Posted: August 26, 2024 | Updated: September 11, 2024
ORDINANCE NO. 512
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF CRESCO, IOWA, BY AMENDING
PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO WATER METERS
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Cresco, Iowa, as follows:
SECTION 1. NEW SECTION. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Cresco, Iowa, is amended by adding section 91.12 entitled METERS SERVING MOBILE HOME PARKS AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS, which is hereby adopted to read as follows:
91.12 METERS SERVING MOBILE HOME PARKS AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS. The property owner shall be responsible for charges and maintenance for the water service lines and curb-stop for the entire building regardless of the number of meters installed. The owner has the option to choose one of these options for billing for water passing through the service line:
- One meter for reading purposes for each mobile home park or multi-family residential unit. The purchase of any meter over ¾ inch shall be the responsibility of the property owner. All such meters shall be purchased from the City and shall be maintained by the property owner in a manner satisfactory to the City. Charges for water used shall be based upon this meter and shall include all water passing through said meter, regardless of subsequent usage.
- Multiple meters may be billed by the City in the names of the tenants, however the property owner shall still be responsible for payment on all accounts unless a lien exemption is on file with the City for each unit. The City will provide one meter up to ¾ inch and all additional meters will be the responsibility of the property owner to purchase from the City. Water shall be shut off at the curb stop for the entire building for any delinquent account within the building pursuant to City of Cresco Code 92.05.
- Property owners in the downtown business district may have separate meters for the commercial and residential portions of their buildings. The City will provide one meter up to ¾ inch and all additional meters will be the responsibility of the property owner to purchase from the City. Water shall be shut off at the curb stop for the entire building for any delinquent account within the building pursuant to City of Cresco Code 92.05
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS ______ DAY OF _______________, 20______.
_____________________________ ATTEST: _____________________________
Mayor Alexander Fortune City Clerk Nicole Hill
1st Reading _________ Reading 3rd Reading
I certify that the foregoing summary was published as Ordinance No. 512 on the day of , 2024.
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City Clerk Nicole Hill