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ORDINANCE NO. 1836
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
REPEALING IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE PRESENT CHAPTER
10, GARBAGE, TRASH AND WEEDS, CHAPTER 17, SEWERS,
AND CHAPTER 24, UTILITY SYSTEM, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
1962, AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 24, UTILITY
SYSTEM, CONSISTING OF SECTIONS 24-1 THROUGH 24-106
TO PROVIDE FOR A COMBINED UTILITY SYSTEM; TO
PROVIDE THE STANDARDS TO GOVERN WATER, SEWER,
GAS AND GARBAGE COLLECTION; TO PROVIDE RESPONSI-
BILITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF CHARGES INCURRED IN
PROVIDING EACH UTILITY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE
CHARGES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARGES FOR EACH
SERVICE; TO PROVIDE FOR CONTROLS RELATING TO
SUBSTANCES THAT MAY BE DEPOSITED IN THE SEWER
SYSTEM AND FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH WASTES;
TO PROVIDE FOR THE METHODS OF COLLEC'T'ION AND
DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND REFUSE; TO REQUIRE
PERMITS FOR PRIVATE COLLECTION SERVICE; TO
PROVIDE REQUIREMENT FOR OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS
TO CLEAN PARKWAY AREAS ABUTTING THEIR PROPERTY;
TO PROVIDE FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF
SUCH CONFLICT; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE
SEPARABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; TO PROVIDE
FOR PROPER NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT; AND
TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Chapter 10, Garbage, Trash and Weeds, Chapter 17,
Sewers, and Chapter 24, Utility System, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Clearwater, Florida, 1962, are hereby repealed in their entirety and
a new Chapter 24, Utilities System, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 24. UTILITIES SYSTEM
ARTICLE I - GENERAL
Section 24-1. Utilities Combined in One System, Comprised of
All municipal utility properties real and personal of the City
supplying gas, water, wastewater, solid waste service and
weed control in and to the City and its citizens and inhabitants
and users thereof, shall be controlled, operated, maintained
and financed on a combined and consolidated basis as a single
utility system; provided, hoar ever, separate accounting records
shall still be maintained for each of the foregoing services.
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mean the statement is advisory. When not inconsistent with the
context, words used in the present tense include the future
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words in the plural number include the singular number
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words in the singular number include the plural number. Definitions
applicable to this Chapter are as follows!
(a) Abut,-shall mean where the sanitary sewer is located on ;
an easement within or abutting the property itself, or on '
an adjacent street or alley where a connection can be made
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(b) Additional Facilities or Structures shall refer to any
additional construction of buildings or real property
appurtenances at a specific location that would create or
tend to create additional demand for water service and a
concomitant increased demand for wastewater services
and solid waste collection and disposal.
(c) Apartment. One or more buildings constructed on a single
parcel of land and being under a common ownership or
management where each building contains at least three
(3) living units. Laundry, recreational, cooking and
other similar commonly used facilities that may be
present are also included within the scope of this definition.
(d) A licant. The person, organization or corporation that
owns the property where utility services are requested or
the person, organization or corporation that acts with the
property owner's knowledge and consent and demonstrates
that it or they possess authority to bind the owner for any
or 311 utility service made available to the property. Also
known as "Customer".
(e) A roved Mobile Home Park. A parcel of property zoned
under the provisions of applicable City or County zoning
regulations whose allowed and recognized use is the business
of renting spaces or lots upon which mobile homes are placed
and occupied as single-family dwellings and shall include any
associated and allowed laundry, recreational and common
facilities incidental thereto.
(f) Back Flow Preventer. A mechanical device installed in
conjunction with a water meter that prevents a flow of water
from the customer's side of the meter to the City's distribution
system under conditions where water pressure on the customer's
side of the meter exceeds the pressure on the City's distribution
system at the meter.
(g) Bill. An invoice or statement of account for utility charges,
rentals, fees, service charges or contracts.
(h) Reserved.
(i) B. O. D. Denoting Biochemical O en Demand. The quantity
of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedures in five (5) days
at twenty (20) degrees centigrade, expressed in milligrams
per liter.
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(?) _Building. Any structure, either temporary or permanent, a w.f
having a roof, and used or built for the shelter or enclosure;
of persons, animals, vehicles, goods, merchandise, equip-
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shall include tents, sheds, garages, carports, animal. 'r., Y:• ;<<:.,
kennels or storerooms, serving in any way the function of " ; ;i.y•;=,•°'-
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(k) City. The City of Clearwater, Florida, ?: "S`,,t,?•a.i;h'g?;?`.,?? s}•.;.
(1) C. O. D. Donating Chemical Oxygen _Demand. As referred to
by Standard C. O. D. Teat as set forth in "Standard Methods"
current edition expressed in milligrams per liter.
(m) Condominiums. That form of ownership of real property ??°•::?,i..,
which is created pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 718, -?_?, ?"???? • . ,.•. ?x-'?••
Florida Statutes, and which is comprised of units that may be
owned by one or more persons, and there is, appurtenant
to each unit, an individual share in common elements.
(n) Consumer. The person or persons who actually receive
and utilize services at a specific location. .;_
(o) Customer. The person, organization or corporation
responsible for payment for all utility services used at
a specific location, of one household or business, and
further defined as that person, organization or corporation
who signed the application either as owner or with the owner's
knowledge and consent and having the demonstrated authority
to bind the owner, requesting utility services be made ?.
available at the specific location and thereby agreeing as ?y
owner or on behalf of the owner to pay for all usage of such
services occurring at the location. Also knwon as "Applicant".
(p) Dwelling. A house, apartment, mobile home, condominium,
duplex, or building used primarily for human habitation. The
word "dwelling" shall not include hotels, motels, tourist courts,
apartment motels, travel trailers, motor homes, or other
accommodations for transients, nor shall it include dormitories,
fraternities, sororities or rooming houses.
Dwelling--Two Family. A detached, semi-attached or attached
building or part of a building designed for or occupied exclusively
by two families, commonly called a "duplex".
(q) Foreign Materials.
(1) Construction materials, such as sand, wood, stone, bricks,
cement, concrete construction blocks, roofing and other
building materials including sod, ; animal wastes shall also
be considered foreign material.
(Z) Tree stumps, appliances, household furniture, discarded
metals and wood and other similar type material that is
bulky, cumbersome or cannot be safely placed into
collection equipment.
(r) Frontage. Distance measured along an abutting public street
right-of-way. In the event a parcel of property abuts public
street right-of-way or more than one side (corner lot) for
the purpose of this chapter, the frontage is defined as that
distance measured along the address side.
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(a) Garbage. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and
dispensing of food or from the handling, storage and sale of
produce. Every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or
vegetable matter attending the preparation, use, cooking
and dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowl, fruits,
vegetables or grains.
(t) Hotel. A building designed to provide accommodations for
transients or persons for short time residence, with or
without meals, providing for ten (10) or more sleeping rooms,
and including customary accessory uses in connection with
the principal use.
(u) Identifiable Internal Water Service Line. A water line
owned and installed by the customer on the customer's
side of the City water meter.
(v) Industrial Wastes. Solid or liquid wastes from any manu-
facturing or processing plant or other industrial undertaking,
and minerals, fats, acids, oils or suspended solids which
differ in nature from the normal wastewater discharged from
dwelling establishments, cafes, hotels or grocery stores.
(w) Living Unit. A room or rooms comprising the essential
elements of a single housekeeping unit. Facilities for the
preparation,of or storage and keeping of food within the
premises shall be construed as a living unit. Facilities
need not be private but shall be conveniently accessible to
the living unit.
(x) Mg/L._ Milligrams per liter.
(y) Mobile Home. A movable living unit or similar portable
structure having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or
blocks, sometimes referred to as trailers or trailer homes.
(z) Motel. The term motel shall include the term motor hotel,
tourist courts, and transient accommodations, primarily for
those persons traveling by automobile vehicles and consisting
of two (2) or more units or buildings designed to provide
sleeping accommodations, and with customary accessory uses.
(aa) Multi-Family Dwelling, A building in which three (3) or more
living units exist. Multi-family dwelling units shall be considered
identically with apartments, trailer courts or parks, and
condominiums for the purposes of this Chapter.
(bb) Person. All domestic and foreign corporations, associations,
syndicates, joint stock companies, partnerships, joint ventures,
clubs, societies, common law trusts, individuals, municipal
corporation, and County, State and Federal organizations.
(cc) pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
, ions in grams per liter of solution.
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(dd) Premises. A tract of real estate, including adjoining
lots or parcels under the same ownership or control and
the improvements thereon, which is determined to be single
unit for purposes of receiving, using and paying for utility
services. The determination of a single unit as used herein
shall be restricted to the following:
(l ) A building under one roof owned or leased by one customer
and occupied as one residence or one place of business,
(Z) A duplex or a triplex residence.
(3) A combination of buildings owned or leased by one
customer, in one common enclosure, or occupied by
one family, or one corporation or firm as a residence
or place of business.
(4) Each unit of a multiple building separated by a solid
vertical partition wall, occupied by one firm, or place
of business.
(5) A building owned or leased by one customer having a
number of apartments, offices, or lofts which are rented
to tenants, and using in common one hall and one or more
entrances.
(ee) Property. The same meaning as premises.
(f£) Refuse. All putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes
(except body wastes) including garbage, rubbish, dead animals
and solid market, commercial and industrial wastes.
(gg) Residential. A general term referring to single family or
multi-family dwelling unit usage.
(hh) Rooming House. A residential building used or intended to
be used as a place where sleeping or housekeeping accommodations
are furnished or provided for pay to transient or permanent
guests or tenants in which less than ten (10) and more than
three (3) rooms are used for the accommodation of such guests
or tenants, but which does not maintain a public dining room
or cafe in the same building, nor in any building in connection
therewith.
(ii) Rooming Unit. A room or rooms used as place where sleeping
or housekeeping accommodations are provided for pay to
transient or permanent guests.
(jj) Sanitary Sewer. A sewer which carries wastewater and to
which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally
admitted.
(kk) Sanitary Sewage. -Also known as Wastewater.
(11) Sewer Tap and Connection Fees. A charge applied when the
plumbing permit is issued, designed to recover a portion of
the pro rata cost of capital facilities, and the discounted value
of future contributions for wastewater services.
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living unit.
(nn) Solid Waste. Also known as Refuse.
(oo) Standards Methods. "Standards methods for the examination
of water and wastewater", American Public Health Association
Current Edition.
(pp) Storm Sewer. A sewer which carries storm and surface
waters and drainage but excludes wastewater and industrial
wastes.
(qq) Suspended Solids. Solids that either float on the surface of,
or in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids and
which are largely removeable by laboratory filtering through
standard glass fiber filter as specified in standard, methods.
(rr) Termination of Service. A cessation, discontinuance, with-
holding or refusal to provide utility service to a customer
either for the non-payment of charges or due to an outstanding
account or for purposes of health and safety of public.
(so) Trash. Any leaves, yard or small hedge clippings or other
types of rubbish or trash consisting of combustible and non-
combustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, boxes, crates,
tin cans, yard trimmings, leaves and other similar materials
such as accumulated about residential property. Tree limbs
less than four (4) inches in diameter and no longer than four
(4) feet, such as palm fronds, large hedge clippings or any
residue accumulated from normal landscaping operations.
(tt) Wastewater. A combination of the water-carried wastes
from dwellings, business buildings, institutions and industrial
establishments. In effect, it is the water supply of a community
after it has been fouled by various uses and discharged into a
sewer, also known as sanitary sewage.
(uu) Wastewater Collection and Treatment Facilities. A comprehensive
term which includes facilities for collecting, pumping, treating
and disposing of wastewater.
(vv) Water Impact Fees. A charge applied when the plumbing permit
is issued, designed to recover a portion of the difference between
the new connection's pro rata cost of capital facilities, and the
discounted value of future contributions for water service.
Section 24-3. Owner Responsible for Payment.
The furnishing of water, gas, wastewater and sanitation services
bring a substantial and valuable benefit to the land and premises..
