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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 11 (FINANCE) AND CHAPTER 31 (UTILITIES) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UTILITY RATES AND SERVICE FEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that: 1. Section 11-8 of Chapter 11, and Sections 31-8, 31-29, 31-56, 31-57, 31-59, 31-60, 31-61, 31-62, 31-64, 31-65, 31-66, 31-104, 31-120, 31-152, 31-153, 31-156, 31-158, 31-159 and 31-161 of Chapter 31, of the Code of the City of Charlottesville, 1990, as amended, are hereby amended and reordained as follows: CHAPTER 11. FINANCE ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 11-8. Service charge on bad checks. Any person whose check for payment of any amount due the city is returned by the financial institution on which it was drawn for insufficient funds or because there is no account or the account has been closed shall be subject to a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which charge shall be added to and become a part of the amount owed by such person. • CHAPTER 31. UTILITIES ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 31-8. Fee for turning on gas and water service simultaneously. When a customer requests that both gas and water service be turned on at the same time, there shall be an aggregate charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) during normal business hours. In all other situations, the provisions of section 31-29 and 31-104 shall apply. ARTICLE II. GAS Sec. 31-29. Charge for turning on service; pilot relight fee. (a) There shall be a charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) for turning on gas service during normal business hours, and forty eight dollars ($48.00) after normal business hours and on weekends or holidays. Sae (1) p !at relight per furnace shall be provided w thOUt Gharge n each calendar year. A fee of thirt dollaFs ($30.00) shall be E;haFged f9F eaGh subS8qU8Rt f61FRaGe pilot rel ght R the same calendar yeaF. (b) Notwithstand ng the preceding paragraph, a ten dollar relightlappl cation fee shall be GhaFged te those Annnunts using gas only for herne heat ng purposes, provided GuGh aGGounts were n good stand ng when terminated for the 6urnrne� seaseR and, previded f6lFtheF, that service renewal is Sec. 31-56. Rates - Generally. is The firm service gas rates based on monthly meter readings shall be as follows: Basic Monthly Service Charge $ 10.00 First 3,000 cubic feet, per 1,000 cubic feet $ 11 4345 12.9669 Next 3,000 cubic feet, per 1,000 cubic feet $ x9:7484 12.1889