ORD 2006-06 APPROVAL PROCESS FOR WATER & SEWER SERVICE AVAILABILITY
ORDINANCE 2006-06
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, defining new terms used in the approval
process for water and sewer availability; and adding new
sections 13.04.005, 13.04.007,13.04.173,13.04.175, and
13.04.177 to Chapter 13.04 of the Bainbridge Island
Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City has developed a more consistent and efficient process for
reviewing and approving water and sewer service availability requests, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a process that provides for a limited reservation
and unlimited reservation of water and sewer system capacity; and
WHEREAS, the City has detennined that new terms associated with a revised process
for revie\ving and approving water and sewer service availability need to be defined, and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that improving the management of flow through
City water meters is in the City's best interest; now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Section 13.04.005 is added to the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to
read as follows:
""13.04.005 Binding commitment for a limited reservation of water or
sewer system capacity
A . hi ndi ng commitment for a limited reservation 0 r \vater or sewcr system
capacity' means that upon the payment of a system participation fee deposit
pursuant to BIMC 13.16.040, the city shall reserve \'vater or sewer system
capacity, and shall allO\v connection to the city's \vater or sewer system. for a
period not to exceed four (4) years from the issuance dZlte of an approved binding
commitment letter."
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Section 2. A new Section 13.04.007 is added to the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to
read as tollows:
""13.04.007 Binding commitment for an unlimited .-eservation of water or
sewer system capacity
A 'Binding commitment for an unlimited reservation of water or sewer system
capacity' means that, upon the payment of all applicable system participation fees
and charges set forth in BIMC 13.16.040, the city shall reserve water or sewer
system capacity, and shall allow connection to the city's water or sewer system, in
peq)etuity. "
Section 3. A new Section 13.04.173 is added to the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to
read as follows:
""13.04.173 Maximum rate of intermittent water flow
'Maximum rate of intemlittent water flow' means the maximum rate of flow
at which water should be passed through a city water meter for short, intermittent
periods as established by the water meter manufacturer's published maximum
intermittent flow rate."
Section 4. A new Section 13.04.175 is added to the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to
read as follows:
""13.04.175 Maximum rate of continuous water flow
'Maximum rate of continuous water tlow' means the maximum rate of flow at
which water should be passed through a city water meter for continuous operation
as established by the American Water Works Association or by the meter
manufacturer's published maximum continuous flow rate."
Section 5. A new Section 13.04.177 is added to the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to
read as follows:
""13.04.177 Non-binding commitment for water or sewer system capacity
A 'Non-.binding commitment for water or scwer system capacity' means the
city currently has available water or sewer system capacity but does not guarantee
the future availability of water or sewer system capacity."
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force forty five (45) days from and after
its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
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PASSED by the City Council this 2211(1 day of March, 2006.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 24th day of March, 2006.
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Darlene Kordonowy, Mayor
ATTE T/AUTHENTICATE:
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Stlsan Kasper, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO: 2006-06
March 1, 2006
March 22, 2006
March 29, 2006
May 6, 2006
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