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THIS ORDINANCE WAS NOT PRESENTED FOR 2nd
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ORDINANCE NO. 59-C
AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE
COUNTY,FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE REGUL~TIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR THE
EXTENSION OF WATER AND SEWER LINES WITHIN~ND BEYOND THE CITY OF CLERMONT,
FLORIDA.
THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA HEREBY ORDAINS THAT:
SECTION 1. Purpose
The intent and purpose of this ordinance is to provide an equitable
charge for water and sanitary sewer connections as a proportionate distri-
bution of the costs of water and sanitary sewer main extensions to serve
property in the city on a front foot basis. In case property or a tract
of land is so situated or shaped that the front foot rule creates an
inequitable basis as between it and other tracts of land in the city,
then the Superintendent of the Clermont Water and Sewer Department shall
determine the proper charges in accord with the intent and purpose of
this article.
SECTION 2. Extension of water and sewer collection lines - Approval of
Ci ty Counci 1
No water distribution lines or sewer collection lines shall be
extended at the cost of the City of Clermont without first obtain approval
of the City Council.
SECTION 3 - Same - Application: Contract
Any person desiring the extension of the water distribution line
or sewer collection line, shall make application to the City Manager, who
is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with person or persons so
desiring the extension of water distribution, sewer collection lines,
and the City Manager shall be authorized to sign a contract with said
person and the said person shall deposit with the city sufficient cost to
cover the construction and engineering thereof unless the same be authorized
by the City Council as set out in Section 2.
SECTION 4 - Same - Refund by subsequent connectors
Any person who shall bear the expense for the extension of water
distribution lines or sewer collection lines, shall be reimbursed on a
front foot cost by any person desiring to connect to that portion that
has been extended within a five year period after said extension.
SECTION 5 Same - Form of Contract
The following shall constitute the form of the water and sewer
extensi on (Ç~on.tr,act:·a~I,·¡r,e,qui·r;ed:.:Þy; t:Þi s ·se,c:ti on:
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CONTRACT
This agreement made and entered into this
day of
19
, by and between the City of
Clermont, a duly constituted municipal corporation of the State of
Florida, hereinafter referred to as THE CITY, and
,hereinafter referred
to as THE CUSTOMER,
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WITNESSETH THAT:
For and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration by each
of the parties hereto, it is contracted, covenanted and agreed as
follows:
THE CITY hereby agrees to plan, construct, or accept a water
and/or sewer extension from
to
estimated cost of
, for an
DOLLARS
and
CENTS, ($
), to be paid in full
by the customer by deposit with the City for said water and/or sewer
extension.
THE CITY also agrees to refund, upon completion and acceptance
by the City and Florida State Board of Health of said water and/or sewer
extension, any monies so deposited by said CUSTOMER with the CITY in
excess of the actual construction and engineering costs.
THE CITY hereby further agrees to require any additional customers
who may desire and receive water and/or sewer service from said water
and/or sewer extension between the points of beginning and ending above
described to pay, as a connection fee, the pro rata foot cost of the
construction of the water and/or sewer extension extending across,
or the length of, or the width of any additional customer's real property.
The pro rata per foot costs so collected by THE CITY from additional
customers to the above described water and/or sewer extension will be
refunded to the CUSTOMER as received, to defray the cost of said water and/
or sewer extension.
The term of this contraet shall be for five (5) years from the
date hereof, and is not to be construed to be a contingent liability upon
the revenues from water sales, sewer revenue, bonded indentures, or
water and sewer deposit monies received by the Utility Fund of the
City of Clermont, Florida.
SECTION 6 - Extension for individual owners
Upon execution of the proper application and contract and payment
of the appropriate charges, the Clermont Water and Sewer Department shall
extend, lay or construct all necessary water distribution lines and
sewer collection lines, including valves and hydrant, a distance of 100
feet at the expense of the city. If a greater distance than 100 feet
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should be required to extend the line to the nearest property line of
the customer, said single customer shall pay the excess over the 100
feet.
If more than one single customer is served by the extension,
100 feet of line shall be allowed for each single customer thus served
and any excess footage shall be paid for by said customers.
No more than one single customer credit of 100 feet shall be allowed
for each lot or tract of record so served regardless of the number of
buildings, occupied or otherwise, which might be located on said lot or
tract.
Payment shall be made in advance of construction.
SECTION 7 - Oversize Lines
Cost of installing water and sanitary sewer main extensions
shall be borne by the customer as provided herein, however, where the
customer is required to install larger lines or facilities than necessary
to serve his property in order to provide for future development, the
difference in costs between installing facilities adequate for the
property and the oversize lines shall be borne by the City; the property
shall make use of such oversize facilities and City shall assess such
cost to such future ~ustomers.
SECTION 8:
This Ordinance shall be posted by law and it shall become law
and shall take effect immediately upon its being posted as provided by
law.
First reading this
Second reading this
day of
day of
, 1971
, 1971.
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS DAY OF 1971.
CITY OF CLERMONT
By:
President of Council
ATTEST:
Ci.ty Clerk
APPROVED by me this
day of
, 1971.
Mayor
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a certified copy of the foregoing Ordinance was posted
on the Public Municipal bulletin board for a period of not less than
one (1) week, as required under the Charter of the City of Clermont, Florida,
beginning , 1971.
Ci ty Clerk
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