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HomeMy WebLinkAbout184 Connection to Sewer System ORDINANCE NO. I . AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING CONNECTION WITH THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION OF RENTALS ; SETTING OUT PROCEDURE FOR CONNEC- • TION TO CITY SEWER SYSTEM, AND REQUIRING EASEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SEWER SERVICE,; ITEMIZ- ING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR USE OF CITY SEWER SYSTEM, AND PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF SUCH FUNDS ; 'AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR MISSUSE OF CITY SEWER SYSTEM. WHEREAS, the CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, a municipal corpora ion, has under construction, and will have in operation,. within a period of forty five (45) days from date, a sanitary sewage system, for the purpose of collecting sanitary sewage _and c n- veying the same away from the premises where produced to a lace of disposal, and is constructing intercepting sewers, pumping station, force mains and a disposal works for the treatment of such sewerage ; and .WHEREAS, the City ,Council finds , in order to promote he public health, safety, welfare and convenience , that a syst m of sanitary sewage including intercepting sewers and force ains , sewage pumping works and a sewage treatment works are necessary, and that in order to pay the costs of the management, maint�- natce, operation and repair, or for the enlargement and replace- ment of the sanitary sewage system, and sewage pumping trea ment and disposal works, and to pay the interest upon the certif cates issued to finance the construction of same, and to retire c rti- ficates as they mature, it is necessary to levy and collect a charge or rental upon the lots, lands and premises served b sewerage connections with the sanitary sewer system of said city; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida; SECTION 1: It is hereby determined and declared to b� necessary and condusive to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience of the City of Zephyrhills , to levy and collect charges or rentals upon all lots , lands and premises served by having connections with the sanitary sewer system and by the sewage pumping treatment and disposal work of said city, the proceeds of such charges or rentals so der ved, to be for the use of the sanitary sewage system, and the pump- ing, treatment and disposal works of said city, as hereinaft r provided. SECTION 2: SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM: "Sewage Disposal System" shall mean and include, those works owned and operated by the City for the disposal of sanitary sewage beginning w th the last lift station of the sewer system, and embracing al ,conduits through which the sewage thereafter passes to the point of final disposition in a stream or canal, including such p ri- f ication and treatment facilities and works as may be provi ed there in the course of such disposal. SEWER SYSTEM: "Sewer System" shall mean the complete municipal sewer system, including any sanitary sewers and lateral sewer lines or other sewer facilities heretofore constructed or acquired by the city, together with any and all improvement extensions and additions to the sewer system or any part th reof, hereafter constructed or acquired, and shall include, witho t being limited, all lands or interest therein, plants, build ngs, machinery, franchises , pipes, fixtures, equipment , and all roperty, real., or personal, tangible or intangible , now or hereafter owned or used in connection with the sewer system. SECTION 3: The owner,,, tenant , or occupant of each to or parcel of land within the city which abuts a street, alley . r other public way containing a sewer service, or which is to ated within 200 feet thereof, and upon which lot or parcel a bui ding or other inhabital structure has been or shall be erected for residential, commercial or industrial use, shall connect th building or structure to the sewer system or to such of the several and respective systems as may from time to time be x- tended, so as to be or become available within the aforesaid distance, and shall thereafter refrain from using, or cease to use any other method for the disposal of sanitary sewage ; and shall thereafter pay all the charges, fees and rates provided therefore . All such connections shall be in accordance wits 2. the rules and regulations which shall be adopted from time to time by the City Council, which rules and regulations may provide for reasonable charges for making such connection. That any owner, tenant or occupant of any such lot either failing or refusing to connect with the sewage system, within a 120 day period of time upon receiving notice of the appropriate city official to connect said sewage system, shall, upon conviction thereof,- be sentenced to pay a fine of not ver $100.00, or spend 50 days in jail, or both, in the discreti n of the Municipal Judge . SECTION 4: No person shall use the city sewer system without first making written application for such service t the City, at least three (3) days, in case of initial cut-in, before the service is desired, paying all costs, charges , fees, and deposit incident thereto. I Such application shall be on forms furnished by the City, to abide by all the provisions of th s chapter and such applicable rules of the City in regard to ibhe use of its sewer and sewage disposal system, as may from ti e to time be operative and effective . Applications for servi e by firms, partnerships, associations and corporations shall be tendered only by their duly authorized agents, . and the offi- cial title of such parties shall be assigned to the applica ion. SECTION 5: The applicant shall grant or cause to be granted to the City,, without costs, all rights, easements, permits, and privileges which are necessary for the rendering of sew�r service. Duly authorized employees of the City shall have access at all reasonable hours to the premises of the applicant fo the I purpose of installing or removing any of its property, examining pipes or fixtures, or for any purpose incidental to the ren er- ing, of sewer service. SECTION 6: The owner, tenant or occupant of each lot or parcel of land within the City, who may become obligated to pay the sewer service charges, hereinafter set forth, shall deposit 3. simultaneously with the filing of an