83-O-19ORDINANCE NO. 83-0-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING AND REINACTING CHAPTER 19 OF THE EDGE -
WATER CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTIONS 19-1 THROUGH 19-45 AS
FOLLOWS: "ARTICLE I GENERAL" REQUIRING A UTILITY DEPOSIT
AND SERVICE CHARGE FOR WATER AND SEWER CONNECTIONS, PRO-
HIBITING UNLAWFUL CONNECTIONS, REQUIRING MAINTENANCE OF
PLUMBING SYSTEMS BY OWNER, NO FREE SERVICE: "ARTICLE II
WATER" PROVIDING FOR DEFINITION AND COMPUTATION OF EQUIVALENT
LIVING UNITS, REQUIRING METERS AND CONNECTIONS TO WATER
SYSTEMS, RE-ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION CHARGE PAYMENT, A
SERVICE CHARGE AND INCREASING MINIMUM METER RATES, RE-
ESTABLI$HING MULTIPLE MINIMUM CHARGES, PROVIDING FOR ANNUAL
REVIEWS OF METERED RATES AND POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE CITY
COUNCIL, RE-ESTABLISHING A SERVICE CHARGE FOR EXTRAORDINARY
SERVICE CALLS, PROVIDING SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR IRRIGATION
AND POOLS, TEMPORARY METERING, RE-ESTABLISHING FIRE HYDRANT
RENTAL FEES, PROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING UTILITY SERVICES
OUTSIDE THE CITY, PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED USES AND CONNECTIONS,
REGULATING BUILDING HEIGHT AND WATER PRESSURE, PROHIBITING
CROSS CONNECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR CITY'S RIGHT OF REFUSAL AND
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS: "ARTICLE III SEWERS" PROVIDING
FOR DEFINITION AND COMPUTATION OF EQUIVALENT LIVING UNITS,
REQUIRING CONNECTIONS TO SEWER SYSTEM, PROHIBITING
UNAUTHORIZED CONNECTIONS, RE-ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION CHARGE,
BILLING, MONTHLY SCHEDULE, PROHIBITING DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN
SUBSTANCES, PROHIBITING OBSTRUCTION OF FLOW, PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS: "ARTICLE IV IMPACT FEES FOR MUNICIPAL WATER
SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES EXTENSION" PROVIDING FOR
DEFINITION, PURPOSE AND METHOD OF FINANCE, RE-ESTABLISHING
AND INCREASING AN IMPACT FEE AND SCHEDULE, IMPOSITION OF THE
FEE AND METHOD OF PAYMENTS, PROVIDING FOR YEARLY REVIEW AND
POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, PROVIDING FOR USE OF
PROCEEDS, ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUNDS AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS. PROVIDING FOR ADVERTISEMENT FOR THIS ORDINANCE
AS REQUIRED BY LAW CONTAINING REPEALER PROVISION, SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Utilities Department has recommended that CHAPTER
19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Sections 19-1
through 19-45 be revised and updated, and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Department of the City of Edgewater has
recommended and the Council has agreed to increase the minimum base
water and sewer rate, the water and sewer overage rate, and the water
and sewer impact fees, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater finds
that it is necessary and in the best interest of the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to
consolidate Ordinances 80-0-43, 80-0-71, 81-0-08, 81-0-09, and the
Model Ordinance for control of back flow and cross connections as
developed by the University of Southern California and adopted by
reference by City of Edgewater Ordinance 81-0-09.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That CHAPTER 19 0£ the Edgewater Code of Ordinances,
Section 19-1 through 19-45 are hereby amended and reinacted as Sections
19-1 through 19-49 as follows:
CHAPTER 19
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 19-1. Utilitv DeDoSit and Service Char
The City shall require a utility deposit in the amount of Thirty
Dollars ($30.00) plus a Five Dollar ($5.00) service charge before water
or sewer service(s) are initiated to any equivalent living unit in the
City. Such deposit shall remain with the City without interest, as
long as the owner is receiving water or sewer service(s). These monies
shall be invested and the income derived therefrom be used in the
operation of the water and sewer system thereby helping to keep the
rates for said services to a minimum.
Sec. 19-2. Unlawful Connections.
No person shall be allowed to connect into any water line or. sewer
line owned by the City without the written consent of the City, and
then the connection with such line shall be made only under the direction
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and supervision of the City. Any property owner or plumber who shall
make any connection without such consent of the City shall, upon
conviction, be subject to punishment as provided in Section 19-29.
Sec. 19-3. Maintenance of Plumb.ing System.
The owner of the property shall be responsible for maintaining
and keeping clean and in good repair the water and sewer pipes leading
and connecting from the plumbing system to the City distribution water
lines and main sewers. Failure to keep the sewer pipe, i.e., the pipe
leading from the plumbing system to the City main, clean and maintained
in the proper manner will give the City the right to cut off the water
connection, which shall not be reconnected until the sewer pipe is
cleaned and maintained properly.
Sec. 19-4. No Free Service.
No water or sewage disposal service shall be furnished or rendered
free of charge to any person whatsoever, and the City and each agency,
department or instrumentality which uses either or both of such services
shall pay therefore at the rates fixed by this Article. A minimum bill
shall be rendered monthly whether service is used or not.
Sec. 19-5 through 19-9. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. WATER
Sec. 19-10. Equivalent Living Unit (E.L.U.)
(1) Residential. Each single-family residence served by
the City through a single sewer service and/or water meter shall be
one equivalent living unit. Each water meter, other than the first,
provided to serve a single-family residence as an irrigation meter
will be exempted from the sewer charge.
(2) Each residential room, combination of rooms, apartment
or prepared mobile home space that includes connection points for
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sewer and/or water service that is owner occupied, offered separately
for rent as a rental unit, or vacant shall be one equivalent living
unit
(3) Non -Residential, Commercial and Industrial. For non-
residential uses not specifically defined elsewhere in this ordinance,
the number of equivalent living units shall be computed by the building
official using the fixture unit count as defined in the most recent
data published by the American Water Works Association and the following
table:
FIXTURE
UNITS
E.L.U.
0 -
is
1
16 -
30
2
31 -
60
3
61 -
80
4
81 -
100
5
101 -
160
6
161 -
240
7
241 -
340
8
341 -
480
9
481 -
620
10
621 -
800
11
801 -
1000
12
1001 -
1300
13
1301 -
1651
14
For each additional increment of 750 fixture units, add one E.L.U.
(4) Combination Accounts. Accounts that contain both residential
and commercial facilities served through a common meter may be treated
as either residential or non-residential, whichever method of computation
results in the largest number of equivalent living units.
