(A) In cases where property owners have more than one house, business, apartment, dwelling unit or establishment on one water meter, the owner shall be charged the water rate per consumption according to the meter reading, or minimum rates times the number of houses, businesses, apartments, dwelling units or establishments on the meter, whichever is more. The owner shall be charged a sewer rate for each house, business, apartment, dwelling unit or establishment using the town's sewer system. The above rates shall be charged regardless of the status of individual houses, dwelling units or businesses, occupied or vacant.
(B) Property owners having more than one house, business, dwelling unit or establishment serviced by the same meter may obtain separate meters and billing for each such unit or establishment by paying connection fees for each unit or establishment as indicated in § 51.025.
(C) In all new construction, separate service connections shall be installed in accordance with § 51.003.
(1989 Code, Title III, Ch. 30, § 2-4) (Ord. passed 7-10-1990; Ord. passed 2-10-2009)