Water and Sewer Rates Bylaw No. 2024-02

Shaunavon, Saskatchewan · No. 2024-02 · summary & facts

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) ) ZN TOWN OF SHAUNAVON BYLAW NO. 2024-02 A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF SHAUNAVON TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE USE AND CONSUMPTION OF WATER AND TO FIX THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY WAY OF RENT OR SERVICE CHARGED FOR THE USE OF THE SEWER The Council of the Town of Shaunavon. in the Province of Saskatchewan. enacts as follows: 1. A fee shall be charged when a water service turn on/off is associated with non- payment of accounts. or upon receipt of a Connection/Disconnection application from the property owner. This fee shall be as set out in Schedule “A™ hereto. or as amended from time to time. The fee for shutting off and turning on water service shall not be charged in cases where a leak is being fixed or other such emergency requires the watcr to be tuned off. The fee shall not be charged for turning on water to a new residence or commercial building. hv The charges to be paid by the water consumer whose property is located within the boundaries of the Town and whose water service has been turned on shall be those set forth in Schedule “B™ hereto. or amended from time to time: provided. however, that the minimum shall be payable in every case. whether or not any water is consumed. eo Persons who own or occupy premises located within the boundaries of the Town that are drained or that are by Bylaw required to be drained into the sewer shall pay for such services a rental rate or service charge in accordance with schedule “C™ hereto. or as amended from time to time. 4. The charge to be paid by metered water users who own or occupy premises located within the boundaries of the Town that are drained into the sewer shall be a combined rate as is set forth in Schedule “D™ hereto, or amended from time to time: provided. however. that the minimum shall be payable in every case whether or not any water is consumed. 5. The charges to he paid where the property is located outside of the Town’s corporate limits, where the water service has been tumed on. and for persons who own or occupy premises that are drained into the Town’s sewer shall be those as set forth in Schedule “E™ hereto. or as amended from time to time, provided. however, that the minimum shall be payable in every case whether or not any water is consumed. PENALTIES 6. Penalties for accounts in arrears as of certain dates shall be charged in accordance 38 with Schedule “!°" hereto. or as amended from time to time. REPEAL 7. Bylaw 2023-03 is hereby repealed. etfective of approval being issued by the Local Government Committee or the first day of July. 2024. whichever is the later. EFFECT 8. THE rates, charzes. tolls or rents contained in this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the day of approval being issued by the Local Governmges Committee or the figst day of July, 2024. whichever is the later. LE CAO Ay this 19th day of March 2034. ZF “CAO tJ TOWN OF SHAUNAVON SCHEDULE “A” TO BYLAW NO. 2024-02 RATE FOR TURNING ON AND OFF A WATER SERVICE The fee to be charged for Town staff to turn on a water connection service is $50.00. The fee to be charged for Town staff to turn off a water connection service is $50.00. mW 2 ie | TOWN OF SHAUNAVON SCHEDULE “B” TO BYLAW NO. 2024-02 MONTHLY WATER RATES PROPERTIES WITHIN TOWN LIMITS FLAT RATE Any Amount $33.45 Concrete (Redi Mix) Plants $63.55 METERED (Whiere Combined Rate Does Not Apply) 6600 gallons or less $33.50 6601 gallons or more $5.20 per 1000 gallons or part thereof The charge for water drawn from the coin-operated dispenser shall be $1.10 per 38.52 gallons or 175 liters, and from the bulk water dispenser $5.60 per cubic meter. (b TOWN OF SHAUNAVON SCHEDULE “C” TO BYLAW NO. 2024-02 MONTHLY SEWER RATES PROPERTIES WITHIN TOWN LIMITS For accounts where the water is not metered or Town water not supplied: 1. is) las RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (a) $22.85 for each single-family dwelling unit. plus (b) $22.85 for each accommodated business operation. where applicable. plus (c) $10.80 for each additional dwelling unit where a single-family dweiling provides such. COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (a) Automobile service stations, automobile sales. repair and/or service at $45.60 (b) Machinery and/or implement sales. repair and/or service at $45.60 (c) All other business operations with separate facilities at $21.75 (d) Office buildings with common facilities at $22.85 charged to the owner of the building (ec) Domestic dwelling units at $22.85 for each single-family dwelling unit GENERAL REGULATIONS (a)A single-family dwelling shall be one that was originally intended for that purpose only but may have a suite in the basement or on the second floor. (b) Single-family dwelling units shall include separate trailer units within a trailer park. (c) In apartments, duplexes or like residences. a suite shall be deemed a single-family dwelling unit. tb TOWN OF SHAUNAVON SCHEDULE “D” TO BYLAW NO. 2024-02 MONTHLY COMBINED WATER AND SEWER RATE PROPERTIES WITHIN TOWN LIMITS Where water meters are currently in use or when such meters may be installed in the future. the monthly rate for sewer and water shall be: $8.60 per 1000 gallons or part thereof Minimum billing $56.45 (‘ess than 6600 gallons) This combined rate shall apply to Commercial. Industrial. Institutional buildings, as well as Trailer Parks/Courts and Apartment buildings. th ~~ — F ee -_, ~~ — _—, o~ TS om 7h TOWN OF SHAUNAVON SCHEDULE “E” TO BYLAW NO, 2024-02 MONTHLY WATER AND/OR SEWER RATE PROPERTIES OUTSIDE OF TOWN LIMITS l. Where water meters are installed in buildings or structures outside of the municipality and the building or structure is not connected to the Town’s sewer system. the monthly rate for water shall be: $10.35 per 1000 gallons or part thereof Minimum billing $67.00 (6600 gallons or less) 2. Where properties outside of the Towns corporate limits are connected to the Town's sewer system. but not the Town’s water supply the monthly sewer rate shall be: 1, Residential Buildings a) $45.65 for each single-family dwelling unit. plus b) $21.55 for each additional dwelling unit where a single family dwelling provides such. y Commercial/Industrial Buildings a) $79.95 Greenhouse Operations General Regulations los a) A single-family dwelling shall be one that was originally intended for that purpose only but may have a suite in the basement or on the second floor. b) In apartments. duplexes or like residences a suite shall be deemed a single-family dwelling unit. 3. Where water meters are installed in buildings or structures outside of the municipality. and those properties are connected to the Town's sewer system. the monthly rate for sewer and water shall be combined and based on water consumption as follows: $17.15 per 1000 gallons or part thereof Minimum billing $112.85 (6.600 gallons or less) This rate shal! apply to residential and commercial properties. 4. Where water meters are installed in buildings and structures outside of the municipality. the property owner shail pav for all costs. as per the current Water/Sewer Line Connection, Maintenance & Repair Policy. tb TOWN OF SHAUNAVON SCHEDULE “F” TO BYLAW NO. 2024-02 PENALTIES TO BE CHARGED ON WATER AND SEWER ARREARS l. The penalty to be charged on all flat-rate water and/or sewer service accounts that —_ are unpaid on the first day following the three-month time period in which they were levied for. shall be 4.5% of the arrears. Zz: The penalty on «ll metered water service and sewer service accounts that are unpaid 30 days after billing shall be 1.5% of the total arrears.