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5 AN ORDINANCE OF THIS CITY OF LONGWOOD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING AND SUPPL];MENTING ORDINANCE NO. 323
OF THE CITY OF LONc,WOOD, FLORIDA, INCREASING
RATES FOR RESIDENT:CAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL HOOK-
? UP, TRUCK LOADING, SERVICE CHARGE FOR BAD CH:BCKS,
SERVICE CHARGE FOR AFTER HOURS AND WEEKEND
8 SERVICE, ESTABLISH:LNG NEW MINIMUM RATES AND
METER REQUIREMENTS,, COSTS OF LINE EXTENSION,
9 RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT .
OF DAMAGED LINES AIAD METERS, SEVERABILITY, AND
10 EFFECTIVE DATE.
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12 WHEREAS, the City ~~f Longwood, Florida., has determined
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14 the sai6i City to provide proper water service to the citizens
15 of the City of Longwood, Flo:rida,.
16 NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council
~17 of the City of Longwood, Florida, as follows:
18 SECTION 1•
lg Section 3 of Ordin~~nce No. 323 be, and the same is
20 hereby amended to read a.s folllows:
21. "SECTION 3: Where installation of a meter is required,
22 the applicant for water service sha.l pay, in addition to the
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23 aforesaid deposits, a connection fee as follows:
24 a. 3/4 inch meter $ 175.00
b. 1 inch meter 254.40
25 c. 1 1/2 inch met~ar 413.63
d. 2 inch meter 806.80
?_6 e. 3 inch meter 906.81
f. 4 inch meter 1,622.72"
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28 SECTION 2:
2g Section 11 of Ordinance No. 323 be, and the same is
39 hereby amended to read as follows:
31 "SECTION 11: There is hereby charged for consumption
32 of watez: by customers of the City of Longwood water system, the
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4 following charges : ~
5 a. For the first :Five thousand (5,000) gallons
or a.ny part thereof used during a billing
period, the sum of $3.50.
7 b. For any additi~~nal gallonage over the above
five thousand (5,000) gallons, the sum of
8 ~ $.45 per additional thousand. (1,000) gallons
or any part the=reof.
c. Where water is .requested for conveyance by any
10 method and same is not obtained through a
registered meter with the City, the charge for
11 such water sha:Ll be $2.00 per thousand (1,000)
gallons or fra~~tional part thereof. Water so
12 obtained shall not be so obtained without
prior consent of the Director of Public Wor ks
13 or his designa~~.ed subordinate.
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14 d. Each residenti~~.l unit receiving City water
service shall }day the charge established by
15 Section 11, a, preceding whether metered or
not. A reside~ztia.l unit shall be:
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1. A single family residential structure.
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2. A sub-unit of a multi-family structure,
18 i. e, apartment unit or duplex rental unit.
19 3. Individual mobile home.
20 4. Individual condominum unit.
21 e. Each non-residential unit receiving City water
service shall tray the charge established by I
22 Section 11. a. preceding, whether metered or
not. A non-re;~idential unit shall be:
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1. Structure housing one non-residential
24 operation, enterprise, business or activity.
25 2. A sub-unit of a structure having more than
one unit for rent or lease or sale."
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27 SECTION 3•
28 Section l3 of Ordinance No. 323 be, and the same is
2y hereby amended to read as fo:Llows:
30 "SECTION 13: No person shall be allowed to connect into
31 the waterworks system withou-~ the written consent of the City,
32 and ther.~ the connection with such system shall only be made uncles
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' 4 the direction and supervision of the City. Each residential or
5 commercial unit shall be required to be served by an individual
meter, Any property owner or, plumber who shall make any connecti n
7 without such consent of the City shall, upon conviction, be
8 subject to the penalties herE~inafter provided."
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10 a) A minimum charge for reinstallation pursuant to the
11 provisions of Ordinance No. ~~23, Section 7, shall be $100.00.
12 Further, the Department of Pciblic Works shall be notified of all
13 such work on the part of the owner, developer, or contractor,
14 which may result in a reinst~~llation, prior to the commence of
15 work by the owner, developer, or contractor.
