This article is applicable to rents imposed for the water system of the Village of Dansville.
A. 
Each person, firm, association, corporation (whether private, municipal, or not for profit), and hospital which occupies or uses a premises served by the Village water system (hereinafter collectively referred to as "user"), and the owners of said premises, shall be jointly and severally liable for the water rents, interest, and all additional charges and penalties established herein.
B. 
Every user who continues the use of the Village water service after the taking effect of this chapter, and the owners of each parcel of realty which is so served by the Village water system, are and shall be deemed to have assented and agreed to conform to and comply with each and every provision herein set forth in this article and be responsible for the rents established herein.
No water will be supplied to any new user until a written application is submitted to the Superintendent stating the several and various uses for which the water is to be used on the premises, which application shall be subscribed by the users and all owners of the premises for which the use of water is sought, and which application shall contain an agreement signed by all said users and owners to be bound by and to comply with in all respects all provisions of this chapter, which agreement shall be binding also on the heirs, legatees, executors, administrators, successors, assigns and other transferees of each said user and owner. There is hereby imposed a fee for processing said application which fee is payable at the time said application is submitted. Upon receipt of said fee and duly signed application, a permit for water service shall be issued.
A. 
Except as otherwise stated in Subsection A(1) directly below, a "unit" is defined as:
(1) 
Each building or portion thereof served by the Village water system which is designed to or does accommodate one or more persons in separate living quarters which quarters itself is served by the Village water system. A garage, barn, or similar residential, nonbusiness storage facility receiving water on the same connection as a dwelling unit shall not be considered a separate unit requiring additional base charge as hereinafter set forth.
(2) 
Each separate business located in a building which is served by the Village water system.
(3) 
Each separate use of Village water in any building other than a single-family dwelling.
A. 
A water rent schedule shall be established by the Village per Village Board resolution to identify the water fees identified herein. The water rent schedule shall be reviewed each year by the Village Board and adjusted as necessary and reestablished by board resolution each fiscal year.
B. 
A quarterly water rent is hereby imposed and shall consist of a flat base charge plus a usage fee based on each 1,000 gallons or portion thereof of water metered on the premises.
C. 
Water consumption for each building shall be determined by a water meter, and, if there is no such meter, the Superintendent shall determine consumption through his investigation and by best estimation thereafter.
D. 
In case any water meter shall fail to accurately register the quantity of water passing through same, rent shall be charged at the rate of consumption of the average of the last three available accurate readings, if any, within the last year. In determining the rate, any change in consumption since the defect occurred shall also be considered.
A. 
The quarterly annual periods for which water rents are due are January 1 through March 31; April 1 through June 30; July 1 through September 30; October 1 through December 31.
B. 
The full base charge portion of the water rent is due and payable quarterly in advance for each quarter or portion thereof that the premises is connected to the Village water system.
C. 
The usage fee portion of the water rent is due and payable on the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year for usage during the quarter immediately preceding.
If a premises' water rent is not paid in full on or before the 30th day after the aforesaid due date applicable for that quarter, there shall be immediately added to said water rent a penalty of 10% on the unpaid balance.
A. 
Water rents may be collected pursuant to Village Law as it is and may be amended, or by bringing and maintaining an action a) as upon contract for water rents in arrears, including penalties, charges and interest, or b) to foreclose liens for the water rents, including penalties, charges and interest. All water rents including interest, charges and penalties thereon shall be a lien on the real property involved as of the applicable rent due date.
B. 
If any said rent or part thereof is more than 60 days past due, the water supply to that premises shall be immediately terminated. Termination shall not occur, however, until a notice has been served on the users and owners by mailing a copy to them at their last known addresses and informing them that water will be shut off if the full amount due is not paid by said 60th day. Said notice may be sent prior to the expiration of the aforesaid sixty-day period, but must be mailed at least five days before termination. There shall be a charge for the water to be turned back on except that the fee shall be greater if the water is to be turned on on a weekend, holiday, or after 2:00 p.m. on business days of the Department. Water supply to a unit shall continue to be terminated until all such delinquent water rents with all interests, penalties and charges on each are paid in full for that unit. This remedy of water shutoff is in addition to all other remedies herein set forth for the collection of rents. All attorney's fees and legal costs incurred by the Village in collecting any water rents more than 45 days past due shall be a charge against and added to the amount of the unpaid water rent for that delinquent unit.
All users and owners of the realty involved shall be jointly and severally liable to and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Village of Dansville from each and every expense, loss or damage occasioned by, arising out of or connected in any way with the failure to pay water rents when due. All such expenses, losses and damages incurred by the Village other than those before-mentioned shall be a charge and added to the water rent for the delinquent quarter.
(Reserved)