Ordinance No. 80-94-53 v ORDINANCE NO. 80-94-53
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, UTILITIES , BY AMENDING SEC. 22-90
ADDING FOR FAILURE OF AN ONSITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SYSTEM AND DEFINING FAILURE, SEC. 22-92 ADDING
A REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR A FAILED ONSITE SEWAGE
DISPOSAL SYSTEM, SEC. 22-91 REQUIRED PERMITTING AND
INSPECTION, AND SEC. 22-74 .
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of Atlantic Beach,
Florida :
Section 1 . Add to Sec . 22-74 The requirement to hook up to
the City ' s sewer system will not be required of property owners
who began paying an assessment for sewer lines before February 1 ,
1995 , unless their septic systems fail .
Section 2. Sec . 22-90 of Chapter 22 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach , Florida , is hereby
amended to read as follows :
Sec. 22-90. Connection to public sewers; failure, cleaning
and filling.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a
property served by a private wastewater disposal system
(Onsite Sewage Disposal System) , as provided in section
22-89 , or when a failure of said OSDS occurs , the property
owner shall be notified by the City that a direct connection
shall be made to the public sewer within ninety (90) days in
compliance with this article . Said failed septic tanks ,
cesspools , and similar private wastewater disposal
facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with
suitable material . The requirement to hook-up to the City ' s
sewer system will not be required of property owners who
began paying an assessment for sewer lines before February
1 , 1995 unless their OSDS fails . Property already served by
the City sewer system shall remain on the City sewer system.
Failure is defined as a condition existing within an OSDS
which prohibits the system from functioning in a sanitary
manner . Failure may result in the discharge of untreated
or partially treated wastewater onto ground surface , into
surface water , or into ground water . Failure may cause
building plumbing to discharge improperly.
Section 3 . Sec . 22-91 Maintenance
The Owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no
expense to the City . Any and all maintenance or repair to a
private OSDS must be permitted and inspected by the City Building
Department .
Section 4 . Sec . 22-92 is added to Chapter 22 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida to read as
follows :
At such time as a private OSDS fails , as defined in Sec .
22-90 of this article , a written report shall be made by the
owner of said OSDS to the City within seven (7 ) days of such
failure .
Section 5 . This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its final passage and adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 14th
day of November , 1994 .
PASSED by the City Commission on second and final reading
this 28th day of November , 1994 .
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L ,!n T . Fletcher
Mayor , Presiding Officer
ATTEST :
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Maur en King, CMC
App oved as to form and correctness :
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elan C . J/'sen, Esquire
City Att' ney