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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 0343-1977CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 343-77 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL Of' THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA SETTING FEES FOR INSPECTION OF WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS AND EXTENSIONS AND AMENDING CERTAIN OTHER SECTION OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF KENAI. WHEREAS, the City of Kenai currently charges $I0.00 for inspection of a water or sewer connection or extension, and WHEREAS, the same fee is charged regardless of whether the inspection is made during normal working hours or after hours, and WHEREAS, many inspections are done by City personnel after hours and on weekends thereby necessitating the City to pay these personnel overtime rates, and WHEREAS, the Council finds that those contractors who have inspections done after hours and on weekends should bear the cost of such after hours inspections, and WHEREAS, certain other amendments need to be made to water and sewer ordinances. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Kenai, Alaska as follows: Section 1: Section 17-53(d) of the Code of the City of Kerai is hereby ~-nended to read in its entirety as follows: (d) No water main connection or extension shall be made or bsckfilled until it is inspected and approved by the Public Works Director or his designated representative. The contractor who shall be a City approved contractor, shall notify the City at least twenty-four (24) hours in advanc,'e of ~,he time requested for inspection. A fee of $10.00 for the first 1-I/2 hour's spent and $20 thereafter shall be charged for an inspection made during normal working hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday). After the first hour and a half, charges shall be billed quarter hour increments. A fee of $35 per hour shah be charged for inspections made on Saturdaye, Sundays, holidays or after 4:30 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m. oD weekdays. Such fees shall be billed to end paid by the cont.~aetor. The minimum time chargeable for after hours inspections shall bo one houx,, in e~oss of one hour, ohax'ges shall be billed in one-- quarter hour increments. Contractors shall pay for actual time spent by the inspector, including travel time to and from the Job. When the City requires that a tap be made at other than normal working hours, the fee applicable to normal working hours shall be charged. [{ ORDINANCE NO. 343-77, Page Two Section 2: Section 17-58 of the Code of the City of Kenai is hereby amended by adding a new subsection Cd) thereto which subsection shall read in its entirety as follows: (d) No sewer main connection or extension shall be made or backfflled until it is inspected and approved by the Public Works Director or his designated representative. The contractor who shall be a City approved contractor, shall notify the City at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the time requested for inspection. A fee of $I0.00 for the first 1-1/2 hours spent and $20 thereafter shall be charged for an inspection made during normal working hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.- Monday through Friday). After the first hour and a half, charges shall be billed in one quarter hour increments. A fee of $35 per hour shall be charged for inspections made on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or after 4:30 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m. on weekdays. Such fees shall be billed to and paid by the contractor. Tile minimum time chargeable for after hours inspections shall be one hotw. In excess of one hour, charges shall be billed in one- quarter hour increments. Contractors shall pay for actual time spent by the inspector, including travel time to and from the Job. When the City requires that a tap be made at other than normal working hours, the fee applicable to normal working hours shall be charged. Seefion 3: Section 18-20 of the Code of the City of Kenai is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Connecting with Utilities Sec:~ion 18~20: Property owners desiring to connect to water and sewer laterals or trunks shall make application for such connection and pay all required fees at the main office of the City. All connections to water and sewer mains shall be made by City approved contractors and inspected by the Public Works Director or his designated representa- five. It will be the responsibility of the property owner to furnish or supply all materials necessary to make the connection and to perform all necessary excavating, pipe-laying from the structure to the main, backfilling and compacting and to restore the roadway to its original condition. Section 4: Seation 18-23 of the Code of the City of Kenai is hereby amended to read in its entirety as .follows: ..... , ~. .~ ., , Section 18-23: AH water and s~wer tie-ins and construction of all water and sewer connections and extensions shall be inspected by the Public Works Director or his designated representative prior to backfilling. It shall be the ~es.oonsibility of the contractor to insure that such inspections are done. The contractor shall notify the City at least 24 hours prior to ;he time ~'equested for inspection. ORDINANCE NO. 343-77, Page Three Section 5: A new Section 18-25 shall be added to the Code of the City of Kenai. Such section to read in its entirety as follows: p,enal~ Section 18-25: Any person or other entity who shall violate any provision of this Article 3 or of Article 2 hereof, by doing any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful thereby or who shall fail to do any act when such prwzision declares such failure to be unlawful shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00). Each day upon which any such violation continues, shall constitute a separate misdemeanor. Section 6: A new section 18-26 shall be added to the Code of the City of Kenai. Such section to read in its entirety aa follows: Revocation of Permit Section 18-26: Failure on the part of a contractor to comply with any of the provisions of the Code of the City of Kenal, applicable to contractors, or to pay any applicable fee set by the Council of the City of Kenai, shall result in the immediate revocation of the Contractor*s permit issued under Section 19-18 hereof, at the option of the City. Permits may be re-issued when the contractor has paid all fees owing and has settled all other violations in a manner satisfactory to the City. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF K£NAI, ALASKA this 15th day of June, 1977. ATTEST: ///JAMES A. ELSON,--MAYOR FIRST READING: SECOND READING: EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1977 June 15,' 1'977 July 15, 1977