617ORDINANCE NO. 617
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3
OF ORDINANCE NO. fill BY ADDING
SUB -SECTION (m) DEFINING MOTEL,
AND AMENDING SECTION 4. OF ORDINANCE
NO. 611 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA PERTAIN-
ING TO GARBAGE AND TRASH MONTHLY RATES
TO BE CHARGED MOTELS, AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREFOR.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That Section 3 of Ordinance No. 611 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Florida be and
it is hereby amended to add sub -section (m) thereto which
shall read as follows:
(m) Motel. The term "motel" shall be taken to
be any business enterprise for the rental or leasing of
sleeping or dwelling units and shall not be taken to include
apartment buildings or hotels.
SECTION 2. That Section 4. of Ordinance No. fill of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Florida be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4. Service Charges and Rates. The City of
Edgewater shall maintain and operate a service for the collection
and disposal of garbage and trash, and all persons, firms or
corporations whose premises are serviced thereby shall pay to
the City of Edgewater for the use of such services the follow-
ing monthly rates:
Residence:
$2.00
limit with 3 can limit;
$1.00
per additional can thereafter
Multiple Dwelling:
$2.00
per unit with 3 can limit for
individual pickup; or
$1.25
per unit if garbage and trash
are centrally located
Business or Commercial:
$3.50
per business or commercial
unit with a maximun of 3 cans;
$1.00
per additional can thereafter
Professional:
$2.00
with a limit of 3 cans;
$1.00
per can thereafter
Trailer Parks:
$2.00
per trailer, or
$1.25
per trailer if garbage and
trash are centrally located
Motel:
$2.00
minimum, plus
$ .50
per unit, whether occupied or
unoccupied.
The fees provided herein shall be collected by the City of Edge-
water by affixing the amount of same to the monthly statements
for the use of water; provided however, separate statements shall
be rendered to all persons, firms or corporations which do not re-
ceive a monthly water statement. The above stated fees shall be
applicable irrespective of whether the residence, the multiple
dwelling, the business or commercial establishment, or the trailer
park is using city water or sewer services. The owner of any hotel,
trailer park, or multiple business or commercial units shall before
the 15th day of each month declare the number of occupied units on
their respective premises and shall furnish this information to
the City Clerk of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and the said
hotels, trailer parks, or multiple business or commercial units
shall be billed on the basis of occupied units reported. The City
may at any time, through its employees, check the use of any multiple
dwellings, business or commercial enterprises, trailer parks, or
hotels for the purpose of ascertaining if there is discrepancy on
the part of the owner's or operator's declaration of use, and the
check thereof by the City and the city's investigation will prevail
except that any owners or operators may present evidence to support
his declaration at the next subsequent Council meeting, after re-
ceiving notice of such discrepancy. At such meeting of City Council
or any adjournment thereof, the Council, after hearing all of the
evidence, shall decide the correct amount to be charged. Where no
declaration is filed as required, the owner or operator of any
multiple dwelling, or multiple business or commercial establishments,
or trailer parks, as defined herein, shall be billed on the basis
of the maximum number of units or space or trailers which said
premises can accommodate as laid out.
It is expressly provided that the above described rates shall
not affect those persons, firms or corporations who have paid their
garbage and/or trash fees in advance, and that the accounts paid in
advance at the adoption of this Ordinance shall remain good and
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valid on the basis of former rates until expiration of said advance
payments, after which such person, form or corporation shall then
commence to pay the above mentioned rates.
The charges and fees made by this Ordinance are due and payable
for the services of garbage and trash collection and its availability
to the user, whether such service is used or not, except as expressly
provided otherwise herein.
Any business conducted upon or in a homestead may be charged
as a single residence, otherwise the regular business or commercial
rate shall apply.
SECTION That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
The above Ordinance was read in full and passed by vote of
the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 2nd day of December A.D., 1968.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the requirement of
reading said Ordinance upon second reading was waived and the Ordi-
nance was ordered put upon final passage.
Passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 2nd day
of December A.D., 1968, and approved as provided by law; the vote
of said Council upon roll call being as follows:
Coun an
Co i man
Approved this 2nd day of
December A.D., 1968.
,x, `t Councilman
Mayor
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