WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT
(Individual)
THIS AGREEMENT ("WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT") made and
entered into this day of , 20 , by and between hereinafter
referred to as "DEVELOPER" and the CITY OF , Florida, a
municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "CITY".
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER owns or controls lands located in
County, Florida, as described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and made a part hereof as if
fully set out in this paragraph and hereinafter referred to as "Property," and DEVELOPER
has or is about to develop the Property by erecting thereon single family residential
buildings, multi-family residential buildings, commercial improvements, industrial
improvements, institutional, recreational or other uses; and
WHEREAS, in order to meet the financing and general requirements of certain private
agencies and certain Federal, State and local governmental agencies, such as, but not
limited to, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the
County Health and Rehabilitative Services, the Veterans'
Administration, the Federal Housing Administration, and private lending institutions, it is
necessary that adequate water and wastewater facilities and services be provided to serve
the Property and to serve the occupants of each residence, building, or unit constructed or
located on the Property; and
WHEREAS, the DEVELOPER is required to execute a "WATER AND WASTEWATER
AGREEMENT" setting forth such reasonable provisions governing the DEVELOPER's
and the CITY's responsibility pertaining to the installation of water and wastewater service
facilities; the connection of consumer installations with the facilities; and.
WHEREAS, DEVELOPER wishes to develop or redevelop their property and is required
to execute a "WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT" setting forth such
reasonable provisions governing said property owners and the CITY's responsibility
pertaining to the installation of water and WASTEWATER service facilities; the
connection of consumer installations with the facilities of the CITY; the manner and
method of payment of Impact Fees; standards of construction or specifications; time
commitments to "take and use water and wastewater services"; engineering errors and
omissions; rules, regulations and procedures of the CITY and other reasonable regulations;
and
WHEREAS, CITY is willing to provide, in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set
out, central water and wastewater facilities, and to extend such facilities by way of water
distribution mains and wastewater collection and transmission mains, and to thereafter
operate such facilities so that the occupants of each residence, building, or unit constructed
on properties will receive an adequate water and wastewater service from the CITY.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL COVENANTS
CONTAINED HEREIN, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: WHEREAS CLAUSES:
The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as true and correct, and
are incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
SECTION 2: CITY CODE INCORPORATED HEREIN
Chapter 13, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of , entitled
thereof are hereby specifically incorporated into
this agreement by reference. DEVELOPER hereby covenants and represents that he has
read and understands the aforementioned code sections, and that he hereby agrees to be
bound by all of the regulations, terms and conditions contained therein.
SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS.
The following definitions are in addition to those included by reference in the Code of
Ordinances referred to in Section 2 hereof.
a. Project Equivalent Residential Connections - shall be limited to ERCs, as the same are
defined in the Code of Ordinances. These ERC's are calculated and anticipated to be used
in accordance with attached Exhibit "B", Schedules of Connection.
b. Initial Impact Fee per ERC - The initial impact fee per ERC is $
In accordance with the Code of Ordinances, said impact fee shall be adjusted by the City
Engineer.
c. Property - The land area illustrated and legally described by the attached Exhibit "A".
SECTION 4: CITY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES.
The DEVELOPER hereby grants and gives to the CITY, its successors and assigns, the
exclusive right or privilege to construct, own, maintain and operate said facilities in, under,
upon, over and across the present and future streets, roads, terraces, alleys, easements,
reserve utility strips and utility sites, and any public places as provided and dedicated to
public use in recorded plats, or as provided for in agreements, dedications, or grants made
otherwise and independent of said recorded plats. The DEVELOPER shall grant to the
CITY easements of rights-of-ways corresponding with the installation of the proposed
facilities. The grant or conveyance shall be in form satisfactory to the City Commission.
The conveyances, whether or not located on the property shall be made without cost to the
CITY. The CITY reserves the right to require such easement or right-of-way to the point at
which the meter is proposed to be installed or at the "point of delivery of service", being
the point at which the facilities of the CITY joins with the DEVELOPER's installation.
