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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 6085CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 6085 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SUBSECTION 8-2-2.G, SECTION 8-2-3, SUBSECTION 8-4-24.A, SECTIONS 8-4-31, AND 8-5-15 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING PIPED UTILITY RATES FOR 2023 AND 2024, AUTHORIZING CORRECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in effect and unchanged. SECTION II. Subsection 8-2-2.G of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: G. Special Rates: Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualified under RMC 8-4-31.0 for low- income rates; are eligible for the following monthly rates: Low -Income Subsidized Rates Qualified PF09F to August-1, 1994 Qualified after�st 1, 1994-a„a prior to May 31, 2008, 75% subsidy 202423 Rates 202424 Rates g $3.8:74.10 $4.-964.26 Qualify after May 31, 2008, 50% subsidy $�38.20 $-7-.888.52 SECTION III. Subsection 8-2-3. E of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: E. Charges For Surface Water Utility: 1 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 1. The following schedule is hereby adopted as the monthly charges to be paid to the City for surface water utility services: 2= 2023 20222024 _ Rates Rates Single-family dwelling $19 4516.39 $45.7617.05 Low intensity, 0.5 acre or less $88:2540.58 per $89-4242.20 per acre $55-4258.69 per acre $15&.-4361.03 per Medium intensity, 0.5 acre or less acre $�-3 5.67 per acre $72.:7678.70 per High intensity, 0.5 acre or less acre acre Low intensity, more than 0.5 acre $�5A81.15 per $79-4384.40 per acre acre Medium intensity, more than 0.5 acre $410 69117.32 per $412.81122.02 acre per acre High intensity, more than 0.5 acre $442.6:7151.34 per $145.52157.39 acre per acre $3981163.16 per $156:88169.68 Gravel pits acre per acre City streets $35:2-540.68 per $894242.31 per acre acre $23 4125.32 per County, State, and Federal highways $22-.9& 4.35 per acre acre 2. Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualify under RMC 8-4-31.0 shall be eligible, upon application, for special rates as detailed in RMC 8-2-2.G. SECTION IV. Subsection 8-4-24.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: A. Fees For Private Water; Fire Service: The charges for such fire protection services are hereby established as follows: 1. Fire Protection Charges: The private fire protection charges are hereby fixed in the following schedule: ORDINANCE NO. 6085 Meter 20212023 Rates PQ222024 Rates 1 inch $6-.&36.66 $6.66 1-Y inch $4-.247.44 $7.44 2 inch $9-.379.56 $9.56 3 inch $24-7625.25 $25.25 4 inch $844631.07 $31.07 6 inch $43.76644.63 $44.63 8 inch $58.9460.11 $60.11 10 inch $:76.9377.55 $77.55 12 inch $942293.04 $93.04 2. Water Used For Extinguishing Fires: No charge will be made for water used in extinguishing fire if the owner or occupant of the premises where such fire occurs gives written notice to the office of the Water Utility Engineering Manager within ten (10) days from the date of such fire. In no case will any tap be made upon any pipe used for fire service purposes or any tank connected therewith, nor shall the use of any water be permitted through any fire service nor through any pipes, tanks or other fixtures therewith connected for any purposes except the extinguishing of fire on such premises or testing flows for fire control purposes. SECTION V. Section 8-4-31 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: 8-4-31 CHARGES FOR METERED WATER SERVICE INSIDE CITY: A. Customer Classifications: There will be #ive-six (§§ Rew customer classes for the water utility. They will be single-family/duplex, multi -family, non- residential, private irrigation, city irrigation-, and Skyway wholesale. 3 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 B. Metered Rates: 1. The minimum rates for metered water supplied for all customer classifications except Skyway wholesale within the City in one (1) month or fractional period thereof are hereby fixed in the following schedule: Size of service 202423 Rates Single-family/duplex, multi -family, non-residential 20-2-423 Rates private irrigation, City irrigation 202424 Rates Single- family/duplex, multi -family, non-residential 202424 Rates private irrigation, City irrigation $11.23 3/4" $18.3118.68 $31.9111.23 $18.68 1" $36.3937.03 $19.6920.08 $37.03 $20.08 1-1/2" $:70:9571.45 $33.6934.27 $71.45 $34.27 2" $i99:78111.98 $51.4652.49 $111.98 $52.49 3" $229.5:7230.08 $108.79110.97 $230.08 $110.97 4" $344.1-2351.00 $i r:,i 94165.17 $351.00 $165.17 6" $671.35684.78 $896.72312.86 $684.78 $312.86 8" $' ,�61 340.2 $6:71.19684.61 $1,340.24 $684.61 10" - oc4 69 ��1997.8 $863-86880.32 $1,997.86 $880.32 12" $2,859. 