Ordinance No. 80-83-23 v /-
ORDINANCE NO. 80-83-23
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
WASTEWATER SYSTEM
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 19, Articles 1, 2 and 3, be deleted in its •
entirety, and amended as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Sec. 1. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) shall mean the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in
five (5) days at 20oC, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Sec. 2. "Building drain" shall mean that part of the
lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives
the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes
inside the walls. of the building and co-vet's it to the
building sewer, and shall terminate five (5) feet 1.5 meters
outside the outer face of the building wall.
Sec. 3. "Building sewer" shall mean the extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of dis-
posal, and shall commence five (5) feet (1.5 meters) outside
the outer wall of the building.
Sec. 4 . "Combined sewer" shall mean a sewer intended to
receive both wastewater and storm or surface water. Such
combined sewer shall be prohibited.
Sec. 5. "Easement" shall mean an acquired legal right for
the specific use of land owned by others.
Sec. 6. "Floatable oil" is oil, fat, or grease in a physical
state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater
by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. A waste-
water shall be _considered free of floatable fat if it is pro-
perly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with
the collection system.
Sec. 7. "Carbage" shall mean the waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking, and serving of foods.
Sec. 8. "Industrial wastes" shall mean the wastewater from
industrial processes, trade, or business as distinct from
domestic or sanitary wastes.
Sec. 9. "City Manager" shall mean the City Manager of the City
of Atlantic Beach or his authorized deputy agency, or representa-
tive, such as the City Engineer, Public Works Superintendent,
Superintendent of wastewater facilities, etc.
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Sec. 9. "Natural outlet" shall mean any outlet, including
storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse,
pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
Sec. 10. "May" is permissive.
Sec. 11. "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, company,
association, society, corporation, or group.
Sec. 12. "pH" shall mean the reciprocal of the logarithm of
the hydrogen-ion concentration. The concentration is the
weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution.
Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a
hydrogen-ion concentration of 10-7.
Sec. 13. "Properly shredded garbage" shall mean the wastes
from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of ;food that
have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally pre-
vailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than
1 inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
Sec. 14. "Public sewer" shall mean a common sewer controlled
by a governmental agency or public utility.
Sec. 15. "Sanitary sewer" shall mean a sewer that carries
liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial
buildings, industrial plants, and institutions together
with minor quantities of ground, storm, and surface waters
that are not admitted intentionally.
Sec. 16. "Sewage" is the spent water of a community. The
preferred term is "wastewater."
Sec. 17. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit that carries
wastewater or drainage water.
Sec. 18. "Shall" is mandatory.
Sec. 19. "Slug" shall mean any discharge of water or waste-
water which in concentration of any given constituent
or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration
longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times
the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows
during normal operation and shall adversely affect the
collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treat-
ment works.
Sec. 20. "Storm drain" shall mean a drain or sewer for con-
veying _storm water, groundwater, subsurface water, or unpolluted
water from any source.
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Sec. 21. "Suspended solids" (SS) shall mean total suspended
matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspen-
sion in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and that is
removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard
Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and
referred to as nonfilterable residue.
Sec. 22. "Unpolluted water" is water of quality equal to or
or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that
would not cause violation of receiving water quality stan-
dards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary
sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
Sec. 23. "Wastewater" shall mean the spent water of a
community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a
combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from
residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and.
institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water,
and stormwater that may be present.
Sec. 24. "Wastewater facilities" shall mean the structures,
equipment, and processes required to collect, carry away, and
treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the
effluent.
Sec. 25. "Wastewater treatment works" shall mean an arrange-
ment of devices and structures for treating wastewater,
industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous
with "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant"
or "water pollution control plant."
Sec. 26. "Watercourse" shall mean a natural or artificial
channel for the passage of water either continuously or
intermittently.
ARTICLE II
Use of Public Sewers Required
Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, discharge,
deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner
on public or private property within the City of Atlantic
Beach or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City of
Atlantic Beach, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or
objectionable waste.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural
outlet within the City of Atlantic Beach, or in any area
under the jurisdiction of said City of Atlantic Beach, any
wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent
provisions of this ordinance,
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Sec. 3. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful
to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank,
cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal
of wastewater.
Sec. 4. The owner(s) of all houses, buildings, or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other
purposes, situated within the City of Atlantic Beach and
abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there
is now located a public sanitary sewer of the City of Atlantic
Beach, is hereby required at the owner(s) expense to install
suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such
facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance
with the provisions of this ordinance, within ninety (90) days
after date of official notice to do so, provided that said
public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet (30.5 meters) of
the property line.
