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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 913 05/21/1963 ORDINANCE NO. 913 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 23 of the MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, COUNTY OF COOK, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SEWER TAP ON CHARGES AND SEWER RATES FOR VILLAGE-OWNED SEWER NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount Prospect, County of Cook, Illinois: Section 1. That the title to Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect, County of Cook, Illinois, be amended as follows: "WATER AND SEWER Article 1. Article II. Article III Article IV General Provisions Service Pipes Meters: Rates Sewer Rates" Section 2. That the provisions of the following sections of Article I of Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect, County of Cook, Illinois be amended to read as follows: "Section 23.101 TURNING ON. No water from the village water supply shall be turned on for service into any premises by any person but the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department or some person authorized by him to perform this service." I I "Section 23.102 APPLICATION - FEE. Application to have water turned on shall be made in writing to the Village Clerk, and shall contain an agreement by the applicant to abide by and accept all of the provisions of this chapter as conditions governing the use of the village water and sewer system by the applicant. A fee of two dollars shall be paid for turning on the water." "Section 23.103 DEPOSIT. A deposit of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be made with each such application, this sum to be retained by the village to insure payment of all bills. When service to the applicant is discontinued permanently this deposit, less any amount still due the village for water or sewer service, shall be refunded without interest." "Section 23.105 SERVICE CONNECTION - FEE. No connections with a water or sewer main shall be made without a permit being issued and twnety-four hours notice having been given to the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department. Applications for connections shall be made to the Clerk. The fee for a water connection shall be $50 for a 3/4 inch p~pe no more than twenty feet in length; and an additional fee of ten dollars for each additional five feet or fraction thereof. One hundred dollars for a one-inch pipe no more than twenty feet in length; and an additional fee of ten dollars for each additional five feet or fraction thereof. For pipes over one inch, an estimated charge shall be made by the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department. A sewer tap-on charge in the amount of $15 per user shall be charged for each residential unit or business establishment served by a sewer tap-on into-a village-owned sewer. 1 2 The village shall furnish necessary pipes, cocks, valves, shut-off boxes and cast iron service boxes. Such work shall be done by the contractor under the supervision of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department." "Section 23.107 TAMPERING. It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by the village to tamper with, alter or injure any part of the village water or sewer system, or water meters." Section 3. That the Section No. 23.109 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect be changed to Section No. 23.111; that Sec. No. 23.110 be changed to Sec. No. 23.109; that Sec. No. 23.111 be changed to Sec. No. 23.110. Section 4. That the provisions of the following sections of Article III of Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect be amended to read as follows: "Section 23.309 NON-PAYMENT. The water supply may be shut off from any premises for which the water or village sewer bill remains unpaid for a period of ten days after the bill is rendered and mailed. When Jut off, the water shall not be turned on except on payment of the usual fee for turning on water." "Section 23.310 LIEN. Charges for water and sewer shall be a lien upon the premises as provided by statute. Whenever a bill for water or sewer service remains unpaid sixty days after it has been rendered, the Clerk may file with the Recorder of Cook County a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid bill, and a notice that the village claims a lien for this amount as well as for all charges for water served subsequent to the period covered by the bill. If the user of water and sewer whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises, and the Clerk has notice of this, then notice shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, if his address is known to the Clerk, whenever such bill remains unpaid for a period of sixty days after it has been rendered. The failure of the Clerk to record such lien claim or to mail such notice, or the failure of the owner to receive such notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid water and sewer bills as mentioned in the following section." "Section 23.3ll FORECLOSURE OF LIEN. Property subject to a lien for unpaid water or sewer charges shall be sold for non-payment of the same, and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be by bill in equity in the name of the village. "The Villap;e Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings, in the name of the village, in any court having jurisdiction over such matters, against any property for which a water or sewer bill has remained unpaid sixty days after it has been rendered." 2 SECTION 5. That Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Mount Prospect be amended by adding Article IV thereto to read as follows: "ARTICLE IV. SEWER RATES." "Section 23.401 CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL USERS. Each resi- dential user of a village owned sewer shall pay a charge of $2.50 per month." "Section 23.402 CHARGES FOR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USERS. Each commercial or industrial user of a village owned sewer shall pay a charge of $4.00 per month." "Section 23.403 BILLS. Bills for sewer shall be dated and sent out at such time and in such form as may be directed by the President and Board of Trustees. Users of both water and sewer shall receive a combined bill." Section 6. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. PASSED this 21st day of May, 1963. APPROVED this 21st day of May, 1963. -'"' 0 1;1 (jJ:~'4,,~ c:T.~, Pre s i den t =:=----:::z. ~-:::::~=~-- '.'-.-' Attest: rl1~-<A~A-._ e. 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