(5) If a building permit is issued for an existing non-
residential, commercial or industrial connection which will increase
water or sewer demand, or if a building changes from residential to
non-residential occupancy, the total number of E.L.U.'s for the old
and new parts of the facility shall be computed as outlined in paragraph
three of this Section. The number of new E.L.U.'s shall be determined
by subtracting the old E.L.U.'s from the total number of E.L.U.'s in
the entire facility. The fee will be assessed on the number of new
E.L.U.'s. As an example, if an existing building contained 150 fixture
units and it was expanded to 300 fixture units, the fee would equal
(8 E.L.U.'s - 6 E.L.U.'s) or 2 E.L.U.'s.
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(6) Multiple Minimum. Each equivalent living unit will be
subject to a minimum charge. The minimum charge for a building
complex served through one water meter will be the current E.L.U.
minimum for in -city or, if applicable, out -of -city accounts for each
equivalent living unit, less sixty cents ($0.60) for each equivalent
living unit in excess of one.
Monthly water allowance under the minimum billing will be
equal to one current allowance for single service per equivalent living
unit.
(7) Water
system.
Includes two (2)
broad categories of sub-
systems
which are:
(1) Primary system:
(a) Wells and well pumps,
(b) Raw water mains,
(c) High service pumping,
(d) Storage and repumping,
(e) Treatment plant, and
(f) Transmission mains.
(2) Secondary or local distribution system:
(a) House services including metering,
(b) Six (6) inch and smaller water mains.
The equivalent living unit minimum charge applies whether
all or any portion of the living units are owner occupied, renter
occupied or vacant.
Sec. 19-11. Meters and Connections to water distribution
system require .
(1) Each building or outlet (except fire hydrants and fire
protection systems) whether Public or Private shall be served by the
City water system through a metered connection, either individually
or through a master meter.
(2) The owner of each lot or parcel of land within Edgewater,
Florida, hereinafter called the "City", upon which lot or parcel of
land any building, structure or trailer used as a dwelling or to be
occupied by human beings in or situated or shall hereafter be situated,
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for either residential, commercial or other use, shall connect or
cause such building, structure or trailer to be connected with public
water distribution system of the City; provided, however, that this
section shall only apply to lots or parcels where the Department has
certified to the City Clerk that said lot is available for water
services through the Water Distribution System.
(3) If the unit was occupied when service was certified to
be available, then the connection shall be made within ninety (90)
days of written notification by the City Clerk. The unit shall be
liable for all impact fees, and the unit shall be provided with connec-
tion at actual material costs at the time said connection is made;
however, the costs may be pro -rated among lots within a close geographic
proximity where said lots are connected at the same time.
(4) Where water service is requested beyond the limits of the
present distribution system, the water department may install a main
to the property line, if the property is located within one hundred
(100) feet of the present mains. This extension policy shall not apply
to subdivisions and shall not apply to property located outside the
City limits. Where more than one hundred (100) feet of main is required,
the water department shall make determination as to whether or not to
provide service based on economic, public health, and system integrity
considerations. In the event the application is determined to be
economically unfeasible, service may still be provided if the persons
requesting such service will pay all costs in connection therewith.
Sec. 19-12. Connection Charges.
(1) The following connection charges shall be required for
each connection made to the water system inside the City limits:
Meter Size Connection Charge
5/8" x 3/4" $250.00
1" 270.00
1 1/2" 375.00
2" and up Actual material and
labor costs plus 20%
of total cost.
(2) Connection charges shall be required for each connection
made to the water system outside the City limits and shall be charged
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to the person requesting said connection at the actual cost of labor
and materials incurred by the City in making said connection, plus a
surcharge of thirty percent (30%) of the total cost incurred by the
City for each connection made.
Sec. 19-13. Same - Payment of bills; Service charge.
Bills for the monthly charges and fees for water service and
sewage disposal service shall be submitted and shall be payable upon
receipt. A delinquency charge of ten percent (10%) of the amount due
for water and sewage disposal fees shall be charged against the
customer by the City if the customer shall fail to pay the charges
due for water service and sewage disposal fees within twenty (20)
days of the billing date of said charges. Should there be a failure
by the customer receiving water and sewage service to pay his bill in
full for said service not later than forty-five (45) days from the
billing date for said service, then said water service shall be
terminated and shall not be re -connected after discontinuance until
all past due water bills and sewer disposal fees are fully paid,
together with said charge of ten percent (10%) of past due bills and
payment of a Five Dollar ($5.00) service charge. The owner of each
equivalent unit, regardless of whether the equivalent unit is rented
or being occupied by the owner, shall be absolutely responsible for
the payment of all charges incurred to the equivalent living unit. No
service shall be re-established until all charges to the City have
been paid in full.
Sec. 19-14. Meter Rates - Minimum.
The following meter rates shall be applied to all retail
quantities of water as shown by monthly meter readings to have been
delivered:
(1) Inside City Limits.
Monthly
Usage
(gallons)
Rate
2,000
gallons
or less
$3.60 minimum
Excess of 2,000 gallons 1.20 per 1,000 gallons
Each monthly bill shall be rendered for an amount of not less
than Three Dollars and Sixty Cents ($3.60) which shall allow the use
of two thousand (2,000) gallons of water per month.
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(2) Outside City Limits.
(a) Water sold through a meter for resale through
individual meters.
Monthly Usage (gallons) Rate
2,000 gallons or less per
individual unit $5.00 minimum per unit
Excess over 2,000 gallons 1.25 per 1,000 gallons
Each monthly bill shall be rendered for an amount of not less
than Five Dollars ($5.00) for each individual meter unit, which shall
allow the use of two thousand (2,000) gallons of water per month per
unit so billed.
(b) Other meters.
Monthly Usage (gallons) Rate
2,000 gallons or less $5.00 minimum
Excess over 2,000 gallons 1.25 per 1,000 gallons
Each monthly bill shall be rendered for an amount of not less
than Five Dollars ($5.00) which shall allow the use of two thousand
(2,000) gallons of water per month.
Sec. 19-15. Multiple Minimum Charges.
(1) Minimum Charge Where Meter Installation Serves More Than
One Equivalent Living Unit. Each meter installation serving more than
one equivalent living unit shall be allowed to use two thousand (2,000)
gallons per unit per month under the minimum charge of Three Dollars
and Sixty Cents ($3.60) for the first unit and Three Dollars and No/100
Cents ($3.00) for each additional unit served from a single meter inside
the City.
