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Savannah Beach, Georgia
February 17, 1975
The Regular Monthly Meeting of Savannah Beach City Council
was held this evening at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Room at
Savannah Beach City Hall with Mayor Michael J. Counihan presid-
ing and a quorum consisting of the following Councilmen present:
Mr. Edward J. Fahey, Mr. Richard DeLoach, Mr. John Wylly, Mr.
James Bond and Mr. Joseph Agnew. Councilman Ernest Hosti was
not present. Also present at the meeting were City Attorney
William H. Pinson, Jr. and City Marshal L. E. Taylor.
Visitors and petitioners at the meeting were: Diane Pappas,
Chief and Mr. Williams of the U. S. Coast Guard Station, Savannah
Beach, Cindy Carter, DeeDee Sasser, Mrs. Joyce Callison, Mrs.
Karen Losey, Mrs. Sally Bostwick, Mrs. Jean Davis, Lisa Towns,
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Meyer, Mrs. Iris Bishop, Caroline Bishop, Mr.
George Spirides, Adrian Thornton, Mr. David Thornton and Mr.
Ted Voigt.
Mayor Counihan opened the-meeting for the transaction of
business legally presented.
Bills for the various departments were approved for the
month of January with the exception of a bill for $130.00 for
maintenance on police office equipment.
The Mayor asked if there were any errors or ommissions in
the Minutes of the following meetings:
Regular Council Meeting January 27, 1975
Special Council Meeting January 30, 1975
There being no errors or ommissions, these Minutes were
approved as written.
Councilman Edward Fahey, Chairman of the Police Department,
informed Council that the Police Department now had two new
police cars. Of the older ones remaining, he stated, he would
like to take two of the worst ones and put them up for bids.
He stated further, he would remove the radios from these two
cars, install them into the new ones and save the City the
costs of installing new radios which would have amounted. to
$2,500.00. This would give the patrolmen three good cars. He
stated further that the next best car should go to Lt. Weatherly
for his use. Councilman DeLoach, Chairman of Fire Department,
stated that the Fire Department has an old ambulance in
good running condition, but the body rusting very badly. He
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suggested turning one of the police cars, up for bid, over
to the Fire Department for their use, then taking the remain-
ing old police car and the ambulance and put them up for sealed
bids. Councilman Fahey made a motion to put these two vehicles
up for sealed bids. The motion was seconded by Councilman
DeLoach and unanimously carried.
The next item brought before Council was the hiring of
lifeguards and metermaids for the coming summer. Councilman
Fahey stated he had requested the Clerk to make an in -depth
sutdy of carious resort beaches and the manner in which they
operated their lifeguards. He stated that he had wanted the
lifeguards deputized, but under the Mandate Training Act in
Georgia, this could not be done. In the City's request to the
-Chatham County Commissioners last summer, it was asked that
lifeguards be put on their budget along with various supplies
and equipment. The lifeguards were not included in this list.
County Commissioner Tom Coleman asked Mr. Fahey to make a list
consisting of uniforms, first -aid equipment, bout's, rope, etc.
with the exception of walkie- talkies. Commissioner Coleman was
sure the Chatham County Commissioners could provide these items
or a check would be givelto the City of Savannah Beach for the
supplies. Councilman Fahey went on to say, the cost of main -
taining lifeguards last summer amounted to $10,000.00. He
stated further that although they did a fine job, more people
were needed for the protection and safety of our beach. Mr.
Fahey stated the City could receive from the Manpower Planning
Office, 25 lifeguards with a cost of only bus fare to and from
the Beach. The Manpower Planning Office would provide 6 in-
structors from the Red Cross to train disadvantaged youths as
lifeguards. These lifeguards would work a total of 20 hours
each week per person. The lifeguards could be paid through the
City payroll and the Manpower Planning Office reimbuse the City.
In this regard, there would be more respect for the job and
supervisors. Councilman Fahey stated further, Manpower Planning
could also provide 14 metermaids for the City. It was then
brought up as to what department this should be in. It was
felt by Councilman Fahey and Councilman Wylly agreed, the
Recreation Department was the best one for this operation to
be placed in. This was to be discussed at a later date. Council-
man Fahey then moved that the City accept the application from
the Manpower Planning Office for the provision of 25 lifeguards
and 14 metermaids. This was seconded by Councilman Wylly and
unanimously carried.
The next item on the Agenda was regarding the Animal
Ordinance. Councilman Fahey stated Council was in receipt of
an agreement between the Humane Society and the City of Savannah
Beach. Under this proposed agreement, the Humane Society would
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supply dog tags, citations. would be issued and a fine given to
dog owners whose animals are picked up. These fines would then
be given to the Humane Society. When these animals are inpounded
by the Humane Society, a fee would be charged for boarding.
Chatham County Commission has provided the Humane Society with
$25,000.00 to help in the program of Animal Control. In the
event this program did not work, Chatham County would initiate
their own program of animal control. Councilman Fahey stated
further, before making the proposed agreement with the Humane
Society, he wanted to read an old ordinance which we could
adopt restricting horses to an area East of Campbell Avenue and
.East of Van Horn, or we could enforce our present Ordinance.
Mrs. Sally Bostwick, as one of a number of horse ;owners who
took the ownership of a horse very seriously, stated that the
horses were checked regularly by a veterinarian. Except for
an occasional basketball game, she stated further, that the
horses were the only source of entertainment for a number of
young girls and housewives. Mr. Fahey stated he was in favor
of the horse owners;, but, he stated further, he was also in
favor on the many property owners who did not have horses.
Following a further discussion, Mayor Counihan requested Council-
man Fahey to have his committee make a thorough study of this
situation and bring it before the next Council Meeting in March.
The next item was the Grant Application to L.E.A.A.
Councilman Fahey asked City Attorney William H. Pinson for his
opinion regarding a letter to be sent to Troy Coleman, Law
Enforcement Planner, Metropolitan Planning Commission. In
this letter, the City is requesting funds to house the court
and jail facilities. Attorney Pinson stated the letter was in
order. Councilman Fahey made a motion that this letter be sent.
