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ORDINANCE NO. 89-57
CITY OF OCOEE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE,
FLORIDA RELATING TO WATER AND
SEWERS: AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE
CODE RELATING TO WATER AND SEWER
CHARGES: PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY:
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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FLORIDA:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, CITY OF OCOEE,
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee
has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article
VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida and Chapters
163 and 166, Florida Statutes.
Section 2. Section 22-4 of the Code of Ordinances
of the City of Ocoee is hereby amended as follows:
Section 22-4. Water and Sewer Monthly Charges and Billing.
(a) The following shall be the schedule of monthly
rates and charges for water and sewer service provided by the
City:
Water
Base Facility Charge
(zero consumption)
5/8 inch meter
1 inch meter
1 ~ inch meter
2 inch meter
3 inch meter
4 inch meter
6 inch meter
8 inch meter
10 inch meter
12 inch meter
PLUS: Charge per 1000
gallons
Sewer
Base Facility Charge
(zero consumption)
5/8 inch meter
1 inch meter
. 1 ~ inch meter
2 inch meter
3 inch meter
4 inch meter
6 inch meter
8 inch meter
10 inch meter
12 inch meter
Effective Effective Effective
10/1/89 10/1/90 10/1/91
$ 6.86 $ 7.25 $ 7.64
17.15 18.13 19.10
34.30 36.25 38.20
54.88 58.00 61.12
109.76 116.00 122.24
171.50 181.25 191.00
343.00 362.50 382.00
548.80 580.00 611. 20
788.90 833.75 878.60
1,474.90 1,558.75 1,642.60
$ 0.46 $ 0.48 $ 0.51
Effective
10/1/89
$ 13.81
34.53
69.05
110.48
220.96
345.25
690.50
1,104.80
1,588.15
2,969.15
PLUS: Charge per 1000 gallons $ 1.47, provided that,
for those residential consumers with a 5/8 inch meter, the
maximum sewer service charge shall be calculated as the Base
Facility Charge plus the current charge per 1000 gallons
up to a maximum of 12,000 gallons.
(b) The billing period for water and sewer charges
shall be monthly. Consumers shall have five (5) days from the
due date to make payment. Payment in full must be made by the
due date. If payment is not received within thirty (30) days
of the due date, service will be terminated. Prior to restoration
of service the entire past due balance and a service restoration
charge of $20.00 must be paid. If service restoration is requested
after 5:00 p.m. or on a weekend the service restoration charge
shall be $30.00. If an account is two (2) months or more in
arrears the City may terminate the account and apply the deposit
to the past due balance. Restoration of the account will require
a new deposit.
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(c) Consumers Located Outside City Limits.
Water and/or sewer services may, at the City Commission's
discretion, be provided to consumers outside the city limits
in accordance with Section 22-33 and Section 22-63 of City of
Ocoee Ordinance No. 88-32. Rates will be set in accordance
with applicable City of Ocoee Ordinances and Florida Statutes.
(d) SPECIFIC CHARGES. The following specific charges
shall be collected by the City from each consumer under the
circumstances set forth below.
(1) Turn-on/Turn-off for Customer Convenience:
Regular Business Hours
Turn-off only $
Turn-on only
Non-business Hours
Turn-off only
Turn-on only
20.00
20.00
30.00
30.00
(2) Unauthorized Connection Penalty
1,000.00
(3) Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit (per meter)
600.00
(4) Tanker Fill-up/Bulk Water Charge
(per 1,000 gallons)
1. 00
(5) Removal of jumper, tampering with turned-off
meter or other illegal bypass:
3/4" x 5/8" meter
1" meter
1 1/2" meter
2" meter
All other meters
75.00
150.00
250.00
500.00
1,000.00
( 6 )
FIRE LINES
4" line
6" line
8" line
10" line
(Payable annually in advance on October 1)
300.00
600.00
800.00
1,000.00
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(e) Non-Sufficient Funds or Returned Checks. The fee
for checks returned to the City for non-sufficient funds or
uncollected funds shall be $15.00 per check. Notification will
be made to customer advising that payment in the form of cash,
money order or cashiers check must be received by the utility
department within 24 hours of notification or service will be
terminated. Payment shall include the amount of the check plus
the aforementioned fee. If service is terminated, restoration
of service will require payment as set forth in Section 22-4(b)
above.
Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
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competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate,
distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
Section 4. Implementation. The schedule of monthly
rates and charges for water and sewer service set forth in Section
2 of this Ordinance shall apply retroactive to October 1, 1989.
The method of crediting utility customer accounts shall be adminis-
tratively determined by the City Manager.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon passage and adoption.
1989.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19thday of
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE,
APPROV. ED AS TO .u>~AND
LEGALITY, this ~{~ay
of ~if , 1989
FOLEY & LARDNER, VAN DEN BERG,
GAY, BURKE, WILSON & ARKIN
By:
PJc;~
City Attorney
December
APPROVED:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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ADVERTISED December 7,
READ FIRST TIME December 5,
READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
December, 19
, 1989
, 1989
, 1989
APPROVED BY THE OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION AT A MEETING
HELD ON December 19, , 1989
UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.
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