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Ord G-74(10-49) ORDINANCE NO. G-74, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA; PERTAINING TO WATER SERVICE IN SAID CITY; DESCRIBING THE MINI~J~ SIZE OF WATER ~&ETER TO BE USED, DESCRIBING THE MONTHLY MINIMUM CHARGE WHICH SHALL BE ~DE FOR DIFFERENT SIZES OF WATER METERS AND FIXING THE COST PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED IN EXCESS OF SAID MINIi~UM; DESCRIBING '~qEN SAID TATER CHARGE~ SHALL BE PAYABLE AND DELINQUF~ AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE DISCONTINUANCE OF ~VATER SERVICE; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOUSES AND BUILDINGS ~tlCH ~Y BE COh~ECTED TO ONE WATER METER; PROVID- ING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; SETTING FORTH A METHOD OF DETERMINING A CHARITY LIST FOR '~ATER ; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, as follows: SECTION 1. No water service will be furnished to any person, firm or corporation in Delray Beach, Florida, who does not agree to accept all of the provisions of the sections con- rained herein, and all of the reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith promulgated by the City Council for the regulation of water service; and the adoption of this ordinance shall be sufficient notice to all persons of the pr~visions here- of; and the acceptance of water service from the city shall, in itself, be the acceptance of the provisions hereof. SECTION 2. ,The minimum size meter to be used at the ~ residence or place of business of the water customers of the C it~ of Delray Beach shall be as follows: 3/4" t~eter -- users having l0 fixtures or less l" ~eter -- users having from ll to 24 fixtures, both inclusive l-l/2" Meter - users having from 25 to 50 fixtures, both inclusive For users having more than 50 fixtures, the size meter to be determined by the City Water Department. (Each exterior outlet shall be considered a separate fixture.' For the larger size tap, the charges shall be for all material and labor, including street and sidewalk repairs, necess, ary to complete the work, and the Water Department shall make an estimate of all costs of said labor and materials and repairs for the job, and shall require of the applicant before the work is started a deposit in that sum, plus 10% as a guara~-~tee of payment. Tapping charges to contractors and other persons requir- ing water for temporary use only, shall be charged to cover labor in installing and removal and for equipment 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 consumed, as hereafter set forth. 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 ~ater Department under the direction of the Chief of Fire Department. In case fire hydrants are used for obtaining water, a $5.00 de- posit shall be required and a charge of $2.00 shall be made for each connection. All water shall be metered end a charge of 20¢ per thousand gallons shall be made for all water consumed. The minimum daily charge for water from such hydrators shall be 50¢. SECTION 3. A monthly minimum charge will be made, pay. able monthly, varying according to the size of the meter; and allowing a fixed amount of water without excess, charged for the different sized meters, as set forth in the following schedule: Minimum Amt. of 'Water Size of Charge Allowed Meter Per Month Per Month - 3/4- $2 oo 5 M Gals. 1" 2.50 10 M Gals. 1-1/2" 3.50 20 M Gals. 2" 4.50 30 M Gals. Ail in excess of the minimum shall be 14¢ Per thousand gallons where water is furnished within the city limits of the Cit$ of Delray Beach, , Florida and shall be 30¢ per thousand gallons where water is furnished out o£ the city limits cf the City of Delray Beach, Florida. SECTION 4. A ~uarantee 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" ? Meter -- $ 5.00 1" Meter -- 10.00 1 Meter -- 25.00 ~1/2" Meter -- 30.00- 3" Met er -- §0.00 4" Meter -- 100.00 Whenever in any month the water bill of any consumer amounts to as great or greater sUm than the amount of his deposit he shall be required to make a deposit in double the amount of SECTION 5. Upon application for water service, and payment of deposit as required by this ordinance, water will be turned on as soon as practical. All bills for water shall become due and payable on the first day of each month, and if paid in full by the 10th day of the month, the payment shall be for the exact amount of the water used and charges for under this ordin- ance, however, if said bill is paid after the 10th day of the month, there shall be a penalty of ten per cent., and if said bil~ is not paid on or before the 20th day of the month, the water shall be cut off without further notice. '~'ater will be cut off at any time requested by consumer and guarantee of payment de- posit refunded upon settlement of all back charges. deter shall be removed by the ~Jater Department without delay whenever water is cut off, either by request o~ the consum- er or by the Water Department for non-payment of charges or for other reason, and a charge of One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.