It was seconded by Councilman Wylly and unanimously carried.
LETTER
Mayor Counihan then called on City Marshal, L. E. Taylor.
regarding the Weed Ordinance. Mr. Taylor stated that Dr. Lund-
quist refused to sign any letters to the property owners regard-
ing the overgrowth of rank vegetation on their property. City
Attorney Pinson stated, in order to simplify things, the City
Marshall could be appointed Health Officer with the power to
issue citations. Attorney Pinson stated further, that a new
resolution could be drawn up with this change in the present
Ordinance. This amending ordinance would nulify the existing
Weed Ordinance. Mayor Counihan asked if there were any ob-
jection to this change, there being none this change was so
ordered.
Mayor Counihan asked Mr. George Spirides is he wished
to speak before Council. Mr. Spirides stated he had been in
contact with Mr. Strafe of the Strait Shows., who provide the
rides every year at the Kiddie Fair in Savannah. He stated
that Mr. Strate was very much interested in the ocean front
on the Strand in front of the Tybrisa Property, for the pur-
pose of building a pier to put his rides on. Mr. Strate would
like to buy it or either lease this property. Mayor Counihan,
stated, if Mr. Strate or a representative could arrange to meet
with Council, they might be able to reach a solution regarding
this proposal. Councilman DeLoach asked if this would affect
our Beach Erosion Project. City Attorney Pinson stated, on
the surface it would, but this could be cleared up if further
discussions were desired. Councilman Bond stated he had checked
with the Corps of Engineers on this and as long as access to
the Beach was not denied, he felt sure there would be no ob-
jections from the Corps on the construction of this proposed
pier. Mr. Bond stated that in regard to the Sand Dunes, this
=would have to be checked with on a State and Federal level.
Mayor Counihan asked that Mr. Strate get in touch with Council
at his earliest convenience and they would get into more detail
on this matter.
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Councilman Bond stated the City must adopt a new Sewer
Ordinance in order to receive Federal Funds for our Sewer Pro-
ject. City Attorney Pinson drew up a proposed new Sewer Ordi-
nance. Councilman Bond stated further there were a few changes
in the new Ordinance which he would like to bring to the
attention of Council. In the proposed new Sewer Ordinance,
200 feet, is the mandatory distance to tie into the City's Sewer
System, the present ordinance being only 100 feet. The other
change is the cut on -off fee. Our present ordinance is $5.00
for this, the new ordinance would be $10.00 to disconnect and
reconnect a water meter when it becomes delinquent and the
serivce is discontinued. These changes were acceptable with
Council. Councilman DeLoach made a motion that unanimous con-
sent be given to adopt this new Sewer Ordinance on first and
second reading at this meeting. Unanimous consent was given.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Bond and unanimously carried.
ORDINANCE
The next item on the Agenda was the adoption of three
amending ordinances for business licenses. Councilman Joseph
Agnew, Chairman of Finances, read a proposed amendment to the
License Ordinance, Section 11 -8 -C of the Code of Ordinances,
to include a license fee for a Cabnet Shop. Councilman Agnew
requested unanimous consent be given to adopt this Ordinance on
first and second reading at this meeting. Unanimous consent was
given by Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fahey
and unanimously carried.
ORDINANCE
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Councilman Agnew read a proposed amendment to the License
Ordinance, Section 11 -8 -V of the Code of Ordinances, to in-
clude a license fee for an Alternator Repair Shop. He then
requested unanimous consent 'be given to adopt this Ordinance
on first and second reading at this meeting. Unanimous consent
was given by Council. This motion was seconded by Councilman
Fahey and unanimously carried.
ORDINANCE
Councilman Agnew read a proposed amendment to, the License
Ordinance, Section 11 -8 -M of the Code of Ordinances, to in-
clude a license fee for a Mobile Auto Waxing. Councilman Agnew
requested unanimous consent be give to adopt this Ordinance on
first and second reading at this meetong. Unanimous consent
was given by Council. Thos motion was seconded by Councilman
Wylly and unanimously carried.
ORDINANCE
Councilman Agnew stated he had recently met with the
people from the Department of Interior regarding the property
at the Tybee Museum. Councilman Agnew stated he had studied
the Quit Claim Deed the City had with the Federal Government.
This Deed allowed the City of Savannah Beach to use the property
for twenty (20) years, with an option to purchase this land
for a sum for each remaining year. The City has had the use
of this property for eighteen (18) years. At the time the
Deed was put into effect, this property was valued at $3500.00
Councilman Agnew stated further he would like to see the City
purchase this property for the sum of $350.00. Council was in
agreement and Councilman Agnew made a motion to contact the
Department of Interior and present them with an offer to pur-
chase this property for $350.00. This was seconded by Councl-
man Wylly and unanimously carried.
The next item presented to Council was a proposed study
of all City owned property and of what use these properties
could be used for. Councilman Agnew stated he would like to
get a committee and make a thorough study of these properties.
If there were excess property, these could be sold, thereby
bringing in additional revenue and putting previously non -
exempt property back on the Tax Digest. Mayor Counihan appointed
Councilman Agnew, Fahey and Wylly as a committee to check into
this and make a complete study, returning their findings to
Council at a later date.
Councilman Wylly stated he had talked with Bill Saxman
of the Metropolitan Planning Commission regarding a Grant which
could be obtained by the City of Savannah Beach for a bike trail.
The City could apply for $5,000.00 with 50% of this to be paid
by the City. With the trail beginning at one end of Chatham
County with Savannah Beach starting at this end, it would be
some time before this trail would be completed. Councilman Wylly
stated he would like to pass up this Grant at this time.
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Councilman Wylly stated the bids for the two tennis
courts were out for bids. Construction should begin as soon
as all bids were in.
Councilman Wylly asked the Council when it would be
convenient for them to hold an open meeting for the public to
attend as was promised in their platform. After a discussion,
it was decided to have this Public Meeting the first Thursday
in March, which would be March 6, 1975 at 7:00 P.M. in the City
Hall Auditorium. Notices to be placed on bulletin board at
City Hall and Post Office.
Councilman Bond stated he would like to bring to Council's
attention a matter involving the former Mayor and a former
Councilman. He stated that there was .a suit against these
two former city officials that occured during their term of
office. Councilman Bond stated further that he would like
for our City Attorney to look into this matter with the possi-
bility of providing legal services for these men. City Attorney
Pinson stated that the City could provide legal services to
these former officials so long as they were acting in their
capacity of Mayor and Councilman at the time of the alleged
incident. Based on this, the City could provide legal services
for these men to be represented soley in defense of the suit,
Attorney Pinson stated. He stated further that any liability
as far as a judgement could not be extended. Councilman Fahey
made a motion that the City pursue this case along the lines
given by City Attorney Pinson. Councilman Bond . seconded this
and it was unanimously carried.
Councilman Wylly stated he would like to clear up a
matter that was taken out of proportion by the news media
regarding a toll road into Savannah Beach. Councilman Wylly
stated it had been his intention to create a parking authority
and elimitate the unsightly parking meters off the streets. It
was brought out in the discussion that followed, the possibility
of the City having to maintain the highway. Councilman Wylly
stated the litter caused by the tourist was the burden of
the Savannah Beach taxpayers. He stated further the parking
tickets issued to out of county and state vehicles were seldom
paid and was very inefficient. Councilman Wylly made a motion
parking authority within the City limits and bring back a
written report to Council as soon as possible. This was
seconded by Councilman Fahey and unanimously carried.
Councilman Wylly made a motion to appropriate $300.00
to help finance the bike race to be held on March 22, this io
come from the Recreation Funds. It was seconded by Council-
man Fahey and unanimously carried.
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Mayor Counihan stated that the next Council Meeting falls
on St. Patrick's Day. He asked Council to postpone this meeting
to the following Monday. Councilman Agnew stated since this
postponement would delay passing and paying bills, he would
like to see the meeting held earlier. Councilman Fahey made
a motion to have the Regular Council Meeting to be held on
March 17, 1975, be postponed to Tuesday March 18, 1975, and
place a notice in the paper advertising this postponement.
A notice to be placed at City Hall also. This was seconded
by Councilman Agnew and unanimously carrried.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjour-
ned to the next regular or special called meeting.
CLERK OF COUNCIL
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EDWARD M. PATTERSON
CITY CLERK
WM. H. PINSON. JR.
RECORDER AND
CITY ATTORNEY
PHONE 786 -4573
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M. J. COUNIHAN, MAYOR
CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH
Executive Offices — City Hatt
P. O. Box 128
SAVANNAH BEACH, GA. 31328
February 17, 1975
Mr. Troy Coleman
Law Enforcement Planner
Metropolitan Planning Commission
P. O. Box 1027
Savannah, Georgia 31402
Dear Mr. Coleman:
COUNCILMEN
JOSEPH M. AGNEW
JAMES S. BOND 111
RICHARD T. Dr.LOAC14
EDWARD J. FAHEY
ERNEST C. HOSTt
JOHN C_ WYLLY, JR -
I t-ien P -rogr- am- No . 12
(Facility Development) provides for funds to assist counties
in the development of facility plans. There were three sub-
grants ($16,200 each) that were to be made to county units of
government or city - county joint ventures. The court, law
enforcement and detention facilities located within the City
of Savannah Beach are in a deplorable state of repair. These
facilities need to be replaced and the initial plans must be
initiated as soon as possible. We have talked with the offi-
cials of Chatham County and they have assured us that they
would join with the City of Savannah Beach in a joint planning
effort. We forsee that the court, law enforcement and deten-
tion facilities can be designed in such a way as to operate
as a satellite unit th t will n t into the overall .. criminal
justice picture of Chatham County. Since Savannah Beach is
located 25 miles from the criminal justice center. of Chatham.
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County, we envision this arrangement as a must.
The City of Savannah Beach and Chatham County are pre-
pared to draw together a formal application if the State Crime
Commission will give serious consideration to such an appli-
cation. I would like to request that you forward this, or
a similar letter, to the proper officials of the State Crime
Commission. It is our hope that some response will be forth-
coming from them during the next thirty days.
Enclosed please find a letter of endorsement from Mr.
Tom Coleman, Chairman of the Chatham County Commission.
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If you know of any further information that may be
needed at this point, please give my office a call.
Thank you.
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Sincerely yours,
Edward J. Fay, Chairmen
Savannah Beach Police Department
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AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11 -8 -C, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA,
SO AS TO INCLUDE A LICENSE FEE FOR CABINET SHOP, MANUFACTURING,
WITHIN THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE AND REGULATIONS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN in
Council duly assembled and it is hereby ordained as
follows:
SECTION I.
To Amend Section 11 -8 -C schedule of Occupational
and Business Licenses so as to add thereto a license fee for
Cabinet Manufacturing, such license fee to be in the sum of
$50.00, shall be inserted within said license schedule after
CABINET INSTALLATION, and shall read as follows:
CABINET SHOP
Manufacturing of cabinets - - -- $50.00
SECTION 'II.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED in open Council meeting this day
1975.
CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
Clerk of Council
First reading: February 17, 1975
Second reading: February 17, 1975
Enacted: February 17, 1975
AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11 -8 -V, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA,
SO AS TO INCLUDE A LICENSE FEE FOR ALTERNATOR REPAIR SHOP
WITHIN THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE AND REGULATIONS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN in
Council duly assembled and it is hereby ordained as
follows:
SECTION I.
To Amend Section 11 -8 -V Schedule of Occupational
and Business Licenses so as to add thereto a license fee for
Alternator Repair Shop, such license fee to be in the sum of
$30.00, shall be inserted within said license schedule after
VEGETABLES, or FRUIT, SALE FROM VEHICLES, and shall read as
follows:
VEHICLES: ALTERNATOR REPAIR
Repair of Alternator's $30.00
SECTION II.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordiance are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED in open Council meeting this day of
1975.
CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
CLERK OF COUNCIL
First Reading: February 17, 1975
Second Reading: February 17, 1975
Enacted: February 17, 1975
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O R D I N A N C E
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE III, SEWERS OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND,
GEORGIA, SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS: TO FIX AND ESTABLISH
SEWERAGE SERVICE CHARGES; FIX AND ESTABLISH CONNECTION CHARGES;
PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY CONNECTION FOR THE USE OF SUCH
SANITARY SEWAGE SYSTEM; PROVIDE FOR SEPTIC TANK CUSTOMERS
WHEN SUCH SEWAGE SERVICE IS AND IS NOT AVAILABLE; PROVIDE
FOR A MANDATORY CUT OFF FOR NON- PAYMENT OF SUCH SERVICE;
PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE;
PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; TO REPEAL ALL CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Savannah
Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, in council duly assembled, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority thereof as follows:
By striking Article III, Sections 20 -41 through 20 -53
in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a complete new
Article III, Sections 20 -41 et seq. as follows:
Section 20 -41 DEFINITIONS
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this Ordinance shall be as follows:
(a) "Sewerage Works" shall mean all facilities
for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
(b) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent
or manager of the sewerage works of the City of Savannah Beach,
or its authorized deputy, agent or representative, as designated
by the government authority.
(c) "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water -
carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions
and industrial establishments, to gether with such ground surface
and storm waters as may be present.
(d) "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying
sewage.
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(e) "Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which all
owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is con-
trolled by public authority.
(f) "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which car-
ries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are
not intentionally admitted.
(g) "Storm Sewer" or "Storm Drain "shall mean a sewer
which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but ex-
cludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes..
(h) "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrange-
ment of devices and structures or lagoons used for treating
sewage presently .owned or afterward acquired by said City.
(i) "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes
from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
(j) "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the
preparation, cooking and disposing of food, and from the hand-
ling, storage and sale of produce.
(k) "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall mean the wastes
from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have
been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public
sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
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(L) "Building Data" shall mean that part of the
lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives
the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside
the walls of the building and conveys it to the building 5
feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
(M) "Building Sewer" shall mean the extension from
the building drain to the public sewer or other place of dis-
posal.
(N) "B.O.D." (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure
in 5 days at 20 degrees C. expressed in milligrams per liter.
(0) "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal
of the hydrogen iron concentration in moles per liter.
(P) "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that
either flost on the surface of, or are in suspension in water,
sewerageor otherliquids; and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
(Q) "Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or body of surface or ground
water.
(R) "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a
flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
(S) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm,
company, association, society, corportion or group.
(T) "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
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Section 20 -42 Use of Public Sewers Required
(a) It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any
person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsani-
tary manner upon public or private property within the City of
Savannah Beach or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City,
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectional waste.
(b) It shall be a violation of this ordinance to dis-
charge to any natural outlet within the City of Savannah Beach, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any sanitary
sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where
suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent
provisions of this Ordinance.
(0) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be a
violation of this ordinance to construct or maintain any privy,
privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or
used for the disposal of sewage.
(d) The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes
within the corporate limits of the said City of Savannah Beach
and located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a line of pub-
lic sanitary sewer now in existence or after constructed to which
such house, building or property may be connected so that sewage will
flow therefrom and into such sewer line by gravity, is hereby re-
quired at his own expense to install suitable toilet facilities
therein and to connect such facilities directly with said line of
public sanitary sewer in accordance with the Provisions of this
Ordinance within sixty (60) days after date of official notice so
to do.
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Section 20 -43 Private Sewage Disposal
(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available un-
der the provisions of Section 20-42 (d), the building sewer shall
be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with
the provisions of this article.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private
sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written per-
mit signed by the Superintendent. The application for such permit
shall be made on a form furnished bythe City, which the applicant
shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information
as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and the
inspection fee of $50.00 Dollars (fifty dollars) shall be paid to
the City at the time the application is filed.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall
not become effective until the installation is completed to the
satisfaction of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect
the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the appli-
cant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work
is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions
are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty -eight (48)
hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
(d) The type, capacities, location and layout of a
private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations
of the Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection
Division of the State of Georgia. No permit shall be issued for any
sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facili-
ties where the area of the lot is less than fifteen thousand (15,000)
square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to
discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(f) At such time as a public sewer becomes available
to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as pro-
vided in Section 20 -42 (d), a direct connection shall be made to
the public sewer in compliance with this Ordinance, and any septic
tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities
shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(g) The owner shall operate and maintain the private
sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times,at
no expense to the city.
(H) No statement contained in this article shall be
construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by the Health Officer.
Section 20 -44 Building Sewers and Connections
(A) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any
connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any
public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a
written permit from the Superintendent.
(B) All cost and expense incident to the connection
of the building sewer from the owner's building to the city pro-
perty line shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
the City from any loss or damage that may be directly or indi-
rectly occasioned by the connection of the building sewer. Any
connection from the City property line into the public sewer shall
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be made by the City, for which the owner shall pay the City a
standard sewer tap fee of $300.00 for residential taps, and
$300.00 for commercial taps.
(c) A separate and independent building sewer
shall be provided for every building; except where one building
stands at the rear of another or an interior lot and no private
sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building
through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the build-
ing sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear
building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(d) Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings when they are found, on examination and test
by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Ordi-
nance.
(e) The building sewer shall be cast iron pipe;
ASTM Specifications A -74; vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM Spec-
ifications C -13; or Polyvinyl Chloride with integial wall bell
and spigot joints with a rubber ring gasket. Pipe and fittings
shall conform to ASTM D- 3034. Joints shall be tight and water-
proof. Any part of the building sewer that is located within 10
feet of a water service shall be constructed of cast iron soil
pipe with leaded joints. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may
be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is
exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or un-
stable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe,
except that non - metallic material may be accepted if laid on a
suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent.
