HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 96ORDINANCE #96
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING AND ESTABLSHING A SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE CHARGE FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE
WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE TOWN OF OWASSO; PROVIDING FOR THE
MANNER OF DETERMINATION OF SAID CHARGE AND THE COLLECTION
THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE TOWN OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this
Ordinance, the following words shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "Sewers", "sewer mains", "public Sewers",
"sewer system", or words of like import shall mean
the conduits, pipes, mains, and works used to
collect and dispose of sewage, owned by the Town
of Owasso or connected to sewers that empty into
or connect to sewers owned, maintained or operated
by the Town of Owasso.
(b) "Sewer user" or "customer" is every water
customer of the Town of Owasso who purchases, from
said Town, water through a water meter connected
to the water lines of the Town of Owasso and whose
residence or business is also connected to the sewer
system of the Town of Owasso and any other person,
firm, association or corporation who uses the sewer
system of the Town of Owasso for purposes of disposing
of sewage.
(c) "Sewage" - Any waste matter, liquid, solid
or mixed placed in sewers for disposal except,
deleterious substances prohibited by ordinance.
SECTION 2. Rates of Charge. For the purpose of providing
funds for the maintenance, repair, extension and operation
of the Sanitary Sewer system of the Town of Owasso, Oklahoma,
and for other purposes, there is hereby imposed and
established the following Sanitary Sewer service charges
or fees:
Seventy-five Cents (75¢) per month to be
charged against each water meter in use
within or without the city limits of the
Town of Wasso.
SECTION 3. Collection. Ae charges herein established
for the use of the Sanitary Sewer system of the Town shall
be billed to each user monthly along with the bill o
and will carry the same due date, grace periods and penalties',
as are now or may hereafter be established for water service
bills. The Town Clerk or any employee authorized by the
Town to accept payment of utility bills, is hereby directed
to not accept Dayment of any water bill of a customer unless
payment be made simultaneausIV of the sewer service bill. if
any be due.
The Town shall have the right and privilege of discontinuing
water service to any premises for non payment of sewer service
charges in the same manner and subject to the same terms as
now or hereafter prescribed by law for discontinuance of water
service for non uayment of water bills, except that no turn-on
charge shall be collected. The Town shall have the further
right, in the event of non payment of the sewer service charges
herein fixed, to make an actual physical disconnection of the
lateral or house line from the public sewer or other sewer
connecting to the public sewers, and the cost of disconnecting
and connecting shall be the obligation of and paid by the customer
then using or thereafter desiring to use said sewer for said
premises.
Section 4. Severability. In the event any section,
phrase, part or parts of this ordinance shall be adjudged
void by any court of competent jurisdiction, such section,
phrase, part or parts so adjudged void shall be deemed
severable and separable, and the remainder of this ordinance
shall remain in full force and effect. It is hereby declared
to be the intent of the Board of Trustees tat this ordinance
would have been adopted had such void or unconstitutional
provisions, if any, not been included herein.
Section 5. Emergency. By reason of the serious financial
condition of Town, an emergency is hereby declared to exist for
the preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare
by reason whereof this ordinance shall be in full force and
effect immediately from and after its passage, approval and
publication.
PASSED with the emergency clause ruled upon separately and
approved this 1st day of June, 1956.
President Board of Trustees
ATTEST: Wayne Shahan
Town Clerk
APPROVED: Gerald
City Attorney