(A) Enabling ordinances contained in this title fixing water and sewage rates and charges, and sanitation user fees, and the resolutions of the Storm Water Management Board fixing storm water user fees have precedence and, in case of conflict, control the provisions of this subchapter and this title.
(B) Water and sewage billings are computed or estimated on the basis of water meter readings or estimates of water consumption where charges are made, but a meter is not in place, to conform to the date of the reading or estimate. These charges are billed for each period the meter is in operation or in which water is consumed at the premises.
(C) Sanitation and storm water billings are issued for the calendar month preceding the month in which the billing is mailed and are not prorated. Sanitation charges shall be prorated to exclude scheduled pick-up days falling within the month on which the billed user did not occupy the pick-up location, as evidenced by water utility records. Storm water charges shall be pro-rated on the basis of actual occupancy days of the user at the premises during the calendar month for which the billing is issued, as evidenced by water utility records, and as if each calendar month contains 30 days.
(D) Storm water user fees accrue from the date the water meter is activated at the premises or the first day of the seventh month after the improvement location permit is issued, whichever occurs first.
(E) Billings for water and sewage rates and charges and for sanitation and storm water user fees are due on the fifteenth day of the month following the mailing date and a penalty equal to 10% of the charges unpaid after the due date shall be added to each subsequent billing until the charges have been paid in full.
(F) The Utility Office Supervisor may accept partial payments provided the payment is at least 50% of the total combined billings and shall apply the partial payment to emergency medical ambulance charges, water, trash pick-up, storm water user fees and wastewater treatment charges, in that order. In case of demonstrated hardship, to be determined by the utility Office Supervisor, on the basis of credible information, the utility Office Supervisor may accept lesser partial payments provided a payment agreement is signed by the debtor(s).
(G) Sewage rates and charges and sanitation and storm water user fees imposed by the town are hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel of land, building or premises at or upon which such charges and fees are incurred and, if the same are not paid within three calendar months after the same are due and payable, shall be recorded in the office of the Recorder and certified to the Auditor of the county who shall place the same on the tax duplicate of said county with the interest and penalties allowed by law to be collected as ad valorem property taxes are collected.
(H) Not later than 30 days after the issuance of any improvement location permit the Building Inspector shall forward a copy of same to the Storm Water Superintendent, as well as a copy of the building plans, except for single-family residence construction where only the improvement location permit shall be furnished. The Storm Water Superintendent shall certify to the utility Office Supervisor all new determinations of HISA (horizontal impervious surface area) for Class B properties, changes in HISA and reclassification of property from Class A to Class B, approved by the Storm Water Management Board, a list of newly constructed single-family residences, along with the addresses of each property and the name of the owner(s) thereof, on a periodic basis so as to enable the utility Office Supervisor to issue bills for water and sewage rates and charges and sanitation and storm water user fees.
(I) Charges incurred at a property or premises sold on conditional sales contract where title is held by a person other than the purchaser or occupant may be billed to the contract purchaser or occupant provided the record title holder furnishes acceptable proof of sale to the utility Office Supervisor.
(Prior Code, Title V, Ch. V, Art. I) (Ord. passed 2-2-1995; Ord. passed 11-12-1998; Ord. passed 3-5-2003)