§ 51.14 SEWER USE CHARGES.
   (A)   In all instances, whether within or without the municipal limits of the city, where the city provides facilities to individual consumers for sewerage disposal or where the city assumes responsibility, by way of contract or otherwise, for the collection of any sewerage service charge for sewerage disposal provided by any person other than the city, the schedule of rates for such sewerage service; the manner of application for such sewerage service; the amount of deposit, if any required as a prerequisite for connection with any such sewerage disposal system; the disposition of such deposit; the due date of bills for such sewerage charge; the amount of discount, if any, for the prompt payment of such bills; penalty and discontinuance of service upon default in payment of such bills; penalty and discontinuance of service upon default in the payment of any bill for utility service by the city or for the collection of which the city has assumed the responsibility; the terms of institution of service upon payment of arrears; and all matters in connection with the operation of any such sewerage disposal system or systems shall be in accordance with regulations adopted by the City Council.
('64 Code, § 24-1) (Ord., passed 7-12-65)
   (B)   The permit and inspection fee required prior to the commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system other than a septic tank, privy, privy vault, or cesspool for a single-family dwelling as required under § 51.11(B) shall be as required by City Council.
   (C)   The permit and inspection fee required for a building sewer to serve a residence, apartment unit, or commercial establishment shall be as required by City Council.
   (D)   The permit and inspection fee required for an establishment producing industrial waste as prescribed in § 51.03(B) shall be as required by City Council.
   (E)   Persons desiring to discharge scavenger waste into the sewage treatment works shall be required to obtain a permit from the city. This permit shall be valid for one year. The annual permit fee shall be as required by City Council.
   (F)   In addition to the annual permit required in division (E) above, a fixed fee as required by City Council shall be paid to the city for each discharge of a scavenger vehicle into the city's sewage treatment works.
   (G)   Persons desiring to connect a building sewer to the city's sewage treatment works shall pay to the city a tap fee as required by City Council for each residence, commercial establishment, or apartment unit. The fee for taps onto the city's sewage treatment works for industrial wastes shall be as required by City Council.
   (H)   For sewer taps outside the city, there may be an additional charge as prescribed by City Council.
   (I)   In all cases where residential, commercial, or industrial premises or facilities are connected to the city's sewage treatment works and are not supplied water by the city, the city shall require that the water used be measured by a water meter acceptable to the city and that sewer service charges be assessed against that quantity and quality of sewage flow in exactly the same manner as if the water were being supplied from the city. The cost of the installation and maintenance of the water meter will be borne by the customer exclusively.
   (J)   The sewer service charge for sewage wastes shall be as determined by City Council.
('64 Code, § 24-8) (Ord., passed 7-8-80)