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(f) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be
subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event
shall the diameter be less than four (4) inches. The slope of
such 4 -inch pipe shall not be less than one - eighth (1/8) inch
per foot.
(g) Whenever possible the building sewer shall be
brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three (3)
feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The
building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be
made only with properly curved pipes and fittings.
(h) In all buildings in which any building drain is
too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary
sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved arti-
ficial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(i) All excavations required for the installation
of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise
approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall
be performed in accordance with ASTM Specification C -12; expect
that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been in-
spected.
(j) All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight.
Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly paced with oakum
or hemp and filled with molten lead, Federal Specification QQ-
L -156, not less than one (1) inch deep. Lead shall be run in
one pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other
coatings shall be permitted in the joint material until after
the joint has been tested and approved. Rubber joint cast iron
pipe may be used as an alternate.
All joints in vetrified clay pipe shall be made by
using rubber gaskets or preformed, factory applied couplings
having resilient properties in accordance with ASTM Specifi-
cation C -424 for vetrified clay pipe.
Material for hot - poured joints shall not soften suf-
ficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when sub-
jected to a temperature of one hundred sixty (160) degrees Fah-
renheit, not be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the
drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with
jute, hemp, or similar approved material.
Other jointing materials and methods may be used only
by approval of the Superintendent.
(k) The connection of the building sewer into the
public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch, if such branch
is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is
twelve (12) inches in diameter or less, and no properly located
"Y" branch is available, the City shall install a "Y" branch in
the public sewer at the location specified by the Superintendent.
Where the public sewer is greater than twleve (12) inches in dia-
meter, and no properly located "Y" is available, a neat hole may
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be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer, which
entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about forty -five
(45) degrees. A forty -five (45) degree ell may be used to make such
connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend past the in-
ner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building sewer
at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher
elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat
joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight
by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the
connection only when approved by the Superintendent.
(1) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for in-
spection and connection to the public sewer.
(m) All excavations for building sewer installation
shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to
protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and
other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall
be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
Section 20 -45 Use of the Public Sewer
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsur-
face drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters p,
to any sanitary sewer.
(b) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage
shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically desig-
nated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the
Superintendent. Industrial cooling water ors unpolluted process
waters may be discharged upon approval of the Superintendent, . to
a storm sewer or natural outlet.
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(c) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes to any public sewer:
1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150 degrees F °.
2.. Any water or waste which may contain more than
100 milligrams per liter of fat, oil or greases.
3. Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
4. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
5. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shaving,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar plastics, wood
paunch, manure, or any other solid or viscous substance
capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers
or other interference with the proper operation of the
sewage works.
6. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5
or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive pro-
perty capable of causing damage or hazard to struc-
tures, equipment and personnel of the sewerage works.
7. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poison-
ous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or in-
terfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute
a hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
8. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention
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or expense is required to handle such materials at the
sewage treatment plant.
9. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
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(d) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in ex-
cessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful
ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required
for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors
shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for clean-
ing and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when
bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
(e) When installed, all grease, oil and sand inter-
ceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in
continuously efficient operation at all times.
(f) The admission into the public sewers of any water
or wastes having (a) a 5 -day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater
than 300 milligrams per liter, or (b) containing more than 350
milligrams per liter of suspended solids, or (c) containing any
quantity of substance having the characteristics described in
Section 20 -45 (c), or (d) having an average daily flow greater
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than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the City, shall be
subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent. Where
necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent the owner shall
provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be
necessary to (a) reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to 300
milligrams per liter and the suspended solids to 350 milligrams per
liter, or (b) reduce objectionable characteristics or constitu-
ents to within the maximum limits provided for in Section 20 -45
(c), or (c) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
water or Wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities
shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and no
construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said
approval is obtained in writing.
(g) Where preliminary treatment facilities are pro-
vided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained contin-
uously in satisfactory and effective operation, by the owner at
his expense.
(h) When required by the Superintendent, the owner
of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building
sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the
wastes. Such manhole, when required shall be accessibly and safely
located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans ap-
proved by the Superintendent.
(I) All measurements, tests and analysis of the charac-
teristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in
Section 20 -45 (c) and Section 20 -45 (f) shall be determined in
accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Sewage ", shall be determined at the control manhole provided
in Section 20 -45 (h), or upon suitable samples taken at such control
manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required,
the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building
sewer is connected.
(f) No statement contained in this article shall be
construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement be-
tween the City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial
waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the
City for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial
concern.
Section 20 -46 Protection from Damage
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully,
or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of
the municipal sewerage works.
Section 20 -47 Power and Authority of Inspectors
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 20 -48 Sanitary Sewerage Service Charges - Schedule of Rates
From and after the effective date of this ordinance
there shall be established a sewer service charge for each connec-
tion to the Sanitary Sewerage System of the City of Savannah Beach
Tybee Island, Georgia, both inside and outside the City limits,
and each sewer service customer shall pay the appropriate sewer-
age service charges as established herein. The rates for all
sewer service customers shall be based on a minimum charge accord-
ing to the size of the meter or fifty percent (50%) of the billed
monthly water charge, whichever is greater. This minimum charge
shall be considered a set stand -by or readiness -to -serve charge
and will be charged whether the customers premises are occupied
or not. The stand -by minimum charges for the various sizes of
meters, showing the charges for both inside the City limits and
outside the City limits, shall be as follows:
METER SIZE
5/8"
1"
1 1/2
2"
3"
4"
6"
MINIMUM
INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
3.00
4.00
5.00
7.50
12.50
25.00
50.00
4.50
6.00
7.50
11.25
18.75
37.50
75.00
Minimum rates shown above for Outside City Limits are one and
one Half (1 1/2) times rebates for inside the City Limits.
