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O-337-C , . .. . . . ¡ ORDINANCE NO. 337-C AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA AMENDING SECTIONS 66-106, 66-108, 66-109, 66-110, 66-111, 66-112, 66-113, AND 114-4, ADDING SECTION 66-115 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO UTILITIES PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN INCLUSION IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT CODE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Whereas, the City of Clermont, Florida recognizes the responsibility to provide high quality drinking water to its customers and to protect the public water supply from contamination due to cross connections or backflow through water service connections. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Florida that Sections 66-106,66-108,66-109,66-110,66-11 1,66·112,66-113,66-115 and 114-4 of the City of Clermont Code of Ordinances are amended at follows: Section 1. Amendment. Section 66-106, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-106. Purpose of article. The purpose of this article is to protect the city's public potable water supply from contamination due to the backflow of contaminants through water service connections. The city adopts by reference the City of Clermont "Manual of Cross-Connection Control," dated March 23, 2004, as may be updated and amended ITom time to time. Compliance with the manual and the cross connection program contained therein is hereby required. The manual shall be periodically reviewed by the Utilities Department for compliance with applicable statues, rules and regulations of the state and the state Department of Envirorunental Protection. A copy of the "Manual of Cross-Connection Control" shall be maintained on file with the City Clerk and/or the Utilities Department. Section 2. Amendment. Section 66-108, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-108. Enforcement of article and prevention measures. (a) Cross connections. It shall be unlawful for any person to connect or cause to be connected to the city water supply system, by any means whatsoever, other pipes containing water or any deleterious substance other than the water supply of the city. The owner of the property where any such cross connection is made, shall be held responsible for the violation of this section. (b) Violation liability. Any customer found guilty of violating this article or ~y written order of the city or pursU!ffice thereof, shall be punishable in accordance WIth ~ '. · section 1-15. In addition, such person or customer shall pay all costs, expenses, and fees incurred by the city for prosecution and violation of this article involved in the case. Each day that a violation of this article occurs constitutes a separate and additional violation. Any customer in violation of this article shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage incurred by the city because of such violation, including attorney's fees. In addition to any penalty provided by law for the violation of this article, the city may bring suit in the appropriate court to enjoin, restrain, or otherwise prevent the violation of this article. (c) Notification of customer; installation of backjlow prevention device; effect of refusal, The utility director shall be responsible for conducting a backflow prevention program to safeguard the public potable water supply system from contamination. Whenever the utility director determines that an approved backflow prevention device is required to safeguard the public water system, he shall give notice in writing to the customer to install an approved backflow prevention device to the service connections on his premises. The customer shall install an approved device after receiving notice to do so in writing. Refusal or inability on the part of the customer to install such devices shall constitute grounds for discontinuing water service to the premises until such devices are installed. (d) Installation, maintenance, and repair of devices. No water service connection to any premises shall be installed or maintained by the city unless the water supply is protected as required by state laws and this article. The customer shall bear all expense of installing and maintaining the protective devices required by the "Manual of Cross Connection Control" adopted in this article and this article to ensure proper operation on a continuing basis. Installation and maintenance of the protective devices shall be conducted by certified personnel approved by the utilities department. All devices shall be protected against vandalism, either by fence, chain and lock of valves, or removal of valve handles. All backflow devices shall be installed according to manufacturer's installation procedures. All devices shall have 24 inches of clearance on all four sides. (e) Discontinuance of Service The utility director of their designee is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue potable water service to any property, wherein any connection in violation of section 66-108 exists, and to take such other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public potable water system. Water services to such property shall not be restored until the actual or potential cross-connection has been eliminated or until an appropriate backflow prevention device has been installed in compliance with the provision of this article. Any cost in disconnection or reconnection of the water service will be paid by the customer. (f) Inspection. The customer's system should be open for inspection at all reasonable times to authorized representatives of the water department to determine whether cross connections or other structural or sanitary hazards, including violations of this article exist. When such a condition becomes known, the city shall give the owner notice pursuant