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ORDINANCE NO. PO 5".61.-3
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND ESTABLISHING RATES AND
CHARGES AND RULES GOVERNING TUE SALE AND
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER BY THE CITY OF ATLANTIC
BEACH, FLORIDA, REGULATING TEE SERVICE RENDERED
CONSULTERS THEREOF; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF;
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
That
SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to use City water without first making application in
writing to the City for service at least forty-eight (48) hours
before the service is desired and paying all charges incident to
such application; such applications shall be made on forms furnished
by the City and shall constitute an agreement by the Consumer with
the City to abide by the rules of the City in regard to its service
of water. Applications for service requested by firms, partnerships,
associations and corporations shall be tendered only by their duly
authorized agents, and the official title of such agent shall be
shown on the application.
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SECTION 2. No person, firm, or corporation shall tap the City
water mains or make any other connection to pipes on the supply side
of any meter except those persons duly employed by the City for such !,
purpose. 1
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SECTION 3. Upon the application of the owner or consumer for ,
water service or fire service, the following tapping charges shall 0
be made to cover the cost of the taps and the installation of the
service to the property to be supplied with water service, and shall
be paid by the applicant before service connection is made:
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Less than One inch tap and Service $50.00
One inch tap and Service $85.00
One and one-half inch tap and Service $135.00
Two inch or over Tap and Service and for Fire Services
the consumer will be furnished with an estimated cost of the installa-
tion of such service including meter, and the consumer shall deposit
with the City Clerk the amount of such estimated cost of service.
Any balance of this deposit not used in the actual cost of the necessary
labor and materials shall be refunded to the consumer; and any cost in
excess of the estimated cost shall be paid by the consumer. The minimum
• water rental for the period from date of installation to the following
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minimum water billingdate shall be collected at the time the deposit
is made for tap fee. �=
SECTION 4. Temporary service such as service for circuses,
fairs, carnivals, construction work and the like, shall be rendered
upon written application accompanied by a deposit sufficient to
cover the City 's estimate of the proper charge for water to be
consumed, materials, labor and other expense incurred by the City in
rendering such service. Upon termination of this service, any balance
of this deposit shall be refunded to the consumer.
SECTION 5. The Consumer shall grant or cause to be granted to
the City without cost, all rights, easements, permits and privileges
which are necessary for the rendering of service. Duly authorized
employees of the City shall have access at all reasonable hours to
the premises of the Consumer for the purpose of reading meters,
installing or removing any of its property, examining pipes or fixtures,
or for any purpose incidental to the rendering of service.
SECTION 6. In the event water service is turned off either
because of delinquency or upon the request of the Consumer for any
purpose, a cut-in fee of $2.00 shall be charged and paid when water
is turned on.
SECTION 7 . Upon written request of a Consumer the meter will
be tested by the City and in the event the meter when tested is found
to be not more than two per cent. (2%) fast, the expense of the test
shall be paid by the Consumer at a cost of Five Dollars ($5.00) , other-
wise the expense of the test will be borne by the City and billing
adjustments for a period not to exceed six months will be made.
SECTION 8. Liability for service shall begin on the day the
Consumer is connected to the City water main and shall continue
thereafter until the service is disconnected for non-pay-ment, or
for other cause, after written notice is given the City by the
Consumer of his desire to terminate the service. No allowance will
be made for vacant houses unless a request in writing to have the
water shut off is received by the City, nor will any allowance be
made for any shut-off period less than thirty days.
SECTION 9. In the event any meter on the Consumer 's premises
is destroyed by fire or other causes, or fails to register, the
Consumer will be billed for the period involved on a basis of
previous consumption.
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SECTION 10. The City Manager, or some person designated
by him, shall have the authority to determine what type of service
shall be rendered by the City to each Consumer.
SECTION 11. The property owner shall at all times be re-
sponsible to the City for its proper charges for water service.
