123ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING MANDATORY CONNECTION
WITH THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF THE
CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the health, welfare and aw?,Itat,oji
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of the people of the City of Edgewater that all water for human consump-
tion and use therein shall be sanitary and fit for human use, and this
can most conveniently be controlled through the Water Distribution
System of the City of Edgewater, now therefore,
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1: That the owner, tenant or occupant of each lot or parcel
of land within the City of Edgewater which abutts upon a street or
other public way containing a water distribution line served by the
Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater, or abutting upon
a street or other public way wherein a water distribution line of the
Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater may be not more than
100 feet from the closest point of abuttment, and upon which lot or
parcel of land a building has been or shall be constructed for resi-
dential, commercial or industrial use, shall be connected not later
than January let, 1958, or prior to occupancy of said building if said
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building be erected after Jams y let, 1958,1//,
with and supplied with
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water from the Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater.:
The owner, tenant or occupant may continue to use a private well for
purposes other than k�-eepagmgLSeer-awd use; for all other purposes
the owner, tenant or occupant shall supply said building exclusively
from the Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater.
Section 2: It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, occupant or
other person to occupy or use any building not connected with the
Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater in accordance with
Section (1) hereof, and each day's occupancy of such a building not
connected with the Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater
shall be a separate offence, and any person upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not exceeding $10.00 for each offense, or Imprisoned
for not more than five days for each offense, or both, in the discretion
of the Municipal Judge.
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Section 9: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Section 4: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its pass-
age and approval.
Section 5: When the Water Distribution System of the City of Edgewater
Is or may be extended subsequent to January let, 1958, each owner, tenant
or occupant becoming subject to Section (1) of this Ordinance shall have
thirty (30) days to comply with Section (1) hereof.
Section 6: Should any word, syllable, phrase, section or paragraph of
this Ordinance be held unconstitutional for any reason, the same shall
not invalidate any other part of this Ordinance.
The above Ordinance was read in full and passed by vote of the City Coun-
cil of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a regular meeting on the 16th
day of July, A. D. 1956.
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the requirement
of reading said Orldnance upon second reading was waived, and the Ordi-
nance was put upon final passage.
Passed by the vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 16th day of July, A.D.
1956, and approved as provided by law, the vote of said Council on roll
call being as follows:
Approved this 16th day of
July, A. D. 1956
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