Section 20 -49 Sewerage Service Billing, Collection and Penalties
Bills for the sewer service charge shall be rendered
monthly and shall be listed as a separate item on the same bill
with the water system charges. Such bills shall set forth thereon
the separate charge for water service, the separate charge for
sewer service, and the total thereof. No payment shall be accepted
for the water service unless the sewer charges are paid at the
same time. There shall be no discount allowed for prompt payment.
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If any bill shall not be paid before the tenth (10th) day
following the original date of billing, it shall be declared de-
linquent and the City Clerk or his designated assistant shall
mail out to each customer, whose bill is delinquent, a notice
of delinquency which notice shall be deemed to be a last and
final notice.
If any bill for sewerage service shall not be paid within
twenty (20) days from the original date of billing, water service
to the delinquent customer shall be immediately shut off and
discontinued. Such water service shall not be restored or turned
on until the delinquent bill has been paid in full; together
with a disconnection charge and a reconnection charge in the amount
of Five Dollars ($5.00) each.
Section 20 -50 Penalties
Any person found to be violating any provision of this
Ordinance, except Section 20 -46, shall be served by the City with
written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing
a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof.
The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such
notice, permanently cease all violations.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of Section
20 -46 of this Ordinance or who shall continue any violation hereof
beyond the time limit provided for in Section 20 -42 hereof or who
shall continue any other violation hereof beyond the time limit
provided for in this section, shall be subject to the penalties
provided in section 1 -8 of the Code of Ordinances, Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island, Georgia
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Section 20-51
Validity
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed, but to the extent of such conflict only.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or
provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any
other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without
such invalid part or parts.
Section 20-52
Effective Date
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
(30) days from the date of its adoption.
Section 20 -53
Repealing Clause
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
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First Reading:
Second Reading:
Adopted:
Amended:
Amended:
THE CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GA
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ATTEST:
February 17, 1975
February 17, 1975
February 17, 1975
March 18, 1975
October 13, 1975
CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE III, SEWERS OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA,
SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS: TO FIX AND ESTABLISH SEWERAGE
SERVICE CHARGES: FIX AND ESTABLISH CONNECTION CHARGES: PROVIDE
FOR A MANDATORY CONNECTION FOR THE USE OF SUCH SANITARY SEWAGE
SYSTEM: PROVIDE FOR SEPTIC TANK CUSTOMERS WHEN SUCH SEWAGE
SERVICE IS AND IS NOT AVAILABLE: PROVIDE FOR A MANDATORY CUT OFF
FOR NON - PAYMENT OF SUCH SERVICE: PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE: PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; TO REPEAL
ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City
of Savannah Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia, in council duly assembled,
and it is hereby ordained by the authority thereof as follows:
By striking Article III, Sections 20 -41 through 20 -53
in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a complete new
Article III, Sections 20 -41 et seq. as follows:
SECTION 20 -41.
Unless
meaning of terms
DEFINITIONS
the contest specifically indicates otherwise, the
used in this Ordinance shall be as follows:
(a) "Sewerage Works" shall mean all facilities for
collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
(b) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent
or manager of the sewerage works of the City of Savannah Beach,
or its authorized deputy, agent or representative, as designated
by the government authority.
(c) "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water -
carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions
and industrial establishments, to gether with such ground surface
and storm waters as may be present.
(d) "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying
sewage.
(e) "Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which all
owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled
by public authority.
(f) "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean a sewer which carries
sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not
intentionally admitted.
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(g) "Storm Sewer" or "Storm Drain" shall mean a sewer
which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes
sewage and polluted industrial wastes.
(h) "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrange-
ment of devices and structures or lagoons used for treating
sewage presently owned or afterward acquired by said City.
(i) "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes
from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
(j) "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the prepara-
tion, cooking and disposing of food, and from the handling,
storage and sale of produce.
(k) "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall mean the wastes
from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have
been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public
sewers, with no particle greater than 1 inch in any dimension.
(1) "Building Data" shall mean that part of the lowest
horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the
discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building 5 feet
outside the inner face of the building wall.
(m) "Building Sewer" shall mean the extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
(n) "B.O.D." (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure
in 5 days at 20 degrees C. expressed in milligrams per liter.
(o) "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal
of the hydrogen iron concentration in moles per liter.
(p) "Suspended Solids" shall mean solids that either
float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewerage
or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
(q) "Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a
watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or body of surface or ground
water.
(r) "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a
flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittnetly.
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(s) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, company,
association, society, corporation or group.
(t) "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
SECTION 20 -42. USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
(a) It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any
person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsani-
tary manner upon public or private property within the City of
Savannah Beach or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City,
any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectional waste.
(b) It shall be a violation of this ordinance to dis-
charge to any natural ourlet within the City of Savannah Beach, or
in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any sanitary
sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where
suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent
provisions of this Ordinance.
(c) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be a
violation of this ordinance to construct or maintain any privy,
privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or
used for the disposal of sewage.
(d) The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties
used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes
within the corporate limits of the said City of Savannah Beach
and located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of a line of pub-
lic sanitary sewer now in existence or after constructed to which
such house, building or property may be connected so that sewage
will flow therefrom and into such sewer line by gravity, is hereby
required at his own expense to install suitable toilet facilities
therein and to connect such facilities directly with said line of
public sanitary sewer in accordance with the Provisions of this
Ordinance within sixty (60) days after date of official notice so
to do.
SECTION 20 -43. PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL
(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available
under the provisions of Section 20 -42 (d), the building sewer
shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying
with the provisions of this article.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private
sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written
permit signed by the Superintendent. The application for such
permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the
applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other
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information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A
permit and the inspection fee of $50.00 Dollars (fifty dollars)
shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system
shall not become effective until the installation is completed
to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed
to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any
event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent
when the work is ready for final inspection and before any under -
ground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within
forty -eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superinten-
dent.
