The Council shall by resolution establish connection charges
for each equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) for the following classes
of service:
(A)
One
separate single-family dwelling.
(B)
Each
multiple-family unit, motel unit, apartment unit, mobile unit, mobile
home lot or permanent trailer space.
(C)
Each
two sleeping rooms without kitchen in a rooming house.
(D)
Each
1,500 square feet of the interior of commercial, 2,000 square feet
of the interior of dry industrial (not including storage), and 2,000
square feet of the interior of public buildings.
(E)
Add one EDU in addition to Section 3.76.010(D) for automatic car wash.
(F)
Add one EDU in addition to Section 3.76.010(D) for each three washers in a laundromat.
(G)
Add one EDU in addition to Section 3.76.010(D) for butcher facilities.
(H)
Each
church without a kitchen. (Add one EDU for the kitchen.)
(I)
Each
church rectory or parsonage.
(J)
Each
20 students in elementary, junior high or senior high school as of
October 1st each year.
(K)
Each
300 square feet of interior floor space (including kitchen) in a restaurant,
cafe, snack bar or tavern.
(L)
Each
two beds in a rest home or nursing home.
(M)
Other
uses shall be determined separately by the Council.
(N)
Fractions
of an EDU shall be charged as one EDU. The minimum EDU shall be one.
(Ord. 371 §11.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The Council shall establish by resolution monthly service charges
for each equivalent dwelling unit for the following classes of service:
(Ord. 371 §11.2, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
At the time application or service is made the applicant shall
establish his/her credit with the Sewer Department.
(Ord. 371 §11.3, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The credit of the applicant will be deemed established:
(A)
If
the applicant makes a cash deposit with the Sewer Department to secure
payment of bills for service. The deposit shall be a sum equal to
the estimated bill for two billing periods.
(B)
If
the applicant has promptly paid all accounts due the Sewer Department
for a period of 12 consecutive billing periods.
(Ord. 371 §11.3.1, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997; Ord. 446 §14, 1998)
At the time the deposit is given to the Sewer Department, the
applicant will be given a receipt for the same. The deposit is not
to be considered as a payment on account. The deposit will be returned
to the customer when service to the customer is discontinued, provided
all outstanding bills have been paid. The Sewer Department may, at
its option, return the deposit upon application, provided the following
conditions have been met:
(A)
All
bills have been paid promptly for 12 consecutive billing periods immediately
preceding the request for deposit refund.
(B)
The
City shall retain the deposit for a minimum of 60 months prior to
accepting any applications for deposit refund.
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The Sewer Department will not pay interest on any deposit.
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(Ord. 371 §11.3.2, 1986; Ord. 415 §1, 1996; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
If an account becomes delinquent and it is necessary to discontinue
the service, the deposit shall be applied to the unpaid balance due.
Sewer service will not be restored to that customer at the same or
different premises until all outstanding bills due the Sewer Department
have been paid and the cash deposit replaced.
(Ord. 371 §11.3.3, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
The sewer user charge for all occupied property shall begin
30 days after the sewer service becomes available, or the first day
that connection is made to the public sewer, whichever occurs first.
The sewer user charge for all unoccupied property shall begin within
30 days after the property is ready for occupancy or on the first
day of occupancy, whichever occurs first. All unoccupied property
which is ready for occupancy at the time the sewer service becomes
available shall be treated as occupied property. Once the sewer user
charge has commenced, no credit shall be given for vacancy. Use of
the sewer for any portion of the month shall constitute service for
the entire month. No proration of the monthly user charge will be
permitted.
(Ord. 371 §11.4, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
A single user having more than one classification of use shall
be charged the sum of the charges for those classifications.
(Ord. 371 §11.5, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
A reminder of account delinquency shall be sent, at the discretion
of the City Recorder, to each delinquent account on or about five
days after the account becomes delinquent.
(Ord. 371 §11.6.1, 1986; Ord. 413 §1, 1996; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
On or about 10 days after an account becomes delinquent, a discontinuation
of service notice shall be sent to the customer. Said notice shall
state a date on which water will be turned off or sewer service will
be discontinued if the delinquent account is not paid in full prior
thereto.
(Ord. 371 §11.6.2, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
On the turnoff date, the Superintendent or other agent of the
Sewer Department shall deliver or post a written notice to the customer
stating that the water service is being turned off until all delinquent
amounts have been paid. The Superintendent or other agent of the Sewer
Department shall immediately thereafter turn off the service. A delivery
to any person residing at the address served by the sewer shall be
considered a delivery to the customer. If there is no person residing
at the address served, then the notice may be posted on the premises
stating that water service will be discontinued on the following morning;
the Superintendent shall return to the premises the following morning,
shut off the water service, and leave a notice that the water service
has been turned off until all delinquent accounts have been paid.
(Ord. 371 §11.6.3, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
In all instances where water has been turned off because of
delinquent accounts, a delinquent charge shall be made for the restoration
of service, and replacement of the cash deposit will also be required.
(Ord. 371 §11.6.4, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997; Ord. 446 §15, 1998)
In cases of extreme hardship, the City Recorder shall have the
discretion of renewing service to a delinquent account upon receipt
of a satisfactory installment plan for the payment of the overdue
amount, including the delinquent charge.
(Ord. 371 §11.6.5, 1986; Ord. 413 §2, 1996; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
In the event any sewer bill or charge provided for by these
Rules and Regulations shall not be paid within 30 days after the sewer
bill or charge becomes due, the City Recorder shall notify either
the legal or equitable owner of the real property where the sewer
was used or charge incurred, by registered mail, the amount of the
sewer bill or charge, the description of the real property involved,
and a statement that if the sewer bill or charge is not paid within
15 days from the date of said notice is mailed, that the real property
involved will be subject to a municipal lien in the amount of the
delinquent sewer bill or charge plus any other fees. If payment is
not made within the 15-day period, the City Recorder shall enter in
the Lien Docket of the City of Yamhill a municipal lien against the
real property. At any time after 60 days from the date of the lien
was docketed, if the lien is still unpaid and unsatisfied, the City
of Yamhill shall proceed to fore-close the lien against the real property
therein described in the manner provided for by Oregon Revised Statutes
as may be subsequently amended.
(Ord. 371 §11.6.6, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
A fee established by Council resolution shall be paid at the
time of payment of the connection charge to cover the cost of inspection
of the side sewer and building sewer connection, on public sewer inspection.
(Ord. 371 §11.7, 1986; Ord. 427 §1, 1997)
