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ORDINANCE NO.�_ 6'( 4'd' I P
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SANITARY SEWER
SERVICE; REQUIRING SEWER CONNECTIONS;
PRESCRIBING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR USE
OF MUNICIPAL SEWER SERVICE; PRESCRIBING
PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCED PAYMENT FOR SUCH
SERVICE; SETTING FORTH MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS;. PROHIBITING FREE SERVICE;
PRESCRIBING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. CONNECTIONS WITH SEWER REQUIRED: The
owner of each lot or parcel of land within the City of
.Cape Canaveral upon which lot or parcel of land any
building, or trailer used as a dwelling„ is now situated
or Shall hereafter be situated, for either residential,
commercial or industrial uses shall connect or cause such
building or trailer to be connected with the public newer
facilities of the municipal sewer system of the City of
Cape Canaveral and use such facilities, . within sixty (60)
days following notification so to do by the City. All
such connections shall be made In accordance with rules
and regulations which shall be adopted from time to time
by the City Council of said City, which rules and regula-
tions shall provide for an inspection fee for inspecting
such connections in such reasonable amount as the Council
may fix and determine. No connection or connections shall
be required where said sewer system or line is more than
one hundred fifty (150) feet from such lot or parcel of land.
SECTION 2. LATE CONNECTION PENALTY: In the event the
owner of a lot or parcel of land does connect such building
now Situated or hereafter to be situated, used for either
residential, commercial or industrial purposes or trailer
used as a dwelling, to and with the municipal sewer system
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within the said sixty (60) day period of time,. the City
shall make no hook -up or connection charge; provided,
however, if such connection is not .made within the said
sixty (60) day period, a charge in the amount of
seventy -five ($75.00) dollars shall be assessed against
such owner by the City as a penalty for failure to com-
ply with the provisions of this ordinance within the said
sixty (60) day period of time; provided further that where
sewer lines are installed by subdivision such hook -up
penalty shall not apply. In addition and as an alternative
means of collecting such late connection penalty, the City
shall have a lien on such lot or parcel of land for which
such lien shall be of equal dignity with the lien of state
and comity and municipal taxes. Such lien may be fore-
closed by the City in the same manner provided by the laws
of Florida for the foreclosure of mortgages upon real estate.
SECTION 3. RATES: Any user of the services of the
sewer system shall pay therefor a monthly charge or rate
as follows:
Customer Classification Monthly Charge
Residential
ping e amily (alnPle bath) $ 3.75
Additional Baths .50
Multiple Family &Apartments -
Class 1 (having more than
1 bedroom per unit)
First Unit 3.75
Additional Units 2.75
Multiple Family & Apartments -
Class II (having 1 bedroom or
less per unit).
First Unit
'3.75
Additional Units
2.25.
Motels & Trailer Parks
--Firs n or pace
3.75
Additional Units or Spaces
1.75
Dormitories
100% of Water Bill
w /minLmmm of $3.75
Public Buildings
6.25
sure es
3.75
Commercial & Industrial &
100% of water Bill
Schools
w /minimum of $3.75
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SECTION 4. UNLAWFUL CONNECTION: No person shall
be allowed to connect into any sewer line owned by the City
without a permit issued by the City, and then the connection
with ouch line shall be made only under the direction and
supervision of the City. Any property owner or plumber who
shall make any connection without such permit shall, upon
conviction, be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
SECTION 5. UNLAWFUL CONSTRUCTION: No person, group
or persons, firm or corporation shall build or remodel or
cause to be built or remodeled any structure used for human
habitation or occupancy within the City which is within one
hundred fifty (150) feet of a public sanitary sewer line,
unless it is provided with water .carried sewage facilities.
SECTION 6. CONNECTING OLD PLUNBING: Whenever it is
desirable to connect old exterior plumbing with the City
sewer main, the owner or plumber contemplating doing such
work shall notify the City Building Official who will in-
spect said old exterior plumbing and notify the owner or
plumber what alterations will be necessary to place said
old exterior plumbing in an acceptable condition for such
connection. Any owner or plumber who shall make any connection
without the approval of the City Building Official shall,
upon conviction, be subject to the penalties hereinafter
provided.
SECTION 7. SANITARY REQUIREMENTS: Every residence and
building in which human beings reside, are employed or con-
gregated, shall be required to have a sanitary method of
disposing of human excrement, namely, either a sanitary
water closet that is connected with the City sewer, or an
approved type of septic tank.
SECTION 8. DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: It shall be unlawful
for any person, persons, firm or corporation owning or
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leasing any premises in the City to permit the disposal of '
any human excrement on any property, leased or rented by
any such person, firm or corporation or the a;ent of any
such person, firm or corporation, except in a sanitary water
closet where sewa;e lines are available as defined above.