application for sewer service, with the Clerk of thelCity of Zephyrhills, an amount prescribed by the City Council as reasonable and equitable to insure the payment of such sewer charges, as may become due and payable. Such deposit shall be held by the City until final settlement of the users account, and shall be subject to application by the City Clerk to the payment of such sewer charges::as are billed against ;such user, if and when delinq ent,, and upon final settlement of the users account any unused balance of the deposit shall be refunded without interest. The required deposit shall be the maximum amount that the user would be required to pay as one month' s sewer service charge, but no deposit shall be less than the sum of $ .00. Any monies heretofore deposited to guarantee payment of water bills may be applied !on payment of delinquent sewe service charges. SECTION 7: No person,_ except those persons duly em- ployed or authorized by the City for such purposes, shall t p or make any connections to the City's sewer mains . No person other than anlauthorized City Employee shal enter any public sewer or appurtenances thereof, without a written permit from the City. ; SECTION 8: No person- ,shall. connect to, or turn on, y sewer service or cut-in, inter-connect, tap or make any al- teration to any. main or distribution or collection pipe of the City' s sewer system, or permit any connection or tappin to be made to the City' s sewer system on his premises , or the Y Y premises occupied by him, or to knowingly use City's sewer service from connections in violation of any provision of t is chapter, or any rules or regulations adopted by the City Council with respect thereto. ! SECTION 9: No sewer service shall be connected until the plumbing connections incident thereto shall have been inspe ted and approved by the public plumbing inspector. 4. SECTION 10: There is, hereby, established a uniform schedule of rates and charges 'for the use of the City Sewer and Sewage disposal system, as follows : (1) Connections within city limits : (a) Residences $2 .50 per montlj (b) Apartments,' each unit $2.25 per month (c) Hotels, motels, each toilet $1.00 per wont . (d) Commercial $3. 25 per mont (e) Laundries, 'restaurants 100% of water ill $5.00. minimum $40.00 maximupe m (f) Other users to be determined by City Council. SECTION 11: Any change in rates and charges provided for in Section 10, above, whether same be increased or de- creased, shall be by ordinance or resolution, adopted by th City Council. SECTION 12: In the event a lot, parcel of land, building or premises discharging sanitary sewage , industrial waste o water or other liquids into the Gityts sanitary sewerage sy tern, which directly or indirectly is not a user of water supplie by the Water Department of said city, and the water used th reon, or therein, is not measured by the city water meter, or by meter acceptable tot. the Water ,Department, then in such case. the amount of water so used shall be otherwise measured or deter- mined by the Water Department; in order to determine the sewer service charge or rental provided in this ordinance , or the owner or other interested party, at his expense, may install and maintain a meter acceptable to the Water Department for suc purpose. In case a lot, parcel of land, building or premises d s- charges industrial wastes, either directly or indirectly in o the City' s sanitary sewerage system, and the Water Departme t finds that it is not practical to attempt to measure such waste by meters, the Water Department shall measure such water in such manner and by such methods as it may find practicable in the light of the conditions and attendant circumstances of 5. the case, in order to determine the sewer service charge or rental, according to the corresponding rates per thousand cubic feet provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 13: For any lott, land, building or premises from which connection is made with the Cityts sanitary sewe - age system, or which begins to discharge sewage, any indust ial waste, water or other liquid, into the City's sanitary see - age system, either directly or indirectly after this ordi- nance becomes effective, a charge shall be made pursuant to the ordinance, the same to be per diem, .pro-rata amount , based upon the minimum rate per quarter from the time such sewer connection is made , or such discharge into the City's sewerage system, either directly or indirectly is begun, un- til the next following quarter. Except, should the measure service exceed the minimum charge, the corresponding measur d rate or rates shall be charged. SECTION 14: The charge or rental levied and assessed by this Ordinance shall be payable in four quarterly payments each year, provided that the amount of rental payable for a y lot or premises at the first payment period, after this Ordinance becomes effective , shall be determined on the bas s of a per diem, pro-ratement of the minimum charge herein ea tablished,, beginning with the date this Ordinance becomes effective , except that in those cases in which the metered r measured charge will exceed the minimum charge, the metered i or measured charge shall be the basis. SECTION 15 : Each charge or rental levied by, or pur- suant to this Ordinance is, hereby, made a lien upon the corresponding lot, land or premises served by connection to the sanitary sewerage system of the City of Zephyrhills, an if the same is not paid within 4J days after it shall be due and payable, then same shall be regarded. as same as delin- quent taxes, and shall be collected as other taxes are collected. 