HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-81-09 GDU WATER FRANCHISEORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN,
FFLORIDA, GRANTING AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
UTILITIES, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A
SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM WITHIN A PORTION OF THE CITY
OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA; SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS AND PRIVILEGES
ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE; PROVIDING FOR RATES AND
CHARGES, AND FOR SERVICE STANDARDS; PROHIBITING THE USE OF INDIVIDUAL
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AND/OR SEPTIC TANKS WITHIN THE FRANCHISE
AREA; PROVIDING FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS AND PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
OF SUCH PROVISIONS; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 175 AND 203 AND ANY
ORDINANCES GRANTING A SEWER FRANCHISE WITHIN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN,
FLORIDA TO GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION
OR GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION.
Florida:
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, may grant public sanitary sewerage franchises to applicants
therefor who desire to operate public sanitary sewerage systems
within the limits of the above mentioned city, and
WHEREAS, General Development Utilities, Inc., a Florida
corporation, hereinafter called the Company, has requested the City
Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida, hereinafter called the
Council, to grant unto it an exclusive franchise for a public
sanitary sewerage system to be operated within the City of Sebastian,
Florida,
WHEREAS, the Council has agreed to grant unto the Company
an exclusive franchise for a public sanitary sewer system within
the City of Sebastian,
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, hereinafter set
forth, and in further consideration of the mutual benefits and
advantages accruing to the said parties hereunder, the parties
hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1: There is hereby granted to the Company for a
period of thirty (30) years from the date hereof, an exclusive
franchise to construct, operate and maintain a public sewer system
within Units 7, 9, Phase I of 16, and 17 of Sebastian Highlands
Subdivision, an area located within a portion of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, more specifically described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto,
and made a part hereof, and in connection therewith, to construct,
maintain, and repair sewer lines, conduits, manholes, service
pipes, pumping stations, disposal systems, and any and all other
things necessary for the purpose of Conducting and disposal of
sewage in such areas; to make housing and building connections
upon, along, in and under the roads, streets, alleys, easements and
any other public places in said areas; to repair, replace, enlarge
or extend the same, and to carry on the business of providing
sewage collection and disposal in said area for a consideration,
subject to such rules and regulations as the said Commission may
adopt and impose, and further subject to the conditions of this
franchise.
The City shall have the right to inspect all construction
or installation work performed to ensure compliance with all
governing regulations. All the facilities of the Utility shall be
constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by
the City Engineer and the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation. The manor of collection and disposal of sewage and of
treated sewage effluent shall at all times be and remain not
inferior to the rules, regulations, and standards now in force or
hereafter adopted by the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation.
The City Engineers shall make inspection during construc-
tion of the facilities. The Utility shall pay to the City such
reasonable permit fees as set forth in the fee schedule established
by Resolution hereinafter by the Council.
Upon completion of a portion of the system a detailed and
accurate set of record drawings showing location, sizes, and types
of sewer mains, fittings, laterals, and other pertinent information
shall be furnished to the City on reproducible mylars.
Section 2: For the purpose of carrying into effect the
privileges and purposes granted by this franchise, the owner of
said franchise is hereby authorized to make all necessary excava-
tion in said roads, streets, alleyways and public grounds situated
in the area aforedescribed. That the facilities shall be so
located or relocated and so erected as to interfere as little as
possible with traffic over said streets, alleys, bridges and
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public places, and with reasonable egress from and ingress to
abutting property. The location or relocation of all facilities
shall be made in compliance with such rules and regulations as are
now or hereafter may be imposed by the Council, but not so unreasonably
as to interfere with the proper operation of Company's facilities
and services. That when any portion of a street is excavated by
Company in the location or relocation of any of its facilities, the
portion of the street so excavated shall, within a reasonable time
and as early as practicable after such excavation, be replaced by
Company at its expense and in as good condition as it was at the
time of such excavation.
Section 3: Rates; Procedure for Fixing and Changing.
(1) Rates and charges being charged and collected
by a utility shall be changed only by approval of the Council. The
Council shall, either upon request or upon its own motion, fix
rates which are just, reasonable, compensatory, and not unfairly
discriminatory.
(2) The Company and its successors and assigns
shall at all times be limited in its charges for services furnished
in accordance with its franchise to a schedule of charges which
shall be presented to and approved by said Council. The initial
water rates and other charges described in Schedule "1" attached
hereto and made a part hereof shall be the rates in effect pursuant
to this grant until modified or changed by the parties.
The Company may, if it deems it necessary to amend or
change said schedule of charges, give the Council notice in writing
of same. Within 60 days after notice as aforesaid, the Council
shall authorize and hold a public hearing and within 30 days after
such public hearing, if the Council shall decline to act, then the
Company may forthwith put into effect such amendment or change of
schedule. It is understood and agreed that if the Company should
raise charges as hereinabove stated, the Company shall provide the
Council with a corporate performance bond or guarantee for a period
of 90 days. In the event the Council should deny the raise at any
time during this 90 day period, the Company shall refund to its
customers the monies collected by virtue of the raise. However,
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upon the expiration of the said 90 day period, if no action is
taken by the Council theretofor, the monies shall become the funds
of the Company and there shall be no further obligation on the part
of the Company, the corporate bond or guarantee shall no longer be
in force, and shall be released and the increase in charges shall
continue the same as if the request of the Company had been granted.
