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1986 and following years
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$12,000.00
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The dwelling occupied by an eligible resident, whether owned
or rented.
(b)
Retroactive to January 1, 1975, an eligible resident shall, upon
application to the city clerk, be entitled to refund and/or nonassessment
or credit for the basic minimum monthly charges and tax, if any, assessed
by the city for residential water usage, together with tax thereon,
if any;
(c)
Application for the benefits provided for in this section shall be
made by eligible residents not later than sixty days following April
1, 1975, and thereafter within sixty days after they have attained
age sixty-five. Failure to make such timely application will limit
applicants to nonassessment of or credit for minimum water and waste
disposal charges accruing thereafter. Such application shall be made
to the city clerk, who is hereby authorized to require proof of eligibility,
including, but not limited to, proof of age, income tax status, proof
of prior utility payments and record of earnings.
(d)
Refunds herein provided for shall be paid from the general revenues
of the city.
[Ord. No. 481, §1]
As soon as is practicable, all water dispensed for human consumption
by the city water department shall be fluoridated to the extent currently
recommended by the bureau of dental health, state department of health,
and to the extent thereafter that such recommendation is changed.
[Ord. No. 486, §3]
The water and sewer commissioner and all other duly authorized
city personnel shall have the uncontested right of entry upon property
in order to discharge the duties and perform the services provided
for in this article.
[Ord. No. 486, §1; Ord. No. 616, §1.; Ord. No. 1637 §1, 9-17-2002; Ord. No. 1841 §1, 7-19-2005)
The following rates and regulations shall be in effect relating
to the use of water distributed by the Water Department of the City:
(a)
Monthly charges. The monthly cost to users of water
shall be computed as follows:
[Ord. No. 2272 §3, 10-1-2013; Ord. No. 2528, 1-7-2020]
(1)
Residential.
a.
Fifteen dollars ($15.00) base monthly rate, plus two dollars and
fifty cents ($2.50) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water
(or fraction thereof).
b.
For those qualifying for participation in the State of Missouri's
Circuit Breaker Program, the base monthly rate shall be reduced by
seventy percent (70% ), and the rate for consumption shall be reduced
by twenty percent (20%).
(b)
Unit charges. In all instances where a single water
meter serves more than one (1) family unit or more than one (1) commercial
or industrial account or any combination of these, a monthly service
charge shall be levied for each consumer unit except the first (1st)
unit as follows:
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$1.15 (Effective August 1, 2005)
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$1.20 (Effective August 1, 2006)
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$1.25 (Effective August 1, 2007)
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(c)
Repair or replacement charge. The cost of repairing
or replacing water meters larger than three-fourths (3/4) inch shall
be borne seventy-five percent (75%) by the user and twenty-five percent
(25%) by the City.
[Ord. No. 1800 §1, 11-2-2004]
A water meter deposit shall be required to establish water service
for all residential or commercial premises which is served by an individual
water meter. Such deposit shall be in the amount of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for owner-occupied premises and fifty dollars ($50.00) for
rental or leased premises. The water meter deposit shall be refunded
upon the water service at the subject premises being terminated or
transferred if there is no outstanding City utility account balance,
however, such may be applied to fully or partially offset any outstanding
balance owed to the City.
[Ord. No. 486, §2.; Ord. No. 1620 §1, 7-2-2002; Ord. No. 1800 §1, 11-2-2004; Ord.
No. 1844 §1, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 2324 §1, 3-3-2015]
When monthly charges for water, sewer or solid waste removal
services, or any combination thereof, remain unpaid for three (3)
months or more, the City shall be authorized to disconnect or discontinue
such services. In that event, before such service or services can
be resumed, the user shall, in addition to paying the delinquent charge
or charges in full, pay twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the
cost of restoring the service. In instances when a City employee is
requested to restore water service to a property after normal hours
of the Public Works Department (Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.), the cost for restoring such water service shall be
forty-five dollars ($45.00).
[Ord. No. 486, §1.; Ord. No. 1800 §1, 11-2-2004]
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to open or
tamper with water meter boxes. Persons found guilty of so doing shall
be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and/or imprisonment
for a period not exceeding six months.
[Ord. No. 1100 §§1-6, 5-17-1994; Ord. No. 1566 §§3-4, 11-6-2001; Ord.