ARTICLE III
Private Wastewater Disposal
Sec. 1. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under
the provisions of Article II, Section 4, the building sewer
shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system
complying with the provisions of this article.
Sec. 2. Before commencement of construction of a private
wastewater disposal system, the owner(s) shall first obtain a
written permit signed by the City of Jacksonville Health,
Welfare, and Bioenvironmental Services Division. The applica-
tion for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the
said Division, which the applicant shall supplement by any
plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed
necessary by the City of Jacksonville Health, Welfare, and
Bioenvironmental Services Division.
Sec. 3. A permit for private wastewater disposal system
shall not become effective until the installation is completed
to the satisfaction of the City of Jacksonville Health, Welfare,
and Bioenvironmental Services Division and the City Manager. The
City of Jacksonville Health, Welfare, and Bioenvironmental
Services Division and the City Manager shall be allowed to
inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event,
the applicant for the permit shall notify the City of Jackson-
ville Health, Welfare, and Bioenvironmental Services Division
when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any
underground portions are covered.
Sec. 4. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a
private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all
recommendations of the City of Jacksonville Health, Welfare,
and Bioenvironmental Services Division.
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Sec. 5. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to
a property served by a private wastewater disposal system,
as provided in Article III, Section 4 , a direct connection
shall be made to the public sewer within ninety (90) days
in compliance with this ordinance, and any septic tanks,
cesspools, and similar private wastewater disposal facilities.
shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
Sec. 6. The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private
wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all
times, at no expense to the City of Atlantic Beach.
Sec. 7. No statement contained in this article shall be con-
strued to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by the public health and environmental authorities.
ARTICLE IV
Building Sewers and Connections
Sec. 1. No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any
connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb
any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first
obtaining a written permit from the City Manager.
Sec. 2. There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer
permits; (a) for residential and commercial service, and
(b) for service to establishments producing industrial
wastes. In either case, the owner(s) or his agent shall
make application on a special form furnished by the City
of Atlantic Beach. The permit application shall be supple-
mented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the judgement of the City Manager.
Sec. 3. All costs and expenses incidental to the installa-
tion and connection of the building sewer shall be borne- by
the owner(s) . The owner(s) shall indemnify the City of
Atlantic Beach from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the
building sewer.
Sec. 4. A separate and independent building sewer shall be
provided for every building; except where one building stands
at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private
sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear build-
ing through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway,
the front building may be extended to the rear building and
the whole considered as one building sewer, but the City of
Atlantic Beach does not and will not assume any obligation
or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any
such single connection aforementioned.
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Sec. S. Old building sewers may be used in connection with
new buildings only when they are found, on examination and
test by the City Manager, to meet all requirements of this
ordinance.
Sec. 6. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction
of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating,
placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the
trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building •
and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations
of the City of Atlantic Beach. In the absence of code pro-
visions or in amplification thereof, the materials and pro-
cedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM
and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
Sec. 7. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be
brought to the building at an elevation below the lowest
floor level. In all buildings in which any building drain
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary
sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an
approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
Sec. 8. No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts,
foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of sur-
face runoff or groundwater or well water, including that from
water-source heat pumps to a building sewer or building drain
which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public
sanitary sewer unless such connect-ion is approved by the City Manager
for purposes of disposal of polluted surface drainage,
Sec. 9. The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and
plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the
City of Atlantic Beach, or the procedures set forth in
appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of
Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight
and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved
by the City Manager before installation.
Sec. 10. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the City Manager when the building sewer is ready for
inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connec-
tion and testing shall be made under the supervision of the
City Manager or his representative.
Sec. 11. All excavations for building sewer installation within public
right of way shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as
to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks,
parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course
of such work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to
the City of Atlantic Beach.
ARI']CLE V
Use of the Public Sewers
Sec. 1. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be dis-
charged any unpolluted waters such as stormwater, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, or water-to-
air heat pump water to any sewer, except stormwater runoff
from limited areas, which stormwater may be polluted at times,
may be discharged to the sanitary sewer by permission of the
City Manager.
Sec. 2. Stormwater other than that exempted under Section 1,
Article V, and all other unpolluted drainage shall be dis-
charged to such sewers as are specifically designated as
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the City
Manager and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial
cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval
of the City Manager, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
Sec. 3. No person(s) shall discharge or cause to be dis-
charged any of the following described waters or wastes to
any public sewers:
(a) Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(b) Any waters containing toxic or poisonous solids,
liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or
by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere
with any waste treatment process, constitute a hazard to
humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any
hazard in the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment
plant.
