The provisions of this section shall apply to users of the municipal sanitary sewerage system and which are in that portion of the system for which sewer user charges paid to the City are based on water consumption as per Section 915.07.
(a) Any user of the municipal sanitary sewerage system for which the property served was legally or illegally tapped-in to the system and which sewer user charges have not been billed by the Cleveland Water Department may notify the City Engineer in writing of said non-billing. In the event of such notification, the City shall be limited to recovery of delinquent sewer user charges to a maximum of one year prior to said notification and any sewer user charges occurring between notification to the City and commencement of the sewer billing period by the Cleveland Water Department for the property served.
(b) In the event of no such notification to the City, the City shall be limited to recovery of delinquent sewer user charges to a maximum of five years prior to discovery by the City of said non-billing and any sewer user charges occurring between discovery and commencement of the sewer billing period by the Cleveland Water Department for the property served. Discovery shall be a written finding by the Service Director following an investigation into the situation to determine if a property is being served by the municipal sanitary sewerage system without being billed for the quarterly sewer user charges.
(c) Recovery shall be based upon the current rate per 1,000 cubic feet times a minimum of 1,000 cubic feet of water per quarter. Where the property served would be expected to consume more than 1,000 cubic feet of water per quarter, the Service Director shall, on the basis of accepted engineering practices, determine the quantity of water to be used in calculating the delinquent charges for recovery.
(d) Where a property has been illegally tapped-in to the municipal sanitary sewerage system, the owner or agent of said property shall obtain and pay for a tap-in permit. A late charge shall be added to the regular tap-in fee in an amount of ten percent (10%) of the regular fee.
(Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)