DEVELOPER hereby agrees that the foregoing grants shall include the necessary right of
ingress and egress to any part of the Property; that the foregoing grants shall be for such
period of time as the CITY or its successors or assigns require such rights, privileges or
easements in the construction, ownership, maintenance, operation or expansion of the
water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities. The CITY hereby
covenants that it will use due diligence in ascertaining all easement locations; however,
should the CITY install any of its facilities outside of a dedicated easement area, the
DEVELOPER hereby covenants and agrees that the CITY shall not be required to move or
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relocate any facilities lying outside a dedicated easement area so long as the facilities do
not interfere with existing uses of the area in which the facilities have been installed. In
any event, DEVELOPER agrees to provide an easement for the actual location of said
facilities.
The CITY hereby agrees that all easement grants will be utilized in accordance with the
established and generally accepted practices of the water and wastewater industry with
respect to the installation of all its water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities in any of the easement areas; and that the DEVELOPER in granting
said easements, or pursuant to the terms of this WATER AND WASTEWATER
AGREEMENT, shall have the right to grant nonexclusive rights, privileges and easements
to other persons, firms or corporations to provide to the Property any utility services other
than water or wastewater service.
SECTION 5: CONNECTION OF FACILITIES AND COMMENCEMENT OF
SERVICES BY CITY.
Upon accomplishment of all of the prerequisites to be performed by the DEVELOPER as
contained this WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT, and the Code of
Ordinances, the CITY hereby covenants and agrees that it will connect the water
distribution and wastewater collection facilities installed by the DEVELOPER to the water
distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities of the CITY, in
accordance with the terms and intent of this WATER AND WASTEWATER
AGREEMENT. Such connection shall at all times be in accordance with rules, regulations,
and orders of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, or any other
governmental agency or department which has jurisdiction thereof.
The CITY agrees that once it provides water and wastewater services to the Property, and
the DEVELOPER or others have connected consumer installations to the City's water
distribution and wastewater collection and transmission system, the City will continuously
provide water and wastewater service to the Property in a manner to conform with all
regulations of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation and the
County Health and Rehabilitative Services and other
governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the water distribution and wastewater
collection and transmission facilities and services of the CITY. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the CITY shall not be responsible for any delays in connections,
commencement of service or interruptions of service due to fires, casualties, accidents,
power failures, maintenance work, breakdowns, damage to equipment or facilities, civil or
military authority, strikes, war, riot, unusual weather conditions, judgments of any court,
Act of God, and any such delay in connection or commencement of service. Interruption of
service shall not constitute a breach of this WATER AND WASTEWATER
AGREEMENT nor impose any liability upon the CITY.
SECTION 6: DEVELOPER OBLIGATIONS.
DEVELOPER hereby covenants and agrees to construct and transfer ownership and
control of the on-site water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission
systems referred to herein to the CITY at no cost to the CITY.
It shall be DEVELOPER's obligation to furnish to the CITY accurate information with
regard to matters of engineering, construction of buildings and dwellings and proposed
densities.
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The DEVELOPER is responsible for any increase in the CITY's construction or operating
costs resulting from any engineering errors or changes furnished to the CITY. Plans and
specifications shall be submitted and approved for compliance with applicable CITY
Ordinances.
a. Construction of Facilities by DEVELOPER. After the approval of plans and
specifications, the DEVELOPER shall cause to be constructed, at the DEVELOPER's own
cost and expense, the water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission
facilities as shown on the approved plans and specifications, or as the same may be
modified and approved from time to time. Such facilities shall include those on-site
elements and the hydraulic share of the off-site elements applicable to the DEVELOPER's
Property. Complete "as built" plans shall be submitted to the CITY by the DEVELOPER
upon completion of construction. Construction and, inspection of the water distribution and
wastewater collection and transmission facilities by the DEVELOPER, shall be in
accordance with any applicable CITY Ordinances and in accordance with good
engineering practices.
