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Temp. Ord. #1792
May 30, 1997
Revision #1: July 14, 1997
Revision #2: July 15, 1997
CITY OF TAMARAC
ORDINANCE NO. 0-97--iy
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 22-277 AND
SECTION 22-279 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES;
PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR A BUILDING PERMIT WHEN
RECERTIFYING A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac approved Ordinance
Number 0-96-19 on November 27, 1996 which provides for Backflow and Cross
Connection Control; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 0-96-19 requires the recertification of the
backflow prevention devices at all commercial, industrial and multi -family dwelling units;
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 0-96-19 requires a plumbing permit to be
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obtained by the customer or his representative prior to conducting the tests necessary
to re -certify the viability of the backflow prevention device; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Department is the department responsible for
overseeing the backflow prevention and cross connection program and needs to
recover the costs of administering this program; and
WHEREAS, the Building Department is not responsible for monitoring the
backflow prevention devices once initially installed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac desires to eliminate unnecessary procedural
requirements on Tamarac businesses, unnecessary fees and unnecessary duplication
of effort in the City government; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has deemed it to be in the best interest of the
citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to amend Section 22-277 and Section 22-
279 of the Code of Ordinances.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified
and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Ordinance upon adoption hereof.
SECTION 2: Section 22-277. "Inspections and recertification" of the
Tamarac Code is hereby amended as follows:
(b) A plumbing permit must be obtained from the building department for all
new installations and retrofits
in accordance with this article. Failure of the eusterner (of hWhef
and tests. The fee for r o
and tests performed by
the titilities depaFtfnent personnel shall include the eest of the plumbligg
pemttThe customer shall be responsible for having a certified backflow
tgr?ter/technician conduct an annual recertification and inspection of
his/her backflow prevention devige, Copies of the records of all tests -a
repairs, includina the initial certificatign, and shall be sent to
the utilities department within sixty (601 days on a form provided by the
utilities departmg!it. and the plumbing effieial, as pef South Florida
SECTION 3: Section 22-279. "Fees and permits" of the Tamarac Code is
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hereby amended as follows:
(a) Permits for new installation, retrofitting and certification and feeeFtifiestiem
of backflow devices/assemblies as required by this ordinance must be
obtained from the building department by a master plumber in accordance
with Chapter 4620 of the South Florida Building Code. The applicant shall
pay the building permit fee in effect at the time of issuance of the permit.
However, the utilities department shall install, certify and recertify all
backflow device on city facilities without the requirements for permits or
fees from the building department as allowed by state law (F.S. §
489.103).
(d) A Utilities Backflow Fee must be paid by the owner at the time of
recertification. The fee shall beqet by Resolution.
SECTI N 4: It is the intention of the City Commission and it is hereby
ordained that the provisions of this ordinance shall be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Tamarac, Florida, and that Sections of this Ordinance may be
renumbered or relettered and the word "Ordinance" may be changed to "Section",
"Article" or such other word or phrase in order to accomplish such intention.
SECTION_ All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6: If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given affect without the invalid
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provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to
be severable.
SECTION 7F This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED, FIRST READING this .Z 3 day of , 1997.
PASSED, SECOND READING this /0 day of 1997.
JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
this aDINANCE a,%to form. ,
47CHELL S. KF4AF
CITY ATTORNEY
Utilities: CB:aml
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RECORD OF COMh
MAYOR SCHREIBER
DIST 1: COMM. WKAYE
DIST 2: V/M MISHKIN
DIST 3: OMM. SULT,
DIST 4:.,, C„ QMM- ROBE
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