(A) Each residential user of city sewer service shall, at the time of initiation of the service, pay to the city a deposit in the sum of $15 for each hookup. This deposit shall be security for the payment to the city of all fees due from the person for such sewer service. In the event the person fails, refuses, or neglects to pay the fees charged by the city for the sewer service, the city may apply the amount of the deposit to the delinquent account of the person. Upon the termination of sewer service by the city for that person at the hookup, and upon payment, in full, of all fees due and payable to the city, the amount of the deposit shall be refunded to the person. No interest shall be paid by the city on the deposit.
(B) The security deposit for apartment buildings, commercial establishments, and industrial users shall be such as may be set from time to time by the City Council. The security deposit provided for shall be refunded to the user making the deposit after 12 consecutive months of no delinquent fee payments by the user and if the user is not in arrears in payment of the sewer service charge upon the expiration of the 12-month period.
(Ord. 76-0-9, passed 9-13-76; Am Ord. 76-0-13, passed 12-27-76) Penalty, see § 51.99