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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2004-01 Stormwater Management Utility ORDINANCE NO. 2004-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE V, OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCE, ENTITLED STORMW ATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY; PROVIDING PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING AN AMENDED RATE STRUCTURE; PROVIDING POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL; PROVDING PROHIBITED ACTS; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS, MONITORING, AND COMPLIANCE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under S 2(b), Art. VIII of the Florida Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, the collection of and disposal of storm and surface water are of benefit and provide services to all property within the City including property not presently served by the stormwater utility; and WHEREAS, the cost of operating and maintaining the city stormwater management utility system and financing necessary repairs, replacements, improvements and extension thereof should, to the extent practicable, be allocated in relationship to the user impacts, benefits enjoyed and services received there from; and WHEREAS, all property within the city demonstrates a hydrologic response to rainfall events which generates stormwater runoff. The volume, rate, and quality of this runoff will vary with the soil type, land use conditions, topographic conditions, and other variables. In particular, the construction of commercial units on previously undeveloped property will generally increase the volume and rate of stormwater runoff, and adversely affect its water quality; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 403.0893, Florida Statutes, the City may establish one or more stormwater utilities and adopt stormwater utility fees sufficient to plan, construct, operate, and maintain stormwater management systems; and WHEREAS, the City is a permittee of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES"), which regulates the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States; and City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 1 of 15 WHEREAS, the Utility/Public Works Director and the City's environmental consultant, upon review of the NPDES permit, City Code, and City procedures, have recommend that certain changes to the City; and WHEREAS, the City Commission is aware of the Florida Supreme Court's recent decision in City of Gainesville v. State, 2003 WL 22052315 (Fla. 2003) and desires to amend its stormwater utility fee structure to ensure conformance with the Supreme Courts opinion; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, has determined it to be in the best interest of the safety, health, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Winter Springs to provide for the amendment of code relating to Stormwater Management Utility; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as legislative findings of the City Commission. Section 2. Code Amendment, Chapter 19, Article V. The City of Winter Springs Code, Chapter 19, Article V, is hereby amended as follows (underlined type indicates additions and strikeout type indicates deletions, while asterisks (***) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 19, Article V. It is intended that the text in Chapter 19, Article V, denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to adoption of this Ordinance). CHAPTER 19 - UTILITIES * * * ARTICLE V. STORMW ATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY Sec. 19-161. Title. This Article V shall be known and may be cited as the "Stormwater Management Utility" article and the provisions hereof shall pertain to all lands within the City of Winter Springs except as is otherwise herein provided. Sec. 26-161.5. Purpose and intent. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to establish stormwater management as a city utility and to establish a program of user charges and fees for stormwater management services, which charges and fees are to be levied against all developed property within the city to accomplish the purposes of such utility. Sec. 19-162. Definitions. City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 2 of 15 For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply; words used in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural, the singular; words used in the present tense shall include the future tense. The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary. The word "may" is permissive. Words not defined herein shall be construed to have the meaning given by common and ordinary use. Best Management Practices (BMP's) shall mean schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, treatment methods and other management practices to prevent or reduce pollutants from entering the MS4 or being discharged from the MS4. City shall mean the City of Winter Springs. Clean Water Act or CWA shall mean Public Law (PL) 92-500, as amended PL95-217, PL95-576, PL6-483, PL97-117 and 33 U.S.c. 1251 et