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it ORDINANCE NO. 62
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING THE EXISTING CHAPTER
31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
DANIA, FLORIDA AND CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 31
PROVID
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ING FOR TH
E RULES AN
D REGULATIONS FOR
THE MANUFACTURE, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
WATER BY THE CITY, INCLUDING RATES TO BE CHAR-
GED TO THE CONSUMERS BY THE CITY FROM TIME TO
TIME AS ESTABLISHED BY ACT OF THE CITY COMM-
ISSION; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CON-
FLICT HEREWITH PROVIDING AN EFi'ECTIVE DATE,
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WHEREAS, that due consideration has been given to the
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establishment of rules and regulations for the distribution of
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water within the City including the expenses and revenues for the
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purpose of setting rates to be charged to the consumers .
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
{ OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA:
Section 1, That the existing Chapter 31 of the Code
" of Ordinances of the City of Dania, Florida is repealed in its
entirety and amended by adding Sections 31-1 through 31-76 in-
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CHAPTER 31
ARTICLE I
General
Sec. 31-1 Scope
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(a) Following rules and regulations for the manufacture, sale and distri-
bution of water by the city, including rates to be charged to consumers by
)� the City as from time to time established by action of the City Commission
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i shall hereafter be observed by the City and by Consumers of water supplied
by the city wherever located.
(b) Every owner of a lot or parcel of property in the city upon which a
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residential , commercial , or industrial use shall be established, and which
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abuts any street or public way which contains a treated water system line,
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cause such use to be connected to said treated water line within 90 days
of the date of availability of such treated water line. This section shall
not prohibit use of wells for non-consumption purposes.
(c) Where in the judgment of the city a possibility exists that untreated
water from non-potable systems could penetrate or enter the treated water I
system, the user shall physically separate such systems to the satisfaction
of the city.
(d) No flat rate or other unmetered service shall be allowed; all water
delivered to consumers shall be metered, and charges rendered in accordance
with registered consumption.
Sec. 31-2 Definitions
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J (a) Water Department-means Water Department of the city;
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(b) Consumer- means party, person, firm, corporation, association or their
agents using water in any premises supplied by blater Department.
i (c) Owner-means person, firm, corporation, association, occupant or tenant
having an interest whether legal or equitable, sole or partial
in any premises which is, or is about to be supplied with water
by the Water Department.
(d) Franchise Area-All property within corporate limits of City is considered I
1 to be franchise area of the City.
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(e) Potable-water produced which meets or exceeds standards published by
U.S. ,Public Health Service with respect to potable water for f
public consumption.
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(f) Service Contract; Security Deposit-contract entered ir,�o between Water
Department and consumer prior to furnishing water service; said i
contract outlining conditions of service by reference to Chapter 31
and containing therein owner's consent to such conditions, and
i fixing amount and conditions of security deposit.
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I Sec. 31-3 Area of Service - Outside Cityf
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I The city is authorized to deliver and sell water outside corporate city
Ilimits. Charges for this service will be made pursuant to special rates
from time to time established by the City Commission.
Sec. 31-4 Contract and Condition of Service f
It is intended that a ;written contract between the Water Department. and
the User be a condition precedent to furnishing service.
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(a) All applicants for water supply service shall make application at
the hater Department office on a form prepared by the Water Department.
(b) By Whom Made
The owner of the premises to be connected to the water supply, or his
agent duly authorized. in writing, must sign the application for service
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pipe and water supply, except as otherwise provided herein.
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(c) Intent of Application
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The application, signed, becomes a binding contract on both the owner and
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the I-later Department upon execution by the owner and the city with respect
to category of service, costs of installing said service, and acknowledge-
ment of terms, costs, and conditions of service.
(d) Cancellation
Prior to completion of installation and connection of water service, the
applicant may cancel or withdraw the application made upon written order
so to do, after payment-to the Water Department of actual expense incurred
for processing application, or the amount of five dollars, whichever is
greater.
(e) s of Contract 1
All contracts for water supply service shall automatically expire at the
beginning of the next succeeding calendar month following date of appli-
cation. However, all contracts shall continue in force from month to
° month by renewal without act or notice from either party to the other
unless ten days notice in writing is given by either party to the other
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of desire to terminate the contract at the expiration of the then calen-
dar month, and the charging for and payment of water rates in any manner,
and at any interval or period, shall not be construed as altering the
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period of the contract or any renewal thereof under this rule.
(f) Additions or Modifications in this Chapter of City Codes, or in
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the 4later Department Rules to become Part of Contract
Each and every addition or modification, alteration, or amendment to and
of any of the rates or rules of the Water Department shall be and become
binding upon, and form part of the contract with each and every owner,
upon the expiration of thirty days notice thereof in writing to each and
every owner affected thereby unless and except any such addition or modi-
fication, alteration, or amendment, is by this chapter provided to be and l
become otherwise effective and binding on every such owner.
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(g) Pates and Rules for Service to be Part of Contract for Service
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All rates and rules now in force or as may be adopted from time to time
by the City Commission or by the Water Department shall be considered to
be part of the contract for service so far as the same may be applicable '+
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to the class of service covered by and included in such contract, and
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every owner or consumer who shall make application, or whose premises
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shall be furnished with such service, or may be connected to the Water
Department system for such service shall be taken and construed to have
expressed consent to be bound thereby, so long as the contract remains
in force.
(h) Procedures on Change of Ownership or Occupancy of Premises Served
1 1) In the event of any change in ownership or occupancy of any premises
i connected to the system, the Water Department shall be immediately noti-
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in writing, giving name and address of new owner or occupant. Such
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new owner or occupant shall execute a contract for service in his name, �.
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9 and the contract in effect with previous owner shall be canceled. No I
existing contract shall be canceled, nor account settled, until said f
Written notice of termination be given to the Water Department by con-
su;xer of record .