The DEVELOPER may also be required to construct or finance all or a portion of the off-
site water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities in order to
provide a physical interconnection of DEVELOPER'S property with the facilities of the
CITY at their present terminus. If applicable, such eventualities are detailed in Exhibit
, entitled "Refundable Advances". (If there is no Exhibit letter in place upon
execution of this document, there are no refundable advances in connection with the
development contemplated in this agreement.) If the CITY requires facilities before the
DEVELOPER requires said facilities, the DEVELOPER shall pay the hydraulic share
applicable to the DEVELOPER's Property, upon receipt of notice to pay from the CITY.
This does not limit, in any way, the ability of the CITY to require payment through any
other lawful means.
b. Transfer of Title and Ownership. By this AGREEMENT, the DEVELOPER, shall
convey to the CITY, title to all water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities installed by the DEVELOPER or the DEVELOPER's contractor,
pursuant to the provisions of this WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT. Such
conveyance shall take effect pursuant to Division 3 and 4 of Article II, Chapter 13 of the
Land Development Code. Included in the approval and
acceptance of the system by the CITY Engineer, shall be documentation demonstrating the
DEVELOPER's compliance with the above-referenced sections of the Land Development
Code. As further evidence of said transfer of title, and upon the completion of the
installation and prior to the rendering of service by the CITY, the DEVELOPER shall
convey to the CITY at the request of the CITY by "Bill of Sale," in form satisfactory to the
CITY's counsel, the complete on-site water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities. The DEVELOPER shall further cause to be conveyed to the CITY
all easements and rights-of-ways covering areas in which water and wastewater facilities
are installed, by recordable document in form satisfactory to the CITY's counsel.
The DEVELOPER shall also convey, by Warranty Deed, any and all wastewater collection
and transmission facilities. All conveyance of easements, rights-of-ways, or Warranty
Deeds shall be accompanied by evidence of title, satisfactory to the CITY, establishing the
DEVELOPER's right to convey such easements, rights-of-ways or Warranty Deeds and
further evidencing the CITY's right to the continuous enjoyment of such easements, rights-
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of-way or Warranty Deed properties to the exclusion of any other person in interest. The
CITY agrees that the acceptance of the water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities installed by the DEVELOPER shall constitute the assumption of
responsibility by the CITY for the continuous operation and maintenance of such systems
from that date forward. Mortgagees, if any, holding prior liens on such properties shall be
required to release such liens, subordinate their position or join in the grant dedication of
the easements, rights-of-way or Warranty Deeds, prior to acceptance of said dedication,
easement, right-of-way or deed by the CITY. All water distribution or wastewater
collection and transmission facilities, save and except consumer installations, shall be
covered by easements, rights-of-way or warranty deeds. Neither the DEVELOPER, nor
any person or other entity holding title to any of the Property, shall have any present or
future right, title, claim or interest in and to the Fee or to any of the water distribution and
wastewater collection and transmission facilities and properties of the CITY. All
prohibitions applicable to the DEVELOPER, are applicable to all subsequent owners,
person or entities. The CITY shall not be required to accept title to any component part of
the water distribution or wastewater collection and transmission facilities as constructed by
the DEVELOPER until the CITY's engineer has approved the construction of said lines
and accepted the tests to determine that such construction is in accordance with applicable
provisions of the Land Development Code, and final approval
has been received by any other agency having jurisdiction. Said approval shall be made as
required in the Land Development Code and shall be evidence of
the CITY'S acceptance of said lines for the CITY'S ownership, operation and maintenance.
c. Facilities Retained by Developer. Any facilities in the category of consumer installations
located on the discharge side of the water meter or on the consumer's side of the point of
delivery of service shall not be transferred to the CITY and shall remain the property of the
DEVELOPER. Each consumer installation shall remain the maintenance responsibility of
DEVELOPER. The CITY reserves the right to refuse connection and to deny the
commencement of service to any consumer seeking to be connected to portions of the
water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities installed by the
DEVELOPER until such time as the provisions of this Paragraph have been fully met by
the DEVELOPER.
d. Water and Wastewater Impact Fee. In addition to the transfer of ownership and control
of the on-site water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities, the
DEVELOPER shall pay to the CITY the Water and Wastewater Impact Fee which is
defined in Section 3 (b) hereof . However, it is anticipated that the impact fee will be
increased, and said increase may occur prior to or after the recordation of the plat(s)
covering the property subject to this WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT, or
prior to the issuance of building permits for said property. DEVELOPER hereby
specifically agrees to pay the prevailing impact fee applicable to the building at the time of
issuance of the building permit.
