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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance_295_05/12/1981• ORDINANCE N0. 2a5 • 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: • • 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: • FOR ADOPTION Lee M. Brown Leslie A. Cook Thomas J. Little W.H. T~lapes, Jr. Carlton D, Stoddard • 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 --~~,~J W. H. Mapes, Jr. Cyrese lbert, Village Clerk