This article is applicable to rents imposed for the water system
of the Village of Dansville.
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.
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.
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.