All water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons
per unit per month shall be at the rate of One Dollar and Twenty Cents
($1.20) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
(2) Outside -of -the -City Monthly Multiple Minimum Charge. Each
outside -of -the -City monthly multiple minimum charge shall be Five
Dollars and Forty -Five Cents ($5.45) for the first unit and Four
Dollars and Ninety -Five Cents ($4.95) for each additional unit. All
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water used in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per unit per
month shall be at the rate of One Dollar and Twenty -Five Cents ($1.25)
per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
(3) Commercial Rate. Commercial, industrial and service
accounts shall not be subject to the multiple minimum charge, except
as set forth in subparagraph (c) below. In lieu of the multiple
minimum:
(a) Inside of the City limits the commercial rate will
be Three Dollars and Sixty Cents ($3.60) for the
first two thousand (2,000) gallons consumed per
month and One Dollar and Twenty Cents ($1.20) per
one thousand (1,000) gallons used in excess of two
thousand (2,000) gallons per month.
(b) Outside of the City limits the commercial rate will
be Five Dollars and Forty -Five Cents ($5.45) for
the first two thousand (2,000) gallons consumed per
month and One Dollar and Seventy Cents ($1.70) per
one thousand (1,000) gallons used in excess of two
thousand (2,000) gallons per month.
(c) Commercial, industrial or service accounts in areas
served,by privately owned water systems utilizing
the City water system or services shall be subject
to a minimum charge for each separate commercial
unit whether owner or renter occupied or vacant.
Sec. 19-16. Rate Increase; Annual Review of Rates.
(1) The foregoing rates shall be reviewed by July of each
year by the City Council to determine if revenues are sufficient to
properly operate and maintain the system. The City Council at that
time will take official action whether or not to change the rates.
Sec. 19-17. Extraordinary Service Calls.
(1) There shall be a Ten Dollar ($10.00) service charge for
customer request of a meter bench test for accuracy. If the meter is
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found to be inaccurate, this charge will be refunded.
(2) Extraordinary service calls, outside of regular maintenance,
shall require a Ten Dollar ($10.00) charge; for example, locating the
meter when covered during sodding or filling on the property. Actual
replacement cost shall be charged for meter damage caused by building
or construction on the property or other causes.
Sec. 19-19. S ecial Provisions for Water for Irrigation
an Swimming Pools.
(1) Separate Meter Authorized. Upon request of any customer
and upon payment of the fees and charges herein authorized and
established, the City shall install for such customer a separate water
meter forthe purpose of measuring the amount of water used by such
customer only for irrigation and/or swimming pool purposes.
(2) Deposit, Connection Charge and Impact Fee. The amount
of the deposit, connection charge and impact fee for each such meter,
and the charge for water metered through such irrigation meter, shall
be the same as established by this Article for water meters generally.
(3) Water Excluded in Computing Sewer Bills. All water
measured through such irrigation meters shall be excluded from the
computation of water consumed under the terms of Section 19-14, for
the purpose of computing the monthly sewer service charge, and the
rates for sewer service established by Article III of this chapter
shall not be applied to water measured through such irrigation meters.
(4) Location of Meters; Consumer to Provide Connections;
City's Right -of -Entry. Such irrigation meters shall be placed by the
City only on property on which the City has an easement or right-of-
way, and the customer shall be responsible for providing connections
from such meter to his home property. The City, through its officers,
agents and employees, shall have a right of access to any property upon
which such irrigation meter or connections thereto is located, for the
purpose of inspecting the same or otherwise regulating the operation of
said irrigation meter under the terms of this section.
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Sec. 19-19. Special Provisions for Temporary Metering.
(1) Water used to fill tank trucks, such as pest control
vehicles, from hydrants or other City approved sources shall be measured
through a meter provided by the City. Notice of the filling operation
must be approved prior to the customer's use. Water consumed by the
customer shall be billed at the applicable rate for the appropriate
classification of the user. The Utilities Department shall monitor
this usage and submit a monthly record to City Hall for billing purposes.
(2) Water used by developers of property shall be metered.
Meters may be obtained from the City. Water consumed shall be billed
in accordance with the applicable rate for the appropriate classification
of the user.
Sec. 19-20. Fire Hydrant Rental.
(1) The City shall pay not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
per year per hydrant to the credit of the water utility for public
fire protection service for hydrants inside the City limits.
Sec. 19-21. Water Distribution Systems Outside the City.
(1) Hereafter the policy of the City of Edgewater shall be to
limit the expansion or extension of the water distribution system
owned by the City and located outside of the City limits to connecting
additional single-family residences, or such buildings, regardless of
use, that require only a five -eights (5/8) inch by three quarter (3/4)
inch water meter and which would utilize no more water than a single-
family residence.
Sec. 19-22. Extensions Outside of City -Procedure.
When an extension of the water or sewer system is requested
by any person residing outside of the City, the City Council shall
have the power and authority to make said extension upon whatever terms
and conditions the City Council shall determine, if it is determined
by the City Council that said extension will promote the public health,
safety and welfare and will be economically feasible for the City and
citizens thereof. All costs of extending the City water or sewer
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system shall be done solely at the expense of said person requiring
said extension and the plans of any water system to which the City
water lines shall be extended shall be first approved by the City
engineers prior to making connection to the City water system.
Sec. 19-23. Resale of Water Outside City; Limitation on
New Connection.
(1) No person, firm or corporation owning any water distribution
system and buying water from the City for resale to customers outside
the City limits shall enlarge or extend its water distribution system
in order to serve any new customers. New connections to such existing
water distribution systems shall be limited to the connection thereto
of additional single-family residences, or such buildings, regardless
of use that required only a five -eights (5/8) by three-quarter (3/4)
inch water meter and which would utilize no more water than a single-
family residence.
(2) Any violation of this section by any such water distribution
system shall be grounds for the City to refuse to sell additional water
to such system or to limit the amount of water so sold, at the dis-
cretion of the City Council.
Sec. 19-24. Tampering with Meters, Tap, Etc., Unlawful.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to open a hydrant or
tap, or to take water therefrom, or in any manner to tamper with any
meter, or extend water pipe, or open or use any sealed fixture placed
in or about a building exclusively for fire protection except in cases
of fire, or to tamper with, remove, injure, or deface any hydrant, tap
or meter, or to cover up, remove or injure any curb or meter box or
install below finished grade. The building official for the City
shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any new equivalent
living unit as long as any of the violations listed herein remain
uncorrected.
Sec. 19-25. Booster Pumps Not to be Connected to Water
ystems.
