(A) (1) A connection charge of $140 shall be imposed upon any connection with the sanitary sewer system in the city which may hereafter be granted in connection with the construction of any single-family dwelling house in the city. A connection charge of $140 shall also be imposed in the case of any existing dwelling house in the city not presently served by the sanitary sewer system before any such dwelling house shall be granted a permit to connect with the sanitary sewer system.
(2) In case of any construction of any dwelling house or unit constituting by design more than a single-family dwelling house, a charge of $140 plus $50 for each unit in excess of one shall be imposed before any permit to connect with the sanitary sewer system shall be granted.
(B) The payment of any charges set out in division (A) above shall not be required in any case where it shall appear to the Council that the property upon which a dwelling house is to be constructed has been assessed as business property as a result of Sanitary Sewer Improvement 1958-11, Section “A”. As to whether the property has been assessed as business property shall be determined with reference to the assessment roll adopted on 9-8-1959.
(C) All charges imposed by the provisions of this chapter shall be paid in full to the City Treasurer before any connection to the sanitary system shall be granted or permitted, and until paid shall be a lien upon the lot, land or premise upon which the dwelling house is constructed and all the charges which are not paid on September 30 in any year shall be certified by the City Clerk to the county’s Auditor between the first and tenth day of October next, and the City Clerk in so certifying the charges to the county’s Auditor shall specify the amount thereof, the description of the lands involved, the name of the owner thereof, and thereupon the amount so certified shall be extended by the county’s Auditor on the tax rolls against said lands in the manner as real estate taxes and collected by the County Treasurer and paid to the City Treasurer in the same manner as real estate taxes.
(D) Any person or persons, corporation or other entity who or which shall attempt to make connection with the sanitary sewer system of the city, either directly or indirectly, without first obtaining a permit so to do from the city, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished, upon conviction, by a fine and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail.
(Ord. 123, passed 10-14-1959)