1984-26 Wastewater Treatment PlantRESOLUTION 84-26
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee has let a contract for construction of a new waste-
water collection system and wastewater treatment plant; and
WHEREAS, the rules and regulations of the Department of Health, State of Florida, require
mandatory connection to a public sewer system at such time as said public system becomes avail-
able; and
WHEREAS, there exists within certain structures located on property in such a way as to
make it unfeasible to connect with the City's new sanitary collection system; and
WHEREAS, the rules of the Public Health Department provide a procedure allowing an
applicant to request a waiver of the mandatory connection requirement in such a case, with the
approval of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEE-
CHOBEE, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. Any house or structure so located on a lot as to be more than two hundred and
fifty (250) feet distance from the nearest point of connection to the Citys publicly -owned sanitary
sewer collection system shall be eligible to apply to the State of Florida, Department of Health
and Rehabilitative Services for a waiver of the state's mandatory connection rule.
Section 2: The method to be used in calculating the two hundred and fifty (250) feet distance
for purposes of making application to the state for a waiver shall be: from the nearest point of
connection to the City's sanitary sewer collection system by the shortest normal route of travel for
a pipeline to the nearest sewer outfall line of the house or structure.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED IN REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLED THIS 10th. DAY
OF December , 1984 .
XMAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK