0573 Est. City Departments/Sewage DisposalORDINANCE N0. 573
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY
OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18,
ARTICLE IV, SECTION 18-44 (G), CHANGING THE
TITLE OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT AND PROVIDING THAT CERTIFICATES OF
RELEASE OF LIEN SHALL BE ATTESTED TO BY THE CITY
• CLERK; SECTION 18-51 (C), CHANGING THE TITLE
OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT AND PROVIDING THAT CERTIFICATES OF
RELEASE OF LIEN SHALL BE ATTESTED TO BY THE CITY
CLERK; SECTION 18-53, CHANGING PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT TO PUBLIC UTILITITES DEPARTMENT;
PROVIDING AN EFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, as follows:
SECTION I: Chapter 18, ARTICLE IV, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Okeechobee, Florida is hereby
amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 18
WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
ARTICLE IV. OTHER PROVISIONS
Section 18-44 (g) Control manholes. The owner of any
property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together
with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the
building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and
measurement of the wastes. Such manhole shall be accessibly
and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance
with plans approved by the superintendent. The manhole
shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be
maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all
times. The owner shall install such manhole within thirty
(30) days from the date the lateral connection is made to
the sewer or, if no manhole was required at the time the
building sewer was installed, the owner shall install such
manhole. If such manhole is not installed within the time
provided, the city shall have the right to enter into a
contract for the installation of said manhole at the owner's
expense, and the cost of installing said manhole together
with the administrative cost to the city necessary to
process the installation of said manhole shall be chargeable
to the owner, and if not paid within thirty (30) days from
the date such installation is completed, the unpaid costs
together with the lawful interest thereon shall be a lien
upon the property wherein the user is situated. The city
shall be entitled to institute foreclosure proceedings for
the collection of said unpaid costs and interest thereon,
such proceedings to be in accordance with law, and the city
shall be entitled to collect reasonable attorneys' fees from
the owner for services rendered by the city's attorneys in
the institution and prosecution of such foreclosure
proceedings. Liens created under this section shall, upon
the request of the user and/or owner of the property
affected, and upon .payment of all installation and
administrative costs and lawful interest thereon, be
released by a certificate signed by the ettp-ad~ttntstrater
Administrative Assistant or the Mayor, attested to by the
City Clerk and bearing the seal of the City. The issuance
of such certificate shall constitute prima facie evidence of
existence or nonexistence of any such unpaid costs, and
shall, in the absence of fraud perpetrated by the party
' requesting same, be binding upon the city as to the
existence and nonexistence of any lien created hereunder.
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Section 18-51 (c) Liens created under this section shall,
upon the request of the user and/or the owner of the
property affected, and upon payment of all delinquent
fees, including lawful interest and reasonable
attorney's fees, thereon, and all penalties imposed, be
• released by a certificate signed by the Etty-Adm3r~fstreter
Administrative Assistant or the Mayor, attested to by the
i 1 k and bearing the seal of the City. The issuance of
such certificate shall constitute prima facie evidence that
the user/owner of the property affected has paid to the city
all delinquent fees, including lawful interest thereon, and
all penalties imposed and any lien filed for same is hereby
satisfied and released.
Section 18-53. Renewal of occupational licenses subject to
adequate pollution control facilities.
After any occupational license is issued, a copy of the
application shall be forwarded to the public works utilitieG
department, and if alteration of occupational activities
would create pollution problems, modification of the
facilities such as grease traps and other pretreatment
facilities may be required. Where facilities require
updating or additional equipment to meet
standards, such changes shall be made prior to the orelution
newal
of any occupational license.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
adoption.
Introduced and set for public hearing this 18th
1986. day of
March , f
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Following public hearing this ordinance was passed on
this lst day of -April
1986.
Gr L
ATTEST:
ITY CL R
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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