(a) Each and every property owner of residential unit structures, dual residential unit structures, multiple-family residential unit structures, nonresidential unit structures and mobile home parks shall be responsible for payment of the fire protection service fee charges assessed, imposed and levied under this article.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or owners of all buildings and structures within the First Due Area to notify the City Recorder of any change in ownership and other items requested by the City Recorder within thirty days of such change.
(c) The City of Summersville will utilize square footages supplied by a combination of county records, measurement by City employees and /or information supplied by the property owners for purposes ofbilling the fire fee. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the building to review these square footages and notify the City, in writing, of any changes within (60) sixty days of the billing. Failure to notify the City of any discrepancies will void the owner's right for reduction of previous billings. Ifthe owner determines that the City is not billing at sufficient square footage, the owner must notify the City, in writing, within sixty days or the owner will be subject to a penalty under Section 735.99 of this article. The penalty shall be the lesser of all fire fees for the duration of owner's ownership of the property from the enactment of this article, plus penalties and interest at the highest rates allowed by law, or five years of fire fees, plus penalties and interest at the highest rates allowed by law.
(Ord. 8-27-18.)