7778-07
ORDINANCE NO. 7778-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO RECLAIMED WATER
AVAILABILITY FEE EXEMPTION IN SPECIFICALLY
DEFINED AREAS BY CURRENT COOPERATIVE
FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND
REBATES AND INCENTIVES TO ABANDON WELL, LAKE
OR POND IRRIGATION; AMENDING SECTION 32.380,
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHANGING AVAILABILITY FEE
PARAMETERS; ADDING SECTION 32.380.1, OUTLINING
REBATES AND CREDITS FOR ABANDONING WELL,
LAKE OR POND IRRIGATION FOR CONNECTION TO THE
RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM; ADDING SECTION
32.380.2, OUTLINING EXCLUSIONS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA.
Section 1. Chapter 32, Article IX, Code of Ordinances, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 32.380. Availability charge.
The utility account of any improved property adjacent to a sufficiently sized
reclaimed water distribution main shall include a monthly availability charge to
alleviate the capital outlay of extending accessibility to the reclaimed water
system. See appendix A for availability rates. Properties with existing irrigation
weUs well. lake or pond irriaation system within the proiect areas defined in
cooperative fundina aareements with the Southwest Florida Water Manaaement
District as North Beach. South Beach. Island Estates. Harbor Oaks.
Seville/Sunset. Drew Union. North Greenwood. Del Oro. and Morninaside shall
not be charged for availability as long as the irrigation well. lake or pond irriaation
system remains active. Availability fee exemptions will not be aranted after the
completion of these proiects. Such availabilitv fee exemptions. where aranted.
shall expire upon conveyance of the property. The burden of proof is on the
property owner to verify that an irrigation ,awell, lake or pond irriaation system is
active and the director shall make tho final determination have final approval.
Section 2. Chapter 32, Article IX, Code of Ordinances, is added to read
as follows:
Sec. 32.380.1. Incentives.
Because the overall obiective is to maximize usaae of reclaimed water
and to lessen the impact of effluent discharae into Tampa Bav, all customers
willina to abandon a private well. lake or pond irriaation system and connect to
the reclaimed water system at any time:
.L shall be offered a rebate of UP to $600 as reimbursement for a licensed
well driller or professional to properlv pluo or abandon the well. lake or
pond irrioation system: and
2. shall receive an incentive credit of $240 on the utilitv account.
Those customers willino to abandon a private well, lake or pond irrioation system
and connect to the reclaimed water system durino proiect construction shall, in
addition, not be charoed a tap fee.
Section 3. Chapter 32, Article IX, Code of Ordinances, is added to read
as follows:
Section 32.380.2. Exclusions.
Sinole-familv residences with wells, lakes or ponds may choose the
availabilitv fee exemption or connection to reclaimed water, but not both.
Commercial or multifamilv (more than 4 units) may keep an existino
private well followino connection to the reclaimed water system for "emeroencv
purposes limited to times when the reclaimed water system may not be
operational" with proper precautionary devices to assure no interconnection
between the reclaimed water system and the private well system will be created.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
April 19, 2007
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
May 3, 2007
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-Frank V. Hibbard
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Attest:
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ft-L Cynthia E. Goudeau
City Clerk
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Leslie K. Dougall-Si
Assistant City Attor