HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2025-48 - Amending Code in Section 13.04.120 relating to Water Rate Increase and Associated Fees*ORDINANCE NO. 41
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 13.04.120 TITLED
"RATES AND CHARGES —WATER —SCHEDULE" AND SECTIONS
13.04.150 AND 13.04.155 RELATING TO CERTAIN WATER TAP AND
METER FEES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN TEXAS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown (the "City") last modified its water rates in October 2025;
and
WHEREAS, the City has completed a cost of service study for the water utility service territory;
and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement water rates that recover the cost of water service for all
customer classes; and
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equity in billing, and the reduction of peak water demand; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
*F GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The meeting at which this ordinance was approved was in all things conducted in
compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
SECTION 2. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found
and declared to be true and correct and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a
part hereof, as if copied verbatim.
SECTION 3. Section 13.04.120 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown, Texas is
hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto'and incorporated herein.
SECTION 4. Sections 13.04.150 and 13.04.155 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Georgetown, Texas are hereby amended to read as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
All ordinances and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed, and are no longer of any force and effect.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or
application thereof, of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Secretary to
attest. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect on October 1, 2025 in
accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of Georgetown.
GcotgOlPwn, Texas, is the ffd—k 44Y of '12025
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 2 d and final reading at a re r meeting of the City Council
of Georgetown, Texas on this the 0 /&day of
ATTEST: reading
E-1 OF GEORGETOWN:
Robyn Densmore, City =ecretary osh roe er, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Skye asysonCityDAttorney
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See. 13.04.120. Rates and charges —Water —Schedule.
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A. Single -Family Residential Service:
1. Availability. This schedule applies to Residential Customers in single-family
residences, or to residential locations with a water meter for each Dwelling Uni
2. Customer Base Charge per month.
3. Monthly Customer Volumetric Charge, per 1,000 gallons for inside and outside
City limits:
4. Residential Customers may request a low-income water discount that is 30
percent (30%) below the current base rate for the meter size that is applicable.
a) Request for a low-income discount must be made in writing.
b) To qualify for the discount, customer or a permanent resident in the
household must participate in the Medicaid Program and provide verifiab
f•f that particin, such as an awar• letter•r•ther•fficial
dcumentation. I
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c) Requests for the low-income discount must be renewed annually.
d) Customers qualifying for the sewer low-income discount will automatically
receive the water discount.
B. Multi -family Residential Service:
I Availability. This schedule applies to Multi -Family Residential Customers with
domestic use only and more than one individual Dwelling Unit per water meter.
2. Multi -Family Residential Base Charge per month.
a) Inside City Limits - $33.25 multiplied by the number of Dwelling Units
b) Outside City Limits - $40.00 multiplied by the number of Dwelling Units
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I Multi -Family Residential Volume per Dwelling Unit will be calculated using the
following formula:
total billable volume in gations,per the meter
Volume per Unit =
( # of dwelling units served by the meter
a) Monthly Multi -Family Residential Volumetric Charge applied per Dwelling
Unit, per 1,000 gallons for inside and outside City limits:
b) Example: Shows calculation method for monthly Multi -family Residential
Volumetric charges only
Total billable Multi -family Volume, per the Meter = 500,000 gallons
Total Number of Dwelling Units served by the Meter = 14
Volume per Unit 35,714 gallons per dwelling unit
14
Volumetric Tiered Structure Unit Dwelling Total Usage, per Rate
Charge per
Usage Units the Meter
1,000 gallons
_fjS&als Served k als)
_!jp to an 7 14 98 $2.80
$274.40
Over 7,001 gallons, up to and 8 14 112 �4.2O
�470.
includin 15,000 3,allons
Over 15,001 gallons, up to and 10 14 140 $7.35
$1,029.00
including_gj 000_&allons
Over 25,001 gallons, up to and 10.714 14 150 $14.70
$2,204.94
includijj50 000 allons
Over 5 $18.40
$0.00
Total Multi -family Residential 35.714 500
$3,978.74
Volumetric Changes
1. Availability. This schedule applies to RV Parks whose meter is sized to provide
residential service from a master meterEight (8) Recreational Vehicle sites at an
RV Park, whether occupied or not, are equivalent to one (1) Dwelling Unit.