The applicant or customer of any premises serviced with water,
gas, wastewater and sanitation services shall assume responsibility
for the total of all utility service charges due against the premises
which he or it owns or purchases. This assumption of responsibility
shall be a necessary condition to the continuance or inception of utility
services to the premises, and failure to pay such charges when billed
shall constitute grounds to terminate services to those premises.
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Section 24-4. Application for Service.
A. Existing S,?rvice Reinstated.
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1. Existing services may be reinstated by the customer's
application for such service through the City Customer's
Accounts function located at the Utilities Office, 900
Chestnut Street, and the payment of any appropriate fees,
deposits or other charges as contained within these rules
and regulations.'
2. Subject to the provisions of Section 24-4 C S, the application
shall be in writing and shall contain a space to be signed by the
owner of the property (premises) which shall be in the form of
an acknowledgment that the owner has read or is famiiar with
the provisions of Section 24-3 and is thereby aware that as owner
he is responsible for all utility service charges. Application for
service: requested by firms, partnerships, associations,
corporations, or other agencies, shall be tendered only by their
duly authorized agents and the official title of such parties shall
be indicated on the application.
B. New Service Connections.
1. Sewers. Any person who desires to connect his property,
place of business, or residence with the sanitary sewer system
of the City shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter
and shall pay the fees and connection charges as herein set
out. The fees must be paid at the time a plumbing permit
is issued by the Building Department.
2. Water, Gas, Sanitation. Every applicant who wishes to have
property furnished with water, gas and sanitation services
shall be required to make an application in writing to the
Director of the Utilities Department in a format approved by
the City Manager. The application form shall set forth the
location of the property (lot number, subdivision, address
and any forwarding address, and paying address if different
from the address serviced), numbers and size of ureters
required, size of service line, whether the building is old or
new, building permit number and the name, address and phone
number of the customer. The application form shall also contain
a space to be signed by the owner of the property (premises)
which shall be in the form of an acknowledgment that the owner
has read or is familiar with the provisions of Section 24-3
and is thereby aware that as owner he is responsible for all
utility service charges,
C. Conditions Precedent to Final Acceptance of Application.
1. No application for municipal utility service shall be finally
accepted from any customer with respect to premises to which
service has been discontinued for non-payment of a bill when
such customer owned, managed or resided at the premises
during the period of time when the charges in the bill were
incurred, until such time as the bill is paid.
2. No application for municipal utility service shall be finally
accepted from any customer who is delinquent on any bill with
respect to any premises, unless the customer has entered into
a payment agreement with the City, such payment agreement
form to be provided by the City.
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3, No application shall be finally accepted from any customer
who is new, who has not received any utility service from the
City for the previous twelve (12) months, or any present
customer who has been delinquent in payment of a bill two (2)
or more times within the previous twelve (12) months, unless
the customer pays in advance with the application, the applicable
utility service deposit as provided in Section 24-5.
4. The Director of the Utilities Department may receive an
application for utility service and may provide commencement
of the service or services applied for, all subject to a check
of utility service records to determine whether he will finally
accept the application. If it is determined that the application
cannot be accepted, written notice of this fact shall be given
to the applicant, with not less than ten (10) days to correct
the defect. If the defect is not corrected, service shall be
discontinued.
5. Water, sewer, gas and solid waste collection service are
utilities held to be furnished to the prolerty as provided in
Section 24-3, and the fees, therefore, are chargeable to the
property owner. The Director of the Utilities Department
upon request of the property owner may accept an application
from a tenant or occupant of the premises where the property
owner has either provided a property owner's bill guaranty
in executed form or otherwise on such application indicated
acceptance of responsibility of payment of the charges.
Section 24-5. De osit, Fees, Service Charges and Rate Schedule.
The City Utilities Department will furnish and install water and gas
service connections and tap the mains, as well as provide sanitation
service, for residential, commercial, businesses and other purposes.
The City will charge for such service connections and installation
according to a schedule of fees therefor to be established by ordinance
of the City Commission. Upon adoption of an ordinance setting forth
the schedule of fees and charges, such schedule of fees for all utility
functions will be maintained on file and be available both in the City
Clerk's Office and the Utility Department. All charges to the premises
shall be made from the schedule at the time application is made. Fees
and service charge schedules are payable as outlined in this section.
A. Deposits for Service.
1. Water. Each meter service shall be secured by a
minimum deposit of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) or three (3)
times the average monthly bill for all services (includes
sanitation and sewer),
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deposit of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) or three (3) times
the average monthly bill.
3. Sanitation. Each customer shall be secured by a minimum
Ten Dollar ($10.00) deposit or three (3) times the average
monthly bill for service when customer is not on the City
water system.
4. Sewer. Each customer shall be secured by a minimum Ten
Dollar ($10.00) deposit or three (3) times the average monthly
bill for service when customer is not on the City water system.
5. Deposits of money hereto are and hereafter deposited with
the City to guarantee payment of bills. Commercial deposits
in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1, 000.00) may be made
by a surety bond written by a bonding company approved by the
City Attorney, or through furnishing a letter of credit from a
bank, by making an assignmentb the City of a savings and loan
investment certificate or pass book, or a commercial bank
savings or time deposit certificate, or by furnishing a two-
party guaranty or corporate surety bond, all of,which shall
first be approved by the City Attorney.
B. Impact Fees.
1. Water. A water impact fee shall be assessed at the time
of the original building permit. Fee is payable at the
Building Department before the plumbing permit is issued.
Fees to be established.
2. Storm Drainage. See Building Code. (Section 7-5 (1) )
C. Connection Charges, Fees and Taps on Mains. Payable at
Utilities Department upon application.
1. Water meter connection charges and fees for taps on the
mains and fire taps on the mains:
5/8" meter with 3/413 service line $100.00
1 °1 meter with I" service line 198.00
1-1/2" meter with 1-1/211 service line 297.00
21' meter & gate valve with 2" service line -
on customer's side of street 430.00
211 meter & gate valve with 211 service line -
on opposite side of street 469.00
2" meter with 2+1 service line - irrigation
only - on customer's side of street 385.00
211 meter with 2" service line - irrigation
only - on op]2osite side of street 424.00
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311 meter on 611 main (411tap) $ 1,631.00
311 meter on 811 main (411tap) 1,668.00
311 meter on 1011 main (411 tap) 1,868.00
311 meter on 121' main (411 tap) 11868.00
31, meter on 14t' main (411 tap) 2,046.00
311 meter on 1611 main (411 tap) 21192.00
311 meter, on 2011 main (4111 taR) ?
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411 meter on 611 main $2,294.00
411 meter on 811 main 2,330.00
411 meter on 1011 main 2,530.00
411 meter on 1211 main 2,530.00
4t' meter on 1411 main 2, 708. 00
411 meter on 16'1 main 21855.00
411 meter on 201± main - - - - 3,155.00
Larger meters and taps at coat.
All charges for services, pipe and meters outside the City
limits shall be twenty-five-per cent (Z5016) additional.
411 tap on 611 main $ 512.00
411 tap on 811 main 546.00
411 tap on 1011 main 740.00
411 tap on 121, main 748.00
411 tap on 1411 main 920.00
411 tap on 1611 main 1,050.00
411 tap on 2011 main 1,250.00
611 tap on 611 main 556.•00
61' tap on 811 main 589.00
611 tap on 1011 main 789.00
611 tap on 1211 main 789.00
6" tap on 1411 main 1,030.00
611 tap on 16 11 main 1,114.00
611 tap on 2011 main 1,462.00
811 tap on 811 main 1,007.00
811 tap on 1011 main 1,196.00
811 tap on 1211 main 1,196.00
81f tap on 1411 main 1,300.00
811 tap on 1611 main 1,469.00
811 tap on 2011 main 1,785.00
1011 tap on 1011 main 1,400.00
1011 tap on 1211 main 1,468.00
1011 tap on 1411 main 1,605.00
1011 tap on 161, main 1,770.00
1011 tap on 2011 main 2,170.00
All charges for services, pipe and meters outside the
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311 meter on 611 main (411tap) $ 1,631.00
311 meter on 811 main (411tap) 1,668.00
31, meter on 101, main (411 tap) 1,868.00
311 meter on 1211 main (411 tap) 1,868.00
3t1 meter on 1411 main (411 tap) 2,046.00
311 meter on 1611 main (411 tap) 2, 192.00
311 meter on 2011 main (411 tap) 2,'493.00
411 meter on 611 main $2,294.00
411 meter on 811 main 2,330.00
411 meter on 1011 main 2,530.00
4t, meter on 121, main 2,530.00
41, meter on 1411 main 2,708.00
411 meter on 1611 main 2,855.00
411 meter on 201, main 3, 155.00
Larger maters and tape at cost.
All charges for services, pipe and meters outside the City
Hmita shall be twenty-five per cent (25%) additional.
Tads on Water Mains '
411 tap on 611 main $ 512.00
411 tap on 811 main 546.00
411 tap on 101, main 740.00
411 tap an 1211 main 748.00
411 tap on 1411 main 920.00
41, tap on 1611 main 1,050.00
411 tap on 2011 main 1,250.00
611 tap on 61, main 556.00
61, tap on 81, main 589.00
611 tap on 101, main 789.00
611 tap on 1211 main 789.00
61t tap on 1411 main 1,030.00
611 tap on 1611 main 1,114.00
611 tap on 2011 main 1,462.00
811 tap on 811 main 1,007.00
81t tap on 1011 main 1,196.00
Be, tap on 1211 main 1,196.00
8,1 tap on 1411 main 1,300.00
8tt tap on 1611 main 1,469.00
81, tap on 201, main 1,.785.00
1011 tap on 1011 main 1,400.00
1011 tap on 1211 main 1,468.00
1011 tap on 1411 main 1,605.00
1011 tap on 1611 main 1,770.00
1011 tap on 2011 main 2,170.00.
All charges for services, pipe and meters outside the
City limits shall be 251o additional.
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4!1 tap with Detector Check w/ By pass Meter:
411 tap on 611 main $ 994.00 5/8}1 By pass meter
411 tap on 81t main 1,027.00 5/811 By Pass Meter
411 tap on 1011 main 1,029.00 5/811 By pass Meter
411 tap on 1211 main 1, 209.00 5/811 By pass Meter
411 tap on 14t1 main 1,371.00 5/811 By pass Meter
411 tap on 1611 main 1,504.00 5/811 By pass Meter
411 tap on 2011 main 1,777.00 5/811 By pass Meter
6}1 tap with Detector Check w/ By pass Meter:
611 tap on 611 main 1,143.00 5/811 By pass Meter
611 tap on 811 main 1,173.00 5/811 By pass Meter
611 tap on 10f1 main 1,355.00 5/811 By pass Meter
611 tap on 1211 main 1,355.00 5/811 By pass Meter
611 tap on 1411 main 1,518.00 5/811 By pass Meter
6t1 tap on 1611 main 1,651.00 51811 By pass Meter
611 tap on 2011 main 1,967.00 5/811 By pass Meter
811 tap with Detector Check w/By pass Meter-
8 11 tap on 811 main 1,991.00 1" By pass Meter
811 tap on 1011 main 2,180.00 111 By pass Meter
811 tap on 1211 main 2, 180.00 111 By Pass Meter
811 tap on 1611 main 2, 453. 00 1" By pass Meter
811 tap on 2011 main 2,769.00 1" By pass Meter
All charges for services, pipe and meters outside the City
limits shall be 2501a additional.
2. Sewer connection charges. Payable at Building Department
upon application for plumbing permit.
Residential:
Single-family and apartments (cost
per dwelling unit):
1 bath $475.00
Plus $75.00 for each additional bath
Mobile home space 475.00
Hotel or Motel Facilities: (Cost per dwelling unit):
1 bath $475.00
Plus $75. 00 for each additional bath.
Commercial area other than units, as provided in
this section for commercial structures.
Commercial:
Per toilet or urinal $475.00
*Exclusive of car washes, laundries and other
commercial enterprises making a more than normal
demand on the sewer system, all of which will be
treated under the industrial category.