(c) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or
having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage
or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the
wastewater works.
(d) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of
such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in
sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of sewers, such as .
ashes, bones, cinders, sand, mud, straw, grass clippings, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, and unground
garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings,
entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc. ,
either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
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Sec. 4. The following described substances, materials,
waters, or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal
systems to concentrations or quantities which will not harm
either the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equip-
ment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving
stream, or will not otherwise endanger lives, limb, public
property, or constitute a nuisance. The City Manager may
set limitations lower than the limitations established in
the regulations below if in his opinion such more severe
limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives. In
forming his opinion as to the acceptability, the City Manager
will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of
subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the
sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, the waste-
water treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater
treatment plant, degree of treatability of the waste in the
wastewater treatment plant, and other pertinent factors.
The limitations or restrictions on materials or character-
istics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary
sewer which shall not be violated without approval of
the City Manager are as follows:
(a) Wastewater having a temperature higher than 150°F
(65°C) and a BOD ans SS content not exceeding 200 milligrams per liter each
(b) Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per
liter of petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oils,
or a product of mineral oil origin.
(c) Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable
oils, fat, or grease.
(d) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Gar-
bage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes,
hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering
establishments, or similar places where garbage originates
from the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of
consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
(e) Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper,
zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such
degree that any such material received in the composite
wastewater at the wastewater treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the City Manager for such materials.
(f) Any waters or wastes containing odor-producing sub-
stances exceeding limits which may be established by the
City Manager.
(g) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life
or concentration as may exceed limits established by the
City Manager in compliance with applicable state or federal
regulations.
(h) Quantities of flow, concentrations, or both which
constitute a "slug" as defined herein.
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(i) Waters or wastes containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treat-
ment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only
to such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent
cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having juris-
diction over discharge to the receiving waters.
(j) Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other
water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious
gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collec-
tion system, or create a condition deleterious to structures
and treatment processes.
Sec. 5. If any waters or wastes are discharged or are pro-
posed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters
contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumera-
ted in Section 4 of this Article, and which in the judgement
of the City Manager, may have a deleterious effect upon the
wastewater facilities, processes, equipment, or receiving
waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or con-
stitufe a public nuisance, the City Manager may:
(a) Reject the wastes,
(b) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers,
(c) Require control over the quantities and rates of
discharge and/or,
(d) Require payment to cover added cost of handling and
treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer
charges under the provisions of Section 10 of this Article.
When considering the above alternatives , the City Manager
shall give consideration to the economic impact of each
alternative on the discharger. If the City Manager permits
the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design
and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject
to the review and approval of such local orstate agency having
authority in such matter, and of the City Manager.
Sec. 6. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the City Manager, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable
grease in excessive amounts, as specified in Section 4(c) , or
any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients;
except that such interceptors shall not normally be required for
private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors
shall be of a type and capacity approved by the City Manager
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible
for cleaning and inspection. In the maintaining of these
interceptors the owner(s) shall be responsible for the
proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the
captured material and shall maintain records of the dates,
and means of disposal which are subject to review by the
City Manager. Any removal; and hauling of the collected
materials not performed by owner(s) ' personnel must be
performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
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Sec. 7. Where pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities
are provided or required for any waters or wastes, they shall
be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective
operation by the owner(s) at his expense.
Sec. 8. When required by the City Manager, the owner of
any property serviced by a building sewer into which industrial
wastes are discharged and shall install a suitable structure together with sucl
necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building
sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement
of the wastes. Such structure, when required, shall be
accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in
accordance with plans approved by the City Manager. The
structure shall be installed by the owner at his expense and
shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible
at all times. Representatives of the City and regulatory agencies shall be
granted admission for inspection and sampling upon request.
Sec. 9. The City Manager may require a user of sewer
services to provide information needed to determine compli-
ance with this ordinance. These requirements may include:
(1) Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a
specified time period.
(2) Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
(3) Information on raw materials, processes, and products
affecting wastewater volume and quality .
(4) Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge,
oil, solvent, or other materials important to sewer use
control.
(5) A plot plan of sewers on the user's property showing
sewer and pretreatment facility location.
(6) Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
(7) Details of systems to prevent and control the losses
of materials through spills to the municipal sewer.
