(a) Each and every property owner of residential unit structures, dual residential unit structures, multiple-family residential unit structures and nonresidential unit structures shall be responsible for payment of the fire protection service fee charges assessed, imposed and levied under this article.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or owners of all buildings and structures within the City to notify the Director of Finance of any change in ownership and other items requested by the Director of Finance within thirty days of such change.
(c) The City of Bridgeport will utilize square footages supplied by a combination of county records, measurement by City employees and/or information supplied by the property owners for purposes of billing this fire fee. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the building to review these square footages and notify the City of any changes within sixty days of the billing. Failure to notify the City of any discrepancies will void the owner’s right for reduction of previous billings. If the owner determines that the City is not billing at sufficient square footage, the owner must notify the City within sixty days or the owner will be subject to a penalty under Section 1519.99 of this article. The penalty shall be the lesser of all fire fees for the duration of owner’s ownership of the property from the enactment of this article, plus penalties and interest at the highest rates allowed by law, or five years of fire fees, plus penalties and interest at the highest rates allowed by law.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 1519.04(b) hereof, all single family residential customers will be billed at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year per residence unless they have provided the City with an approved affidavit stating that their total square footage as defined in Section 1519.02(e) is less than 2,500 square feet.
(Ord. 01-2008. Passed 12-17-07.)