13.48.040 Responsibility, payment, delinquencies and penalties.
A. The person who owns the premises served by the sewerage system shall be responsible for payment of the sewer user charge for that property, notwithstanding the fact that the property may be occupied by a tenant or other occupant who may be required by the owner to pay said charges.
B. The users of the sewerage system shall be billed on a monthly basis for services rendered in accordance with the rate schedule as set forth in section 13.48.020.
C. The date of billing shall be the last day of each month in which the meter is read.
D. Sewer user charges shall be due and payable to the finance department upon date of billing. If payment is not received within twenty-one (21) days of billing date, the amount shall be deemed delinquent.
E. Bills for sewer user charges shall be mailed to the address specified in the application for service unless and until a different owner or user of the property is reported to the Finance Department.
F. In the event of failure to pay sewer charges after they have become delinquent, the city shall have the right to remove or close sewer connections and enter upon the property for accomplishing such purposes. The expense of discontinuance, removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall be a debt due to the city and a lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action or such other remedy as may be available to the city.
G. Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including interest accrued and the expense of removal, closing and restoration, shall have been paid.
H. Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties.
Prior to the adoption of 6352 on 02/25/2004, Section 13.48.040 read as follows.
A. The person who owns the premises served by the sewerage system shall be responsible for payment of the sewer user charge for that property, notwithstanding the fact that the property may be occupied by a tenant or other occupant who may be required by the owner to pay said charges.
B. The nonmetered users of the sewerage system shall be billed on a monthly basis for services rendered in advance in accordance with the rate schedule as set forth in Section 13.48.020. The metered users of the sewerage system shall be billed on a monthly basis for service.
C. The date of billing for nonmetered users shall be the last day of the month preceding the monthly period for which the sewer user charge is calculated as provided in Section 13.48.020. The date of billing for metered users shall be the last day of each month in which the meter is read.
D. Sewer user charges shall be due and payable to the finance department upon date of billing. If payment for metered and non-metered accounts is not received within twenty-one (21) days of billing date, the amount shall be deemed delinquent.
E. In the event of failure to pay sewer charges after they have become delinquent, the city shall have the right to remove or close sewer connections and enter upon the property for accomplishing such purposes. The expense of discontinuance, removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall be a debt due to the city and a lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action or such other remedy as may be available to the city.
F. Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including interest accrued and the expense of removal, closing and restoration, shall have been paid.
G. Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties. (Prior code § 10.16.024)
Prior to the adoption of 6252 on 06/28/2000, Section 13.48.040 read as follows.
A. The person who owns the premises served by the sewerage system shall be responsible for payment of the sewer user charge for that property, notwithstanding the fact that the property may be occupied by a tenant or other occupant who may be required by the owner to pay said charges.
B. The nonmetered users of the sewerage system shall be billed on a bimonthly basis for services rendered in advance in accordance with the rate schedule as set forth in Section 13.48.020. The metered users of the sewerage system shall be billed on a monthly basis for service.
C. The date of billing for nonmetered users shall be the last day of the month preceding the bi-monthly period for which the sewer user charge is calculated as provided in Section 13.48.020. The date of billing for metered users shall be the last day of each month in which the meter is read.
D. Sewer user charges shall be due and payable to the finance department upon date of billing. If payment for metered accounts is not received within twenty-one (21) days of billing date, the amount shall be deemed delinquent. If payment for non-metered accounts is not received within fifty (50) days of billing date, the amount shall be deemed delinquent.
E. In the event of failure to pay sewer charges after they have become delinquent, the city shall have the right to remove or close sewer connections and enter upon the property for accomplishing such purposes. The expense of discontinuance, removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall be a debt due to the city and a lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action or such other remedy as may be available to the city.
F. Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including interest accrued and the expense of removal, closing and restoration, shall have been paid.
G. Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties. (Prior code § 10.16.024)