Industrial:
Per toilet or urinal $475.00
Plus negotiated amount based on gallons and
demand 'on system.
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3. Gas Permit and Inspection Fees.
Any and all fees provided for in this section shall payable
and collected at the Building De )artment of the City.
(a) A basic fee of $1. 50 plus $.50 for each outlet shall be
charged for each gas house piping permit, such fee to
cover one inspection. An additional fee of $2.00 shall
be charged for each additional inspection required to
obtain final approval of the work due to work being done
in sections or to improper or defective installations
requiring replacement or correction.
(b) Where one or more gas appliances are to be installed
a fee of $.50 shall be paid for the inspection of the first
appliance and $.25 for each appliance in excess of one.
The fee for a water heater shall include the inspection of
both the gas and water connections. Where additional'
appliance inspections are required due to improper or
defective installations a fee of $1.00 shall be charged
for each such inspection.
(C•) Where one or more existing appliances are to be replaced,
a permit shall be required and a fee of $.50 be paid for
the first such replacement and a fee of $. 50 be paid for
each replacement in excess of one when done at the same
time. The minimum fee for the correction of a violation
shall be $.50.
(d) In the event of the failure of any person to pay any or all
fees specified above when due, the City Gas Inspector shall
refuse to give final approval to the work until all fees
have been paid.
(e) One permit document may be used to cover all items for
which a permit is required when applied for at one time.
D. Rates
1. Water rates for all water furnished by the City of Clearwater
Utility Department under the different schedules shall be
as follows:
(a) Domestic (stores, offices, hotels, motels, multiple and
single family residential premises and general business
establishments) rates shall be the following based on
monthly consumption:
Consumption charge: .
First 400 cu. ft. or less, a minimum of $2.75 per month.
All over allowance, 0.63 per 100 cu. ft.
Minimum bills. ror each customer billed under the domestic
rate schedule there shall be a monthly minimum charge
based on the size of the meter, which minimum charge
will allow and include the use of certain quantities of water
as listed hereunder, but for the consumption of water in
excess of said allowance the customer shall be billed for said
excess at the domestic consumption charge listed above:
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Under 1 inch $ 2.75
1 inch 4.75
1- 1/2 inch 81.15
2 inch 129,15
3 inch 241.15
2-2 inch in Manifold 241.15
4 inch 561.15
6 inch 1281.15
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Allowed Per month
400 cu. ft, or less
900 cu.-ft. or lass
20,000 cu. it, or lees
32,000 cu. ft. or less
60,000 cu. ft. or lass
60,000 cu. ft. or less
140,000 cu. it. or less
320.000 cu. it. or leas
(b) Industrial rates, applying to customers using water in their
normal activities for production or processing such as grovest
laundries, mills, factories, ice plants, refrigeration plants
and similar establishments and where it is established from
past records or future experience and information that the
average monthly consumption of said industrial rate customers
has or will exceed 3000 cubic feet per month over any three
(3) month period, shall be as follows, based on monthly
consumption:
Consumption charge: $0. 63 per 100 cu. ft. for all water
used over allowance.
Minimum bill. For each customer billed under the industrial
rate schedule there shall be a monthly minimum charge based
on the size of the meter, ,which minimum charge will allow
and include the use of certain quantities of water as listed
hereunder, but for the consumption of water in excess of said
allowance the customer shall be billed for said excess at the
industrial consumption charge listed above;
Minimum Monthly Water Consumption
Meter Size Charge Allowed Per Month
1 inch or under $ 41.15 10,000 cu. it. or less
1-1/2 inch 81.15 20, 000 cu. ft. or less
2 inch 129.15 32,000 cu. ft. or lea s
3 inch Z41.15 60, 000 cu. ft. or less
Z-Z inch in Manifold 241.15 60,000 cu. ft.- or less
4 inch 561.15 140,000 cu. it. or lea a
6 inch 1281. 15 320,000 cu. ft. or less
8 inch 2241.15 560,000 cu. ft, or less
(c) Lawn Water Meters. Lawn water meters already in service
shall be charged the regular domestic rate for water used
for irrigation purposes in accordance with the ordinances of
the City of Clearwater. When combined with the domestic
meter on the aame bill, the rate shall be at $0.63 per 100
cubic feet. When on a separate bill, the rate will be charged
the regular domestic rate depending on size of the meter.
(d)Service out ofmunicipal limits.
Accounts outside of the corporate limits of the City of
Clearwater shall be subject to a surcharge equal to twenty-five
per cent (25010) of the monthly water bill charges as set
forth in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
(e) A charge of the "monthly minimum" for a one-and-one-half
inch (1-1/211) water meter is required for a "deduct" meter
for air conditioning cooling water and similar purposes.
(This is to omit the sanitary sewer charge for this consumption.)
This is only where a separate irrigation meter cannot be set
in the right-of-way or easement and the meter reader must
physically read and deduct consumption for billing purposes.
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The following general rate schedule shall apply to all
users of natural gas provided by the City of Clearwater,
Florida, provided such users are located adjacent to the
City of Clearwater gas mains and provided the City of
Clearwater has a sufficient supply of natural gae to furnish:
(a) Schedule A - General Service Rate
Natural Gas containing not less than 1, 000 BTU
per Cu. Ft. i
First 3 therms or less $3.00
Next 7 therms .45104
Next 10 therms :40344
Next 20 therms .35586
Next 30 therms .34394
Next 230 therms .30824
Next 300 therms .29634
All over 600 therms .28444
Minimum monthly bill 3.00
(b) Schedule B - Air Conditioning Gas Rates.
The following rate schedule shall apply on a year-round
basis to all buildings or premises using gas for air
conditioning purposes, either through using combination
cooling-heating equipment or through using cooling equipment
only, but shall not apply to premises not having air
conditioning equipment located thereon, and shall be
subject to the provisions further set forth herein:
(1)Residential. Where all gas used on the premises
is measured through a single meter, the rate for
gas containing not less than 1, 000 BTU per cubic
foot shall be:
First 10 therms or less $7.15
Next 40 therms .26364
All over 50 therms .22804
(2) Commercial. The following rate shall apply for
air-conditioning, providing said service is separately
metered and that said service is adjacent to the City
mains and where the City has sufficient supply of gas;
First 10 therms or less $7.15
Next 40 therms .39464
Next 950 therms .22804
All over 1, 000 therms . 21614
Minimum Monthly Bill 7.15
(c) Schedule D - Volume Gas Water Heating and Small
Industrial Rates.
This rate shall apply for volume gas water heating and
small industrial consumers, provided such gas service
is separately metered and provided such service is adjacent
to City of Clearwater gas mains and provided the City of
Clearwater has sufficient supply of natural gas:
Natural gas containing not less than 1, 000 BTU per cu. ft.:
First 300 therms or less $77.35
Next 1700 therms .29362
All over 2, 000 therms .27934
Minimum Monthly Bill 77.35
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3 Sower Rates.'
(a) There is hereby established a uniform schedule of rates
and charges for the use or availability for use of the • Y'i ;tr' I
utility as follows:
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(1) Residential:
Single-family residences, duplexes, multi-family
residences, apartments, mobile home parks and
condominiums; A monthly fixed charge of four
dollars twenty-five cents ($4. 25) per unit per month iGt
plus a charge of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per one ,
hundred (100) cubic feet of water used. r
Hotels, motels and travel trailer parks shall be
billed at one hundred sixty (160) per cent of the
domestic monthly water charge, with a minimum
fixed charge of four dollars twenty-five cents ($4.25).
(2) Nonresidential (including commercial, office buildings
and industrial buildings);
The basic charge for all accounts shall be equal to
one hundred sixty (160) per cent of the monthly water
bill in effect for that size meter. However, the minimum
fixed charge for nonresidential accounts shall be four
dollars twenty-five cents. ($4. 25).
(3) Service outside of the municipal limits:
Accounts outside of the corporate limits of the City
of Clearwater shall be subject to a surcharge equal to twenty-'
Div: (25), ' per cent of the monthly sewer bill charges
as set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) above.
(b) The above schedule of rates shall be reviewed by the city,
commission at least every two (2) years beginning with
the effective date thereof, September 1, 1975, to determine
that the rates applied are equitable and furnished at the
lowest cost possible to the customer.
(c) The sewer service charges herein provided shall not
apply to sprinkler or irrigation systems separately
metered or deduct meters.
(d) Basis where water is unmetered. Premises which have
a source of water other than city water system, the spent
or used water from which goes into the city sanitary sewer
systems, shall pay a charge according to the schedule provided
in this section of the city code, based upon an estimate of
the amount of water going into the sanitary sewer system.
In the event of a disagreement as to the amount of such
water reaching the sanitary sewer system, then, a metering
device or,devices shall be installed to determine that amount.
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4. Garbage and Trash Rates.
(a) Monthly charges for twice weekly collection of garbage
and/or trash in prescribed containers:
(1) For duplex dwellings and single family dwellings
including one additional apartment or living unit as
part of or detached from the single family building
and under one ownership=
a. Curbside pickups Three dollars and seventy-
five cents ($3.75) minimum for each living
unit with no limit on the number of garbage
receptacles permitted per unit.
b. Side or rear building collection: Seven dollars
and fifty cents ($7.50) minimum for each
living unit with a limit of two (2) garbage
receptacles permitted per unit. A fee of
Two dollars and fifty cents ($2. 50) each will
be charged for each additional twenty (20)
gallon can or equivalent.
(2) For multiple family dwellings consisting of three (3)
or more living units, which units may be a part of or
detached from the main building; all garbage receptacles
serving the premises to be centrally located at one
collection point:
a. Curbside pickup:
First unit $3.75 minimum
Next nine (9) units 1.75 per unit
All over ten (10) units 1. 38 per unit
b. Side or rear building collection:
First unit $7. 50 minimum
Next nine (9) units -3. 50 per unit
All over ten (10) units 2.75 per unit
c. Commercial containers: In accordance with
schedule in (b) (4) of this section.
Apartment houses and trailer courts or parks
containing three (3) or more living units shall
be classed as multiple family dwellings.
(3) For motels, apartment motels, or apartments renting
by day or week:
All garbage receptacles serving the premises to be
centrally located at one collection point.
a. Curbside pickup:
First living unit $3.75 minimum
Next nine (9) living units 1. 38 per unit
All over ten (10) living units 0.94 per unit
Rooms for living and sleeping
purposes only without cooking
facilities 0. 44 per room
b. Side cr rear building collection:
First living unit $7.50 minimum
Next nine (9) living units 2.75 per unit
All over ten (10) living units 1.88 per unit
Rooms for living and sleeping
purposes only without cooking
facilities 0. 88 per room
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accordance with schedule in (b) (4) of this section.
(5) For commercial buildings of all types such as stores,
hotels, factories, filling stations, service establish-
ments and the likewith separate water metering; for
twice weekly collection]
a. Curbside pickup $3.75 minimum
b. Side or rear building collections
One or two (2) cans 7.50 minimum
Each additional can 2.50
c. Commercial containers: in accordance with
schedule in (b) (4) of this section,
(6) For each building containing four (4) or more separate
offices and one common water meter for physicians,
dentists, dental repair facilities, lawyers, real estate
brokers, insurance agents, clinics, laboratories or
other similar or related businesses, the owner of the
premises served shall be responsible to the city for a
monthly garbage collection charge of:
a. Curbside pickup: Fifteen dollars and forty-four
cents ($15.44) for the first eight (8) garbage
receptacles and two dollars and nineteen cents
($2, 19) per month for each receptacle in excess
of eight (8).
b. Side or rear building collections: Thirty dollars
and eighty-eight cents ($30. 88) for the first
eight (8) garbage receptacles and four dollars and
thirty-eight cents ($4. 38) per month for each
receptacle in excess of eight (8).
c. Commercial containers: In accordance with
schedule in (b) (4) of this section.
(b) Monthly charges for daily commercial (except Sunday and
holidays) collection for garbage and/or trash in prescribed
containers;
(1) Curbside pickup;
fine: can $6.38 minimum
Each additional can 6.38
(2) Side or rear building collection:
One can $12.75 minimum
Each additional can i2. 75
(3) Commercial containers: In accordance with schedule
in (b) (4) of this section.
