0285 (Sewage Fees)ORDINANCE NO. p7Z $ S
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF MONTHLY SEWAGE DIS-
POSAL FEES, PROVIDING RATES THEREFOR AND METHOD OF COLLECTION
THEREOF; IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY WHEN DUE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. RATES:
There shall be paid to the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
for each residence, or other building or structure, which is
now connected or which may hereafter be connected to any san-
itary sewage main in said City, a sewage disposal fee for the
use or availability of said utility, as follows:
Each user of the sewer service and the facilities shall
pay a monthly charge, which shall be based upon a flat rate or
upon the amount of water consumed by each user (except as noted
herein), to be determined by the meter readings of the water
supply system.
The rate for each class of user shall be computed as follows:
a. CLASS I. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES
The rate for single family residences shall be $1.75 a
month on residences that have one bath. If said residence shall
have more than one bath or if there is an additional bath on
the premises, the rate shall be an additional .25¢ for each
additional bath.
b. CLASS II. DUPLEX FAMILY RESIDENCES.
The rate for a duplex family residence (excluding apartment
houses) shall be $1.75 a month on each unit.
c. CLASS III. COMMERCIAL
This rate shall apply to all apartment houses, hotels,
churches, inns, lodging and rooming houses, tourist and motor
courts, and all other places of public accommodations, store
rooms, of /ices, restaurants, garages, service station, manu-
facturing plants, trailer courts, office buildings, and all
other classes of users in the City of Okeechobee not named in
Class I and Class II. The rate applicable to this Class III
is monthly minium of $2.00 and .25¢ a thousand gallons of water
used in excess of five thousand gallons.
d. CLASS IV.
Every person other than non - profit co- operative associates
engaged in the business of packing, processing, or canning
agricultural products not grown by him shall pay a monthly
minium of $5.00, plus five cents per 1,000 gallons of water
used in excess of 50 thousand gallons of water.
Section 2. BILLING. COLLECTION & PENALTIES
Bills for the monthly sewage disposal fees hereinbefore
mentioned shall be sumitted and shall be paid monthly along
with and at the same time as the monthly water bill. If any
monthly bill for sewage disposal service shall be unpaid after
the 15th day of the month following the month for which the
bill was rendered, the water service to the premises may be
discontinued and disconnected and shall not be reconnected until
all past due sewage disposal fees are fully paid together with
a water reconnection charge of $1.00. Any person reconnecting
water supply before such sewage disposal fees are paid in full,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00 or by impri-
sonment not to exceed 30 days. If any tenant or user fails to
pay for the sewage disposal fee as prescribed by this Ordinance,
the property owner will become liable and responsible for the
payment of such fees. Any -person fai -1i g.,.to .connect with the
sewer, my ,.m w +h n..ka,„-yea-r wthey -- die- of..:. this ordinenoe ..,shell
be"hed yby rya.. ,fi:ne- not".....-exceeding .. $200.'00 or by imprisonment
Section 3. All ordinances or parts or ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section.... If any part of this Ordinance shall be declared
void or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
such shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its
passage.
PASSED First Reading by the City Council of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida this 3 day of 4 U.A , A. D. 1957.
PASSED Second Reading by the City Commission of the City
of Okeechobee, Florida, this ) o day of 4,9,Aa , J , A. D. 1957.
ATTEST:
resident i1ty Council
Approved by me this le day of , A. D. 1957.
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Mayor �