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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1971-014CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE # AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF WATER METERS FOR ALL NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS PUR- CHASING WATER THROUGH THE CITY IN THE AREA SUP- PLIED BY THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE; REQUIRING FOR THE PAYMENT FOR SUCH INSTALLATIONS; PROVID- ING FOR WATER DEPOSITS; PROVIDING FOR WATER AND SEWER RATES FOR COMMERCIAL USERS IN THE AREAS SERVED BY THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND SUPPLIED BY THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE. WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Council of the City of Tamarac that all non-residential consumers within the area supplied water by the City of Fort Lauderdale are not being served through individual meters, and WHEREAS, the City Council is now desirous of requiring that all non-residential users within the aforementioned area be served through individual water meters, and WHEREAS, the City Council is now desirous of requiring that the consumer pay the cost of the meter and the cost of installation of same, and WHEREAS, the City Council is now desirous of setting a water deposit for non-residential consumers, and WHEREAS, the City Council is now desirous of setting the rates for water for non-residential consumers in the area supplied by the City of Fort Lauderdale, and WHEREAS, the City Council is now desirous of reaffirming and resetting the cost for sewer services in the areas served by the City of Tamarac, Florida: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE City of Tamarac, Florida: ►"?" SECTION 1: That each and every non-residential consumer noW' existing within the area of the City of Tamarac wherein water is supplied by the City of Fort Lauderdale shall within 30 days from the passage hereof install or have installed a water meter or water meters sufficient and adequate to meter water for each individual consumer. All new non-residential consumers within the aforementioned area after the effective date of this ordinance shall prior to being served with water install or have installed water meters adequate to serve the individual requirements. SECTION 2: Existing non-residential consumers shall install meters within the required period of time only after having received a permit, for which there will be no charge, from the Building Depart- ment of the City of Tamarac authorizing such installation. In the event any of the existing non-residential consumers shall fail within the required period of time to install a meter or meters, then and in that event, the City of Tamarac may cause to be installed a meter or meters and charge to the consumer the cost of such meter or meters and the cost of installation thereof. If in the event it is necessary for the City of Tamarac to take such action this shall be considered as a special assessment against the individual consumer. SECTION 3: Thirty (30) days after the effective date of this ordinance no non-residential consumer shall be served through the City of Tamarac any water unless said water shall be served through an individual meter for each individual consumer. SECTION 4:_ Any meters installed as required hereunder shall be installed only after a permit has been issued by the Building Department of the City of Tamarac and shall meet all requirements as required by the Building Department of the City of Tamarac. SECTION 5: Each non-residential consumer at the time of obtaining metered service shall place with the City of Tamarac:& „" deposit, pursuant to the schedule indicated upon Exhibit A attached';" hereto and made a part hereof, to act as security for payment of bills and said deposit shall be refundable upon the termination of water service and the full payment of all outstanding bills. - 2 - F1 n SECTION 5: Water rates for individual non-residential consumers shall be in those amounts on a gallonage basis per month as indicated upon Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof. SECTION 7: Sewer charges for commercial service within the area served by the City of Tamarac shall be that amount as indicated for same within Ordinance No. 70-40. Said ordinance specifies.that the monthly charge for sewer service for commer- cial accounts shall be equal to 100% of that month's water bill but in no event shall it be less than $8.72 per month. SECTION 8: This ordinance and the procedure and rates outlined herein shall become effective on the Is. day of June, 1971. SECTION 9: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 10: Should any section or provision of this ordinance or any portion hereof or 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 any part hereof other than the part declared to be invalid. INTRODUCED BY: PASSED FIRST READING this CF? day of , 1971. PASSED SECOND READING this 8a PASSED THIRD READING thi day of 1971. MWAMMIQ ..sFirst Reading I I. H. Wilderman Theodore H. Hertrich Evelyn Lange Owen C . H ime s ! -" Solomon Wolkofsky ( �,J" I HEREBY V_ CERTIFY that I have approved the form 4nd correctness of this Ordinance � o CITY` -A , RNEY r Second Reading Y N I.H. Wilderman T.H. Hertrich ` Evelyn Lange O.C. 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