Chapter 16 · Sewer

Article 9. Penalties and Charges

Sections 16-901 to 16-905 · 5 sections

16-901 Violation.

Any person found to be violating any provisions of this chapter except Section 16-701, shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.

(Prior Code 13-901; Code 2025)

16-902 Penalties.

Any person who shall be guilty of violation beyond the time limit provided in Section 16-901 shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding $100.00. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

(Prior Code 13-902; Code 2025)

16-903 Liability for loss or damage.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to the City for such expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.

(Prior Code 13-903; Code 2025)

16-904 Sewer charges.

The following monthly charges shall be made by the City on the gallons of water metered per month:

(a)0 - 9,999 gallons of water $28.22

(b)10,000 - 19,999 gallons of water $53.37

(c)20,000 - 49,999 gallons of water $71.06

(d)50,000 - 74,999 gallons of water $90.93

(e)75,000 - 149,999 gallons of water $112.09

(f)150,000 gallons of water and over, use multiplier of 0.017252666

(g)The governing body shall conduct an annual review of the financial condition of the City’s water utility on or before January 31st of each year in order to evaluate the need for any adjustment to the current water charges. Such a review shall be held during a council meeting open to the public. If, on or before January 31 each year, the governing body takes action to adjust the current water charges, such adjustment shall go into effect for any charges yet to be billed to customers. If the governing body takes no action on or before January 31 of each year, the current water charges shall be increased by 3%, effective for any charges not yet billed to customers. After its annual review, the governing body may, by motion made and adopted at a city council meeting, announce its intention that charges shall remain the same for the following year, and such a motion shall be considered action which negates the automatic percentage increase set out herein for the following year.

(Prior Code 13-904; Ord. 791; Ord. 827; Ord. 835; Code 2025; Ord. 841)

16-905 Collection and charges.

All fees and charges provided for by this article shall be collected by the City Clerk of the City of Florence along with any other utilities which are provided by the City of Florence. If such fees and charges are not paid on or before the fifteenth day of each month, then in that event the City shall discontinue water service after the provisions contained in Section 16-901 are complied with and in addition thereto the Clerk shall assess a fifteen percent (15%) delinquent charge if said sum is not paid by the 15th day of the month.

Provided, however, that the owner of a unit certifies that said unit was not occupied during any full month, and providing that there was no water metered during the same period of time, said unit is not subject to the sewer charge, and the City Clerk may deduct it from the total charges.

(Prior Code 13-905; Code 2025; Ord. 841)