SECTION 9. SEPTIC TANK: No septic: tank other than
those approved by the State Hoard of Health shall be con-
structed within the corporate limits of the City.
SECTION 10. MAINTENANCE OF PLUMUNO SYSTEM: The
owner of the property shall be responsible for maintaining
and keeping clean the sewer pipes leading and connectin;;
from the plumbin5 system to the City main.
SECTION 11. PAYMENT OF FEES AND BILLS REQUIRED:
Bills for the monthly charges and fees hereinafter mentioned
shall be .submitted and shall be payable within ten (10) days
from the post nark of such bill. IT' such monthly bill shall
be and remain unpaid on and after the ten (10) day grace
period, water and sewer service shall be subject to cut -off.
In the event that either water or sewer service is discontinued
because of delinquency, a fee in the amount of $1.50, shall be
charged to restore the said service. 'Water service and /or
sewer service shall not be reconnected after discontinuance
until all past due water bills and sewage disposal fees are
paid in full together with said delinquency charge.
SECTION 12. COLLECTION OF 3EdFR FEES WHERE OWNER HAS
PRIVATE dATER SUPPLY; DEPOSIT REQUIRED; PLUGGING OF LINE
BY CI'T'Y; CHARGE FOR PLUGGING. In thane instances where the
owner has his own private water supply, and such caner becomes
more than ten (10) days delinquent in the payment of his
monthly sewage disposal fee after billing. the City shall
have the right, to plut; the sewer line leading to the owner's
plumbing system, and the owner shall have no right to re-
connect this line or remove the plug until sewage disposal
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fees shall have been paid In full, together with a charge
of $25.00 as hereinafter mentioned. Such penalty of $25.00
shall be imposed and be added to any delinquent bill where
the sewer line has been plugged for non - payment. In those .
instances where the owner has his own private water supply
the City shall require a deposit in the amount of $11.25
for residential sewage disposal service and in a sufficient
amount as prescribed by the City from Commercial and Industrial
accounts to cover a three (3) month service period. Any
violation of this section by reconnecting the sewer service
or removing the plug in the sewer line until such sewage
disposal fees are paid in full, together with said charge of
$25.00, shall be considered a violation of this ordinance and
subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
SECTION 13. FAILURE TO 14AI14TAIN PLUMBING SYSTEM:
Failure to keep the newer pipe, i. e. the pipe leading from
the plumbing system to the City main, clean and maintained
in a proper manner will give the City the .right to cut -off or
cause to be cut-off the water connection, which shall not he
re- connected until the newer pipe 1s cleaned and maintained
properly. In those . instances where the owner has his own
private water supply, the City shall have the right to plug
the sewer line leading to and connecting with the plumbing
system, and the owner shall have no right to unplug the sewer
line until the newer pipe leading from the plumbing system to
the City main has been maintained and cleaned and in proper
condition. Any violation of this provision by unplugi;ing the
sewer line or reconnecting the water supply from the Cocoa
water main, until such sewer pipes are cleaned and maintained
properly, shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance
and subject to the penalties hereinafter provided.
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SECTION 14. NO FREESERVICE- No sewage disposal
service shall be furnished or rendered free of .charge to any
person, firm or corporation whatsoever, and the City and each
and every agency, department or instrumentality which uses
such service shall pay therefor at the rates fixed by this
Ordinance.
SECTION 15• SEPARATE CONNECTIONS FOR EACH SEPARATE
BUILDING: Each residentail building whether occupying one or
more lots and whether it shall occupy any lot or parcel jointly
with any other residential building shall be considered a
separate unit for the payment of the sewage disposal fees and
separate connections will be required for each of such build-
ings.
SECTION 16. EXCEPTIONS TO CONNECTIONS: This Ordinance
shall not be construed to require or entitle any person to
cross the private property of another to make any sewer con-
nection. However, if an inability to cross the private
property of another is a subterfuge or connivance caused by
conveyance subsequent to this Ordinance, such grantor shall
not be exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 17. PENALTIES: Any person, firm or corpora-
tion violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall,
upon conviction thereof, for each such offense, be subject to
a fine not to exceed ninety (90) drys, or by both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion of the Municipal Judge. Any
failure or refusal by an owner to connect to the City sewer
system after notification to do so, . as hereinabove provided,
or any failure or refusal to pay the charges or rates herein -
above provided, shall be construed to be a violation of this
Ordinance. Each day such violation continues shall be con-
sidered a separate offense and subject to the penalties
prescribed herein.
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SECTION 18. REPEAL CLAUSE: All ordinances or parts
of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 19. INVALIDITY OF ANY PART OF ORDINANCE:
If any section, sub - section, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent portion and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining; portiona thereof.
SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall
become effective immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at its regular meeting held
the _�LjLday of 1966.
Attest:
(My inert
:Approved as to Form:
City Attorney
Mayor