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2 ��e event an owner or occupant fails to notify !�rter
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Depc:r•t,ent upon change of ownership or occupancy of served premises as
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in sub-paragraph (1) above, such o;rnzr shall continue to be liable to
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thz 4;ater Dzoartr,�ent for all charges accrued and accruing for service
until the end of the contract period, at which time, upon evidence of
change in occupancy or ownership the biater Department shall have, of
r its own volition, canceled the contract. This clause shall not prohi-
bit no,- preclude the Water Department from also demanding from the new
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o;mer or occupant the payment of all or any charges or rates which at
� the time of demand remain unpaid or unsecured, without regard to whether
the sama accrued prior or Subsequent to said change in occupancy or
ownership.
i 3) When a delinquent owner vacates or sells property, leaving a de-
linquent bill against said property, the Water Department may at its
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option, refuse service to that delinquent account, or to any other
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account the same owner or occupant is using, or intends to use in the
future, until the original delinquent account is paid in full , regard-
less of whether or not other accounts of the same owner are in good
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4) In no case of change of ownership or occupancy shall the preceding
owner or occupant be released from obligation of contract to and with
the Water Department until expiration of contract period, unless properly j
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terminated in accordance with above sub-paragraph (1) except at option of
the blater Department.
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Sec. 31-5 Commencement of Charges
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When application is made for water supply service, the service, with
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charges appurtenant thereto, shall begin on the day of completion of f
service connection by the Water Department. Where there shall have been
a change in ownership prior to completion of service, the new owner must
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I execute the contract as provided in sub-paragraph (1) of Sec. 31-4, et
seq. , before service is turned on.
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Sec. 31-6 Authority and Grounds for Cancellation of Contract and Discontinuance of
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All contracts shall be subject to immediate cancellation and service dis-
continued by the Water Department for following causes: f
(a) For misrepresentation or concealment in application as to premises
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ior fixtures to be served, or the use to be made by such service;
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(b) For waste or excessive use of dater through improper or imperfect
pipes, fixtures, or appliances, or in any other manner.
(c) For refusal or neglect to comply with requirements of the Water De-
partment as to meter or service location, maintenance, alterations, or
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renewal ;
(d) Continued delinquence in payment of serer or water charges by whom-
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soever incurred, for or on account of premises served;
(e) For use of a service to benefit any other premises or purpose other
than stated in the application and contract;
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( f) For •refusal to comply with requirements of the 4later Department j
concerning backflow prevention, cross connections, safety checks, and/or
other similar requirements.
j (g) For any interference or tampering whether by act of commission or
ommission, with the meter measuring the water supply, or with seals of
any meter, or with any meter box or vault, or with service pipes, or
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I valves of any seals thereon, or with any appliance of the ldater Depart-
ment or with any appliance of the owner, which was or is required by
y the Water Department for controlling or regulating the water supply
service, or who shall make or cause to be made any connection with any
] main service pipe or other pipe, appliance or appurtenances used for
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or in connection with the Water Department of the city in such manner
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as to supply water from such connection to .any faucet or other outlet
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whatsoever without such water passing through a meter or other measuring
device used by the Water Department for measuring and registering the
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quantity so passing through, or shall make or cause to be made without
the written consent of the Water Department any connection with any z
main, pipe, service pipe, or other instrument or appliance in such
manner as to take untreated used or wasted water, or shall make or cause
to be made any connection with any premises or buildings other than the
premises or buildings intended as stated in the application for service
to be served by such water connection, or with intent to defraud the j
Water Department, and for the purpose of this regulation any inter- t
Iference or tampering with any appliances used in connection with or for C
i controlling or regulating the water supply service to any premises shall
be construed and taken to be the act of the owner or consumer using
water service at the premises.
I (h) Where there has been a change in ownership of the premises, but no
application from the new owner has been made and approved by the Water I
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Departs,.
(i ) Where the Water Department has been or is being defrauded in any '.,ay;
(j) ',.!here contract has been in any way terminated by the ormer;
(k) For violation of any of the rules or requirements by the Plater
Department as now existing or as shall be made in the future.
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Sec. 31-8 Plater Meters
(a) All meters shall be furnished and installed by the Plater Department
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� upon application of owner or his agent and payment of prescribed charges,
and all meters furnished and installed shall be and remain subject to abso-
lute and exclusive control of the Water Department.
j (b) All users of water shall be metered, and charges rendered based on
metered consumption. There shall be no flat rate or unmetered services
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Sec. 31-9 Meters - Location
,. In every instance of metered water supply service, the owner shall pro-
vide and maintain a location for the meter which is acceptable to the
Water Department. When any meter has once been placed, its positioh
shall not be changed except by the Water Department, at the cost of the
owner, and in the event that any owner makes any change in his premises,
which in the discretion of the Water Department requires any change in
location of meter or meter box, such change shall be made by the Plater
Department at the cost and expense of the owner.
Sec. 31-10 Meters - Repairs to
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Repairs, renewals and replacements of water meters, meter boxes, backflow
preventers, with all connections and appliances shall be made exclusively
by the Water Department, as indicated by the judgment of the Water Depart-
ment.
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Sec. 31-11 Meters - Reading of
Meters shall be read monthly or bimonthly and bills shall be rendered
on the basis of said readings provided meter is in good order since the
previous reading. If meter has been damaged or otherwise not in good
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order as determined by the Water Department, billings may be rendered
on estimated consumption which will be based on the average of the j
immediate past three normal readings.
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Sec. 31 -12 haters iestinq and Changlnq
�^ (a) All meters shall be carefully tested before they are installed ,
and after their installation they shall be tested as frequently as
circumstances seem to the Water Department to warrant. Should the
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owner, at any time, question the accuracy of the meter on his service,
the 4later Department shall , upon his written application, accompanied
with a payment of three dollars ($3.00) for each meter in question,
to cover the cost of test thereof, remove the meter and test it in
j the presence of the owner or his authorized agent, if such presence
I is desired by the owner. If the test shags that the meter has been
over-registering more than two per cent (21) , the three dollars ($3.00)
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j so paid shall be returned to the owner, and the bill rendered, retroactive to
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the last normal average reading of such meter or meters, shall be
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corrected, If the test shows that the meter is not over-registering
more than two per cent (2%) as aforesaid, the three dollars ($3.00)
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paid by the owner shall be retained by the Water Department and in
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addition thereto, if the test shows that the meter has been under-
1 registering more than two per cent (2%), the bill rendered, based on E
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the last reading of such meter or meters, shall be corrected. 7 �
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The blater Department reserves the right to remove and test any meter at
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any time, and if such meter is found to be inaccurate, to substitute
another meter of the same size in its place, either permanently or
temporarily. In the event of such test as last mentioned, the Water
Department further reserves the right to make any correction in the
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bill rendered based on the last reading of such meter, in accordance j
with the result of such test.
