There is hereby levied and imposed upon the owner or occupant of any premises within the City, having a sewer connection with the sewerage system of the City, or otherwise discharging domestic sewage or industrial waste which ultimately passes through the City sewerage system, a sewer service charge as established by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 3810, 1975)
The charges for sewer service shall be added to and collected with the charges for water service furnished by the City to the premises. The charges shall be billed upon the same bill as submitted for the charges for water services and shall be due and payable at the same time and in the same manner that such charges for water service are due and payable; providing however, separate bills are to be prepared for premises connected to the sanitary sewer system of the City which are not provided water service by the City.
(Ord. 3154 §3, 1966; Ord. 4250, 1984)
Any amount due for sewer service under this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any owner or occupant neglecting or refusing to pay the indebtedness shall be liable in an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount.
(Ord. 3154 §4, 1966)
It shall be the duty and the responsibility of the Finance Director to administer the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 3154 §5, 1966)
The City may require the owner or occupant of any premises using a private water supply or a combination of City water and private water supply to install a meter to determine the total quantity of water used in the event the owner or occupant is to be billed on the basis of water consumption.
(Ord. 3154 §7, 1966; Ord. 4250, 1984)
For premises having a sewer connection for which a specific classification for sewer service charges has not been set forth in Section 14.40.010, the Finance Director shall charge such rates as he or she deems applicable for the type of use being made of the premises in relation to the uses made of classified premises and the rates fixed for the classified premises.
(Ord. 3154 §8, 1966)