§9) shall be paid before the meter shall be again installed. SECTION 6. Not more than two dwelling houses, tenant houses, apartment houses or other buildings suitable for living quarters or store buildings shallhereafter be connected through one water meter to the City water supply. SECTION 7. It shall be unlawful for any person other than a water works employee to tap any water main of the City, or to connect water with property or premises with separate ownership, or to connec~ water with City mains after same has been discon- nected by said Water Department. SECTION 8. PENALTIES: Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by im- prisonment for a period not exceeding Thirty (50) daYs, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Nunici- pal Court. SECTION 9. The city Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, shall determine on an annual basis which, if any, persons or organizations residing in or locating in the City of Delray Beach and consuming city water shall be placed on the charity list of the City ~ater Department and shall be entitled to receive up to five thousand gallons of water permonth without charge. Such list shall be compiled from applicants for such charity water who have filed through written application with the City Clerk for such charity water. The names of such appli- cants who are approved by the City Council will be placed on. the charity water list and this list turned over to the City Clerk for use by the City ~ater Department. SECTION 10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to pre- pare a form of application for those residents of this community using City water who desire to apply for charity water from the City. Any person desiring to make application for charity water shall apply to the City Clerk on or before the 10th day ~ any month~ and shall sign a written application therefor as prepared by the City Clerk. The City Clerk is directed to turn over all such applications to the City Council on the first regular meet- lng of the Council held after the 10th day of each month. SECTION ll. When a customer has been approved for the charity list, he shall be entitled to receive five thousand g~l- lons of water per month without charge, but he shall be billed at the regular rate for any excess used over that ~mount and shall not be entitled to further charity water unless said excess is paid for or payment thereof waived by the City Council. SECTION 12. No person will be granted chari~y water unless a written application has been filed on or before the loth day of the month. SECTION 13. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED in regular session on the second and final read- ing on this the 22nd day of ~arch, A. D. 1949. President t C~I-ty .council ATTEST: APPROVED: ~it~ clerk ,.... · 1st Reading- March 8, 1949 2nd Reading -March 22, 1949 Passed and adopted -~arch E2, 1949 Affidavit of Publication. DELRAY BEACH NEWS Published Weekly Deiray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BE~.CH Before the.g134e~signed authority l~ersonally ?~llllam ](. I~brrmson appeared who on oath says that De is r~UD±l$~ler of the Delray Beach News, a weekly newspaper published at 'Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a ~otice of 0rdi~ance No. G-74 o~m~A~C~ ~o. ~,~4 ~ o~m~.~c~ or ~ c~ in the matter of City OF Delray Beach COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL- RAY R~ACH, ~LORIDA: P~RTAIN- . lNG TO ~WAT~R S~RV[C~ ~ SA~D CITY; DESCRIBING THE MINI- MUM SIZE OF WATERMETER~ TO. BE U 8 E D, DESCRIBING THE ~ O N T H L Y MINIMUM CHARGE WHICH SHALL BE MADE FOR DIFFERENT SIZES 0.17 WATER~ METERS AND FIXING THE COST P~R THOUSAND GALLONS,OF WA- TER USED IN EXCESS 0~' SAID in the .Coa~, MINI~]UM; DESCRIBING WHEN SA~V WA~a CSAa~S SHALL BE was published in said newspaper in the issues of PAYABLE AND DELINQUENT AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE ~sco~xva~c~ o~ WaTZn t~arch 25, 1949 s~v~c~; n~H~ 'r~ ~u~za wmca ~aY a~ co~Nscr~ ro ONE ~ATER AIETER; PROVlDIN~ PENALTIES FOR ~H~ VIOLATION THEREOF; SE~INO FORT~ A MET}tOD OF D~TERMININO A ~ Affiant further says that the said Delray CHARITY LIST FOR WATER: AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR Beach News is a newspaper published at Delray ~aaTs o~ oa~NA~C~S ~N COn- FLICT ~ERE~'ITH. Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Florida, and The above Ordinance is published by caption only. Copy of same is on fil~ that the said newspaper has heretofore beer con- at the City Clerk's Office far insp~ti0n tinuously published in said Palm Beach County, o~ interested ~ersons. This Ordinance was passed by the Cily Council at a '~' "rlorma, each Friday and has been ente~d as meeting held March 22nd. 1949. second class mail matter at the Post office in RUTH R, SM'T~ CITY CLERIC' ' q Deh'ay Beach, in said Palm Beach County, Flor- p~blish ~arch 25, ~949. ~- ida, for a period of one year next preceding the firs~ publication of ~he a~aehed cop7 of adver- tisement; and affian~ further saTs tha~ hO has neither paid nor promised an~ person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for ~he purpose of securing ghis adver- tisemen~ for publica~ion~ the ~d newspaper. Sworn to and subserib~before me ~his ~ dayof ~~ ,A.D. 19~ (SEAL) ~ ~ Nota y P b ic ~a ~ Larqe.