Sec. 10. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the
characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is
made in this ordinance shall be determined in accordance
with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Ex-
amination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American
Public Health Association. Sampling methods, location,::times
durations, and frequencies are to be determined on an indi-
vidual basis subject to approval by the City Manager.
Sec. 11. No statement contained in this article shall be
construed as preventing any special agreement or arrange-
ment between the City of Atlantic Beach and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or
character may be accepted by the City of Atlantic Beach for
treatment.
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ARTICLE VI
Sec. 1. No person(s) shall maliciously, willfully, or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which
' is part of the wastewater facilities. Any person(s) violating
this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest and prose-
cution.
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ARTICLE VII
Powers and Authority of Inspectors
Sec. 1. The City Manager and other duly authorized employees
of the City and regulatory agencies bearing proper credentials and
identification shall ask permission_ to:enter all`propErties' at reasonable
times for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling, and testing pertinent to discharge to the community
system in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
The City shall have the right to suspend service if permission
is denied.
Sec. 2. The City Manager or other duly authorized employees
are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial
processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source
of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The
industry must establish that the revelation to the public of
the information in question might result in an advantage to its
competitors.
Sec. 3. While performing the necessary work on private proper-
ties referred to in Article VII, Sec. 1 , above, the City
Manager or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe
all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the
company, and the company shall be held harmless for injury or
death to the City employees, and the City shall indemnify the
company against loss or damage to its property by City employees
and against liability claims and demands for personal injury
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or property damage asserted against the company and growing
out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may
be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain
safe conditions as required in Article V, Sec. 8.
Sec. 4. The City Manager and other duly authorized employees
of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter all private properties through which the
City holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but
not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling,
repair, and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater
facilities lying within said easement. All entry and subse-
quent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full
accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement
pertaining to the private property involved.
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ARTICLE VIII
Sewer User Classification
Rates and Charges
Sec. 1. Sewer User Classifications. There is hereby
established a uniform class of sewer users as follows:
(a) Class A. Single-family residential units and individually
metered multi-family units connected to a City-owned
sewage collection system.
(b) Class B. Two-family residential units on one meter and
not individually metered connected to a City-owned sewage
collection system.
(c) Class C. Single-family residential units within a business
building.
(d) Class D. Multi-family residential units on one meter and
not individually metered connected to a City-owned sewage
collection system.
(e) Class E. Motels and hotels connected to a City-owned
sewage collection system.
(f) Class F. Mobile home residential units connected to a
City-owned sewage collection system.
(g) Class G. Commercial and business establishments connected
to a City-owned sewage collection system.
(h) Class H. Special users. Churches and elementary schools
connected to a City-owned sewage collection system.
(i) Class I. Industrial waste users subject to a surcharge.
Sec 2. Sewer Rates and Charges. There is hereby established
a uniform schedule of rates and charges by classes for their
use or availability for use of the sewer system of the City as
follows:
(a) Class A Users - $24.00 per quarter
(b) Class B Users - $40.00 per quarter
(c) Class C Users - $24.00 per quarter
(d) Class D Users - $24.00 for one unit per quarter;
$19.20 per unit per quarter for next 3 units
$14.40 per unit per quarter for all units over 4
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(e) Class E Users - $24.00 per quarter for the first unit
(Operator's quarters or office or both
included. )
$ 4.80 per quarter for each unit with kitchen
$ 2.40 per quarter for each rentable room
without kitchen
(f) Class F Users - $24.00 per quarter for the first unit .
(Operator's quarters or office or
both included)
$14.40 per quarter for each additional unit
(trailer space)
(g) Class G Users - For each area of a building served by
one meter, a basic charge of $12.00 per
quarter, plus additional charges related
to metered water usage as follows:
Add 200% of water charges to the basic
charge of sewer services.
(h) Class H Users - Churches $24.00 per quarter
Elementary schools - $192.00 per quarter
Sec. 3. Customers Outside City. The rates applicable to
customers outside the City shall be one and one-half (11 )
times the above rates.
Sec. 4. Connection Fees. Charges for providing and approving
connections to the sewer system with installation performed
by the City are as follows and shall be in addition to impact
fees.
Units with 3/4" water meter $500.00
Units with 1" water meter or larger Cost of materials
plus hourly rate
times a factor of
2.5 , but not
less than $500.00
Sec. 5. Impact Fees. The fee for providing facilities for
new connections and capacity increases for growth shall be as
follows:
Residences $1 ,035.00 per unit
Commercial
Office Buildings $40.00 per 100 sq. ft.
Groceries 20.00 per 100 sq. ft.
