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Home My WebLink AboutORD 5827 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 5827 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 8-4-46 OF CHAPTER 4, WATER, OF TITLE VIII (HEALTH AND SANITATION) OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, CLARIFYING THE CITY'S WATER LEAK ADJUSTMENT POLICY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Section 8-4-46, Water Billing Adjustment for Water Leak, of Chapter 4, Water, Of Title VIII (Health and Sanitation) of the Renton Municipal Code, is amended as follows: 8-4-46 WATER BILLING ADJUSTMENT FOR WATER LEAK: A. The City will process and grant no more than one (1) water billing adjustment for water leaks on the customers' side of the water meter per water service connection every five (5) years. Adjustments will be calculated over the billing periods when the water leak occurred, up to a maximum of two (2) regular meter reading cycles. �ea�a�ldjustments will be granted for leaks on the service lines only. A service line is the aipe from the Citv-owned water meter to the house or commercial buildin�. Examqles of pipin� that are not eli�ible for leak adiustments include but are not limited to irri�ation svstems; frozen connections or pipes; hose bibs; leakv toilets or internal buildin� plumbin�: pools or hot tubs; outdoor water features such as ponds or fountains; and docks. B. A written request for a water billing adjustment must be submitted to Utility Billing Customer Service within sixty (60) days of discovery of the water 1 ORDINANCE N0. 5827 leak and/or sixty (60) days of receipt of a notice from the City regarding high water consumption and that a water leak might have occurred. The written request must include the service address, billing periods over which the leak occurred, location of the leak and a copy of the repair receipt and/or a description of the completed repair. The applicant must show that the leak occurred on the service line and was repaired. Photos verifying the repair and the location of the repair on the service line are strongly recommended. Exception to the timely submittal of an adjustment request may be made if the Administrative Services Department Administrator or designee determines that the applicant has made good faith effort to effect the necessary repairs, or the repairs cannot be performed due to other extraneous circumstances that cannot be controlled by the applicant. C. The water portion of the bill will be adjusted by charging for only fifty percent (50%) of the leaked consumption over the two (2) billing periods when the leak occurred. A sample calculation for an adjustment is: (0.50 X Consumption in excess of the historical average for the billing period) X Commodity Rate. Adjustments greater than two thousand dollars ($2,000) shall be submitted to the Finance Committee for approval or denial. There will be no adjustment of the Basic Monthly Charge or any other water charge. SECTION 11. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after publication of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this ordinance's title. 2 ORDINANCE N0. 582� PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th day of December , 2016. n.-,--(�-( ` . � Jason� Seth, C�C�erk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of December , 2016. Denis Law, Mayor ��,,,, Approved as to form: ��.�� F REH'�a,, � �. `,,,.�`,�y��,,,,,,,,��,,,,��TD �.,� C, ;` ��. Z'-. � x '- 's �•e.t.�._to G-+--.,.a, ' _ 's # * SEAL * � Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney s = '�' � = � ,, ;= .. .. � �, . •� y . , o - '�� /��nn��`�� 6�`.1`2 Date of Publication: December 16� 2�16 (summary) ,��i�p�RATEO SEQ�\��`�� 'i+��a�i►►+��"'� ORD:1950:11/9/16:scr 3