When an applicant makes his or her application for service, he or she shall make a cash deposit as follows.
(A) New service. For residential use by homeowners, for residential use by renters, for trailer houses or mobile homes on rented lots and for business uses, for the purpose of providing funds for the maintenance of the town’s water, sewer and trash departments, and for other purposes, the Board of Trustees shall establish rates, charges, deposits and fees for utility services by motion, resolution or ordinance.
(B) Moving or additional accounts.
(1) It is not required that a new security deposit be posted in the event that an applicant moves within the service area of the town.
(2) If the applicant for water, sewer or trash service owns a home or business inside or outside of the town limits for which a deposit is currently being held by the town and the applicant acquires another home or business inside the town limits, then the applicant need not pay an additional deposit.
(3) If the applicant is building for rental purposes, then the respective renter or renters shall make a deposit at the time the renter or renters make an application for service.
(Prior Code, § 17-121) (Ord. 2005-01, passed 1-6-2005)