The Council shall, either upon request or upon its own
motion, fix rates which are just, reasonable, compensatory, and not
unfairly discriminatory. In all such proceedings, the Council
shall consider the value and quality of the service and the cost of
providing the service, which shall include, but not be limited to,
debt interest, the utility's requirements for working capital,
maintenance, depreciation, tax, and operating expenses incurred in
the operation of all property used and useful in the public service,
and a fair return on the utility's investment in property used and
useful in the public service, and a fair return on the utility's
investment in property used and useful in the public service.
However, the Council shall not allow the inclusion of contributions-
in-aid-of-construction in the rate base of any utility during a
rate proceeding, and accumulated depreciation on such contributions-
in-aid-of-construction shall not be used to reduce the rate base,
nor shall depreciation on such contributed assets be considered a
cost of providing utility service. Contributions-in-aid-of-construction
shall include any amount or item of money, services, or property
received by a utility, from any person or governmental agency, any
portion of which is provided at no cost to the utility and which
represents a donation or contribution to the capital of the utility
and which is utilized to offset the acquisition, improvement, or
construction costs of the utility's property, facilities, or equipment
used to provide utility services to the public. The Council shall
also consider the utility's investment in property required by duly
authorized governmental authority to be constructed in the public
interest within a reasonable time in the future, not to exceed 24
months.
(3) The Council, in fixing rates, may determine the
prudent cost of providing service during the period of time the
rates will be in effect following the entry of a final order
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relating to the utility's rate request and may use such costs to
determine the revenue requirements that will allow the utility to
earn a fair rate of return on its rate base.
(4) (a) The approved rates of any utility which receives
all or any portion of its utility service from a governmental
agency or from a sewer utility regulated by the Council and which
redistributes that service to its utility customers shall be
automatically increased or decreased without hearing, upon verified
notice to the Council 30 days prior to its implementation of the
increase or decrease that the rates charged by the governmental
agency or other ~.utility have changed. The approved rates of any
utility which is subject to an increase or decrease in the rates
that it is charged for electrical power or the amount of ad valorem
taxes assessed against its property shall be increased or decreased
by the utility, without action by the Council upon verified notice
to the Council 30 days prior to its implementation of the increase
or decrease that the rates charged by the supplier of the electric
power or the taxes imposed by the governmental body have changed.
The new rates authorized shall reflect the amount of the change of
the ad valorem taxes or rates imposed upon the utility by the
governmental agency, other utility, or supplier of electric power.
Provisions of this subsection shall not prevent a utility from
seeking changes in rates pursuant to the provisions of subsection
(2) .
(b) Before implementing a change in rates under
this subsection the utility shall file an affirmation under oath as
to the accuracy of the figures and calculations upon which the
change in rates is based and that the change will not cause the
utility to exceed the range of its last authorized rate of return.
Whoever makes a false statement in the affirmation required hereunder
which he does not believe to be true in regard to any material
shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as
provided in § 775.082, ~ 775.083, or § 775.084, Florida Statutes.
(c) If, within 24 months of an adjustment in the
rates as authorized by this subsection, the Council shall find that
a utility did thereby exceed the range of its last authorized rate
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of return, it may order the utility to refund the difference to the
rate payers. This provision shall not be construed to require a
corporate performance bond not otherwise required.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, no utility may adjust its rates under this subsection
more than two times in any 12-month period.
Section 5: Any tax or charge imposed by any governmental
authority on the Company which is a tax imposed solely because the
Company is a utility, as distinguished from other individuals,
corporation or business in general, may be apportioned among the
comsumers as a direct tax upon the consumers without resort to the
Council for permission to increase the Company's rates.
Section 6: The Company hereby specifically agrees, that
in the construction and operation of the franchised public sewage
system, it will, at all times, comply with such reasonable rules
and regulations as may be imposed by the said Council, and that the
design of the public sewage system shall be approved by appropriate
authorities.
Section 7: Reasonably sufficient, adequate and efficient
service shall be furnished by the Company engaged on the effective
date of this Ordinance in the construction or operation of a sewer
system to every person applying for service within the franchise
limits served by such system; provided, however, that if the
furnishing of service by the Company in compliance with any application
for service would require the extension of or addition to its
existing facilities, the Company, as a precedent to furnishing
service, may require of the applicant reasonable sums for service
availability or reasonable deposits guaranteeing compensatory
revenues from the territory to be served or reasonable contributions
in aid of construction to help defray the cost of facilities which
will be used and useful in furnishing service, or any combination
thereof, or reasonable construction or other advances evidenced by
refundable or non-refundable agreements. Failing to receive said
sums, the Utility shall not be obligated to extend service.