(b) The owner of, or consumer at every premise shall pay to the Water
Department the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each and every time
the seal on any meter or its coupling on or for such premise if found
broken or removed, the Water Department hereby reserving the right to
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put on such seals in or for any premise at any time, and upon the second
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occurence of such offense, the 4later Department, may, at its option,
shut off the supply and discontinue its service, and may further refuse
to again turn on the same and resume its service to such premises, so
long as the owner of or consumer at the premise at the time of the
breaking or removal of such seal shall continue to be the owner of or
consumer at the premise.
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Sec . 31-13 deters - Injuring, Destroying, etc.
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(a) It shall be unlawful and an offense against the ordinances of the
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City of Dania, Florida, for any person, firm or entity to enclose,
cover up, conceal , deface, destroy or damage any water meter connected
to the water lines of the City of Dania municipal water system.
j (b) A presumption (not conclusive) shall exist that any of the acts
which are unlawful under the provisions of subsection (a) as to a
particular water meter were done by the person, firm or entity in
whose name the account is carried on the records of the City of Dania
concerning water service furnished through the particular meter.
Sec. 31-14 Loss of Water - Refunds
Under no circumstances will abatements, allowances, deductions, or
j refunds be made on actual or alleged excessive metered water service E
i bills, accounts or charges, for or on account of water used, lost or
wasted through leaks, carelessness, neglect or otherwise, after the (�.I
same has passed through the meter.
J Sec. 31-15 Abatements or Deductions in Meter Readings
j No abatements or deductions on metered service charges shall be made MJ
{ or allowed, except for errors in meter readings on which such charges
are based, or inaccuracies in the registration of any meter, or in
jthe event of error on the part of the Water Department in the making
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of a charge or in the amount thereof, and then only provided claim
j for such abatement or deduction is made in writing within ten days
after the date of the rendition of the bill or account in dispute. F
Sec. 31-16 Abatements or Deductions in Accounts for other than Water Service
f No abatements or deductions on any bill, account or charge rendered j
or made by the Water Department will be made or allowed, unless and {�
only when claim for such abatements or deductions is made in writing
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within ten days after the date of the rendition of the bill or account i
in dispute.
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Sec , 31-20 Service Connections - Turning on and Shutting off
(a) Use of Curb Cock by Consumer. The curb cock on
any and all service connections shall not be in any
way used by the owner, his employees or agents for
Turning on or shutting off the water supply. All
such turning on or shutting off the water supply by
the owner shall be made with a separate stopcock,
located or to be located on the house side of the
service meter. All turning on or shutting off of
the water supply at and with the curb cock shall be
done exclusively by the Water Department, except that
in cases of extreme emergency the owner or consumer
may temporarily shut off the water supply; any in-
jury to the City water system caused by such shut-off
shall be determined and charged as a service cost to
the owner or consumer .
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(b) charge for Shutting off and Turning on. There shall be no sepa-
rate charge made for shutting off the water supply to and for any
premises, but in every instance when such shutoff was originally made
for nonpayment of any delinquent account or any other violation of
any rule of the 4later Department a five dollar ($5.00) turn-on charge
shall be collected; also in cases where the same person requires a
turn-on at a service where the last cutoff had been in his name a
five dollar ($5.00) turn-on fee shall be collected.
f (c) Requests for Shut-off. All requests of the owner or consumer for
jshutting off or turning on of water supply shall be made to the Water
Department in writing on forms prepared for that purpose,
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(d) Accidents, Breakdown, etc: In case of accidents, breakdown,
shortage of dater supply 'or any causes beyond its control , or because
of any act or o mm ission on the part of the city, or Water Department,
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or their agents, or any of them o
j renewals, or replacements, the Water Department reserves the right to
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shut off the water supply from any one or any number of premises �iith-
out notice, and shall in no manner be held responsible for any conse-
quences of such shutoff.
(e) Notice of Shutoff. The Water Department will give notice in the
1 manner deemed in its discretion to be most effective, of any shutoff
of the water supply wherever and whenever the giving of such notice
1 is practicable, but nothing in this chapter shall be construed to re-
quire the giving of such notice under any circumstances.
(f) Shutoff not Cause for Rebate or Refund. The shutting off of the
water supply from and the discontinuance of service to, any premise
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or deduction in or from the water service charges, nor to any refund E
on an such charges paid in advance, during or for the time of such f
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shutoff unless such period of shutoff continues and extends into the
next fiscal month following that in which such shutoff was made.
(g) Leaks and Waste
I) It shall be the duty of every owner, his agent or tenant, to at
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all tij exercise due diligence to prevent the waste of r, and
± to this end shall irmediately stop all leaks on his premises, and shall
j notify the Water Department promptly of any leak discovered other than
upon his premises, thus to enable the prompt stopping thereof.
i 2) Persisting in any willful waste or neglect to promptly stop water
through leaks on part of any owner, his agent or tenant, shall be suffi-
cient cause to authorize the Ilater Department to discontinue its service
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and shut off the water supply from and to the premises in question,
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3) t•ihenever the crater supply to and for any premises has been shut
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of; because of leaks or waste as in this section provided , the same
shall not be turned on again until all cause or causes for shutoff shall
have been remedied or removed, and until satisfactory assurance shall be
given to the Water Department that the condition causing the shutoff
will not again exist by the owner, or his agent or tenant, and the sum
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j of five dollars ($5.00) shall have been paid to the Water Department to
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cover the cost of again turning on the water supply.
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a Sec. 31-21 Connections to Service Mains j
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(a) Service pipe to property line. The blater Department shall lay, the „..�
service pipe to the property line of the owner who has signed a contract
for water service provided the property line or lines correspond to such
{ lot lines as are dedicated and recorded in some subdivision plat. In
other words, the Water Department shall not run service connections into
lots or parts of lots that have been divided and no provisions for ease-
ments or alleys have been made for water supply lines.
(b) Installation of larger service pipes. In case the service supply- s
jing a house or building is found not to be large enough due to additions I
to the building or an increase or change in the number of fixtures, the
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Water Department will make the larger tap and install the larger service j
upon the payment of the tapping charge for the size of the new service.
