Ordinance 557AN ORDINANCE OF THE CZTY OF LONGWOOD, FLORZ DA, PROVIDING
FOR THE OPERATION OF TNr_ WATER SYSTEt9 OF SAID C
PROVIDING FEES FOR USE OF SAID WATER, REGULAT IONS yA
SUCH REGULATIONS; RE
R 534 P oVIDING POR CONFLIC.S, SEVERABILITY
AND eFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Longwood, FSO rich, is the owner o£
snd has the entire control o£ the public water system used throuyh
the City of Longwood, Florida, and pe ates and mavntains the same
for the benefit of the cvtvzens of Longwood, and those in adjacent
WHEREAS, in order [o properly provide service to the users
of said water system, it is necessary that the City promulgate certain
rules and regulations for said system and provide for its maintenance
by the establishment of a schedule o£ fees.
SECTION 1: No person shall connect [o any water Sine or use
any water from any water line without first having secured from the
City a permit for such connection.
SECTION 2: Each p son desiring to use water from the City's
water system shall First make written application tU [he Utility CLerk;
such application shall gi e the name of the applicant and his address,
a description of the p emvses to be served, the numb_r of houses or
e=tabl ishments to be served by said meter and such other pertinent
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accompanied by a deposit according to the following schedule, which
shall be retained by the Utility Clerk as a deposit. and returned to
the applicant when the meter is dis connected, providing all water bi115
have been paid as a result of such application and no damage is substaine
to the meter as a result of such connec to on. Said deposits shall be
a. Each resiaential unit - 525.00
b. Each residential apartment unit. poi. on bulk basis - 525.00
c. CUmmer~ial shall vary acrording t type, size o£ business,
and size of meter, but shall not be less than $50.00. Under the
commercial category, the followi ny deposits shall be required: 1
1. Beauty shops and rest avxant with eeati ng capacity of
fifty (50) or less - $50.00.
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2. Apartment buildings o£ twenty (20) units or less
where water purchased on bulk basis - $100.00; over twenty (20)
/' units - $200.00.
~. anree plants ana cannery - $soo.oo.
All unpaid bills and damage shall be charged against the
water deposit.
SECTION 3: Where installation of a meter cs required, the
applicant for water services shall pay, in addition to the aforesard
deposits, a connectcon fee as follows:
a. Three Quarter (3/91 rnch meter 5450.00
b. One (1) inch meter $600.00
c. One and one half (L}) inch meter 5)50.00
d. Two (2) inch meter $l,oao.oo
e. TR ree (3) inch meter $1,500.00
f. Four (4) rnch meter $z,ooo. oo
In addition, the Developer shall pay any additional cost
e£ extra pipes, fittings and labor incurred by the C,i ty in connecting
SECTION 4: Each lot or a unit within each building shall
be considered a separate unrt for the payment of the water fees herein
established, and separate ronnectrons wr11 be required for each of
such units. Every connection shall. be separately metered.
SECTION s: The making of an application by any person shall
r act to grant the properly authorized agent of the City free access to
the premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of reading,
e xamcning, repairing or removcnq the water meter or making such other
znspection of the premises as the City may determine necessacy relating
to the water system.
SECTION 6: The City reserves the right to levy a lace charge
of $15.00 Eo -payment of watec bills which charge shall be
automatically added to a bill in arrears wi thovt notrce 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 r aulations,
the C ty y immediate ly discontinue furnishing water service until
the late charge and all bills in arrears have been paid in full..
SECTION >: In the event an owner, deve lOpex or contractor
shall cause a grade change requiring re Installation of meters or
meter boxes, such owner, developer or contractor shall pay the City
its actual costs vncurred for each revnstailation.
premises or of intervening property between the premises and the
City's water mavns, the applicant shall obtain From the nroperty
owner or owners the necessary property of all pipes and equipment
required for supplying water to the applicant.
SECTION 9: Water supplied to customers shall not be resold
buildings of svmilar character, vn which event it may be resold by
the customers to tenants, providing such tenants occupy the premis
and the races charged such tenants cocrespond io the rates charged
the City for a like servrce.
SECTION 10: Water bills will normally be rendered on the
first day of each month and are due and payable upon presentation,
and become delinquent on the tenth day of the month in which they
rendered. They may be paid at the office of the Water Department
during eegular office hours or payment may be mailed to said office.
All customers paying for water servrce with checks, which are returned
to the City will be charged a servrce charge, payable with the
fo Slowing billing in the event service is not to rmvnated or prior to
recommencement o£ servrce, if servrce rs termrna ted, of $5.00 per
returned check.
N 11: There is hereby charged for consumption of
water by customers of the City of Longwood water system, the following
charges:
a. For the first five thousand (5,000) gallons o
thereof used during a billing period, the sumrofa$3.64.
b. i gallonage b n five thousand a
e (5; 001)ngallons and t tthousand (10,000) gallons
r part thereof, the s of $. 65 c s per additional
thousand gallons o_ any part the reoft
c. addit nal gallonage between ten thousand and o
(10,001) gallons a my t d (20,000) gallons
r part thereof, the sum of $h>OSper additional thousand
or any part thereof. 1
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d. For additional gallonage between t my thousand and
e (20 001) gallons and t irty t d (30,000)
gallons ox part thereof, the sum of $575 per additional
thousand or any Part thereof.
e. additional gallonage between thirty thousand and
e 130,001) gallons and forty thousand (40,000) gallons
r part thereof, the sum of $.80 per additional thousand
or any part thereof.
f. additional gallonage i o£ forty thousand
(40,0001 gallons, the s of 5585sper additional thousand
gallons or any part thereof.
g. Where w requested for c veyance by any method
and s obtained through a registered m ithin
the City,rtheo charge for such w shall be 52500 per
d (1,000) yallons o nal part thereof.
obtained shall n t begs robtained without prior
oof the Dv rector of Pub li~ Works or his designated
representative.
h. ach r sidenti al u ing City w shall
pay the charge e tablishedrby 11. a. preceding whether
metered or not. A residential un vt shall be:
1. A single family residential structuee.
2, sub-unit o£ a multi-fam.i.ly structure, v.e. apartment
unrt or duplex rental unrt.
