12-97-Ordinance-Amending Utility Deposit Fees-10/06/1997
CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE No. #12-97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS,
AMENDING CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 11.900 AND APPENDIX ARTICLE
28.000(a) AND (b) OF THE CITY OF SANGER CODE OF ORDINANCES;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS:
SECTION I
THAT CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 11.900 AND APPENDIX ARTICLE 28.000(a) AND (b) OF
THE CITY OF SANGER CODE OF ORDINANCES IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
(a) Residential Deposits. Residential deposit shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
An acceptable letter of credit from a recognized utility company for the current previous
twelve (12) months shall be accepted in lieu of a deposit. Such letter must state that the
customer has an acceptable payment record.
(b) Commercial Deposits. Commercial deposit shall be two hundred dollars
($200.00). No letter of credit will be accepted. Restaurants will be required to pay the
additional $100.00 deposit for water as set forth in Ordinance No. 11-97, Article
25.000(a).
SECTION H
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such
conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION III
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid
judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this
Ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the
incorporation in this Ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
or section.
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SECTION IV
This Ordinance became effective on October 1, 1997 from and after its passage and the
publication of the caption as the law in such cases provides.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 6th day of October, 1997, by the City Council of the
City of Sanger, Texas.
EVISIVIK614"I
Tommy KXicaid, Mayor Pro -Tern
ATTEST:
Rosalie Chavez, City Sretary T
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