No credit will be given for the service already in place that is found f
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to be insufficient in size.
(c) Valve gate. The owner shall be required to place a gate valve on
the service between the building and the meter box so the supply may be
turned off by the owner in case of a break or repairs being made in the
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(d) Size of service connection prescribed. The blater Department in
every instance reserves the right,
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prescriL size of a service connection, either upon ori_ instal-
lation of a new connection, or upon any renewal or replacement of any old
connection and in any case, where a size of service other than that ap-
plied for by the owner, or previously existing, is so designated and pre-
scribed by the Water Department, the owner shall be bound thereby.
(e) Other requirements relating to service. The Water Department re-
serves the right, at its option, where and when, in its discretion, the
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conditions may or might require it, at any time to require any owner to
install on his service connection a tank, check valve or valves, approved
backflow prevention devices, cock or gate valve, pressure regulator or
other appliances, apparatus or equipment of such type and design as is
approved by the Water Department and thereafter to require any change, al-
teration, substitution or addition of and to any such tank, etc. , as afore-
said, and failure upon the part of the owner to comply with such require-
ments of the Water Department within thirty (30) y
authorize the Water Department at its option, and without further notice, f
to cancel the contract for such service and discontinue same.
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j Sec. 31-22 Service Connections - Tapping - Schedule of Charges
(a) Upon application of owner or consumer for water service to his premi-
ses by tapping an existing adjacent main or sub-main, the following charges
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)] shall be made to cover costs of tapping and installation of required ser-
,.. 1 vice to the property line of the lot to be supplied from said main or
sub-main, and furnishing of meter of required size to be located according
to 31-9 supra.
5/8" tap and service - $225.00
1" tap and service - $285.00
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1 z" tap and service - $375.00
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2" tap and service - $515.00
j3" tap and service - $725.00 k
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4" tap and service - $2200.00
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6" tap and service - $4180.00 f
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(b) Where no immediately adjacent main exists, cost of extension of main
so that applicant may have service installed will be in addition to tap
and service charges; such additional charges will be based on "Main Ex-
tension Policy" incorporated in this chapter under Article III.
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Se . .31-23' City Au ;ed to Sell Water Outside Corporate Limits
(a) The city is authorized to sell water outside its corporate limits .
{ (b) Schedule of charges for sales and services for customers outside
city limits will be fifty per cent (50;10) greater than in-city charges.
Sec. 31-25 Guarantee of Payment Deposits
(a) With respect to premises within the city where there is a water
meter, or where a water meter will be installed at the time of applica-
tion for water service, and if such premises are not capable of being
served by the sanitary sewer system of the city, each applicant for
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water service shall pay a deposit according to schedule below at the
time that application is made for the furnishing of water service to the
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premises and such deposit shall serve to guarantee the payment of all
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water furnished to the premises by the city, under the terms of this
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lj Schedule of guarantee of payment deposits
(1) Where sewer service is not available:
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a) Domestic and residential uses - $20 per living unit. (1-3 units)
b) Apartment and multifamily - $10 per 'Diving unit (4 and over)
c) Business, commercial , industrial - according to meter size, but
not less than estimated average water consumption.
5/8 meter - $20 deposit
1" meter - $40 deposit
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1 meter - $75 deposit
j 2" meter - $175 deposit
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3" meter - $275 deposit
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4" meter - $340 deposit
1 (b) With respect to premises within the city where there is a water meter,
or where a water meter will be installed at the time of application for
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water service, and if such premises are capable of being served by the sani-
tary sewer system of the city, each new applicant for water service and san-
itary sewer service shall pay a deposit according to schedule below at the
j time that application is made for the furnishing of water service and sani-
tary sewer service to the premises and such deposit shall serve to guaran-
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j� tee the payment of all water furnished to the premises by the city and all
1 sanitary sewer service extended to the premises by the city, under the terms
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Where sewer service is available
(a) Domestic and residential - $40 per living unit - (1-3 units)
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per living unit (4 1!/�) and over)
(b) �ment and multifamily _ �2p p to meter size, but
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Commercial , business and industrial - according
j not less than twice estimated average water bill :
- $ 40 deposit
5/8" meter
ill meter - 80 deposit
12" meter -
150 deposit
2" meter - 350 deposit
3" meter - 550 deposit
4" meter - 680 deposit
(c) All deposits required under the previous sections of this chapter shall
of all bills or charges made by the city for water
guarantee the payment remises
water and sanitary sewer se
service for rvice furnished to any p
1 and all or any part of such deposits may be used and charged,
by the city
purpose of paying any delinquent charges made against I
by the city, for the pur P
tr water service or for water and sani-
he respective premises by the city fo
tary sewer service. remises are supplied through one
j (d) In cases where a number of homes or p `
at any time such
meter and service, if houses or premises are sold, trans-
ferred or otherwise passed under separate ownership, the seller shall be
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required to disconnect such house or premise and have separate service an 4
meter installed for each separate owner. in its j
De osits - s ecial instances. The Water Department may,
(e) in payment of rendered bills
judgment, in cases of repeated delinquency P y postedto be by the owner
by a customer, or owner, require additional deposit
the total of the past
or customer; such deposit to be a sum equivalent year or frac
three highest billin
tion thereof.
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The Water Department may, in those
licant or prospective user will depart from normal usage,
Department, an app estimated
deposit to be in the amount of three times the monthly `
require the dep the Water Depart-
consumption of the prospective user; such estimate made by i
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� (f) Temporary_ Use• Contractors and other persons will be supp
for temporary use, and will be required to deposit
water the regular guar- `
lar charges according to service size,
antee of payment deposit, pay regu
a for water
pay for removal of meter and service if required , and use will not be per-
metered at the prescribed rate. Water for temporary the City Water Department,
mitted to be taken from fire hydrants except by the Water Department.
and then only through a hydrant meter approved by
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Sec. 31-26 Rates an�1arges for Consumption of Water
(a) Ra, nd charges to be made by the Water Department i' ter
( supplied by department to consumer shall be made as follows:
1) Residential users. A minimum charge of $2.50 per month shall I
be applied to all single family residences , each living unit in co-
operative and condominium usages, duplex and triplex structures, and
each unit in mobile home parks, which minimum charge shall cover all
water used by the consumer up to 2000 gallons per month. Water con-
sumed in excess of 2000 gallons per month shall be charged and paid
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for at the rate hereinbelow set forth.