Section 8: The Company shall publish rules and reg-
ulations governing the sale and furnishing of its services to
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customers, which said rules and regulations shall contain pro-
visions governing the termination of its services. Said rules and
regulations may be amended by the Company at any time, but such
amendments shall also be subject to the approval of the said
Council prior to implementation. The initial rules and regulations
described in Schedule "2" attached hereto and made a part hereof
shall be the rules and regulations in effect pursuant to this grant
until modified or changed by the parties.
Section 9: Individual Sewage. ?isposal Systems Prohibited;
Sewer Connection Required; Penalty. The use of individual sewage
disposal systems and/or septic tanks, grease traps and dry wells
by any person in the area where central sewer collection service is
available is hereby prohibited. All persons owning improved
property where a sewer line is available for sewer collection
service shall connect the improvements upon such premises within 60
days of the notification by the Utility that such a system is
available. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be
punished by a fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by
imprisonment, up to ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Each day such condition exists shall be considered
a separate violation.
Section 10: Additional Ordinances. The City Council of
the City of Sebastian agrees to pass all ordinances necessary or
suitable both for the reasonable protection of the rights and
property of the Company and to enable the Company to enforce any of
its reasonable rules and regulations for the management, operation
and control of the services to be rendered by the Company hereunder
and to pass any reasonable ordinance or ordinances that will be
necessary or suitable in order to fully confirm to the Company the
rights herein or hereby granted or intended so to be.
Section 11: The Company shall not, at any time, transfer
its rights in any of its public sewer system property, or its
franchise herein granted, to any person, firm or corporation,
without the consent of the majority of said Council. It is,
however, expressly understood and agreed that in the event the
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Company should desire to transfer its rights and franchise as
aforesaid to a transferee that is qualified to operate under said
franchise then the Council shall not withhold its consent unreason-
ably and the showing of qualifications shall be conclusive evidence
of the right of the Company to secure said consent for transfer.
Section 12: The Company shall, at all times, protect and
save the City of Sebastian harmless from all damage and loss,
including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, arising from,
out of, or by reason of the construction, operation or maintenance
of its said public sewage system.
Section 13. It is specifically agreed that in the event
the Florida Public Service Commission should, at any time in the
future, assume control over franchised public sewage systems and
the rates for services therefore, the Company shall submit to the
authority of the said Florida Public Service Commission and the
said Council shall relinquish its control over said franchised
public sewage system to the extentv that the same is assumed by, or
vested in, the Florida Public Service Commission.
Section 14: This franchise and all the rights, privileges,
obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be binding on the said
Council and the said Company, and their successors and assigns.
Section 15: That within thirty (30) days after the first
anniversary date of this franchise and within thirty (30) days
after each succeeding anniversary date of this franchise, Company,
its successors and assigns, shall pay to the city and its successors,
an amount which added to the amount of all city taxes, licenses and
other impositions levied or imposed upon the Company's property,
business or operations for the preceding tax year will equal six
per cent (6%) of company revenues from the sale of sewage service
to residential and commercial customers within the corporate limits
of the Grantor, but excluding contributions-in-aid of construction
and connection charges for the twelve fiscal months preceding the
applicable anniversary date. Any franchise fee to be collected
shall be shown as a separate item on the Company's bills to its
customers.
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Section 16: Within a reasonable time, which time shall
not exceed 180 days, after the City has notified the utility of its
intent to terminate the franchise and to acquire the system, the
franchise holder shall convey all of its facilities together with
all easements to the City of Sebastian. The time for conveyance of
the system may be extended by action of the City Council should the
utility demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Council that it
has experienced a delay in its ability to convey the system which
delay was unintentional and beyond its control. Said conveyance by
the utility shall be without encumberance. At this time the
franchise holder shall convey unencumbered all of its facilities
together with all easements, to the City of Sebastian, without
charge as to all property contributed to the utility, provided
further, however, that the City shall have the right to purchase
the remaining assets of the utility based on the average of the net
original cost and a price as computed and agreed upon by three
competent and qualified appraisers. The City shall select an
appraiser, the Utility shall select an appraiser, and these two
appraisers shall mutually agree upon and select a third independent
appraiser and these three appraisers shall arrive at the value of
the utility and the sales price involved. However, the City shall
not be required to purchase and no value will be placed on additions
or extensions to the system which were paid for as contributions-
in-aid-of-construction by any person, firm or corporation other
than the Utility. At the end of the franchise period, the City
shall not be required to pay to the Utility any amount for goodwill
and the appraised value shall be based entirely upon physical
assets only, and provided further that in the event said Board of
Appraisers cannot agree as to the price to be paid by the City,
then the City may file appropriate condemnation proceedings under
Florida law. Prior to the Utility conveying the system to the City
a detailed and accurate set of record drawings showing location,
sizes, and types of sewer mains, fittings, laterals, and other
pertinent ~information shall be furnished to the City on reproducible
mylars. Any franchise granted by the City shall include the above
requirement.
