(A) Within City Limits. All new and existing developments located within the city limits, either as established at the time of adoption of this chapter or as amended in the future, shall be required to connect to the city’s utility systems when they are available. Such connections shall be made without any action by the City Commission, except as follows:
(1) If a developer’s agreement is required, then the developer’s agreement shall be accepted by resolution of the City Commission, prior to execution of the connection contract between the developer and the city.
(2) The city utility systems are designed and constructed primarily for use by residential and commercial customers. No industrial customer shall connect to a city utility system unless the connection is specifically authorized in advance by the City Commission.
(3) The City Commission has determined that as of the adoption of this chapter, no existing or presently proposed user of the city’s sewer system is an “EPA Industrial User,” as defined herein. Further, it has been determined that existing zoning regulations make it highly unlikely that a prospective user shall be an EPA Industrial User. However, it shall be the policy of the city that an EPA Industrial User shall not be permitted to connect to the city’s sewer system unless, and until, the city shall have amended this Code so as to incorporate an EPA approvable “Industrial Cost Recovery System,” as defined in Federal Regulations 40 CFR 35.
(B) Outside City Limits. The City of Pembroke Pines has not established a service area outside of its municipal boundaries. With one exception, property located outside the city limits shall not be allowed to connect to a city utility system unless the connection is authorized by the City Commission. The one exception is that Commission approval shall not be required for any connection in that area covered by the developer’s agreements identified in Exhibit “H”, Agreement for Sale and Purchase, September 27, 1962, between the city and the West Hollywood Water Company and the West Hollywood Utility Company. The city shall not provide water or sewer service to property outside of its boundaries when the City Commission has determined that the proposed uses on such property are contrary to the best interests of the city or adverse to the health, safety, and welfare of the city's residents. (Ord. 641, passed 12-15-82; Am. Ord. 1978, passed 11-17-21; Am. Ord. 2009, passed 9-20-23)