2) Commercial , Business and Industrial Users. A monthly minimum
charge per meter according to size against each meter supplied by a
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connected service to a commercial , industrial , business, institutional
or similar unit, building or complex, and each separate municipal or
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levied according to the below schedule, and such charge shall permit
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{ the consumption of 2000 gallons per month per meter:
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i� 5/8" meter - $ 2.50
1 1" meter - 8.75
1z' meter - 21.80
2" meter - 43.75
3" meter 101. 25
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4" meter - 175.00
I 6" meter - 402.50
The minimum charges listed above shall remain in force so long as the
service is connected to the main, whether turned on or off.
3) Rates for Water Consumed in Excess of Stated Minimum. All users
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pay for that excess at the rate of 70 cents per thousand gallons.
Sec. 31-27 Rates for Consum tion of Water b Outside City Accounts
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Rates shall be 125 per cent of in-city charges for similar uses.
Sec. 31-28 Delinquent Accounts - Creation of Lien for Nonpayment
(a) When water is furnished to the owner, occupant or occupants of
premises, the charge for such water service shall be and constitutes �
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paid and in arrears. I '�
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(b) Li /00,w�-quired as set out in this section shall be of: ',ame
dignity as liens acquired by virtue of the city charter.
(c) The remedy provided in this section shall be cumulative and shall
not be construed to waive the right of the city to require payment of
any bill in arrears before renewing water service to the premises in
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question.
Sec. 31-29 Pressure Not Guaranteed
The Water Department will exercise due diligence in providing adequate
water supply, but will not make any guarantee as to certain pressure
in mains or sub-mains, and shall not be in any circumstances held lia-
ble for loss or damage to the consumer for deficiency or failure in ,
supply of water, no matter how occasioned.
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Sec. 31-30 Private Fire Service Protection
(a) A monthly charge for such private service will be made in accordance I
with following schedule:
3" private fire service connection - $ 5 per month
4" private fire service connection - $10 per month F
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8" private fire service connection - $20 per month
(b) The Water Department shall install fire line connections into a
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jbuilding up to the property line upon application being made at the of-
fice of the Water Department. In case of a new installation, it will be
necessary for the applicant to sign a contract for service and to pre-
pay the estimated cost of the installation from the main to the curb
line (plus the extension of the proper sized main, if necessary) , in-
cluding labor, materials, valves, check valves, street repairs, sidewalk
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repairs, and such other costs as may be incurred in rendering service.
1 Such contract shall contain the following conditions:
1) Use for fire purposes only. This connection is to be used for fire
purposes only and is to have no connection whatsoever with any taps that
may be used for other than fire purposes. And because of the danger of
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pollution, shall have no connection with any other source of supply with
the exception in case a tank or fire pump is installed as secondary sup-
ply. There shall be a check valve installed in each city connection to
prevent the water from these secondary supplies running back into the
city mains.
2) Tests. The owner shall not draw any water whatever through this con-
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odic tests of the fire system, which tests shall be made in the presence
of a representative of the Water Department.
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3) gc pment inspection. Any authorized representative of the Water
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Department shall have free access to the building at any reasonable time
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4) ,Bypass meter. The owner shall set in this connection at the line
dividing the property of the owner and the street or alley, a weighted
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check valve; which check valve shall be satisfactory to the insurance
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companies, and also to the Water Department; said check valve shall be
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fitted with a by-pass, on which shall be set a meter, the purpose of
which shall be to indicate whether or not water is being used through
j this connection and for the further purpose of shoving any leakage, if
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same exists.
5) Violations. Violation by the owner of any of the regulations in
this section shall terminate regulations as set forth in paragraphs (1) ,
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(2) , (3) and (4), and because of such violation the Water Department may
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6) Repairs_ The right is reserved by the Water Department to shut off
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the supply at any time in case of accident, or to make alterations, ex-
tensions, connections or repairs and if possible, the Water Department
agrees to give due and ample notice of such shut-off.
7) Pressure not guaranteed. The Water Department shall not make any
guarantee as to a certain pressure in this pipe or in the main supplying f
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the same, and shall not be, under any circumstances, held liable for
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loss or damage to the owner for a deficiency or failure in the supply
of water, whether occasioned by shutting off of water in case of acci-
dent or alterations, extensions, connections or repairs, or for any
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cause whatsoever.
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8) Resealing valves and connections. When fire line valves or connec-
tions are used in case of fire or for any other reason whatsoever, the
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owner shall immediately notify the Water Department and the Water Depart-
ment shall forthwith reseal the used valves or connections.
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Sec. 31-31 Fire Hydrants
(a) Lrstallation. Upon receipt of instruction from city authorities,
the dater Department at its own cost and expense will install , at any lo-
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hydrant or plug, having two and one-half inch hose nozzles and one Four
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and one-half inch steamer nozzle and six-inch cast iron service pipe
from the 4later Department's street main, and provided further the size
of the street main and the surrounding distributing system and the avail-
able pressure on said street main and the surrounding distributing system
is, in the discretion of the Water Department, sufficient to enable the
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giving of proper service at the fire hydrant under normal and ordinary
conditions.
(b) To be used only for fire fighting; exception. All fire hydrants or
Plugs shall be used for fire protection purposes exclusively. All use of
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fire hydrants or plugs for sprinkling, sewer flushing, filling, watering
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or other carts or receptacles, and any use of fire hydrants or plugs
other than for strictly fire protection (meaning thereby extinquishment
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of fires or wetting down surrounding properties during a fire to prevent
j its spreading) is prohibited unless any' such other use is permitted by
the Water Department and evidenced by a written permit signed by its
superintendent, which said permit shall be exhibited to any and all em-
ployees of the Water Department.
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! (c) Permission to use water for purposes other than fire fighting. Per-
mits for the sale or use of water from fire hydrants or plugs for fire protection
J shall not be granted by the Water Department except in cases where such
use is deemed by the Water Department to be urgent and other means of
obtaining water are not available, but all permits so granted shall be
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revocable at the pleasure or discretion of the Water Department in every
instance and without regard or reference to any terms or provisions in
such permits to the contrary not withstanding. !