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Section 17: The failure on the part of the Company to
comply in any substantial respect with any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be grounds for forfeiture of this grant but no
such forfeiture shall take effect if the reasonableness or propriety
thereof is protested by Company until a Court of competent juris-
diction, with a right of appeal in either party, shall have found
that Company has failed to comply in a substantial respect with any
provisions of this franchise and the Company shall have six months
after the final determination of the question to make good the
defaults before a forfeiture shall result with the right in Council
at its discretion, to grant such additional time to Company for
compliance as necessities in the case required.
Section 18: Ordinances 175 and 203 are hereby specifi-
cally repealed in their entirety. Any and all ordinances granting
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, iNC. or GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORA-
TION a sewer franchiase are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 19: Severability Clause: It is declared hereby
to be the intent of the Council that, if any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid,
the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 21: Effective Date. The provisions of this
Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of
its enactment~ subject to the utility's acceptance of this Fran-
chise in writing. CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
Mayor ~ ..... ~
ATTEST:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was
finally passed by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Florida, on the //~ day of ~ , 1981.
~Cit~ Cl~rk
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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 ~ ~. ~.
on~~;9~g~~ ~, 1981, and that the foregoing Ordinance
was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Sebastian, Florida, on the //~
day of ~ , 1981.
City/C leA~k
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SEBASTtAN HIGHi. A,
tt~s&te I~vER ~,,~UNTY
EXHIBIT "A"
SEBASTIAN
SEWER FRANCHISE
General Developmau~ Utilities, Inc.
Sebastian Highlands Division
Sewer Service
GENKKAL DEVELOP~ UTILITIES, INC.
SEBASTIukN 5I~S DMSION
RATE SCHEDULES
SEWER SERVICE
Schedule 1
Original Shee~ No. 14.0
mm~x O? ~u~z s~zs
Ke$~tent::f. ai Serv±ae ............................................
S~ner~l S ez~ice ..................................................
Shee~
Number
!5.0
16.0
Ori~:ai Sheer No. 15,0
.A. vai!abil!ry -Available :hroughour ':he area served by :ha Company
APplicahil~.r7 -. For sewer service in priva:'e '=aa//ences and indivi/ua!!y-me:ared
ap a=L-men:, uu.t:s.
L~ua:.ious- SubJec: :o al! of :he Rules amd ~a~%~la:ioum of ~s Tariff amd
:ha seneral Rules and Re~.Lz:ious of :ha Co~siou.
.M~m:b_ly Re:as - $5.00 fla=.'ra:a per
Terms. of Payee. n: - Bills ara due and payable when rendered and become
non,ce, ha discou~d.
BiLLin~ - The b~$ mo~uh dauas shall coincide ~i:h :he billing mou:h for wa:e:
service. BiLls r~ndar~d ~o: lass :~ ~if~ per=~t (50%)of =he no~
pe~d ~ ~ be b~ed ~ accord~ca w~h X~a 25-10.111(2), F!or~a
~de: '~e~v~, for ~ radon, ~ha period of se~ca ~or w~ch a b~! is
rm~a~ ~ lass ~ ~ p~= (50%) of ~he no~ b~g p'~iod, :ha
~ :he propo~io: :~: :he ac:~ u~ber of da~s be~$ :o a :~ (30) day
(b) For se~.ce :a~ ~d~ ~ ra:e s~~ f~:y per:am: (50%) of
~o~ c~ges ~y he ~p~ed.
(c) ~e pzaa:i~s ~loyed by :he. uu~ ~. :h~ r. eg~d s~ h~e
Racounec:iou ~es - Sewer service dis¢omuinued for nou-paymem: of hills,
be rased o~y ~ou p~n: of ~ p~u~ue b~s ~d pen~:ies, :o~euher
· ~:h :he :o:~ cos: :o :~ ~y of 61sconu~g ~ raco~ecu~g sewer
se~i~e
Pr es idem:
Gemera~ Deve!opman: Utili:ias, Luc.
Sebasulau Kighlauds Divisiu
Sewer Service
Or!gl:al Sheer No. 16.0
AvailabiLi:T - Available uhroushouu :he area served by :he Company.
Applicahi!i~..:- For 'sewer servic~ :o ge=e~a3, saz~ice .cus:~mers.
:he general.:~ies and Ke~l~:ions of :he Commission.
· Monuk!v Rm.:es-$5.00 fla: ra:e per mon:h, or lO0%.ofwa:er bill whichever is ~res
Te_~ of_paymen:- B~ arm due and payable when ra=iered and bec:me da!!=quen:
Lf hoc paid ~L: ~hiu ~enry (ZO) days, = se~iaa ~y, ~:m~ five (3) days
B'~- The b~E mon:h danes sha~ coin. olde ~ri:h :he b~g mouuh for ~a:
serve-ce. Bills rendered for lass :ham
period '-~:~ be b~ed ~ ac~rd~ce .~L:h '~a 25-10.Li!(2), ~_or~a
Code: '"~e~v~, for ~ re. on, :he period of
'reVered ~ less :~ f~ perman: (50I) of
app~bla :o such s~_=a, ~c!~g
~ :he propo~ion :~: :he ac~ u~er of ~s b~s :o a :~ (30) day
(a) Ope~g b~ need no: be :~er~d bu: ~y be
~ded ~ :he ue~ re~ ~nu~y
(b) For se~_ma :~n ~d~ ELm:
no~ ~ges ~ be
(c) ~e p=ac:i~s ~loyed by :he u:~ ~ :~ r~g~d s~ have ~o~
Keconnec:!on ,Char~es- Sewer se:~rice discon:Luued for non-oath: o~ b~s
oe :es~d o~y ~on o~en: of ~ p~u~ue b~s ~ ~'~
w~:h .:he :o:~ cos: :o :~ ~y of ~isao~:~g ~ reco~ec:~ sewer
se~iae ~es.
