Ordinance 323ORDINANCE N0. 323
wHEAEAE, the City of Longwood, Florida, is the
owner of and has the entvre control of the public water
system used throughout the City of Longwood, Florida, and
operates and ma rntarns the same for the benefit of the
_r trzens of Longwood, and those rn adjacent areas to said
City: and
4iFiCREAE, vn or oer to properly provide servrce t
the vse rs of said water system, rt vs necessary that the
City promulgate certavn rules and regulations for said
system and prov.i.de fox its ma rntenance by the establis hme
of a schedule of fees.
line or use any water from any water line without first having
secured from the City a permit for such connection.
SECTION 2: Each person desiring to vse water from
the City's water system sna11 first. make writ to application
to the U[ility Clerk; such application shall give the name of
served by said meter, the name of the pl
the connection and such other pertinent matters as may be '~
required by the Clerk. Such application shall be accompanied
by a deposit according to the following schedule, which shall
be re tamed by the Utility CLe rk as a deposit and returned to
Said deposits shall be as Follows:
a Each residential unit - $20.00.
b. Each xesi dential apartment unvt not on bulk
basis - $20.00.
<. Commercial shall vary according to type, sva.e
of bus vness, and srze of meter, but shall not be less than
550, under the commercial category, the following deposits
shall be required:
1. Beauty shops and restaurants wrth seating
capacity of fifty ISO) or less - $$o;
or less where water purchased on bulk basis - $100; over
twenty (20) unvts - 5200;
3. dvv ce plants and cannery - $500.
A11 u paid bi 11s and damage shall be charged
against the w ter deposit.
TION 3 Where installs tron o£ a meter vs
required, the applicant for water servvice shall pay, vn
addition to the aforesaid deposits, a connection tee as
follows:
3/4 .inch m $ 0.00
1 rnch meter 160.00
1 1/2 inch meter $ 260.00
2 nch meter 520.00
] 5)0.00
4 inch meter 1,020.00.
In addition, the Developer shall pay the actual
cost of necessary pipes, fittings and labor incurred by the
City.
CT ION 4: Each lot or building site shall be
considered a separate unit for the payment of the water fees
herein established, and separate connections will be required
for each o£ such unr ts. Every connection shall be separately
metered.
TION 5: The making of an application by any
person shall act [o grant the properly authorized agent o£ the
city free access to the premises at a11. reasonable hours £Or
the purpose of reading, examining, repairing or remov g the
water meter or making such other inspection of the property
as the city may determine desirable to discover the use being
made of the water fvrnis hed the premises.
CTION 6: The city resecves the right to levy a
late charge of $15 for non-payment K water bills which charge
shall be automat really added to a bill in arrears without
notice to the customer, and upon £a ilure by the customer to
pay said late charge with the payment in arrears on the date
estaDlis hed by rules and regulations, the City may immediately
discontinue fain ishi ny water service until the Late charge
and all bills in arrears have been paid in full.
SECTION >: In the event an owner, developer or
contractor shall cause grade change requiring reinstallation
of meters or meter boxes, such owner, developer or contractor
shall pay the city its actual costs incurred for each
re xnstalla tion.
SECTION 8: in case the applicant is not the owner
of tfie premises or of rntervening property between the premises
and the city's water ma rns, the applicant shall obtain from the
at may be resold by the customers to tenants, providing such
tenants occupy the premises and the rates charged such tenants
correspond to the rates charged by the city for a Sike service.
SECTION 10: Water bills will normally be rendered
on the first day o£ each month and are due and payable upon
presentation, and become delinquent on the tenth day of the
month in wh rch they are rendered. Tfiey may be paid at the 1
office of the City C1e rk dvri ng regular office hours or
payment may be mailed to said office.
SECTION 11: There is fiereby charged for consumption
o£ water by customers of the city of Longwood water system,
the following charges:
the first five thousand gallons (5,000)
any part thereof used during a Onth's
billing period, the sum of $3.50; m
1 gallon the abov
fiveac ana (saooo) gallona~vthe sum of e
S.4s pe~uthousacd gallons;
where w reg~eseaa for < veyance
by any methodsand s obtained
through a registe redmm ith the city,
the charge for such w shall be $4
for the first five thousand (5,000) gallons
and $.50 per t thereafter. Water
obtained i thisvme thod shall b er
the str rct p vxs von of the citynd
SECTION 12: Where the same shall be available,
the owner of every lot or parcel of land within the city of
iongwood, Florida, may connect, or cause the plumbing of any
building or buildings thereon to be connected, with the
munvcipal waterworks system of the City of Longwood, Florida,
and use the facilities of such water system. All such connec-
tvons shall be made in accordance with rv les and reyulat ions
which shall be adopted from tome to tome by the City Council
of the city, which rules and regulations shall provide for a
charge for making any such connectvons rn such reasonable amount
as the City Council 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
N 13: No person shall be allowed to connect
into the waterworks system without the wrrtten consent o£ the
city, and then the connecta on with such system shall only be
made under the direction and supervision of the city. Any
property owner or plumber who shall make any connectvon without
such consent of the city shall, upon convv<tvon, be subject to
the Penalties hereinafter pro vi aea.
SECTION 14: Whenever it vs desirable to connect
exxsti nq plumbing with the <i ty waterwo xks system, the owner
or plumber contemplating doing such work shall notify the city
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plumbing inspector wno wi 11 inspect said plumbing and notify
the owner orp lumber what al te.rations will be necessary to
place said plumbing in an acceptable condi.t ion for connection
with the waterworks system. Any owner or plumber who shall
make any connection without the approval of t e plumbing
inspector shall, upon convrctron, be svb jeer to the penalties
hereinaftez pxovi ded.
SECTION 15: The owner of the property shall be
re sponsib l.e for maintaining all plumbing on such property and
the pipe leading and connecting from the waterworks system
distribution lines.
SECTION 16: No water shall be furnished free o£
charge to any person, firm or corporation whatsoe vex, and the
City o£ Longwood, £losida, and each and every agency, depart-
ment ox irts trumentality which uses the waterworks system
shall pay therefor at the rates fixed by this ordinance.
CTION 17: iT shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to ampex with or molest, damage ox destroy any of the
meters, pipes, or equipment of tfie water system or to remove
y seal, tag or notice placed upon any water meter.
N 19~ Any person, firm or corporation
violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction thereof, for each such offense be svb jeer to a
fine not in excess of 5300 or by imprisonment not to exceed
60 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 19: ordinance No. 162 and all amenaments
thereto ana all o.rainancee n p to of orainancea in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
ex ION Sf any sectron or portion of a sectron
of this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitu-
tronal, it shall not he held to invalidate or pa r the
validity, Force or effect of any other section or part of
this orainance.
SECTION 21: This ordinance shall take effect
M h 29 1913
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th. day of March
Ei asx xEApING: March 22 1913
sECONn an nnx March 29. L9]3
xAiO~'o~ city uncil o£
the ity o£ Ivngwood, Florida
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