FAQs
Because of its mechanical design, the meter cannot speed up. The meter is a positive displacement meter. This means that the meter will only register if water passes through it. A set of magnets transmits the motion of an internal disc, causing the numbers to turn only when water is passing through the meter. As a meter ages, it tends to slow down (measuring less water than actually passes through it) or stops altogether. If this happens, the city removes and replaces the meter.
Each inspection will vary according to the individual property; however, one should set aside a minimum of one hour for a single family residence. This is only an average.
There are two.
- Ordinance 2024-O-63- The Florida Shores Drainage Basin Moratorium means that the city will not accept, process, or approve any building permit which would increase impervious surface within the Florida Shores Drainage Basin.
- Ordinance 2024-O-62- The City-Wide Moratorium will be imposed on the consideration of annexations, rezoning’s, comprehensive plan amendments, site plans, preliminary plats, and final plats. Commercial and Industrial zoned parcels within the Ridgewood Corridor and Park Avenue Corridor are excluded from the city-wide Moratorium.
A $35.00 non-refundable fee will be charged to the new owner/tenant.
The property owner or representative will be given adequate time to correct violations noted. The time allotted for correction will be at the inspector’s discretion, based on the nature and severity of the violation.
Efforts will be made to inspect all Residential Rental Properties annually.
The City bills on a monthly basis. Payment is due within 20 days from the Statement date. If that date falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date will be moved to the next business day.
Fingerprint services are currently not available at the Edgewater Police Department.
Once a citation is written, it is forwarded to the Clerk of Court the next business day. If you disagree with the ticket, you can challenge it in court. Personal options are listed on the citation or access the Clerk's Website. Nobody in the police department, including the Chief of Police, has authority to dismiss, change or withhold prosecution of a ticket.
Officers cannot be everywhere at once and we are here to serve the public. If something unusual or strange is observed, contact dispatch: Non-Emergency 386-424-2000 or Emergency 9-1-1.
Edgewater Police Department offers our citizens the service of placing their homes on Vacation House Watch lists. Our volunteers (C.A.P.S – Citizens Assisting Police) make frequent neighborhood patrol checks and will physically check your home in your absence. The form can be Downloaded Here or picked up from the lobby of Edgewater Police Department, 135 E. Park Ave during normal business hours. C.A.P.S is a self-supporting volunteer division of the Edgewater Police Department and this is just one of their free services provided, however, donations are always appreciated and welcomed.
NO! ALL contractors are responsible for disposal of the waste generated in the services they are providing. Make sure disposal is included in your price from the contractor. The City will charge you for the disposal if a contractor has not removed all the waste generated.
To reinstate service, your entire past due balance plus the $35 Disconnection Fee must be paid. Payment may be made with your Debit/Credit/Check on our web page, by phone through our automated phone system (credit/ Debit only), or by visiting our office in City Hall (all forms of payment accepted). To ensure that your turn on is processed in a timely manner you must speak to a Utility Customer Service Representative and inform them that your water has been turned off for non-payment and you have made payment. If payment is made by 3:30pm, your water will be restored the same day.
NOTE: A $35.00 non-payment fee will be charged to your account 30 days after the statement date. If the City has to go to your house for a second turn off after the first shut-off there will be a 2nd Shut-off fee added to your account.
In 1948 the department had responded to five fire calls and conducted drills once a month. By 1951, the department responded to 26 fires. Because of the number of brush fires in the area, the year 1952 brought about some changes. Chief Banes wanted to purchase a unit with the capability of pumping from the front. When the department bought a new 1950 Seagrave Engine despite his protests, he, along with several members, quit in April of 1952.
In April of 1948 Fire Chief Cannon became ill and Elmer Bane was appointed acting Chief. Bane served as acting chief until October when he was elected chief and then served until 1952. The firemen were notified of fire by a siren that was installed on a pole at the corner of Park Avenue, which was located in the center of town. When there was a fire, one of the volunteer firemen that lived next to the siren would blow it. A shed to store their first fire truck an American LaFrance was constructed on Park Avenue where the water department is currently located. The shed was constructed by the firemen on evenings and weekends.
In 1948 the department had responded to five fire calls and conducted drills once a month. By 1951, the department responded to 26 fires. Because of the number of brush fires in the area, the year 1952 brought about some changes. Chief Banes wanted to purchase a unit with the capability of pumping from the front. When the department bought a new 1950 Seagrave Engine despite his protests, he, along with several members, quit in April of 1952.
Later in 1952, the department was reorganized with a new set of by-laws. The new members were required to apply for membership and the roster was soon filled to 20 men due to the increased population.
In 1953, the men started a dues assessment on themselves to raise funds to purchase another fire truck. A used truck was purchased and fitted with a custom built tank. A pump and booster hose was then added. Later, 1 1/2 fire hose was purchased and installed. All of this was done by volunteers without assistance from the city. Meanwhile, the wives of the firemen formed the auxiliary to the department in 1953.