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(1) No person shall connect any booster pump to the City
water distribution system, or to any distribution system to which
the City supplies water, without the express written permission of
the City.
Sec. 19-26. Limitations of Structures.
(1) Any structure which does not have a service meter installed
for the purchase of water from the City, or from a distribution system
which receives its water supply from the City, shall not be served
with City water, either directly by connection to the City water mains,
or by connection to a distribution system which purchases water from
the City unless such structure complies with the following requirements:
(a) Any structure over three (3) stories in height
shall have installed a gravity house tank and booster
pump system. Such tank shall have a capacity for
storage of not less than a twenty-four (24) hour
normal domestic water supply for such structure,
and shall have a booster pump sufficient to supply
all fixtures freely and continuously.
(b) Such gravity house tank shall be supplied with water
from the water supply main through a float valve.
It shall be equipped with tight covers and shall
be vented with a return bend vent pipe having an
area not less than one-half (1/2) the area of the
down feed riser, and the vent opening shall be
covered with a metallic screen of not less than
100 mesh.
(2) No building permit for any structure shall be issued by
the City of Edgewater until preliminary plans for the building water
supply system have been examined by the City engineer and certified
to be in compliance herewith. Further, before actual connection of
the water service meter, the City engineer shall have certified
compliance with such preliminary plans and the requirements hereof.
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(3) For those structures which are to be constructed outside
the City limits, but will receive their water supply from the City,
or from a water distribution system which receives its water supply
from the City, the agency having jurisdiction to issue building permits
is requested to advise applicants for building permits of the require-
ments of this section, and of the fact that such water supply will not
be available from the City unless the building water supply system
complies with the requirements of this section. The City engineering
department will cooperate with such applicants for building permits by
examining preliminary plans and certifying compliance with the section.
However, prior to the connection of such structure to the water supply
system, the City engineer shall inspect the building water supply
system to insure compliance with the terms hereof.
Sec. 19-27. Cross -Connection - General Policy, and
Definitions.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is:
1. To protect the public potable water supply of the
City of Edgewater from the possibility of contamination
or pollution by isolating within its customer's private
water system(s) such contaminants or pollutants which
could backflow or back -siphon into the public water
supply system; and
2. To promote the elimination or control of existing
cross -connections, actual or potential, between its
customer's in -plant potable water system(s) and non -
potable water systems, plumbing fixtures and industrial
piping systems; and
3. To provide for the maintenance of a continuing program
of cross -connection which will systematically and
effectively prevent the contamination or pollution of
all potable water systems.
B. Responsibility.
The department shall be responsible for the protection of
the public potable water distribution system from contamin-
ation or pollution due to the backflow or back-siphonage of
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contaminants or pollutants through the said department, an
approved backflow prevention device is required at the City's
water service connection to any customer's premises, for the
safety of the water system, the supervisor or his designated
agent shall give notice in writing to said customer to
install such an approved backflow prevention device at each
service connection to his premises. The customer shall
immediately install such approved device or devices at his
own expense; and failure, refusal or inability on the part
of the customer to install said device or devices immediately
shall constitute a ground for discontinuing water service to
the premises until such device or devices have been properly
installed.
C. Definitions.
1. Supervisor.
The Supervisors of the Utilities Department of the
City of Edgewater are vested with the authority and
responsibility for the implementation of an effective
cross -connection control program and for the enforcement
of the provisions of this ordinance.
2. Approved.
Accepted by the department as meeting an applicable
specification stated or cited in this ordinance, or as
suitable for the proposed use.
D. Auxiliary. Water Supply.
Any water supply on or available to the premises other
than the purveyor's approved public potable water supply.
These auxiliary waters may include water from another
purveyor's public potable water supply or any natural
source(s) such as a well, spring, river, stream, harbor,
etc., or "used waters" or "industrial fluids". These
waters may be polluted or contaminated or they may be
objectionable and constitute an unacceptable water source
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over which the water purveyor does not have sanitary
control.
E. Backflow.
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into thedistributing pipes of a potable water supply
system from any source other than its intended source
caused by the sudden reduction of pressure in the potable
water supply system.
F. Back-siphonage.
The flow of water or other liquids, mixtures or substances
into the distributing pipes of a potable water supply
system from any source other than its intended source
caused by the sudden reduction of pressure in the potable
water supply system.
G. Backflow Preventer.
A device or means designed to prevent backflow or back-
siphonage.
1. Air -Gap. The unobstructed vertical distance through
the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any
pipe or faucet supplying water to tank, plumbing
fixture, or other device and the flood level rim of
said vessel. An approved air -gap shall be at least
double the diameter of the supply pipe, measured ver-
tically, above the top of the rim of the vessel; and,
in no case less than one inch. When an air -gap is
used at the service connection to prevent the contamin-
ation or pollution of the public potable water system,
an emergency by-pass shall be installed around the air -gap
system and an approved reduced pressure principle
device shall be installed in the by-pass system.
2. Reduced Pressure Principle Device. An assemply of two
independently operating approved check valves with an
automatically operating differential relief valve between
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the two check valves, tightly closing shut-off valves
on either side of the check valves, plus properly located
test cocks for the testing of the check and relief
valves. The entire assembly shall meet the design and
performance specifications and approval of a recognized
and City approved testing agency for backflow prevention
assemblies. The device shall operate to maintain the
pressures in the zone between the two check valves at
a .level less than the pressure on the public water supply
side of the device. At cessation of normal flow, the
pressure between the two check valves shall be less
than the pressure on the public water supply side of
the device. In case of leakage of either of the check
valves the differential relief valve shall operate to
maintain the reduced pressure in the zone between the
check valves by discharging to the atmosphere. When
the inlet pressure is two pounds per square inch or less,
the relief valve shall open to the atmosphere. To be
approved, these devices must be readily accessible for
in -line maintenance and testing and be installed in a
location where no part of the device shall be submerged.
3. Double Check Valve Assembly. An assembly of two
independently operating approved check valves with
tightly closing shut-off valves on each side of the
check valves, plus properly located test cocks for the
testing of each check valve. The entire assembly shall
meet the design and performance specifications and
approval of a recognized and City approved testing
agency for backflow prevention devices. To be approved
these devices must be readily accessible for in -line
maintenance and testing.
H. Contamination.
Means an impairment of the quality of the potable water
by sewage, industrial fluids or waste liquids, compounds
or other materials to a degree which creates an actual
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hazard to the public health through poisoning or through
the spread of disease.
