31-76 ORDINANCE NO. 31-76
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 27 "WATER AND SANITARY
SEWERAGE" OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
SECTION 27-2(a) TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FIXTURES; REPEAL-
ING SECTION 27-2(b) AND INSERTING A NEW SUBSECTION (b)
TO ADD CHARGES FOR WATER METERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
CITY; REPEALING SECTION 27-3(a) AND (b) AND INSERTING
A NEW SUBSECTION (a)(b) AND (c) RATES FOR WATER INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE CITY; AMENDING SECTION 27-4 TO INCREASE
WATER DEPOSITS; AMENDING SECTION 27-5(a) BY ADDING
LANGUAGE TO MAKE OWNER OF PROPERTY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL
CHARGES AGAINST THE PROPERTY FOP. WATER USE; AMENDING
SECTION 27-5(b) TO ESTABLISH A CHARGE FOR SERVICE CALLS;
AMENDING SECTION 27-26 TO INCP~EASE CONNECTING COST;
AMENDING SECTION 27-28(a) BY ADDING DEFINITION OF
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNIT; REPEALING FIRST PARAGRAPH
OF SECTION 27-28.1 AND INSERTING NEW LANGUAGE TO ESTABLISH
SEWER CONNECTION CHARGES; AMENDING SECTION 27-29 BY ADD-
ING LANGUAGE TO MAKE OWNER OF PROPERTY RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL CHARGES AGAINST THE PROPERTY FOR SEWER USE; REPEALING
SECTION 27-30(ck; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 27-2(a) be amended to read as follows:
(a) The minimum size meter to be used at the residence or place
of business of the water customers of the City shall be as follows:
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3/4 inch meter - users having ~ 7 fixtures or less
1 inch meter - users having-from ~-~e-~4 8 to 20i~fixtures,
both inclusive
1½ inch meter - users having from ~§-~e-~0 21 to 40 fixtures,
both inclusive
For users having more than ~y-~ fortY, (40) fixtures, the
size meter to be determined by the City water department. (Each
exterior outlet shall be considered a separate fixture.)
SECTION 2. That Section 27-2 (b) is hereby repealed and a new
subsection (b) is inserted to read as follows:
(b) Meter installation charges shall be as follows:
Meter Size Inside city Outside City
Charge. Charge
3/4 inch $ 120.00 $ 150.00
1 inch 170.00 212.50
1½ inch 280.00 350.00
2 inch 380.00 475.00
3 inch 1,040.00 1,300.00
4 inch 1,490.00 1,862.50
In addition to the regular meter installation charge, there
shall be a water connection charge of $150.00 per residential
dwelling unit. A residential 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 con-
sidered as a separate residential dwelling unit. In apartment
buildings, condominiums, cooperatives, duplexes and the like,
each living unit shall be considered a separate residential
dwelling unit.
SECTION 3. That Section 27-3(a) and (b) is hereby repealed and
new subsections (a) (b) and (c) are hereby inserted to read as follows:
(a) The rates for water furnished by the water facilities
or plant of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, to customers
within and outside of the corporate limits of said City, be
and the same are hereby fixed as sho~ in the following
schedule:
Number of Gallons Inside Outside
Per Meter City City
0 - 5M Min. $3.60 Min. $4.50
Each 1M over 5M .30 .375
(b) The above rates shall apply to all residential, com-
mercial and other uses.
(c) The minimum water rates set forth in paragraph (a) above
shall be applied on a per residential dwelling unit~asis.
SECTION 4. That Section 27-4 be amended to read as follows:
A guarantee of payment deposit for all bills, shall be made
by each consumer or owner, varying according to the size of the
meter in use, as follows:
3/4 inch meter $~i~§=80 25.00
1 inch meter ~08 40.00
1~ inch meter ~=88 50.00
2 inch meter 4~0~ 60.00
3 inch meter ~8=~8 75.00
4 inch meter --- ~80~8~ 150.00
SECTION 5. That Section 27-5(a) be amended by adding the following
language:
(a) Upon application for water service, and payment of deposit
as required by this chapter, water will be turned on as soon as
practical. Bills shall be rendered each customer each month,
and shall be due and payable forthwith. Any bill remaining
unpaid for a period of thirty (30) days after rendition shall
become delinquent, and if not paid within eighteen ~(18) days
after being delinquent, the water shall be cut off and service
terminated w~he~-~ee-~e-%he-es~s~me~. Water will be cut off
at any time requested by the consumer and guarantee of deposit
refunded upon settlement of all'back charges. The owner of the
property beinq serviced by City water is to be held responsible
for all charqes aqainst that propert~ for water use. In the
i! event the water use char~es a.gainst it become delinquent and
said services are discontinued by the City said services shall
not be restored until all delinquent ~charqes ~lus penalties,
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shut-off, and reconnection charges are paid in full.