General Developmen: U~i!i:ies, Inc.
Sebas:iau Highlands Divisiou
Sewer Service
GENEP~L DEVELOP.MENT UTILITIES, INC.
SEBASTI~ EIGELANDS DIVISION
KATES AND REGULATIONS
Schedule 2
0ri~iual Sheen No. !.0
General Development Ut~Li:les, inc.
1111 Sou:h Bayshora Drive
Him=t, Florida 33131
Harold E. Sch~idu
Geueral Developmenu Uuillzies, Imc.
Sebasuian Highlands Division
Original Shem: No. 2.0
TA~L~ OF CONTISTTS
Sheen
Number
T~%R%TORY S~RV~D .............................................. . 3 · 0
iw'~$ rrrr-~'-~t'~OU$ ....................... · ............................ 4 ..0
T~V~ "rJ~ 5 0
~TDE% OF RULES A~D RgG~.TIONS ............................... 6.0 - 7.0
RULF~ AR-D R~GULA~IONS ......................................... 8 . 0 - 13.0
LND~I OF RAI"gS S~tTi~S ..................................... 14.0
R~T~$ SCI~D~i~%$ 15 0 16 0
STANDARD FORM~S ............................................... 18.0- 2!.0
CO~S AKD AG~F~V_NTS ..................................... There are none
at the time of
Original Issue.
Harold E. Sch=id:
.Harold .E. Schmid=
General Development Utilities, Inc.
Sebastian Highlands Division
Sewer Service
Original Sheet No. 3.0
TERRITORY SERVED
All that portion of the subdivision known as Sebastain Highlands, lying
within the City limits of Sebastain, Indian Eiver County, Florida.
In accordance with Exhibit "A" of Ordinance #
Harold E. Schmidt
President
General Develo.om~= U~/J.i=±as, Inc.
Sebasuiau Highlands Division
Sewer Service
Ori$inal Sheen No. ~,0
MISCELLANEOUS
Harold E..$c~,~d:
President
General Developman= U=I/.t:les, Ina.
Sebasuiau Highlands Division
Origiaai Shoe: No. 5.0
1.0
¸2.0
3.0
6.0
¸7.0
9.0
General Developman: Uui!!:les, Imm.
Sebam:iau High.Lauds Division
"Consumer"-. Amy person, firm, associa~-ion, corpora:ion, governme~Ua!
agency or similar organize=ion supplied wi:h sewer se_~rica by the C~mpauy.
"ServiCe" - Serv±aa, as manl:iamad im 1:his Tariff Book amd in agre~maen~:
wi:h Consume=s, shall be cons=rued to ina!nde, Lu add.trion :o all :sewer
service requf~ed by. the Consumer, =he r.ead!aems an~ :ab'~!i=y ou .:he
par: of uhe Compamy uo fuzm~sh sewer serviae uo uha Consumer.
"Co~su~?r 's. i=s:~au!.0n,, - A J_l pipes, fixu~es, app!~ ~pcas and app~au~
of ev~ ~ ~ ~:~a ~ed ~ co~e~uion ~:h or fore p~ of ~
~s:~a:~n for u=~g sewage for ~ p~osa, locauad on uhe Co~ar's
side of "?o~= of De~", ~e:her s~,~h ~:~a:!on' ~ o~md ou~Igh=
"PoLu:.?fD.~liverT"- Thepoluu where ~=~e'Compauy's pipes are
pipes of '~he Consumer's namely a~ ~he m~ line connec:ion in
easemenus, or proper~y ~ on :he scram: side,
"Main"- ShaJ.1 refer :o a pipe, ¢ondui:, or ouher fa¢i!i:y Lus=aJ_led ~o
¢onve~ sewage servia~ ~rom imd!vidual la:orals 'or ~o o~her Ma.ins.
"Service Lim~s"-The pipes of =he Commumer 'uhat co~uec: uo Comoauy"s
Line. (~so r~e~d ~o ~ la~ar~ ~es). ~e C~pa~ does .~' lay
sewer ~ar~ ~es on priva:a p~per~ ~cept ~der speci~ con=rac:s
'~Raus Schedule" _ Sh~ refer uo ra:e or charge for uhe paruiaular sewer
alassi~laa~ion of service.
"Commlsaio_.___..__u_n" - Refers ~o :he Ci:y C~mmissiou, Ci:~ of Sebas~iau.