seq., as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987, PL100-4. Construction activities shall mean the alteration of land during construction and includes such activities as clearing, grading, and excavation. Developed property shall mean any parcel which contains impervious area. Director shall mean the Director of Public Works of the City of Winter Springs, or the director's designee. Discharge shall mean the release of liquid, solid or gaseous material and includes, but is not limited to, a release, spilling, leaking, seeping, pouring, emitting, emptying and/or dumping of any substance of material. Dwelling unit shall mean any single residential space identified for habitation by persons and including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation or as classified by the City Building Code, including, but not limited to: residential rooms or combination of rooms designed to be occupied on a permanent or long-term basis not otherwise defined as a hotel or motel; apartment units; condominium units; multi-family units and prepared mobile home spaces. Multi-unit residential structures or complexes shall be deemed to consist of multiple dwelling units, regardless of whether or not such are served by a single water or sewer connection. Boarding houses and rooming houses as elsewhere defined in this Code shall constitute one (1) equivalent single-family residential unit. Equivalent residential unit (ERU) shall mean the statistical average impervious area of residential developed property per dwelling unit within the city. The numerical value of one (1) ERU shall be an impervious area that shall be adopted by the city commission in the rate resolution. Illicit Connection shall mean source discharges to the City's MS4 or to waters of the City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 3 of 15 United States. which are not composed entirely of stormwater and are not authorized by a permit. Illicit Discharge shall mean discharge to the City's MS4 or to waters of the United States which is not composed entirely of stormwater. unless exempted pursuant to this Article. or the discharge to the City's MS4 or to waters of the United States which is not in compliance with federal. state or local l'ermits. Impervious area shall mean land surfaces. natural or man-affected. which do not. or only minimally. allow the penetration and/or infiltration of water including. but not limited to roofed and paved areas. areas covered by roofs. roof extensions. slabs. patios. porches. driveway. sidewalks. parking areas. athletic courts/areas and roadways. Industrial activities shall mean activities at facilities identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as requiring an NPDES stormwater permit in accordance with Title 40 Code of the Federal Regulations. Part 122.26 and any amendment thereto. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Svstem or MS4 shall mean a conveyance. storage area or system of conveyances and storage areas (including. but not limited to. roads with drainage systems. streets. catch basins. curbs. gutters. ditches. manmade channels. storm drains. treatment ponds and other structural BMP's) owned or operated by a local government that discharges to waters of the United States or to other MS4's that is designed solely for collecting. treating or conveying stormwater and that is not part of publicly owned treatment works (POTW). Nonresidential property shall mean developed property that is classified by the property appraiser as land use types 10 through 99 under the Florida Department of Revenue Land Use Codes, as may be amended from time to time, and shall be deemed to include, but not be limited to, dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, recreational vehicle spaces, hotels and motels. Any property that contains both residential and nonresidential facilities shall be treated as the type property that will result in the larger number of equivalent residential units (ERU's). Nuisance Species shall mean species of flora or fauna whose noxious characteristics or presence in sufficient number. biomass. or a real extent may reasonable be expected to prevent. or unreasonably interfere with. a designated use of those waters. Person shall mean any individual. partnership. firm. organization. corporation. association or other legal entity. whether singular or plural. as the context may require. Point source shall mean any discernible and confined conveyance including. but not limited to. any pipe. ditch. channel. conduit. well. container. rolling stocks. concentrated animal feeding operation. vessel or other floating craft from which pollutants are discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture. City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 4 of 15 Pollution shall mean the presence in the outdoor atmosphere or surface waters of any substances, contaminants, noise, or man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological or radiological integrity of air or water in quantities or levels which are or may be potentially harmful or iniurious to human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, including outdoor recreation. Pollutants