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(d) Payment of annual rental by the city. A charge of fifty dollars
($50.00) per water hydrant in the city shall be paid as annual rental by
the city to the Water Revenue Fund for the use of each hydrant for fire
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Sec. 31-35 General
(a) Owner of premises responsible for all acts. Each and every owner
will be held fully responsible and liable by and to the Water Department
for all that is done or omitted on, in or about any premises by any agent
or tenant or other persons not in the employ of the Water Department, who
may gain access thereto. �
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The tenant in or upon any premises of any owner, shall at all times and
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for all ):es connected with or arising from the Water I �1:ent's
water supply service to and for such premises except the making of the
original application for dater supply service pipe and contract, be
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taken and construed to be the properly constituted agent of the owner.
i (b) Service of notice under this chapter. Any notices, as prescribed
Iherein, shall be deemed to have been properly served if left upon the
premises of the owner or if mailed to the owner, directed to, or left
at his address as shown on records of the Water Department.
All notices of a general character, affecting or likely to affect more
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than one owner, if required by these rules to be given, shall be deemed
to have been properly given or served if advertised at least once in
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one of the newspapers in common circulation.
(c) Furnishing water service to destitute persons; oath. Whenever
any water consumer who is a qualified elector of the city is in impov-
erished or destitute circumstances and shall file with the City Manager
an oath in substantially the following 'form:
State of Florida
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City of Dania
The undersigned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . on oath deposes and says that I
affiant is a qualified elector of the City of Dania;
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That affiant is in destitute circumstances and has no money
with which to pay the City of Dania for water consumed or to be con-
sumed; that affiant makes this affidavit for the purpose of inducing
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Subscribed and sworn to
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The City Manager shall thereafter make investigation into the facts set
forth in such affidavit, and if the City Manager shall ascertain such
facts to be true and that the applicant is in impoverished and desti-
tute circumstances the City Manager shall, in his discretion, be em-
powered to grant the applicant credit for water bills for such period
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Of time as one conditions set forth in such affidavit shall er• ist or
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the facts shall warrant, provided further that in no event shall the
water bill for any one month exceed the minimum.
(d) Penalt An
---_�• y person found guilty of violation of any of the fore-
going rules and regulations of this chapter or who shall fail to ob-
serve any of the foregoing regulations, or who shall take and use
j water of said city without paying therefor in accordance with the pro-
visions of this chapter, or who shall connect his premises with any !
water main, or water pipes, of the city without the permission of
said Water Department, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two
hundred fifty dollars or imprisonment not to exceed thirty days, or
both, in the discretion of the municipal judge.
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31-50 Purls_•
The p_irpo5e of this article is to set forth criteria, procedure and
r;ini,mam standards for the design of all water supply systems to be
constructed in the city. Every such system shall be designed by an
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engineer registered by the state and in accordance with the require-
of health and the city public safety depart-
rents of the state board
rr_nt, fire division, the construction requirements and standard speci-
where applicable, the require.Tients of
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the state roaddepartmenc, the Central and Southern Florida Flood
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Control District, the city building and zoning department and other
public agencies. The term "system" used herein shall include ex-
tensions and modifications thereof.
The requirements of this article are minimum and nothing herein r
consideration of a design based on
shall be construed to eliminate
i a rational procedure not covered by such requirements; provided, in
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such case that the design engineer shall furnish satisfactory evi-
dence of the adequacy of his design.
Sec. 31-51 Design Limitations
Direct pressure distribution systems will be considered only in small
1� systems where the use of elevated storage tanks is not economically
feasible. On all systems, at least one of the domestic pumps shall
be dual-powered or have auxillary standby power. Fire pumps shall be
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driven by internal combustion engines. I
Where an independent, questionable supply is approved for processing,
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cooling, fire protection, irrigation or other nondomestic use, the
pipe lines used for such independent, questionable supply shall be Y
unmistakably identified by marking or drawings.
There shall be no physical connection between a safe water supply and
a questionable supply or a sanitary or storm sewerage system which
would allow unsafe water to enter the safe water system by direct
pressure, vacuum, gravity or other means . No siamese or other connec-
tion through which unsafe water might be pumped will be allowed.
Water mains will not be installed in the same trench with sewer lines.
Approved reduced pressure backflow preventers shall be used downstream
from water meter to each service connection over 2" ips.
4later mai;,s will not be located closer horizontally than 'ten feet
firo n a se,ie'r except where the bottom of the water pipe will be at
� least tti•ielve inches above the top of file sewer pipe in which case
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a six foot minimum horizontal spacing will be permitted. Where
� v;ater lines cross over gravity sewer lines, the sewer pipe, for a
distance of ten feet each side of the crossing, will be made of
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of the crossing. Water lines will cross above sewerage force mains �
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and depressed sewers, and the water lines will be at least two
feet above tha sewer pipes.
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Dead ends in mains will not be approved except where unavoidable,
such as at the ends of cut-de-sacs, in which case valves or hy-
drants will be provided for blowing off the line.
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Sec. 31-52 Basis of Design
Sizes of mains will depend upon fire demand, special industrial j
and commercial requirements and the peak domestic demand. Every
1 distribution system will be designed to deliver required flows
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under both of the following conditions:
1) Peak domestic flow of two and one-half times average daily
requirements plus special industrial and commercial requirements
at a minimum residual pressure of thirty psi in the main.
„my 2) Necessary fire flow requirements plus fifty per cent of the
average domestic requirements plus any industrial or commercial
demands that cannot be reduced during a fire. (Necessary fire
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flow requirements shall be the Rational Board of Fire Underwriters
Standards for Required Fire Flow.) The residual pressure during
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fire demand may be drawn down to twenty psi in the main in areas
where only hose streams are required, but must be maintained at
adequate level for proper operation of fire sprinkler systems in
areas where such systems are likely to be installed. (i
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Sec . 31-53 Hydraulic Design
In computing pressure contours in distribution grids, friction
losses in mains will be computed by the Hazen and Williams formu-
la . The value of the "C" factor to be used in this formula is
one hundred, except where a higher value is specifically approved.
