A. Applications:
1. Content: Each applicant for sewer service shall be required to sign, on a form provided by the department, an application which shall set forth:
a. Date;
b. Location of premises to be served, giving street address and description of property to be served;
c. Applicant's name and mailing address and the name and mailing address of the legal owner of the premises;
d. Purpose for which the property will be used (residential, commercial, apartments, etc.);
e. Person and address to which the monthly bills are to be mailed;
f. The date the applicant will be ready for sewer service;
g. The name of the contracting or plumbing agency that will be connecting the premises to the city sewer system (new connections only);
h. If the applicant is not the legal owner of the property, the applicant shall provide written evidence of authorization to apply for service from the legal owner of the property.
2. Purpose: The application is merely a written request for service and does not bind the applicant to take service for any period of time, nor does it bind the city to serve except under reasonable conditions.
3. Responsibility: The legal owner is responsible for the payment of all sewer charges at the premises for which an application is made. Only the legal owner of the premises may request termination of sewer service or a change in the person or address to which the monthly sewer bill is to be sent.
B. Change In Customer's Sewerage Fixtures, Equipment Or Operation: A customer making any change in the size, character or extent of the equipment or operation for which the service is utilized shall immediately file with the department a new application for additional service.
C. Sewer Service Laterals: All sewer service laterals shall be constructed and maintained by the property owner in accordance with department standards, rules and regulations. (1973 Code § 13.40.050)
D. Credit And Payment:
1. Establishment And Maintenance: Each applicant for service shall establish and maintain credit to the satisfaction of the department before service will be rendered.
2. Loss And Reestablishment Of Credit: Any amount due for sewer service that remains unpaid for twenty (20) days after presentation of a bill during the depositor's first year of service may be deducted from the guarantee deposit and service shall be subject to discontinuance until the deposit is again restored to the original amount. Any such unpaid amount accruing subsequently to the depositor's first year of service, where the premises are owned by the depositor, may also be deducted from any guarantee deposit remaining in the department's possession.
3. Bills And Collections: All bills for sewer service or for having sewer service available shall be rendered monthly on the last day of the month in which the services were used or were available. In the event any such bill is not paid in full within fifteen (15) days after the date when rendered, sewer service, as well as water service, may be discontinued and shut off, as provided by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city. (1973 Code § 13.40.480)