O-86-2257 - 11/13/1986ORDINANCE NO. 2257
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, UTILITIES, CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS; BY AMENDING
SECTION I TO REQUIRE CONNECTION OF BUILDINGS TO BOTH
SEWER AND WATER. PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND
REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
That Chapter 10, Section l of the Code of Ordinances, City
of Round Rock, Texas be hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION l; CONNECTION TO AVAILABLE SEWER AND WATER LINE
REQUIRED WITHIN NINETY DAYS; TOILET FACILITIES
REQUIRED:
A. Each property owner owning a lot or plot of ground in the
City of Round Rock, Texas on which there is located a house or
dwelling occupied or capable of being occupied by human beings
and which lot or plot of ground is capable of connecting to a
city sewer or water line by construction of two hundred (200)
feet or less of sewer or water line is hereby required to
connect such house or dwelling to such sewer and water lines at
their expense within ninety (90) days from the time the sewer or
water service is evailab|e. Each said property owner is further
required to equip such house or dwelling with toilet facilities
and keep said toilet facilities connected at all times with the
city sewer and water lines and the occupants of the house or
dwelling shall at all times use the sewer and water facilities
of the city.
8. Each property owner owning a lot or plot of ground in the
City of Round Rock, Texas on which is located a building or
structure containing toilet facilities and which lot or plot of
ground is capable of connecting to a city sewer or water line by
construction of two hundred (200) feet or less of sewer or water
line is hereby required to connect such building or structure to
such sewer and water lines at their expense within ninety (90)
days from the time the sewer or water service is available.
Each said property owner is further required to keep any toilet
facilities in any building or structure connected at all times
with the city sewer and water lines and the users of said
building or structure shall at all times use the sewer and water
facilities of the city.
C. The City Council, may by resolutions, waive the requirements
to connect to the city sewer or water lines when physical
constraints would result in extraordinary cost to connect to
such lines.
SECTION 4 8 (2) (a) (vi)
In the case where a connection is required for an existing
building under Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Code of Ordinances
the base sewer service fee shall be waived where the lot or plot
of land was within the city limits prior to December 31, 1986.
SECTION 4 A (6) (a) (vi)
In the case where a connection is required for an existing
building under Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Code of Ordinances
the base water service fee shall be waived where the lot or plot
of land was within the city limits prior to December 31, 1986.
A. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance
shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
B. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council Members present, the requirement for
reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this
the .11/43°3day of
Alternative 2.
Adu°AL'''
, 1986.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day
of , 1986,
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 1986.
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MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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Multi -Mate Program
Titled: Utilities
Disk: Ordinances
Date: 10/30/86
DATE:
SUBJECT:
ITEM:
November 7, 1986
Council Agenda, November 13, 1986
11C - Consider an ordinance revising the current sewer hook
up policy. (First Reading)
The attached ordinance amends the present requirements to connect
to the city sewer system as follows:
1. Connection to both sewer and water will be required.
2. Connection will be required for both residential dwellings
and all other buildings having toilet facilities.
3. Connection will only be required where it can be accomplished
by constructing 200 feet or less line.
4. Council may waive the requirement to connect where physical
constraints result in extra ordinary costs to the property
owner (such as requiring a lift pump).
5. The capital recovery fee is waived for existing buildings
which must connect if they are within the city prior to
December 31, 1986.