There is hereby established a system of periodic service charges and fees in order to equitably impose upon all water users the cost and expenses of maintenance, operation, replacement and repair of the city public water system. The charges and fees imposed in section 8-1-2 of this title shall be reviewed from time to time by the city clerk, and the charges and fees provided by this chapter are hereby levied and assessed against each lot, parcel or tract of land, or on each building or structure or other property having any water service connection to and with the city public water system.
The monthly water service charges and fees for each water user served by the city public water system shall be based upon the gallons of water as measured by the water meter reading and meter records maintained by the city. (1984 Code § 7-3B-3)
If a structure receiving water service is vacant for a continuous period of thirty (30) days, which thirty (30) days coincides with the city billing cycle, the minimum charge to the structure shall be reduced to an amount set forth by resolution of the City Council. Provided, however, that before qualifying for the reduced fee, an applicant shall submit a request in writing to the city clerk advising said city clerk that the applicant requests the reduced fee and certifying under penalty of perjury that the structure will be vacant for the thirty (30) day period. The thirty (30) day vacancy period must coincide with the city billing cycle. Any vacancy which lasts for thirty (30) days but has a portion of the vacancy in one billing cycle and a second portion of the vacancy in a second billing cycle shall not qualify. (1984 Code § 7-3B-3; amd. 2014 Code; Ord. 676, 11-23-2020)