§ 15.28.050. Unmetered dwelling units.

(a)

When a dwelling house, multiple-dwelling unit, building, trailer court or other like structure or premises is occupied, or constructed to be occupied, by more than one consumer and is not now separately metered, each individual subunit, apartment or separate consumer in such structure or premises shall be treated as a contributor for the purpose of the rates defined in Section 15.28.010. The appropriate user fee, as defined in Section 15.28.010, shall be paid for each subunit, apartment, or consumer occupying any such dwelling house, multiple-dwelling unit, building, trailer court or other like structure or premises and the monthly billing to each such consumer shall be based upon the number of gallons so determined and computed for the appropriate rate category as set forth in Section 15.28.010.

(b)

Both the consumer and the owner of the real estate on which is located the structure or premises shall be jointly and severally responsible for payment of all billings. If an owner does not pay any delinquent bill by the twenty-fifth day of the month following the default, the city may discontinue water and sewer service to the entire structure or premises. If the service is discontinued in such circumstances, all prior bills and delinquencies must be paid and all future water service must be separately metered and billed to each consumer before service is restored. Any dwelling house, multiple-dwelling unit, building, trailer court or other like structure or premises which is hereafter constructed or converted and is occupied by more than one owner, tenant or consumer, shall be so constructed that water service is separately metered and billed to each such consumer.

(Ord. No. 519, § 1, 8-22-2016)