to subsection ( c) of this sectio~ to immediately eliminate the cross connection. Premises having internal cross connections shall be reported to the local health department. Any fees or charges established by the city pursuant to the regulations or requirements established herein may be changed fÌ'om time to time by resolution of the City Council. (g) Property access. Duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter any building, structure, or property served by a connection to the public potable water system of the city for the purpose of inspecting the connection, backflow protection devices, and all portions of the piping system or systems on such property. Consent to such access shall be obtained fÌ'om a person of suitable age and discretion therein or in control thereof. The refusal of · · -, · such information or refusal of access, when requested shall be deemed evidence of the presence of cross connections. If consent to access cannot be obtained, the city may obtain an inspection warrant pursuant to FS § 933.21 or, in an emergency, the city employees may enter the premises without consent. Section 3. Amendment. Section 66-109, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-109. Backflow prevention requirements. An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each service line to a customer's water system as specified by the "Manual of Cross-Connection Control" adopted in this article and this article. Section 4. Amendment. Section 66-110, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-110. Protection of public potable water supply. The potable water supply made available on the properties served by the public potable water system shall be protected fÌ'om present or future possible contamination as specified by the "Manual of Cross Connection Control" adopted in this article, this article, and by state, county and city building, plumbing and water regulations and codes. Any water outlet which could be used for potable or domestic purposes and which is not supplied by the potable system and does not use a potable source of water must be labeled "WATER UNSAFE FOR DRINKING" or "NONPOTABLE WATER" in a conspicuous manner. · Section 5. Amendment. Section 66-11 I, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-111. Liability of public employees. No section of this article designating the duties of the city, a city officer or city employee shall be so construed to make the city or such officer or employee liable for any fine, damages or penalty for failure to perform such duty. Section 6. Amendment. Section 66-112, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-112. Testing. It shall be the duty of the customer-user at any premises where backflow prevention devices are installed to have thorough inspections and operational tests. The fÌ'equency of inspections and reinspections shall be as established by the "Manual of Cross Connection Control" of the utility department of the city and in no case shall be less than once a year. These inspections and tests shall be at the expense of the water user, and tests of devices shall be performed by certified testers of a recognized institution approved by the utility director. These devices shall be repaired, overhauled or replaced at the expense of the customer-user whenever they are found to be defective. The customer shall keep records of testing, maintenance, and repair activities related to cross connection control and shall · 0.., make these records available to the city upon request. One copy of the repair and testing data shall be given to the utility director for his records. · Section 7. Amendment. Section 66-113, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 66-113. Territorial applicability. All territory within the city served by the city potable water system and any area served by the city shall be governed by this article to the extent permitted by law. Section 8. Creation. Section 66-115, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby created to read as follows: See. 66-115. Effect of other codes and rules. The "Manual of Cross Connection Control" adopted in this article does not supersede state plumbing code or ordinance, city or county building codes, the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act, state drinking water regulations or any other city or state statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation applicable to public water systems, but is supplementary to them. When conflicts exist between the manual, this article, and such other codes and rules, the more restrictive provisions shall apply. · Section 9. Amendment. Section 114-4, City of Clermont Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 114-4. Water service. (a) Minimum service requirements. All development shall provide new facilities, or expand existing facilities, to provide minimum service as follows: (I) Subdivisions shall construct water mains necessary to provide adequate water ser- vice for dornestic use and ftre protection to each lot created. Minimum water main size installed shall be per the table in subsection (e) of this section. Water service taps shall be installed for each lot, with a minimum one-inch tap for single residential and a minimum two-inch tap for double residential service. All services shall have a wye to accommodate irrigation meter connections, except where a development is served with reclaimed water. Commercial services shall be sized based on the anticipated highest water demand of allowed land uses. (2) Site development plans shall show construction of water mains extending to the site and on the site, as necessary to pro- vide adequate water service for domestic use and ftre protection for the proposed buildings and uses. Minimum water main size installed shall be per the table in subsection (e) of this section. Water ser-vice