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of performing a turn off or removal of customer's meter, a "field collection fee" shall <br />be applied and collected from the customer or 14s their agent at the same time as <br />all other delinquent charges and fees owing are collected. <br />(k) Removal of unauthorized "straight pipe" connections. Whenever a customer <br />has connected to the city's water service through an unauthorized straight pipe <br />connection, the city shall cause such connection to be removed and a "removal of <br />unauthorized straight pipe connections fee" as established by resolution of the city <br />council shall be made and billed to the customer. <br />(1) In street cut-off of water services. Whenever, in the discretion of the director <br />of public works any customer's access to the water service must be physically <br />severed by means of an in street cut-off of water service, whether due to authorized <br />turn on of water service, or unauthorized straight pipe connection, or other violation <br />of city code, an "in street cut-off fee" as established by resolution of the city council <br />shall be made and billed to the customer. <br />(m) Any charge, fee, or deposit owing to the city which has been paid by an <br />instrument such as a check or draft which is dishonored upon presentation for <br />payment, shall be void and of no effect from its inception. The director of finance, <br />may, in 14s their discretion, withhold the effect of this provision if the instrument is <br />redeemed within fifteen (15) days of its return. Payment of charges, fees, or <br />deposits following a dishonor of such instrument upon presentation for payment <br />shall thereafter be made only by credit card, cashier's check, money order, or cash, <br />which amount shall include any applicable penalty, as well as a "return payment <br />service fee". The director of finance shall be authorized to reject payment other <br />than by cash, cashier's check, or money order from such customer or such <br />customer's agent for a period of two (2) years following any such dishonor. <br />(n) Water service commodity consumption charges and water related charges <br />and fees established pursuant to section 39-19, and any corresponding penalties <br />accrued for failure to make timely payment therefore pursuant to section 39-20 <br />shall be a civil debt owing to the city. <br />Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this <br />ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any <br />court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining <br />portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that <br />it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, <br />phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, <br />subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or <br />unconstitutional. <br />Section g. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its <br />adoption. <br />Ordinance No. NS-3065 <br />Page 13 of 14 <br />