In cases of extensions to existing systems pressure contours in
the extension will be conput=d on the basis of one hundred per
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cent of L. jimins in service; that is, pressure contours wil . com-
puted over the entire system in order that changes in pressure con-
tours in the existing system caused by the addition of the extensions
will be shown.
In water distribution systems designed in accordance with section
31-52, the normal maximum pressures will generally fall within the
range of sixty to seventy-five psi at ground elevation; however, pres-
sures in some parts of such systems may exceed these values. Where
such higher pressures are encountered the use of pressure reducing
{ valves on feeder mains will be preferred over the use of a two-level
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system. In a system using fire pumps, pressure will be allowed to
rise to one hundred twenty psi for short periods during testing or
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operation of these pumps; however, where the pump curves indicate a
shut-off head in excess of one hundred twenty-nine psi, pressure re-
lief valves will be installed at the pumping station and set at one
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hundred ten psi. i
Sec. 31-54 Valves and Appurtenances
Valves will be installed at intervals of not more than five thousand
feet in long transmission mains, at intervals of not more than thir-
teen hundred feet in main distribution loops or feeders, and on all F
i primary branches connected to these lines. In high value areas,
j valves will be installed so that the average length of pipe affected
I{ by a break will not exceed one block or five hundred feet; elsewhere,
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the length should not exceed two blocks or eight hundred feet.
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Except in cases of long blocks where additional valves will be re-
quired, mainline valves will be installed at street intersections.
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Typical mainline valve locations, required except where a tapping
{ sleeve and valve must be used, shall be at the intersection of the
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water main and the property line produced. Air release and vacuum
1 valves will be installed at prominent peaks on long supply mains
only. Air valves will not generally be necessary in the grid distri-
bution system where air accumulations will normally be released
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_Mural requirements
I The minimium cover on all water mains shall be either thirty
inches or any greater amount necessary to insure that the opera-
ting nuts of the valves shall have clearance below the bottom
1 of the valve box covers. Services which cross a street shall
have twenty-four inches cover and near side services shall have
eighteen inches cover.
1! Where a main passes under a railroad, pipe will be encased in
rigid conduit in accordance with the standard practice of the
j servicing railroad company or in accordance with the criteria
contained in the Nanual of P.ecomanended Practices of the American
Railway Engineering Association.
Suitably sized thrust blocks will be poured at all bends and
fittings.
Sec. 31-56 Service Connections
Service line from three-fourths inch through two inch, inclusive,
shall be of copper tubing (flare connection), galvanized steel
or approved plastic, except that steel pipe shall not be permitted
in soils where intensive corrosive attack may be expected. Small
meters (not greater than one inch)' shall be located in meter boxes
placed one foot within private property. If there is an existing i
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sidewalk the meter box shall be set as close as feasible to the
,,,,jr outer edge of the walk. Large meters and their controlling valves
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whall be located in concrete or brick vaults with removable plate
or grating covers. The vaults shall be placed on the right of j
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way or on the customer's property outside of the building in a
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readily accessible location.
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� Copper tubing service shall be installed with corporation stop at t("
the main or adapter if connected to galvanized fitting, and may be t
run straight-line to curb stop or meter yoke with stop.
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corporation stop and gooseneck, branch gooseneck or swing joint at j
the main, and at the meter end there shall be a swing joint, riser !�
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and elbow preceding the curb stop or meter yoke with stop. Straight-
line meter setting with galvanized or approved plastic pipe will
not be permitted. If the service is connected to a galvanized
fitting at the main, there shall also be a suing joint at that
point. Copper tubing goose.ecs may be used in lieu of lead
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go:. 4;s; provided, that the copper tubing goosenec at
least twenty-four inches long.
� Sec. 31-57 Location of plater Mains
Water mains shall be installed in public easements and rights
j of gray only, and unless changed by reason of interference with
J existing utilities, the platting of half streets or other valid
cause, they shall be on the north and west sides of the rights
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of way. These requirements may be modified in special cases
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with specific approval .
Sac. 31-58 Fire Flag and Fire Hydrants
All water main extensions shall be sized to provide for adequate
fire flow. Fire hydrants of tees for same shall be required in
all water distribution systems and extensions thereof:
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1) Wherever the existing system at the point of extension can
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provide adequate fire flow, fire'hydrants shall be installed
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along the entire system extension at the time such extension is
made.
2) Wherever the existing system at the point of extension
cannot provide adequate fire flow, the installation of fire
hydrants will not be required at the time of making the extension,
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but tees adequate for all future fire hydrants shall be installed
at that time; provided, however, that in cases where it is estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the city engineer that it will not
be feasible to shut off the water flow during (future) installa-
tion of fire hydrants, and when acceptable written assurances I
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If are necessary and will be made at no cost to the city whenever
fire hydrants are ordered by the city to be installed in the
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future, then in those cases the installation forsuch tees may be
waived by written order of such city engineer.
All fire hydrants shall be conveyed to the city by an approved
instrument of dedication; and all costs of necessary rental , f
maintenance and operation of fire hydrants after acceptance of
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such dedication, shall be the responsibility of the city.
In residential and school areas, fire hydrants shall be spaced V.
such that the radius of protection will be not more than five
hundred feet. In high value areas, hydrants will be spaced
three h!indred -o Five G.• '_ � Ceet 1on3 tie main. in
areas or ,, ...vy industry, a three hundred foot maximum spacing -,long the
main will be required.
Each hydrant shall be capable of delivering not less than five hundred
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gpm with a residual pressure of not less than twenty psi . Fire hydrant
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branches (from main to hydrant) will be not less than six inches in dia". -
eter and as short as possible with a maximum of three hundred feet. Each
branch will be individually gate valved. On prestressed concrete mains
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where the installation of Fire hydrants is not required immediately, the
necessary fitting for the future installation of fire hydrants shall be
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provided.
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Except where intermediate hydrants may be required on long blocks, fire
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hydrants shall be at street intersections and located opposite the inter-
section of the corner radius and the property line. Where sidewalk,
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curb and gutter or other improvement is installed or contemplated, hy-
drants shall be located as directed.
