[Code 1962, § 24-26; amended by Ord. of 6-23-1997(2); Ord. of 5-29-2001(3); Ord. of 5-29-2001(4); Ord. of 5-28-2002(1); Ord. No. 2003-4, 5-27-2003; Ord. No. 2003-5, 5-27-2003; Ord. No. 2004-11, 5-24-2004; Ord. No. 2005-14, 5-23-2005; 6-9-2008; 8-10-2009; 4-28-2014; 6-4-2018]
(a) There shall be monthly fees for water service delivered by the City
as follows:
(1)
Metered service inside City: $14.22 base rate plus $3.20 per
1,000 gallons or any portion thereof.
(2)
Metered service outside City: $17.98 base rate plus $3.96 per
1,000 gallons or any portion thereof.
(3)
Unmetered service inside City: $30.25 base rate per month.
(4)
Unmetered service outside City: $37.57 base rate per month.
(5)
Service when meter in disrepair: average of bill for last six
months' metered service.
(b) There shall be monthly fees for sewage accepted and treated by the
City as follows:
(1)
Metered service inside City: $19.01 base rate per household
plus $4.43 per 1,000 gallons or any portion thereof.
(2)
Metered service outside City: $22.94 base rate per household
plus $5.67 per 1,000 gallons or any portion thereof.
(3)
Unmetered service inside City: $41 base rate per month.
(4)
Unmetered service outside City: $50.95 base rate per month.
(5)
Service when meter in disrepair: average of bill for last six
months' metered service.
(c) If protected by an approved backflow device located on the supply side of the existing City water meters and certified annually in accordance with §
30-59 of this Code, then the yearly sewer charge per thousand gallons or any portion thereof will be credited by the amount of the water used for a landscape irrigation system for detached single-family dwelling lots pursuant to the cost per thousand gallons in Subsection (b)(1) and (2) above.
(d)
An owner or tenant must comply with the following conditions to obtain the sewer credit referenced in Subsection
(c) above:
(1)
Landscape irrigation systems installed on or before July 30,
2009.
a.
An owner or tenant with landscape irrigation systems installed
on or before July 30, 2009, must have a plumbing permit for the installation
of the landscape irrigation system on file with the Building Official
and must have approval of the system by the Building Official. If
the owner or tenant does not have the required plumbing permit on
file, then he/she will have until October 31, 2009, to obtain the
plumbing permit and approval. The owner or tenant shall have until
October 31, 2009, to elect to participate in the following procedure.
b.
The owner or tenant must make application for a landscape irrigation
meter and the sewer usage credit on forms supplied by the Building
Official.
c.
The owner or tenant shall be responsible for the purchase and
installation of a metering device approved by the Department of Public
Works.
d.
The owner or tenant must have a valid third-party test certification
of the backflow device and submit this to the Building Official.
e.
Once approved by the Building Official, notification will be
forwarded to the Department of Public Works.
f.
The landscape irrigation meter will be read by the Department
of Public Works at the end of the fiscal year to determine the sewer
usage credit.
g.
To receive the sewer usage credit for the first and any subsequent years, the owner or tenant shall submit a valid third-party annual inspection and test certification of the backflow device to the Building Official in accordance with §
30-59(a).
h.
Upon receipt of the annual inspection and test certification,
the Building Official shall forward approval of the system for credit
to the Department of Public Works.
(2)
Landscape irrigation systems installed after July 30, 2009.
a.
An owner or tenant desiring to install a landscape irrigation
system after July 30, 2009, must obtain a plumbing permit for the
installation of the landscape irrigation system from the Building
Official before installation of the system and obtain approval of
the system by the Building Official after installation.
b.
The owner or tenant shall make application for a landscape irrigation
meter and sewer usage credit on forms supplied by the Building Official.
c.
The owner or tenant shall be responsible for the purchase and
installation of a metering device approved by the Department of Public
Works.
d.
The owner or tenant shall provide the initial backflow device
inspection and third-party test certification to the Building Official.
e.
Once approved by the Building Official, notification will be
forwarded to the Department of Public Works to begin reading.
f.
The landscape irrigation meter will be read by the Department
of Public Works at the end of the fiscal year to determine the sewer
usage credit.
g.
To receive the sewer usage credit for the first and any subsequent years, the owner or tenant shall submit a third-party annual inspection and test certification of the backflow device to the Building Official in accordance with §
30-59(a).
h.
Upon receipt of the annual inspection and test certification,
the Building Official shall forward approval of the system for credit
to the Department of Public Works.
[Code 1962, § 24-27]
All bills for water and sewer services shall become due and
payable when presented and all accounts shall be paid on or before
the 20th of the month in which the bill is rendered.
[Code 1962, § 24-28]
On all residential, commercial or industrial buildings and where
more than one occupant or tenant is served through a single meter
connection, such as apartments, multifamily dwellings or office buildings,
a single water service charge will be billed either to the owner or
his agent or to any one tenant who assumes responsibility for the
whole account.
[Code 1962, §§ 24-29 — 24-32; amended
by Ord. No. 175, 1-26-1981; Ord.
No. 197, 9-13-1982; Ord. of 10-29-2001(2)]
(a) If the water or sewer service account is not paid in full on or before
the 20th of the month in which the bill is rendered, a late payment
charge of 1 1/2% of the total water and sewer service account,
or $2., whichever is greater, shall be assessed. A late payment charge
of 1 1/2% or $2, whichever is greater, shall be imposed upon
the twenty-first of each month thereafter upon any unpaid balance.
Ten days following the 20th of the month, service will be discontinued
on unpaid bills without further notice. Where water or sewer service
is so discontinued, the following charges shall be made for reconnection
during the following times:
(1)
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays):
$20
(2)
Monday through Thursday, after 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. (except
holidays): $50.
(3)
Monday through Friday, after 9:01 p.m. until 8:30 a.m. of the
next day: $100.
(4)
After 5:00 p.m. Friday until 8:30 a.m. Monday and during all
City holidays: $100.
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Where electric or garbage and refuse accounts are likewise delinquent,
only one charge shall be made for reconnection of all utility services,
and the $2 minimum only applies once.
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(b) Water service which is discontinued under this section must be restored
within five days if the premises are occupied. Where water service
is not restored within five days, notice shall be given to the property
owner or his agent that the premises shall be vacated. All arrears
against the property at the time of the discontinuance must be paid
up before the service will be restored.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized
agent of the City, to turn on water after the same has been turned
off by the City for the nonpayment of charges for such water. Any
use of water by any person after the same has been so turned off shall
constitute and be deemed larceny of such water.