In the event an owner shall fail to connect to a public sewer in compliance with a notice given under § 51.023 of this chapter, the city must undertake to have the connection made and shall assess the cost thereof against the benefitted property. The assessment, when levied, shall bear interest at the rate determined by the City Council and shall be certified to the County Auditor and shall be collected and remitted to the city in the same manner as assessments for local improvements. The rights of the city shall be in addition to any remedial or enforcement provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 51.019) Penalty, see § 51.999