Hydrants will not be located within three feet of any obstruction nor
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in front of entrance ways, and the pumper discharge will face the nearest
jroadway. The center of the lowest outlet shall be not less than eighteen
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four feet above the surrounding grade. No pipe connections will be made
to hydrant lines, either for permanent or temporary use, except by speci-
fic authority of the public safety department under emergency conditions .
Sec. 31-59 Approval of Design by City Engineer
} Application for approval of the design of proposed installation, exten-
sion or alteration of a water supply system shall be made in writing to
the city engineering department and shall be signed by the owner, presi-
dent of a corporation or other legally responsible person with a state- i
ment that the plans for the project have been approved by the applicant.
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The application shall be accompanied by the following, in duplicate: i
1) A comprehensive engineer's report which includes a description of
the project, the basis for design, design data and other pertinent data
necessary to give an accurate understanding of the work to be done and
the reasons for the same.
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to t,::' .;one.
3) Complete specifications.
4) Additional pertinent data as may be required by the city.
If the city determines that the proposed system has been designed
in accordance with this article, the city engineer will approve
the application together with the plans and other data submitted
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therewith. A complete set of such approved plans and other data
will be returned to the applicant.
Such approval does not constitute a permit for construction.
.Sec 31-60 Construction Permit
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A permit for construction will beissued provided:
1) Three sets of construction plans, identical to the approved
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plans, are presented.
2) Satisfactory evidence is presented that all other applicable
approvals and permits have been obtained. i
3) A street repair bond has been provided in the amount re-
quired by the city engineer.
Sec. 31-61 Information Required Before Final Acceptance by Cam.
The design engineer shall furnish the ciiy engineer with the fol•
lowing minimum information when the work is complete and prior
` to final acceptance by the city:
1) A certification by the design engineer that the work has been
done in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
2) Two complete sets of "As-Built" drawings.
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CHAPTER 31
ARTICLE III
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Sec. 31-70 Upon written application from a prospective user or applicant for develop-
ment or other use beyond existing city system but within the city franchise
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mains or sub-mains) the following rates, changes and rules shall apply:
Sec. 31-71 (a) The applicant shall present to the Building Department and the Water
Utility detailed engineering plans for the proposed use which will :
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1) Show location of proposed use and distance from nearest suitable
point of connection to the •rater system;
2) Give engineering design estimate of Water Utility System, including
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estimate of proposed total consumption, separately stating estimated de-
mand for potable water, fire flows, other ancillary uses.
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3) Other data pertinent to requested service.
(b) The city will review submitted material and produce a design and
1 cost estimate for system revisions to connect applicant 's use to city
system. Said design will incorporate main and sub-main sizes, system
loops, repump facilities and all other detail , which in the city's judg-
ment, will best serve the water system, and may not be limited to area
or development requested, but may include areas of potential service
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both up stream and down stream from the requested use or development. j
(c) Applicant shall bear cost and expense of producing such estimate when
presented by city to applicant.
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Sec. 31-72 Applicant will be expected to pay all charges, fees and expense incident
to service to his use or development as deemed necessary or proper by city;
including costs of construction as incurred by the city.
Credit may be allowed applicant on some pro-rata basis from other users in !
the case that such other users benefit from extension paid for by applicant
in a manner further set out in a succeeding paragraph.
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Sec. 31-73 Method of Establishing Charges, Rates and Fees to Applicant I
(a) Upon presentation of a cost estimate by the city to the applicant, the
applicant will deposit the entire amount of such estimate to the city to be
used to pay entire costs, fees and expense incident to completion of exten-
sion;
(b) The city shall be sole contracting agent for completion of extension,
with right to subcontract all or part as city deems in best interest to �J
system;
(c) They cant will bear cost and expense of installing � r sized
main or sub-main to serve his use or development, but in no case less than
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served by installing larger main or sub-main systems than the 6" required
by the applicant, that difference in cost and expense over and above the
size required by applicant shall be accounted for and borne by the system.
! (d) In the case that final actual cost of the extension exceeds estimated
amount deposited by applicant, such extra cost shall be borne by applicant
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and become due and payable upon submittal of such charges by city to appli-
cant; conversely, should final actual cost be less than amount deposited
by applicatn, such excess shall be refunded applicant by city upon comple-
tion and acceptance of said extension.
Sec. 31-74 Refunds to Applicant from Subsequent Users Using Extension
(a) If the extension is capable of serving other users additionally to the
applicant, the applicant may receive credits or payments from the city when,
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jwithin five years of the completion of 'said extension other users become
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made by application at time of application: (Such payment by the city to
the applicant shall become payable only after collection of monies from sub-
sequent users. )
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+{ 1) A pro-rata share of the cost of constructing said extension shall be j
I paid to the city by each subsequent user upon connection to the extension;
1 such share to be determined by the ratio of estimated water consumption of
the prospective user to the total estimated capacity of the extension; or
2) Refund to applicant an amount equal to three times gross revenue from
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water utility sales to customer or customers served by said extension one
time at the end of the first year of operation; or j
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3) Refund to applicant each year for five years an amount equal to 25 per I
cent of the gross revenue received from water sales to customer or customers
served by said extension.
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j amount deposited by applicant, less city supervision and engineering costs
if applicable, for construction of said extension. I
(c) Any portion of deposited funds not refundable at the end of five years
from date of completion of extension shall accrue to the city.
Sec. 31-75 Alternative to Making Deposits `
(a) In lieu of making deposits by applicant to city as above stated , the
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applicant . , , at his election, have constructed at his sui • t and ex-
pense by a duly licensed contractor the requested main extension in full I
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and perfect accordance with specifications approved in advance by city,
and under supervision of the city, and donate said extension, together
j with all easements, streets and alleys appurtenant to said extension to
! the city.
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(b) In the event of this election, y make the same refund
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as chosen by the applicant in Section 31-74 above, less cost of city
engineering and supervision not to exceed 10 per cent, and the aggregate
of such refund not to exceed the applicant's actual cost for the completed
extension.
Sec. 31-76 Title to and responsibility to maintain every extension made under these
provisions shall be the city's.
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Section 2 . That all ordinances or resolutions in con-
flict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent
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Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in force and
j' take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption on second
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PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading this 5th day of:
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1975.
PASSED and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading this
igrr day of _ 1975.
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Mayor-Commissioner —'
Attest :
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