57-79 ORDINANCE NO. 57-79
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 27 "WATER A~D SANITARY
SEWERAGE" OF THE CODE OF ORDI~ANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING S "~ION 27-2(b) "METERS,
MINIMUM SIZE; COST OF INSTALLA~'ION; USE OF FIRE HYDRANTS",
TO INCREASE THE CHARGES FOR CERTAIN ~'~ATER METER INSTALL-
ATIONS; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
%~HEREAS, the current charges for water meter installations are
less than the cost to 'the City of Delray Beach for such installations;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Administration has recommended that said
meter installation charges be increased to cover the actual cost to the
City for said meter installations; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florid~a,
deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, to increase these charges,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CIT~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 27-2(b) of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Meter installation charges shall be as follows:
Inside City Outside City
Meter Size Charge Charge
3/4 inch $ ~ ~ 200.00 $ ~~ 250.00
1 inch ~~ 260.00 ~~ 325.00-
1½ inch ~~ 425.00 ~$ 531.25
2 inch ~~ 575.00 ~5~ 718.75
3 inch 1,040.00 1,300.00
4 inch 1,490.00 1,862.50
Fire hydrants 850.00 1,062.50
There shall also be a water connection charge of one
hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per residential
dwelling unit. A residentia~ dwelling unit is herein
defined to be any family living unit, and, where two (2)
or more families are living on -the same premises, each
shall be considered as a separate residential dwelling
unit. In apartment buildings, cooperatives, duplexes and
the like, each living unit shall be considered a separate
residential dwelling unit.
There shall also be a nonresidential ~ater connection
charge which shall be based on two hundred dollars ($200.00)
per one inch size water meter installed.
Exceptions to water connection charge. Any struc-
tures that would ordinarily be subject to the connection
charges set forth above shall be exempt if:
(1~ The structure is in a development in which the owner
or developer at his e>~?~-~se has constructed and
turned over to the city ~ rmanent water treatment
and/or transmission faci .aies adequate to serve such
pi~'operty and is a party to the Southwest Developers
Agreemen'k and/or the Northwest Developers Agreement
or the structure is in a development that is at least
twenty-five (25) per cent complete on the effective
date of this section. For the purposes of this
paragraph the meaning of the word development shall
include but not be limited to structures, units, or
interests that are offered as a part of a common
promotional plan of advertising and sale.
(2) As to a particular structure, all permits including
but not limited to building permits, water and. sewer
permits, have been issued not later than January 24,
1978, and the meter installations and water connec-
tion for such structures occur not later than July
24, 1978.
(3) The exceptions created herein shall not apply to any
permit issued prior to the effective date of this
section; only those structures for which permits are
issued subsequent to the effective date of this sec-
tion, and which otherwise meet the above criteria,
shall be exempt from the connection charges.
(c) The charges to users wholly outside the corporate
limits of said city be, and the same are hereby fixed at
sums equal to the rates shown in the column set forth in
subparagraph (b) hereinabove, designated."outside city
charges".
(d) Tapping charges~ to contractors and other persons
requiring water for temporary use only, shall be charged
to cover labor in installing and removal and for eq.uip-
ment damaged while on the job; and a reasonable deposit
shall be made to cover such labor and damage, in addition
to the deposit insuring payment for water consumer, as
hereafter set forth.
(e) Fire hydrants shall not be used for obtaining
water under any circumstances, except by consent of the
fire chief, and under his regulation and control, or some
employee of the water department under the direction of
the chief of the fire department. In case fire hydrants
are used for obtaining water, a twenty dollar ($20.00)
deposit shall be required and a charge of five dollars
($5.00) shall be made for each connection. All water
shall be metered and a charge of forty cents ($.40) per
thousand (1,000) gallons shall be made for all water
consumed. The minimum daily charge for water from such
hydrants shall be two dollars ($2.00).
Section 2. That should any section or provision of this or~inance
or any portion thereof, any paragraph, sentence, or word be declared by
a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall
affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereYf
other than the part declared to be invalid.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective ten d?_ys
after passage on second and final reading.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final
reading on this the 1Oth~ day of Septem~be~~., 1979.
M A Y O R~
ATTEST: LEON M. WEEKES
First Reading Au'-~ust 27, 1979
Second Reading _Se~i~tem~ber 10, 1979
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