(a) Stormwater charges shall be assessed monthly. Payment shall be made within ten days following the receipt of the statement of charges. Stormwater charges shall be billed on a joint statement with water and sewer charges and shall be payable at the Department of Public Service, Water Office.
(b) If a bill for stormwater service remains unpaid for a 30-day period, the arrearage will be added to the next monthly billing. Notice shall be given with this bill that if all bills are left unpaid at the Water Office after the due date (two bills which are past due constitute a double bill), current delinquent and additional charges shall be applied to the bill and water furnished by the Division shall be scheduled for shut-off without further notice. If water service is scheduled for termination, additional service charges shall be applied.
(c) If water service is terminated due to delinquent payment of charges, service shall not be restored until all stormwater, sewer and water delinquent and service charges are paid in full.
(d) Each charge levied by or pursuant to this chapter shall be made a lien upon the corresponding lot, land or premises served by a connection to the water or sanitary sewage system. If the charge is not paid, it shall be certified to the Auditor of Licking County, Ohio who shall place that amount on the tax duplicates of the County, with interested and penalties allowed by law, and collect it as other taxes are collected.
(e) The funds received from the collection of the stormwater service charges as defined in Section 1054.05 shall be deposited in the Stormwater Enterprise Fund.
(Ord. 05-55. Passed 12-19-05.)