§ 78-241. Connection required.  


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  • (a)

    Where available, the owner of every lot or parcel of land within the City of Winter Garden or city reuse service area developed for residential, public, commercial, office, industrial, warehousing, or multifamily use shall connect or cause to be connected with the reclaimed water distribution system. All connections shall be made in accordance with regulations of the city and FDEP and approved by the director. This provision shall not be construed to entitle any person to cross the property of another to make such connection.

    (b)

    All new developments, where economically feasible, including without limitation single-family home developments, approved for construction after the effective date of this article shall include reclaimed water distribution mains and shall connect to the system when reclaimed water service becomes available. Economic feasibility to be determined in the city's sole discretion utilizing such factors as cost and economic life of improvements, location of existing facilities and lines, growth patterns and directions, number of customers to be served and other factors deemed to be appropriate. Such reclaimed water lines (or dry lines in the event reclaimed water service is not then presently available at the time of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or completion) shall be installed in such a manner as to provide service to the entire property of the development, and the main lines shall be extended across the total property frontage to facilitate future extensions. These lines shall be installed during the initial placement of other required infrastructure items and prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or completion or use for the specific site or development. The cost of installing this system shall be borne by the developer.

    (c)

    Connection to the system is voluntary for all existing single-family homes as of the effective date of this article; however, an availability charge will be assessed where reclaimed water service is available but the owner declines to connect.

    (d)

    For purposes of this article, the term "available" or "availability" means contiguous to or within 100 feet of any property line of a Class A unit or within 1,000 feet of a Class AM or Class B unit.

    (e)

    Except as provided in subsection (c) above, required connections shall be made within 60 days of notification by the city that reclaimed water service is available.

(Ord. No. 01-52, § 2, 7-26-01)