(a) Owner and Lessee Liable. The owner of private property which is served by the City sewerage system, by pipes connected with such system to convey sewage away, shall, as well as the lessee of the premises, be liable to the City for all use and service of the system rendered to such premises.
(b) Delinquent Charges Certified to County. All charges of sewerage and sewage disposal shall become due and payable on billing. If such charges are not paid when due, such delinquent charges shall be certified to the County Auditor to be collected in the same manner as other City taxes, under the provisions of Ohio R. C. 729.49. In computing the delinquent charges certified to the County Auditor under this section, the amount charged shall be equal to at least the combination of:
(1) Delinquent sewerage, sewage disposal charges, and,
(2) A penalty equal to any delinquent charges for water service then due and owing, and,
(3) A penalty equal to any late charges arising from any of the above.
(c) Exemption if System Unavailable. No person whose property is not accessible to the City sewerage or drainage system shall be required to pay for sanitary sewerage service after June 5, 1962. (Ord. 2017-33. Passed 10-3-17.)