(A) Rates and ready to serve charge. Water customers shall pay a ready to serve charge (RTS), which is a fixed service charge paid by all users connected to the water system, whether or not any water is actually used, as well as commodity charges, which are based on the quantities of water used. The RTS and commodity charges shall be established by resolution or ordinance of the City Council.
(B) Waiver of charges for damaged or destroyed structures. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this code, the Director, or his or her designee, may waive any and all monthly service charges for water and sewer service, including, but not limited to, the RTS and commodity charges, for any residential or non-residential structures which have been damaged or destroyed, so as to render them uninhabitable, by a natural disaster. If a parcel has multiple structures, the waiver shall apply only to service to the damaged or destroyed structures. This waiver may remain in effect until a particular structure has been reconstructed or rehabilitated and is fit for occupancy, provided that no waiver shall remain in effect for a period longer than one year. No waiver granted pursuant to this section shall affect a customer's other financial obligations to the city, and the city shall not make up for any revenue lost due to a waiver under this section by increasing fees or charges for any customer. The Department shall provide notice to all customers for whom a waiver has been approved, indicating the maximum duration of the waiver and the criteria for resumption of the monthly sewer and water charges.
(Ord. 3346 § 5, 2022; Ord. 2963, § 2, 2008; Ord. 2918 § 1(part), 2007.)