Show City council increases water rates The Ephraim City Monday night took action on an ordinance raising the rates for culinary water In Ephraim City Attorney Louis Louts read the ordinance to the council council coun coun- cil cU which amends Section of the revised ordinances of the City of Ephraim Utah providing providing providing pro pro- viding for an Increase of water rates The new schedule calls for fora a minimum monthly rate of or per quarter for forthe forthe forthe the first gallons of 01 water used Thereafter all water used will be charged as follows 16 per 1000 gallons used for the next gallons 15 per 1000 gall gallons ns used for the next gallons 14 per 1000 gallons used for the next gallons 13 per 1000 gallons used for forthe the next gallons 12 per 1000 gallons used for forthe the water over gallons After discussion on the matter matter matter mat mat- ter a motion was made by Councilman Councilman Coun COWl cilman cUman Clayton Peterson that the ordinance be adopted as read Councilman Reed Nielson offered a second A roll roil call vote showed all councilmen In favor of the ordinance The ordinance is published in this Issue of the Enterprise and becomes effective ve May The council ordered Leon Ros- Ros quist to start reading meters on May 27 The zoning ordinance 3 2 concerning fences In Zone R R-l was discussed It was noted that there are some fences which are in violation and since they create a safety hazard and also block the continuous view along the streets where they are located the council felt they should be changed to meet the requirements The use of Black Hill as a dump ground was discussed It was stressed that the city dump grounds are north of the city and that no dumping signs will be placed at Black Hill HUl Mayor Vertis Nielson appointed appoint appoint- ed a public property committee commit commit- tee to Investigate the exact location of the owned city-owned property property property prop prop- erty on Black Hill Nels I I. I Olsen was in attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance at the meeting to discuss several points In the zoning ordinance which he felt should be amended immediately After some discussion It was de decided decided decided de- de to to see how well these points can be taken care of by bythe bythe bythe the Board of Adjustment Street supervisor Pete Zabriskie Zabriskie Zab- Zab was present at the meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing through an invitation by Councilman Leon Olsen to ex explain explain explain ex- ex plain his need for a time full-time extra man Councilman Olsen said that he felt that Mr Zabriskie Zabriskie Zab- Zab was doing a good job jobIn jobIn jobin In the street department but that the streets budget is running running run run- ning rather low in some areas It was decided to have Councilman Councilman Coun Coun- cilman cUman Olsen and Mr Zabriskie Zabriskie Zabris- Zabris kie discuss the matter mater further and make a recommendation at atthe atthe atthe the next meeting of the coun COWl cil cU Councilman Clayton Peterson presented the committee recommendations recommendations recommendations rec rec- for procedures to follow before starting any new building or remodeling of an existing building Several of the Items were decided upon through the following motions A motion was made by Councilman Councilman Coun COWl cilman cUman Richard Olson to accept recommendation of 1400 per square foot of living space for evaluating cost of homes and dwellings and per square foot for commercial buildings After a second by Councilman Robert Stoddard the council adopted the motion Councilman Stoddard also made a motion to accept the committee recommendation that where the total cost of the remodeling will be or or more a building permit will willbe willbe willbe be required Councilman Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard Olson offered a second on this motion after which the coun council ll gave its approval Another motion by Councilman Council Council- man Stoddard to accept committee committee committee com com- recommendation that 1 if for any reason a building per per- mit Is refused 75 of the application ap ap- fee collected at the time of application will be re refunded refunded refunded re- re funded was passed after it was seconded by Councilman Leon Olsen A motion to adopt Procedures Procedures Procedures dures to follow before starting any new building or remodeling remodeling remodeling remodel remodel- ing of an existing building was made by Councilman Richard Olson The rules were outlined as follows 1 Application must be made to the city recorder of the City of Ephraim for a building per per- mit Application must be accompanied ac accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied by a plat drawn to scale showing the location of the lot with respect to lane survey monuments and size and location of the existing buildings and buildings to be erected The plat shall also show that the area of the lot or parcel of land upon which the building or structure Is to tobe tobe tobe be located conforms to the regulations regulations regulations reg reg- of the zone in which such proposed building is to tobe tobe tobe be constructed Zoning ordinance ordinance ordinance nance Article VI 6 2 and 3 6 3 2 The building permit