Since the meeting hall was running out of room, talk turned to building a new community center/fire station combination with kitchen facilities and public rest rooms. Mayor Lear suggested this to the community-minded members of the department and they mapped out a plan and later a building fund was established. Plans were made to hold a dinner at the Hawks Park Clubhouse in March of 1954 and sell tickets to raise money. The auxiliary was enticed into helping with the dinner. They baked pies and served turkey dinners with all the trimmings to clear a profit of $290. Some of the proceeds went toward the new truck and the remainder went into the building fund.
The footer for the new community center was poured in February of 1954. When the cornerstone was laid in April of 1954, the new fire truck was presented to the town. An auction was held in late April and a chicken barbecue was held on July 5th, along with square dancing and fireworks at night, to raise funds for the completion of the building. The proceeds for the daylong activities were placed into the building fund. Work progressed through 1955 with the fire station started on the back of the building. The first ham dinner was held in the new community center on February 21, 1955. This dinner became an annual fund-raiser for the department. The ham dinners were served by the firemen, auxiliary members and their families until 1977 when the menu was changed to roast beef. The department continued this annual roast beef dinner until 1989. The fire station took another two years to complete.
The Park and Pier project and the widening of Highway #1 that was started in 1957 created problems with power to the department’s siren. The telephone company worked out a deal with the firemen to install phones in their homes. Around June of 1957, the department started the phone call system of notification. When a fire was called in, the person taking the call would call three firemen and their wives would in turn call three additional firemen. This system worked well until 1977, when the department began using the paging system, which is still used to this day.
In 1957, a Board of Governors was installed by the Town Council to run the community center. The department assisted the board in the selling of raffle tickets to be used to purchase air conditioners for the center. The first Little Miss Edgewater contest was held at the community center on July 4, 1957, and was later changed to include Little Master.
By 1959 when the Florida Shores development started to expand, it was necessary for the department to increase membership to 30 men. Other changes included more family activities for the membership because of the many hours firemen spent serving the community. During the ‘60s, the department started to sponsor many youth activities to assist the community in providing recreation for the area children.
In 1965 a new Class A Pumper was purchased for the department. Once the new apparatus was placed into service, the old Seagrave was retired from service. By the late ‘60s, the department again started to experience growing pains and plans were formulated for a new firehouse. Property was purchased further south - closer to the center of the shifting population. Ground was broken in 1972 and many hours by the volunteers were dedicated to the design and construction of the new larger firehouse. The volunteer firemen and their families again constructed the firehouse. The department moved to the new location in 1973. The apparatus bay of the old fire station became a storage facility for two years until the city remodeled it into a police station, which moved the police department out of City Hall. The old meeting room was turned over to the newly formed Edgewater Volunteer Emergency Rescue (EVER) department, which formed in 1975. EVER remained in the old firehouse until 1981 when the Edgewater Rotary built a new building next to the new firehouse. Then the police department used the old firehouse as their sole facility until the late ‘80s.
In January of 1975, the department assumed running Tuesday night bingo after the American Legion post gave it up. The funds earned were used to purchase much needed equipment for the fire department and EVER. In the early 1980s, select bingo games were held to raise funds for the purchase of computers for the Edgewater Elementary School. The teachers assisted with the special games. The department also used their fund raising proceeds to sponsor baseball teams, football teams, swim teams, soccer teams, bowling teams, awards for high school teams and purchased uniforms for the New Smyrna Beach High School football team and the junior high school band.
In 1976, the increase in brush fires lead to the purchase of a four-wheel drive truck, which was accommodated with a 200-gallon tank with a pump and a booster reel that was donated to the department by a local widowed doctor’s wife. Later in the year a mutual aid pact was signed with the Division of Forestry Services and the fire department received a used 500-gallon tanker in return. One of Edgewater’s largest structure fires took place in November of 1976 and started the workings of a countywide mutual aid agreement. This fire destroyed Coronado Paint Company, which was one of Edgewater’s largest manufacturing businesses and brought units from as far as Brevard County and the Kennedy Space Center. An incident of this magnitude proved multi-jurisdictional fire departments could work well together and initiated a mutual pact for all of Volusia County.
Two years of contract negotiation with Volusia County to form a tax district was settled in 1979. This district was titled the Greater Edgewater Fire District and encompassed portions of the county adjacent to Edgewater city limits. The contract was an agreement that the department would furnish the manpower and the county would collect taxes to buy the equipment to service the district. Along with the contract was a parcel of county land on Mango Tree Drive that was deeded to the City of Edgewater for the construction of a firehouse. One windy February afternoon in 1979 tested the new mutual aid agreement for the department. A large brush fire started at the west end of the Florida Shores subdivision and was not brought under control until it had reached the river. The responding departments were able to protect all of the subdivision's homes and only one fireman suffered a serious burn injury; he later recovered. It was a large fire that brought units from all over the county to work together and again directed the department to increase its membership level to 40 men along with an approval to allow members to reside outside of the city but within the fire district.
Fire Station #2 was completed in 1981 and housed additional brush trucks and apparatus purchased by the county to fulfill the agreement. The station was the fourth fire station that the volunteer firemen and their families had constructed for the city. That year continued to test the mutual aid agreement with large brush fires, including one in June. This fire was started by lightning in the Crane Swamp area west of Edgewater and burned for three months. The State Forestry took command, but many hours were spent by Edgewater’s volunteer firemen assisting with extinguishing the fire.