6. SECTION 16: The funds received from the collection of the charges or rentals authorized by this Ordinance shall be deposited daily with the City Treasury, and shall be accounted for and be known as the Sanitary Sewerage Fund, and when appro- priated by the City Council, shall be available for the pur pose of payment of the costs and expenses of the management, maintenance and repair of the City's sanitary sewerage syst m, and the sewage pumping treatment and disposal works, and an surplus in such funds shall be used for the payment of the interest on the certificates issued and outstanding, or whi h may be issued, to provide funds with which to pay the City's portion of the cost of constructing such sanitary sewerage system, or part thereof, and such sewage pumping treatment and disposal works and to retire such certificates when the mature, and/or for the enlargment or replacement of said sanitary sewerage system, pumping, treatment and disposal works, , except no part thereof shall be used for the extensi n. of such sewerage system into unsewered areas . SECTION 17: Liability for sewer service charges shat begin on the date the user is connected to the city's' sewer mains, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter an shall continue thereafter unless the user is disconnected f r non-payment or other cause, or until written request is giv n by the user to terminate the service. An allowance will be made for vacant houses when a re quest in writing to have the sewer services shut off is received by the City. On receiving such request, a vacancy permit will be issued for a period no longer than 30 days. Upon the expiration of the time of vacancy, and non-use of the sewer system, the city will rebate to the applicant the proportionate amount of the charge so paid by him. SECTION 18: There shall be no free services rendered by the sewerage system, unless the city or any department or instrumentality thereof shall avail itself of the services and facilities of the sewerage system, it shall pay for the uses of such services and facilities at the established rat . 7. , SECTION 19: No sewage or industrial waste of any character will be permited to enter into the sewerage syste of the City, exceeding the strength of 250 parts per millio (ppm) in five day capacity BC and total solid contents ex ceeding one thousand parts per million (ppm) . SECTION 20: The owner, tenant or occupant of the pro perty shall be continuously responsible for maintaining and keeping the sewer pipes leading to. and between the plumbing system of his premises to the city' s main, clean and free f on obstructions and shall not case, suffer or permit any arts le or thing to be introduced into the pipe which causes a stoppage� P P thereof. Failure to keep the pipes leading from the plumbs g pipes to the sewer main clean and maintained in proper condi- tion shall give the city the right to cut-off the water co ec- tion which shall not be re-c6rinected until sewer pipes are cleaned and maintained properly. SECTION 21: No person shall make or maintain any con ec- tion with any public or private sewer, or appurtenances thereof, whereby there may be conveyed ' into the same any suffocating corrosive or inf laminable, or explosive liquid gas vapor sub stance or material. SECTION 22: The City shall not be liable for any dam ge resulting from bursting of any sewer mains, service pipe or cock, or by discontinuing thejoperation of its sewerage col ec- tion treatment and disposal facilities for repairs, extensi ns or connections, or from the accidental failure of the sewer ge collection treatment and disposal system, from any cause wh t- soever. In case of emergency, the city may restrict the us of its sewage treatment collection and disposal system in y reasonable manner, for the protection of the city and its sewage disposal system. SECTION 23: Whenever any person desires to secure th services beyond the present limits of the City, he shall make written application to the City Council stating the kind 8 : - • . { of services desired, the purpose for which such service is required, and giving a definite description and a definite location of the property where such service is to be rendered, and such other information as will aid the Council in deter- mining the advantages to be derived from such service. The application shall be accompanied by a plat showing the route along which such lines are to.�be extended, and where the connection with the city's existing line is to be made, and I in such application there shall also be stated the name of he person, or members of the firm, or presiding officer of the corporation, making such request for service, with the post office address of each. Such application shall be made in a form acceptable to the City Council. SECTION 24: All applic Itions for service outside the City shall be carefully considered and examined, and if it s found that the service requested is feasible , and it will b to the best interest of the City to grant such application, then, before agreeing to such extension, it shall be requir d that the applicant give easement of way for constructing and maintaining the line, and until such easement is granted to the City, no service shall belallowed. SECTION 25: Before allowing or agreeing to any exten sion of the sewer system, the City Council shall approve th route to be adopted for such extens on an d extension, a d shall require the applicant to procure and deliver to the City deeds conveyini I the easement of way or the entire route proposed for the co - structing and maintenance of such extension. Upon completi n of such extension, the applicant shall transfer and assign the same to the City by deed of conveyance.,, vesting title I i to .such lines in the City. SECTION 26: The entire cost of extension of the sewe system shall be borne by theperson applying for .such servi e . Y Where the work is done by the applicant , a sworn statement of the final costs by the applicant shall be filed with the City Clerk, and in making such statement only material used on tLe line and actual labor and supervision of such labor shall be considered. 9. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its adop- tion and approval in the manner as prescribed by the City Charter of the City of Zephyrhills. C EPH LS-I—PhORIDA esident City Council The foregoing Ordinance s read a passed on its first reading by the City Council of ephyrhills , Florida, on this /3 y day of c �Pvyr/ 117'esident o ity Council Attest: ity Clerk The foregoing Ordinance was read and passed on its se and readin by the C ty Co cif of; Zephyrhills, Florida, on this the /day of , 1968 . P sident of C Council Attest: /� O ' I I C ' y Clerk The foregoing Ordinance was read and passed on its third reading ,y the City Council f Zephyrhills, Florida, on this the J9Lfday of �f p__ 4 , 1968. esident of ity Council Attes : ity Clerk APP OVED G Mayor / 10. This is to certify that Ordinance . No.. 181. has been Posted on two public places, 'namely the City- Hall and the U..S.Post Office for a period of fifteen days. The Ordinance was posted on March 20 1968 and remained in said City Hall andjU.S.Post Office until April 9, 1968. John Phillips,Jr. City Clerk Zephyrhills, Florida