TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Hassan Hadjimiry, P.E., Utilities Director
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 1, 2024
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ORDINANCE NO. 02-24: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE 5, “PUBLIC WORKS,” CHAPTER 52, "WATER". (SECOND READING)
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Consider Ordinance No. 02-24, a City initiated Amending the code of Ordinances, Title 5, "Public Works," Chapter 52, "WATER," Section 52.03, "USE OF WATER FROM HYDRANTS," updating the Title of the applicable Department, increasing the fees for meter installation and removal, and requiring the applicant to be financially responsible for any damage to the meter; Amending Section 52.07, "LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION," updating the definitions to reference the correct Florida Administrative Code Rule; Amending Section 52.16, "TESTING OF METERS," updating the title of the applicable Department and clarifying existing language; Amending Section 52.39, "OTHER FEES," updating the title of the applicable Department and clarifying the method of calculating inspection fees; Amending Section 52.82, "DEFINITIONS," updating the title of the applicable Department, Amending the definitions of Air-Gap, Backflow, Backflow Preventer, Back Siphonage, Cross Connection, Double Check Valve Assembly, Hazard-Health, Hazard Pollutional, Pressure Type Vacuum Breaker, and Reduced Pressure to Adopt Definitions consistent with current Industry Standards, Adopting a Definition for Backpressure and Utilities Department Cross-Connection Control Program, and deleting the definition for contamination; Amending Section 52.83, "BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES; when required; SPECIFICATIONS," Updating the Title of the Applicable Department, replacing all references to Backflow Prevention Devices with Backflow Prevention Assemblies, Clarifying the location of required Backflow Prevention Assemblies and the Applicable Standards, and insert...
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