(A) In case any meter shall stop or for any reason fail to integrate properly, or upon failure to read the meter, the Collector may estimate the monthly bill for sewer service. Whenever possible, estimated bills will be based on the same month of the prior year.
(B) The Sewer Department will endeavor to make an actual reading of the customer's meter(s) at least every second billing period. A $25 service charge will apply if the customer does not allow the meter to be accessible after two consecutive billing periods in which an estimated bill has been rendered. The Collector may render an estimated bill for any billing period in which:
(1) The Sewer Department has taken appropriate and reasonable measures to read the customer's meter(s).
(2) The customer has knowingly and willfully denied reasonable access to the Sewer Department's representative for the purpose of taking an actual meter reading.
(3) The customer has otherwise made an actual meter(s) reading unnecessarily difficult.
(4) Circumstances beyond the Sewer Department's control make an actual meter(s) reading extremely difficult.
(C) Only in unusual cases will more than two consecutive estimated bills be rendered.
(1993 Code, § 38-3-45) (Ord. 804, passed 9-18-1989)