(a) The City may undertake the capital construction, repair and replacement of the City's public water mains. When such construction occurs, the City shall remove and replace all lead water service connections from the City's corporation stop at the City's water main to the City-owned curb valve for the premises served.
(b) Where the property owner's water service lateral is constructed of lead, the City shall provide written notice offering to replace such lead pipe on private property from the valve immediately downstream of the City's water main to the customer shut-off valve supplied in accordance with Section 911.05(f). The property owner shall be responsible for the cost of replacement of the lead water service lateral including all costs associated with the restoration of the premises.
(c) Where the City's water service connection is lead and where the property owner's water service lateral is constructed of galvanized steel pipe, the City shall provide written notice offering to replace such galvanized steel pipe on private property from the valve immediately downstream of the City's water main to the customer shut-off valve supplied in accordance with Section 911.05(f). The property owner shall be responsible for the cost of replacement of the galvanized steel water service lateral including all costs associated with the restoration of the premises.
(d) The property owner shall indicate acceptance or rejection in writing of the City's offer to replace the lead water service lateral or the galvanized water service lateral as described above in Sections 911.30 (b) and 911.30 (c) within ten days. Failure to respond shall be deemed to be a rejection of the City's offer.
(f) If the actual cost to the City of the water service lateral replacement including restoration of the premises is not paid within thirty days of notice of the same to the property owner, the City Treasurer shall cause the cost to be certified to the Lorain County Auditor, who shall place the same on the bi-annual Lorain County tax duplicate for collection in the same manner Lorain County collects property taxes, property assessments and other charges.
(g) The assessment, caused to be placed upon the tax duplicate by the City for the cost of the water service lateral replacement, shall be paid by the property owner in one lump sum or ten equal annual installments, provided, however, that whenever the unpaid balance of an assessment is one hundred dollars ($100.00) or less, it shall be fully due and payable upon the date of the next annual payment. Assessments paid in installments shall include an interest charge of two percent (2%) per annum. Upon proof satisfactory to the City that payment in ten annual installments will create a serious economic hardship to the property owner, the City Treasurer may authorize a longer repayment period.
(Ord. 19-14AC CMS. Passed 3-18-19.)