[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976; Ord. No. 794, § 1.; Ord. No. 1247-17 § 1]
The amounts of all charges provided for in this chapter, including,
but not limited to, charges for monthly sewer service charges, meters,
screens, standby charges, sewer connection fees, reserve capacity
charges, lateral and main connection charges, inflow/outflow monitoring
devices and sampling devices, penalties and reconnection fees may
be established by resolution of the city council. The failure to pay
any charge established by resolution of the city council shall constitute
a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976.]
Each charge levied by or pursuant to this chapter or any resolution
adopted pursuant to this chapter is made a lien upon the premises
which receive the benefit of the service or facility for which the
charge was made, and the property to which service was provided, and
any steps authorized by law may be taken by the city to enforce payment
of such lien.
[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976.]
All on-site and off-site sewer lines, connections, plumbing,
and appurtenant sewer facilities and the construction and installation
thereof shall be constructed or installed at the consumer's expense
and shall be to city standards and approved by the director prior
to providing sewer service.
[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976.]
When charges and fees are based upon water usage, the total
amount of water used from all sources will be used to determine the
charges and fees unless, in the opinion of the director, significant
portions of water received are not discharged into the sewage system.
The total amount of water used from public and private sources will
be determined by means of a meter. The city may require the user to
install a sewer meter of a type and at a location approved by the
city to measure the amount of sewage discharged if city believes the
user is discharging sewage in excess of the amounts indicated by the
water meter.
(a)
Nonmetered Services. Bills for unmetered services shall be issued
on a monthly basis for service in the month immediately preceding
the first of the month in which they are issued. The bills shall be
due and payable upon presentation, and, if they are not paid by the
end of the month in which they are billed, they shall be considered
delinquent. If they are delinquent for more than thirty days, a delinquent
charge of ten percent of the total amount due shall be added to the
regular service charge, and service and water service, shall be subject
to being disconnected upon ten days' written notice. If the service
is disconnected because of nonpayment, the service shall not be reconnected
until the amount of the delinquent bill, including the delinquent
charge and a charge for reconnection is paid, except where a new owner
has acquired title since the delinquent bill was incurred.
(b)
Metered Services and Other Charges. Bills for metered service and
all other billings shall be billed each month following the date of
the reading of the meter or the event on which the billing is based
and shall be paid by the fifteenth of the month in which they were
billed. Any such bill which is not paid on or before the due date
shall be subject to a ten-percent penalty. If the bill is not paid
by the fifteenth of the month in which it was billed, the service
or water service may be disconnected upon ten days' written notice,
and an additional charge for the subsequent turnon shall be paid by
the consumer.
(c)
New Construction. Charges for sewer services for new construction
shall commence upon filing of the notice of completion or upon the
final inspection and approval.
[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976.]
[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976.]
The person who requested sewer service or his successor in interest,
or if no such request is made, the owner of record of such premises
on the date service was provided to such premises or to any person
requesting that such bill be charged to him shall be responsible for
the payment of sewer service charges.
[Ord. No. 679, § 1(part),
1976.; Ord. No. 1252-18 § 3.]
A standby charge shall be made for each metered user, except
significant industrial users, while such plant is vacant or not operating.
The standby charge shall be paid by the owner of record of such property,
regardless of whether the service is used.
[Ord No. 679, § 1(part), 1976.]
Sewer charges shall be paid for vacant or untenanted premises
except buildings under construction, unless and until a notice of
the vacancy and a request for the discontinuance of water and sewer
service is made at the office of the finance department and at all
times while water is being provided to such premises.
