CHAPTER XV: UTILITIES
   Article
      1.   GENERAL PROVISIONS
      2.   WATER
      3.   ELECTRICITY
      4.   SEWERS
      5.   SOLID WASTE
      6.   WATER CONSERVATION
ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
   15-101   Definition
   15-102   Delinquent accounts
   15-103   Notice; hearing
   15-104   Same; finding
   15-105   Delinquent accounts; refusal of service; termination of service; lien against property
   15-106   Landlord liability
   15-107   Same; deposits
   15-108   Same; vouchers
   15-109   Exemption from Underground Utility Damage Protection Act
§ 15-101 DEFINITION.
   For the purpose of this article, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
   UTILITY SERVICES. Includes water, electrical, sewer, solid waste (refuse) and other utility services provided by the city.
§ 15-102 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.
   Unless otherwise provided, water, electric, sewer, solid waste (refuse) or other utility service shall be terminated for nonpayment of service fees or charges in accordance with §§ 15-103 and 15-104.
§ 15-103 NOTICE; HEARING.
   (a)   If a utility bill has not been paid on or before the due date as provided in this chapter, a delinquency and termination notice shall be issued by the City Clerk within five days after the delinquency occurs and mailed to the customer at his or her last known address. A copy also shall be mailed to the occupant of the premises if the occupant and the customer are not the same person.
   (b)   The notice shall state:
      (1)   The amount due, plus delinquency charge; and
      (2)   Notice that service will be terminated if the amount due is not paid within ten days from the date of the notice, unless the date on the notice to pay the charges due shall be on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which event such notice will give the consumer until the close of the next business day in which to pay the charges.
   (c)   Upon receipt of a request for hearing, the City Clerk shall advise the customer of the date, time and place of the hearing that shall be held within three working days following receipt of the request.
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