I. Cross -Connection.
Any physical connection or arrangement of piping or
fixtures between two otherwise separate piping systems
one of which contains potable water and the other non -
potable water or industrial fluids of questionable safety,
through which, or because of which, backflow or back-
siphonage may occur into the potable water system. A
water service connection between a public potable water
distribution system and a customer's water distribution
system is cross -connected to a contaminated fixture,
industrial fluid system or with a potentially contaminated
supply or auxiliary;! water system, constitutes one type
of cross -connection. Other types of cross -connections
include connectors such as swing connections removable
sections, four-way plug valves, spools, dummy sections of
pipe; swivel or change -over devises, sliding multiport
tube, solid connections, etc.
J. Cross -Connections - Controlled.
A connection between a potable water system and a non -
potable -water system with an approved backflow prevention
device properly installed that will continuously afford
the protection commensurate with the degree of hazard.
K. Cross -Connection Control by Containment.
The installation of an approved backflow prevention device
at the water service connection to any customer's premises
where it is physcially and economically infeasible to find
and permanently eliminate or control all actual or potential
cross -connections within the customer's water system; or,
it shall mean the installation of an approved backflow
prevention device on the service line leading to and
supplying a portion of a customer's water system where there
are actual or potential cross -connections which cannot be
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effectively eliminated or controlled at the point of cross -
connection.
L. Hazard, Degree Of.
The term is derived from an evaluation of the potential
risk to public health and the adverse effect of the
hazard upon the potable water system.
1. Hazard - Health. Any condition, device, or practice
in the water supply system and its operation which could
create, or in the judgment of the department may create
a danger to the health and well-being of the water
consumer. An example of a health hazard is a structural
defect, including cross -connections, in a water supply
system.
2. Hazard - Plumbing. A plumbing type cross -connection in
a consumer's potable water system that has not been
properly protected by a vacuum breaker, air -gap separation
or backflow prevention device. Unprotected plumbing
type cross -connections are considered to be health
hazard.
3. Hazard - Pollutional. An actual or potential threat
to the physical properties of the water system or to the
potability of the public or the consumer's potable water
system but which would constitute a nuisance or be
aesthetically objectionable or could cause damage to
the system or its appurtenances, but would not be
dangerous to health.
4. Hazard - System. An actual or potential threat of
severe damage to the physical properties of the public
potable water system or the consumer's potable water
system or of a pollution or contamination which would
have a protracted effect on the quality of the potable
water in the system.
M. Industrial Fluids System.
Any system containing a fluid or solution which may be
chemically, biologically or otherwise contaminated or
polluted in a form or concentration such as would constitute
a health, system, pollutional or plumbing hazard if
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introduced into an approved water supply. This may include,
but not be limited to: Polluted or contaminated waters;
all types of process waters and "used waters" originated
from the public potable water system which may have
deteriorated in sanitary quality; chemicals in fluid form;
plating acids and alkalies; circulated cooling waters
connected to an open cooling tower and/or cooling towers
that are chemically or biologically treated or stabilized
with toxic substances; contaminated natural waters such
as from wells, springs, streams, rivers, bays, harbors,
seas, irrigation canals or systems, etc.; oils, gases,
glycerine, paraffins, caustic and acid solutions and other
liquid and gaseous fluids used in industrial or other
purposes or for fire -fighting purposes.
N. Pollution.
Means the presence of any foreign substance (organic,
inorganic, or biological) in water which tends to degrade
its quality so as to constitute a hazard or impair the
usefulness or quality of the water to a degree which does
not create an actual hazard to the public health but which
does adversely and unreasonably affect such waters for
domestic use.
0. Water - Potable.
Any water which, according to recognized standards, is
safe for human consumption.
P. Water
- Nonpotable.
Water
which
is not safe
for human consumption or which
is of questionable potability.
Q. Water - Service Connections.
The terminal end of a service connection from the public
potable water system; i.e., where the Water Purveyor
loses jurisdiction and sanitary control over the water
at its point of delivery to the customer's water system.
If a meter is installed at the end of the service connection,
then the service connection shall mean the downstream
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end of the meter. There should be no unprotected take-
offs from the service line ahead of any meter or backflow
prevention device located at the point of delivery to the
customer's water system. Service connection shall also
include water service connection from a fire hydrant and
all other temporary or emergency water service connections
from the public potable water system.
R. Water - Used.
Any water supplied by a Water Purveyor from a public
potable water system to a consumer's water system after
it has passed through the point of delivery and is no longer
under the sanitary control of the Water Purveyor.
Sec. 19-27.1. Requirements.
A. Water System.
1. The water system shall be considered as made up of two
parts: The Utility System and the Customer System.
2. Utility System shall consist of the source facilities
and the distribution system; and shall include all
those facilities of the water system under the complete
control of the utility, up to the point where the
customer's system begins.
3. The source shall include all components of the facilities
utilized in the production, treatment, storage, and
delivery of water to the distribution system.
4. The distribution system includes the network of conduits
used for the delivery of water from the source to the
customer's system.
5. The customer's system shall include those parts of
the facilities beyond the termination of the utility
distribution system which are utilized in conveying
utility -delivered domestic water to points of use.
B. Policy.
1. No water service connection to any premises shall
be installed or maintained by the Water Purveyor
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unless the water supply is protected as required
by State laws and regulations and this Ordinance.
Service of water to any premises shall be discontinued
by the Water Purveyor if a backflow prevention device
required by this Ordinance is not installed, tested and
maintained, or if it is found that a backflow prevention
device has been removed, by-passed, or if an unprotected
cross -connection exists on the premises. Service will
not be restored until such conditions or defects are
corrected.
2. The customer's system should be open for inspection at
all reasonable times to authorized representatives of
the department to determine whether cross -connections
or other structural or sanitary hazards, including
violations of these regulations, exist. When such a
condition becomes known, the department shall deny or
immediately discontinue service to the premises by
providing for a physical break in the service line until
the customer has corrected the condition(s) in confor-
mance with State and City statutes relating to plumbing
and water supplies and the regulations adopted pursuant
thereto.
3. An approved backflow prevention device shall also be
installed on each service line to a customer's water
system at or near the property line or immediately
inside the building being served; but in all cases,
before the first branch line leading off the service
line wherever the following conditions exist:
(a) In the case of premises having an auxiliary
water supply which is not or may not be of safe
bacteriological or chemical quality and which is
not acceptable as an additional source by the
department, the public water system shall be
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protected against backflow from the premises by
installing a backflow prevention device in the
service line appropriate to the degree of hazard.