(4) Commercial container rates are as follows:
Size
(Cu. Times Per Week Pickup
Yd.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 $ 8.55 $17.04 $25.53 $34.08 $ 42.57 $ 51.06 $ 59.61
2 17.04 34.08 51.17 68.21 85.25 102.29 119.27
3 25.86 51.78 77.64 103.51 129.37 155.23 181.04
4 30.36 60.77 91.19 121.55 151.96 182.32 212.62
5, 35.58 71.21 106.78 142.41 178.04 213.62 249.08
6 40.02 80.03 120.05 160.06 200.08 240.09 280.05
8 50.17 100.29 150.46 200.58 250.75 300.87 350.98
a. Special fees: Any hydraulically or otherwise
compacted garbage, trash, etc. collected by the
City of Clearwater sanitation department shall be
paid for at a rate four (4) times the amount listed
on the fee sheet for regular collection.
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} or trash bin or storage room shall be set by the
sanitation superintendent at triple the rate charged
?.. for the cubic yard container nearest, but not
smaller than, the size of the bin or at the rate of
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is the lesser amount.
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Where neither containers nor bins are used, the
charge for collecting such loose trash, other than
that placed for curbside collection, shall be at the
rate of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50)
per hour [sixty-three cents ($0.63) per minute].
All such charges of noncontainer collection shall be
based on the average daily time to be determined
by the sanitation superintendent with a minimum service
charge of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25).
Where existing incinerators, already approved by the
utilities manager for the partial disposal or consumption
of trash or garbage, are provided and consistently used
on any premises listed above under subsection (a) (1)
through (6), inclusive, the monthly charges for twice
weekly collection of garbage or trash shall be on
of the charges listed under said subsection (a) (1) through
(6), inclusive.
E. Service Charges.
Applicable during normal working hours;
Turn On: Gas Meter $ 5.00
Water Meter 5.00
Special Reading 5.00
Collection 5.00
Check Reading 5.00
TTur pff GGas Pilot 5.00
Rea for change of account 2.50
Reset Meter - Gas 15.00
Reset Meter - Water 20.00
Water Meter Test (in shop):
(Includes initial light up
only, does not include
any service.)
(if correct reading has
been made)
up to 11, 15.00 (if correct)
214 35.00
Over 211 Cost
Dishonored Non-Payment turn on 5.00
Gas Meter Testing (in shop)
Size 95 to 425 (cu. ft.per hr.) 15. 00
Size 550 to 1000 (cu. ft. per hr.)35. 00
Over1000 (cu. it. per hr.) Cost
The above charges will be increased 100% for services
between 5 P. M. and 8 A. M, workdays and all day during
holidays and weekends.
Domestic Service Charge:
$10.00 per man per hour with a $10. 00 minimum.
Commercial Installation.
$10.00 per hour for one (1) man and truck - $10.00 minimum.
$15.00 per hour for two (2) men and truck - $15.00 minimum.
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F. Miscellaneous Service Charges.
1. Water -"Temporary Service;
Deposit - $300.00 or one sufficient to cover cost of water
consumed and any other charges incurred. Final Bill
cost of water consumed, plus a $25.00 service charge. :.
Unauthorized Pipe - Where water meter should be; $25.00
for removal.
By-Pass; 107o of average monthly bill for each day since
last reading. ?
Broken stop locks on water meters - $10. 00
To relocate water meter - Time and material.
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Reactivate Gas Meter & Standby Charge; A charge of $50 i
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for meter reset if service is restored where it has been
cut and capped if heat only.
Where two (2) or more gas appliances are to be used where
it has been cut and capped, there will be a charge of $25
to restore meter. f?
To reactivate meter on rental apartment units where service
has not been cut, a charge of $15 will be required for meter
r es et.
A minimum charge of $50.00 per month is required on gas
service for standby purposes. Consumption will be billed
at the general service rate.
To relocate a gas meter - $60. 00
Unauthorized pipe - where gas meter should be - $25. 00
By-Pass, 10016 average monthly bill for each day since
last reading.
Section 24-6. Accounts Due; Method of Billing and When Delinquent.
All meters shall be read monthly and bills for all charges shall be rendered.
Charges for each service shall be arranged as separate items on all such
bills. The bill shall be mailed or delivered to the customer monthly either
as a separate bill or in conjunction with other utility bills. Failures to receive
a bill shall not constitute a defense for non-payment. Any bill which remains
unpaid on and after fifteen (15) days from the date of submission shall be
considered delinquent and service to the customer may be terminated. Where
it is proposed to terminate utility service to a customer, notice shall first
be sent to such customer, and by prior filed request, notice will be sent
property owner of record, which notice shall advise the customer that the account
is delinquent, provide the amount of such delinquency and advise the customer
that the service will be discontinued five (5) days from the date of such notice
unless the customer within such time pays such account or appeals the decision
to terminate the service to the City Manager. An appeal to the City Manager
shall be commenced by the customer filing a written request with the Director
of the Utilities Department within five (5) days of the date of the notice provided
for herein. Complaints relating to bills shall be made before the due date
shown on the bull. Where the customer has not been billed for services rendered,
the City shall have the right to back bill for any such services.
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Section 24-7. Ci to Have Lien for Charges, Assessments When
Same Effective.
The City shall have as security for the collection of any utility rates,
assessments or charges due or to become'due, for the use or
consumption of utilities supplied to any building or to any premises,
lot, piece or parcel of land, a lien upon such building and upon any
premises, lot, piece or parcel of land upon which such building shall
be situated or to which such utilities are supplied. Such lien shall
become effective immediately upon the distribution of the utilities to
the premises or property supplied.
Section 24-8. Resolution Making Lien Final and Notice of Lien.
Every six months or less the City Manager shall present to the
City Commission a list of properties with unpaid utility charges
scatting forth the owner's name, location of the property and amount
of unpaid utility charges. The City Commission after notice to each
property owner named on the list shall, following any public hearing,
consider the adoption of a resolution making the lien described in
Section 24-7 final. Upon the adoption of such a resolution, the utility
lien for the amounts contained in such resolution shall be and
constitute a lien superior in dignity to all other liens and encumbrances
of whatever kind and character save and except ad valorem taxes levied
and assessed by the State of Florida, County of Pinellas or City of
Clearwater, and shall remain a lien against each such property until
paid. Following adoption of the utility lien resolution, the City
Manager shall immediately cause such resolution to be filed with
the City Clerk. The City Manager may file and record, in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, notice of the
utility liens against each such property, showing thereon the amount
of the lien and a legal description of the property.
Section 24-9. Discontinuance of Service; Suit for Collection
of Charges, Assessments.
The City, by and through its officers, agents or employees, may,
subject to the notice'and appeal process provided in Section 24-6,
discontinue utility service to any buildings or any premises, lot or
any parcel of land-upon which any utility rates, assessments or charges
referred to in this article are delinquent and against which the lien
referred to in this article shall be accrued, or may institute suit for
collection of such utility rates, assessments or charges in any court
of competent jurisdiction. No discontinuance of service nor any
attempt to collect such utility rates, assessments or charged by any
process shall in any way invalidate or waive the lien upon the premises.
Section 24-10. Foreclosure of Lien.
At any time after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date
of.adoption of the resolution provided for in Section 24-8, the City
may proceed to foreclose such lien or liens in the same manner
as provided for the foreclosure of a mortgage by the laws of the
State of Florida.
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(d) To make recommendations to the City Commission
relating to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above.
Section 24-13. Termination of Service; Customer A22ealss.
The Director of the Utilities Department shall forward to the
City Manager within ten (10) days of receipt of a written F
request for hearing those customer account or accounts where '<1
pursuant to Section 24-6 a customer has appealed a notice of
intended termination of service or appealed a withholding of
service. Prior to the hearing, the Director or his designated i
representative shall notify the customer that a hearing has been. ,
scheduled before the CityMa-nager or his designee to consider .
such appeal of the decision to terminate or withhold service to
the premises, and the customer shall be informed of the date and
time and place of such appeal hearing. The customer may appear '
at such hearing and shall be permitted to present reasons why
such service should not be terminated or withheld. Immediately
following the hearing, the City Manager shall issue his recorn-
mendation, setting forth his findings with respect to the evidence
presented, and his detexrnination whether or not the service should y
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Section 24-14. Withholding Service for Prior Utility Indebtedness,
Subject to the right of appeal to the City Manager pursuant
to Section 24-13, the City may withhold or discontinue utility service
rendered under any application made by any member or agent of a
family, household, organization or business unless all prior utility
indebtedness due by such family, household, organization or business
is paid in full.
Section 24-15. Return of Payments Prohibited.
Except for deposits required for initial utilities service, no
moneys properly paid to the City under this Chapter. may be
refunded.
Section 24-16. Certain Acts Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person either inside or outside the
corporate limits of the City to tap, cut in, connect to or in any
way use any line, branch or part of either the water, wastewater
system, storm sewer system, sanitation or gas system of the
City without first complying with the provisions of this code.
Section 24-17. Inspection of Premises; Discontinuance of Service.
As a condition of receiving or continuing to receive utilities service
from the City, the duly authorized representatives of the City shall
be permitted at reasonable times to make necessary inspections of
utilities facilities on private premises where such inspections are
reasonably necessary to insure the compliance with the ordinances
of the City relating to such services. If for any reason access is
denied, a written notice will be delivered or mailed to the premises
and to the owner, if not owner occupied, stating a reasonable time
in which such inspection is needed to be made, the reasons therefor,
and the effect of failure to allow such inspection. If the City's duly
authorized representative is then denied access to the premises for
such inspection, the City may then discontinue all utilities services
to such premises until such inspection is permitted.
Section 24-18. Information to Customers.
Upon request of any customer of the utility system, it shall be the
duty of the utility providing service to provide the customer a copy
or explanation of the utility's rates applicable to the service furnished
or to be furnished such customer.
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Section Z4-19. A Separate System.
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All municipal utility properties of the City supplying gas
service in and to the City and citizens and inhabitants and
users thereof, shall be controlled, operated, and maintained
on a separate basis apart from all other City utility services.
See Section 24-5 for deposit, fees, service charges and
rate schedules.
Section 24-20. Applications.
Applicant who desires to connect his property, place of
business or residence with the gas systemcf the City shall
comply with the provisions of this Chapter and shall pay
deposits, fees or connection charges at the time the written
application is tendered to the Utilities Director.
Section 24-21. Permits.
See Gas Code 1965 for Permits. See Section 24-5 for
Permit Fees.
Section 24-22. Tapping and Connection, By Whom Done;
City Property,
Tapping of all mains and service connections from the mains
to the property line shall be done by the City Gas Department.
Title of all service connections from the main to the property
line, meters and meter installations is vested in the City, and
the same shall at all times be the sole property of the City, and
shall, not be trespassed upon or interfered with in any respect.
Such City property shall be maintained by the City Gas Department
and may be removed or changed by it at any time.
Section 24-23. Meters--City to Regulate; Cost of Maintenance;
Responsibility for Damage.
The City Gas Department shall have the right to meter any
and all customers. The City Gas Department alone shall have the
right to stipulate the size, type, make, location and type of meter
settling. All meters shall be maintained by and at the expense of the
City, insofar as ordinary wear and tear is concerned. The customer
will be held responsible for damage or other external causes when
such damage results from the negligence of the customer. When
such damage occurs, the City will furnish and set another meter
and repair the one damaged and the cost of such repairs, including
replacement parts, labor and transportation charges, shall be
paid for by the customer.
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In compliance with the Federal Standard 192.353:
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outside a building, must be installed in a readily accessible
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Section 24-25. Service Charges, Installation Costs and Rate Schedules.
See Section 24-5 of this Chapter.
Section 24-26. Gas Code.
The installation of gas pipes, fixtures, appliances and
other equipment and appurtenances shall be installed in
accordance with the 1965 Gas Code of the City of Clearwater,
Florida, as further referenced in Section 7-75 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Clearwater. Copies of the 1965
Gas Code are on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Section 24-27. _Liability.
