O73-57ORDINANCE NO& 73-57
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA~ AMENDING SE~CTION 30B-32(I) OF CHAPTER 30B OF
~E. CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY~ TO AMEND THE
~i~TER AND SEWER (~NAYECTION C~RGES; PRO~!DING FOR
AUTHORITY TO CODIFY, SAVINGS~ CLAUSE, REPEALING PROVI-
SIONS~ AN EFFECTIVE DATE a~YD FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS~ the City CS~cil of the-City of Boynton Beach~
Florida, deems it necessary~and essential for the efficient daily
opera~tion of the municipal government to amend Section 30B-32 (I)
of Chapter 30B to amend the water and sewer connection charges.
NOW~j THEREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BO~NTON BEACH~ FLORIDA:
Section 1- That subparagraph (1) of Section 30B-32 (I) of
Chaptez 30B of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Boynton
Beach~ Florida~ is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(1)
Imposed. Except as otherwise providedz ~nen property receive:
water and sewer service from systems owned or controlled by
the eity~ the owner of such proper~y shall pay unto the city
a water, sewer and connection and Capital improvement charge
on each dwelling unit as follows:
Ca)
Water and sewer extension policy to systems outside of
corporate limits, The city will extend the sanitary
sewer system and the w~ter system to the service out-
side the corporate limits within the city's ability to
obtain the proper approvals and subject to the city hav.
ing funds available in the Capital Improvement Account
of the Water and Sewer Utilities FUnd. Tke following
schedules of'fees, costs and Charges willbe~paid by the
p~operty owner or developer. The city will collect the
capital improvement fee in advance. Any additional
costs over and above the capital improvement fee will be
berne by the developer. However~ if the developer
installs the system's connection~ he will he exempt
from payment of the capital improvement fee.
WATER CONNECTION CPi~RGE
Water Capital
Connection Improvement
, Fe~ , .. Fe~
Total.
Single family dwellings;
condominium, cooperative~
and rental apartments;
and any other multi-unit
apartments $125.00
$ 50.00
$175.00
Hotels and motels with
kitchen facilities
112,00 45.00 157.00
W~TER CONNECTION C~tRGE (cont ' d~
Wa ter Ca pita 1
Connection Improvement
Fee . Fe
Total
(h)
Hotels and motels with-
out kitchen facilities $ 75.00
$ 30.00 $105.00
Mobile homes
125o00 50.00 175.00
For all other structures~ the water connection fee of
$12.50 and the capital improvement fee of $5.00 shall
be cha~ged for each fixture unit or fixture group in
accordance with t~£e 1971 Revision to ~he 1969 Edition
of the S~uthern Standard Plumbing Code, Table ~t304.2 or
if not listed in Table 1304.2~ then in Table 1304.3
thereof. ~
CON ECWION C ARGE
Conne'~tion
Single family dv~llings;
condominium~ cooperative~
and rental apartments;
and any other multi-~nit
apartments
Capital
Improvement
.Fee
Total
$250.00 $100,00 $350.00
Hotels and motels wi~h
kitchen facilities
225.00 90.00 315.00
Hotels and motels with-
out kitchen facilities
150.00 60.00 210.00
Mobile homes
250,00 100,00 350.00
For all other structures~ the sewer connection fee of
$25.00 and the capital improvement fee of $10.00 shall
be charged for each fixture unit or fixture group in
accordance with the 19.71 Revision to the 1969'Edition
of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code~ Table 1304.2 or
if not listed i~aTable 1304.2~ then in Table 1304.3
thereof.
The capital improvement fees.will be verified by the pla
and site plan as approved by the county or city as
appropriat~ for the density according to existing zon-
ing. The capital improvement fees will he credited
against the construction costs which will include the
total project costs for the portion of the transmission
system that must be extended~ built or improved in order
to serve the developer or property owner. If the amount
of the capital improvement fees from a particular
development will not equal the total project cost for
developer's prorata: share~ then the developer must
advance the difference prlor to the beginning of
construction.
Inside the corporate limits. The same procedure will
apply for all extensions or improvements within the
corporate limits except ~he capital improvement fee will
not be charged. The city reserves the right to require
that ~ter and sever connection fees be paid in advance
on new construction: in order that necessary facilities
can be provided.
--2--
Structures to be charged~ w~en payable. Such
charges shall be imposed on all structures con-
strutted pursuant to building permits issued by any
governmental source subsequenlt to the effective
date of this article~ where such permit is required
at the tim~ a~pti~ation is made for a ~ter and/or
sewer connection° Such charges shalI]Q~payable at
the tire, of application for such connection or
coBnect~ions~ except as otherwise outlined in 2
he low.
Exceptions. No ~ter and sewer connection~,~¢h~as
shall be due:
With respect ~o property to, which there has been
paid w~ter and sewer connection charge~ or
be
With respect to property the owner of which has
either (i) constructed at his own expense and
turned over to the city permanent sewage and
w~t~r treatment facilities adequate ~to Serve
sudh pr0peDty~ or (ii) paid to the city'as a
part of a sewerage and w~ter sys%enn extens~ion
preOect funds sufficient to construct sewage and
v~ter treatment facilities adequate to serve
such property.
With respect to property having existing septic
tanks whose owners have granted and conveyed
easements to the city for the purpose of the
current sewer expansien p~oject Whli~h is num-
bered 6~58-8m~ HUD SWS-FLA 281.
Additional charge? If the use of any property
served ~y tke city's sewerage and water system
changes after the effective date ~of this article (1)
so aS to change its classification for the purpose
of cc~mpRtatio~n of~ the charge~ or (2) so as to incr~
the number ~f equivalent units ever the number of
s~uch units at either the time of payment of the last
charge ~$r tP~e effective date of this artiete~ which-
ever ms late~r~ than ~he connectiDn fee and the capi-
tal imp~ove~e~ nt fee ~esuIting
property use. shall be due and ,pa~abli~ ~t the time of
the change in property ~se~ r~rdi~s~ of ~hether'
any charge W~as ever impose~d or'~paid at 'the time of
initial con~sction i~to ~he sy, sitem. The 'increased
charge impo~d by this subsection lshall~ be ,included
on and payab~e 'as ~a ~art Of the proper~.y ow~ner's
next utility: service bill.
Use of funds~. Ail re~enues derived from the charges
imposed by this section~ ~in excess of the sums
required for actual reimbursement of costs for con-
nection~ sha~l be placed in a separate eapztal
improvement fund to ~e know~ and designated as
Capital ImprD~ement A~eou~t of the W~ter and Sewer
Utilities Fumd~ and s~hal~ ~e used onl~ for the con-
struction~ acquisitio~d~itien, extension~
renewal and ~eplacement ~f the water and sewerage
systems of the city~,as appropriated from time to
time by the council. If funds are no~,available in
this fund for the city to approve a~ prOjeCt to
extend water and sewer systems~ the developer may
advance fees to the Utility Trust Fumd.
Section 2-
. ,Authority to Codify. Specific authority is
hereDy granted to codify and incorporate this ~Ordi~ance in the
City's existing code.
Section 3:, Separability: Each of the provisions of this
Drdinance are separable~ including word~ clause~ phrase or sen-
tence~ and if any portion thereof shall he declared invalid~ the
remaining portion shall not be affected but shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 4: Repealinq Provisions: All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sectio~ 5: An effective date:
effective immediately.
First~ final reading and passage
Decem~er~ A.D.~ 1973.
This Ordinance shall become
this ~ day of
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
By:
~TTEST:
City
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Coun6ilman /
Councilman