shall include, but not limited to, dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials. wrecked or damaged equipment, rock. sand and industrial, municipal and agriculture waste discharged into the MS4. Reclaimed water shall mean water that has received at least advanced secondary treatment and basic disinfection and is reused after flowing out of a wastewater treatment facility. Residential property shall mean any developed property which has the majority use as a residence and is so classified by the Seminole County property appraiser. Reuse shall mean the deliberate application of reclaimed water. in compliance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection and/or St. Johns River Water Management District rules. for a beneficial purpose. Runoff shall mean the surface flow of water which results from, and occurs following, a rainfall event. Significant construction activities shall mean construction activities which result in the disturbance of five (5) acres or more of total land area. Significant re-develovment shall mean the alteration of an existing development which results in the increase in the discharge of a stormwater facility beyond its previously designed and constructed capacity, or increased pollution or changed points of discharge. except emergency repairs. Spill shall mean illicit discharge. Stormwater shall mean surface runoff and the discharge of runoff water resulting from rainfall. Stormwater management system means the system by which the city manages and controls stormwater within the city. The system includes management services such as designing, permitting, planning and reviewing stormwater related infrastructure; and the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement and improvement of said infrastructure consistent with the capital improvements and stormwater management elements of the city's comprehensive plan. Stormwater management utility fee means a non ad valorem assessment benefiting developed property parcels. City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 5 of 15 Waters of the United States shall mean surface and ground waters as defined by Title 40 Code of the Federal Regulations, Part 122.2, and any amendments thereto. * * * Sec. 19-164. Schedule of rates. (a) The stormwater management utility fee shall be adopted from time to time by ordinance of the City Commission (the "rate ordinance"), and shall be calculated for each developed property as follows: * * * (b) Undeveloped property. There shall be no stormwater management utility fee charged to undeveloped property that has not been altered from its natural state by dredging. filling. removal of trees and vegetation or other activities which have disturbed or altered the topography or soils on the property. * * * Sec. 19-168. Powers. duties and responsibilities of director The director shall have the power (but is not limited) to: (1) Administer and enforce this article and any other appropriate stormwater related codes and regulations, and support regulations in the operation. maintenance. alteration. repair and replacement of stormwater management systems. facilities and devices; (2) Plan and execute stormwater management programs; (3) Plan. design, acquire right-of-way for. and construct capital proiects as approved and funded by the city commission; (4) Research. develop and refine experimental and prototypical stormwater management systems. facilities. devices and techniques; (5) Inspect public and private systems so as to assure performance and compliance with applicable stormwater codes and regulations; (6) Review drawings, submittals, and site plans. both public and private. for stormwater management systems, devices. and facilities for adequacy, sufficiency, and consistency with applicable codes and regulations; (7) Prepare a master stormwater management plan; City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 6 of15 (8) Charge and collect fees; fines and penalties; maintain billing and collection systems and records; conduct periodic rate studies so as to maintain an efficient and equitable rate structure; and ensure a prudent and stable financial base from which to operate; (9) Advise the city manager or. consistent with Charter. other appropriate city officials on matters concerning stormwater management; (10) Promulgate rules. practices and procedures necessary for efficient and effective management of the utility; and (11) Perform acts incidental and/or necessary to the efficient and effective operation of the utility. Sec. 19-169 Prohibited acts. 2enerally. No person. unless expressly authorized in writing by the director shall tamper with. work on. connect to or in any way alter or damage any part of the city's utility system. including the potable water. reclaimed water. sanitary sewer and/or stormwater systems. Tampering or work shall include. but not be limited to. unauthorized operation of city owned valves. meter tampering. straightlines. unauthorized taps. line ruptures and/or illegal dumping. Sec. 19-170 Dischar2es into natural waters and the municipal storm sewer system (a) Discharge to the City's MS4 shall