(A) All bills unpaid ten days after date of issuance shall be considered delinquent and additional charge of 5% shall be made on the gross amount of the billing and notification by mail shall be given to the consumer at the address of the premises being served that the bill, with the 5% delinquency charge, shall be paid within ten days.

(B) In the event of failure to pay sewer charges after they have become delinquent, the city shall have the right to remove or close sewer connections and to enter upon the property for accomplishing the purposes. The expense of discontinuance, removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall be a debt to the city and shall be paid by the user. The city may use the sewer user deposit to pay the debt.

(C) Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including delinquent charges and the expense of removal, closing and restoration, shall have been paid.

(Ord. 1737, passed 6-24-91)