No. 1800 §1, 11-2-2004]
(b)
In the case of residential development, water impact fees must be
paid to the City in conjunction with, and at the time of building
permit issuance. In the case of multiple dwelling unit residential
development, such fees may be paid on a lump sum basis or with each
building permit. In the case of commercial or industrial development,
impact fees shall be calculated and assessed upon an applicant submitting
a "Municipal Zoning Approval for Permit Application" form to the City
for approval, and said impact fees shall be paid to the City before
the issuance of an occupancy permit or business license for the subject
premises. Impact fees shall be collected only for new construction;
expansions, additions and renovations are exempted, however, additional
impact fees may be assessed in the event a building, unit, bay or
space is utilized in a manner which is of a higher intensity than
that upon which the original impact fee was based.
(c)
The City may consider the allocation of all or a portion of required
impact fees toward the subject site specific development if there
is documented evidence provided by an applicant that there will be
substantial benefits provided off-site as well, as approved by the
City. In the event that infrastructural improvements must proceed
prior to or concurrent with the subject development, the City may
consider advancing monies necessary to complete said improvements
if same is secured by an escrow approved by the City until such time
that all impact fees are collected by the City, only if the City makes
a determination that it has the resources readily available and a
maximum advancement term is established by the City. These impact
fee requirements do not in any way relieve an applicant of any water
and sewer infrastructure installation requirements, connection fees
or any other customary fees or costs.
(d)
The following types of proposed construction or development which
may or may not have already had impact fees imposed are exempt from
these provisions: single lot, private owner residence development,
residential subdivision developments having received at least preliminary
approval as of May 17, 1994, and commercial or industrial projects
or facilities approved by the City as of May 17, 1994. All impact
fees which were imposed prior to May 17, 1994, shall remain in full
force and effect at their respective pre-existing levels.
(e)
Water and sewer impacts fees imposed and collected by the City may
not be utilized by the City or its assigns for any other purpose than
the construction, operation and maintenance of the water and sanitary
sewage systems.
(f)
Any impact fee schedule adjustments must be approved by the Board
of Aldermen.
(g)
Water impact fees. Ancillary structures such as
storage sheds or storage buildings are excluded from these fees. The
City shall make a determination as to the applicability of the fee
structure in cases where building classification is in question or
in cases of general interpretation of this schedule.
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Single-Family Residential Development: Per
single-family residence.
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Water Impact Fee:
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$1,000.00
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Multiple-Family Development: Per unit regardless
of the number of units in a single building (50% of Single-Family
Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$500.00
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Commercial Development: Per building, store,
unit or bay, whichever is greater in number.
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(a)
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Commercial entities using water in sales or production (250%
of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$2,500.00
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(b)
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Commercial entities not using water in sales or production (150%
of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$1,500.00
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Light Industrial Development: Per building,
store, unit or bay, whichever is greater in number.
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(a)
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Light Industrial entities using water in sales or production
(350% of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$3,500.00
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(b)
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Light Industrial entities not using water in sales or production
(150% of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$1,500.00
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Heavy Industrial Development: Per building,
store, unit or bay, whichever is greater in number.
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(a)
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Heavy Industrial entities using water in sales or production
(450% of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$4,500.00
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(b)
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Heavy Industrial entities not using water in sales or production
(150% of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Water Impact Fee:
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$1,500.00
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Office Development: For purposes of this Section,
an "office" is a place of business characterized by the absence of
retail sales as a principal business activity.
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Water Impact Fee:
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Forty cents ($.40) per square foot.
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[Ord. No. 1505, 1-16-2001; Ord. No. 1800 §1, 11-2-2004]
Pursuant to St. Louis County Ordinance No. 20,110 as authorized
by Section 66.405 RSMo., an election was held in St. Louis County
on November 7,2000 and the qualified voters of St. Louis County approved
the imposition of a one dollar ($1.00) per month fee to provide funds
to pay for repair or replacement commencing July 1, 2001, of water
lines extending from the water main to a residential dwelling due
to failure of the line or for road relocation. Such fee is to be imposed
upon residential property having four or fewer dwelling units.
The City has the contractual authority to administer the program,
collect the monthly fees associated with the program and to develop
and enforce program guidelines.
