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Lake Wales (Current through Ordinance 2023-17, Adopted 7-05-2023) |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Chapter 21. Utilities |
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Article VI. Charges And Fees For Utility Services |
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Division 3. Water Charges And Fees |
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Effective: Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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The city shall implement the water rates established on Schedule "B" which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference and which may be amended from time to time for the use of the facilities and services of the now existing water system and any other water system hereafter constructed or otherwise acquired by the city as provided for by this chapter: EXHIBIT "B"
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(Ord. No. 96-06, § 1, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 2001-06, § 1, 5-15-01; Ord. No. 2001-12, § 1, 9-18-01; Ord. No. 2006-35, § 1, 10-3-06; Ord. No. 2007-37, § 1, 9-18-07; Ord. No. 2015-07, § 1, 9-15-15) |
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| § 21-172. Miscellaneous charges for water system services. |
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Effective on Tuesday, November 17, 2015
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(a) Fire hydrants. (Payable quarterly) per year per hydrant .....$35.00 (b) Meter installation and service charge: The charge for installing a water meter shall be the cost of materials and labor as established by the city. (c) Construction meter fee. For all construction or other temporary water service installation, the deposit shall be fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00). All construction meters or other temporary water service installation will be billed a flat fee of two dollars and forty-seven cents ($2.47) per day for use of the meter. (d) "Read and time" service charge. A service charge of twenty-eight dollars and ninety-nine cents ($28.99) will be required on all accounts requesting a re-read and timing for leaks unless the results of the "read and time" examination indicate that the city is the party responsible for correcting the problem. If the city is the responsible party, no service charge shall be incurred by the customer, and the problem shall be corrected by the city. (e) Wholesale rate. A wholesale rate of one dollar and thirty-nine cents ($1.39) per one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be charged for the use of water by facilities owned, operated or maintained by the city for public purposes and for the bulk sale of water to the utilities department of a governmental agency. (f) Temporary service. Temporary service may be provided for the purpose of cleaning a vacant building. The owner or agent for the owner may obtain temporary service after payment of a temporary service fee equal to the current minimum charge for water and sewer service. Charges for consumption in excess of five thousand (5,000) gallons shall be billed to the owner or agent for the owner who has requested temporary service. (g) Service availability analysis. All customers seeking to make a new connection to the water system of the city shall be charged an amount sufficient to cover the cost of analyzing availability of service, which fee shall be applicable to inside-city customers as follows: (1) A water service line location fee of twenty-eight dollars and ninety-nine cents ($28.99) will be charged to locate a water service. (2) When a water service line is not readily available on an existing water main, an appropriate installation fee shall be presented to the customer; the fee shall be based on the actual cost of materials, labor and equipment as shall be established from time to time by the director of utilities and approved by the city manager. The cost of the water service line location shall be deducted from the cost of the water service installation. (3) Water service line location fees as stated in subsection (1) shall be charged for all applicable outside city users at the rate of one hundred fifty (150) percent of the charges stated. (4) The water service line location and installation fees represent the service cost for connecting to the system only and shall be in addition to the established monthly charge for service and the water impact fee. Payment of water service line location and installation fees shall be made prior to connection to the water system. (h) Backflow preventer device inspection. All commercial meters and irrigation meters shall pay two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per month for annual inspection and other costs associated with administration of the city's cross connection control and backflow prevention program as required by the state department of environmental protection. |
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(Ord. No. 96-06, § 1, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 2001-06, § 1, 5-15-01; Ord. No. 2001-12, § 1, 9-18-01; Ord. No. 2007-06, § 1, 4-4-07; Ord. No. 2010-02, § 1, 3-16-10; Ord. No. 2011-15, § 1, 9-7-11; Ord. No. 2015-12, § 1, 11-17-15) |
| § 21-173. Relief from charges resulting from excessive water consumption due to severe leaks. |
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When it is verified by utilities department staff that excessive consumption has been caused by a severe leak in the internal system of the customer and that repairs have been made by the customer, the customer's water charges for the period of the excessive consumption shall be adjusted as follows: (1) After determination of the customer's average consumption for the twelve (12) month period prior to the excessive consumption, such average consumption shall be billed at the rate normally charged to the customer. If the account has less than a twelve (12) month service history, charges for the period of the excessive consumption shall be adjusted to reflect the average water consumption for the period during which the customer has been served. (2) All consumption in excess of the customer's average consumption shall be billed at the wholesale rate. |
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(Ord. No. 96-06, § 1, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 2001-06, § 1, 5-15-01) |
| § 21-174. Water system impact fee. |
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(a) A water system impact fee will be charged for the proposed new connection to the water system in accordance with sections 23-411 through 23-423 of this Code. For those customers residing within the utility service area, wherein service is available, a fee for water system expansion capital needs will be charged as provided in section 23-424. (b) Payment of the water system impact fee shall be made prior to connection to the water system. (c) The water system impact fee will be deposited into the Water System Impact Fee Trust Account immediately upon receipt. Impact fees deposited into said account shall be used solely for the purpose of constructing or improving the city's water system as provided in section 23-424. |
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(Ord. No. 2001-06, § 1, 5-15-01) |