(A) The Recorder shall require a deposit set by resolution from all persons desiring water service to property covered by this chapter before water service to said premises is turned on by the Public Works Superintendent. Such deposits shall be held by the City and returned to the user upon final termination of water service, provided all water charges are then paid in full.
(B) The deposit required by this section shall not be applied to any monthly water service charge except upon termination of water service, and shall not be considered a credit in the event of any delinquency as defined in § 51.07 hereof.
(C) In the event that the charges for water service to said premises are paid in full and not delinquent for any consecutive 24-month period the City Recorder may, upon written request from the person making said deposit, return all or a portion of said deposit to said person.
(Ord. 500, passed 11-14-1988; Ord. 523, passed 10-12-1993) Penalty, see § 51.99