All water bills issued by the City shall be due and payable on the mailing date, which date shall be plainly stamped upon each bill. In the event any such bill is not paid within five days after the mailing date of the notice of failure to pay such bill, water service may be disconnected from the premises of the delinquent consumer. Water service shall not be restored for such consumer until all arrearages in water bills of such consumer shall have been paid in full, together with a service restoration fee established by resolution of the City Council.
(Prior code §44.23; Ord. 2931, 1963; Ord. 3933 §1, 1977; Ord. 4250, 1984)
Water service may be disconnected from the premises occupied by, or may be refused to, any consumer with a bill for water service supplied to the consumer at any other address (including a property formerly occupied by the consumer) which has remained unpaid for more than 20 days.
(Prior code §44.23; Ord. 2931 §2, 1963; Ord. 4250, 1984)
The City shall have the authority to estimate water consumption for billing purposes when an accurate meter read is not available in accordance with the procedures specified by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 5817, 2017)
Water to Santa Barbara Mission shall be furnished and paid for pursuant to the agreement dated November 22, 1966, between the Franciscan Fathers of California and the City, recorded as Instrument No. 40196, in Book 2175 at page 1276, Official Records of the County of Santa Barbara.
(Prior code §44.28; Ord. 2931 §2, 1963; Ord. 3204 §1, 1967)
The Director of Finance shall establish, subject to the approval of the City Council, administrative procedures for the resolution of consumer disputes regarding charges for water and sewer service provided by the City. A summary of these administrative procedures shall be included in each water and sewer delinquency billing. The administrative procedures may provide that the decision of the Finance Director or the City Administrator regarding the proper resolution of any dispute shall be final.
(Prior code §44.29; Ord. 2931 §2, 1963; Ord. 4250, 1984)