be controlled to the extent that such discharges will not impair the operation of the MS4 or contribute to the failure of the MS4 to meet any local. state or federal requirements. including. but not limited to. NPDES Permit No. FLS000038. Discharge to the waters of the United States shall be controlled to the extent that the discharge will be controlled to the maximum extent practicable as defined in NPDES Permit No. FLS000038 (b) Stormwater discharges to the MS4 from industrial. commercial or construction activities and from new development or redevelopment proiects are required to obtain appropriate local. state and/or federal permits prior to discharging the MS4. (c) Any person determined by the city to be responsible for a discharge contributing to the failure of the city's MS4 to comply with the provisions and conditions of an NPDES permit shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and shall provide corrective measures as determined necessary by the director. and shall be liable for fines and damages. (d) The following non-stormwater discharges will be allowed to enter storm systems except when water quality standards applicable to all regulatory authorities are City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 7 of 15 exceeded, and where the non-stormwater discharges are not identified as a source of pollutants to waters of the United States: (1 ) Water Line Flushing; (2) Landscape Irrigation; (3) Flushing of reclaimed water lines; (4) Street Cleaning; (5) Construction dust control; (6) Diverted stream flows; (7) Rising ground waters; (8) Foundation, footing drains, roof drains; (9) Swimming pool discharges; (10) Uncontaminated ground water infiltration (as defined at Title 40 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 35.205(20)); (11 ) Uncontaminated pumped ground water; (12) Discharges from potable water sources; (13) Air conditioning condensate; (14 ) Irrigation water; (15) Springs; (16) Lawn watering; (17) Sidewalk/building power washing; (18) Individual residential car washing; (19) Flows from riparian habitat and wetlands; and/or (20) Discharges or flow from emergency fire fighting activities and emergency response activities done in accordance with adopted spill response/action plan. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to drain, deposit, place or otherwise discharge into any natural water body or stormwater system within the City, or to cause or permit to be drained, deposited, placed or otherwise discharged into such waters, any organic or inorganic matter ("polluting matter") which causes or tends to cause pollution, pursuant to the water quality standards established by the applicable regulatory agencies. Polluting matter includes, but is not limited, to the following: (1) Petroleum products, including, but not limited to oil, gasoline, and grease; (2) Solid Waste; (3) Pet Waste; (4 ) Chemicals; (5) Paints; (6) Soaps; (7) Laundry Waste; (8) Pesticides, Herbicides or Fertilizers; (9) Degreasers, Solvents; (10) Sanitary Sewage; (11 ) Chemically treated cooling water; City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 8 of 15 (12) Antifreeze. and other automotive products: (13) Lawn clippings. leaves. branches. etc.: (14 ) Animal Carcasses: (15) Silt: (16) Acids or alkalis: (17) Recreational Vehicle Waters: (18) Dyes: (19) Construction materials: (20) Any groundwater which contains phosphorous or nitrogen concentrations greater than the surface water into which the groundwater is discharged: (21 ) Any water which exceeds the state surface water standards: (22) Toxic or poisonous solids or liquids: and/or (23) Solids in such quantities or of such size capable of causing interference or obstruction to the flow in the City's stormwater system or natural water bodies. Sec. 19-170.5. Stormwater discharges from industrial. commercial and construction activities. (a) Stormwater discharges from industrial and commercial activities shall be treated or managed on site. in accordance with appropriate federal. state or local permits and regulations. prior to discharge to the city's MS4. (b) Stormwater discharges from significant construction activities shall be treated or managed on-site in accordance with appropriate federal. state or local permits and regulations. prior to discharge to the city's MS4. Erosion. sediment and pollution controls for the construction site shall be properly implemented. maintained and operated according to a pollution prevention plan required by an NPDES permit for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities. or according to a state permit issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection or St. Johns River Water Management District. (c) Construction activity which is not defined as significant is still characterized as an illicit connection or illicit discharge if the activity causes an impairment of the operation of the MS4 or contributes to the failure of the MS4 to meet any local. state or federal requirements. including. but not limited to. NPDES permits. (d) The owners or operators of industrial facilities. commercial entities and construction sites which