SECTION 12. The reasonable rates, rentals, fees and other
charges for the use of the services and facilities of said water-
works system are hereby found and determined to be and are hereby
fixed and established as follows:
For Establishments within the City Limits:
Single Units
Minimum Bill - 104, 000 gallons per year)
with a maximum of 26, 000 gallons in ) $6.00 per quarter .,.
any one quarter )
Excess over 26, 000 gallons per quarter as follows:
Next 15, 000 gallons per quarter $ . 30 per 1, 000 gallons
Next 30, 000 gallons per quarter . 25 per 1, 000 gallons
Next 60, 000 gallons per quarter . 20 per 1, 000 gallons
All over 131, 000 gallons per quarter . 15 per 1, 000 gallons \)
Multiple Units
For all multiple units served through the same meter the rates
shall be in accordance with the following scale, and the minimum
allowance shall be in direct proportion to the minimum rate
paid allowing 104, 000 gallons per year for each $24,00 of annual
minimum rate. All excess gallonage shall be charged for at the
same rate as provided for single units above.
2 Units - $36.00 per year 5 Units - $72. 00 per year
3 Unite - 48.00 per year 6 Units - 84. 00 per year
4 Units - 60.00 per year 7 Units - 96. 00 per year
All Units over 7 - $10. 00 per year for each additional unit.
For new water services made after the beginning of each calendar
quarter or for a continuance of a turned-off existing service, the
quarterly minimum will be prorated on a monthly basis for the remainder
of the quarter plus the cut-in fee when applicable as provided in
Section 6 above.
The rates applicable to customers outside the City boundaries
shall be one and one-half times the above rates and the above minimum
and excess quantity allowances shall apply to such customers. (New
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customers outside the City Boundaries will not be accepted unless
their application for service is approved by the City Commission) . ;
SECTION 13. Effective January 1, 1960 bills for minimum and
excess water will be rendered as ��
quarterly e� 44 1st day of January,
April, July, October at the rates aforesaid, but the rendering of
bills is not an obligation on the part of the City, and failure of
the Consumer to receive such bill shall not release or diminish the
obligation of the Consumer with respect to payment thereof, or
relieve the Consumer of any obligation under this Ordinance. Such
bills for service shall be due and payable on date of bill and shall
become delinquent thirty (30) days thereafter. The City Clerk shall
order the immediate disconnection of all delinquent services, service
shall not be restored until delinquent bill and $2.00 service charge
is paid.
SECTION 14. Fire protection service charges shall be billed
annually in advance and fire protection service, either private
hydrants or sprinkler systems, shall be installed from the main
inward at the expense of the consumer and all such installation
shall be made in strict accordance with the rules of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters in force at the date of installation and
with such requirements as may be prescribed by the City Manager.
Fire protection services shall not be metered and no charge shall
be made by the City for water used through such services; however,
no use of such services shall be made except for testing the equip-
ment or fighting fire.
SECTION 15. No allowance or adjustment of any water bill
shall be made for leaks of any nature occurring on the Consumer 's
side of the meter.
SECTION 16. No person, firm or corporation shall inter-
connect a privately owned water system to the City 's water system.
SECTION 17. No person, firm or corporation shall connect or
turn on any water service, or tap or make any alteration to any
main or distribution pipe of the City 's water system or in any way
interfere with or molest any of the wells, reservoirs, basins, or water
in the same, or permit any connection or tapping to be made to the
City 's water system on his premises or the premises occupied by him
or to knowingly use City water from unauthorized connections.
SECTION 18. Properties owned or operated by different owners
or operators shall not be supplied with water through one meter unless
existing facilities make it impractical (as determined by the City
Commission as an exception) to establish separate meters for each
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property. In each case excepted by the City Commission, the yearly
minimum rate will be determined by combining the rates for each
property (See Section 12 above) and likewise the minimum quarterly
Illikallowance for each property will be combined.
SECTION 19. No water service shall be connected until the
plumbing and connections incident thereto shall h-;ve been inspected
and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 20. The City shall not be liable for any damage
resulting from bursting of any main, service pipe or cock, or by
shutting off of water for repairs, extensions, or connections, or
from the accidental failure of the water supply from any cause what-
soever. In cases of emergency the City shall have the right to
restrict the use of water in any reasonable manner for the protection
of the City and its water supply.
SECTION 21. If any provision, clause, section or part of
section of this ordinance is held to be void, it shall not affect
the remainder of this ordinance.
SECTION 22. Any person who shall violate any of the terms of
this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) , or imprisonment not to
exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 23. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION 24. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage.
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Passed by the City Commission on first reading7. 1959.), ...42y
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading614,74,44f
fdj 1959.
Attest:
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