(a) Utility Account Holder.
(1) Residential Uses - Application for City water utility service, sanitary sewer utility service, and/or sanitation service for all residential uses shall be made by the owner of the property in the property owner's own name; provided, however, that when the property is owned by a condominium association, there shall be individual utility accounts for each dwelling unit. Beginning March 1, 2024, no utility account for any residential use shall be permitted in the name of a lessee or tenant and all existing utility accounts in the name of a lessee or tenant shall be transferred to the name of the property owner.
(2) Nonresidential Uses - Application for City water utility service, sanitary sewer utility service, and/or solid waste collection service for all nonresidential uses shall be made by the owner of the property or may be made by the occupant or tenant of the property upon the written permission of the property owner.
(b) Utility Account Application. All applications for any City utility service shall be made to the City's Accounts Receivable & Billing Division upon the forms prescribed by the Finance Director.
(c) Deposits. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to establish and may require, as a part of the Utility Billing Rules and Regulations, security deposits for any utility account. If such security deposits are established by the Finance Director, such deposits shall be placed in a separate cost center and used for no other purpose than to offset unpaid utility bills or shall be returned to the depositor upon cessation of services, after deduction of any unpaid utility bill balance. The posting of a security deposit and the use of the deposit to offset unpaid utility amounts shall not relieve the depositor of any liability for amounts due in excess of the security deposit. No interest shall be paid on any security deposit.
(Ord. 84-25. Adopted 07/12/84; Ord. 06-86. Adopted 12/28/06; Ord. 08-52. Adopted 08/14/08; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)