(b) In the case of premises on which any industrial
fluids or any other objectionable substance is
handled in such a fashion as to create an actual
or potential hazard to the public water system,
the public system shall be protected against
backflow from the premises by installing a backflow
prevention device in the service line appropriate
to the degree of hazard. This shall include the
handling of process waters and waters originating
from the utility system which have been subject to
deterioration in quality.
(c) In the case of premises having (1) internal
cross -connection that cannot be permanently
corrected and controlled, or (2) intricate plumbing
and piping arrangements or where entry to all
portions of the premises is not readily accessible
for inspection purposes, making it impracticable
or impossible to ascertain whether or not dangerous
cross -connections exist, the public water system
shall be protected against backflow from the premises
by installing a backflow prevention device in the
service line.
4. The type of protective device required under subsection
G, 1, 2, and 3, shall depend upon the degree of hazard
which exists as follows:
(a) In the case of any premises where there is an
auxiliary water supply as stated in subsection D
of this section and it is not subject to any of
the following rules, the public water system shall
be protected by an approved air -gap separation or an
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approved reduced pressure principle backflow
prevention device.
(b) In the case of any premises where there is water
or substance that would be objectionable but not
hazardous to health, if introduced into the public
water system, the public water system shall be
protected by an approved double check valve assembly.
(c) In the case of any premises where there is any
material dangerous to health which is handled in
such a fashion as to create an actual or potential
hazard to the public water system, the public water
system shall be protected by an approved air -gap
separation or an approved reduced pressure principle
backflow prevention device. Examples of premises
where these conditions will exist include sewage
treatment plants, sewage pumping stations, chemical
manufacturing plants, hospitals, mortuaries and
plating plants.
(d) In the case of any premises where there are
"uncontrolled" cross -connections, either actual
or potential, the public water system shall be
protected by an approved air -gap separation or an
approved reduced pressure principle backflow
prevention device at the service connection.
(e) In the case of any premises where, because of
security requirements or other prohibitions or
restrictions, it is impossible or impractical
to make a complete in -plant cross -connection survey,
the public water system shall be protected against
backflow or back-siphonage from the premises by
the installation of a backflow prevention device
in the service line. In this case, maximum protec-
tion will be required; that is, an approved air -gap
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separation or an approved reduced pressure
principle backflow prevention device shall be
installed in each service to the premises.
5. Any backflow prevention device required herein shall
be of a model and size approved by the department. The
term "Approved Backflow Prevention Device" that has
been manufactured in full conformance with the standards
established by the American Water Works Association
entitled:
AWWA C506-69 Standards for Reduced Pressure
Principle and Double Check Valve
Backflow Prevention Devices.
and, have met completely the laboratory and field
performance specifications of the Foundation for Cross -
Connection Control and Hydraulic Research of the
University of Southern California established by:
Specifications of Backflow Prevention Devices -
869-2 dated March, 1969, or the most current issue.
Said AWWA and FCCC&HR standards and specifications have
been adopted by the department. Final approval shall
be evidenced by a "Certificate of Approval" issued by
an approved testing laboratory certifying full compliance
With said AWWA standards and FCCC$HR specifications.
The following testing laboratory has been qualified by
the department to test and certify backflow preventers:
Foundation for Cross -Connection Control P, Hydraulic
Research
University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, California 90007
Testing laboratories other than the laboratory listed
above will be added to an approved list as they are
qualified by the department. Backflow preventers which
may be subjected to back pressure or back siphonage
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that have been fully tested and have been granted a
Certificate of Approval by said qualified laboratory and
are listed on the laboratory's current list of "Approved
Devices" may be used without further test or qualification.
6. It shall be the duty of the customer -user at any premise
where backflow prevention devices are installed to have
certified inspections and operational tests made at least
once per year. In those instances where the Supervisor
deems the hazard to be great enough he may require cert-
ified inspections at more frequent intervals. These
inspections and tests shall be at the expense of the water
user and shall be performed by the device manufacturer's
representative, by department personnel or by a certified
tester approved by the Supervisor. It shall be the duty
of the Supervisor to see that these timely tests are made.
The customer -user shall notify the department in advance
when the tests are to be undertaken so that he or his rep-
resentative may witness the tests if it is so desired.
These devices shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced
at the expense of the customer -user whenever said devices
are found to be defective. Records of such tests, repairs,
and overhaul shall be kept and made available to the department.
7. All presently installed backflow prevention devices which
do not meet the requirements of this section but were
approved devices for the purposes described herein at the
time of installation and which have been maintained, shall,
except for the inspection and maintenance requirements
under subsection 19-27.1, B.1., be excluded from the
requirements of these rules so long as the department is
assured that they will satisfactorily protect the utility
system. Whenever the existing device is moved from the
present location or requires more than minimum maintenance
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or when the department finds that the maintenance
constitutes a hazard to health, the unit shall be
replaced by abackflow prevention device meeting the
requirements of this section.
Sec. 19-28. City's Right to Refuse Service.
(1) The City shall refuse to supply water service to any
customer or structure which does not comply with the requirements
of Section No. 19-26. No water distribution system which receives
its water supply from the City shall permit any customer or structure
to connect with such water distribution system in violation of Section
No. 19-26.
Sec. 19-29. Penalty for Violation of Sections 19-1 through
Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 19-1
through 19-28 or failing to comply therewith shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than
One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
by imprisonment in the jail for a period of not exceeding sixty (60)
days or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the
judge trying the case. Each day any such violation shall continue
shall constitute a separate offense.
ARTICLE III. SEWERS
Sec. 19-30. Equivalent Living Unit (E.L.U.)
(1) Residential. Each single-family residence served by
the City through a single sewer service and/or water meter shall
be one equivalent living unit. Each water meter, other than the
first, provided to serve a single-family residence as an irrigation
meter will be exempted from the sewer charge.
(2) Each residential room, combination of rooms, apartment,
or prepared mobile home space that includes connection points for
a
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sewer and/or water service that is owner occupied, offered
separately for rent as a rental unit, or vacant shall be one equivalent
living unit.
(3) Non -Residential, Commercial and Industrial. For non-
residential uses not specifically defined elsewhere in this ordinance,
the number of equivalent living units shall be computed by the building
official using the fixture unit count as defined in the most recent
data published by the American Water Works Association and the following
table:
FIXTURE UNITS E.L.U.
0 - 15 1
16 - 30 2
31 - 60 3
61 - 80 4
81 - 100 5
101 - 160 6
161 - 240 7
241 - 340 8
341 - 480 9
481 - 620 10
621 - 800 11
801 - 1000 12
1001 - 1300 13
1301 - 1651 14
For each additional increment of 750 fixture units, add one E.L.U.
