HomeMy WebLinkAbout[07] Ordinance Amendment – Ordinance 407 Street Light Utility
Council Agenda Item 7
MEETING DATE: December 16, 2019
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance Amendment – Ordinance 407 Street Light Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Administration
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The amendment is to Section 407.03 Utility Fees and Charges. It
adds Subd. 4 Educational and Ecclesiastical. The purpose of the addition is to state how each use in an EE
Zoning District will be charged for Street Lights.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
ATTACHMENTS: Request for Council Action
Ordinance 2019-05 Amending Ordinance 407
Ordinance 2019-05 Approving Summary Publication
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Motion 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2019-05 Amending
Ordinance 407.
Motion 2: Approve Ordinance 2019-05 Summary Ordinance (Supermajority Required).
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-05
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 407.03 OF
ORDINANCE 407 STREET LIGHT ORDINANCE
The City Council for the City of St. Joseph HEREBY ORDAINS
That Section 407.03 of the St. Joseph Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
Section 407.03: UTILITY FEES AND CHARGES. The utility shall charge utility fees
established from time to time by the City Council to recover from all property owners any debt service
and operation and maintenance of the street lighting system facilities in the City. All property owners
in the City of St. Joseph will be billed a proportionate share of the operation and maintenance of a
city-wide street lighting system. The proportionate share of the utility shall be equated to a charge
per unit and the unit charges shall be applied as follows:
Subd. 1: Residential Uses – including single family, two family, three family and
Manufactured Home Community Park and dormitories shall be billed one unit for each residential
use. For the purposes of determininged a residential unit, each apartment, dormitory room or
individual living unit shall be charged one unit per month. The number of units will be multiplied
by the monthly rate.
Subd. 2: Commercial/Industrial Uses – each use shall be charged one unit. For the purpose
of determining a commercial/industrial unit, each business in a multi-tenant building will be charged
one unit per month. The number of units will be multiplied by the monthly rate.
Subd. 3: Mixed Use Facility – each use in a multi-use building shall be charged one unit. If
the facility includes living units, each living unit shall be charged one unit per month and each
individual business shall be charged one unit per month. The number of units will be multiplied by
the monthly rate.
Subd. 4: Educational and Ecclesiastical – each use in an educational and ecclesiastical
district shall be charged 2/3 of one unit for each residential useunit. For the purposes of determining
a residential unit, each apartment, dormitory room or individual living unit shall be
chargedconsidered one unit per month. The number of units will be multiplied by 2/3 the monthly
residential unit rate.
Subd. 45: Exemptions. The following land uses are exempt from the established Street
Light Utility Charge:
a) Public street right-of-way
b) Publicly owned property
c) Parks, open spaces
d) Cemeteries
e) Agricultural, Undeveloped
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This amendment is adopted this 21 day of October, 2019 and shall be effective upon publication.
Rick Schultz, Mayor
Kris Ambuehl, Administrator
This amendment was published on , 2019.
ORDINANCE NO. 2019-05
AN ORDINACE AMENDING ORDINANCE 407 STREET LIGHT UTILITY
The following official summary of the ordinance referred to has been approved by the City Council of St.
Joseph as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the amendments.
Section 407.03 – Utility Fees and Charges
The purpose of the amendment is to make grammar changes in Subd. 1 and to add Subd. 4: Education and
Ecclesiastical in order to regulate the charges for street light utilities in the EE Zoning District.
A printed copy of the entire ordinance is available for inspection by any person at the office of City Clerk,
Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or on the City’s website at
www.cityofstjoseph.com.
This document hereby is made a part of this ordinance and is attached hereto.
Rick Schultz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kris Ambuehl, Administrator
SEAL
PUBLISHED IN THE ST. CLOUD TIMES ON , 2019.