SECTION 6. 'That Section 27-5(b) be amended by adding the following
language:
(b) At the option of the water department, the water meter
may be removed by the water department whenever water is cut
off, either by request ~f the consumer or by the water depart-
ment for nonpayment of charges, or for other reasons, and a
charge of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50~ shall be paid
before water service is resumed. A Charge of $15.00 per service
call shall be made for all service calls made between 5:00 P.M.
and 8:00 A.M. and on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.
SECTION 7. That Section 27-26 be amended to read as allows:
Sec. 27-26. Additional Sewer Connections: Cost to be borne
by person connecting.
Amy-sewe~-ee~eee~ea-~eq~e~-by-eh~s-ehapee~-sha~-be-ma~e
will pay the cost of constructing one sewer tap to the property
line of the person making the connectionr--A~e~eaa& any
additional connections will be at the expense of the owner~
subject to the approval of the city Engineer,
s~a~-be-a-ee~eee&~g at a cost of
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) paid to the City. On all
properties where any building drain is too low to permit gravity
flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carriSd by such drain
shall be lifted by approved artificial means and disc.barged to
the public sewer at no cost to the City.
SECTION 8. That Section 27-28(a). be.amended~by adding a definition
of a residential dwelling unit as follows:
(a) Residential dwelling units. A residential dwelling unit
is herein defined to be any..f~mil¥ liy~ng unit, and, where two .(2)
or more fami.lies, are.. living on the same premises, each shall be
considered as a separate residential dwelling unit. In apartment
buildings, condominiums, cooperatives, duplexes and the li~e,
each livinq~unit shall be considered a separate residential
dwellinq unit. A monthly sanitary sewage service charge is hereby
imposed upon each residential dwelling unit, as more specifically
set forth hereinafter, to which sanitary sewage service is avail-
able through the facilities afforded by the municipally owned
sewerage system, according to the following schedule:
Single family residential dwelling, for the first four (4)
fixtures or less contained therein, four dollars fifty cents
($4.50); for the next eight (8) fixtures contained therein,
forty cents(S0.40) per fixture and for all fixtures con-
tained therein over twelve (12), twenty-five cents ($0.25)
per fixture.
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SECTION 9. That Section 27-28.1 be amended by repealing the
first paragraph of said Section preceding the last paragraph on Page
298.6 of the Codified Ordinances_of~the City of Delray Beach and in-
serting the following in lieu thereof:
In addition to the rates set forth in Section 27-28 there
is hereby established a sewer connection charge for each
connection to the City's sewage collection system. The
sewer connection charge is $250.00 per residential dwelling
unit for all residential connections. The sewer connection
charge for connections other than residential dwelling units
is $400.00. A residential 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 dv~e!!ing unit. In apartment buildings,
condominiums, cooperatives, duplexes and the like, each
living unit shall be considered a separate residential dwelling
unit. A sewerage connection serving a motel or hotel shall
be considered a nonresidential connection.
SECTION 10. That Section 27-29 be amended by adding the following
language:
All statements for sewer service shall be submitted monthly
on the same statement as the charges for water service and
shall be due and payable at the same time as the statement
for water services; provided, however, the charge for sewer
service shall be made a separate item thereon; and further
provided that nonpayment of such charge shall render the
user subject to the provisions and penalties provided for
nonpayment of water bills as now or hereafter established
by the ordinances of this City. The owner of the property
beinq serv.iced by c.ity sewer is to be held responsible for
all charqeD aqainst that property for. sewer use.
SECTION 11. That Section 27-30 be amended by repealing paragraph
(c) thereof.
SECTION 12. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 13. That should any section or provision of this ordinance
br 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 va-lidity of the remainder hereof as a whole or part thereof
other than the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 14. That this ordinance shall become effective November
1, 1976.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on second and final reading
on this the llth., day of . Qctober , 1976.
ATTEST:
~/ City Clerk
First Reading September 13, 1976
Second Reading October 11, 1976
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