(a) If an owner has completed all the necessary preparatory plumbing to install a separate metering device as provided under Section 914.15(e) but thereafter the placement of such meter is delayed for a period of more than thirty (30) days for reasons beyond the control of the owner, then such owner shall be entitled to the following estimated payment and final adjustment provisions:
The period subject to estimated payment shall commence on the thirty-first (31) day after either the completion of the preparatory plumbing or the:
(1) Placement of the order for a separate meter, whichever date is the later, and shall continue until the final installation of the separate meter is completed as verified by the City Inspector.
(2) Such estimated payment shall be based upon the average quarterly consumption during the immediate preceding annual period as shown by the four (4) quarterly bills of the Cleveland Water Department for such annual period.
(3) After the separate meter has been installed, the sewer charge for the estimated period shall be recomputed based upon the water consumption that is subject to the sewer charge herein during the next four (4) quarterly bills of the Cleveland Water Department immediately following the installation of such meter, and the necessary adjustment shall thereafter be made with the owner.
(b) If for any reason, the City of Rocky River is unable to procure meter readings from the City of Cleveland, the Director of Public Safety-Service shall cause said meter readings to be taken in any manner he deems necessary to continue said quarterly billings, as outlined in this Section.
(c) Adjustments in an owner's sewer charge shall be reported to Council twice each year in January and July. Such report shall state the original sewer charge and the amount of the adjustment therein.
(d) A credit will be given for once a year filling of a resident owned swimming pool. Credit will be calculated over four (4) quarters.
(Ord. 73-12. Passed 12-10-12.)