Ordinance 534ORDINlilJCE Imo. 534
AN OPDUaANCE 0£ 1HE C21R OF ION(FIOOD, £LORLIlA, PROVIDSE:G
FTJR THE OPERATL0.Y OF Tkd WATpi SYSPEM OF SAID CLTY, PROVID31'G
FEES FOR USE OF SAID WATER, REGUTATIONS AND PENAS,TIFS FOR THE
VIOIAI'fON OF SUCH AEGUTATIONS; REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 498
OF 11iE CITY OF IAN(iS%)D, F[ARIDA, AND Mk~iPS 'R1EREtO; -`
PROVZDIIIG FOR OJNFLICIS, SEVERAHIl,LTY M'D EFFECTIVE DOTE
IJF~RE4S, ehe City of Io<~gemod, Florida, is the caner of and has
ehe entire control of ehe public water sysxea used throughwc ehe City of
tnngwod, Florida, and operates and ntainiains the smre for the benefit of
the citizens of Inngxwd, and those xn adjacent areas eo said City; and
ITt~REAE, in order to properly provide service to the users of
said water systan, ie is necessary that the City prawlgace certain ales and
regril.atiais for said systen and provide £ar ixs maintenance by the escablislvrmx
of a schedule of fees.
ICJ, TfIERENRE, BE LT ORDAIIJEO BY THE C21Y 01RIISSION OF Tf$ CITY
OF iA:~D, FIARIDA AS EOi.IAJS: ~
SECTION 1: No person shall corned co arty wafer line or use any
water fx¢a any water line witkiwt first having secured fran the City a permit
for such carnectron.
SECRON 2: Farb person desiring Co t~.se waxer £ra~ the City's ~.ater
system shall first make wrlteen application to the tRility Clerk; such appl.i.cation
shall give ehe Haire of ttie applicant and his address, a descripxion of the
pranises eO be served, the rnvnber of twuses or escablistmnnts to be served by said
meter and srch o[her pertinent maxters as may be required by the Clerk. Such
applicetion shall be accm;panied by a deposit according to the following
schedule, Mich shall be retas.ned by the Ueiliey Clerk as a deposit and retuxm~
to Che applicant Men the creeer is discmmected, providing all water bills
have been paid as a reside of such application and no dan-age rs sustained to
the meter as a result of such cwmection. Said deposits shall be as follows:
a. Each residential unic - $20.00
b. Each residential apar[oime isit not on bulk basis - 520.00
<. Camercial shall waxy according Co type, svz Of business, az~d
size of meter, bue shall not be less than $50.00. Uader eha cmmer<ial category,
Che follwing deposits stall be required:
1. Beauty shops ~ rescaurane ctixh seating capacity of fifty
(50) or less - $50.00.
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2. Apartrsrt buildir:gs of cxauy (20) carts or less wirers
water purchased m bulk basis - $100.00; over romnry (20) ;miss - $200.00;
3. duice plants and camery - $500.00
All ;mpa'id bilLS and damage shall be charged against the water deposie.
SECTION 3: lfiere ins[allaeion of a meter is required, the applicant
far water services shall pay, in addition to the aforesaid deposits, connection
fee as follws:
a. Three Quarter (3/4) inch rteter S3I5.00
6. one (1) m,on meter $soo.oo
c. One and one half (1;) inch ;enter $]50.00
d. Tw (2) inch rteeer $1,000.00
e. 'fires (3) inch mseae $1,500.00
f. Four (4) inch ncter $2,000.00
In addition, Che Developer shall pay any additio~tal ros[ of extra
ptpes, fittir;gs and labor incurred by the City in camiectinq meeers.
SECTION 4: Each loc or building site shall be considered a seprate
;nv.t fm' Ne payrtene of the water Fees herein established, aid separate connecerons
w111 be requi_ ed fox each of such units. Every connection stall be sepazately
uetered.
SECTION 5: 'rkre tusking of an application by any person shall act co
grant she properly authorized agent of the City free access to the prenises ac
~. all zeasw;able hours £or the purpose of reading, exaraning, repairing or
remving the water meter os making such other inspection of the pre=sses as the
Ciey may deten;dne necessary relating to the water syseam.
SECTION 6: The City reserves the right ro levy a late ctarge of $15.00
for non-payment of water bills which charge shall be autmtatically added to a
bill in arrears wiehove noeice to the cusimer, and rgxm failure by the cvsearer
to pay said late charge with the paynent in arreazs on the date established by
ales and regulations, she City envy immdiately disconeinue furnishing water
sezvrce ;stil the lace charge and all bills in areears have hem paid in full.
