(a) Each and every property owner of one and two family residential unit structures, multiple-family residential unit structures, commercial, industrial, governmental buildings shall be responsible for payment of the fire service fee charges assessed, imposed and levied under this article.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or owners of all one and two family residential unit structures, multiple-family residential unit structures, commercial, industrial, governmental buildings within the First Due Area to notify the City Recorder of any change in ownership and other items requested by the City Recorder within thirty days of such change.
(c) The City of Lewisburg will utilize square footage supplied by a combination of county records, measurements by City employees and/or information supplied by the property owners for purposes of billing this fire service fee. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the buildings to review these square footages and to notify the City of any changes within sixty days of the billing. Failure to notify the City of any discrepancies will void the owner's right for reduction of previous billings. If the owner determines that the City is not billing at sufficient square footage the owner must notify the City within sixty days or the owner will be subject to a penalty in the amount of the lesser of all fire fees for the duration of owner's ownership of the property from the enactment of this article, plus penalties and interest at the highest rates allowed by law, or five years of fire service fees, plus interest at the highest rate allowed by law.
(Ord. 250. Passed 8-18-15.)