':~rold E. Schmidu
Presiden=
General Deveiopmen= U=!/_i=ies,
Sebasuian Highlands Divlsimn
Sewer Service
Original Sheet No. 6.0
Number
£.0
.2.0
,3.0
~.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
14,0
i5.0
!6.0
17.0
18.0
G~ne=-a!. %nf orma=!om .....................................
Sewer Service
S£gne~ Application Necessary ............................
Applica:ion by Agem=s .........................................
Wi;hhol~ing S ez-v-l;e .....................................
Ex:erosions .................................................
LAm~:a:~on of Usa., .....................................
Con=inui:y of Servi;a ...................................
Type .and Ha.tn:a~;e ....................................
Cha~ge of Consumar'.s Lns=alia:ion .......................
%=spec:ion~ of Consumer's. Ims=al!a:ion ...................
Pro=et:ion of Compauy's Proper=7 .........................
A=aess =o Pr~=~.ises ..... .................................
Righ: of Way or gasemen:s ...............................
Billing Periods ............................................
De ~linquen= 'Bills ........................................
Reimbursemen: for F~:ra F~enses .........................
Pa~= of Sewer a~ 'Water Service Bills Concurrently ...
(Con:inu~d .:o Shee= No. '7.0)
Harold E.
Shem:
Number
8,.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
i0.0
11.0
!i.0
1i .0
11.0
11.0
General Developman= U=!li.=ias Inc.
Sebasulau Highlands Division
Sewer Servica
Original Sheen No. 7.0
(Con:inued from Sheer No. 6..0)
_N~mber
Number
19.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
25.0
26.0
Temporary Discon=inuanc~ of Serviaa ........................ L2.0
Eviden=~ of Consump=ion ....................................... 12.0
Tax Clause ................................................... 12.0
Chan~e of 0¢=u~azu:7 ........................................... 12.0
Serv~:e Connec:~on 13.0
Ad~us:m~n= of B~l~s 13.0
Deposi=s ..................................................... 13.0
Harold E. Sahmid=
?residen:
General Developmmn: UUi!£:ies, !nc.
Sebasuiau Highlands Div/minn
Sewer Service
Original Sheer No. 8.0
KULES A~VD .%E~LAT!0NS
!.0
2.0
3.0
c~,~era! X~arma:ion - The Co~.any's Rules and Re~!a:ions, insofar as
n~ in affect, shall be ~ll a~ void. ~ese Rules ~d ~a~la~oa$ are
a pa~ of ~he =a~e schedules, a~plica:io~ and con~rac=s of ~he Co. any,
apply ~=h~= ~d~i~a:ions or .ch~e ~o ~ch and eve~ tone.er ~o whom
even: =ha: a portion of =base Rules and ~aguia=ions Ls declared
uncons:i=u:iona! or void for amy reason by any ¢our= of comoe=en: jur!s-
dic=±on, such decision shall in no way affec: =he va!idi:y of aha remain-
pot=ions of :he Rules and ~e§u!acions for sewer ,service unless such
Sewer Se~ic~- To obtain sewer service, application .should be .made
!i~s.
The app!iman: shall
add=ess~ and lo: an~ block ~er a: which sewer service is :o be rendered.
Sit-ned AnD!ica=ion Necess&~rv - Sewer service is furnished only uoon si~ned
applica:ion or agr~emmn: acce~=ed b~ :he Company and :he ¢ondi:~uns of
such app.!ice, ion or agr_eemen= ar~ bin~in$ upon ~he Cons~er as well as
uoon =h~ Co~an~. A cop7 of each app!i=a=!on or a~r~en: for sewer sar-
Anniica=ions by A=3n=s.- .4~.p!icacions for' sewer servi¢~ reaues:~d by fl.--mm,
par.=nerships, associa~ioum, co=potations a~ o~hars shall be :endered only
or a~ee~nTs eh:arid into be~een :he Co. any and an ag~n: of :he princi.-
pal, :he use of such sewer se~L=a by :he ~r!ncipal shall consui:u:a full
vi=~ is randar~.
Wi:hhptdinK~e.--vi~e - The Company .may wi:hhold or dis¢onuinue sewer se~zice
rendered under applia, acion made. by any member or a~en= of a family,
No. 9.0)
Harold E.
General Developmen: U=ilirJ. as, I. nc
Sebas=!an. Hi~hlands Divl~/~n' ..
Sewer Service
Ori~us.l Sheer No. 9.0
(Conninuad from'Sheen No. 8.0)
6.0
7.0
9.0
Company of su=h familT, household, or~ani=a=ion, or business for sewer
se.--~ice, has been se=:!ed in full.
