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Home My WebLink About17365 ORD - 11/17/1982AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, AS AMENDED, BY ADOPTING CERTAIN NEW PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 55 ENTITLED "UTILITIES" SO AS TO ADOPT A POLICY ON WATER MAIN EXTENSION ASSESSMENTS DESIGNATED AS SECTION 55-55 ESTABLISHING A METHOD OF COMPUTING A PER FOOT ASSESSMENT RATE BASED ON (A) ESTIMATED COST OF WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS AND (B) ACTUAL BID COSTS OF WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,. TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the Corpus Christi City Code, 1958, as amended, be and the same, is hereby amended by adding Section 55-55 to read as follows: SECTION 55-55 Policy on Water Main Assessments. The policy on water main assessments in the City of Corpus Christi shall be as follows: (A) The City will install, or cause to be installed, the appropriate size of water main within the City water system, to include necessary valves, tees, crosses, taps, manholes, thrust blocking, other appurtenant fittings, to include fire protection facilities, and to assess such installation against the abutting property owners, providing that such assessment does not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the estimated or actual cost of such installation, and further provided that no water main extension will be made to serve property, nor will any water main assessments be fixed against property which has not been platted or subdivided for a period of at least ten (10) years prior to the date of the assessment. Other necessary project costs, occasioned by the installation, such as pavement replacement, sidewalk and/or curb and gutter replacement, grading, etc., may be included in said assessment. (B) The assessment rate will be computed on a linear foot basis from plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer. The rate shall include eight percent (8%) of estimated or actual costs for engineering. Unless otherwise provided, the assessment rate will be computed by dividing the total project cost by the lineal footage of property to be assessed. The total project cost for assessment purposes is defined as that cost based on a maximum pipe size of six (6) inch diameter (with all required appurtenances, fittings, etc.) provided the property to be served is platted for one or two family residential use or so used at the time of assessment or platted SEP 2 19,4 MICROFILMED 17365 without improvements but committed in writing to one or two family residential use or in use for school or church purposes. For property uses other than the above, the City shall have the right to assess for the size of water main installed and/or appropriate to serve abutting property use, including necessary fire protection facilities. (C) The assessment rate may be computed on estimated cost for water line extension work, with such estimated costs being based on (a) the actual costs of installing the same or similar type water main and/or fittings prevailing in the area; (b) the assessment rate may be based on actual competitively bid bidding procedures; or prices for the installation in accordance with City (c) may be based, in the event of water line replacement project, at a rate of $3.50 per 1. Platted and used for one or use. front foot where the property is: two family residential 2. Is zoned R -1A, R -1B, or R -1C and contains a maximum of one single family dwelling. 3. Is zoned R-2 and contains no more than two one -family dwellings or one two-family dwelling. 4. Is owned by and used for temple, convent, or monastery 5. Is owned by a college or non-profit private and is in of assessment. church, parish, hall, purposes. school, both public or use for such at the time A fifty percent (50%) credit will be allowed if the property has service presently located to the back of the lot and seventy-five percent (75%) credit if the service is in the front of the lot. Corner lots shall be assessed only for the shorter side of the same abutting upon a public street. SECTION 2. The cost assessed against said owners and their property, shall be payable in monthly installments not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) in number, the first of which shall be payable within thirty (30) days from the date of completion of said improvements and their acceptance by the City of Corpus Christi, and one installment each month thereafter until paid, together with interest thereon at the rate of eight percent (8%), with the provision that any of said installments may be paid at any time before maturity by the payment of the principal and accrued interest thereon. Any property owner against whose property an assessment has been levied may pay the whole assessment chargeable to them without interest within thirty (30) days after the acceptance and completion of said improvements. SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of conflict herewith, provided, however, that all rights, benefits, titles, income, charges and assessments owned by or due to the City of Corpus Christi under any previous assessment ordinances, or other ordinances are hereby expressly reserved and saved for the benefits of the City. SECTION 4. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance, for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full farce and effect for its purpose. SECTION 5. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi, which publication shall contain the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance. • That the foregoing ordinancewa read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the j day of 77oaern(,Gj 19 x.2 , by the following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky That the foregoing ordinance wig read for third reading on this the Art—'day of following vote: Luther Jones Betty N. Turner Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky That the foregoing rdinance wa! -ad for th- t time and passed finally on this the /7 ay of '� , 19J_, by the following vote: Luther Jones / Betty N. Turner , Jack K. Dumphy Bob Gulley _ Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr. / Dr. Charles W. Kennedy Cliff Zarsky PASSED AND APPROVED, this the J7 ay ATTEST time awl,passed to its ,19 ,by the C" Sear" y ' MAYOR THE CITY F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: DAY OF , 19 J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By Assistant City Attorney 17365 STATE OF TEXAS, Jss: County of Nueces. PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT CITY OF CORPUSICHRISTI Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day Personall ANNA GARZA —--__..�.__.........._.............__........ who Y Mme•...._._.__h ACCOUNTING CLERK being first duly sworn, according to law, "'_'.----••.�...........---......._......................says that he is the . of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, T� �� Christi -Thum NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NOT17365saidAMENDING d THE and that _ ---publication of of wbicLthe ••••••••..._ annexed is a true co py, was published _ CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER -TIMES on the.:. 22_ day of. NOVEMBER ��' __.19 $3 and once each..... DAY _thereafter ONE coaaecaiive..........DAY ter lot..•_•__,_,__--^ ....._._Times. $_ 36.00 _ ANNA GARZA ACCT CLERK Subfcribed and sworn to before me thin .. 15 Y EUGENIA S. CORTEZ • FEBRUARY 19$- 3 o� Nueces ....0 County, T PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 365 AMENDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE, AS AMENDED, BY ADOPTING CERTAIN NEW PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 55 ENTITLED "UTILITIES" SO AS TO ADOPT A POLICY ON WA- I. TER MAIN EXTENSION < ASSESSMENTS DESIG- NATED AS SECTION 55.55 t ESTABLISHING A METH- C OD OF COMPUTING A C PER FOOT ASSESSMENT T RATE BASED ON (A) ES- C TIMATED COST OF J WATER MAIN EXTEN- C j SIONS AND (B) ACTUAL al BID COSTS OF WATER 11 IS MAIN EXTENSIONS; PRO- R ed VIDING FOR 51 n SEVERABILITY, PROVID- D he ING FOR PUBLICATION. of nd Was passed and approved NI als by the CIty Council of the s1 t