discharge stormwater to the city's MS4 shall provide prior written notification to the city of the discharge and shall have received prior approval of the discharge from the city. Sec. 19-171. Prohibition of illicit dischar2es and illicit connections. (a) Illicit discharges and illicit connections to the city's MS4 are prohibited. City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 9 of 15 (b) Failure to report a connection from industrial activities, commercial entities or construction activities to the city's MS4 or to waters of the United States constitutes an illicit connection. (c) Failure to report to the city a discharge from industrial activities, commercial entities or construction activities to the city's MS4 or to waters of the United States constitutes an illicit discharge. (d) Any discharge to the city's MS4 or to waters of the United States which is in violation of federal, state or local permits or regulations constitutes an illicit discharge. (e) Persons responsible for illicit discharges or illicit connections shall immediately cease the illicit discharge or illicit connection, and obtain appropriate approvals from applicable regulatory agencies prior to resuming the discharge or connection. Sec. 19-172. Control of pollutant contributions from interconnected municipal storm sewer systems. The discharge of stormwater between interconnected state, county, city or other MS4s shall not and shall not be permitted to cause the city's MS4 to be in violation of the provisions of an NPDES permit. Owners of any portion of the Seminole County interconnected MS4 shall be responsible for controlling the Quality and quantity of discharge of stormwater to the city's MS4 Sec. 19-173. Inspection. Monitorin2 for Compliance and Operational Maintenance Requirements City personnel shall be granted access for inspection of facilities discharging or suspected of discharging to the city's MS4 or waters of the United States in order to effectuate the provisions of this ordinance and to investigate violations or potential violations of any of the terms herein. All structures and processes which allow discharges to the city's MS4, as well as records concerning them, shall be made accessible to the city's personnel for this purpose. Structural controls and other BMPs used for controlling the discharge of pollutants to the city's MS4 or to waters of the United States shall be operated and maintained so as to function in accordance with permitted design and performance criteria and in compliance with federal, state or local permit conditions and regulations. (1)The operation and maintenance entity is required to provide for periodic inspections of the stormwater management system to insure that the system is functioning as designed and permitted. City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 10 of 15 (2)The following operational maintenance activities shall be performed on all public stormwater systems on a regular basis or as needed: A Removal of trash and debris; B. Inspection of inlets and outlets; C. Removal of sediments when the storage volume or conveyance capacity of the stormwater management system is below design levels; D. Stabilization and restoration of eroded areas; E. Mowing and removal of grass clippings; F. Aeration, tilling, or replacement of topsoil as needed to restore the percolation capability of retention and swale systems. If tilling or replacement of the topsoil is utilized, vegetation must be established on the disturbed surfaces; G. Undesirable species such as cattails and exotic plants should be controlled and minimized; and H. It is recommended that that native vegetation be maintained in the littoral zone as part of the system's operation and maintenance plan. (3) If the system is not functioning as designed and permitted, operational maintenance must be performed immediately to restore the system. If operational maintenance measures are insufficient to enable the system to meet the design and performance standards, the responsible entity must either replace the system or construct an alternative design. Sec. 19-174. High Risk Screening (a) The City shall developed and maintain a program for identifying and controlling pollutants, to the MS4 that are within the limits of the City of Winter Springs. Those located outside the City's limits shall be reported to the applicable municipality, SJRWMD, FDOT or FDEP for further investigation and/or enforcement actions. (b) This program shall be consistent with State Water Policy, and involves monitoring stormwater discharges to the MS4 from: (1) municipal landfill(s); City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 11 of 15 (2) hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal and recovery facilities: (3) facilities that are subiect to EPCRA Title III, Section 313: and (4) other industrial or commercial discharge in which in the determination of the City may contribute a substantial pollutant loading to the MS4. (c) The high risk screening program shall require: (1) Inspecting businesses and government owned facilities that could potentially generate hazardous waste as well as other waste