The City is responsible for the gas in the service lines. By
Federal Standard, Section 192, 3 "service line" means a distribution
line that transports gas from a common source of supply to (1) a
customer meter or the connection to a customer's piping if there
is no customer meter. A customer meter is the meter that measures
the transfer of gas from an operator to a consumer.
Section 24-28. Accounts Due; Method of Billing and When DeLin uent
See Section 24-6 of this Chapter.
Section Z4-Z9. _City to Have Lien for Charges, Assessments
When Same Effective.
See Section 24-7 of this Chapter.
Section 24-30. • Resolution Making Lien Final and Notice of Lien.
See Section 24-8 of this Chapter.
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Section 24-31. Discontinuance of Service; Suit for Collection
of Charges, Assessments.
See Section 24-9 of this Chapter.
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the new meter, whichever method is, in the opinion of the City,
representative of the conditions existing during the period in
question.
Section 24-33. Meters--Testing.
The City Gas Department reserves the right to remove or test
any meter at any time and to substitute another meter in its
place. In case of a disputed account involving the question of
accuracy of the meter, such meter will be tested by the City
upon written request of the customer; provided, however, that
the meter in question has not been tested by the City within the
previous two (2) years. The customer agrees to accept the
results of the test made by the City. If the meter tested is found
to have an error in registration in excess of three per cent (30/0)
as based on the arithmetical average of one-fourth load and full
load of the meter, there will be no charge for the testing; but
should the test show error in registration less than three per
cent (37o) there shall be a charge for testing the meter. The
billing for the testing will be charged to the customer's account.
Section 24-34. Only Authorized Person to Turn on Gas.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person other than an authorized
employee of the Utilities Department to turn on, or in any
way tamper with or damage any meter which has been turned
off by the City. The customer serviced by the meter shall be
held responsible for any such actions. See Section 24-5 of this
Chapter.
(b) Pipes Not Authorized. A fee shall be charged for the removal
of an unauthorized straight pipe or device which has been
installed in lieu of or in addition to a meter, except where the
pipe or device has been authorized in writing by the City. See
Section 24-5 of this Chapter.
(c) Open Meter By-Pass Servicing. A fee, over and above the bill
established from the meter reading, will be charged for the
service of turning off the meter by-pass valve, when such
opening was not previously authorized in writing by the City.
See Section 24-5 of this Chapter.
(d) Broken Stop Locks. A replacement fee shall be charged for the
replacement of curb stop locks, broken or removed from the
customer's service line. See Section 24-5 of this Chapter.
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The present water system of the City, together with any and
all extensions thereof and replacements thereto or facilities
hereafter acquired by the City, shall be controlled, operated, and
maintained on a separate basis from all other City utility services.
See Section 24-5 of this Chapter for deposit, fees, service
charges and rate schedules.
Section 24-36. Temporary Service.
(a) Temporary service, such as service for circuses, fairs,
carnivals, construction work and the like, shall be rendered
upon written application accompanied by a deposit sufficient
to cover the City's estimate of the cost of water to be consumed,
materials, labor and any other expense incurred by the City
in rendering such service. Upon termination of this service,
any balance of this deposit shall be refunded to the consumer.
(b) Temporary service, such as for circuses, fairs, carnivals,
construction work and the like, may also be rendered by
installing a meter on an existing fire hydrant, at the option
of the City. Service may be rendered in this manner upon
written application accompanied by a nonrefundable meter
installation and removal charge, and a deposit refundable upon
the safe return of the meter. The application for temporary
water service to be provided in the manner established herein
shall contain a warning that such hydrant water hae not been
tested by the County Health Department as being fit for human
consumption. Water used through such a temporary meter
shall be paid for at the prevailing general water service rate.'
This type of temporary connection shall be allowed for a
maximum time period of sixty (60) days, but may be extended
at the discretion of the Utilities Director.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use water from or in any
manner to connect or tamper with any fire hydrant except for
employees of the Fire Department in performance of their duties,
or an employee of the City engaged in installing or maintaining
fire hydrants, or for temporary fire hydrant service as defined
in this section.
Section 24-37. Ta in and Connection,
(a) B Whom Done; Ci Property. Tapping of all existing mains
and service connections from the mains to the property line
shall be done by the City Water Department. Title of all
service connections from the main•to the property line, meters,
and meter installations is vested in the City, and the same shall
at all times be the sole property of the City, and shall not be
trespassed upon or interfered with in any respect. Such City
property shall be maintained by the City Water Department
and may be removed or changed by it at any time.
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and Tag Fees.
The City Water Department shall furnish and install
equipment for residential, commercial, lawn, business
and other purposes and will charge for such furnishing
and installation according to a schedule of fees therefor
to be established by ordinance by the City Commission.
All charges according to the schedule shall be paid when
applying for service, and all charges for services, pipe,
and, meters outside of the City limits shall include a
twenty-five per cent (25%) surcharge. See Section 24-5
of this Chapter.
(c) Stop & Waste _Cock. Every service pipe must be provided
by the customer with an easily accessible and fully protected
stop and waste cock on the outside of the foundation wall where
the pipe passes through.
(d) One Premises Per Pipe do Water Meter.
All installations or re-installations of service lines to
each premise or structure shall require a separate service
pipe and water meter. When more than one premises is now
supplied through one service pipe and under the control of one
curb cock, any violation of the rules of the City Water Depart-
ment by either or any of the customers so supplied, shall be
deemed a violation by all and the City may take such action as
could be taken against any single customer except that such
action shall not be taken until the innocent customer who is
not in violation of the City Water Department rules has been
given a reasonable opportunity to attach his pipe to a separately
controlled service installation.
(e) Liability for_Escaping Water.
The City shall not be responsible for maintenance of or
for damage caused by water escaping from the service pipe
or any other pipe or fixture on the outlet aide of the water
meter.
(f) Cross Connections.
No cross connection between the City•water supply system
and any other water supply will be allowed unless protected
by a back flow preventer. Any existing or proposed water
supply cross connections must be approved by the City Water
Department and the Health Department. If the customer fails
or refuses to disconnect or properly protect the water supply
connection, the City shall discontinue service until the
connection has been properly disconnected or protected.
(g) Liability of Service.
The liability of the customer shall begin on the day the
customer's line is connected to the City's water main and
shall continue thereafter unless disconnected for non-payment
or other cause or until written notice is gkyen the City by the
customer to terminate the service.
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Section 24-38. Meters--CU to Regulate; Costof Maintenances
Res2onsibili!?r for Damage.
The City Water Department shall have the right to meter any
and all customers. The City Water Department alone shall have
the right to stipulate the size, type, make, location and the type
of meter setting. All meters shall be maintained by and at the
expense of the City, insofar as ordinary wear and tear is concerned.
The customer will be held responsible for damage as a result of
hot water, or other external causes when such damage results from
the negligence of the customer. When such damage occurs, the
City will furnish and set another meter and repair the one damaged
and the cost of such repair's, including replacement parts, labor
and transportation charges, shall be paid for by the customer.
Section 24-39. Meters--Each Customer Must Supply Check and
Relief Valves; Direct Pressure Hot Water Tanks.
Each customer shall be required to install a check valve and relief
valve in the service line on the outlet side of the meter to prevent
the return of hot water to the meter. The City will not supply water
to premises where direct pressure hot water tanks or appliances
are used except where the customer agrees to accept liability and
any or all damage occasioned to the City water supply and metering
systems by reason of the use of such tanks or appliances.
Section 24-40. Meters --Quantity of Water Recorded is Conclusive;
Exception..
The quantity recorded by the meter shall be conclusive, except when
the meter is found to be registering inaccurately or has ceased to
register. In such cases, the quantity may be determined by the
average registration of the meter in a corresponding past period
or by the average registration of the new meter, whichever method
is, in the opinion of the City, representative of the conditions existing
during the period in question.
Section 24-41. Meters--Testing.
The City Water Department reserves the right to remove or test
any meter at any time and to substitute another meter in its place.
In case of a disputed account involving the question of accuracy of
the meter, such meter will be tested by the City upon written request
of the customer; provided, however, that the meter in question has
not been tested by the City within the previous two (2) years. The
customer agrees to accept the results of the test made by the City.
If the meter tested is found to have an error in registration in excess
of three per cent (3%) as based on the arithmetical average of one-
fourth load and full load of the meter, there will be no charge for
the testing; but should the test show error in registration less than
three per cent (3016), there will be a charge for testing the meter.
Charges for such testing shall be applied to the customer's account.
See Section 24'-5 of this Chapter for schedule of fees.
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Section 24-42. Meters--Tampering With.
No person other .than an agent of the City shall remove, inspect
or tamper with the water supply meter or any other,part of the
water supply system located on the premises. Tice customer shall
notify the City of any damage to or any failure of the meter.
Section 24-43. Only- Authorized Person to Turn On Water.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person other than an authorized
employee of the Utilities Department to turn on, or in any
way tamper with or damage any meter which has been turned
off by the City. The customer serviced by the meter shall be
held responsible for any such actions.
(b) Str?,2ight Pipes Not Authorized. A fee shall be charged for the
removal of an unauthorized straight pipe or device which has
been installed in lieu of or in addition to a water meter, except
where the pipe or device has been authorized in writing by the
City. See Section 24-5 of this Chapter for fee schedule.
(c) Open Meter By-Pass Servicing. A fee, over and above the bill
established from the meter reading, will be charged for the
service of turning off the meter by-pass valve, when such opening
was not previously authorized in writing by the City. See Section
24-5 of this Chapter for fee schedule.
(d) Broken Stop Locks. A replacement fee shall be charged for
the replacement of curb stop locks, broken or removed from
the customer's service line. See Section 24-5 of this Chapter
for fee schedule.
Section 24-44. Service Pipes for Buildings Two or More Stories
In Height.
Water service pipes in buildings of two or more stories in height
must be installed by approval of the Superintendent of the Water
Department. Larger service pipes will be required in buildings
of two or more stories in height to give an adequate water supply
and a more satisfactory service. Penalty for non-observance of
this rule will be refusal of, service until piping is corrected by
owner and approved by the Superintendent of the Water Department.
Section 24-45. Shut-Off Valves.
All service pipes shall have a suitable hand-controlled shut-off
valve in a visible and accessible place, and must not be placed
where it may be covered by walls or lattice work on buildings.
Section 24-46. Cost of Be airs.
The Water Department reserves the right and authority at any
time to make all repairs from the water mains to the meter at
the customer's expense. Any other repairs shall be made by
the owner.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, not an authorized employee
of the Water Department or the Fire Department, to open fire
hydrants, gate valves, or to tamper with the waterworks,
equipment, signals, shut off boxes, meter boxes or the service
shut-off cock, except in case of accident or for necessary repairs.
Section 24-48. Special Fire Protection Service.
Special fire protection service for any building will be made at
property owner's expense. Connection to main will be made by
Water Department and charged for at cost of material and labor.
A detector check with by-pass meter will be required. This
service will be used for fire protection only and no other
connection other than fire hose or sprinklers will be allowed
on this service. This service will be installed by approval of
the Superintendent of the Water Department, and all valves on
hose connection will be sealed by him. Valves will be opened
only for testing, and in case of fire within the building. The
Superintendent of the Water Department must be immediately
notified when sales are broken. Failure to comply will be cause
for discontinuance of the free service, and a meter shall be
installed at the property owner's expense before such service
will be resumed. The Water Department will not be responsible
for any damage on account of failure of water supply. Any
consumption shown on by-pass meter will be billed at domestic
rate.
Section 24-49. Allowance for Leakage.
An allowance will be made for invisible underground leakage, if
unknown to the customer, but no further allowance will be made
after the customer is notified of such leakage. The allowance
will be one-half of the amount of water used in excess of the
average monthly consumption.
Section 24-50. Steam Boilers and Other Hot Water Plants;
Valve Requirements.