~r~ensions- ':The Com,.any will make such ex:ensions =o ins axis:inS
fa¢ili:ies as may be resulted by one or more Constmmrs provided
revenues =o be derived =herefrom shall be suff.-icien: =o afford fair and
reasons~la re=urn on che cos¢ '.of ~r~vidin~ and .r~nder~n~ =he sewer sar-
cash advances, =inimum ~uaran:ees, sa~z~ce ~uaran=ees, c'on=ribuz!on in
ai~ of cons=rue=ion, or ocher arr~n~emea:s ~i:h =he Consumer, w~erebv =he
ComPs=7 =~1.! be enabled. =o earn a fa~--- and r~asonable return on
~imi=a~ion of Us~ -Sewer service purchased from :he Company shall be
used by =he Consumer only for ~he purposes spe~i-'ied in ~he applies:ion
for sewer service. Sewer service ~arnished :o =he Co~er shall be for
s=r~e=, al!aT~ lane, co~=, ~r~er=7 line, avenue, or ocher ~ay, Ln order
=i~nce ~:%1 s~h ~au:hor~ed e~ansion, sale or disposi:ion is dis-
con:~uad and full pa~n: is ~de of bills for sewer se~ica, ca!cub=ad
on ~r~er c!ass~fica:io~ and ra~a schedules and r~se~n~ in full
~de :o :he Co~7 for all e~a e~e~ses i~c~rad for c!arical ~ork,
Con=inui:v mf Se.~rice -The .ComDan~ .wi!
di!i~ence shall no: be liable =o =he Consumer for failure or in:arrup=ion
.acciden:~ .!i~i~a:ion, brea~, shu:d~s~ or repairs or adjus=men:~,
ac:s of s~o~a~e, enemas of =he U~ed S~a:es, wars, U~:ad S~acas,
s=a:a, ~ci~a! or o:her g~e~n~al interference, ac=~ of ~d, or
ocher causes beyond L:s
%=p~e an4..M~in:enAnce - The Consumer's ~ipes, .'appara:us and eguipmenn shall
be seiec:ed, ins=alled, used and 'main=ained in ac=ordance wi=h s=andard
~rac=ice, conforming wi~h ~he ~u!es and Re~la=ions of ~he Co~anT~ and
Sheet .No. I0~'0) .
Harold 'E.
President
General Developmen= U:i!i:ies, inc.
Sebasuian Highlands Divls/mn
No. i0.0
I0.0
!!. 0
!2.0
13.0
(Continued fr~m Sheer No. 9.0)
in full com!~, liance wizh all laws and gover~meaTa! regu!a:icns applicable
~o s~, ~e Cons~er a~es fur=her :o kae~ all pipes, pi'~i~, ~d
fix='ares in r~pair and ~.o pr~!y s~op all iaak~ on his pr~ses, and
'~e Cons~r e~ress!y a~ees =o no= u:ii~ze a~ app~anca or ~evi=e
C~an~e of ~pnsump__r'.s InsTallaTion - No changes or increases in Consumer's.
ina=a!ia=ion, which will ma:aria.fly affect :ne proper opera=ion of :he
pipes, mains or sca=ions of ~he Com~.any will be made wi:hour wTi:=an con-
sen= of =he Cc~mpany. The Consumer will bm liable for any damage resui=ing
from a viola=ion of =his rule.
lasnec:%on of Consume.r~s Ins=a!!a_=.j.on - All Consumer's sawer service
inaual!agions or changes should be inspec;ed uuon com~.!e=ion b
auChori~ =o ~ure chac Cons~e='s piiping, ~ui~C, ~d devices have
be~ insc~!.led in accordance ~%:h accepced scandard pracCi=e an= such
local ~ove~n=a! or o~har ~les as
or o~her ~over.~n:al ~spec:!on is requ~ed by local rules or ordi~nces,
=he' C~an~ ca~o'c ra~er sewer se~ice unuil such ~speccion has been
been tm=aired by =he
The Company reserves :he right TO .inspec:' Consumer's inscal!a=i, on prior
:o rendering sewer sea-vice and from =?-me :o :~--me :hereafTer, bu:.assumas
no responsibility wha=soever for a~ potion :hereof.
Pr.o~.~C.=ioR Of Company's Pro~ey,._-? - Tee Consumer shall properly pro~ee= ;he
Company Js property on ~ Cons~r's pr~ses, and shall peri: no one
:he Coral's a~en:s, or perso~ authorized b7 law, :o have acuess :o :~e
CC~'S ~ipes a~ appara:~s.. ·
L: The even= of' any loss or damage Co proper=y of the Com~.any caused by
or arising ou:-of carelessness, ne,!acT or' misuse by =he Consumer, =he
cost o~ making good such loss or rapa~in~ such d~ge shall be paid by
=he Cons~er.
AC.Cass .To Premises .- The-du!7 au=horized agan=s of :he Company shall have
access a: all reasonable hours =o The premises of =he Consumer for :he
pur?ose of i~s:a!lia~, main=aini~ and insDec:in~ or r~ovin~ Comp. any's
prope~, and ocher purposes inciden: =o perfo~nce under or :e~ina=ion
of ~e C~y's a~~: ~.:h ~e C~s~r, ~d ~ s~h perforce
(Con=/nmu~d :o Shee= No. 11.0)
'Harold E. Sc]~id~
Presiden=
General Developme:u U:~I_it_tes, Luc.
Sewer Service
OrigLual Sheet No. 11.0
(Contiuued .from Shee; No. 10.0)
=~e~g of sewer se~cs..
Periods - Bills for sewer se:-~_ce ~rLll be rendered mouuhly. B'~LLs
of C~smmer wir. h respec: :o paymau: :hereof.