The CITY requires the payment of the Water and Wastewater Impact Fees as described
below. The payment by the DEVELOPER of such fee to the CITY shall be precedent to
the rendering of water and wastewater service by the CITY. Said Water and Wastewater
Impact Fee shall be utilized by the CITY to pay for the debt service charges and impact
fees for securing the water and wastewater capacity from County
and to pay for the design and construction of other water and wastewater facilities and
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other backbone improvements outside the scope of the DEVELOPER's financial obligation
and as payment for water and wastewater facilities on any CITY owned property as may be
necessary to service DEVELOPER's area.
Payment of the Water and Wastewater Impact Fee does not and will not result in the
CITY waiving any of its water and wastewater charges, rates, rules and regulations, and
their enforcement shall not be affected in any manner whatsoever by the DEVELOPER
paying the Fee.
i. The DEVELOPER shall be charged in total the prevailing impact fee applicable to the
building(s) at the time of application for the building permit less previous county reserve
charges paid at the time of engineering permit application.
ii. The Water and Wastewater Impact Fees shall be assessed against each Final Plat(s) or
portion thereof, to be developed by the DEVELOPER. Thirty percent (30%) (county
reserve charge) of the total water and wastewater impact fees for each Final Plat or portion
thereof shall be due and payable on or by five (5) working days after DEVELOPER's
request for final engineering permit approval which includes "Application for Installation
of Wastewater Collection/Transmission System" (DNRP Permit) or "Application for
Construction Permit Extension to Community Water System" (HRS/BCPHU/DEP Permit)
or similar agency document. The prevailing fee shall be calculated according to the
provisions of Section 8 hereof.
iii. In addition, the remaining seventy percent (70%) (balance charge) of the prevailing
impact fee on each individual lot, parcel or phase shall be paid to the CITY concurrent
with the DEVELOPER's or his agent's building permit application for each individual lot,
parcel or phase. The CITY shall require that the balance of the Water and Wastewater
Impact Fee be paid to the CITY for each phase of residential building, residential unit or
other building or structure concurrent with the first permit application for said each phase
or unit(s), building(s) or structure(s). The balance of the Fee shall be calculated as the
initial Water and Wastewater Impact Fee as adjusted according to the provisions of Section
8 and in effect at the time of building permit application submittal less county reserve fees
paid at the time of final engineering plat(s) which includes said building(s) or structures(s).
iv. Should the DEVELOPER enter into an agreement with
County to have the right to commence construction on his property prior to the recordation
of the final plat, payment of one hundred percent (100%) of the total of the above Water
and Wastewater Impact Fees shall be made five (5) working days after the DEVELOPER
has made joint application for final engineering permits and initial building permit(s) on
the property. No building permit will be issued for any lot, parcel or phase in each Final
Plat portion thereof or proposed plat included in the area until said Water and Wastewater
Impact Fee for said area has been paid.
SECTION 7: DEVELOPER'S HYDRAULIC SHARE OF OFF-SITE FACILITIES.
It is the CITY's policy to apportion the cost of the water and wastewater facilities on a pro
rata basis against the property receiving service from such main transmission lines located
off-site as to the DEVELOPER's Property. Since each DEVELOPER draws from the
hydraulic capacity of such lines, the CITY will require that the DEVELOPER pay his
Property's hydraulic share of the cost of the off-site water distribution and wastewater
collection and transmission facilities through which service is rendered to DEVELOPER's
Property.
