HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-83-09ORDINANCE NO. L~- ~3-~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27-19
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF
SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, BY CHANGING THE
FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES R~QUIREMENTS
FOR PRIVATE UTILITY FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, after study and consultation with the
City Engineer, the Sebastian Airport Advisory Board has
requested the Council consider adoption of this
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Council supports this request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.
That Section. 27-19(a)(4) of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Sebastian,Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 27-19. Application.
(a) The application for a utilities franchise
shall state:
(4) State area served by utility; any water
supply and/or distribution system having a total average
daily demand in excess of 50,000 gallons shall be designed
to provide fire fighting facilities, including distribution,
supply storage, and hydrants, as necessary to meet requirments
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Class 8. Any
water supply and/or distribution system having a total
average daily demand of 50,000 gallons or less shall be
designed to provide distribution system capacity, valves
and hydrant connections sized and located to provide capacity
and pressure necessary to meet'requirements of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, Class 8. For daily demands of
50,000 gallons or less it is not necessary to provide fire
flow water supply and storage capacities and hydrants.
Valves and connection points for hydrants shall be installed
at locations as required by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, Class 8 code and as required and/or approved
by the City Engineer. It is not necessary to install hydrants
but it is required that the developer and/or applicant submit
a check to the City of Sebastian in the total amount calculated
by multiplying the number of hydrants required by $1,000.00
each. The City of Sebastian shall deposit the funds in an
interest bearing trust fund to be used for the future purchase
of the hydrants when fire flow and storage capacities are
available in the area. The hydrant check shall be submitted
to the City of Sebastian prior to the issuance of any building
permits within the project,
SECTION II.
If any section, subsection, clause~ phrase or
word of this ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional
or invalid, for any reason, such ruling shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of any of the remaining portions
of this ordinance~
SECTION III.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
becoming lawo
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the forgoing Ordinance was
finally passed by the City Council of the City of
Sebastian, Florida, on the ~ day of 9~~-~ ,
1983.
Mayor, ~ci~ oT -Seb~Fstian
ATTEST ~.
City C er
I HEREBY CERTIFY that Notice of Public Hearing
of the foregoing Ordinance was given in accordance with
Section 166.041 of the Florida Statutes, that said public
hearing was held in the City Hall of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, at V~.~o, on the /~day of
1983, and that the foregoing Ordinance was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, on the ~___day of ~.~ ,1983.
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City Clerk ~