The Director of Public Service shall have authority to compel the making of sewer and water connections whenever in view of contemplated street improvements or as a sanitary regulation, sewer or water connections should be in his or her judgment be constructed. The Director of Public Service shall cause written notice of his or her determination thereof to be given to the owner of each lot or parcel of land to which such connections are to be made, which notice shall state the number and character of connections required. Such notice shall be served by a person, designated by the Director of Public Service, in the manner provided for the service of summons in civil actions. Non-residents, or persons who cannot be found, may be served by one publication of such notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. The notice shall state the time within which such connections shall be constructed; and if they be not constructed within the said time, the work may be done by the City and the cost thereof, together with a penalty of five percent and interest, assessed against the lots and lands for which such connections are made. Said assessments shall be certified and collected as other assessments for street improvements.
(Amended by electors 11-7-00)