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ORDINANCE NO. 13 -69 -645
AN ORDzNA *ICE TO AMEND ChAPTER 16B OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, BY
ADDING ARTICLE III''THERETO ESTABLISHING POLICY
FOR NON- RESiDENT, WITHIN THE •FEASIBILITY STUDY
- AREA, -TO CONNNE1T TO THE`SANITRRY`SEWER SYSTEM;
PROVIDING FOR FEES, CHARGES AND TERMINATIONS;
AND, DECLARING INTENT HEREUNDER.
RR IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR l.ND CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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CITY OF SO MI
UTH MIA, FLORmaIDA:
Section '1. That Chapter 16B of the Code of'Ordinanees,
City of South Miami, Florida, be and the same hereby is amended
by adding thereto a new Article to be known as ARTICLE III and
reading as follows,- to -wit:
"ARTICLE III. ?Ion - Resident Connections.
"Sec. 16B -23.
That *the owner�.of each lot; pareel, - buildingite,
subdivision or tract of land °outside the corporaete
limits of the City, but within the; area designated' by
the Feasibility' Study on the r anitary ewery;System
ma_Ar. "nl an and mail' ford the City of Soutti`.:Mi3mi, dated
Ass'ociatb � y . �,�- a hh_,_
after provided, be'pe � -itemd to connectdtos the rSouth
Miami Sanitary Sewer y
"Sec. 16B -24.
� r nonresident sew6r'service Within
That requests fo
the: Feasibility Studyarea shall be -made through the
office of the ,City Manager in' written` form. The re-
quests shall contai "ithe: necessary information As'to
locatiori'$and "use to determine the average daily flows
originating from the applicant's property.
Further,`the applicant shall make available to the
CityAManager and Engineer's office any information
which'theyy may deem-proper and necessary.
That the City's Consulting Engineers have recom-
commended a connection charge�bf $656.00 per 1,000
gallons average flow, based upon full occupancy or
usage of the premises, as being reasonable, and
said connection charge is hereby determined to be
just and equitable and hereby established. The funds
so collected shall be used 'for further expansion,
maintenance and repairs of the City's Sanitary Sewer
System.
The amount of the connection charge, here'inabove
adopted and imposed, shall be reviewed from time
to time by the City Manager who shall make recom-
mended revisions to the City Council as circum-
stances may require.
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"Sec. 16B -26.
That the sewer use service charges for such ' n6h -
o resident users are °hereby established an'd` irtipcjad at
the rate'of 175% of the rates establish=ed and In "the
same manner as set- forth. "in Chapter 16B of the Code
Of Ordinances and are deemed to be proper and;equit-
able charges for the extra expense and°W&ff( l` Ag .of A -
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resident connections The 'funds col`lec'ted shall be
deposited in ;'the budgetary accounts established for
the maintenance and operation of the Sanitary Sewer
System.
"Sec. 16B -27,
That, as a preregi191te to connecting to the Sanitary
Sewer .;;ill, nerelrnder, the customer shall sign' an
agreement with the following conditions, to -wit:
(A) That�he "shall.b'e subject %'to all applic'a 1
conditions set f orth' u° rider auth'ority�of `ordinances
of "the City ,-of Coral Gables, City Of Miami `arid
City of -&WuI h Miami relating to use of the "Sanitary
Sewer System.
(B) That he has ... _
,paid the entice cost ;of whatever
facilities are required from thes'ource, of `ttie
sewage `to the "� `
point o`f connect 66h with 'the City
System, such point to be'designated by the City.
(C) That he .shall agree to Y and Ue solely` °responsithe
for continuing maintenance and operation of the
facilities described in (B) above.
(D) That he'hhas "paid -the `'re'gliired coriii&irion cha rge
in full; concurrently with the signing of said
agreement.
(E) That �he has rov4ded la' s -for his -facili't
p � � p ies
prepared by an independent qualified, registered
professional engineer acceptabie to the City.
Such plans shall be submitted`to the City Mana-
ger for approval; and, in addition, the Customer
shall obtain all regiii "red appr`o "vals fr "om- other
Governmental ageic "ies having jurisdiction: All
construction of 'such facil t es'sha11 be super-
vised . ..... , .�
`by an independent qual'ifie'd engineer who
shall certify"to the City that the work has been
pr' perly "installed and Ithat infiltration is
within allowable limits.
(F) That 'he' wi1�1,'ins all and maintain'``�fac l�it�ies for
such g"re `tr atm nt} 0- wastes as may .from time to
time be found necessary to` render`' the wastes suit-
able for handling' and" treatment by the City With-
out creation " "of nuisances or other o e "r' at=onal
difficulty; the reasonable dete'rminaVion by the City
and the,wCity,s ConsultingFngineerrs to be binding.
The fowi
llong shall be required where indicated
for business or industry:
(1) Grease separation facilities required.
(2) Comminutors required except where flow is
directly to a City comminutor.
(3) Screens in case of laundries and s'imi'lar
sources of rags, string and lint required
at City's discretion.
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"(1t) Prechiorination'for odor control in case
of long force mains.
(G) That he will provide a cut -off valve at the point
of connection ' to the Soii`th Miami System.
(H) That he will give ample notice to the City so
that all connections to the customer's system
can be properly inspected.
(I) That he will not permit 'any' other eo1 i°ectpion "t j
his lines connecting 'to the City'Kd `Sys "tein except
those lited in' the agreeiieit Any additional
connections; if permitted, shall _be perzmLV, e`d
-only by supplemental "agreement with 'the City and
an additional connection charge shall be made to
reflect the addit'ional sewage added.
(J) That he will provide the O,ity With �duplicat6
copies of jN6 thly Ovate is to establish the
ing meters shall be installed ae charge. Reco`r"d-
amount `of the sahitar sewer us
"� � s established "in
Sec. 16B -18(h) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City.
(K) That he f..
will p4y such;; use charges a id `obse.rve
latest Oily 'rate ordi ante;' except that "to the
rate schedule listed therein a surcharge shall be
added as de'scr'ibed In 1Sec.- 16B226 above. Payments
hereunder (shall be made 'directly to the City or
its officially designated 'agent.
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(L) That all connection 'cYiarges shall Ibe paid 'in
advance and'"on "tte" bas is °of "an estimated "'gallonage;
which estimates shall be suject to review after
six mo the usage. If found �t6 be erroneous by
more than 10%, such charges shall be increased or
rebated accordingly.
(M) That whe "re conflicts' exist between 'the above and
the City's g ". acts with the
citiestofsCor 'aleGagle`saandoMiami'r'the Coral
Gables and Miami agreements shall govern.
(N) That he agrees that he is bound and will con e
to be bound,_ in the future, by repres ntat�ions made
to the City hereunder and t ha. t'ariy P iiur0'to tom
ply with any or all of the re "qui`rem�ents'set forth
g ement will < co`iis�t'itute' grounds for''di`s-
circumstanceo£ the service by the City. Under such
a re
s, the City shall notify the customer
of its intent to discontinue the 'service by certi-
fied mail at least thirty (30) days prior to such
discontinuance.
"Section 16B -28.
Permission to non- residents within the feasibility
study area to connect with the Sanitary Sewer System
may be granted upon application to and approval by the
City Manager and the City's Contractual Engineers. Any
such non - residents who has applied hereunder and been
denied such permission, may appeal to the City Council.
The decision of the City Council, in such cases, shall
be final."
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Section 2. It is the intent that this ordinance be
permanent in nature and shall be included in the Code of Ordinances of
the City of South-Miami, Florida, and the sections hereof may be re-
numbered for such purpose.
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 20 day of May 1969.
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