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ARTICLE II. WATER* Page 4 of 19 (a) Water rates : Quantitative and minimum consumption rates shall be charged in the amount which the city council shall establish by resolution. (b) Service charges : Charges shall be made for services rendered to provide and maintain a potable water supply and to provide standby readiness in the amounts established by and for the purposes described in the resolution adopted by the city council. (Code 1952, § 7406; Ord. No. NS-936, § 2, 9-16-68) Sec. 39-22. Water main charges and assessments. When an applicant orders service to a parcel from a water main for which a water main charge or assessment has not been previously paid, a front foot charge shall be made in the amount which the city council shall establish by resolution. The water main charge shall be based on the length of water main or mains more or less parallel to the boundary of the served parcel. For parcels less than one-half ( 1/2) acre in area and not requiring a fire service, the charge shall be based on the length of water main more or less parallel to the frontage where the service connection is made. (Code 1952, § 7407; Ord. No. NS-936, § 2, 9-16-68; Ord. No. INS-1 238, § 1, 11-18-74) Sec. 39-23. Payment of water bills and penalties. (a) Date payment due : Water rates, charges and penalties are due and payable at the department of finance in the city hall on the date of billing and become delinquent fifteen (15) days after the date of such billing. Any charge for water supplied to any customer, together with any penalties or charges due to the city from such customer, or due from any person who has applied for water service, as herein provided for, shall be added to any billing being currently rendered to such person, and the same shall become a part of his current bill for water service and subject to all of the provisions of this article. (b) Failure of meter to register correctly : If a meter fails to register during any period, or is known to have registered inaccurately, the customer shall be charged for an average daily consumption determined when the meter was apparently registering accurately, seasonably adjusted. (c) Penalties : A penalty of ten (10) percent shall be assessed on all unpaid water bills thirty (30) days after the billing date. If the bill remains unpaid thirty-five (35) days after the billing date thereof, the water shall be shut off at the premises and shall remain off until all charges, penalties and fines have been paid, unless the application to have the water turned on is accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the department of finance of change of ownership or change in tenants. Upon the receipt of such evidence, the application for turning on water shall be processed as provided for in section 39-17. (d) Turn off and turn on of service : When the water has been shut off for the violation of any ordinance, regulation or requirement of the city, such water shall not be turned on again unless the violation has been corrected and all charges and penalties have been paid, unless the turn off is exempt from such payment by reason of change of person receiving service. When such turn off is made, a turn on fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be made for turning on any water service after the same has once been turned off. A fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) shall be payable for each trip to the premises for the purpose of turning on or off a water service that has been turned off for nonpayment. After a water service and meter have been installed and the service has been turned off for a period of seven (7) days, the meter may be removed from the service. A charge of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be made for the reinstallation of the meter and the turning on of the water. Fees as herein provided shall be added to the next water bill issued after date of turn off, turn on, reinstallation or trip whichever may be the case, provided the 19F-106 http://Iibrary2.municode.com/default-test/DocView/14452/l/242/244 3/3/2009