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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1969-011L ORDINANCE NO. 1I- 6 9 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SEWER SERVICE CHARGES IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA; 19 PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF SUCH SEWER SERVICE CHARGES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised that certain areas of the City of Tamarac are receiving sewer service from the City, for which the City receives no revenue nor makes any charges to defray its normal and usual expenses in connection with providing such services, and the City Council has been further advised that such sewer service charges should be levied, as a matter of • proper and legal municipal expenditures and revenues; now, therefore, SECTION 1: There is hereby levied and established a schedule or system of rates and charges for sanitary sewerage disposal service against each and every person, firm or corporation owning or using any building or structure in the City, whether or not said building or structure is inhabited or used as a place of residence, business or otherwise, as follows: (See attached Schedule "A" which is hereby made a part of this Ordinance as if set forth herein in full.) SECTION 2: In the event that a sewer bill for one month has not been paid by the time the next month's bill is ready to be mailed, a cut-off notice shall be sent to the customer at the same time that the second month's bill is mailed. The cut-off notice shall allow fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing within which time the customer must pay any amount past due, and if such payment is not so made the City Clerk shall cut off the sewer service immediately. SECTION 3: (1) In the event that a sewer customer whose sewer service has been cut off by reason of non-payment of his sewer bill, desires to have his sewer service re- established, he shall pay the entire amount of said delinquent sewer bill, together with penalty thereon, if any, and an additional Two Dollars ($2.00) for re-establishing said sewer service. (2) No sewer service to any premises shall ever be re-established until all past due amounts charged thereto for sewer service, including penalties and other similar charges, if any, have been paid in full by the owner of the premises, or the owner's agent. SECTION 4: The rates provided for in this Ordinance shall be applicable in the following areas of the City of Tamarac, to -wit: All areas lying East of State Road No. 7, (U.S. No. 441) as the same is now opened and constructed. • SECTION 5: Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion thereof, or any paragraph, sentence of word be deccared 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. SECTION 6: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. PASSED FIRST READING this 10th day of March, 1969. PASSED SECOND READING this c?A "'day of/raial, 1969. PASSED THIRD READING this q day of lk"I,, 1969. Mayor AT EST: City Clerk 0 • 17'� �.0 T ORDINANCE NO. //- C 1. SCHEDULE "A" Residential Service: One (1) Bath $ 3.50 One and a half (1 1/2) or more baths 4.50 2. Munici al and Commercial Unless Otherwise Specified: Monthly Charge equal to 100% of water bill, but in no event less than $.35 per 1,000 gallons; Minimum charge $3.50. 3. Multiple Family Unit Service: Flat Rate charge equal to $3.50 for First Unit plus $1.75 for each additional unit. 4. Hotel Motel and Trailer Park Service: Flat Rate Charge equal to $3.50 for First Unit plus $1.00 for each Additional Unit. 5. Public School and Hospital Service: Monthly charge equal to 100% of Water Bill. 6. Master Metered Residential Community Service: Residential Rate Schedule applicable.