streams of concern. As part of this process photographs will be taken and the location of the inspection will be geo-referenced. Items looked at during inspections shall generally include, but not be limited to: A. Source of water supply (municipal or private well). B. Type of sewage disposal. C. If there are any floor drains and where they discharge to. D. Storage practices for hazardous materials. E. Specific waste streams generated and how they are managed and disposed of. F. Evidence of spilled oil, chemicals, etc. G. Stormwater information including: i. Indications of illicit discharges. ii. Where it discharges to. iii. Activities that may affect stormwater. H. Manifests and other documentation that substantiates wastes are managed and disposed of properly. (2) Investigating complaints relating to environmental issues involving both businesses and private residences. These complaints cover a wide range of issues, e.g., A. Improper disposal of wastes. B. Storing hazardous materials and/or waste under conditions that could result in contamination of soil, groundwater or waters of the state. C. Illicit discharges. City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 12 of15 (3) Following up on major spills to ensure they are remediated properly by the responsible party and all contaminated materials are disposed of properly. (4) Recording and maintaining both an electronic database and a hardcopy file. A. The database is updated by: i. Adding potential generators from new businesses that apply for a City or County Occupational License. ii.Potential generators found in the trade directories and Yellow Paf!es. and searches performed through the internet. And iii. Complaints from anonymous and known individuals as well as those referred to the City by FDEP or other regulatory agencIes. Sec. 19-175. Enforcement. Penalties and Legal Proceedings (a) The city may enforce the provisions of this Article by any lawful means including, but not limited to, issuing a civil citation, bringing charges before the city's code enforcement board or special master, and seeking injunctive and equitable relief. (b) Where a violation of this Article does not constitute a hazardous condition requiring immediate and direct governmental action to abate a serious and continuing danger to the public, notice shall be provided to the property owner in accordance with Chapter 162, Florida Statutes and Chapter 2, Article III, Division 2, of the City Code, describing a violation of this Article. All persons in violation of this Article shall address such violations immediately by providing a written response outlining the temporary and permanent measures that will be taken to correct the violation and a proposed schedule for completion of the corrective measures. Proposals for corrective action are subject to the approval of the director. (c) In addition, cease and desist orders may be issued by the City's code enforcement department as provided herein. Such order shall be served upon the person( sa responsible for the violation in the same manner as notices of violation are served and as described above. Specific activities and operations may be ordered to cease and desist based upon the following conditions: (1) In a situation that may have a serious effect on the health, safety or welfare of the public or the environment, including the quality of stormwater in the City's MS4; or City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 13 of15 (2) When irreversible or irreparable harm may result. in the reasonable opinion of the City's Code Enforcement Officers. and immediate cessation of the activity is necessary to protect the public or the environment. including the quality of stormwater in the City's MS4. (d) In addition to any fines which may be imposed by the City of Winter Springs Code Enforcement Board. persons responsible for violation of the Ordinance shall be liable for all sampling and analytical costs incurred in monitoring the discharge. and state and/or federal fines imposed as a result of the discharge and costs of removing or properly treating the discharge. (e) Any fines or other funds received as a result of enforcement under this Article which are not used for specific purposes set forth in this Article shall be deposited in Stormwater Utility Fund. Sees. 19-M8176-19-199. Reserved. Section 3. Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Ordinances and Resolutions. All prior inconsistent ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Commission, or parts of prior ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. Section 4. Incorporation Into Code. This ordinance shall be incorporated into the Winter Springs City Code and any section or paragraph number or letter and any heading may be changed or modified as necessary to effectuate the foregoing. Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and pursuant to City Charter. [Adoption next page] City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 14 of 15 ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the 26th day of January ,2004. ATTEST: ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES CITY CLERK CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA JOHN F. BUSH, MAYOR Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the City Of Winter Springs only: ANTHONY A. GARGANESE City Attorney First Reading January 12. 