(a) Single Family Residence. Subject to such reasonable regulations as may be promulgated by Council, the record owner of property upon which a single family residence is situate 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. If said single family residence is unoccupied, the owner shall be liable to pay the Residential rate.
(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.
(c) Industrial and Commercial. All corporations, partnerships or individuals who conduct business or industrial manufacturing in the City of St. Marys are presumed to be users of the Municipal services and shall be liable to pay to the Municipality the levied commercial or industrial rate.
(d) 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 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 commercial rate.
(Ord. 2005-1. Passed 7-5-05.)