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ORDINANCE NO. 80-22 AN ORDINANCE OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY PROMULGATING A UNIFOP14 SET OF CHARGES FOR NEW CONNECTIONS TO THE 14ATER AND SE14ER UTILITY SYSTEMS, THEIR COLLECTION, APPLICATION, REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, Indian River County, Florida owns, operates and maintains water treatment and distribution and sewage collection, treatment and disposal systems; and WHEREAS, new customers who are property owners, builders or developers ("Developer") within the service area should defray or partially defray the costs for that portion of the plants capacity required to service their requirements; that each new connection shall pay a proportional part of the added burden which such new expansion or addition places upon the water and sewer systems. Indian River County has as its goal, the establishment of a uniform method of determining a Plant Capacity Fee so that all such charges shall be non-discriminatory amongst consumers in the area and shall be applied as nearly as possible with uniformity to all consumers within the service area; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of Indian River County in adopting this Ordinance not to duplicate or add charges where they have been previously paid, specified or committed; however, it is the intention of the County to require the payment of the Plant Capacity Fee as formulated in this Ordinance by all new consumers, but not to be confused with any fee for hydraulic Share of Mains, nor for water and sewer service, as covered in other Ordinances as applicable. It is further the intent of the County that all such cash payments as received for the Plant Capacity Fee are to be deposited to a fund which is reserved for plant expansion to relieve the amount to be borrowed or pay its debt service. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the following methods of assess- ing the cost for the Plant Capacity Fee will be used for service within any water and sewer system owned and operated by Indian River County and their usage. All connections are subject to economic feasibility pertaining to any proposed connection and the utility ability of the County to service.