(a) Violations of Regulatory Provisions.
(1) Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a forfeiture in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. For the purpose of this section; each day that a violation exists or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall also be:
A. Liable to the Village for all costs, expenses, loss, or damage, if any, incurred by the Village as the result of such violation.
B. Subject to immediate disconnection of the sewer serving the property upon or in connection with which the violation occurred.
(b) Nonpayment of Bills.
(1) Lien. Whenever wastewater treatment bills or debt service bills become delinquent as set forth in Section 929.02
, the same shall become and constitute a lien upon the real estate to which sewer service is supplied. Statements rendered for such charge shall be deemed notice to all parties, whether or not the person charged with the statement is the owner of the property served. The claim for lien shall be made in the form of a sworn statement setting forth:
A. A description of the real estate, sufficient for the identification thereof, upon or for which the sewerage service was supplied;
B. The amount or amounts of money due for such sewerage service; and
C. The date or dates when such amount or amounts became delinquent.
If all amounts shown due remain unpaid after recording as provided by State statutes, the charges shall be certified to the records of the Auditor of Licking or Knox County, as applicable, who shall place the same on the tax duplicate and the charges and penalties allowed by law shall be collectible as other Municipal taxes.
(2) Interest. In addition to all penalties and costs attributable and chargeable to recording notices of the lien or filing a civil action, the owner or user of the real estate being served by the treatment works shall be liable for interest upon all unpaid balances at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.
(3) Filing fees. In all cases where the sewer user charge payment has become delinquent and the Village elects to file a statement thereof in the office of the County Auditor, as hereinabove set forth, there shall be added to the amount due the Village such charges and expenses as are necessary and required to verify the legal description of the property to which the lien is to attach, plus a sum established by the Village as sufficient to cover the cost of preparation of such notices and forms required. In each instance, the Village Administrator or a duly appointed employee of the Village shall be authorized and directed to include such additional costs in the amount claimed due the Village in the notice of lien.
(4) Revocation of permits and disconnecting of service. The Village reserves the right to revoke discharge permits and to disconnect service to any user whenever wastewater treatment or debt service bills become delinquent.
(Ord. 84-14. Passed 6-4-84.)