2011-07 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 74 - SANITARY SEWER SERVICE AND CONNECTIONS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2011-07 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 74—SANITARY SEWER SERVICE AND CONNECTIONS - BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 74 of the City Code of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, further amended and modified by renaming the chapter's title from the "Sanitary Sewer Service and Connections"to "Sanitary Sewer System." Section 2. That Chapter 74 of the City Code of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, further amended and modified in Section 8(c), of Chapter 74, so that said Section 8(c) as amended, shall provide as follows: (c) Upon the failure of any installment to be timely paid, the entire deferred balance plus interest shall become immediately due and payable. The connection fee shall be considered a debt of the owner of such lot, building or premises to the City of Decatur, and the City may file suit to collect the same in addition to the imposition of any fine or service shut off provided for elsewhere herein. Section 3. That Chapter 74 of the City Code of the City of Decatur be, and the same is hereby, amended and modified by inserting the new Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 after Section 8, so that said section shall provide as follows: 9. SEWER USER CHARGE. A sewer user charge is herby established for the use of the sewerage system by each lot, building or premises having connection thereto, whether direct or by means of laterals or mains owned or controlled by others, to be paid by the owner of said lot, building, or premises at the rate and in the manner set out in this Chapter. For the purposes of this Chapter, "sewerage system" shall mean and include those collecting, intercepting and outlet sewers, lateral sewers, and drains, including combined storm water and sanitary drains, force mains, conduits, pumping stations, ejector stations and all other appurtenances, extensions and improvements used for the collection and disposal of sewage and industrial waste which are owned by, or are under the jurisdiction and control of, the City of Decatur. The sewer user charge shall be considered a debt of the owner of such lot, building or premises to the City of