(d) The type, capacities, location and layout of a
private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations
of the Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection
Division of the State of Georgia. No permit shall be issued for
any sewage . disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption
facilities where the area of the lot is less than fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted
to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(f) At such time as a public sewer becomes available
to .a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as pro-
vided in Section 20 -42 (d), a direct'connection shall be made to
the public sewer in compliance with this Ordinance, and any
septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal faci-
lities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(g) The owner shall operate and maintain the private
sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times,
at no expense to the city.
(h) No statement contained in this article shall be
construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may
be imposed by the Health Officer.
SECTION 20 -44. BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any
connection with or opening into, use, alter. or disturb any
public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a
written permit from the Superintendent.
(b) All cost and expense incident to the connection
of the building sewer from the owner's building to the city pro-
perty line shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify
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the City from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly
occasioned by the connection of the building sewer. Any connection
from the City property line into the public sewer shall be made
by the City, for which the owner shall pay the City a standard
sewer tap fee of $300.00 for residential taps, and $300.00 for
commercial taps.
(c) A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building; except where one building stands
at the rear of another or an interior lot and no private sewer
is available or can be constructed to the rear building through
an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer
from the front building may be extended to the rear building
and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(d) Old building sewers may be used in connection
with new buildings when they are found, on examination and test
by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Ordinance.
(e) The building sewer shall be cast iron pipe; ASTM
Specifications A -74; vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM Specifications
C -13; or Polyvinyl Chloride with integial wall bell and spigot
joints with a rubber ring gasket. Pipe and fittings shall conform
to ASTM D -3034. Joints shall be tight and water - proof. Any part
of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of a water
service shall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe with leaded
joints. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by
the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage
by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the
building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that non-
metallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete
bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent.
(f) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be
subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event
shall the diameter be less than four (4) inches. The slope of
such 4 -inch pipe shall not be less than one - eighth (1/8) inch
per foot.
(g) Whenever possible the building sewer shall be
brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor.
No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three (3)
feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The
building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight
alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be
made only with properly curved pipes and fittings.
(h) In all buildings in which any building drain is
too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary
sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved arti
ficial means and discharged to the building sewer.
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(i) All excavations required for the installation
of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise
approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall
be performed in accordance with ASTM Specification C -12; expect
that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(j) All joints and connections shall be made gastight
and watertight.
Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly paced with oakum
or hemp and filled with molten lead, Federal Specification QQ -L-
156, not less than one (1) inch deep. Lead shall be run in one
pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings
shall be permitted in the joint material until after the joint
has been tested and approved. Rubber joint cast iron pipe may
be used as an alternate.
All joints in vetrified clay pipe shall be made by
using rubber gaskets or performed. factory applied couplings
having resilient properties in accordance with ASTM Specification
C -424 for vetrified clay pipe.
Material for hot - poured joints shall not soften suf-
ficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected
to a temperature of one hundred sixty (160) degrees fahrenheit,
not be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the drainage
system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute,
hemp, or similar approved material.
Other jointing materials and methods may be used only
by approval of the Superintendent.
(k) The connection of the building sewer into the
public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch, if such branch
is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is
twelve (12) inches in diameter or less, and no properly located
"Y" branch is available, the City shall install a "Y" branch in
the public sewer at the location specified by the Superintendent.
Where the public sewer is greater than twelve (12) inches in
diameter, and no properly located "Y" is available, a neat hole
may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer,
which entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about forty -
five (45) degrees. A forty -five (45) degree ell may be used
to make such connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend
past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building
sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher
elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat
joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight
by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the
connection only when approved by the Superintendent.
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SECTION 20 -45. USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWER
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged
any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsur-
face drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer.
(b) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall
be discharged to such sewers as are specifically disignated as
storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be dis-
charged upon approval of the Superintendent, to a storm sewer or
natural outlet.
(c) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters or wastes to any public sewer:
1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150 degrees F9.
2. Any water or waste which may contain more than
100 milligrams per liter of fat, oil or greases.
3. Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
4. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
5. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shaving,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar plastics, wood paunch,
manure, or any other solid or viscous substance cap-
able of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or
other interference with the proper operation of the sewage
works. hiS_provision also includes ground or shredded paper
products.
6. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5
or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to struc-
tures, equipment and personnel of the sewerage works.
7. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or inter-
fere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a
hazard to humans or animals or create any hazard in
the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant.
8. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention
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or expense is required to handle such materials at the
sewage treatment plant.
9. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance. Including hydrogen
sulfide, nitrous oxide, and sulfur dioxide which should
be limited to one (1.0) mg /1.
(d) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in
excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful
ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required
for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors
shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent
and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for
cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when
bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight.
(e) When installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
(f) The admission into the public sewers of any water
or wastes having (a) a 5 -day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater
than 300 milligrams per liter, or (b) containing more than 350
milligrams per liter of suspended solids, or (c) containing any
quantity of substance having the characteristics described in
Section 20 -45 (c), or (d) having an average daily flow greater
than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the City, shall be
subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent. Where
necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent the owner shall
provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be
necessary to (a) reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to 300
milligrams per liter and the suspended solids to 350 milligrams per
liter, or (b) reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents
to within the maximum limits provided for in Section 20 -45 (c),
or (c) control the quantitites and rates of discharge of such
water or wastes. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent
information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities
shall be submitted for the approval of the Superintendent and no
construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said
approval is obtained in writing.
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(g) Where preliminary treatment facilities are pro-
vided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained contin-
uously in satisfactory and effective operation, by the owner at
his expense.
(h) When required by the Superintendent, the owner
of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial
wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building
sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the
wastes. Such manhole, when required shall be accessibly and safely
located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Superintendent.
(i) All measurements, tests and analysis of the charac-
teristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in
Section 20 -45 (c) and Section 20 -45 (f) shall be determined in
accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Sewage ", shall be determined at the control manhole provided
in Section 20 -45 (h), or upon suitable samples taken at such control
manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required,
the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream
manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building
sewer is connected.
