Establishing a New Schedule of Rates & Charges for Services Water Works

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• A-minimum-eharge-shall-be-levied-fer-eaeh-family-dweiling-unit leeated-in-an-apartment-eemplex;-hetel-er-metei-er-meblle-heme park-ef-three-dollars-f$3790-per-month-per-family-dweiling-unit; er-ef-the-metered-euble-feet-eensumptien-for-the-apartment eemplex;-betel-er-motel-er-meblle-home-park-as-eemputed-in aeeerdenee-with-seetien-l7-457-whlehever-is-greater: Section II. Chapter 17, Article, 4, Section 17-46 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 17-46 Late Payment Penalty. All bills for water services not paid within five (5) days from the due date thereof, as stated in such bills, shall be subject to a collection or deferred payment charge of ten-pereent-f6%+ six percent ( 6%)-en-the-total-amount-past-due of the current monthly bill. Section III. Chapter 17, Article 4, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a new section, Section 17-46.1, which shall read as follows: Sec. 17-46.1 Suburban Rates. Customers with water service outside the City Limits shall incur an added surcharge of twenty per cent (20%) of the rates and charges of Sections 17-45 and 17-46. Section IV. Chapter 17, Article 4, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a new section, Section 17-46.2, which shall read as follows: Sec. 17-46.2 Sales for Resale Rates. Customers such as suburban utilities, reselling water to their customers, shall incur a surcharge of forty-four percent (44%) added to the rates and charges of Section 17-45. Section V. Chapter 17, Article 4, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to add a new section, Section 17-46.3 which shall read as follows: Sec. 17-46.3 Bulk Sales Charges. Sales to tanker trucks or other bulk users shall be metered or estimated where metering is not feasible and the rates and charges of Section 17-45 shall apply except there shall be a minimum charge of twelve dollars ($12.00) per month. Section VI. Chapter 17, Article 4, Section 17-47 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 17-47 Non-Recurring Charges. (a) Deposits: Security deposits, payable upon service initiation and refundable upon service termination, shall be no more than one-sixth (1/6) of the estimated annual bill for each meter size. Governmental entities shall be exempt from deposits. (b) Tap Charges: The charge for main taps shall be at the Utility's cost.