Any person using water from the City water mains for steam
boilers or hot water plants of any kind will do so at their own
risk. Service pipe for such purposes must have a check valve
placed in the water line to prevent hot water from back-flowing
into water mains. This valve must be placed with the approval of
the Superintendent of the Water Department. Any damage that may
occur to the meter due to defective valves shall be charged to the
customer.
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appropriated by the City Commission in payment for capital
improvements pertaining to the production, treatment and
transportation of water, or for debt service requirements in
connection with such capital improvements.
Section 24-54. Inspection of Plumbin & ,Connections.
No water service shall be connected until the plumbing and
connection incident thereto shall have been inspected and
approved by the City Plumbing Inspector.
Section 24-55. Liability of City; Restricting Use of Water.
The City shall not be liable for any damage resulting from the
bursting of any main, service pipe or cock, or from the shutting
off of water for repairs, extensions or connections or from the
accidental failure of the water supply* from any cause whatsoever.
In case of emergency, the City shall have the right to restrict the
use of water in any reasonable manner for the protection of the
City and its water supply.
Section 24-56. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV - WASTEWATER
Section 24-57. _Entire System a Public Utili
The present wastewater collection system of the City, together with
any and all extensions thereof and replacements thereto, and the
wastewater treatment plants now operated by the City and any and
all such plants hereafter acquired and operated by the City, be and
the same are hereby established and declared to be a public utility
for the use and benefit of the City in the maintenance of public health,
welfare and sanitation throughout the City. The system shall be
controlled, operated, and maintained on a separate basis from all
other City utility services. See Section 24-5 of this Chapter for
deposit, fees, and rate schedules.
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Enter or Connect.
No person other than an authorized City employee shall enter
any public sewer or appurtenance thereof, or make any connection
thereto without a written permit from the proper municipal authority.
Section 24-59. Connection--Application, Fee.
(a) Any person who desires to connect his property, place of
business or residence with the wastewater collection system
of the City shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter
and shall pay the connection charges. (See Section 24-5 of
this Chapter. )
(b) Tapping of all sanitary sewer mains and service connection
frorn the mains to the curb line of private property will be
done and installed by the Public Service Department. Title
to all connections and services from the sewer main to the
curb line is vested in the City, and the same shall at all times
so remain and shall not be trespassed upon or interfered with
in any respect. This property shall be maintained by the Public
Service Department and may be removed or changed by it at
any time.
(c) The Public Service Department shall furnish and install
necessary pipe, fittings, and equipment to provide the requested
service in accordance with the provisions of the City plumbing
code, type and location of sanitary sower mains and sound
engineering practice for base charges for sewer taps and
connection fees.
(d) The fees prescribed must be paid at the time a plumbing permit
is issued by the Building Department.
(e) Sewer to fees--Use of funds. All funds received by the City
as sewer tap fees shall be kept in a separate account and such
funds may only be used as appropriated by the City Commission
in payment for capital improvements pertaining to wastewater
force mains, trunk lines, pumping stations and the treatment
and disposal of wastewater or for debt service requirements in
connection with such capital improvements as herein specified.
Section 24-60. Connection--Permit Required
It shall be unlawful for any person to tap, cut or in any way use any
line, branch or part of the wastewater collection system or utility,
without a written permit issued by the Building Inspector of the City
and without the payment of all rates and charges required by the City
for the use of such utility.
Section 24-61. inflammables, Explosives Prohibited.
No person shall make or maintain any connection with any public
or private wastewater system or storm sewer system, or
appurtenance thereof, whereby there may be conveyed into the
same, any suffocating, corrosive, inflammable or explosive
liquid gas, vapor, substance or material.
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obstruct the flow of any public wastewater system or storm
sewer system or clog up any appurtenance thereof, or place
therein any substance, solid or liquid, other than the waste
products for which sewers are provided.
Section 24-63. Privies.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain
any privy of any type where water under pressure is available
on or adjacent to his property. Where such water is not
available, the construction and maintenance of all privies
shall comply with the rules and regulations of the County
Health Officer.
Section 24-64. Schedule of Service Rates.
(a) There is an established uniform schedule of rates and
charges for the use or availability for use of this utility.
See Section 24-5 of this Chapter,
(b) The sewer service charges shall not apply to sprinkler or
irrigation systems separately teetered.
Section 24-65. Basis Where Water is Unmetered.
Premises which have a source of water other than the City water
system, the spent or used water from which goes into the City
sanitary sewer system, shall pay a charge according to the schedule
provided in Section 24-5 of this Chapter based upon an estimate of
the amount of water going into the sanitary sewer system. In the
event of a disagreement as to the amount of such water reaching;
the sanitary sewer system, then, a metering device or devices
shall be installed to determine that amount.
Section 24-66. No Free Service.
No sewer service shall be furnished or rendered free of charge
to any person whomsoever. The City, County and State and every
agency, department or instrumentality thereof, which uses any
sewer service from such sewer system shall pay therefor at the
rates fixed herein or as established by agreement. The sewer
charge is considered an on-going charge. A minimum bill shall
be rendered even though the water meter has been temporarily
turned off. The charge will stop only after the premises has been
sold and the Utility Department has been notified to
that effect.
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Section 24-67. Sewer Connections Required, Authorized.
(a) Within Without City. Except as herein specifically provided,
all buildings designed for use for human habitation or occupancy
located within the City shall be connected to the wastewater
collection system by the City. Such buildings located outside the
City and served by the City water system and to which the Clear-
water wastewater system is reasonably available may connect to
said system upon application to and approval by the City Manager
and on payment of connection fees and monthly service charges
as established by the City Commission for such outside property.
(b) Certificate of Occupancy. No certificate of occupancy shall be
issued for any such building within the City unless a sanitary
sewer connection has been made thereto, unless the building or
or plumbing inspector shall find that a sanitary sewer main is not
reasonably available and that such a main will not be available by
the time that such building is ready for use. Such inspector may find
that such a main is not reasonably available to the property on which
such building is located and does not abut on a sewer main or that
a connection to said main is not feasible in the opinion of the
City Engineer.
Section 24-68. Time for Makin Connections.
All presently existing buildings designed or used for human habitation
or occupancy shall be connected to the wastewater collection system
of the City if sewer mains are available. When future extensions and
additions to the sewer system make additional existing buildings
available to said sewers, connections shall be made within ninety (90)
days after such mains become available. Proper sewer charges shall
be billed after the expiration of said ninety (90) days, whether such
connection has been made or not.
Section 24-69. Alternative Wastewater Disposal Authorized for
Certain Buildings; Limitations.
All buildings designed or used for human habitation or occupancy that
are hereafter erected in the City in locations where sanitary sewer
mains are not available for connection at the time such buildings are
completed or occupied, may be permitted to temporarily use septic
tanks or such other method of wastewater disposal as may be approved
by the applicable health authorities; however, such buildings shall be
connected to the sanitary sewer system of the City within ninety (90)
days after the system becomes available for connection.
Section 24-70. Septic Tanks Authorized in Certain Instances.
Where the City cannot provide adequate sanitary sewer facilities in
any given piece or parcel of land within the City limits, upon which
there is located or to be located a dwelling house or building in which
sanitary facilities are needed or required, the owner thereof or a
licensed master plumber, upon written application to the City Building
Inspector, may obtain a permit to build a septic tank, providing that
construction thereof is to be in conformity with all existing require-
ments of the City and State laws, rules and regulations. No permit
hereunder shall be issued more than two (2) weeks prior to the date
construction of the building shall begin.
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Inspection;_ A roved.
All connections to the sanitary sewers of the City shall be
done in accordance with the provisions of the Plumbing Code
of the City and in accordance with City, State and County
rules, regulations and laws. All such connections must be
inspected and approved by the City Plumbing Inspector and
all fees and charges therefor due the City must be paid as a
condition precedent to approval.
Section 214-72. Issuance of Permits for Septic Tanks.
(a) When_Re uired. No person shall, after January 15, 1962,
construct, replace, clean or repair any septic tank in the
City without first having obtained a written permit therefor
from the City Building Inspector.
(b) When Used. The City Building or Plumbing Inspector
shall issue such a permit as a matter of course when it
appears that the conditions set forth in Sections 24-69
and 24-70 of this Chapter prevail and it appears the use of
such septic tank is lawful under the provisions of this Article.
ARTICLE IV-B - INDUSTRIAL WASTES
Section 24-73. Making or Maintaining Connections for Disposal
of Certain Substances Prohibited.
No person shall make or maintain any connection with any public
or private sewer, or appurtenance thereof, whereby there may
be conveyed into the same suffocating, corrosive, inflammable
or explosive liquid gas, vapor, substance or material.
Section 24-74. Discharge Into Storm Drainage_Sy_stem Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge industrial
wastewater into the storm drainage system of the City.
Section 24-75. Prohibited Wastes.
Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, no person shall
cause to be discharged into any sanitary waste water system or
storm sewer system any of the following described waste or waters;
(a) Any liquid having a temperature higher than ninety-five (95)
degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) Any water or waste containing more than fifty (50) mg/L
at any one time, or that exceeds a daily average of twenty-
five (25) mg/L when sampled three (3) consecutive times
within a twenty-four (24) hour period, of any grease or
oil or any oily substance.
(c) Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
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animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of
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(e) All garbage including the wastes from the preparation, =',r' : ;r';'.?'•`.
cooking and dispensing of food, must be shredded to such
degree that all,partLcles will be carried freely under the
flow conditions prevailing in public wastewater sowers,
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(f) Any waters having a pH lower than 6. 0 or higher than 9.0 ,
and having any other corrosive property capable of causing.'
damage or hazard to structures, equipment or personnel ..?F
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in excess of the following limits and measured at the point
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Copper, Total 0.5 rng/L
Chromium, Hexavalent 0.05 mg/L
Chromium, Total 1.0 mg/L
Cadmium 0.1 mg/L
Zinc, Total 1.0 mg/L
Cobalt 1.0 mg/L
Silver 0.05 mg/L
Manganese 1.0 mg/L
Barium 1.0 mg/L
Sulfides 0.2 mg/L
Selenium 0.01 mg/L
Nickel 0.5 mg/L
Flouride 6.0 mg/L
Detergents 0.5 mg/L
Aluminum 1.0 mg/L
Arsenic 0.05 mg/L
Mercury 0.05 mg/L
Lead 0.05 mg/L
Iron 0.3 mg/L
Boron 1.0 mg/ L
or any substance that will pass through the wastewater
treatment facility and exceed the State or Federal require-
ments for the receiving stream.
(h) Any water or waste containing suspended solids or SOD,
COD of such character and quantity that unusual attention or
expense is required to handle such materials at the waste-
water treatment facility without a special permit.
(i) Any toxic radioactive isotopes, without a special permit.
(j) Any noxious gases.
(k) Any ashes, metals, cinders, rags, mud, straw, glass,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood or other interfering or
obstructing solids.
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No provision of the above sections shall be construed as
prohibiting any special agreement or arrangements between
the Utility Department and any person whereby an industrial
waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted into
the sanitary sewers for treatment by the utility either before
or after. pretreatment.
Section 24-76. Treatment of Industrial Wastes.
The economy and desirability of the combined treatment of
industrial wastes and domestic wastewater is recognized.
However, not all types and quantities of industrial wastes can
be so treated. Hence, it shall be the established policy to
admit these types and quantities of industrial wastes that are
not harmful or damaging to the structures, processes or
operation of the wastewater treatment facility or are not
specifically prohibited by this utility code. It is also recognized
that to provide this service additional facilities are required
and the cost must be borne by those persons receiving the benefits.
Section 24-77. Approval Required for Industrial Wastes.
In order to control the admission of industrial wastes, the
discharge into the public sewers of any waters or wastes
having the following characteristics shall be subject to review
and approval of the utility:
(a) A five (5) day, twenty (20) centigrade BOD greater
than 300 mg/L.
(b) A suspended solids content greater than three hundred
(900) mg/L.
(c) COD greater than 400 mg/L.
(d) A chlorine demand greater than fifteen (15) mg/L.