(4) Combination Accounts. Accounts that contain both
residential and commercial facilities served through a common meter
may be treated as either residential or non-residential whichever method
of computation results in the largest number of equivalent living units.
(5) If a building permit is issued for an existing non-residen-
tial, commercial or industrial connection which will increase water or
sewer demand, or if a building changes from residential to non-residen-
tial occupancy, the total number of E.L.U.'s for the old and new parts
of the facility shall be computed as outlined in paragraph three of
this Section. The number of new E.L.U.'s shall be determined by
subtracting the old E.L.U.'s from the total number of E.L.U.'s in the
entire facility. The fee will be assessed on the number of new E.L.U.'s.
As an example, if an existing building contained 150 fixture units and
it was expanded to 300 fixture units, the fee would equal (8 E.L.U.'s -
6 E.L.U.'s) or 2 E.L.U.'s.
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(6) Multiple Minimum. Each equivalent living unit will be
subject to a minimum charge. The minimum charge for a building
complex served through one water meter will be the current E.L.U.
minimum for in -City or, if applicable, out -of -City accounts for each
equivalent living unit, less Sixty Cents ($0.60) for each equivalent
living unit in excess of one.
Monthly water allowance under the minimum billing will
be equal to one current allowance for single service per equivalent
living unit.
The equivalent living unit minimum charge applies whether
all or any portion of the living units are owner occupied, renter
occupied or vacant.
(7) Sanitary Sewer System. Includes two (2) broad categories
of subsystems which are:
1. Primary or sewage disposal system: The primary
system is further subdivided into: collector sewers
interceptors, pump stations, force mains, treatment
plants, and effluent disposal facilities,�.and
2. Secondary or local collection system: The local
system includes house service and lateral sewers.
A collector sewer is usually defined by governmental
agencies as follows: A collector sewer carries
flows generated by two (2) or more lateralsewers
whether or not it also provides direct services to
abutting properties.
Sec. 19-31. Owners, Occupants of Property Abutting Sewer
System Require�to Connect:
(1) The owners or occupants of lots or parcels abutting on a
sewer main, or which can use the services and facilities of the sewer
system of the City, are hereby required to connect with and use the
services and facilities of said sewer system. Such connection shall
be made when a certificate of occupancy is issued or prior to that date
as approved by the City. The connection shall be made by the owners
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or occupants of all lots or parcels which are located within one
hundred (100) feet of such sewer mains. If the unit was already
occupied when service was made available, then the connection shall
be made within ninety (90) days of the date service becomes available.
In any event, all property owners abutting the City sewer shall connect
to the City sewer within ninety (90) days of the effective date of
this ordinance unless otherwise excepted herein. The unit shall be,
liable for all impact fees. Provided, however, that no person shall
be required to cross private property of another to make such connection
or connections to the municipal sewer system.
Sec. 19-32. Unauthorized Connections Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to tap, cut or in any
way use any line, branch or part of the municipal sewage collection
and sewage treatment facilities without a written permit issued by the
proper municipal authorities and without payment of all rates and
charges required by the City for the use of such facilities.
Sec. 19-33. Connection Charge.
Any sewer connection to the City Sewer System shall be charged
a minimum fee of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00). If a lateral
service needs to be installed, the property owner shall be billed by
the City for actual cost of labor and materials only.
Sec. 19-34. Sewer Service Bills.
All bills for sewer service charges shall be incorporated in
the water bill and shall be payable in accordance with Section 19-13.
The sewer service charge shall become effective as to each lot or
parcel of land connected with the utility upon the construction of
all connections thereto in the sanitary sewer serving such lot or
parcel, or the availability of such sanitary sewer to serve such lot
or parcel connected with such sanitary sewer; provided, however, that
as to new construction, sewer service charges shall accrue upon
installation of the water meter.
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Sec. 19-35. Schedule of Monthly Charges.
The sewer service charge shall be one hundred percent (100%)
of the monthly charges. If there is a sewer connection but no water
connection, then the sewer charge shall be one hundred fifty percent
(150%) of the minimum water charge.
Sec. 19-36. Makin or Maintainin Connections for Disposal
o Certain Su stances Pro t ite .
(1) No person shall make or maintain any connection with
any public or private sewer, or appurenance thereof, whereby there
may be conveyed into the same suffocating, corrosive, inflammable or
explosive liquid gas, vapor, substance or material.
Sec. 19-37. Acts or Deposits of Substances which Impair,
0 struct Sewer Flow Prohibited.
(1) No person shall do any act or thing which may impair or
obstruct the flow to any public sewer or clog up any appurtenance
thereof, or place therein any substance, solid or liquid, other than
the waste products for which sewers are provided.
Sec. 19-38. Reserved.
Sec. 19-39. Penal
i Sty for Violation of Sections 19-30 through
Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 19-30
through 19-37 or failing to comply therewith shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than
One Dollar ($1.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
by imprisonment in the jail for a period of not exceeding sixty (60)
days or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the
judge trying the case. Each day any such violation shall continue
shall constitute a separate offense.
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ARTICLE IV. IMPACT FEES FOR
MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AND
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES EXTENSION
Sec. 19-40. Definitions.
(1) Local System. The term "local system" is defined in
this Article as that system in a new subdivision installed by the
developer at the developer's expense. The physical limits of each
local system are the limits of the particular subdivision served.
Water mains and sewers whose principal function is to
serve areas other than the one they traverse are not a part of the
local system.
(2) Irrigation Meters. Irrigation meters shall be defined
and subject to the restrictions imposed by Article II, Section 19-
18.
(3) Equivalent Living Unit. The following is a definition
of equivalent living unit (E.L.U.):
(a) Residential. Each single-family residence served
by the City through a single sewer service and/or
water meter shall be one equivalent living unit.
An irrigation meter will be considered to be an
E.L.U. and will be required to pay an impact fee.
(b) Each residential room, combination of rooms, apart-
ment, or prepared mobile home space that includes
connection points for sewer and/or water service
that is owner occupied, offered separately for rent
as a rental unit, or vacant shall be one equivalent
living unit.
(c) Non -Residential, Commercial and Industrial. For
non-residential uses not specifically defined
elsewhere in this ordinance, the number of equivalent
living units shall be computed by the building official
using the fixture unit count as defined in the most
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recent data published by the American Water Works
Association and the following table:
FIXTURE UNITS E.L.U.