2. RV Park Base Charge per month.
a) Inside City Limits - $49.85 multiplied by 1/8 th the number of Dwelling Units
b) Outside City Limits - $60.00 multiplied by 1/8th the number of Dwelling
Units
3. RV Park Volume per Dwelling Unit equivalent will be calculated using the
following formula:
total billable volume in gallonsper the meter
Volume per Unit=
( # of dwelling units served by the meter
a) Monthly RV Park Residential Volumetric Charge applied per Dwelling Unit
equivalent, per 1,000 gallons for inside and outside City limits:
b) Example: Shows calculation method for monthly RV Park Volumetric
charges only
Total billable RV Park Volume, per the Meter = 500,000 gallons
Total Number of dwelling units served by the Meter = 112 slots = 112/8 = 14
Dwelling Units
Volume per Unit -- —"7"4"7 -- 35,714 gallons per dwelling unit
1. Availability. This schedule applies to Non -Residential Customers who meet one
of the following criteria:
a) Water usage is primarily due to manufacturing of a product and irrigation
usage is metered separately;
b) Municipal facilities that agree to curtail water usage at the Utility's discretion
based on drought measures and conservation practices;
c) Customers that operate a restaurant with a meter size of less than two inches;
d) Customers with installed and qualifying on -site evaporative cooling
equipment;
e) Customers utilizing reclaimed water;
f) Irrigation -only meters; or
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3. Monthly Non -Residential Volumetric Charge, per 1,000 gallons for inside and
outside City limits:
Customer e Meter Size Tier I Rate Tier 2 Rate Tier 2 Threshold
Small <2' $3.70 $9.96 300,001 gallons
commercial
Large 2" $3.70 $9.96 600,001 gallons
commercial
Large 311 $3.70 $9.96 900,001 gallons
commercial
Large 4" $3.70 $9.96 4,000,001 gallons
commercial
Large 61* $3.70 $9.96 6,000,001 gallons
commercial
Large 8'* $3.70 $9.96 8,000,001 gallons
commercial
Manufacturing <819 $3.70-
Municipal $3.70
interru title
Restaurant $3.70
Evaporative $3.70
Cooli �Iin
Fire flow $3.70
Irrigation only $11.05---
Fire hydrant $13.10
meter
Reclaimed $ .95
water
E. Fire Hydrant Meter/Bulk Water:
1 Applicability. This section applies to bulk water customers authorized byte City
to take water from a pre -determined fire hydrant having a fixed bulk meter.
a) A $1,500 deposit is required prior to use unless water is prepaid (bulk water).
b) Usage is read and billed monthly.
c) Monthly base rate is established in Section 13.04.120.C.2 "Fire Hydrant
Meter."
d) • • charge is established in Section 13.04.120.C.3 "Fire
Hydrant Meter."
• Additional ♦ pertaining to fire hydrants used • bulk water
delivery are in Chapter 13.3 5 (Fire Hydrant Use) and Chapter 13 3 6 (Cro
Connection Control). I
F. A customer may request an exemption to the rates provided in this Section for I
that occur on the customer side of the meter. The request shall be in writing and
addressed to the City Manager or his or her designee, who, after a review of the
circumstances of the request, may approve or disapprove the exemption request in
or Wr-su�?.iscretio-c.
G. All other provisions for City utility service shall apply, except as provided in this
Chapter.
Sec. 13.04.150. Water tap rates.
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.TER METER CONNECTIONS-3/411
TER METER CONNECTIONS- V
$71 11
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WATER METER i i
1 1
WATER METER • •
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METERWATER , • i
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WATER METER CONNECTIONS-6"
$6,250.00
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$12,870.00
i$16,070.00
WATERMETER CONNECTIONS- 1
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$1.270.00
$2,9KOO
WATER METER + • i
3900.00
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s6.380.00
WATER METER CONNECTIONS-8"
WATER METER CONNECTIONS- 1„
1 1 11
WATER METER CONNECTIONS- 12"
$16,220.00
Engineering and Inspection Out of City
Fee
ResidentiaL
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Multi -family (4 or more $400 per dwelling uni _r dwelling unit
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The City will install a water meter upon the payment of a tap fee for installation of a
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permanent meter and/or the deposit for temporary construction meter. All onsite in a 'tructur
must be installed, in new condition, and at the appropriate grade prior to installation. A trip
will be added for any location in which a meter is requested, but upon inspection by the City i
deemed incomplete, damaged, or otherwise not ready for meter installation.
A water service trip fee equal to 1 hour of fully loaded staff time and fully loaded vehicle tim
will apply in instances when water crews are dispatched to install a water meter, whether
temporary or permanent, at a site location and the site location is not ready for water service.
This water service trip fee shall be in addition to any other fees. I
ARTICLE IV. WATER TAP RATES AND WATER METERS
Sec. 13.04.150. Water tap rates.
Water tap rates are as follows:
A. Inside city.
B. Outside city.
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Created: 2025-M-23 07:02:38 [EST]
(Supp. No. 31, Update 1)
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