A. If any property owner or contractor/builder refuses to allow the property under their control to be inspected in accordance with this chapter for the purposes of determining compliance, the utility billing account for the property shall, within thirty (30) days of the date that admittance to the property is refused or denied, immediately become subject to a monthly surcharge which shall be applied to the sanitary sewer component of their utility bill. This surcharge shall commence on the first day of the month following the month when either the property owner or contractor/builder refuse to allow the property under their control to be inspected by the city or to otherwise validate compliance in accordance with this chapter. This surcharge shall continue as long as no documentation satisfactory to the city to ascertain compliance with this chapter has been provided to the utility superintendent. This surcharge is intended to offset the added costs associated with having to treat and collect clear water unnecessarily when the status of a property's connection to the sanitary sewer system cannot be ascertained.
B. 1. A monthly surcharge is hereby imposed on every sewer bill to property owners for the following conditions:
a. Not in compliance with this chapter.
b. Refusal of property inspection.
2. Surcharge is as follows:
a. Twenty five dollars ($25.00) the first month.
b. Fifty dollars ($50.00) the second month.
c. One hundred dollars ($100.00) the third and subsequent months. (Ord. 14-1, 1-6-2014)