(a) Each water charge charged under or pursuant to Chapter 921 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Steubenville, is made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel of land, buildings or premises served by a connection to the water system of the City, and, if the same is not paid within ninety days after it shall become due and payable, it shall be certified to the Auditor of Jefferson County, at which time the lien shall vest, and the Auditor shall place the same on the tax duplicate of the County with the interest and penalties allowed by law and be collected as other taxes.
(b) The owners of real estate premises installing or maintaining water service shall be liable for all water charges incurred for service at said premises.
(c) Tenants of the owners of real estate premises serviced with water may contract with the City of Steubenville for such water service but such contract shall be in no way construed as to relieve the owner of the real estate premises of liability for said water service charges.
(d) After certifying to the County Auditor that water charges are unpaid and a lien as provided in subsection (a) hereof, the Finance Director or his designee is authorized and directed to shut off the water service to those real estate premises until such unpaid water charges have been paid.
(e) The owner of real estate premises by installing or maintaining water service from the City is deemed to assent to all rights and regulations of the Division of Water and ordinances of the City of Steubenville pertaining to water service and distribution.
(f) Any person aggrieved by the filing of a lien shall have the right to request a hearing before the Utilities Delinquency Review Board for resolution.
(Ord. 2000-149. Passed 2-27-01.)