2 907.5 $3-24691271.22 $2,907.56 $1,271.22 2. Commodity Rates: Three (3) consumption blocks will be established for single-family and duplex customers. The size of the first block will be less than five hundred (500) cubic feet of water consumed per month. The second block will be five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of water consumed per month. The third block will be over one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of water consumed per month. The rates for these three (3) blocks are as follows: 4 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 202423 Rates 202424 Rates Less than 500 cubic feet/mo. $2-.-642.69 100cf $2.69/100cf 500 —1,000 cubic feet/mo. $44.553.62 100cf $3.62/100cf Over 1,000 cubic feet/mo. $4-.484.57 100cf $4.57/100cf Customers that are multi -family, non-residential, private irrigation, aP4 City irrigation, and Skyway wholesale will pay for consumption at the following rates per one hundred (100) cubic feet: 20-2423 Rates 202424 Rates Multi -family $34-33.50 $3.50 Non-residential $3-4-23.69 $3.69 Private Irrigation $5-895.92 $5.92 City Irrigation $4.984.16 $4.16 Hydrant Meter $-5-.95.92 $5.92 Skyway Wholesale $3.75 $3.84 C. Senior Citizens And Disabled Persons: The following is hereby established for certain senior citizens and disabled persons who are economically disadvantaged as herein set forth: 1. Low -Income Seniors: A "low-income senior citizen" is defined as a person sixty-one (61) years of age or older who resides in a single-family dwelling that is separately metered with a City water meter for water usage, either as owner, purchaser, or renter, with the utility account under his/her name, and whose total combined household income does not exceed the annual income threshold for low-income rate eligibility. The annual income threshold for 5 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 eligibility for low-income rate shall be adjusted each calendar year, using the Income Guidelines for King County as provided annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or King County's qualifying income criteria for a senior citizen/disability property tax exemption, whichever is more favorable. Disposable income, defined by RCW 84.36.383(5), includes all income sources and amounts received by the owner, purchaser or renter, his/her spouse/domestic partner and any co -tenants. Any household with a disposable income of thirty percent (30%) or less of the median household income for King County and qualified for a subsidy prior to May 31, 2008, will be eligible for a seventy-five percent (75%) rate subsidy. All other households with an annual disposable income less than King County's maximum qualifying income for a senior citizen/disability property tax exemption are eligible for a fifty percent (50%) rate subsidy. For households with more than two (2) individuals, an additional five thousand dollars ($5,000) is added to the income threshold per individual. 2. Low -Income Disabled Citizen: A "low-income disabled citizen" is defined as: a) a person qualifying for special parking privileges under RCW 46.19.010; b) a blind person as defined in RCW 74.18.020; c) a disabled, handicapped, or incapacitated person as defined under any other existing State or Federal program; or d) a person on home kidney dialysis treatment who resides in a single-family dwelling that is separately metered for water usage, either as owner, purchaser or renter, with the utility account under his/her name, and R ORDINANCE NO. 6085 whose total combined household income does not exceed the annual income threshold for eligibility for low-income rate. 3. Application: a. A person shall meet either of the above requirements to qualify for senior citizen and disabled rate(s). Every such person shall file with the Utility Billing division of the City, his or her affidavit, that he/she or they are qualified to be charged the special rate for such utility services herein stated. b. Such statement shall contain such other information as the Utility Billing division may prescribe, including but not limited to address, ownership or interest in the dwelling occupied by such applicant(s), amount, source and nature of all household members' income from any and all sources, proof of disability status and/or age, together with the applicant's unqualified promise to forthwith notify the City of any circumstances or change in condition which would make the applicant(s) ineligible to receive said special rate(s). The Utility Billing division may establish rules and procedures for implementing this Section. 4. Low -Income Rates: a. Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualified under RMC 8-4-31.0 for low-income rates, are eligible for the following monthly rates: Low -Income Subsidized Rates 2023 Rates 2024 Rates Qualified prior to May 31, 2008, 75% subsidy includes nine hundred (900) cubic feet of water $4.67 $4.67 Qualify after May 31, 2008, 50% subsidy includes $9.34 $9.34 nine hundred (900) cubic feet of water 7 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 Any water consumption over nine hundred (900) cubic feet of water per month shall be charged as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section. Exception for those persons who qualify under home kidney dialysis. These customers are limited to one thousand seven hundred (1,700) cubic feet of water per month before any excess is charged as provided in Subsection A and B of this Section. .,.-.,.,i.J.,,d c., c �t,s,,,,., -+�s A and .,f this Ce,+i.,.. emeept fthese 1. rpeFseRs ORDINANCE NO.6085 ehaF`•ed a nreyided 'n Cu user+ienr A nr) Q of thin Cer+ien emeept fer the -Se neireJ in C4rer+enr A +nQ of +Lir Cer+ieni exeen+ fer these n •4�- e 5. For those senior citizens sixty-one (61) years of age or older and/or disabled citizens, when such seniors and/or disabled citizens are not otherwise eligible for special rates as low-income seniors and/or disabled citizens, but who qualify for property tax exemption pursuant to RCW 84.36.381(5)(a) and are not E ORDINANCE NO. 6085 residents of the City, shall be exempt from the fifty percent (50%) utility surcharge applicable to those customers not residents of the City. To receive this exemption the applicant must provide the information required under subsection C.3 of this Section. D. Rate Revenue For Capital Purpose: A portion of the revenue generated from the above rates will be used for water utility related capital improvement projects and/or debt services for the same as indicated in the adopted budget. Also included in the above rates are applicable State and local taxes. SECTION VI. Section 8-5-15 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows: 8-5-15 SEWER CHARGES: A. Disposal Rates: The monthly rates and charges for sewage disposal service shall be as follows: 1. Single -Family: 202423 Rate 202424 Rate Single -Family $31-3232.69 $31 7433.67 2. All Other Users: Other Users: 202423 Rate 20,1424 Rate Minimum Charge — $81.1232.69 $31.7433.67 includes 750 Cubic Feet usage charge Per each additional $44143.69 100 $3A143.80 100 100 Cubic Feet cf cf 10 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 usage charge over 750 Cubic Feet 3. Charges For Sewer Service Without City Water: In the event that water obtained from sources other than purchased from the City is either discharged or drained into the sewer system, users shall be charged by one (1) of the two (2) following methods: a. For single-family residences: 202423 Rate 202424 Rate Single -Family $31 1 B2.69 $17433.67 b. For other than single-family dwellings, the Public Works Administrator or designee shall install a water meter into such private water system at cost to property owners, and the method of billing shall be in compliance with Subsection A.2 of this Section. B. Separate Sewer Exempt Meter: Whenever the use of water is such that a portion of the water used does not flow into the City sewer system but is lost by evaporation or used in irrigation, manufacturing or any other use, and the person in control provides proof of this fact, such person may apply for the installation of a separate sewer exempt meter to measure the amount of water so used or lost and no charge shall be made for sewage because of water so used or lost. A sewer exempt meter application will be made in the same manner as a regular water meter installation. All sewer exempt meters shall be located at the property line 11 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 or adjacent to the regular meter; provided, however, an evaporation exemption may be granted to coin -operated and commercial laundries without the installation of a submeter. Such exemption shall be an eleven percent (11%) reduction in chargeable water consumption for commercial and industrial laundries and a three percent (3%) reduction in chargeable water consumption for coin -operated laundries. C. Service Outside Of City: The rates to such special uses shall be one and one-half (1-1/2) times the basic City water rates applicable to resident users for similar services plus any monthly fees levied by King County Wastewater except that such exemptions and discounts as provided in RMC 8-4-32 and subsections D.4 and D.5 of this Section shall likewise apply to these rates. D. Additional Charges: In addition to the foregoing charges specified in this Section, the following rates shall be charged, in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement with King County Wastewater: 1. Single-family dwelling units: Single -Family Residential: 28212023 Rate 2=22024 Rate King County Wastewater Charge $4-7.3-3752.11 $49 2752.11 King County Rate Adjustment Charge $0.00 $0.00 2. All users other than single-family: All Users Other Than Single -Family: 29212023 2=22024 Rate Rate 12 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 Minimum Charge includes 750 Cubic Feet usage $47.3752.11 $492752.11 charge King County Wastewater Charge — Per each $&4-26.95 $&.