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CODE ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO. 60-C
No. 152
AN ORDINANCE UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR THE
EXTENSION OF WATER AND SEWER LINES WITHIN 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
distribution 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 City Council.
No water distribution lines or sewer collection lines shall be
at the cost of the City of Clermont without first obtaining
of the City Council.
extended
approval
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 wi th 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 extend.d within a five year period after said extension.
SECTION 5.- Same - Formoôf Contract
The.following shall constitute the form of the water and sewer
extension contract asrequir.ed b.y this section:
CONTRACT
This agreeme~t made and entered into this
day of
19
, by and between the
Ci ty of ClerIT119:n:'·t),..~~·\jlY copHi t\jt!,!d muni ci pal corporati on of the State
of Florida, lJereinaf't'¢:r referred to as THE CITY, and
, herei nafter
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
reo , for an
estimated cost of 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 anyadditiOÐBl 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 costs of the
construction of the water and/or sewer extension extending across, or
the length of, or the width of any addi tional 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 contract 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
Ci ty of Clermont, Florida.
SECTION 6 - Extension for individual owners
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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 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
s hall 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 oversi ze 1 i nes shall be borne by the Ci ty; the property
shall make use of such oversize facilities and City shall assess such
cost to such future customers.
SECTION 8:
This Ordinance shall be posted by law and it shall become law
and shall take éfœect immediately upon its being posted as provided by
law.
First reading this 23rd day of November, 1971
Second reading this 1.Jf4 day of 1Û.MJ?M11hL. ,1971
PASSED AND ORDAINED BY TH~ CITY COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS j.tf-t;!tL DAY OF ~~i.<J/r_ 1971.
BY~ rh
President of Council
ATTEST: ¡(J.fJ'il,¿/);'Cmit
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APPROVED by me this J?'-'t/v
day 0 f
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Mayor
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a certified copy of the foregoing Ordinance was posted
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on the Public Municipal bulletin board for a period of not
one ~l) week! a~ requ~red u~der the Charter of the City of
F10rlda, beglnnlng lV'O.l'~""fAPA--" 1<5- 1971.
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less than
Clermont,
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