(e) An hourly flow rate greater than two per cent (2%a) of
the average hourly flow rate of the treatment facility.
(f) Any toxic substance; and
(g) Any wastes which are considered by the Utilities
Director to offer possibilities of harm to structures,
processes or operation of the plant.
Section 24-78. Survey Data Required.
All users of the wastewater sewer system who are now
.discharging industrial waste into the public sewers shall upon
request of the Utilities Director or his authorized agent obtain
and file with the Director within two (2) months, a questionnaire
which shall furnish pertinent data, including quantity of flow and
an analysis of the discharge to the public sewers.
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Similarly, any person desiring to make a new connection
to the wastewater collection system for the purpose of
discharging industrial waste to the public sewers, shall
execute and file with the Utilities Director or his authorized
agent an industrial questionnaire which shall furnish pertinent
data including quantity of flow and an analysis of the industrial
waste to be discharged into the sewer system, for his study
and recommendations. Such now measurement and analysis
shall be at the user's expense. The applicant for the building
sewer permit shall notify the Director when the building sewer
is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer.
The connection shall be made under the supervision and approval
of the Director or his designated representative.
Section 24-79. Sampling and Analysis,
Samples shall be a composite over not more than a three (3)
day period of operation of the actual quality of the wastes.
Samples for analysis must be collected by a City employee.
Analysis shall be made by a graduate chemist, laboratory
technician, or a Class A or B wastewater treatment plant
operator, qualified in accordance with standards established
by the Department of Environmental Regulations, and registered
in this State, using the laboratory methods for the examination
of industrial waste as set forth by the Department of Environ-
mental Regulation and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Section 24-50. Extension of Time.
When, due to the size or complexity of the waste disposal
problem of an industry, it can be shown that it is impractical
to meet the schedule imposed hereunder, a request for an extension
of time may be presented to the Utilities Director.
Section 24-81. Control Manhole.
Any person discharging industrial wastes into the wastewater
collection system shall cause to be constructed and maintained
at his expense a suitable control manhole or manholes downstream
from any treatment, storage or other approved works, to facilitate
observation, measurement and sampling of all wastes, including
domestic wastewater from the premises. The control manhole or
manholes shall be constructed and located and built in a manner
approved by the Utilities Director and shall include a flow measuring
device. The control manhole shall be accessible to the City at
all times for sampling.
Section 24-82. When Pretreatment Required.
The user of the wastewater collection system shall provide at
his expense such preliminary treatment or handling as may be
necessary to modify the characteristics, or concentration of
wastes to satisfy the limits set forth in this utilities code.
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utilities code. A surcharge shall be imposed upon customers
discharging abnormal strength wastes. ,
The term "abnormal strength wastesff as used herein shall
refer to the degree of concentration of permissible waste
material per unit volume of wastewater discharged by the
customer. Abnormally high strength waste shall be waste
containing a BOD above 300 mg/L or suspended solids above
300 mg/L or a COD above 400 mg/L.
Section 24-85. Surchar a for High-Strength Waste - Computation.
A surcharge shall be imposed where the wastes from any lot
or parcel of land upon which there is located any institutional,
commercial or industrial plant or building containing an abnormally
high BOD or suspended solids concentration as defined in the
above Section 24-84. The surcharge imposed by this code shall
be computed by multiplying the strength (mg/L) of each constituent
above 300 mg/L times the metered water used during the billing
period in millions of gallons times a treatment surcharge factor
and dividing by three hundred (300). 600 mg/L is the maximum
acceptable BOD or suspended solids concentration.
Section 24-86. Surcharge for High Strength Waste -,Sur-
charge Factor - Compliance.
The surcharge factor shall be derived annually from the
following formula.
Surcharge Factor = Cost of treatment per million gallons.
Cost of treatment per million gallons = operational cost of
City's wastewater treatment facilities for the preceding
fiscal year (including pro rata administrative costs) divided
by the total wastewater flow through all plants in millions
of gallons.
All users of the wastewater collection system affected by the
surcharge shall be allowed ninety (90) days in which to comply.
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Section 24-87. Additional Ad3ustments.
Nothing in this code shall restrict the City from making
additional adjustments in rates if it is felt by the Utilities
Director or his authorized agent that the nature or quantity
of this waste creates an additional burden on the system.
Section Z4-88. Right of Refusal.
The City hereby reserves the right to refuse waste from any
lot or parcel of land upon which there is located any institutional,
commercial or industrial plants, building'or structures which do
not comply fully with this utilities code or that does not utilize
City water or that does not supply proper metering of its wastes
or that is not within the City limits.
ARTICLE V - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND WEED CONTROL
Section 24-89. Entire System a Public Utility.
The solid waste management, refuse service and weed control
functions of the City are combined to form a separate public
utility for the use and benefit of the City in the maintenance of
public health, welfare and sanitation throughout the City. See
Section 24-5 of this Chapter for deposit, fees, service: charges
and rate schedules.
Section 24-90. Collection b City Exceptions.
All refuse accumulated in the City shall be collected, conveyed
and disposed of by the City government.
(a) Exception for Commercial Establishments. This article
shall, not prohibit the actual producers of refuse, or the
owners of premises upon which refuse has accumulated
from personally collecting, conveying and disposing of
such refuse, provided such producers or owners comply
with the provisions of this article and with all other governing
laws and ordinances.
(b) _Exception for Outside Collectors. This article shall not
prohibit collectors of refuse from outside of the City from
hauling such refuse over City streets prescribed by the
Sanitation Superintendent provided such collectors comply with
the provisions of this article and all other governing laws
and ordinances.
(c) This article shall not prohibit a private collector holding a
permit issued by the City from placing and servicing roll-off
containers.
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Superintendent. The City Manager or his designated representative
shall have the authority to establish the type of container, the
frequency of collection, location of container, amount of refuse
and garbage collection and disposal service needed. Any person' - • : ,;'';' '? :`'
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cans for collection shall have drained from it all free
liquids and shall be wrapped, bagged or enclosed in paper
or other combustible material.
(2) Trash. All trash shall be drained of liquid before being
deposited for collection.
(3) Leaves, Clippings and Trimmings. Any leaves, yard or
hedge clippings, tree trimmings or any other type of
rubbish or trash which, after being compressed, trashed,
bent, cut, sawed or broken, is placed inside a receptacle
approved by the City shall be collected regularly on
scheduled garbage routes. Contents of such trash receptacles
shall not be filled above the top rim of the container, and
shall be deposited at curbside for collection. Single articles
such as palm fronds and tree branches and limbs less than
four (4) inches.in diameter and four (4) feet long shall be
stacked at curbside for collection.
(4) Dangerous Material. All dangerous material such as broken
glass, light bulbs, razor blades, fluorescent tubes and all
other nonburnable trash shall be deposited in a disposable
container and placed at curbside for collection. No single
article, item, material, tree, limb or shrub too large to be
placed in the City's covered sanitation unit on said route, or
too heavy for one man to lift without strain shall be accepted.
No tree trunk or limb larger than four (4) inches in diameter
or longer than four (4) feet, except palm fronds or other
articles possibly injurious to a covered sanitation unit shall
be collected by any City sanitation unit.
(b) Refuse Containers.
(1) Duty to Provide and Maintain in Sanitary Condition. Except
in the case of cart containers provided by the City to be used
in areas serviced by the City's one man collection trucks,
and front end containers as furnished by the City, refuse
containers shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee,
or occupant of the premises. Refuse containers shall be
maintained in good condition. Any container that does not
conform to the provisions of this article or that may have
ragged or sharp edges or any other defect liable to hamper
or injure the person collecting the contents thereof, shall be
promptly replaced upon written notice by the City. The
Sanitation Superintendent shall have the authority to refuse
collection service for failure to comply herewith.
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plastic or metal, equipped with suitable handles and
tight-fitting covers and shall be water-tight.
a. Capacity Except in the case of cart containers used
as part of the City's one man collection system, each
garbage container shall have a capacity of not more than
30 gallons, and shall be of such weight when full or
collected that it can be handled by one man without strain
or possible injury.
b. Sanitation. Garbage containers shall be of a type approved
by the City and shall be kept in a clean, neat and sanitary
condition at all times.
c. Location. All garbage containers shall be kept at ground
leval.
(3) Trash. Each trash containers shall be of a kind suitable for
collection purposes as may be determined by the Sanitation
Superintendent and shall be in good condition and of such
shape, size and weight when full that it can be handled by
one man without strain.
(4) Commercial Trash Bins or Trash Rooms. No commercial
trash bins or trash rooms shall be construed or used after
the effective date of this article without written permission
of the Sanitation Inspector. No such bin existing prior to
the adoption of this article shall continue to be used unless
it is completely enclosed including a floor, siding and water-
tight rodent proof and a tight-fitting cover. Proof of any
such bin existing prior to the date of this article shall be
by written notice only by the owner or user filed with the
Sanitation Superintendent within ninety (90) days of the
effective date of this article. Such notice shall give the
exact size and location of this bin and its date or approximate
date of construction. Only trash as defined in Section
24-2 (ss) shall be placed or kept in an existing rubbish or
trash bin.
(5) Commercial Containers. Large containers too heavy for one
man to lift without strain shall be of such size and shape as
to be hoisted mechanically and fit without delay or damage
into the dumping point of City sanitation collecting units.
Commercial front end containers provided by the owner and
used in conjunction with compactors shall first be approved
by the Superintendent of Sanitation, such approval to relate
to the ability of the City to service such equipment.
(c) Storing of Refuse.
(1) Public Places. No person shall place any refuse in any
street, alley or other public place or upon any private property
whether owned by such parson or not, unless it is in containers
for collection. No person shall place any refuse at the curb
for collection except on his property adjacent and directly in
front of him, and such placement shall be behind the curb or
where the curb would be. Any person having a corner lot may
use the side of his property subject to the Sanitation Superin-
tendent's approval. No person shall throw or deposit any
refuse in any stream or body of water. Containerized trash
shall be picked up on regular garbage pick-up days, The City
Manager is authorized to waive the requirements of this section
for a specific number of days, not to exceed ten (10), after
hurricanes or severe storms.
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a. Unauthorized Accumulation. Any unauthorir,ed accumulation
of refuse on any lot or premises is hereby declared to be
a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove any
accumulation of refuse shall be deemed a violation of this
Article and this Code.
b. Scattering of Refuse. No person shall cast, place, sweep
or deposit anywhere within the City any refuse in such a
manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements
upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway or other
public place, or into any occupied premises within the City.
c. Commercial Establishments. All commercial establish-
ments shall have a method of securing trash so as to
eliminate wind-driven debris and unsightly littler conditions
in and about the establishment.
d. Public Parking Lots. All public parking lots shall be
provided with trash containers in sufficient quantity so
that there shall be at least one (1) container for every
fifty (50) parking spaces. This requirement shall apply
to parking lots with a capacity in excess of twenty'-five
(25) spaces or smaller lots where the Sanitation Superin-
tendent has determined it is in the public interest to
require trash receptacles. It shall be the responsibility
of the owner or the manager of the parking lot to collect
the trash deposited in the containers and deposit this
material in a location as defined in paragraph c. above.
As used in this paragraph the term "public parking lot's
shall mean a privately owned lot open to the general
public.
e. Construction Sites. All construction sites shall be
provided with trash containers, the number of which
to be determined by the size of the job at the discretion
of the Director of the City Building Department. Con-
struction sites shall be kept clean and orderly at all
times and the said Director of Building may suspend or
red tag a construction job until the premises are brought
up to a satisfactory sanitary condition.
(d) Points of Collection.
(1) Side or Rear Building Collection. Garbage cans shall be
placed for collection at ground level on the property, not
within the right-of-way of a street or alley, and shall be
accessible without entering into a building or shelter of any
type, or walking or carrying garbage cans over, under or
around any yard or property obstacle. No garbage shall be
collected where refuse containers cannot be reached by
sanitation personnel, without unlocking a door, gate or any
similar obstacle which will cause delay. Exception thereto
may be approved in writing by the Sanitation Superintendent
providing an additional payment for the extra service is
agreed upon by both parties.
