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Home My WebLink AboutO-688ORDINANCE NO. 4'999 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT NEW GAS RATES FOR ALL GAS CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, AND ALL GAS CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA; AND TO DESIGNATE EACH CLASS OF CUSTOMER THEREIN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, that the following rate designations, and rates, for all gas customers of the City of Fairhope are hereby established: SECTION 1. GENERAL SERVICE WITHIN CITY LIMITS - G1 Applicable to individual dwellings and apartments, municipal and school buildings, and small individual commercial establishments whose physical location is within the corporate limits. MONTHLY RATE: First 300 cu.ft. or less for $3.06 (minimum), plus Next 1,000 cu.ft. or less @ .645, plus Next 8,700 cu.ft. or less @ .585, plus Next 90,000 cu.ft. or less @ .522, plus All over 100,000 cu.ft. @ .49 . SECTION 2. GENERAL SERVICE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS - G2 Applicable to individual family dwellings and apartments, municipal and school buildings and small commercial establishments whose physical location is outside the corporate limits. MONTHLY RATE: First 300 cu.ft. or less for $3.81 (minimum), plus Next 1,000 cu.ft. or less @ .715, plus Next 8,700 cu.ft. or less @ .605, plus Next 90,000 cu.ft. or less @ .54 , plus All over 100,000 cu.ft. @ .495. SECTION 3. INSIDE LARGE COn'IERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL RATE - G3 Applicable to large commercial and industrial customers whose median monthly consumption is 100 Mcf or more on an interruptable basis, and whose physical location is within the corporate limits. MONTHLY RATE: First 20,000 cu.ft. or less for $112.00 (minimum), plus Next 80,000 cu.ft. or less @ .522, plus Next 900,000 cu.ft. or less @ .49 , plus All over 1,000,000 cu.ft. @ .465. SECTION 4. OUTSIDE LARGE COM*TRCIAL & INDUSTRIAL RATE - G4 Applicable to large commercial and industrial customers whose median monthly consumption is 100 Mcf or more on an interruptable basis, and whose physical location is outside the corporate limits. MONTHLY RATE: First 201000 cu.ft. or less for $115.00 (minimum), plus Next 80,000 cu.ft. or less @ .525, plus Next 900,000 cu.ft. or less @ .49 , plus All over 1,000,000 cu.ft. @ .465. SECTION 5. SPECIAL WHOLESALE RATE TO TOWN OF DAPHNE, ALABAMA - G5 The rates charged the Town of Daphne shall be as per that certain section entitled "SPECIAL WHOLESALE RATE TO DAPHNE -G5" of the JANUARY 26, 1981, Gas Study prepared by St. John Engineers, Inc., as though set out fully herein. Ord No , page 2 A •rMT W Section 6. CITY OF FAIRHOPE USE Rates for City Use shall be the above set out G1, General Service Within City Limits, rates. Section 7. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (a) The above rates are those charged by the City and any additional charges levied by State or Federal authorities, such as the 4% State Utilities Tax, shall be in addition to said rates. (b) Bills are payable within ten (10) days from due date and, if not paid with- in such period, may be increased by an amount to be determined by Council. (c) If service is suspended, a reconnection fee will be charged as follows: G1 and G3 (Inside) Customers - $22.00 G2 and G4 (Outside)Customers - $27.50 (d) Service to more than one premises (unless served through one meter) shall not be combined, nor shall it be shared with or resold to others. (e) In the event the supply of natural gas to the City is curtailed or if the total supply is inadequate, only high -priority customers shall continue to receive service in accordance with the City's curtailment plan. A high - priority customer includes uses of gas in a residence, small commercial establishment, school, hospital or similar institution, or any use where curtailment would endanger life, health, welfare, or maintenance of physical property due to the unavailability of an alternate energy supply. (f) Normal service and delivery pressure to the customer shall be determined by the pressure available in the City's mains at the customer's location and may be reduced as necessary by the City to comply with supplier and regu- latory curtailment directives under the current Modified IV Category Plan. Where the customer's normal operational pressure requirements exceed the delivery pressure available, thus requiring the installation of increased compressor capacity, a pressure factor (corresponding to the Psig) will be used to calculate the actual monthly consumption to be billed. (g) In the event a Maximum Daily Quantity (MDQ) overrun penalty is levied against the City due, in part or in whole, to industrial delivery overruns, the industry will pay a daily overrun penalty of $1.00 per hundred cubic feet against all units in excess of the industry's established MDQ in addition to established rate. Section 8. If any part of this Ordinance shall be ruled unconstitutional or void by a Court of competent jurisdiction, then all other parts or sections herein shall remain in full force and effect. Section 9. All Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 10. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 20 January 1982 Utility Billing Cycle, after its due adoption and publication as required by law. ADOPTED THIS llth DAY OF JANUARY, 1982.