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Section ]: Ln the event an ucmer, developer or contractor shall
cause a grade change requiring reinstaLlacion of ereters or meeer Mxes, such -1
e developer or contractor shall pay The city its actual costs r.ncur-red for
each zeinstallatian.
Section 8: In case ehe applicant is not ehe owner of the prerises
or of intervening property becwem the pzmdses and the City's water msins,
the applicane shall obeain fran the property v.,mer or owners the necessary
property of all pipes and aquiprent required for supplying water eo ehe applicanT.
Section 9: Wager supplied to cusemrers shall not be resold except
when supplied to customers operating office buildings and buildings of similar
character, in which eva`t it may be resold by the custarers eo c s, providing
such tenants ocapy ehe prenises and ehe races charged suth tenants correspond -~
co the rates charged by the City for a Like service.
Section 10: Water bills will normally be rendered m the firs[ day
of each rzonch and aze due and payable upon presmtatim, and becvre delinquent
an the tench day of ehe mmch in which they are rendered. They may be paid ac the
office of the Water [~eparnrent during regulaz office Murs or paymant may be
mailed to said office. A11 cuseare s paying for water servrce wleh checks,
which aze returned to the City will be charged a service charge, payable with tSie
follwrix:g b+lling in ehe event service rs not temaxated or prior To recaman<avme
of servr<e, if service cs eermu~ated, o£ $5.00 per tecuxned check.
Section 11: 'there is hereby chazged far cons~tion of water by
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mstarers of the City of tangcmod water system, the follwring ettarges:
a For the firs[ five thousand (S,o00) gallons or pazt thereof
used during a billing period, the swn of 53.64.
b. For additimal gallonage between five thousand and me
(5,001) gallons and ehirty thousand (30,000) gallons or
part thereof, The sum of $.60 [cots per additional thousand
gallons or any part [hereof.
c. F'or additional gallonage in s of thirty (3D,DDD) gallons
the sw: of $. ]0 ceases per additional ehousmd gallons or any
pare ehereof.
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d. 4fiere wager is requested for conveyance by any meehod
and sans is wt obcained through a registered meter within
the City, ehe charge for suth water shall be $2.00 per
thousand (1,000) gallons or fractional part ehereof. Water
0 obtained s1u11 nog be so obtained witlwuc prior consent
of ehe Director of Public Works or his designaeed represmtaeive.
e. Each residential ueSe receiving Cicy water servis shall pay
the charge escabli.shed by 11. a. preceding whether petered or not.
A residential unit shall be:
1. A single family residential strvcNre.
2. A sub-emit o£ a multi-family strvctvre, i. e. apararene emit
or duplex rental emit.
3, FndivLAul ~robile hare.
4. Individual condaMxu.uta emit.
f. Each non-residential once receiving City water service shall
pay the charge established by Section 11. a. preceding, nether
neeered or not. Anon-residential emit shall be:
L. S rvc e housing one -residential operaeron, enterprise,
business or activity.
2. A sub-unit of a rvcture having pore ehan one u~vt for rent
or lease or sales
g. A utility ear of een (lo) percent will be levied on the bi 11s
of all wager cusemiers on the firs[ ten ($10.00) dollars with
maxsmm charge to any user of one dollar ($1.00) per `ronth.
EEGTLON 12: Where the smre shall be available, ehe owner of every
lot or parcel of land within the City of Ismgwod, may connect, or cause the
plwSing of any building or buildings thereon to be cormected, wich the mmicipal
waterxnrks systen of the City of Iongwoud, Florida, and use the facilities o£ such
water systen. All such co~mectio`rs scull be made in accordance wich rules and
regulatrons which shall be adopted fran tine to cvm by the City Cwmiission o£
r the City, which rules art regulaeions scull provide fora charge for nWCing
any such co~mections rn s h reasonable aro'st as the Ciry Crnmiss~nn may fix
and deeemtine. Pmvided, hamver, tbae this ordinance shall hoe be consttved
to entitle arty person co cross the private property of another co make such
SECLION 13: No person shall be allwmd to coemect ineo ehe wateiwrks
systen without the writeen consent of the Ciry, and then the connection with such
systan shall only be made under the direction ~ supervision of tl~e Ciry. Each
residential or cartrexcial unit shall be required to be served by an individual
maeet. Any property owner r p1is3~er who shall hake any co~me<tion without sech
/~` consent of the Ciey, shall, upon conviction, be subject eo the penalties herein-
aRer provided.