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receptacles shall be placed for collection on the ground ;?:?a``r'",?:..4•
at the curb line, adjacent and directly in front of the
premises and said placement shall be behind the curb, or
whore the curb would be. Any person having a corner lot
may use the aide of the lot subject to the approval of the
Sanitation Superintendent.
(3) Handica ed and Elderl . Any person who has been
certified by a physician as being unable to move or place
a garbage can or receptacle at the curb shall be entitled
to have the garbage collected at the side or rear of the " :'' " ;. :•; . ;.
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(1) Registration. Prior to the placement of compactors and p.r
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baling machines such compactors and baling machines shall
be registered with the Superintendent of Sanitation.
(2) Storage of Compacted Trash. Compacted cardboard, trash
or byproducts thereof as described in Section 24..92 which
have been compacted into bales shall be stared in fire--proof
structures or buildings at all times.
(3) TransQorting Compacted 't'rash. No person shall haul or
convey, remove or transport compacted trash or cardboard
over streets and roadways in the corporate City limits of
Clearwater without prior registration with the Superintendent
of Sanitation.
Section 24-93. Collection Practices.
(a) Frequency of Collection.
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(1) Residential and Small Businesses. Garbage accumulated
by residences and small businesses shall be collected
twice each week on regularly scheduled days except
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
(2) Commercial, Motels, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets,
hospitals, schools and other establishments claiming it
necessary, may have daily collection services except Sundays
and holidays to fit their respective needs at the regular rates
charged therefor. Where necessary to protect the public
health, the Sanitation Superintendent, County Health Department
Sanitarion or authorized health department official or employee
shall have the authority to require more frequent collections.
(3) Bu_aildjpS Materials. The City shall not be responsible for
the collecting or hauling of trash, discarded building material,
dirt, rack, plaster, lumber, metal or other like material
originating from private property preliminary to, during or
subsequent to the construction of new buildings, alterations
or additions to existing buildings of whatsoever type. Such,
material shall be removed by the owner of the property or
by the contractor. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued
until such material has been removed by the owner or
contractor.
(4) Special Collections ^ Restaurants and other establishments
having waste foods or other garbage which has an offensive
odor or can be described as a nuisance if not collected on a
Saturday, Sunday or holiday, may, upon the judgment of the
Sanitation Superintendent be collected on Saturday or Sunday
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on the request of or the recommendation of the County
Health Department Sanitarian. All garbage collections shall
be either twice a week or daily unless some exceptional
collection problem may be approved in writing by the Sanitation
Superintendent.
(b) Special Sanitation Problems.
(I) Contagious Disease Refuse. The removal of clothing, bedding
or other refuse from homes or other places where highly
infectious or contagious diseases have prevailed shall be
performed under the supervision and direction of the proper
County health officer. Such refuse shall not be placed in
containers for regubr collections and shall not be a municipal
collection.
(2) Inflammable or Explosive Refuse. Highly inflammable or
explosive materials shall not be placed in containers for
regular collections, but shall be disposed of as directed by
the Sanitation Superintendent at the expense of the owner or
possessor thereof.
(3) Cardboard Boxes. Prior to depositing refuse for collection
in garbage cans, trash receptacles or commercial containers,
the owners or person shall collapse all cardboard boxes and
crates.
Section 24-94. Permit Application - Roll-off Container Service,
Every person required to procure the permit provided for in
Section 24-95 of the Clearwater City Code shall submit an
application for such permit to the Superintendent of Sanitation.
The application shall:
(a) Be a written statement upon forms provided by the City.
Such application form shall include an affidavit to be sworn
to by the applicant before a notary public of this State.
(b) Require the disclosure of all information necessary in
compliance with this article.
(c) Be accompanied by the full amount of the fee chargeable
for such permit. The permit fee shall be Five Dollars ($5.00).
(d) Be submitted to the City Manager by the Superintendent of
Sanitation together with all pertinent information required in
this Article, in order that a determination can be made by the
City Commission.
(e) Contain a complete record of all arrests and convictions
against the applicant and every partner, officer or director of
the applicant for violations of any and all laws and ordinances
of the City, State or Federal Government.
(f) Contain the following additional information:
(1) number, type and size of waste collection vehicles '
to be used;
(2) the number of employees to be assigned to each waste
collection vehicle;
(3) the name and location of commercial and industrial
establishments where roll-off containers are to be
placed 'and serviced.
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In determining whether or not a permit for the placing and
servicing of roil-off containers should be issued, the City
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(b) A review of all convictions of the applicant, the reasons
therefor and the conduct of such applicant subsequent to
release.
(c) The license history of each such applicant.
(d) The certificate of approval of the Superintendent of Sanitation
to the effect that the applicant has satisfied the following;
(1) The adequacy of the equipment to be used.
(2) That the applicant has agreed to utilize and be
governed by a charge of the following rate structures
in providing the service authorized by the permit;
$2.50 per cubic yard of compacted solid waste disposed
of by using roll-off containers.
(3) That the applicant has agreed to remit to the City of
Clearwater each month a fee calculated in the following
manner: 15% of the gross revenue received by the
applicant for the preceding calendar month, and he s
agreed to furnish a duplicate copy of the applicant's
monthly billing.
(4) The applicant has agreed to make all books and records
applicable to business conducted under the permit required
by Section 24-95 available to the City of Clearwater or
its designee for inspection and audit,
(5) The applicant has provided a copy of a certificate of
insurance demonstrating that the applicant's employees
performing work pursuant to the permit are covered
by Workmen's Compensation Insurance.
Section 24-96. Bond.
No permit required by this Article shall be issued until the
applicant therefor shall have filed with the City his good and
sufficient bond in the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50, 000) '
conditioned upon indemnifying the City from any claim or damage
that may be occasioned or suffered by the City in any manner
by reason of the issuance of the permit, the use of City streets
or the negligence of the permit holder or any of his agents or
employees. The bond shall be in the form and manner as shall
be approved by the City Attorney.
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Section 24-97. Liability insurance. G`r'=`?f'*yr3r k=R
The holder of a permit issued under this Article shall maintain
in effect at all times public liability insurance in the minimum +aP;3s. t'
amounts of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100, 000) for injuries
to any one person, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200, 000)
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for personal injury arising out of one occurrence and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50, 000) property damage, and shall furnish
the City a certificate evidencing this insurance.- Y
Section 24-98. Termination and renewal of permits
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renewal on forms provided by the Superintendent of
Sanitation on or before October I of each calendar year,
which application shall contain substantially the same
information as the initial application and shall be
accompanied by the required fee.
(c) Applications for renewal shall be processed in the sarne
manner as an initial application.
Section 24-99. Revocation or suspension.
The City Commission, after affording the permit holder notice
of the charges and opportunity to be heard with respect to any
revocation proceedings, may, if it finds this Article to have
been violated or that false statements were made on any
application or application for renewal or on any submittal
required by this Article by the permit holder, agent or
employee., revoke the permit in its entirety, suspend the
permit for a stated period of time, place the permit holder on
probation, or place other conditions thereon as the City
Commission finds necessary.
Section 24-100. Collection and Disposal b Commercial
Establishments, Private Individuals and
Outside Collectors.
(a) Requirement for Vehicles. The actual producers of refuse
or the owners of premises upon which refuse is accumulated and
who desire personally to collect and dispose of such refuse,
persons who desire to dispose of waste material not included in
the definition of refuse; and collectors of refuse from outside of
the City who desire to haul over the streets of, the City, shall
use a water-tight vehicle provided with a tight cover and so
operated as to prevent offensive odors escaping therefrom and
refuse from being blown, dropped or spilled.
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have the authority to make such other reasonable regulations
concerning individual collections and disposal and relating to
the hauling of refuge over City streets by outside collectors as
he shall find necessary, subject to the right of appeal as set
forth in this Article.
(c) Incinerators. Owners or lessees of premises which have "
private incinerators as of the effective date of this Article shall
be permitted to burn trash subject to the incinerator and its'`
operation meeting all City, Count and State regulations, and
having the written approval of the City Fire Prevention Inspector. A refuse incinerator to be operated within the City shall cause no
offensive odors, no sparks, no nuisance, and a minimum of smoke.
Commencing with the effective date of this Article, no new private
incinerators shall be permitted to be erected and operated within
the City of Clearwater, except where the applicant has submitted
an application for such an incinerator to the City Commission and
the Commission has, after proper review of the application and
conditions, approved the issuance of a permit for a new incinerator
to said applicant.
Section 24-101. Fees and Charges.
(a) See Section 24-5 of this Chapter.
(b) The solid waste collection and disposal charges are applicable
until all municipal utilities including lawn (water) meters
are disconnected.
(c) Accounts Payable - See Section 24-6 of this Chapter.
Section 24-102. Unlawful Practices Generally..
It is hereby declared unlawful and a violation of this Article
for any person to do or permit to be done any of the following
acts or practices:
(a) To deposit on or bury in, or cause to be deposited in or
buried in, any property, public property, street, alley, vacant
lot or area, unoccupied lot or area, the waters of Clearwater
Bay, Stevenson Creek or any other creek, watercourse or ditch
within the corporate limits of the City, any garbage or other
noxious, malodorous or offensive matter.
(b) To fail or neglect to keep or cause to be kept clean and sanitary
or tightly covered and in good state -of repair all containers and
trash receptacles.
(c) To place or allow to be placed upon the streets, alleys, curbinge
or sidewalks of the City any rubbish, sweepings, debris, trash
or waste materials of any kind which might be a menace to traffic,
both vehicular and pedestrian, or which might endanger the proper
operation of the City's sewer or drainage system.
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(d) To collect or permit to be collected by anyone the garbage
from any garbage can or garbage box other than by persons
regularly employed by the City for that purpose or by persons
working under permit or contract with the City.
(e) To violate any of the provisions of this section or any reasonable
interpretation of the same.
Section 24-103. Duty of Property Owner to Supply Receptacle;
Exception.
It shall be the duty of all owners of residences, businesses,
professional offices, stores, shops, restaurants, hotels, motels,
boarding houses, apartment houses or other establishments in the
City to supply each of such establishments with garbage cans or
commercial containers as defined in this Chapter except where
furnished by the City.
The City shall not collect foreign materials, as defined in Section
24-2 (q) (1), created, collected or disposed of either by contractors,
occupant or owner. Foreign material as defined in Section 24-2
(q) (2) will be collected upon request as a special pick-up.
Section 24-104. Annual Cleanup.
The City shall conduct, at least once every calendar year, a
cleanup drive at which time material, as defined in Section 24-2
(q) (2) and 24-2 (as) which may not at other times be collected,
shall be collected along with other trash.
Section 24-105. Occupants and Owners of Abutting Property to
Keep Parkways Clean and Sanitary.
All tenants or occupants of any real property abutting upon any
street in the City, or if no tenant or occupant, then the owner thereof
shall be required to keE? that part of the street between such property
lines and the curblines, including the gutter of the street on which
such property abuts, in a clean and sanitary condition at all tunes
by keeping the same free from weeds and trash of all kinds and by
keeping the grass mowed.
Section 24-106. Enforcement.
The Sanitation Superintendent and such other personnel as he may
designate shall be provided limited police powers to enforce the
provisions of this article. These limited police powers shall include
the authority to issue twenty-faux (24) hour correction notice of
violation of a provision of this article and, following a reinspection
twenty-four (24) hours later, if there has not been substantial compliance
with the original notice, the Superintendent or his designee shall
cause a summons to be issued by a sworn police officer of the City
for appearance in court.
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are to the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 3. Any person, organization, society, association or
corporation, or any agent or representative thereof, who shall violate the
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Section 4. Should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ? a: '
ordinance be declared for any reason to be invalid, the same shall not affect
the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the
part declared to be invalid.
Section 5. Notice of the proposed enactment of this ordinance has
been properly advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance
with Chapter 166.04)., Florida Statutes.
Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and adoption with the exception of Section 24-3, which section
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PASSED ON FIRST READING , May 17, 1979
AS AMENDED
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED June 7, 1979
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