(a) Billing Mechanism. The service charges established in this chapter shall be billed on a monthly basis via the Water/Utilities Department. For users with a water service account, the charge will appear on the water service bill as a separate line item. Users without a water meter or current water billing will receive a bill from the Water/Utilities Department with the stormwater fee as a solitary charge.
(b) Responsible Party. For residential and non-residential properties, the party responsible for payment of the stormwater bill shall be the property owner. The stormwater bill will accompany the water bill as described above. In instances where the owner of the property is not responsible for the water bill, the owner will receive a separate bill with the stormwater fee as a solitary charge, e.g., where the developed parcel contains a rented home, double or multi-family home, office buildings, retail stores, apartment buildings, etc. The owner of the parcel(s) will receive the stormwater bill for the entire property, independent of the tenants occupying the space and their respective water bills.
(c) Delinquencies. Water service may be discontinued in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 1040.02 if any portion (water or stormwater) of the combined service account becomes delinquent. All provisions contained in Section 1040.02 shall also apply in the event of a delinquent account. The Service Director shall have the authority to make final determinations regarding billing disputes and to make legitimate billing adjustments. A financial statement of profit and loss shall be filed with the Service Director for each calendar year, within ninety days after the close of each year.
(Ord. 105-17. Passed 1–8-18.)