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AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND ESTABLISHING RATES
AND CHARGES AND RULES GOVERNING THE SALE
AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER BY THE YEN 0
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA, REGULATING THE
SERVICE RENDERED CONSUMERS THEREOF; PROVID-
ING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to use Town water without first making ap-
plication in writing to the Town for service at least forty-
eight (4$) hours before the service is desired and paying all
charges incident to such application; such applications shall
be made on forms furnished by the Town and shall constitute an
agreement by the Consumer with the Town to abide by the rules
of the Town 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.
SECTION 2. No person, firm, or corporation shall tap
the Town-4.s water mains or make any other connection to pipes on
the supply side of any meter except those persons duly employed
by the Town for such purpose.
SECTION 3 . Upon the application of the owner or consu-
mer for water service or fire service, the following tapping
charges shall be made to cover the cost of the taps and the in-
stallation of the service to the property to be supplied with
water service, and shall be paid by the applicant before service
connection is made:
Less than One inch Tap and Service 425.00 5-6.0O
One inch Tap and Service 35.00485. 00
One and One-half inch Tap and Service 50.00/3 S. O0
Two inch or over Tap and Service and for Fire Services
the consumer will be furnished with an estimated cost of the in-
stallation of such service including meter, and the consumer
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shall deposit with the Tewh 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 re-
funded to the consumer; and any cost in excess of the estimated
cost shall be paid by the consumer. The minimum water rental
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for the period from date of installation to the following dentt-
ary- let shall be collected at the time the deposit is made for
tap fee.
SECTION 4. Temporary service such as service for cir-
cuses, fairs, carnivals, construction work and the like, shall
be rendered upon written application accompanied by a deposit
sufficient to cover the s estimate of the proper charge for
water to be consumed, materials, labor and other expense incur-
red by the Town 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
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granted to the Town without cost, all rights, easements, permits
and privileges which are necessary for the rendering of service.
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Duly authorized employees of the Tevdi 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
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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 Town and in the event the meter when tested
is found to be not more than two per cent. (2%) fast, the expense
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of the test shall be paid by the Consumer at a cost of -Two Dollars
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2z00) , otherwise the expense of the test will be borne by the
Torn and billing adjustments for a period not to exceed six
months will be made.
SECTION $. Liability for service shall begin on the day
the Consumer is connected to the Town' s water main and shall con-
tinue thereafter until the service is disconnected for non-pay-
ment, or for other cause, after written notice is given the Town
by the Consumer of his desire to terminate the service. No al-
lowance will be made for vacant houses unless a request in writ-
ing to have the water shut off is received by the Town, 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 prem-
ises 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 Town Supervisor, or some person desig-
nated by him, shall have the authority to determine what type
of service shall be rendered by the Town to each Consumer.
SECTION 11. The property owner shall at all times be re-
sponsible to the Towrt for its proper charges for water service.
SECTION 12. All water meters shall be read quarterly and
statements submitted to the Consumer at the following rates:
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Number of
Residential , WATER RATES
Busfnoss or
other ni t3 yearly iinimum guar-
per meter minimum terly allowance
1 4;15.00 20,000 gallons
2 22.50 30,000 gallons
3 30.00 40,000 gallons
4 37.50 50,000 gallons
5 45.00 60,000 gallons
6 52.50 70,000 gallons
7 60.00 0,000 gallons
67.50 90,000 gallons
9 or more 75.00 100,000 gallons
For quantities in excess of the above minimum quarterly
allowances the rates will be as follows:
Next 20,000 gallons at 15¢ per thousand gallons
Next 30,000 gallons at 12¢ per thousand gallons
All additional quantities at 10¢ per thousand gallons.
For new water services made after the beginning of each
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calendar year or for a continuance of a turned-off existing ser-
vice, thelyearly minimum will be prorated on a monthly basis for
the remainder of the year plus the cut-in fee when applicable
as provided in Section 6 above.
The rates applicable to existing customers outside the
Te boundaries shall be one and one-half times the above rates
and the above minimum and excess quantity allowances shall ap-
ply to such customers. (New customers outside the Town Boun-
daries will not be ac+-cep ed unless their application for service
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is approved by the Tom Gael) .
The rate applicable-to pblicly owned activities (public
will be determined in each case by Resolution of
the Town Council.
SECTION 13 . Bills for water service at the rates afore-
said will be rendered annually and bills for excess at the rates
afQresaid shall be rendered quarterly,, but the rendering of bills
is not an obligation on the part of the Town, and failure of the
Consum ; to receive such bill shall not release or diminish the
obligation of the Consumer with respect to payment thereof, or
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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.
A-lI--4eliAquen_t bills shall be immediately reported by the Te /
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am Sctpervisor, who shall forthwith have all de—
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Unguent services disconnected until such bill, tfteluding a
service charge of Two Dollars (t2.00) 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 Underwiters in force at
the date of installation and with such requirements as may be
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prescribed by the Teittv Superisor. Fire protection services
shall not be metered and no charge shall be made by the Town
for water used through such services ; however, no use of such
services shall be made except for testing the equipment 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 in-
terconnect a privately owned water system to the Tewn's water
system.
SECTION 17. No person, firm or corporation shall con-
nect or turn on any water sercice , or tap or make any alter-
ation to any main or distribution pipe of the Tewii4s 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 Towrr'.s water
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system on his premises or the premises occupied by him or to
knowingly use Town 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 Town Council as an exception) to establish
separate meters for each property. In each case excepted by
the Town Council, the yearly minimum rate will be determined
by combining the rates for each property (See Section 12
above) and likewise the minimum quarterly allowance for each
property will be combined.
SECTION 19. No water service shall be connected until
the plumbing and connections incident thereto shall have been
inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION 20. The Town shall not be liable for any damage
resulting from bursting or any main, service pipe or cock, or
by shutting off of water for repairs, extensions , or connec-
tions, or from the accidental failure of the water supply from
any cause whatsoever. In cases of emergency the shall
have the right to restrict the use of water in any reasonable
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manner for the protection of the Tex = 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 ($100.00) ,
or imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 23. This ordinance shall become effective
from and after date of passage , and- approved by the Mayor.
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Passed on first reading N P a 194$
Passed on second reading - . 194$
Passed on third and final reading 194$
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Town C er ..
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Approved 9 l948
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