(a) Application for water connections shall be made to the Department of Public Works on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department. Water connections and water meters shall be installed in accordance with rules and regulations of the Department and upon payment of the required connection fee and meter installation fee as shall be established by a resolution of the City Commission. All meters and water connections shall be the property of the City.
(b) The connection charges set forth in subsection (a) hereof shall be due and payable in cash upon application for connection to the system, except for charges to premises existing before connection to the system, which may be paid in installments as follows:
(1) Application. Application for an installment payment may be made to the City Treasurer.
(2) Installments. The fee or charge may be made in not more than ten annual installments, bearing interest on the unpaid installments, at the rate of six percent per annum, to accrue from the date of billing by the City.
(c) A person who violates this section is responsible for a Class D Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98.
(Ord. 14-01. Passed 10-16-01.)