(a) Single Family Residence. Subject to such reasonable regulations as may be promulgated by Council, the record owner of the property upon which a single family residence is situated shall be presumed to be the user of Municipal service rendered for the benefit of such property and the record owner shall be liable to the Municipality for the residential rate of $15.00.
(b) Rental Residential Property. The tenants or occupants of a single family dwelling, residential units of a multi-family dwelling or apartment house shall be presumed to be the users of such Municipal services and shall be liable to the Municipality for such charges. However, in the event that a single family dwelling, a residential unit of a multi-family dwelling or apartment house is temporarily unoccupied then the record owner of such property shall be presumed to be the user of municipal services provided to each such unoccupied property and shall be liable to the Municipality for the residential charge. An owner of a multi-family dwelling which has more than one unit vacant will be liable for only one residential charge.
(c) Residential Property Used for Commercial Purposes. Occupants who use their residence for conducting a business will be liable for paying the Class III commercial rate of $21.00.
(d) Industrial. All corporations, partnerships or individuals who conduct business or industrial manufacturing in the City of Paden City are presumed to be users of the Municipal services and shall be liable to pay to the Municipality the levied commercial or industrial rate.
(e) Vacant Industrial and Commercial Property. The owner of vacant industrial property shall be presumed to be the user of Municipal services and shall be liable to pay to the Municipality the Class II industrial rate. The owner of vacant commercial property will be presumed to be the user of Municipal services and shall be liable to pay to the Municipality the Class III commercial rate.
(Passed 3-6-17.)