Ord G-351(11-60) ORDINANCE NO. G-351
AN ~4~RGENCY ORDINANCE RELATING TO WELL DRILLING AND
INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH; REQUIRING PERMIT BEFORE DRILLING WELL
OR INSTALLING SPRINKLER SYSTEM; FIXING FEE FOR PER-
MIT; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DRILL A WELL OR INSTALL A
SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING PERMIT AND
PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach,Florida
wishes to avoid any possibility of contamination of the City of
Delray Beach's public water supply by the drilling of wells near
septic tanks and by connection of private water supplies with the
City's public supply,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section l: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation, or their agents or employees, to drive or drill any
well or to install any sprinkler system within the City of Delray
Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, without first having obtained a
permit from the Plumbing Inspector of said city to do such work.
Section 2: Before such permit shall be issued by the
Plumbing Inspector he shall ascertain whether or not said well or
said sprinkler system is to be connected with the public water
supply of said city in any way and he shall see that the require-
ments of all ordinances, rules and regulations protecting the
health and safety of the citizens of said city are met. ~o well
shall be permitted within a distance of fifty (50) feet from any
septic tank or drain field. The Plumbing Inspector shall inspect
all work, including any sprinkler system, that may be supplied by
such well before the well is covered and final connection is made.
Section ~.: A permit to install a lawn sprinkling system,which
is to be supplied by the public water supply of the City of Delray
Beach or by private supply, may be issued to a person, firm or
corporation holding an occupational license issued by the city of
Delray Beach to install said systems. A permit to drill or drive a
well may~be issued to a person, firm or corporation holding an
occupational license issued by the City of Delray Beach to perform
said work.
The following work must be performed by a person, firm or
corporation holding a ~aster Plumber's license issued by the City
of Delray Beach:
A. The main water line shall rise a minimum of six inches
above the highest sprinkler head with gate valve installed in line
to control each sprinkler circuit.
B. An approved back flow preventer shall be installed on
the discharge side of the gate valve controlling the circuit.
C. An approved check valve shall be installed in the main
supply line on the meter side of the first sprinkler circuit take-
off.
D. The house or building water supply shall be connected to
main supply pipe between meter and check valve.
Section 4: All sprinkler systems shall be installed in
accordance with Chapter 8, Section lO-D of the State Sanitary Code
and current revisions.
Section.5: No physical connection shall be permitted be-
tween a distribution system of the City of Delray Beach public
water supply and that of any other water supply.
Section 6: Permit fees to be charged by the City are as
follows:
Permit fee for drilling or driving a well ...$3.00
Permit fee for sprinkler system ............. $3.00
Section ~: Any person, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by fine not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment not exceed-
ing sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the
discretion of the municipal Judge.
Section 8: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith are repealed.
This Ordinance is effective the llth day of April, 1960.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Cle~n==~=Z~.
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Affidavit of Publication
THE DELRAY BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL
Published Weekly
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
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Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida; that
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News-.]om'nal is a newspaper published at Delray
Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and
that the said newspaper has heretofore been con-
tinuously published in said Palm Beach County,
Florida, each Thursday and has been entered as
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Delray Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Flor-
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