0 -
15
1
16 -
30
2
31 -
60
3
61 -
80
4
81 -
100
5
101 -
160
6
161 -
240
7
241 -
340
8
341 -
480
9
481 -
620
10
621 -
800
11
801 -
1000
12
1001 -
1300
13
1301 -
1650
14
For each additional increment of 750 fixture units, add one
additional E.L.U.
(4) Combination Accounts. Accounts that contain both residential
and commercial facilities served through a common meter may be treated
as either residential or non-residential_, whichever method of computation
results in the largest number of equivalent living units.
(5) Expansion of an Existing Connection. If a building permit
is issued for an existing connection which will increase water or sewer
demand, or if a building changes from residential to non-residential
occupancy, the total number of E.L.U.'s for the old and new parts of
the facility shall be computed as outlined in paragraph 3 of this
section. The number of new E.L.U.'s shall be determined by subtracting
the old E.L.U.'s from the total number of E.L.U.'s in the entire facility.
The impact fee will be assessed on the number of new E.L.U.'s. As an
example, if an existing building contained 150 fixture units and
it was expanded to 300 fixture units, the impact fee would equal
(8 E.L.U.'s - 6 E.L.U.'s) or 2 E.L.U.'s.
Sec. 19-41. Purpose of Article and Method of Finance.
(1) This Article establishes procedures to facilitate the
orderly expansion of the City's water supply system and wastewater
treatment system.
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(2) In order to finance these capital improvements, several
combined methods of financing will be necessary, one of which is an
impact fee defined as "a new user's contribution toward its equitable
share of the cost of capital improvements required to serve new users".
Sec. 19-42. Impact Fee Establishment and Fee Schedule.
(1) There is hereby established an impact fee based on the
City Council's determination of the equitable portion of the cost of
financing the extension of the system upon the equivalent living unit
responsible for the need for additional system financing.
The fees shall be as follows:
(A) For each equivalent living unit connected to the
system:
Water Service Impact Fee $400.00
Sewer
Service
Impact Fee
400.00
Total
for both
services
$800.00
(b) For each equivalent living unit constructed in areas
served by privately owned water distribution systems
using the City water supply only:
Water Service Impact Fee $400.00
(c) For each equivalent living unit with prior water
service connected to the sewer collection system
only:
Sewer Service Impact Fee $400.00
Each additional equivalent living unit occasioned by changes
in property usage subsequent to the effective date of this Article shall
be subject to an impact fee computed in accordance with the foregoing
criteria.
Sec. 19-43. Imposing Fee; Method of Payment.
(1) The above and foregoing fee shall be imposed on every
equivalent living unit connected to the water and/or sewer system
whether those units are new or existing and inside or outside the
City limits.
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(2) The methods of fee payment are as follows:
(a) Water and Sewer Connection Inside City Limits. For
each E.L.U. constructed, a fee of Eight Hundred
Dollars ($800.00) will be paid with the purchase of
the building permit, or shall be payable in twelve
(12) equal monthly installments.
(b) Water Connection Only Inside City Limits. For each
E.L.U. constructed a fee of Four Hundred Dollars
($400.00) will be paid with the purchase of the
building permit, or in twelve (12) equal monthly
installments.
(c) Sewer Connection Only Inside City Limits. For each
E.L.U. constructed, a fee of Four Hundred Dollars
($400.00) will be paid with the purchase of the
building permit, or in twelve (12) equal monthly
installments.
(d) Water and Sewer Connection Outside City Limits. For
any water and sewer connection outside the City limits,
payment for the impact fee shall be made in full
prior to approval of the application for service.
(e) When an extension is made to serve an E.L.U.
existing prior to the effective date of this
ordinance, then the fee shall be paid as delineated
above except that the initial payment shall be made
prior to the installation of the connection.
(f) The impact fee is comprised of two (2) separate fees,
i.e., water and sewer. In areas where only one of
these services is available, the applicable fee
shall be that established for the service provided.
The applicable fee for the other service or for both
services, if neither was available at the time of
construction, will become due when service is made
available.
Sec. 19-44. Impact Fee Review.
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(1) The impact fee amount shall be reviewed in July of
every year by the City Council in order to determine if the cost of
system improvements necessitates a change in the amount of the fee.
Sec. 19-45. Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds accumulated by reason of the establishment of an
impact fee can be used only for the expansion of the primary water
system or the primary sanitary
sewer system.
Said proceeds
may not be
used for improving,
updating or
bringing the
present system
into
compliance with any
change in
laws brought about by reason
of pollution
control.
Sec. 19-46. Trust Funds.
There are hereby established two (2) trust funds, one designated
as (1) "Impact Fee Capital Improvement Trust Fund for the Expansion of
Primary Water System", and (2) "Impact Fee Capital Improvement Trust
Fund for the Expansion of Primary Sewerage System". All impact fees
paid to the City shall be deposited in the appropriate trust fund to
be held in separate accounts and used only for the purpose of the
expansion of the City's primary water supply system and the primary
waste water treatment system. Funds may be disbursed from these accounts
in the customary manner in accordance with appropriate law with the
approval of the City Council and City consulting engineer. Any funds
on deposit in said trust funds which are not immediately necessary for
expenditure may be invested in time deposits of banks or trust companies
represented by certificates of deposit fully secured as provided by law
maturing in a period of eighteen (18) months or less. All such
security shall be held by the depository bank, and all income derived
therefrom shall be deposited in the applicable trust funds as hereinabove
established.
Sec. 19-47 through 19-48. Reserved.
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Sec. 19-49. Penalty for Violation of Section 19-43.
A violation of any of the provisions of Section 19-43 shall
constitute grounds for the discontinuance of service. The City shall
have the power to bring the necessary legal actions to collect delinquent
amounts together with cost and fees of the action.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to advertise
this ordinance as required by law.
SECTION 3. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances and
all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. If any section, part of section, paragraph,
clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared invalid, the
rema_ling provi i ns of this ordinance shall not be affected.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect-irm- ieea��-
upon its adoption by the City Council and approval as provided by law.
This ordinance was introduced by e2Xirra. S/p mcaq
This ordinance was read on first reading and passed by a vote of the
City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a �lnn,6
meeting of said Council, held on the day of
1983, and approved as provided by law.
The second reading of this ordinance to be at a
meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to be
held on the 6-ZZ day of , 1983.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON ORDINANCE NO. 83-0-19 AS FOLLOWS:
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FIRST READING
SECOND READING
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This ordinance read and adopted on second reading at a
meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and
authenticated this SXX day of .(.J,LGJ , 1983.
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Approved for legality and form:
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