ORDINANCE NO. 2025 - 365
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF KALONA, IOWA, BY AMENDING CHAPTERS 99.01 AND 99.03
IN REGARD TO SEWER CHARGES REQUIRED AND PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Kalona, Iowa, as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. The Code of Ordinances of the City of Kalona, Iowa, is hereby amended by repealing Chapter 99, Section 01 regarding Sewer Charges Required, and adopting the following in lieu thereof:
99.01 SEWER CHARGES REQUIRED. Each customer shall pay sewer service charges for the use of and for the services supplied by the municipal sanitary sewer system based upon the amount of water consumed.
99.03 PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS. Residential Property customers whose premises are served by a private water system shall pay a sewer flat rate of $60.00. If Commercial Property customers’ premises are serviced by a private water system, they shall pay for sewer at the flat rate of $60.00, plus a usage rate that would be determined either by an estimate agreed to by city staff and the customer or by metering the water system at the customer’s expense. Any negotiated or agreed-upon charges shall be subject to approval by the council.
SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any sections, provisions, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council on the 16 day of June, 2025
Mark Robe, Mayor
Attest: Sarah Chmelar, City Clerk
Published in The News, Thursday, June 26, 2025 L-65
