HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1701ORDINANCE NO. 1701
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 611
AND AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND ADD
TO CHAPTER 21, ARTICLE V, GAS ,
FAIRHOPE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE,
ALABAMA, as follows:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinance s, City of Fairhope, Alabama, Chapter 21, Article V,
is hereby amended to reflect the following changes and additions:
Article V. GAS
Section 21-60. Meter Deposit.
(a) There is hereby established a gas meter deposit for all residential users of one hundred
dollars ($100 .00).
(b) There is hereby established for a gas deposit for all industrial and commercial users of
three hundred dollars ($300.00).
( c) All tenants or lessees must produce either a social security card or driver's license at
the time of making such gas meter deposit.
Add the following Sections:
Section 21-62. Installation of New Gas Service Fees.
( 1) The City has established fees for new gas service installations to the gas system to
recover the material and labor costs to install the service; and costs relating to capital needs
for the gas transmission system.
There are hereby established installation service fees for installation of a new City gas
service as follows:
New Installation of Gas Service $300 .00
(First 250 feet included in fee)
(Anything over 250 feet will be $1.00 per foot)
Relocate/Disconnect Existing Service
Section 21-63. Inspection Fees of Gas Installation.
$200.00
There are hereby established Inspection fees for a new or established City gas service as
follows:
Initial Inspection
First Reinspection
Second Reinspection and any Subsequent Reinspection
$ 25.00
$100.00
$200 .00
Ordinance No. 1701
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Section 21-64. Tampering by Customer and Contractor.
There are hereby established Tampering Offenses for a City gas service as follows:
First Time Offense
Second Time and Disconnect
Disconnect and tum over to Police Department
$100.00
$300 .00
$500 .00
Any damage to equipment will be charged to the customer.
Section 21-66. Reconnect and Disconnect Fees.
Reconnect/Disconnect
Reconnect/Disconnect -After Hours
$ 75.00
$100 .00
Section 2.
Section 3.
Attest:
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance
are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of
this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, then such ruling sha ll not affect any other paragraphs and
sections, since the same would have been enacted by the municipality
council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its due adoption and
publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021
ADOPTED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021