(A) Fees and Restriction of Service. Any responsible party who violates any of the provisions of §§ 6-1-1-5, 6-1-1-6, and 6-1-1-7 shall be subject to progressively higher fees and flow restriction until the violation ceases or a variance is granted. The assessment of fees and application of flow restriction shall be consecutive for violations separated by less than three calendar years. Fees and flow restriction shall be suspended pending the outcome of an appeal or variance request.
(B) Assessment of Fees. Assessment of fees for violations of the regulations in §§ 6-1-1-5, 6-1-1-6, and 6-1-1-7 will be through the city utility bills for the responsible party's billing account. Fees shall be assessed to the account within 15 days following expiration of the appeal period or issuance of appeal findings and shall be listed as separate line item on the utility bill. Responsible parties shall be notified of the fee through certified mail within 15 days of the violation. Fees must be paid within the normal payment period allowed by the city utility billing system.
(C) In lieu of fees for violations of §§ 6-1-1-5 and 6-1-1-6, the responsible party may have a landscape water audit performed by an authorized landscape irrigation auditor, certified by the Irrigation Association. The audit will be conducted in accordance with the current edition of the Landscape Auditor's Handbook. The audit must be performed within 30 days of notification of violation and the audit recommendation must be implemented within 60 days of the audit. If these deadlines are not met, the fees for violation will apply.
(Ord. 18-1995; Am. Ord. 24-1998) Penalty, see § 6-1-1-99