2004 Posted January 13. 2004 Second Reading and Public Hearing January 26. 2004 City of Winter Springs Ordinance 2004-01 Page 15 of 15 Orlando Sentinel Published Daily State of Florida } S.S. COUNTY OF ORANGE Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Linda Bridgewater , who on oath says that he/she is the Legal Advertising Representative of Orlando Sentinel, a dally newspaper published at ALTAMONTE SPRINGS in SEMINOLE County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement being a NOTICE IS HEREBY in the matter of Ord 2003-39;Ord 2003-43;Ord 2004-01; Ord 2004-04 in the SEMINOLE Court was published in said newspaper in the issue; of 01/15/04 Affiant further says that the said Orlando Sentinel is a newspaper published at ALTAMONTE SPRINGS in said SEMINOLE County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said SEMINOLE County, Florida, each week Day and has been entered as second-class mail matter at the post office in ALTAMONTE SPRINGS in said SEMINOLE County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he/she has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 15 day of Jan , 2004, by Linda Bridgewater who is personally known to me and did take an oath. (SEAL) Beverly C. Simmons PROPOSES TO ADOPT THE FOL LOWING ORDINANCES TO THE WINTER SPRINGS CODE OF ORDI NANCES: Notice of Amendment of Section 9 281, Dumpster Enclosure Screening ORDINANCE NO, 2003-39 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE. CITY OF WINTER SPR I NG.S,FLORIDA, AMENDING. CITY,CODE SECTION 9-281, MINIMUM SCREENING. REQUIRE. MENTS FOR DUMPS. TERS, TO PERMIT EXIST. ING DUMPSTERS TO .BE ENCLOSED BY VINYL SCREENING MATERIALS APPROVED BY THE CITY TO GRANDFATHER EXISTI NG DUMPSTERS FROM THE ZONING SET. BACK REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY APPLIED TO ACCESSORY BUILD. INGS AND STRUCTURES PROVIDING FOR THE RE- PEAL OF PRIOR INCON- SISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN. CORPORATION INTO THE CODE,SEVERABI LITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE Notice Establishing Minimum Com. munitv Appearance and Aesthetic Review Standards ORDINANCE NO. 2003-43 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9, LAND DEVELOPMENT, BY CREATING ARTiCLE XI, ESTABLISHING MIN- MUM COMMUNITYAP. PEARANCE AND AES. THETIC REVI EW STANDARDS FOR COM. MERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, MULTI- FAMILY, AND RESIDEN. TIAl SUBDIVISION LAND DEVELOPMENT PRO. JECTS;REPEALI NG SEC- TIONS 20-475 AND 20-491 OF THE WINTER SPRINGS CODE REGARD- ING STATE ROAD 434 DE SIGN REVI EW PROVI D- ING FOR, REPEAL OF PR IOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCE'S AND RESO LUTIONS, INCORPORA. TION INTO THE CODE SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Notice Amending Stormwater Management Utility ORDINANCE NO. 2004-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE V. OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED STORMWA- TER MANAGEMENT UTILTITY; PROVIDING PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING AN AMEND- ED RATE STRUCTURE; PROVIDING ROWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AD MINISTRATIVE OFFI CIAL; PROVIDING PRO HIBITED ACTS; PROVIDING FOR INSPEC TIONS, MONITORING, AND COMPLIANCE; PRO VIDING FOR ENFORCE MENT AND RENAL TIES; PROVIDING FOR THE RE- PEAL OF PRIOR INCON SISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, IN CORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE. Notice of Amendment of Section 20-101 and Section 20-102, Official Mapping & Rezoning Procedures ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 20, ZONING; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR UP DATING AND MANAGING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS; PRO VIDING FOR THE RE PEAL OF PRIOR INCON SISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, IN CORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE 2ND AND FINAL READING ON THE PRO POSED ORDINANCES WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2004 AT 6:30 PM OR SOON THER- EAFTER, IN THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS LOCATED AT THE WIN TER SPRINGS CITY HALL 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434, WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA Interested parties are ad vised that they may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinances. the proposed ordinances may be inspect ed by Interested parties be tween 8 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, at the City Clerk's Office, lo cated at 1126 East State Road 434, winter Springs, Florida. fore more informa tion call (407) 327-1800 #227 Persons with disabilities needing assistance to partic ipate in any of these pro ceedings should contact the Employee Relations Depart ment Coordinator, 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (407) 327-1800, Extension 236. This is a public hearing. If you decide to appeal any