(f) No statement contained in this article shall be
construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement be-
tween the City and industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City
for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial
concern.
SECTION 20 -46. PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully,
or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of
the municipal sewerage works.
SECTION 20 -47. POWER AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the City bearing proper credentials and indentification shall
be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in
accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 20 -48. SANITARY SEWERAGE SERVICE CHARGES- SCHEDULE OF RATES
From and after the effective date of this ordinance
shall be established a sewer service charge for each connec-
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tion to the Sanitary Sewerage System of the City of Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island, Georgia, both inside and outside the City limits,
and each sewer service customer shall pay the appropriate sewerage
service charges as established herein. The rates for all sewer
service customers shall be based on a minimum charge according
to the size of the meter or fifty percent (50%) of the billed
monthly water charge, whichever is greater. This minimum charge
shall be considered a set stand -by or readiness -to -serve charge
and will be charged whether the customers premises are occupied
or not. The stand -by minimum charges for the various sizes of
meters, showing the charges for both inside the City limits and
outside the City limits, shall be as follows:
MINIMUM
METER SIZE INSIDE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
5/8" 3.00
1" 4.00
1 h 5.00
2" 7.50
3" 12.50
4" 25.00
6" 50.00
4.50
6.00
7.50
11.25
18.75
37.50
75.00
Minimum rates shown above for Outside City Limits are one and
one half (1 a) times rebates for inside the City Limits.
SECTION 20-49. SEWERAGE SERVICE BILLING, COLLECTION AND PENALTIES
Bills for the sewer service charge shall be rendered
monthly and shall be listed as a separate item on the same bill
with the water system charges. Such bills shall set forth thereon
the separate charge for water service, the separate charge for
sewer service, and the total thereof. No payment shall be accepted
for the water service unless the sewer charges are paid at the
same time. There shall be no discount allowed for prompt payment.
If any bill shall not be paid before the tenth (10th) day
following the original date of billing, it shall be declared de-
linquent and the City Clerk or his designated assistant shall
mail out to each customer, whose bill is delinquent, a notice
of delinquency which notice shall be deemed to be a last and
final notice.
If any bill for sewerage service shall not be paid within
twenty (20) days from the original date of billing, water service
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to the delinquent customer shall be immediately shut off and
discontinued. Such water service shall not be restored or turned
on until the delinquent bill has been paid in full; together
with a disconnection charge and a reconnection charge in the amount
of Five Dollars ($5.00) each.
SECTION 20 -50. PENALTIES
Any person found to be violating any provision of this
Ordinance, except Section 20 -46, shall be served by the City with
written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing
a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof.
The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such
notice, permanently cease all violations.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of Section
20 -46 of this Ordinance or who shall continue any violation hereof
beyond the time limit provided for in Section 20 -42 hereof or who
shall continue any other violation hereof beyond the time limit
provided for in this section, shall be subject to the penalties
provided in section 1 -8 of the Code of Ordinances, Savannah Beach,
Tybee Island, Georgia.
SECTION 20 -51. VALIDITY
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed, but to the extent of such conflict only.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or
provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any
other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without
such invalid part or parts.
SECTION 20 -52. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
(30) days from the date of its adoption.
SECTION 20 -53. REPEALING CLAUSE.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 20 -54. INDUSTRIAL WASTE
For industries desiring to use the waste water treat-
ment plant an agreement shall be executed for payment on behalf
of the participating industry for its pro -rata share of the cost.
These cost to include the cost of building the plant, including
debt service, as well as to provide for operational and maintenance
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cost on a regular basis. (a) The general formula for establishing
charges for treating of Industrial Wastes is computed as follows:
Ci = voVi + ba i + soSi
Where Ci = Charge to industrial users, $ /yr.
vo = average unit cost of transport and treatment
chargeable to volume, $ /gal.
bo = average unit cost of treatment, chargeable
to BOD, $ /lb.
so = average unit cost of treatment, (including
sludge treatment) chargeable to SS (Suspended
Solids). $ /lb.
Vi = volume of waste water from industrial users,
gal /yr.'
Bi = weight of BOD from industrial users, lb /yr.
Si = weight of SS from industrial users, lb /yr.
(b) Method of Payment
The formula as set forth deals with annual amounts
based on information as supplied from bid data, industrial estimates,
etc., for the purpose of maintaining a cash flow to cover cost of
operation, this estimate is to be made in twelve equal installments,
based on the figures of the preceding year as adjusted. This is
to allow for increases in operational and maintenance cost.
(c) In the event future industries are allowed, all rules
and regulations of 40 CFR 128 must be complied with.
THE CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND,
GEORGIA
BY:
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
MAYOR
First Reading: February 17, 1975
Second Reading: February 17, 1975
Adopted: February 17, 1975
Amended: March 18, 1975.
Amended: October 13, 1975
CITY CLERK
THIS IS AN ENGROSSED COPY
OF OUR SEWER ORDINANCE CONTAINING
ALL AMENDMENTS UP TO AND
INCLUDING OCTOBER 13, 1975.
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AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11 -8 -M, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES, CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA,
SO AS TO INCLUDE A LICENSE FEE FOR MOBILE AUTO WAXING
WITHIN THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE AND REGULATIONS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN in
Council duly assembled and it is hereby ordained as
follows:
SECTION I.
To Amend Section 11 -8 -M Schedule of Occupational
and Business Licenses so as to add thereto a license fee for
Mobile Auto Waxing, such license fee to be in the sum of
$30.00, shall be inserted within said license schedule after
MISCELLANEOUS: See UNCLASSIFIED, and shall read as follows:
MOBILE AUTO WAXING
Washing and Waxing $30.00
SECTION II.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED in open Council meeting this day of
1975.
CITY OF SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
CLERK OF COUNCIL
First Reading: February 17, 1975
Second Reading: February 17, 1975
Enacted: February 17, 1975