City Passes First Reading Of Water/Sewer Tap Amendment

The Dillon City Council passed the first reading of Ordinance 10-15 [an ordinance amending Title 4 (Public Utilities), Chapter 4 (Charges and Fees), Section 4-4-9(E) (New Connections) of the City of Dillon Code of Ordinances in order to provide sewer service to the property line of all commercial businesses within the corporate limits of the city] at the December meeting.
The ordinance reads as follows: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Dillon, that Title 4, Chapter 4, Section 4-4-9(E) of the City of Dillon Code of Ordinances is hereby amended so that the provisions shall read as follows:
Section I. Section 4-4-9 New Connections
(E) Upon payment of all applicable fees the city will provide water and sewer service to the property line of all single family dwellings within the corporate limits of the city. The city will also provide water and sewer service to the property line of all commercial businesses within the corporate limits of the city for a 3/4 inch meter at the cost of $1,100.00 for water and/or at the cost of $1,100.00 for sewer, for a 1 inch meter at the cost of $1,300.00 for water and/or at the cost of $1,300.00 for sewer and a 2 inch meter at the cost of $2,400.00 for water and/or at the cost of $2,400.00 for sewer. For all other types of construction, water and sewer taps must be made by the owner’s private contractor.
Section II. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by Mayor and Council of the City of Dillon that the remainder of the provisions of Title 4, Chapter 4, Section 4-4-9(A) Exemptions, Section 4-4-9(B)(1), (2) & (3), Section 4-4-9(C), Section 4-4-9(D) and Section 4-4-9(F) of the City of Dillon Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect as though they were copied herein fully.
Section III. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by Mayor and Council of the City of Dillon that should any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed unenforceable or invalid, then the remainder of the provisions herein shall not be affected thereby and the same shall remain in full force and effect. The Council of City of Dillon hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and provision herein, even without the section(s), subsection(s), sentence(s), clause(s), or provision(s) that are held to be enforceable or invalid.
Section IV. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by Mayor and Council of the City of Dillon that all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give the provisions of this ordinance full force and effect.
Section V. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its adoption.

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