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The CITY further declares that the Fee for the Developer's hydraulic share of off-site
facilities will be applicable to the DEVELOPER's Property whether or not the water
distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities have been previously
constructed. It is the intent of this section to apportion the costs of off-site water
distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities on a hydraulic share basis
irrespective of whether such water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission
facilities have been previously constructed or are proposed to be constructed. The specific
fee for the DEVELOPER'S hydraulic share of the off-site facilities in connection with the
development of property contemplated by this agreement shall be calculated by the
DEVELOPER with the approval of the City Engineer. Said fee is due and payable prior to
the issuance of engineering permits. The DEVELOPER may also be required to advance
all or a portion of the off-site water distribution and wastewater collection and transmission
facilities in order to provide a physical interconnection of the DEVELOPER's Property
with the facilities of the CITY at their then present terminus. Such eventualities are
covered by provisions of "Refundable Advances", Exhibit . (If there is no Exhibit
letter in place upon execution of this agreement, there are no refundable advances in
connection with the development contemplated in this agreement.) If the City requires the
facilities before the DEVELOPER requires them, the DEVELOPER shall pay its hydraulic
share upon receipt of notice to pay from the CITY. It shall be warranted and represented by
the CITY to the DEVELOPER that a water and wastewater system is located within the
municipal boundary to which the DEVELOPER may connect at the cost provided in the
WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT. Said warranty and representation is
subject to the CITY contracting with County for said wastewater
capacity, pursuant to "Wastewater Agreement", as amended from time to time and is
further subject to obtaining necessary volumes of potable water from
County, pursuant to "Water Agreement" as amended from time to
time.
SECTION 8: WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE ADJUSTMENT
FORMULA - ESCALATION PROVISIONS.
The Water and Wastewater Impact Fee as defined in Section 3 (b) hereof has been
structured by the CITY with regard to the present level of construction costs of water
distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities. The impact fee schedule
may be increased from time to time to reflect increases in the construction cost of water
distribution and wastewater collection and transmission facilities and related debt services
and impact fees charged by County. Additionally, the CITY
hereby declares that the schedule of Water and Wastewater Impact Fees set forth herein
shall be automatically escalated based upon increases in utility construction costs as
evidenced by the quarterly construction cost index published in Engineering News Record
Magazine, entitled "U.S. - 20 Cities Construction Cost Index". Regardless of the foregoing,
the CITY shall automatically adjust the Water and Wastewater Impact Fees set forth herein
on a quarterly basis, effective January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year. The
construction cost index of which was used for the purposes of calculating the above Water
and Wastewater Impact Fee is .
SECTION 9: CITY OWNERSHIP OF FACILITIES.
The parties hereby agree that all water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities used, useful or held for use in connection with providing water
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service and wastewater service to the Property, shall at all times remain in the sole,
complete and exclusive ownership of the CITY, its successors or assigns. Any person or
entity owning any part of the Property or any residence, building, or unit constructed or
located thereon, shall not have any right, title, claim or interest in and to such facilities, or
any part of them, for any purpose, except as otherwise provided in this AGREEMENT,
including the furnishing of water and wastewater service to other persons or entities
located within or beyond the limits of the Property.
The DEVELOPER agrees that it shall not (the words "shall not" being used in the
mandatory definition) engage in the business or businesses of providing water and
wastewater services to the Property without the CITY's consent during the period of time
the CITY, its successors and assigns provide water or wastewater services to the Property.
It is the intention of the parties hereto, that under the foregoing provision and also other
provisions of this AGREEMENT, that the CITY shall have the sole and exclusive right and
privilege to provide water and wastewater service to the Property and to the occupants of
each residence, building or unit constructed thereon.
SECTION 10: WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES AND REGULATIONS.
The CITY, its successors or assigns, may amend, revise and enforce from time to time the
rate or rate schedules as shall be reasonable. Rates charged to the DEVELOPER or
consumers located upon the Property shall at all times be identical to rates charged for the
same classification of service as are or may be in effect throughout the CITY's service
area. However, rates charged for property serviced outside the CITY's municipal
boundaries shall be 25% higher than those rates inside municipal boundaries.