16 b) Owner, developE~r, ar contractor shall be responsibl
17 for all damage to meter unit and/or ancillary accessories occur-
18 ring subsequent to new insta]_lation and/or reinstallation of
19 water service.
20 SECTION 5•
21 Section 10 of Ordinance No. 323 be, and the same is
22 hereby amended to read as forlows: I'
23 "SECTION 10: Water bills will normally be rendered on
24 the first day of each month ~rnd are due and payable upon presen.ta
25 tion, and become delinquent on the tenth da.y of the month in
26 which they are rendered, ThE~y may be paid at the office of the
27 City Clerk during regular office hours or payment may be mailed.
28 to said office. All customers paying for water service, with
2y checks, which are returned for non-sufficient funds, will be
30 charged a service charge, pa~Table with the following billing in
31 the event service is not terminated or prior to re-corrunencement
of service, if service is te~~minated, of $3.00 per returned check "
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5 Ordinance No. 323 is hereby amended by the addition
of the following provisions:.
"SECTION 20: All customers requesting a change of
8 ser~rice from one location, within the City of Longwood,. Florida,
9 or its siervice area, to anot3zer location within the City of
10 LongwoocL, Florida, or its service area, will be charged a service
11 charge of $3.00 per service ~~hange."
12 "SECTION 21: A11 c~+astomers requesting service after
13 regular working hours or on weekends or city holidays, will be _ .
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14 charged a minimum service ch:~rge of $5.00 or actual cost, whicYi-
15 ever amount shall be the gre;~ter,, and expenses including wages
16 of City employees, cost of m:~.terials, etc."
'17 "SECTION 22 : , =,Any owner, developer, or contractor
18 requesting water service, where said request requires an extensio
19 of existing service lines, s°nall be liable to pa.y to the City the
20 costs of said extension, including, but not limited to costs of
21 a l matE~rial, labor and fire hydrants..
22 In the alternative, any owner, developer.,
23 or contr-a.ctor may install said extension himself, providing, ~i-'`
24 however, that installation s:na.ll be subject to inspection and
25 approval. by the Director of :Public Works or designated subordinat .
26 In such cases, service shall .not commence until approval in
27 writing is given.
28 Minimum construction standards shall be
29 as follows:
30 a) All thrush blacks to be of Standard Cement
Construction subject to prior a.pprova.l of
31 the Director of Public Works. or designated
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4 b) Pressure to be 150 pounds for 1 hour with
~ loss of not more than 5%.
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c) Bacterial test guage to be approved .prior
to test by the Director of Public Works or
designated subordinate..
d) Owner, developer, or contractor, prior to
8 service commen<~ement, sha]_1 submit four
samples for bacterial testing taken on two
successive day:. Maximum count not to
exceed 0.1. Test results to be delivered
10 to City water clerk for record.
11 e) All ditches, driveways, and berms to be
restored to st~~.ndard of approved plans o.r
12 pre-construction condition,
13 f) Owner, developer or contractor shall be
responsible fog all damage to City lines,
14 meters, meter boxes, etc,. caused by acts
of contractor, developer, or agents, servants,
15 or employees."
16 "SECTION 23: A min:~mum service. charge of $7,50 per
17 billing period will be charged all customers hooking a non-
18 metered. sprinkler system (fiae) to City system."
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20 Sections 20 and 21 of Ordinance No. 323, as previously
21 adopted, be, and they are hereby renumbered Sections 24 and 25,
22 respectively.
23 SECTION 8: A11 Ordinances or Resolutions or parts
24 thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
25 SECTION 9: If any seci~ion or portion of a section of
26 this Ord'ina.nce proves to be :invalid, unlawful, or unconstitution-
al, it shall not be held to :invalidate or impair the validity,
2g force or effect of any other section or part of this Ordinance.
2g SECTION 10: This Orc~ina.nce shall take effect
30 immedia.t.ely upon its final p,~ssage and adoption.
31 PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~~i. day of li,~ ,
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4 FIRST READING: Juv~e 9, 1975 _ ~ ~
5 SECOND READING: lu.2y 14, 1975
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the City of Longwood, Florida
9 ATTEST:
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12 APPROVED BY MAYOR this 14~h.day
of lu.~q A.D. 1975.
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MAYOR of the City of Longwood,
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