§ 28-211. Requests for service.

(a)

General.

(1)

Authority to subdivide real property or construct residential, commercial or industrial improvements in the unincorporated area of Hernando County shall require a request to the department for water and sewer service, except in the City of Brooksville's first right of refusal area, established per interlocal agreement or within such other area as may be deemed by agreement or law to exclude the operation of this article. If water or sewer service or both is deemed available under applicable ordinances, or if required by other provisions of ordinance, law or regulations, no building permit shall issue for construction of residential, commercial or industrial improvements, unless and until a request for service has been made to the department or such other utility provider as may operate available service, and all applicable connection fees have been paid.

(2)

All requests for water and/or sewer service shall be in the form of applications made to the department. The department will review the initial request to determine the apparent feasibility and requirements for providing service.

(b)

Individual single-family homes. Applications for single residential homes shall be made directly to the department.

(c)

Applications.

(1)

All requests (applications) for service in the district shall be submitted in writing, or verbally, to the:

Hernando County Utilities Department
21030 Cortez Boulevard
Brooksville, Florida 34601
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

(2)

All requests for single or multi-family developments, commercial and/or other establishments involving water or wastewater flows in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per day shall be submitted, in writing, by a registered professional engineer, unless otherwise approved by the department.

(Ord. No. 2003-06, § 3, 3-25-03; Ord. No. 2005-20, § 2, 10-18-05; Ord. No. 2006-02, § 2, 2-14-06)