(a) Such charges and surcharges levied in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be a debt due to the City and shall be a lien upon the property. If this debt is not paid to the City within thirty days after it shall be due and payable, it shall be deemed delinquent and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the City against the property owner, the person or both.
(b) In the event of failure to pay such charges or surcharges after they become delinquent, the City shall have the right to discontinue water service, or to remove or close sewer connections and enter upon the property for accomplishing such purposes. The expense of such discontinuance, removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall likewise be a debt due to the City and a lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the City against the property owner, the person or both.
(c) Water or sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including the expense of removal, closing and restoration, shall have been paid by the person to the City.
(d) Change of ownership or occupancy of the premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminatng the penalties established herein.
(Ord. 1350. Passed 11-16-78.)