[Added 8-12-1958 by Ord. No. 395; amended 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
A. Residential consumers.
(1) From and after the effective date of this article,
all residential nonproperty holders applying for water service shall
make a deposit of $50. This amount may be changed by Zelienople Borough
Council by resolution.
(2) The application for water service will include language
whereby the applicant acknowledges, if applicable:
(a)
The applicant is a nonproperty owner requesting
service; and
(b)
The applicant authorizes the Borough to provide
duplicate bills to the property owner if they are delinquent.
B. Commercial, business and industrial consumers:
(1) From and after the effective date of this article,
all commercial, business and industrial nonproperty holders applying
for water service shall make a deposit of $50. This amount may be
changed by Zelienople Borough Council by resolution.
(2) The application for water service will include language
whereby the applicant acknowledges, if applicable:
(a)
The applicant is a nonproperty owner requesting
service; and
(b)
The applicant authorizes the Borough to provide
duplicate bills to the property owner if they are delinquent.
[Added 8-12-1958 by Ord. No. 395; amended 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
If any account of a nonproperty holder becomes delinquent, in addition to discontinuance of service, said deposit shall be applied to said delinquency and service shall not be resumed until said delinquent balance has been paid in full and a new deposit or such portion thereof as is required to meet the deposits above set forth in §
266-2, paid in full and all disconnect and connect fees paid in full.
[Added 4-29-2013 by Ord. No. 829-13]
A. The property owner is responsible for paying all delinquent
bills in excess of 90 days. Such responsibility can result in liens
being placed on the property.
B. To facilitate the awareness of delinquent bills, the
property owner will be sent a duplicate bill each month when arrears
are indicated.
[Added 9-13-1960 by Ord. No. 412; 5-13-1974 by Ord. No. 516]
No person, other than an authorized Borough representative,
may open a curb valve connected to the Borough water system or attach
any wire or fitting to the Borough electric transmission system.
[Added 9-13-1960 by Ord. No. 412; 5-13-1974 by Ord. No. 516; 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 715]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than $100 or more than $600 plus costs and, in default
of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to
exceed 30 days.