Chapter 13.15
SEWER RATES AND CHARGES
Sections:
Article I. Connection Charges
Article II. Sewer Rates
13.15.050 Vacant lot improvements.
13.15.080 Sewage disposal system sinking fund.
Article I. Connection Charges
13.15.010 Connection charge.
The charge for connecting to the Garibaldi sanitary sewer system shall be $125.00. [Ord. 64 § 1, 1964; Ord. 30 § 1, 1949.]
13.15.020 Trunk lines.
In lanes, streets, or drives in the city of Garibaldi where no sewer system exists and a trunk sewer line is installed for the purpose of serving the abutting property owners, the said property owners using said sanitary facility shall pay to the city of Garibaldi over and above the $125.00 sewer connection charge the sum of $1.50 per front foot of the owners' land abutting upon said street, alley or lane where said sanitary trunk line is installed. [Ord. 64 § 2, 1964.]
Article II. Sewer Rates
13.15.030 Collection.
The city recorder of Garibaldi is hereby directed to collect the rates and charges provided for in Article I of this chapter from each user of the sewage facilities of said city. All charges shall be shown on a regular monthly statement prepared and posted by said city recorder; said charges as and when collected by said city recorder shall be paid over to the treasurer of the city of Garibaldi. [Ord. 30 § 2, 1949.]
13.15.040 User defined.
The word “user” is defined to be the property owner or tenant and the property owner will be held responsible should any tenant not pay the said charges when due. [Ord. 30 § 3, 1949.]
13.15.050 Vacant lot improvements.
When any vacant lot which may be served by the sewage facilities of the city of Garibaldi is improved and when application is made for a sewer connection the owner of said property shall pay a sum equal to 50 percent of the sewer service charges that will apply to the new structure from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article to the date of the said application, but not for a longer period than five years. The sum paid as hereinbefore provided shall be deemed said applicant's share in applying the cost of disposal facilities that has been carried by other users. [Ord. 30 § 4, 1949.]
13.15.060 Enforcement.
Garibaldi may enforce the collection of rates and charges for the use of sewage facilities by any means that may be provided by the laws of the state of Oregon by certifying to the tax assessor of Tillamook County, Oregon, for collection in the manner and as provided by Section 2, Chapter 289, Oregon Laws, 1933, or permitted by the Charter and ordinances of Garibaldi. [Ord. 30 § 5, 1949.]
13.15.070 Certification.
In the event it becomes necessary to certify the service charges hereby established because of the nonpayment thereof, there shall be added to such charges a penalty in the amount of 10 percent thereof and the same shall bear when certified interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the date of such certificate. [Ord. 30 § 6, 1949.]
13.15.080 Sewage disposal system sinking fund.
The city treasurer of Garibaldi is hereby directed to set aside and pay into the sewage disposal system sinking fund, heretofore created by Ordinance 32 of Garibaldi, all of the gross revenue received from charges and rates collected for use of the sewer facilities as herein; provided, however, that the said city treasurer shall withhold $100.00 each month from said funds to be expended for the administration and operation of said sewage disposal system. [Ord. 30 § 7, 1949.]