taps shall be installed if not already available, based on the anticipated domes-tic water and fire sprinkler flow demand of the proposed building and use. (3) A pressure reducing valve shall be in- stalled in all water mains serving developments on the east side water system. Each individual service experiencing water pressure greater than 80 psi (measured or calculated without consideration of the supply line pressure reducing valve) shall be equipped with an individual pressure reducing valve. The cost of pressure reducing valves shall be borne by the developer and the homeowners. · ~ · (4) Plumbing service schematics shall be submitted for each individual residence or facility requiring a water service connection prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. (5) Private wells shall be constructed to pro-vide irrigation water for all uses within the city's utility service area except for individual single family residential units. Existing connections to the city's potable water system for irrigation to properties other than individual single family residential units may be terminated at the discretion of the city engineer. The property owners will be notified in writing and will be required to provide alternate sources of irrigation water within 30 days of receipt of written notification. (b)Water distribution system design. The lay-out of water distribution systems shall comply with the following design criteria and the adopted standard utility details of the city: (I) Minimum size. When designing water mains to meet the criteria in subsection (a) of this section, main size shall always be sized so that any new main is fed by an existing rnain of equal or larger size. (2) Extension a/lines to project boundaries. Water mains shall be designed to stub out to the project boundaries to serve adjacent unserved properties. This shall include mains in all rights-of-way across the entire project fÌ'ontage on existing roads without existing mains, and to the property boundary via easement where there is insufficient access to provide a looped system to adjacent unserved properties. (3) Valves, Valves shall be placed at a maxi-mum spacing of 500 feet along all water mains, and at all intersections of water mains. The number of valves installed at an intersection shall be two at a three-leg intersection and three at a four-leg inter- section. (4) Looping. Except as provided in subsection (b)(5) of this section, all water mains shall be looped to provide for adequate pressures and system redundancy. Water mains shall be designed so that, if the water supply is interrupted on one end of the loop, the flow of water to the loop shall not be entirely eliminated. In order to rneet the requirement for such system looping, the points of new connection to the existing distribution system shall be as far apart as possible and no closer than 500 feet along the existing water line. (5) Non-looped water mains. In recognition that looped water mains may sometimes become logistically impractical, the following applications may be permitted upon formal review and approval of the site review committee: a. In cul-de-sac or in cases where a fire hydrant is required on the opposite side of a right-of-way fÌ'om an existing water main, dead-end water mains supplied by a looped water main of equal or larger size may be extended up to 250 feet for required six-inch water mains and up to 500 feet for required eight-inch and larger water mains. b. Temporary dead-end lines may, in certain instances, be permitted in those areas where there is no ability to loop lines within the criteria of this land development code until adjoining properties are developed. Such dead-end lines shall only be allowed when served by mains of eight-inch diameter or greater and where clearly designed to extend to adjoining properties in the future. All such lines &1all provide adequate blow-off points. c. Dead-end mains exceeding the length allowed in subsection (b)(5)a of this section may, in certain instances, be allowed where the main is increased in · · .. · size by at least two inches in diameter and design pressures can still meet the requirements of this land development code. (6) Pressure requirements. All system design and fire flow calculations shall maintain a 20 pounds per square inch residual pressure in the system during maximum domestic and fire demand on the system. Calculations shall be based on existing system flows and pressure at or near the proposed point of connection. (7) Restrained joints. Joint restraints shall be used per accepted industry standards. Thrust blocks shall not be permitted. (8) Pressure pipe. All pressure pipe installed under pavement shall be ductile iron pipe extending two feet beyond the curb. (9) Ductile iron water mains. Water mains greater than 12-inches in diameter shall be ductile iron pipe. (10) Backjlow preventors. Reduced pressure zone backflow preventors shall be required on commercial, industrial and multi-family projects and at the point of entry to private water systems. Backflow preventors for dedicated fire lines, irrigation lines or facilities which use or store hazardous material onsite, or where determined by the utility director shall conform to the cross connection control ordinance and the "Manual of Cross-Connection Control". Backflow preventors shall be certified annually by a city approved backflow tester. The city has the authority to require retrofit of existing facilities to comply with the cross connection control ordinance. (11 )Freeze protection. Freeze protection for indoor and outdoor water pipes and hose bibs shall not involve the use of water. Other methods, such as insulation, shall be used instead. (c )Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall not be installed on any water main of less than six inches inside diameter. The last 