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ORDINANCE N0. 2a5
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AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
FLORIDA, AMENDING ARTICLE I, SECTION 18-3, OF THE
VILLAGE CODE, BY DELETING THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF
SUBPARAGRAPH (f) AND BY CHANGING THE ADDITIONAL
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE TO $1,405. FOR EACH
NEW CONNECTION TO THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA WATER
SYSTEM ON THE AREA WITHIN SAID SYSTEM KNOWN AS
JUPITER ISLAND; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION
AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Village of Tequesta, Florida, now owns, operates and
maintains a water system and has operated said system since March 1, 1968; and
WHEREAS, because of continued and projected growth within the
geographic area of the system known as Jupiter Island, it has been determined
by the consulting engineers for the Water Department of the Village of Tequesta
that improvements are necessary in the water distribution system to protect
and provide for the health, safety and welfare of present and future customers
of the water system located on Jupiter Island; and
WHEREAS, in order to assist in the financing of the necessary
improvements, it is necessary to revise the additional Capital Improvement
Charge set forth in Ordinance No. 134 as amended by Ordinance No. 240 and
Ordinance No. 279, to provide that new connections on Jupiter Island pay a
proportionate share of the amount reasonably necessary to finance the
improvements; and
WHEREAS, it has now been determined by the consulting engineers
for the Water Department of the Village of Tequesta that the anticipated
costs for the necessary improvements in the water distribution system to
protect and provide for the health, safety and welfare of present and future
customers of the water system located on Jupiter Island have escalated greatly
since the adoption of Ordinance No. 279;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Article I, Section 18-3 (f) of the Code of Ordinances
of the Village of Tequesta is hereby amended by deleting the following
paragraph:
Applicants which have applied for new service connections
pursuant to Ordinance No. 219 and which connect to the
water system on or before July 1, 1978, shall pay a capital
improvement charge of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for
each 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch meter or the equivalent thereof.
In the event that the applicant fails to connect to the
water system by that date, the rates and charges set forth
in the above paragraph shall apply.
Section 2. Article I, Section 18-3 (f) of the Code of Ordinances
of the Village of Tequesta, is hereby amended to read as follows:
In addition to the capital improvement charge set forth
herein, each new connection to the water system located
on that geographic area within the system known as Jupiter
Island, shall pay a capital improvement charge of one-thousand
four-hundred and five dollars ($1 ,405.00) for each dwelling
unit, at the time of the application for a new connection.
Such payments shall go into a capital improvement fund, which
shall be a separate fund to be used for capital improvements
to the water system related to the improvements for the users
on Jupiter Island.
Section 3. In the event that any section, subsection, clause,
sentence or provision is :held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance shall
not be affected by such invalidity.
Section 4. Permission to codify this Ordinance is hereby
granted.
Section 5. -The Village Council of the Village of Tequesta
hereby declares this Ordinance to be of such a nature that it be adopted as
an Emergency Ordinance pursuant to the terms of Section 166.041(3)(b),
Florida Statutes.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and
approval as provided by law.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE was offered by Councilmember
Lee M. Brown who moved-its adoption. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Thomas J. Little
and upon
being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
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FOR ADOPTION
Lee M. Brown
Leslie A. Cook
Thomas J. Little
W.H. T~lapes, Jr.
Carlton D, Stoddard
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AGAINST ADOPTION
The Mayor thereupon declared the Ordinance duly passed and
adopted this 12 day of Ma v A.D., 1981.
ATTEST:
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
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W. H. Mapes, Jr.
Cyrese lbert, Village Clerk