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ORDINANCE NO. 376
AN ORDIN~NCE AMFNDING TITLE VII. CHAPTER 5, ENTITLED SEWER USE OF THE REVISED AND
COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY. IDAHO, BY ADDING MATERIAL
THERETO SUCH TO SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER OF PROPERTY.
WHEREAS. the City Council and the Mayor of the City 6'f Meridian, Idaho have
concluded that it is in the best interest of said City to amend Title VII, Chapter
5, by specifically setting forth the responsibility of a property owner served by
the sewer system,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,
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Section 1. That the following sections 7-532, 7-539 and ~~54D ~~e am~ded to
read as follows:
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7-532 BASIS FOR SEWER CHARGES: There is hereby estab 1 i shed a--sysfem of(:::C"Qnnector
charges, permit and inspection fee, industrial cost recovery chaige~,
peri odi c servi ce charges and other fees for the use of, and for user_vi ce ~eRdered
by the sewerage works of the City. and whi ch charges, rates and_fees --silal"l be as
near as possible, uniform as to the different classes of propertyserv-ed-by said
sewerage works. The rates, charges and fees provided by this Cnapter are hereby
levied and assessed against each lot, parcel of land, building or property having
any connection with the sanitary sewerage works of the City or otherwise discharging
sanitary sewage, industrial wastewater or other liquids directly into the sanitary
sewerage works of said City. The rates, charges and fees shall be billed to and
paid by the owner of each lot. parcel of land. building or property served by the
sewerage system.
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It is specifically enacted that all property in the City to which a public sewer is
available and is required to connect to the sewer as required in Section 7-517,
but--"is not used by the owner or. occupier of said parcel of land, is still subject
to user charges under the provisions of this Chapter.
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7-539 MONTHLY USER CHARGES; WHEN DUE AND PAYABLE: All monthly sewer charges
shall be due and payable from the owner to the City Clerk between the
first and tenth day of each month for the billing from the previous cycle. For
new construction. the monthly service connection has been inspected and approved
or when the building being served is substantially completed. whichever is the
latest date. Upon failure to pay the same. as prescri5~d.each user shall pay,
in addition to the amount due. a fine of one dollar ($1.00) or ten percent (10%)
of charges due, whichever is greater. (Ord. 339, 5-29-79)
F-540 DELINQUENCY NOTICE: If a sewer user has not paid his monthly charges by
the tenth of the month, it shall be deemed delinquent. The City shall
follow the procedure set forth in Section 5-133 of this Code for termination of
water services, and shall cause the water supplied to said sewer user to be turned
off from the premises, the City taking notice that. without water, the sewer
system of the user cannot be used and shutting off the water is the only way to
prevent the use of the sewer for nonpayment; provided, if the charges are not paid
within ten (10) days after the delinquency notice, an additional penalty of one
dollar fifty cents ($1.50) or fifteen percent (15%) of charges due:; whichever is
greater, will be added toU~he account. All delinquent charges or fees. as
provided by this Chapter, not paid after the final determination of the sewer users'
account shall be imposed as a lien against and upon the property or premises
against which such charge or fee is levied or assessed, and the City Clerk shall,
at the time of certifying the City taxes, certify such delinquencies together with
all penalties to the Tax Collector of Ada County, Idaho, and when so certified the
same shall be a 1 i en upon the property and wi 11 be collect i b 1 e as other taxes.
The owner of any property leaving a delinquent in sewer fees at any location shall
not be entitled to the use of-the sewerage system at any new location until all fee
delinquencies are paid.
All monies collected by the City Clerk under the provisions of this Section shall be
paid over to the City Treasurer in the same manner as is required for the payment
of other City monies. (Ord. 356, 12-3-79)
Section 2_ WHEREAS, there is an emergency therefor, which emergency is
declared to exist, this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and ~fter
its passage, approval and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho, this 7th day of July. 1980.
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