20 feet of a pipe lateral closest to and serving a single fire hydrant may be reduced to six inches to enable the control valve to be sized to six inches. (1) Placement and spacing. Except as pro-vided in this section, fire hydrants shall be installed at all street intersections and at intervals between street intersections not to exceed the distances listed in the table in subsection ( e) of this section. Prior review and approval of plans by a city fire official shall be required. Approved plans shall indicate hydrant location, main size, and other pertinent criteria required by the city. (2) Sprinkler or standpipe systems. Where a sprinkler or standpipe system is provided, a fire hydrant shall be located at least 50 feet away from the structure but not more than 100 feet away fÌ'om the fire department's connection for the system. (3) On-site hydrants. When buildings, other than one- and two-family dwellings, are situated off of a road or other drive so as to cause hose lays fÌ'om the nearest hydrant in excess of the permitted distances listed in the table in subsection (e) of this section, a sufficient number of hydrants shall be provided on the site meeting all the requirements of this chapter. (4) Hose lay measurement. Hose lay measurement shall be the distance fÌ'om a hydrant, along a road, drive or other traveled way designed to accommodate fire equipment, to the attack location approved by the fire official. Hose lay is not allowed across any collector or arterial road to meet the minimum requirements of this section. (5) Hydrant specifications and installation. All fire hydrants shall be of the breakaway design, meeting the specifications of the standard construction details, and · · To . . ~ . . · · · specifically approved by the fire and public utilities departments to ensure standardization. The standard hydrant approved for use in the city is the Mueller model A-423. Hydrants shall be installed as depicted in the standard construction details, with the center of the lowest operating outlet no less than 18 inches above grade, and the top of the operating nut no higher than 54 inches above the surrounding grade. (6) Access and visibility. Hydrants shall not be located closer than three feet to or more than 20 feet from the edge of a street, drive or other accessway. No fence, tree, post, shrub or other object which could block the hydrant ITom normal view or obstruct the hydrant's use shall be located within six feet of the hydrant. Unless otherwise requested by the fire official, the four and one-half-inch large volume connection shall face the nearest roadway, or if located within a complex or parking area, shall face the nearest traffic way. No hydrant shall be installed where pedestrian or vehicular traffic would interfere with the use of the hydrant. (7) Ownership and maintenance. All fire hydrants located on public rights-of-way or designed to serve multiple ownerships shall be conveyed by approved instrument to the city. Once the city has accepted ownership, the city shall be responsible for the maintenance of these hydrants. (8) Fire hydrants and mains. All fue hydrants and mains, including those privately owned, that are connected to the city's potable water system shall conform to city standards. Barrels of privately owned fire hydrants shall be OSHA red. (d)Additional standards. If cel1ain items are not directly addressed in this section, recommended standards for waterworks shall be used. (e )Minimum main size, flow rate and hydrant spacing. Minimum main size, flow rate and hydrant spacing by land use are as follows: MINIMUM MAIN SIZE, FLOW RATE AND HYDRANT SPACING BY LAND USE Water Main Minimum Fire Hydrant Maximum Size Spacing Hose Lay (inches) GPM (feet) (feet) 6 500 600 300 Land Use Group I Detached single-family and duplexes Group II Townhouses, multifamily buildings less than three stories and no more than 12 units per building Group III Multifamily buildings, three or more stories or over 12 units per building, and commercial buildings less than 10,000 square feet and three stories or less Group IV. Commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet and warehouse and industrial buildings 300 8 1,000 500 or 600 if sprinkled 500 or 600 if sprinkled 300 8 1,200 10 1,500 400 or 500 if sprinkled 300 Interior separations or firewalls shall not be used to reduce the minimum water supply requirements of this section without the explicit written consent of the fire official. ';, " ... ,:. . . .,- ... ....,f.. :t~ , . :: .~ : - ~.. ~ - ......( Fire mains to be connected to an existing water line smaller in diameter than that required above may be reduced in size if the design engineer can successfully demonstrate that the required flows can be met with a smaller main. Note: This table is a guide for the development of new sites and subdivisions, and does not guarantee fire flow adequacy outside of one- and two-family dwelling subdivisions, In those portions of the city where existing water mains cannot meet the requirements in this table, other building-specific measures can be used to reduce fire flow. Section 10. Severabilitv. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 11. Inclusion in the Code. It is the intention of the Clermont City Council and it is hereby provided that the provisions of this ordmance shall be made part of the City of Clermont Code; sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish such intention; and the word "ordinance" may be changes to "section", article", or other appropriate designation. INTRODUCED ON FIRST READING thisd3rJ day of fYIct(C-L ,2004, by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Florida. PA;¡~ED AND ORDAINED ON FINAL READING this J3J-Á.-- day of r-tpíì I ,2004, by the City Council of the City of Clermont, Florida. APPROVED: ~ Harold Turville, Mayor , Tracy A ("".. "'.~......~ .