-=W6.95 additional 100 Cubic Feet usage charge over 750 Cubic Feet King County Rate Adjustment Charge $0.00 $0.00 3. Any additional charges hereafter imposed by King County Wastewater under the "Industrial Cost Recovery" or "Industrial Waste Surcharge" programs required under the FWPCA (PL 92-500), Section 204, or as same may be amended hereafter, plus fifteen percent (15%) thereof as an additional charge for the City's cost of implementing such programs. 4. Senior and/or disabled low-income rates: mmml a#. Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualify under RMC 8-4-31.0 for low-income rates after August 1, 1994, and -prior to May 31, 2008, are eligible for a seventy-five percent (75%) subsidy of City sewer charges and a nonsubsidized 13 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 rate for the King County Wastewater charge in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement with King County Wastewater: Low-income Rates Qualified after August 1, 1994 a4+d-prior to May 31, 2008 29212023 Rate 29222024 Rate King County Wastewater Charge Non -subsidized $47.3752.11 $49 2752.11 King County Rate Adjustment Charge $0.00 $0.00 City Sewer Charge 75% subsidy $7-488.17 $7 988.42 be. All other senior and/or disabled citizens qualifying under RMC 8-4- 31.0 for low-income rates after May 31, 2008, are eligible for a fifty percent (50%) subsidy for City sewer charges- and a nonsubsidized rate for the King County Wastewater charge in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement with King County Wastewater: Low-income Rates Qualify after May 31, 2008 20212023 Rate POPP2024 Rate King County Wastewater Charge Non -subsidized $4:7.37-52.11 $49 2752.11 King County Rate Adjustment Charge $0.00 $15.5:716.35 $0.00 $15.816.84 City Sewer Charge 50% Subsidy 5. For those senior citizens sixty-one (61) years of age or older and/or disabled citizens, when such seniors and/or disabled citizens are not otherwise eligible for special rates as low-income seniors and/or disabled citizens, but who qualify for property tax exemption pursuant to RCW 84.36.381(5)(a) and are not residents of the City shall be exempt from the fifty percent (50%) utility surcharge 14 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 applicable to those customers not residents of the City. To receive this exemption the applicant must provide the information required under RMC 8-4-31.C.3. E. Installation Of Sewage Meter: Whenever the use of the public sewer is such that infiltration and/or inflow is evident from a private sewage facility, or a building sewer, where the sewer flow is two (2) times in excess of the daily metered water, the Wastewater Utility Engineering Manager shall install a sewage meter and charge the regular monthly rates and charges for customers in that class, for all infiltration and inflow and sewage that it discharged into the public sewers. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the sewer meter shall be borne by the owner or applicant of the premises in question. F. Rate Revenue For Capital Purpose: A portion of the revenue generated from the above rates will be used for sewer utility related capital improvement projects and/or debt services for the same as indicated in the adopted budget. Also included in the above rates are applicable State and local taxes. G. Remission Of Sewer Rates: When a water meter has been turned off pursuant to the provisions of RMC 8-4-10, the owner or occupant may request, in writing, a remission of sewer rates. No remission of rates will be made for a period of less than one month. SECTION VII. These rates become effective with billings computed on or after January 1, 2023 for the 2023 rates and January 1, 2024 for the 2024 rates. SECTION VIII. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of 15 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references. The City Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or subsection titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance. SECTION IX. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance. SECTION X. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect January 1, 2023. No later than five (5) days prior to such effective date, a summary consisting of this ordinance's title shall be published in the City's official newspaper. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of November, 2022. f/, lo, Jaso A. Seth ity Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of November, 2022. 16 ORDINANCE NO. 6085 Approved as to form: ,�-1,40 Q ©�� Shane Moloney, City Attorney Date of Publication: 11/17/2022 (Summary) ORD-FIN: 2240: 9.26.22 •�'y 4F R EH *= SEAL : *= p0RA 'ED,SEe` I It 17