0514 Water and Sewage DisposalORDINANCE NO. 514
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA; AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE I, SECTION 18-2 TO PROVIDE
REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO UTILITY DEPOSITS; AMENDING SECTION 18-3
PROVIDING CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH DEPOSITS FOR COMMERCIAL ESTAB-
LISHMENTS MAY BE INCREASED; RENUMBERING THE PRESENT SECTION 18-3
AND SECTION 18-4 TO SECTION 18-4 AND SECTION 18-5 RESPECTIVELY;
REPEALING SECTION 18-20, ARTICLE II AND PROVIDING A REVISION OF
THE ARTICLE AND RENUMBERING IT TO SECTION 18-2, ARTICLE I; PRO-
VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA as follows:
SECTION I: Chapter 18, Article I, Section 18-2, Section 18-3, Section 18-4, and
Section 18-5 are hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 18
WATER, SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
ARTICLE I IN GENERAL
Section 18-2. UTILITY DEPOSIT PREREQUISITE to SERVICE.
All new utility accounts whether they be for water or sewer shall be required
to make the following service deposits with the city before utility service is
provided:
(a) Residential: $75.00
(b) Commercial:
All commercial accounts including coin laundry and industrial
consumers shall be required to make a service deposit, with
the city before utility service is extended and provided and
the deposit shall amount to no less than the average of two
(2) months bill computed from past historical information,
or on the basis of negotiations between the city and the
particular commercial account involved but in no event
shall the deposit be less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
Negotiations between the customer and the city may be conducted
by the Director of Public Works or other designee as provided
by city council.
Section 18-3. PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH DEPOSIT MAY BE INCREASED
1. Should any commercial user's account become delinquent three
times within any twelve-month period, said commercial user
shall be required to increase his existing-commercial deposit,
within thirty-days, to the extent necessary to bring the deposit
up to an average two-month utility bill which is to include
charges for water, sewer and garbage.
2. Should a residential user be delinquent on three occasions,
• during any twelve month period, said residential user shall
be required to increase his residential utility deposit, with-
in thirty days of notification, so that said deposit will be
equal to seventy-five dollars ($75) or an average two-month
bill, whichever is higher. Said billing is to include the
total of water, sewer and garbage.
Section 18-4. DISCONTINUING WATER SERVICE FOR VIOLATIONS.
The director of public works may discontinue water service to any premises on which
a violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation relating to the city's water
or sewer systems has been, or is being, committed, Such service shall not be re-
connected until the violation has been corrected, and until the consumer has Daid
a reconnecting charge in the amount provided by Chapter 2, Article IV, Section
2-66 together with all fines and penalties.
Section 18-5. OKEECHOBEE 201 FACILITIES PLANNING AREA
(a) Purposes: Authority to establish rules and regulations.
It is hereby declared the Okeechobee 201 facilities planning
area conforms in all respects with the zone or area require-
ments set out in Chapter 180.02, subparagraph 3, Florida Sta-
tutes, and the city is authorized to conduct, within this area
any of the purposes contained in Chapter 180.06, subparagraph
1 through 9 and for the accomplishment of same is authorized
to establish reasonable rules and regulations relating to
those purposes.
(b) Legal Description: Legal description of the 201 facilities plan-
ning area is as follows:
Being all of Sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, Township 36 South,
Range 35 East and all of Sections 3 through 30, and Sections
32 through 36, Township 37 South, Range 35 East and the west
half of Section 29, all of Sections 30 and 31 and the north-
west quarter of Section 32, Township 37 South, Range 36 East,
and the north half of Section 6, Township 38 South, Range 36
East lying north of Lake Okeechobee and all of Sections 3, 4
and the north half of 5, Township 38 South, Range 35 East ly-
ing north of Lake Okeechobee.
SECTION II: Chapter 18, Article II, Section 18-20 having been rewritten and renumbered
as section 18-2 in Article I is hereby repealed.
SECTION III: This ordinance shall take effect as provided by law.
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Introduced on first reading and set for public hearing this 2nd day of July ,
1984.
Mayor
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
Following public hearing this Ordinance was passed on this 16th day of July
1984.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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