~ (20) daTs '~er~fuar bec~ d~queu:, ~d sewer se~ce
~, ~:ar five (5) ~ays ~i::au notice, be d~c~:~ue~. Sea_aa
be r~d ~ upou pa~: of ~ p~u~ue b~s ~
:oge~a: ~:h a :o:~ cos: :o C~F c~ d~cou:~g ~d
sewer ~e.. There sh~ be no L~:T of ~y'~ agars: :he
by :~on of d~couU~ma of sewer sea_ce .:o :he Cons~'r-for
of ~e C~: :o pay :he b~ on :~.
No p~ paTme~: of auy hill r~udered ~J_% be accepted bT :he Co~p. au7,
emaeg: by ag:me, man: -~l:h C:m:p.a~y, .or by order of :he Co~sai:u.
17.0
ga~-_mb.u, rs_emen: of =_x:ra Ex~euses - ~e C~s~r
C~y ~:r ~ ax:r~ ~eusas (such ~ for s~
add_.-~ ~a~a~ ~$es, acc. ) incu~ed by
~as ~d
LB.0 Paymm~r of Sewer and Wa:er Serv~_c~..~.L!s. Conou---r-eu:13 - ra-b. eu bouh sewer amd
~aua: sez-~.as are provi~e~ by :he C~y, pa~: of ~y sewer
h~ :~dered by :he Co~y :o a sewer se~_ce C~s~r sh~ ~o: be
accap:m~ bT :he C~y ~:hou: ~e s~:~eo~ or c~cu~mn: pa~:
se~_:~ ~ uo: so p~d, :he C~y ~? ~c~:~ue bo:h sewer
~d ~a:ar sea_ca :o :he C:~r's pr~s.es for n~pa~u: of :he sewer
sm~ae ~a:Ees :r if :he :ha:~es 'for ~aua: sea_ce a:~ uoc p~d,
C~y ~y d~c~:~ue bouh '~:ar sei~lme .~d sewer sepias :o
C~s~r's pre~es 'for ~pa~: of :he ~a:ar se~ca charges. Tee
Co~y sh~ no: :m~su~h or 'rec~ec: sewer sea_aa ~d wauar
(C~u:~","',ued :o '~nee: No. 12_0 )
Harold E. $chmid:
.PTes/~en:
General Developmen: UZili:!es, lac
SebasUlau Highlands Division
Or±ginal Sheet No. 12.0
(Con:/~ued from Sheen No. 11.0)
19.0
20.0
22.0
2,2.0
TemoorarT Dis¢.~n:inuan¢%...o_f Service- A: any rime :ha: sewer service
c~:=s o= ~e p~-a~ of or rav~ fr~ sewer
be giv~ a: ~e cf,!ca of ~e C~7 no: !~s ~n =es (3) days prior
rscaiv~, ~e a~i~a~n of a suaaaa~ ocmupan: f=r sewer sea_aa
~ are su~ by '~e C~y. Co~r's ~aSosi: ~y NOT
~a~e~ ~ one ~e :~ ~o=~.
For :ha conveniauca of irs Con.vumars, :he Com~.auy ~ril! accaS= ualaphoua
ard~s :o d~conu~a or ::a~ar s~er sea. aa and ~%~ ~e a~ radon-
able
~y p~ose *~a:soever ~e :o be ~e o~y by ~loyees of ~e C~anT.
U~u:horize~ :o~ec:!o~ r~er sea_aa s~jec: :o ~ediaua
(Conuinued to Shee: No. 13.0)
Harold E.
?resident
GeueralDevelopmenu. U=ili=ies, I~c.
Sebasuia: N.Lg~ia~ds .Division
0rlgiuai Sheer No. L3.0
(Couuiuued from Sheet No. L2.0)
2~.0
No Deposi:s Auh=hor~zed a: :~:e..of O:i~mal Issue.
:hen
Gemaral Developman: U=ilizias, Iz~c.
Sebasuiau EiSblamds Division
Sewer Serviaa
Original Shem= No. 17.0
Cus=omar's Deposi: Racmipu & Service Agzmemen= ........... 18.0
AppLicar. ion for New Ramidan:ia_% Sez-v-ica ................... 1,9.0
Appl£aa:±on for New .General Service .......................... 210.0
Work Order ............................................ 21.0
Narold E. Sckmid:
'Preside.~t
General Deveiopmauu U=Lliu!es,
SeSasuia= Highlands Division
Sewer Servica
Inc. Orig!nal Shee~ No, 18.0
Al=& Toed. l, Oe~Osi~. , .....................
ct~ .p~o~, ~gs~l oC
Harold E. $chmldc
President
General Developmen: U:i!i:ies, Inc.
Seb'as:ian Hishlands Division
Sewer Service
Origi:~l Shee: No. 19.0
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:IV AG~£-iMENT
v
Se~m~ Semite
Origi~l
Sheet No. ZO.O
$., ~os~' . =~v.n.~:'T _~.. Ho. o~
Or±gi:ai Sheet No. 21.D
Service Work Order
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