Retail Shops 1,260.00 per restroom
Theatres 16.00 per seat
Restaurants 160.00 per seat
Service Stations 3,150.00 per restroom
Car W sh_. 3150.°00 per stall
Beauty Shops/Barber Shops- 630.00 per chair .
Laundromats 7911„0_0_ per machine..
Hotels/Motels 475.00 per restroom
Sec. 6. Payment of Connection Fees and Impact Fees. Payment
of connection fees shall be due and payable prior to the
issuance of a building permit. For existing buildings or struc-
tures, the City Manager may allow payment of fees on an
extended payment plan for up to five years in the event that
the owner has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the City
Manager that the lump sum payment will constitute a hardship
to the applicant. A lien for the amount due shall be
executed in recordable form reflecting the payment schedule.
Upon all payments being made in full, the lien shall be release
of record.
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Sec. 7. Disposition of Impact Fees. All revenues
collected by the City through sewer impact fees shall be
held in a special account to be known as the Wastewater
System Capital Improvement Account. The money deposited and
held in said account and all interests accrued thereto shall
be used only for the improvement, expansion, and/or replace-
ment of the wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal
system of the City.
Sec. 8. Billing. The sewer charges prescribed by this article
shall be on the same bill for the City water charges and
garbage collection charges, but each charge shall be shown
as a separate item on the bill. No user so charged for water,
sewer, and garbage services may pay either of the charges
without simultaneously paying the charges for the other.
Bills for sewer charges where water and/or garbage service
is furnished other than through the City shall be computed
as provided in Section 2 of this chapter and rendered at
the same time as City water bills.
Sec. 9. If any bill for monthly sewer, water or garbage
service shall remain due and unpaid on and after the
30th day from the billing date, dated on the bill, a
penalty of $5.00 shall be imposed and added to the bill.
The City shall mail at that time a delinquent notice to
the user stating that if the bill remains unpaid for a
period of 10 additional days , then the City shall discon-
tinue the service. If the bill remains unpaid for a
period of 10 additional days, then all services shall
be discontinued and shall not be reconnected until all
past due charges have been fully paid together with a
turn-off and turn-on charge of $10.00. If, after dis-
continuation of services, the bill remains unpaid for an
additional 30 days, the City shall acquire a lien on the
property being serviced which may be foreclosed within
30 days by the City unless the bill and the penalties
thereon are paid and the lien satisfied.
Sec. 10. Review and Changes of Rates. The uniform rates
and charges established by this chapter shall be reviewed
annually, or as directed by the City Commission, and any
change of rates and charges shall be established by
resolution of the City Commission after due public notifi-
cation. Any rates and charges established as provided
herein shall be binding with the same force and effect as
if incorporated in this section.
Sec. 11. Sewer Charges Applicable if Sewer Available.
The rates and charges established by this chapter shall
apply to all users whether owner, tenant, or occupier
of the City water and sanitary sewer systems, or either of
them, where City sewer is available for use, whether
or not the connection has been made to the sewer. These
charges shall not apply to any non-connected user, until
90 days after the sewer becomes available. Where notice
of availability of sewer has heretofore been given to
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owner, tenant , or occupier, the provisions of this section
shall be applicable within 90 days from the date of the
notice, and the City may commence billing procedures upon
the expiration date of the notice.
ARTICLE IX
Sewer System Extensions
Sec. 1. Purpose. This subchapter establishes procedures
to facilitate the orderly expansion of the City's sewage
and drainage systems and provides alternatives for funding
of the expansion by those benefiting thereby.
Sec. 2. Construction of Extension Projects.
(A) A city sewerage or drainage system extension.
project may be constructed by the City or by one or more
property owners, in accordance with plans prepared by or
approved by the City. The City may construct an exten-
sion to its sewerage or drainage system at the sole
expense of one or more property owners or in whole or in
part at City expense.
(1) If the project is to be constructed at the
sole expense of one or more property owners benefiting from
the project, the City Engineer shall prepare or approve a
plan describing the scope and purpose of the proposed
extension and the estimated cost thereof. Before any
expenses are incurred or obligated by the City, the property
owners agreeing to bear the expense of the project shall pay
over to the City the total estimated cost of the project
and shall agree in writing to pay on demand any additional
expenses actually incurred by the City in constructing
the extension. The funds paid to the City shall be deposited
in a special extension project trust account in the sewer
or drainage enterprise fund, from which all expenses of the
project shall be paid without further appropriation. After
completion of the project, any remaining funds in excess of
those required to be expended for construction thereof may
be refunded to the contributing property owners in propor-
tion to their contribution to the project.
