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Ordinance 40201, WHEREAS, The City of Longwood, F—id., is the operator of two p 3 plant sewage treatment systems more Commonly referred to as the Skylark Package Plant and the Columbus Harbour Package Plant: and WHEREAS, the City of Longwood, Florida, operates and --it. the said package plants fox the benefit of the citizens of Longwood, Florida; and WHEREAS, in order to properly provide ser— to the users of said system, it rs necessary that the City promulgate certain rules and r golat ions far said system and provide fo.r its ma.vn tenan ce by the establishment of a schedule of fees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONOWOOD, FLORIDA, AS £OLLOWS. S�SCTICN 1: No person, property owner, con it actor, or developer shall connect to any se g treatment line ox obtain treatment of sewage without first having secured from the City a permit for such connection. �YCTION 2: Each pTt..H desiring to obtain sewage treatment service from the City's system shall first make written application to the utility clerk; such appl.i cation shall give the name. of the applicant, a description of the premises to be served, number of houses or establishments to be served by the connection, the name of ih F mbe= who will make the connection and such other pertinent matters as may be requized by the clezk. Such application shall be accompanied by a deposit according to the following schedule, which shall be retained by the Utility Clerk as a deposit and I—- rued to the applicant upon the disconnection providing all bills £or serer ces have been paid as a result o£ such application and no damage is sustained to the City'. portion of the system as a result of such connection. Said deposit shall be as follows: A. Each residential Unit - $20. e. Each residential unit not on bulk basis - $20. C. Commercial units - $20. 1 D. re un Multi -family s s of 20 its or less - $loo; over 20 units tr$200 All unpaid bills and damages shall be charged against the said deposit. C"- 3 xn addition to the aforesaid deposit, each connection will be charged a fee of hick fee shall be paid at the time the permit for connection is obtained. xn addition, person procuring the application shall pay the actual cost of all materials and labor incurred by the City in co 1 ction with each connection. SECT- 4: Making of a aFPlica tion shall act [o g nt the properly authorized agent of the City of Longwood, Florida, free access to the premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of examining or repairing the connection or making such other inspection of the property as the City may determine desirable to properly main to in and service the said se g treatment system and to main tarn the integrity of said system as it relates to the health and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Longwood, Florida. The City of Longwood, Florida, reserves the right I. leoy a late charge of $ I rs "� for nonpayment of sewage treatment bills, which charge shall automatically be added to a bill in arrears without notice to the customer, and upon failure by the customer to pay said late charge with the payment in arrears on the date established by rules and regula- sons, the City upon notice may terminate service to said ustomer including water service until the late charge and all bi— in arrears have been paid in full. SECTION 6: in the event an owner, developer or on tractor shall cause a g at change requiring reinstallation of any portion of the City's system or any portion of the owner s system subsequent to ronnection, such owner, developer or ontractor shall pay the actual cost incurred by the City of Longwood, Florida, for each reinstallation. Actual coat to n elude rout not be limi tea to mace rials and labor. SECTION ]: Bills for sewage treatment service wi 11 ormally be rendered on the first day of each month with i:he a ter bill where applicable and are due and payable upon presentation and become delinquent on the 10th day of the month n which they are rendered. Statements may be paid at the office of the City Clerk during regular office hours or payment may be mailed to said office. Further, a charge of 53 will be levied for each payment made with a check returned to the City for insufficient funds. SECTION 8: Where sewage treatment shall be available, the ovmer of every lot 1, parcel of — within the City of Longwood, Florida, shall connect or -- the plumbing of any building or buildings thereon to be connected with the se g , treatment system of the City of Longwood, Florida, and shall us the facilities of such system. All such connections sha11 be made in accordan Ce with rules and regulations which shall be adopted from time to time by the City of L gwood, Florida, which rules and regulations shall provide foc a charge foc making any such connection it such reasonable amount as the City C.—til may fix and determine; provided, however, that this ordinance shall not be construed to entitle any person to cross the private property of another to effect a connection. 1 N g: No person, property owner, developer or ccntcactoc shall be allowed to connect into the sewage treatmen system without the written consent of the City and the Connects with such system shall only be made under the direction and supervision of the Drrector of Public Works of the City of Longwood, Florida, It his designated subordinate, and in accordance to all rules and regulations promulgated by the City If Longwood, Florida, £or con stxuction standards of said connection. Any property 1— .1 plumber who shall make any JI connection without such Consent o£ the City shall, upon convict be subject to [he penalties hereinafter provided. SEC— lo: Whenever it i, desirable to itb- existing plumbing with the City', sewage treatment system, the owner, developer, contractor or plumber contemplating doing such work shall notify the City Plumbing In,pection who will inspect said plumbing and notify the owner or plumber what alterations will be necessa y Plat. ..id plumbing in an acceptable condition for connection to the system. An owner, -4- developer, contractor or plumber who sha1.1 make any connection without the approval of the plumbing Inspection shall, upon cony iction, be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided. TION 11: The owner of the property connected shall be responsible for maintaining all plumbing on such property and the pipe leading and connecting from the property and structures thereon to the treatment lines. N 12: An owner, developer or contractor, as the case might be, sha11 pay a monthly fee to the City of Longwood, Florida, for sewage treatment service in the amount of $4.50. T ION 13t It vs the intent of the City of Longwood, Florida, that each sewage treatment plant governed by the provi- sions of this ordinance, sha11 meet its operating repair and expansion expenses from revenues derived by the specific plant for services rendered. It is therefore provided hereby that the City Councilof the City of Longwood, Florida, may from tim to time independently of the preceding provision establish by resolution upon public hearing with notice such rates for each plant individually as wi11 enable the .intention of this osdrnan to be fulfilled. SECTION 14: If any section or portion of a section of this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or ... b trtu- tronal, it sha11 not be held to invalidate or impair the validit , force or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance. SECTION 15: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon pa wage and adoption. N 16: Any person, firm or c p ration violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon con. rctron thereof, for each offense be subject to a fine not to exceed $300 or by I— �_ � � �.a a�y�_ c- �� � au� ., aaa p ND qD[ is Zttf 1aY of _SuLr �---� S +D S,NI 1 it 't �_I t)�i_ .__._.._ r 1 >... < _ o_ �..c ri h • .,F Jc_ _ .- 3_��t . 2 9<:y <.. '� f: / /. / % > i, F' _� .X <. c. _ — __..