fee must be paid when application is made 3 The person making the application takes the application to the Building Inspector Zoning ZonI Zoning Zon Zon- I ing Administrator for his ap ap- ap 4 The Building Inspector when he Is satisfied that everything everything everything every every- thing complies compIles with the ordinances ordinances ordinances nances and rules and regulations regulations regulations regula regula- of the City of Ephraim Issues a building permit to the applicant 5 The Building Inspector visits the construction as needed needed needed need need- ed to see that all of the plumbIng plumbing plumbing plumb plumb- ing wiring and building codes of Ephraim City and the State of Utah are complied with Fees for a building permit are 1000 for the first 1000 or portion thereof of the cost of the building For each additional ad additional additional ad- ad 1000 of cost an added fee of will wUl be charged For the purpose of this permit permit permit per per- mit the basis of valuation willbe will willbe willbe be 14 per square foot for homes and dwellings and per square foot for commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial buildings A building permit will be required for any new construction construction tion or any remodeling where the plumbing or wiring Is to be changed or added to or where the total cost of the re re- re modeling will be 1000 or more If for any reason a building permit is refused 75 of the application fee collected at the time of application will be re re- re funded Councilman Olson made a motion seconded by Councilman Councilman Council Council- man Bob Stoddard that council meetings start at 8 pm p.m. This motion passed After a short discussion on releasing the permit for the swim swimming pool sign south of Ephraim which has been torn down Councilman Stoddard of offered offered offered of- of a motion to retain the permit so that the sign may be rebuilt After a second by Councilman Councilman Councilman Coun Coun- cilman Leon Olsen the motion carried Councilman Stoddard reported report report- ed that the Board of Recreation Recreation Recreation tion had scheduled a meeting for Tuesday night April 28 to make a decision in relation to selecting a swimming pool manager Councilman Leon Olsen discussed discussed discussed dis dis- cussed the special Improve improvement ment petitions He noted that there are some new ones and some protests have been received against those which were ad ad- ad It was also decided by the council to publish a notice in inthe inthe inthe the Enterprise seeking bids for gasoline to be delivered to the city tank for the next month 12 period Several Items of business were discussed by the council at a special meeting held on Thursday April 23 Councilman Reed Nielson discussed three bids received by the city on power poles The three quotations were Pol Pole e L Line I n e Distributing General Electric Westinghouse Electric Electric Electric Elec Elec- A motion was made by Councilman Nielson to accept the low bid from Pole-Line Pole Distributing Co This motion was seconded by Councilman Councilman Coun Coun- cilman Clayton Peterson after which the council gave its ap ap- ap Councilman Nielson also re reported reported reported re- re ported that bids have been re received received received re- re and opened by Joe Fackrell Fackrell Fackrell Fack- Fack rell for the sub He said that he preferred to wait walt for Mr Fackrell to meet with the council at Its meeting during the first part of May before making a firm decision He reported that Murray City has offered three used regulators for He said that Mr Fackrell will investigate this offer Lee R. R Thompson representIng represent represent- ing Snow College was present to discuss connection of the new science building at the college to all utilities A motion by Councilman Leon Olsen seconded seconded seconded sec sec- by Councilman Stoddard granted permission to the college college college col col- lege to connect the new buildIng building building build build- ing with the sewer power and water Mr Thompson also asked permission to install a valve on the water line on the campus campus campus cam cam- pus which would allow them to shut the water off for sary repairs without shutting off such a large area The council granted permission to togo togo togo go ahead with this project with the stipulation that the college will wUl notify the city when they do this so that the city can have an inspector present Mr Kaiserman of Call Engineering Engineering Engineering Engi Engi- told the council that the present revenue received by the city is inadequate to cover the costs of the sewer which according to the bondIng bondIng bonding bond- bond Ing ordinance must be paid from sewer revenues He explained ex explained explained ex- ex the preliminary survey to the council Mr Kaiserman offered some suggestions for the sewer plant He recommended having the sent to Nickerson Pump Co to be overhauled The vent he had talked about should be installed the recorder record record- er along with a proportional weir He said that the orifices for the sprinkler arm have been ordered A motion was made by Councilman Peterson to go ahead with all the above recommendations Councilman Reed Nielson offered a second after which the council gave its approval |