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COUNTY WATER AND SEWER SERVICES including the Florida Safe Water Drinking Act, and shall meet the standards outlined in the ap- propriate Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Florida Department of Health and Re- habilitative Services, or St. John's River Water Management District regulations. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12-91) Section 201.33. Areas in which chapter to be effective. This chapter shall be effective in the entire un- incorporated area of Indian River County and in those parts of municipalities in which the county is the provider of water or wastewater utility ser- vices. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12-91) Section 201.34. Penalties and enforcement. A. Penalties. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or six (6) months in jail or both. The county may enforce the provisions of this article by seeking injunctive relief or any other remedies provided by law. B. Enforcement. (l.) [Generally.] In addition to any other en- forcement procedures provided by law, the county code enforcement officer shall be au- thorized to enforce this chapter. (2) Discontinuance of .service and penalty fees. The County shall have the authority to en- force the provisions of this section by the discontinuance of water service in the event of violation hereof. All water used in viola- tion of a declaration of water shortage shall be billed at three (3) times the regular rate. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12-91) Section 201.35. Repeal of conflicting provi- sions. All previous ordinances, resolutions, or motions of the county, which conflict with the provisions of this chapter, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. All special acts of the legislature applying only to the unincorporated portion of the Supp. NoI(i county and which conflict with the provisions for this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Specifically, section 24-31 through and including section 24-67 of the Code of Laws and Ordinances of the county including Ordinance 84-18 are hereby repealed in their entirety. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12-91) Section 201.36. Incorporation in Code. The provisions of this chapter shall be incorpo- rated into the county code and the word "ordi- nance" may be changed to "section," "article," or other appropriate word, and the sections of this chapter may be renumbered or relettered to ac- complish such intentions. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12-91) Section 201.37. Severability. If any section, part of a sentence, paragraph, phrase or word of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holdings shall not affect the remaining por- tions hereof and it shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to pass this chapter without such unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative part. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12-91) Section 201.38. Effective date. The provisions of this chapter shall become ef- fective on April l., 1!191. (Ord. No. 91-9, 3-12 91) Sections. 201.39-201.49. Reserved. PART II. REGULATION OF FRANCHISES Section 201.50. Definitions. (a) Utility means water or sewer utilities serv- ing subdivisions, apartment and housing complex- es, condominium, mobile home or trailer parks, industrial complexes, shopping centers and sirni- lar systems, serving more than one building. Sys- tems serving motels, parks, hospitals, schools and single commercial or industrial buildings require operation permits and are excluded from franchis- es. "Utility" includes wells, pumps, tanks, t.reat- rnent facilities, distribution systems, water meters, 201/15