(A) The city may adopt charges and fees to include fees for:
(1) Reimbursement of costs for setting up and operating the city's pre-treatment program;
(2) Monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures;
(3) Reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction;
(4) Permit applications;
(5) Filing appeals;
(6) Consistent removal by the POTW of excessive-strength conventional pollutants; and
(7) Other fees as the city may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(B) These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate and apart from all other fees chargeable by the city.
(C) Conformity with the city's Code of Ordinances: Subject to any limitations, and only to the extent, set forth therein, and in keeping with the city's interest in safeguarding the public, buildings erected in violation to, or otherwise non-compliant with or in violation of Title XV, Land Usage, of the city's Code of Ordinances may be denied connection to the city's water and sewer systems.
(D) Customer deposit. Each new customer shall pay a customer deposit of $125.
(E) Penalty for non-payment. A penalty of 20% shall be applied to all services if not paid by the tenth of each month and if not paid by the 21st of each month services will be cut off.
(F) Disconnection of service for non-payment. If a customer is disconnected for non-payment of services, there will be a $75 re-connection fee for reconnections that are performed between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. For occasions when the reconnection request is performed after normal hours, or on weekends or holidays, a $100 reconnection fee will be charged. At the discretion of he Mayor a one-time amnesty may be applied.
(G) Credit card payments. A customer credit card processing fee will be assessed in an amount equivalent to the actual cost incurred by the city for processing such customer payments. Such fees will be clearly delineated on customer bills as a separate line item before the total.
(H) Returned check/ACH fee. A $50 fee will be assessed on all returned checks or automatic draft payments. The fee plus the amount owed must be paid within ten days of notification. If such payment is not made within that time period, the services will be disconnected.
(I) Billing adjustments. Customers are responsible for the repair and maintenance of a water supply line from the city meter to their building. At the discretion of the Mayor, an adjustment may be applied one time each year for an occurrence of a water leak. Sewer bill adjustments may be given at the city's sole discretion for an occurrence of a water leak that occurs past the city meter for that customer, outside the home, on a single month's bill only, and only once per calendar year. The city may, but is not obligated to, apply its discretion on these facts: if and only if the Munfordville Public Works Department (MPWD) was notified of the leak, MPWD confirmed that such leak did exist, and the customer supplies the city with sufficient proof of repair having been made to abate such leak. In all cases, leaks found in the city water supply system and located before a customer's meter, e.g. on a city street, are the responsibility of the city and as such leaks would not affect a customer's meter, they are not chargeable to a customer served at a point past where such leak maybe found.
(J) Tap-on and capacity charges. The City of Munfordville hereby establishes the following tap-on capacity charges for each separate unit/user connected to the Munfordville water and sewer system.
(1) Residential connections. A residential dwelling unit herein shall be defined as a family unit maintaining separate and independent housekeeping. This is further defined to include each single-family dwelling and each separate residence in a multiple dwelling unit/user, such as each unit in a duplex, apartment, condominium, town house, trailer court*, trailer park* and the like (*only to the extent, if any, that such a trailer, trailer court or trailer park may be authorized under Title XV, Land Usage, of the city's Code of Ordinances and not otherwise denied connection in accordance with § 50.091(C) above).
(a) Tap-on charge. A connection charge of $850 for each separate residential dwelling unit/user connected to the system is hereby assessed.
(2) Commercial connections. Commercial connections shall be defined as all other classifications than those deemed to be residential under division (J)(1) of this section. A tap-on charge is hereby assessed as prescribed for all non-residential properties and for all other classifications, including, but not limited to, commercial, industrial, public and quasi-public uses. Tap-on charge for these classification, (2" meters) is $2,800.
(3) Properties not situated within the city limits. All properties, both residential and commercial, or annexed that are situated outside the corporate limits of the City of Munfordville. Furthermore, such properties are not subject to the City of Munfordville property taxes, zoning regulations and the other regulatory laws of the city.
(a) Should the City elect to provide water and/or sewer services to such properties, with the exception of rates charged, the city will provide such services in accordance with all the provisions applicable to the various classifications of properties situated within the city limits.
(b) With regard to rates charged to customers seeking service for properties located outside city limits, all such rates will be the same as rates within the city.
(4) Payment to be made in advance of connection. All sums payable pursuant to this section shall be paid in advance before connection to the sewer system of the City of Munfordville.
(Ord. 001-93, passed 2-1-93; Am. Ord. 2018-004, passed 4-2-18; Am. Ord. 2019-005, passed 11-11-19)