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Sg(,TIpN 14: llnmever iC is desirable to connect exastizig p1 Sing
with the City cmteivrorks systen, the owner or plieober conta~laCing doing suc;.
work shall notify ehe City pL:mbing inspecror who will inspect said plSing and
notify the amer r plimber what alteraewas will be necessary to place said
plSing in an accepeable condition for conamtion with the watexwrks syscm,.
Any owner or p1Ser who stall make any conneceim withoue the apnrovat of ehe
pLw~bing inspector stall, upon convction, be subjece to the paalties herein
afeer provided.
SECLION 15: 'fie wmer o£ the property shall be resportsLble fox main-
tauiir:g all p1SLng on such property and the pipe leading and cmnmting from
ehe watennxtcs sv en diseribution lines.
SECITON 16: No water shall lR furnished free of charge to azry .~,
person, firm or corporacion whatsoever, and ehe City of Irmgwod, Florida, and
each and every agency, deparhmnt ox insexwanealiry .diich uses the watenvrks
systaa shall pay therefor ac the races fixed by trus ordinance.
SECLION 1]: It shall ba unlawful for any person or persons to
Canq~er with or irolest, damage or destroy any of the ireeers, pipes, or wiprzmt
of Che water sysim: or eo re:rove any seal, tag or notue placed upon any water
SECTION 18: Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions
of this ordinance shall, upon conviction [hereof, for each such offense be subject
to a xine nor in excess of x300.00 or by i~risomrent noe co exceed sixty (60)
days or by both such fine and inprisomrent. 1
SF.CrtCN 19: Ordinance No. 498 and all mmndtrcrents Hereto and all
ordinances r gazes of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby s _ealed.
SECLION 20: Atl custarers requeseing a change of service from one
location, within He City of trn:gwood, Florida, or r[s service area, to another
location within the City of Lm~.ood, Flnrida, or rCS service ax ,will be
charged a service barge of $5.00 per service charge.
SF.CLIOi 21: All custarers requeseing service afeer regulaz working
hours or on weekends or city holidays, will. be charged amudanvs service charge
of $10.00 or aceual roses, whichever amnme shall be greaeer, and expenses
Including wages of City Emyloyees, cost of materials, etc., .~
SECLSON 22: Any wmer, developer, or cmtraceor requeseing water
service, where said request regal es an extension or existing s xvrce lines,
stall be liable to pay eo ehe Ciry the costs of said extension, including, but
not limited to costs of all aaterials, labor and fire hydrants.
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it the alternatrve, er, developer, or contraceor may
rnatnll said extension himself, providing, haawer, char installation stall
be subject to cnspec[ion and approval by [he Director o£ Public Works or his
desip aced subordinate. In such cases, service shall noe comrmce until
approval in wrrcing is given.
M1tininem consaviceion standards stall be as follaus:
a. Atl thrash blocks eo be of Standard Cmenx Gsserueeion subject
co prior approval of the Director of Public Works or his
desip{aeed subordinate.
b. Pressure to be 150 pounds for one hour with loss of not anre
tF>an 51.
c. Bacterial tese guage to be approved prior st by the
Director of Public Fbrks or his designaeedisubordinate.
d. O:.ner, developer prior t service < ~ t,
r shall sulmit four sm~glesrforobaceeriai eestinG taken once
e days. M loran eed 0.1. Tes
esults tosbe delivered eo the City WateroClerk For records
e. All ditches, drivftsys, and bem~s to be restored co standaN
of approved plans or pre-conseruction condition.
E. Daner, developer or contracxor shall be responsible for all
davrage o City lines, rze r bases, used by
acts ofeconiraccor, developer, o eagaes, servants, or en~loyees.
SEC1'fON 23: A min.i~mm service charge of S].50 per billinp period
wt11 be charged all cusearers hooking a non-petered sprinkler syseen (fire)
to City System.
SECt'LON 24: If any sectron or portion of a sectron of this ordinance
proves to be invalid, ~slaw£ui or :mconsertueional, ie shall not be held co
~., arnalidace or i~air the validity, Eorce or effect o£ any other sectron or
part of this ordinance.
SECfICCi 25: 'fiis ordinate shall cake effect vm¢diately upon ies
final passage ad adoption.
PASSF.O AND ACOPIEO this /g/u day of rv~i A.D. 1961.
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