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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1156
AN ORDINANCE TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA BY PROVIDING REGULATIONS RELATING TO
EXISTING NON -METERED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, as follows:
Section 1. Investigation reveals that there exist certain electrical service connections within the
Fairhope Electrical System service area which are not metered. Those services include
but are not necessarily limited to sprinkler systems and entrance lights.
Section 2. All non -metered services to all private properties be and the same hereby are declared
to be nuisances by reason of loss of revenue to the City and possible exposure to
liability on the City's part.
Section 3. 1. All such services must be provided with meters connected thereto within not more
than Sixty (60) days after the effective date of this ordinance.
2. All persons maintaining such services shall be billed for same for the sixty days or
part thereof that such services continue at the pro-rata rate of $100.00 per month.
Section 4. Services continued without meters or those on which service charges provided herein
have not been paid after the sixty day period shall be immediately terminated by the city
and shall not be re-established except as properly installed, metered service. Provided,
however, that where he deems the cost of metering not to be in the City's interest, the
superintendent of the City's electrical department may, with due regard for safety,
authorize minor non -metered connections to be billed as provided herein. In the event
of such authorization, the said superintendent shall provide a list of all such connections
to the billing department and such list shall be kept current on a monthly basis.
From and after the date of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person to make any
connection to the City's power system unless the same is properly installed and metered,
except for minor services authorized as provided above.
Persons charged with violation of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished as
provided in Section 1-8 of the Fairhope Code of Ordinances.
Section 5. The following procedure shall be used in determining monthly billing charges for all
authorized minor non -metered connections:
The said electrical superintendent shall determine the amperage load for the connection
and the estimated time of duration, thereby deriving the number of kilowatt hours to be
used during a billing period. He shall then provide the number of kilowatt hours to the
superintendent of the meter department. The customer shall then be billed the monthly
minimum applicable for each such connection plus the charge for the number of
kilowatt hours submitted.
Section 6. Each phrase, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance is severable from all other
such phrases, sentences, paragraphs or sections. Should any part of this ordinance be
declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, such declaration shall not affect any
other part or portion of this ordinance.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect upon its due adoption and publication as required
by law.
ADOPTED THIS THE 23`d DAY OF September , 2002.
Timot M. K nt, May r
ATTEST•
Geniece W. Johnson, City r