SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120291

• Record No: CB 120291
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120291
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 4/12/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126563
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to rates and charges for water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges for certain customers; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 21.04.440.
• Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Presentation, 3. Signed Ordinance 126563, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/19/2022	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
4/19/2022	1	Mayor	returned
4/19/2022	1	Mayor	Signed
4/13/2022	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
4/12/2022	1	City Council	passed	Pass
4/5/2022	1	Transportation and Seattle Public Utilities	pass	Pass
3/29/2022	1	City Council	referred
3/14/2022	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
3/9/2022	1	City Clerk	sent for review
3/9/2022	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to rates and charges for water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges for certain customers; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 21.04.440.
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WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) adopted new water rates for 2022 through Ordinance 126434 in September 2021; and
WHEREAS, customers in the city of Burien have a new rate class for 2022; and
WHEREAS, adopted meter rates for master metered residential developments in Burien under Ordinance 126434 were incomplete; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 21.04.440 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126434, is amended as follows:
21.04.440 Rates outside The City of Seattle
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D. Rates inside the cities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Burien, and Mercer Island. Rates and charges in this subsection 21.04.440.D apply to retail customers of Seattle Public Utilities located within the cities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Burien, and Mercer Island who are not served under the terms of a wholesale contract. Seasonal rates shall be prorated. For usage representing fractional parts of a month, the base service charge and all components of the commodity charge shall be prorated using a 30-day month. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter 21.04, the rates and charges for water supplied shall be as follows:
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5. Burien residential. Except for Burien master metered residential developments, the rates for metered water supplied to single-family and duplex residences in one month, or fractional part thereof, shall be based on a commodity charge and a base service charge, in accordance with the following schedules:
Schedule WBUR. Schedule WBUR is for all single-family and duplex residences except those billed on Schedule WBURL.
Commodity Charge per 100 Cubic Feet

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