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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1950-207 r ;' .. I"_~A~' 7{, k 7 ~~Lt3/ /9~-l ;2 .)' 'L b:JJ::Z 11::-' U.(l.-J' ~ 7 I;j ~,-L ORDINANCE .NO. 20'/ AN ORDINANCE EsrABLISHING RUUS AND REGULATIONS GIVERNING INSTALLAT ION AND USE OF mCTRIC ENERGY IN 1m ciTY OF SFNARD ALASKA BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Seward, Alaska: Section 1. PAYMENTS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE. (a) All montily bills s!la.ll be due on the first day of each month and shall be delinquent after the tenth day of the month. Bills not paid on or before the tenth day of the month in which th.ey 'become due, sball have a charge of fifty cents added to them to compensate for the additional book- keeping involved. (b) Customers not paying bills on or before the twentieth day of the month in which the bills became due, shall be immediately disconnected. It shall be mandatory for the Seward Electric System to disconnect every customer not com- plying to or with the above regulations concerning payments, and such disconnection must be made on or before the twenty-first day of the month in which the customer's bill became due. No employee of the Seward Electric System s.l1a.11 kave the authority to permit continued electric service or to re-connect a discon- nected electric service for any customer who has not complied with all regulations herein stated. (c) Customers who have been disconnected for nom- payment of their electric bills shall not be re-connected until they have paid the entire bill due, including the delinquent penalty and a service charge of two dollars for such re-con- nechon. (d) Customers ordering temporary disconnection of electric serTice shall be charged two dollars for re-connection if such reconnection is made within six months of the date of disconnection. Section 2. METER DEPOSITS. All customers making connection or reconnectlon with the Seward Electric System for electric energy, shall have on deposit With the Seward Electric System the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each meter required to serve the customer's needs aefore such electrical connection is made. r Section 3. ~A1E OF ELECTRIC SEHyrCE. Every Domestic electric customer who furnishes electric energy to anyone other than his immediate family shaH be charged according to commercial rates. Section 4. REFUSAL OF SERVICE. (a) The Seward Electric System shall have the right to refuse service to anyone where such service would be liable to endanger the quality or quantity of electric service to other customers. (b) The Seward Electric System shall have the right to disconnect service to any customer using motors larger than three horsepower on single phase lightlng service, or any other equi- valent load that would adversely affect the quality or quantity of electric service to other customers. Section ~LIABILITY. (a) The City of Seward shall not be liable for any damage resulting from the use of electric service on the premises of the customer. (D) The City of Seward shall not be liable for any damage to persons or property resulting from conditions of service beyond the control of the Seward E~ectric System. (c) The City of Seward shall assume no liability for defective wiring even though such wiring has been inspected by representatives of the City of Seward, or the Seward Electric Sys- tem. L Section" INSPECTION CF WIRING. (a) All new additions, installations, changes, extensions and or modifications of e~ectrical wiring shall be in accordance with the National Electric Code, and this Ordinance; and the same shall be inspected and approved by an electrical inspector appointed by the City of Seward prior to the energizlng of such wiring. (b) A permit, lssued by the City of Seward, must be ob- tained from the Municipal Clerk or representative of the Seward Electric System, prior to m~ing any installation, addition, cbEnge or modification of any electrical wiring, either interior, or ex- terior, or both; and as a condition precedent to the issuance of ORDINAN CE NO. 2U" (2) I any such permit, complete information shall be furnished by the applicant regarding the installation to be made. (c) Th.e Seward Electric System shall have the right to enter the premises of its customers at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting hot water heater circuits. (d) The Seward Electric System shall have the right to refuse electric service to any customer where the wirlng does not comply with the National Electric Code, and the Specifications for Electric Wiringmfor the City of Seward, as set forth and defined in the Wiring Code. Section 'I. METER SEAL'3. (a) All meters will be sealed by the Seward Electric System and no such seal shall be tampered with or broken except by a representative of the Seward Electric System appointed for that purpose. (b) Penalty for beeaking a meter seal and/or. tampering with any meter, transformer, pole or wires, shall be $5U.UO for each and every offense. (c) The customer shall exercise every care to prevent meters, service Wlres, appliances or fixtures of the Seward Elec- tric System upon the customer's premises, from being injured or destroyed and shall notify the Seward Electric System of any defecrs in such equipment, when discovered. Sectlon ~. Sl:ElJlAL kA'l'J!Z. Special rates on water heaters Wlll apply only if a separate socket-type meter base is provided for the sole purpose of metering the water heater llad and such load is automatically disconnected during peak load periods. Disconnecting shall be done within special meters provided by the Seward Electric System. The hot water meter shall be connected only to the hot water tank. Electric energy metered through the hot water meter shall be used only for heating water and shall not be used for a,y other pur- pose. Any customer found using this energy for any other purpose will be chargedK according to the Comoercial Rate. ORDilJANCE NO. 207 (3) r" Section 9. LOCATION OF I~TERS. All meter bases shall be provided by the customer and shall be located outside the building, and must be mounted at least 5 ft. and not more than 7 ft. above the ground and shall not be on a wall beneath the eavss of a roof where liable to damage from falling ice or snow unless suitable pro- tection is prorided to prevent such damage. Installations of meters elsewhere in a building shall be made only where the installation is specifically approved by the Seward Electric System. Section 10. PENALTIES. Penalty for violation of this Ordinance shall be not less than Fifty Dollars nor more than One Hundred Dollars for each and every offense. Section 11. REPEAL AND SAVING. (~) All Ordinances or parts of urdinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. (b) If any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held in- valid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 12. EMERGENCY. An emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately after its passage and approval. PASSED ~~ APPROVED this 4th December 19JU. ~'", .l,.;(~;u , , a y 0 r ~T' )L < ~ ~'z1<=;. > '" City C erk ORDlNANCE NO. 207 (4)