(2) If the City determines that a sewerage or
drainage system extension project is to be constructed by
the City in whole or in part at City expense, the City
Manager shall submit to the City Commission for approval
by resolution a description of the scope and purpose of
the proposed extensions, the estimated cost thereof, and
an analysis of project feasibility, including the basis
upon which construction with City funds is recommended.
Upon approval by the City Commission, the City Manager
shall proceed with the project only after the funds, if
any, to be contributed by one or more property owners
benefiting from the project have been paid to the City.
Contributions by property owners shall be subject to the
provisions of division (A) (1) above.
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(B) The City may authorize a City sewerage or drainage
system extension project to be constructed by one or more
property owners benefiting from the project. A property
owner requesting an extension shall apply in writing to the
City, describing in detail the scope and purpose of the
proposed extension and an analysis of the project feasibility,
including an estimate of projected operation and maintenance
cost and project revenue related to the project. The
applicant shall also file, before final authorization to
commence the project is given by the City,detailed project -
plans and specifications. The City shall, within 60 days
from the filing of the detailed project plans and specifi-
cations, either approve or deny final authorization of the
project; however, the time limitation may be extended by
mutual written agreement of the City and the property owner.
The City may deny an application if the project fails to
comply with a requirement of this chapter or authorized
City regulations, or the project will result in an economic
operating loss to the City.
Sec. 3. Sewer Service Without Water Service. A sewerage
system extension project to extend sewer service to any
area not served, and not to be concurrently served, by the
City's water system, may be initiated only after approval
by the City Commission.
Sec. 4. Design Standards. All plans and specifications
relating to sewerage or drainage system extension projects
shall comply with established City standards and shall be
prepared by a professional ,engineer registered in the State of
Florida. With respect to projects not designed and con-
structed by the City, the property owner authorized to
undertake the project shall file with the City a reprodu-
cible set of plans showing the completed work, as built.
The City Engineer or his designated representative shall
make periodic inspections and a final inspection certifying
that the work as constructed complies with established
City standards, and shall submit a final project approval
report to the City.
Sec. 5. Construction Standards. All extensions of the
City's sewerage or drainage systems shall comply with the
following standards.
(1) All sanitary sewers, sewerage pumping stations,
and related appurtenances or drainage structures installed
or constructed under this chapter are to be conveyed to the
City and shall be located only in a public right-of-way,
on City-owned property, or in easements acceptable to the
City. Where the property is under development, sewerage,
or drainage system extensions shall not be installed until
the finished grades of the rights-of-way or easements have
been established and approved by the City Engineer, and the
rights-of-way or easements have been constructed to at least
design subgrade.
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(B) All installations shall be made in a manner and
of those materials that are in accordance with standards and
requirements established by the City, and all plans,
specifications, promises, or construction sites shall be
subject to inspection and approval by the City Engineer
or his designee at any time during or after completion of
construction prior to acceptance by the City. No installa-
tion or construction by a property owner shall be accepted
by the City as finally approved until there is delivered to
the City an affidavit which adequately protects the City's
interests against mechanics liens or other liens which
might be asserted against the property under applicable
law, the form and conditions of the affidavit to be
approved by the City Attorney.
(C) Every building sewer shall terminate at the
owner's property line and shall be installed and connected
to the building plumbing by the property owner at his expense.
(D) Actual interconnection of the extension with the
existing City sewerage system shall be prevented by omitting
a connecting section or by placing a temporary bulkhead in
the connecting lines until the extension project has been
fully inspected and approved and all other conditions for
extension of service have been met.
(E) All portions of a sewerage system extension
project located in a public right-of-way, City-owned property,
or a public easement, shall upon installation, become the
property of the City, and the filing of an application for
approval of construction of a project by a property owner
shall be deemed to be consent to the transfer of ownership.
The property owner shall execute and deliver to the City
deeds or other evidences of ownership that the City may
require. No installation on construction by a property
owner made pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted by
the City as finally approved until there is delivered to
the City an affidavit which adequately protects the City's
interests against mechanics liens or other liens which
might be asserted against the property under applicable law.
The forward conditions of the affidavit must be approved
by the City Attorney.
Section 2. All Charter provisions, ordinances, or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 1983.
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Passed by the City Commission on First Reading Mpy 9, 1983 .
Passed by the City Commission on Second Reading May 23 , 1983
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Passed by the City Commission on Third and Final Reading June 27, 1983
ATTEST:
(SEAL) Adelaide R. Tucker, City Clerk