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 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.
The Sewer Department will not pay interest on any deposit.
(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)