The initial water and wastewater rates, including any increase or decrease thereof, and the
rules and regulations established, amended, or revised and enforced by the CITY from time
to time in the future, shall be binding upon the DEVELOPER, upon any person or other
entity holding by, through or under the DEVELOPER and upon any user or consumer of
the water service and wastewater service provided to the Property by the CITY. The CITY
also retains the right to promulgate from time to time reasonable rules and regulations
relating to the furnishing of water service and wastewater service to consumers. The rules
and regulations may relate to, but are not limited to, the right to discontinue the service
under specified and reasonable conditions, and the type and quantity of material permitted
to be discharged into the CITY's wastewater collection and transmission facilities.
SECTION 11: PROHIBITION AGAINST SEPTIC TANKS, AND WATER
WELLS. The DEVELOPER and, the owners and occupants of the buildings on the
DEVELOPER's Property are hereby prohibited from installing or maintaining any septic
tanks except as permitted by the CITY for temporary purposes; and are further prohibited
from installing or maintaining any water wells except as permitted by the CITY for
temporary purposes, or as permitted by the CITY for irrigation purposes. An addendum to
this Agreement shall be provided for specifying terms for temporary purposes if temporary
purposes have been approved.
SECTION 12: DEVELOPER'S SCHEDULE OF CONNECTION.
The parties acknowledge that the CITY is not guaranteeing water and wastewater service
until and unless the CITY obtains the necessary wastewater treatment and transmission
capacity from County pursuant to the provisions of the
"Wastewater Agreement" for wastewater utility service and also obtains the necessary
volumes of potable water from County pursuant to the "Water
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Agreement" for supply of potable water. The DEVELOPER in Exhibit "B" has given to the
CITY a schedule of the dates when the water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities are needed. The CITY shall then obtain water and wastewater
service from County according to the schedule provided by the
DEVELOPER.
If the DEVELOPER requests water and wastewater service at a date earlier than indicated
in Exhibit "B", the CITY is not responsible for providing said water and wastewater
service. However, the CITY shall make all reasonable attempts to secure said water and
wastewater service.
If the DEVELOPER does not require water and wastewater service at the time indicated on
Exhibit "B", the CITY reserves the right to divert said service to other users of the water
and wastewater system.
It is the DEVELOPER's responsibility to notify the CITY, in writing, of its inability to
meet the schedule dates of requested water and wastewater service. At that time, the CITY
may, at its discretion, amend the schedule.
SECTION 13: AMENDMENTS TO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
In the event the DEVELOPER, subsequent to the execution of the WATER AND
WASTEWATER AGREEMENT, alters any plans and specifications of the proposed
system, acquires additional Property or alters the densities of the Property, an amendment
to the WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT shall be executed by the parties.
Said amendment shall be negotiated and executed prior to the commencement of service to
those areas altered by the DEVELOPER. Said amendment shall be recorded in the Public
Records of County, Florida at the expense of the DEVELOPER.
SECTION 14: TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.
In no event shall the term of this WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT extend
beyond five (5) years from the date of execution. It is contemplated that all construction
and development of the Property under the provisions of the WATER AND
WASTEWATER AGREEMENT shall be completed within the five-year term. In the
event the AGREEMENT terminates under this paragraph, then the AGREEMENT shall
either be extended or renegotiated at the sole discretion of the CITY.
SECTION 15: ASSIGNABILITY.
This WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT as provided herein may be assigned
to any successors in interest of DEVELOPER to the property that is subject to said
agreement.
SECTION 16: RECORDING OF AGREEMENT.
This WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT, and any amendments thereto, shall
be recorded in the Public Records of County, Florida, for the sole
purpose of placing all owners or occupants of properties in the DEVELOPER's Property
connected to or to be connected to said water distribution and wastewater collection and
transmission facilities of the CITY on notice of these provisions to the same extent and
with the same force and effect as if said owners and occupants had joined in the execution
of the WATER AND WASTEWATER AGREEMENT. The cost of recording said
AGREEMENT, and any amendments hereto, shall be borne by the DEVELOPER. The
acquisition or occupancy of any portion of the property connected to or to be connected to
the said sewer system of the CITY shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the fact the said
owners or occupants have consented to, become bound by and accepted the WATER AND
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WASTEWATER AGREEMENT. By reference the agreements between the CITY and
County for water and wastewater services have been made an
integral part of this AGREEMENT.
SECTION 17: TITLES TO PARAGRAPHS.
The title of each paragraph in this AGREEMENT is for purposes of clarity and ease of
reading only and not to be construed as a substantive portion of the AGREEMENT, and
are not intended to be used as aids to interpretation and are not binding on the parties.
SECTION 18: WAIVER.
A waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute or operate
as a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any other provisions, nor shall any
failure to enforce any provision hereof operate as a waiver of such provision or of any
other provision.
SECTION 19: LAW TO GOVERN.
This Agreement is entered into and is to be performed in the State of Florida. CITY and
DEVELOPER agree that the law of the State of Florida shall govern the rights, obligations,
duties and liabilities of the parties to this Agreement and shall govern the interpretation of
this Agreement. For purposes of this section, venue shall be in the County of
, Florida.
SECTION 20: ATTORNEYS FEES.
The Non-Prevailing Party shall be liable to the Prevailing party for all costs, expenses,
attorneys' fees and damages at the trial and appellate level, up to and including the U.S.
Supreme court, which may be incurred or sustained by the Prevailing party by reason of
the Non-Prevailing Party's breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement, whether or
not litigation is involved in any such breach.
SECTION 21: REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL.
All parties to this Agreement have been represented by their respective counsel. The
parties hereto acknowledge having read this Agreement and discussed the terms of this
Agreement with their respective counsel and City, with its elected officials, and that
approval and execution of this Agreement has been made freely and voluntarily with full
knowledge of its legal effect.
SECTION 22: SEVERABILITY.
The invalidity of one or more of the phrases, sentences, clauses or Sections contained in
this Agreement shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Agreement so
long as the material purposes of this Agreement can be determined and effectuated.
SECTION 23: SURVIVABILITY.
All of the terms, conditions, provisions, and representations contained in this Agreement
shall survive and transcend the execution and termination of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the DEVELOPER and the CITY have executed or have caused
this AGREEMENT, with the named Exhibits attached, to be duly executed in several
counterparts, each of which counterpart shall be considered an original executed copy of
this AGREEMENT.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Developer has caused this agreement to be executed this
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day of , 20 , and the City has have caused this agreement to
be executed in its corporate names, by its duly authorized officers and its respective seals
affixed, this day of , 20 .
DEVELOPER:
Type/Print Name Signature of Developer
Signed, sealed and delivered Executed by:
Type/Print Name
Signature
In the presence of:
Type/Print Name
Signature
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF
On this day of , 20 , before me, the undersigned
authority, duly authorized to take acknowledgments and administer oaths, personally
appeared , and (Developer) who acknowledged
before me that he/she/they executed the foregoing Water and Wastewater Agreement.
He/she/they are personally known to me or have produced and as identification
respectively.
NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Florida
Typed/printed/stamped name of Notary Signature
My Commission number is
(N. P. SEAL)
My Commission expires
CITY OF , a Florida
Municipal Corporation
By:
(City Seal)
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Attest:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL
FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF
On this day of , 20 , before me, the undersigned authority, duly authorized to
take acknowledgments and administer oaths, personally appeared
, as City Manager, and , as City
Clerk, both of the CITY OF , a Florida municipal corporation,
who acknowledged before that they executed the foregoing Water and Wastewater
Agreement for and on behalf of the CITY OF . The said
, and , are personally known to me
or have produced and , respectively, as identification.
NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Florida
My Commission number is
(N.P. Seal)
My Commission expires
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