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376 owner of Property 223 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, I Section 1. That the following sections 7-532, 7-539 and ~~54D ~~e am~ded to read as follows: - 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. -...;;:-- 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. I 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. 22!t ATTEST: ~~./. . :;z~~ "ty Cler~ __,,-- . . cc: S-t~e~l i-~g Codi fi ers --':A Ie.. - - - - ! ~M_~-riu-t~s. ;~.flle__ ::~:: r"' - "> ~ I I