(A) A re-connection charge shall be paid to the city to restore natural gas service any time it has been disconnected or discontinued, except for purposes of general safety.
(B) The delinquent re-connection charge shall be paid in the amount stated in § 50.32 when service was terminated for nonpayment of a delinquent bill.
(C) (1) If gas service has been stopped, shut off or terminated due to delinquency, it shall not again be turned on or reinstated until the customer or owner has paid a re-connection charge as follows.
(a) If the re-connection is prior to 3:30 p.m., the customer or owner shall pay a fee in the amount of $25 for the first re-connection in a calendar year and $50 for each additional re-connection in the calendar year.
(b) If the re-connection is after 3:30 p.m., the customer or owner shall pay an additional $50 in each instance.
(2) At the time of the first re-connection, the customer or owner will be required to sign an acknowledgment that the customer or owner is aware that if additional re-connection fees are required in the calendar year, each additional re-connection fee will be $50 before 3:30 p.m. or $100 after 3:30 p.m.
(3) If the customer or owner refuses to sign the acknowledgment, the refusal shall be noted by the City Clerk and placed on record.
(D) If a property is vacant and gas service is not used for a period of more than 12 months, the voluntary re-connection charge must be paid but the retroactive monthly facility charges will not be assessed unless they are part of an unpaid bill incurred while the service was active.
(E) A $50 reactivation fee shall be assessed if a resident requests the gas be shut off and reconnected.
('74 Code, § 27-162) (Ord. 1060, passed 7-21-87; Am. Ord. 1251, passed 6-5-01; Am. Ord. 1324, passed 8-16-05; Am. Ord. 1399, passed 4-21-09)