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ORDINANCE NO. _� 5� AN ORDINANCE PROVIDINCI FOR SINGLE WATER METER CONNECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE USE STRUCTURES. WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas, has in force and effect Ordinance No. 681 of 1961, sub -part 6, a portion of which regulates the installation of water meters, and establishes minimum user charges; and, WHEREAS, changes in building methods and in energy i requirements have resulted in alternative plumbing; methods; and, 1 WHEREAS, inequities have resulted from the requirements; of prior provisions; and, WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to allow alter- native water meter installation practices; ! NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: 1. That §6(a)(3) of Ordinance No. 681 of 1961 should be and is hereby modified and amended to strike therefrom the following words and phrases: "Meters shall be installed at each water connection at all buildings, both public and private. In the case of apartment buildings or houses, a separate meter shall be installed for each family unit"; and to substitute therefor the following: "Meters shall be installed at all buildings both public and private. At the option of the owner of the building or buildings, multiple meters may be installed and separate connections may be made for buildings having multiple occupancy or a single meter may be utilized. In the event that a single meter is utilized for a building having multiple occupancy, except hotels and motels, the water use _c,ate shall be calculated by multiplyinc; the number of units x the single occupancy user rate. Mobile home parks, apartment complexes, and other similar aggregates having more than one structure in a group utilizing a single meter shall be subject to the same rate as multiple occupancy single buildings. Hotels and motels shall be and are hereby classified as single occupancy structures and