(a) Residential water accounts. Utility deposits for new residential water service are determined pursuant to the credit rating of the applicant requesting service as follows:
(1) Good credit rating. A deposit of $50.00 shall be required for all new residential water service customers and all previous customers seeking transfer of service who have been delinquent in the payment of their water bills no more than one time during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer. No additional deposit shall be required of customers seeking to transfer service and who have not been delinquent in payment of their water bills for the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer.
(2) Moderate credit rating. A deposit of $100.00 shall be required for all new residential water service customers and all previous customers seeking transfer of service who have been delinquent in the payment of their water bills no more than one time during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer. No additional deposit shall be required of customers seeking to transfer service and who have not been delinquent in payment of their water bills for the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer.
(3) Poor credit rating or refusal to authorize credit check. A deposit of 150.00 shall be required for all new residential water customers and all previous customers seeking transfer of service who have been delinquent in the payment of their bills no more than one time during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer. No additional deposit shall be required of customers seeking to transfer service and who have not been delinquent in payment of their water bills for the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer.
(4) Habitual late payers. Regardless of credit rating, a deposit of $150.00 shall be required for all new residential water customers and all previous customers seeking to transfer service who have been delinquent in the payment of their bills two or more times during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer.
(b) Commercial water accounts. A deposit of $75.00 shall be required for all new commercial water service customers and all previous customers seeking a transfer of service who have been delinquent in the payment of their water bills during the preceding 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer. No additional deposit shall be required of commercial customers seeking to transfer service and who have not been delinquent in payment of their water bills for the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the request for such transfer.
(c) Refund of deposits. Accounts that have been paid in full monthly, on or before the due date, for any 12 consecutive months of service will be credited the full deposit required of the account holder under this section.
(Prior Code, § 16-60.9; Ord. of 8-28-1979; Ord. No. 6-82, 11-23-1982; Ord. of 9-22-1992; Ord. of 1-26-1993; Ord. of 1-24-1995; Ord. of 7-12-2011; Ord. of 6-14-2016)