(A) (1) The user charge for sewer service to each premises within the village connected to the system shall consist of a rate per unit per month which shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Village Council.
(2) These charges shall be payable in the first month the system becomes operational and monthly thereafter. On new construction, user charges for sewer services shall begin to accrue upon the earlier of (a) the date of issuance of an occupancy permit by the county or (b) the 150th calendar day after the application for connection is filed with the village in accordance with § 51.05. If necessary, the initial billing of the user charges for sewer services may include a pro rata billing in arrears to the accrual date determined in the manner provided above.
(3) This minimum monthly charge shall be due and payable for each premises without regard to the use of the premises on a part-time or seasonal basis.
(B) (1) The sanitary sewer system of the village shall, as far as possible, be operated and maintained on a public utility basis as authorized by law.
(2) Each premise within the village connected to and using facilities of the system shall pay user rates and charges as fixed and established from time to time by the village.
(3) The village shall annually review the user rates and charges as required by Public Act 94 of 1933, being M.C.L.A. §§ 141.101 to 141.138, as amended, and Public Law 92-500, being U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.
(C) (1) A true copy or a summary of this section shall be published in Traverse City Record Eagle, a newspaper circulated in the village, within 15 days after the adoption of this section by the Village Council.
(2) Upon the publication, the Clerk shall immediately enter the time and place of the publication in the record of ordinances.
(D) This section shall be in full force and effect as of 3-1-2001.
(1992 Code, § 11.6) (Am. Ord. 4-01, passed 2-5-2001
; Am. Ord. 02 05-07, passed 5-7-2007
)