90-81 ORDINANCE NO. 90-81
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 29, "WATER AND SEWERS",
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 29-22, "WHEN BILL DELINQUENT;
DISCONTINUING SERVICE; PROCEDURE", BY ADDING A NEW SUB-
SECTION (h) PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO THE OWNER OF THE
SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY'S INTENT TO FILE A LIEN
AGAINST SAID PROPERTY FOR AMOUNT OF UNPAID WATER BILL;
PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach desires to
provide additional notice to the owners of the real property regarding
intent to file liens for unpaid water bills at that location,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 29-22, "When bills delinquent; discon-
tinuing service; procedure", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (h) to
read as follows:
(h) Provided further that prior to the filing of any lien
for unpaid wat~r.bi~js, the water department shall no-
tify by first class mail the owner of the sub~'ect real °
property against which the lien will be imposed (as
said ownership and address of said owner(s) appears on
the current Palm Beach. County tax rolls) that the City
shall file a lien against said real property in the
amount of the unpaid bill fifteen (15) days after the
date of said notice if the amount in arrears remains
unpaid as of that date.
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this ordi-
nance or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared
by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof
other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective ten days
after passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the 12th day of January , 1982.
ATTEST:
First Reading December 15, 1981
Second Reading January 12, 1982