3. Individual mobile home.
4. Individual condominium unrt.
v. ach n - sidential u ing City w
shall pay the charge e tablished by 5 ntll. a51pre ceding,
whether me texed or not. Anon-residential unrt shall be:
1. structure nousiag o - siaential o_ aeron,
enterprise, busi nesseor actrvity.
2. sub-unit of a e having more than one un rt
for rent or le asetor sale.
~. ti l.i ty t of t. n (lo) percent will be levied D the
of a us tome rs o the first t n dollars
(510500) withwm um charge to any user ofeone dollar
(51.00) per mon thim
N 12: Where [he same shall be available, the owner of
every lot or parcel of land within the City of Longwood, may connect,
or cause the plumbing of any building or buildings thereon to be
connected, with the municipal waterworks system of the City of Longwood,
Florida, and use the £acili ties of such water system. All such
connectrons shall be made Sn accordance with rules and regulations which
shall be adopted from tome to tome by the City Commission of the City,
which rules and regulations shall provide for a charge for making any
such conne ctvons in such reasonable amount as the City Commission 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 make such water connectrons.
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N 13: No person shall be allowed to connect vn to
the waterworks system without the written consent of the City. and
then the connection with such system shall only be made under the 1
direction and supervision of the City. Each residential or commercial
unit shall be required to be served by an individual meter. Any
hereinafter provided.
SECTION 14: Ffienever it is desirable to connect existing
plumbing with the City wa~exworks system, the owner or plumber con-
templating doing such work shall notify the City Building Official
who will inspect said plumbing and notify the owner or plumber what
alterations will be necessary to place said plumbing in an acceptable
condition for connection with the watexworks system. Any owner or
plumber who shall make any connection without the approval of the
building official shall, upon convvetron, be subject Lo the penalties
hereinafter provided.
N 15: The owner of the property shall be responsible
for maintaining all plumbing on such property and the pipe leading
and connecting from Che waterworks system distribution lines.
N 16: No water shall. be furnished free of charge to
any person, firm oz corporation whatsoever, and the City of Longwood,
Florida, and each, and eve y agency, department or vnst rumentality
provisions of this ordinance shall, upon convveti on thereof, for each
such offense be subject to a fine not vn excess of $300.00 or by
p sonment not to exceed sr y (60) d y or y oth such fine and
i prisonment. N 19: Ordinance No. 534 and all amendments thereto 1
and all ordinances or parts of ordinances vn conflict herewvth are
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SEC'S ION 20: All customers requesting a change of servvice
from one location, within the City of Longwood, Florida, or vts
servvice are , to another location within the City o. Longwood, Florida,
or vts servvice area, will be charged a scrvv ce charye of $5.00 per
serv_ce charge.
N 21: All customers requesting servvice after regular
working hours or on weekends or city holidays, will be charged a
mrnvmum servrce charge of 510.00 ox actual costs, whichever amount
shall be greater, and expenses including wages o£ City employees,
cost of materials, etc.
SGCTIUN Any owner, developer, or contractor requesting
water service, whe ce said request requires an soon or existing
servrce lines, shall. be l.i ab le to pay to the City The costs Df said
extension, including, but not Limited to costs of all materials, labor
and fire hydrants.
In the alternative, any owner, developer, or contractor may
install said extension himself, n vi ding, however, that installation
shall be subject to inspection and approval by the Dveector of Public
Works or his designated subordinate. Sn such ca..e.., servvice shall
not commence until approval in wrvting is given.
Minimum ronst.ructron standards shall be as follows:
a. All thrush blocks to be of 5 anda rd Cement C on
subject to prior approval oFtthe Director o£ Publicty
Works or hvs designated subordinate.
b. o be 150 pounds for one hour with loss of not
mo resth an t5 k.
c. ial t t guage to be approved prior t t by
PthetDVrecto.rsoL Public Works or hvs designatedesubordinate.
d. Owner, developer, o actor, prior t
shallrs ubmit four samples £orebacte rial
taken o e days. unt n
eed 0.1. n sultsvto be de liveredutocthe City
Wa te.rcCle rk for re corde
e. All ditches, d ways, and berms to be restored to
standard of approved plans or pre-construction condition.
f. developer o shall be responsible for
all damage to Ci tyrl r boxer, e
sed by a o£ c torts developer, or agents,
servants, ox emp LOyers ra
SECTION 23: A minimum servvice charge of $]. 5(l per bi l.li ng
period wi 11 be charged all customers hooking a non-metered sp xinkler
system (fire) to City System.
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SECTION 24: If any section or portion of a section of this
ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or uncons tr tutron al, rt shall
not be held to rnvalidate or impair [he validity, force or effect of 1
any other sectron or part of this ordlnan ce.
SECTION 25: This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon ics final passage and adoption.
PAEEEO Avo AoOPxEE this ~~~day of _A.O. 1982.
EIaET aEAOINO: /9, i~fA2
secoxo aEAOSNe: ~ee~ea~-L~~(~,3L~W~t9E2
Mayor, Ci cy o2f~g uooa, e1 ` da
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