(A) The owner of a premises, the occupant thereof and the user of the disposal service shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the refuse disposal service furnished to the premises, the services being furnished by the city or its designated disposal contractor on the condition that the owner, occupier or user will pay for the same.
(B) All charges for disposal billed pursuant to § 1060.05 are deemed due upon receipt and will be considered delinquent 30 days after the last date of service billed for.
(C) The city’s designated waste disposal contractor is hereby authorized to effect collection of any delinquent accounts by use of any available remedy at law or in equity.
(D) If charges for service under this chapter become delinquent, the city’s designated waste disposal contractor may cause notification to be given, in writing, to the owner of the premises or the occupant thereof that the delinquency exists and that service will be terminated without further notice and shall not be reinstated until there is a settlement on the delinquent account.
(E) In addition to and notwithstanding any other remedies at law or in equity that the city and/or the disposal contractor may possess, the Director of Public Works may, in his or her discretion, determine that the termination of service to the premises poses an immediate health hazard. After a determination is made, the Director of Public Works may cause the removal and disposal of any garbage, refuse or landscape waste, and the reasonable cost of the removal shall constitute a lien upon the real estate for which the service is supplied. Notice of the lien shall be passed to the owner of the premises as provided by law, and the city may further take whatever action is deemed appropriate to foreclose on the liens.
(Ord. 93-56, passed 10-12-1993)