Local Law #1 of 2008

ESTABLISHMENT OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL WATER RATE CLASSES

PURPOSE:

In order to differentiate between two distinct types of water consumers in the Village of Candor Water Department, separate rate classes for residential and non-residential customers shall be established and adhered to for all billing purposes.

SECTION 1: ESTABLISHMENT OF RESIDENTIAL RATE CLASS

1. (1) The residential rate class shall apply to those water customers that live in and/or own property in which the water meter is located, including property located outside the corporate limits.



2. (2) The Candor Village Board may resolve to amend and/or redifine the residential rate class from time to time.

SECTION 2: ESTABLISHMENT OF NON-RESIDENTIAL RATE CLASS

1. (1) The non-residential rate class shall apply to those water customers and/or property owners whose property has been established as a business or non-residential end use within or outside the Village of Candor corporate limits as determined by the Candor Village Board.



2. (2) The non-residential rate class shall apply to those water customers and/or property owners in which a property is used for commercial purposes, such as collection of multiple rents, sale of merchandise or services, any non-residential public building with water consumption, non-profit organizations, or any other water customer as determined by the Village Board of Trustees.



1. (2.1) Water customers considered as commercial purposes or non-residential end use accounts include, but are not limited to:



1. (a) Gas Stations



2. (b) Apartment Houses (non-owner occupied)



3. (c) Mobile Home Parks



4. (d) Churches



5. (e) Apartment Complexes



6. (f) Medical Facilities



7. (g) Law Offices



8. (h) Schools



9. (i) Restaurants



10. (j) Banks



11. (k) Funeral Homes



12. (l) Laundromats



13. (m) Bed and Breakfast Facilities



14. (n) Insurance Companies



15. (o) Assisted Living Homes or Facilities



16. (p) Non-Profit Organizations



17. (q) Repair Facilities



18. (r) Brs and Lounges



19. (s) Stores of Any Type



20. (t) New and/or Used Car Sales



21. (u) Nursing Homes



22. (v) Post Offices



23. (w) Food Establishments



24. (x) Beauty Shops



25. (y) Dental Offices



26. (z) Any other establishment as determined by the Candor Village Board



2. (3) The Candor Village Board may resolve to amend and/or redefine the definition of the non-residential rate class from time to time.




SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY

If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this Local Law be held invalid or declared unconstitutional in any court for any reason, the remainder of said Local Law shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 4: EFFECTIVE DATE

This Local Law shall take effect on June 1, 2008, and upon filing in the office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.

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CERTIFICATE

STATE OF NEW YORK:
VILLAGE OF CANDOR: SS
VILLAGE CLERK'S OFFICE:

I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as Local Law No. 1 of 2008 of the Village of Candor was duly passed by the Board of Trustees on April 1, 2008, and was approved by the Mayor and was deemed duly adopted on April 1, 2008, in accordance with the applicable provisions of law.

I further certify that I have compared the preceding Local Law with the original on file in this office and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original Local Law, and was finally adopted in the manner indicated in paragraph 2 above.

(Original Signed by Jan Swartz, Village Clerk)

Dated: April 29, 2008

 

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