1784 ORDINANCE NO. 1784
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTIONS 28-24, 28-25, AND 28-43 OF
THE SANFORD CODE BY ESTABLISHING NEW WATER
RATES, SEWER RATES, AND WATER AND SEWER
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY,
CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 28-24(b) of the Sanford City Code
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 2: Section 28-24(b) is hereby added to the
Sanford City Code as follows:
"WATER RATES
CUSTOMER CHARGE - There shall be a monthly customer
charge for each account or installed meter. For private
residences with 3/4" meters and other connections with 3/4"
meters the charge shall be $1.50 per month. For any installation
with a meter larger than 3/4" a charge multiplier based on the
meter's capacity to handle larger amounts of water shall be
applied.
1" = 2 times or $3.00 per month
1 1/2" = 4 times or $6.00 per month
2" = 6 times or $9.00 per month
3" = 20 times or $30.00 per month
4" = 45 times or $67.50 per month
6" = 80 times or $120.00 per month
8" = 120 times or $180.00 per month
CONSUMPTION CHARGE - All water consumed each billing
period shall be billed at the rate of $1.00 per thousand gallons,
or additional fraction thereof. There will be no discount for
higher monthly consumptions. Minimum monthly billing shall be
for two thousand gallons.
SURCHARGE FOR OUTSIDE OF CITY CUSTOMERS - A twenty-five
percent surcharge shall apply to both the customer charge and the
consumption charge for customers located outside the City
limits."
SECTION 3: Section 28-25(a) of the Sanford City Code
is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 4: Section 28-25(a) is hereby added to the
Sanford City Code as follows:
"SEWER RATES
CUSTOMER CHARGE - There shall be a monthly customer
service base charge for each sewer connection or account. This
charge shall be $2.00 per month for residences and other accounts
with a 3/4" water meter. For those accounts served by a larger
than 3/4" water meter multipliers shall be used as with the water
account. Customer charges for these accounts shall be as
follows:
1" 2 times or $4.00 per month
1 1/2" = 4 times or $8.00 per month
2" = 6 times or $12.00 per month
3" = 20 times or $40.00 per month
4" = 45 times or $90.00 per month
6" = 80 times or $160.00 per month
8" = 120 times or $240.00 per month
SEWAGE TREATMENT CHARGE - In addition to the customer
service base charge there shall be a charge for actualtreatment
of sewage of $1.65 per thousand gallons of water or fraction
thereof consumed, based on water meter readings. This charge
shall be applicable for all accounts for all water consumed
except that there shall be a maximum total sewer charge of $21.80
(including base charge) for single family residences basd on an
estimated sewer system loading of twelve thousand gallons per
month."
SECTION 5: Section 28-43(a)(1) of the Sanford City
Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 6: Section 28-43(a)(1) is hereby added to the
Sanford City Code as follows:
"(a) Residential.
(1) All residential units shall pay per dwelling
unit the sum of:
CONNECTION FEE
Growth Water Tap Sewer Tap Deposit Total
$2500.00~ $130.00(3/4") $260.00 $50.00 $2,940.00
~This $2500.00 figure is composed of $1800.00 for sewage and
$700.00 for water system development charges."
SECTION 7: Section 28-43(b)(1) and (2) of the Sanford
City Code is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 8: Section 28-43(b)(1) and (2) is hereby added
to the Sanford City Code as follows:
"(b) Nonresidential.
(1) All nonresidential services shall pay a
connection fee based on the following schedule:
CONNECTION FEE
Growth Water Tap Sewer Tap Deposit Total
$2500.O0(min) $130.00(3/4") $260.00 $50.O0(min) $2,940.00
(2) The growth portion of the connection fee
shall be computed by the following schedule:
FIXTURE SCHEDULE
Number of Fixture Units Amount
1 - 20 $2500.00
21 40 $5000.00
41 60 $7500.00
61 80 $10,000.00
Over 80 To be computed by
adding $2500.00 for
each 20 fixture units
or fraction thereof."
SECTION 9: If any section or portion of a section of
this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitu-
tional, it shall not be held to impair the validity, force or
effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 10: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 11:
(a) New rates for water and sewer system development
charges shall be effective upon passage and adoption ofl this
Ordinance.
(b) New rates for water and sewer rates shall be
effective December 1, 1985.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of November ,
A.D. 1985.
ATTE ST:
CERTIFICATE
I, H. N. Tamm, Jr., City Clerk of the City of San-
ford, Florida, do hereby certify that a true and correct
copy of the foregoing Ordinance No. 1784, PASSED and ADOPTED
by the City Commission of the City of Sanford, Florida, on
the llth day of November, 1985, was POSTED at the front door
of the City Hall in the City of Sanford, Florida, on the
12th day of November, 1985.
City of Sanford, Flori~