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L. M. Annual review of user charges and notice of rates. <br />(1) Procedure. There shall be an annual review of user charges to ensure that adequate <br />revenues are generated to cover operation, maintenance and replacement costs and that <br />these costs are distributed among users in proportion to the service provided. <br />(2) Notice. If the water or sewer rates are changed the County shall provide notice of <br />such rate change T"ere shale a t+f+oationle-Fates-being-Ehaf-to each <br />user by inclusion of a notice on or with the regular bill. <br />M. N. Pretreatment fees. <br />(1) Industrial users who are required to obtain an industrial discharge permit pursuant to <br />Part III of this chapter shall pay an initial application fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) <br />and an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00). <br />(2) Industrial users who are required to submit monitoring reports pursuant to Part III of <br />this chapter shall be assessed a late fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each incidence of failure <br />to submit a monitoring report within sixty (60) days of the designated monitoring date. <br />SECTION 7. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 201.22 of the Code of Indian River County. <br />After the effective date of this Ordinance, subsection B of Section 201.08 of the Code <br />is amended to read as follows: <br />Section 201.22. Responsibility for payment of water/sewer fees; lien for unpaid bills. <br />B. When an account is opened by a non -owner customer, the non -owner customer shall <br />be responsible for payment of all fees and charges; except that the property owner shall be <br />responsible for payment of the base bill fa-c+lity-charge if not paid by the non -owner customer. <br />The County shall collect a deposit equal to no less than two (2) months' estimated utility bills <br />for that non -owner customer. This deposit shall not be returned until the account is closed <br />and all unpaid charges which are the responsibility of the non -owner customer are paid. The <br />deposit shall may be used to offset any such charges in the following order: (i) volumetric <br />consumption charaes: (ii) charaes, fees, fines, and penalties assessed pursuant to this <br />Chapter 201 and the rate resolution; (iii) fees in lieu of franchise fees [also known as <br />franchise surcharges]; (iv) where applicable, municipal franchise fees and other municipal <br />fees and taxes; (v) billing charges; and (vi) service availability charges [formerly known as <br />base facility charges]. Unpaid utility bills for which the non -owner customer is responsible <br />shall not be a lien against the owner's property. The property owner shall be responsible for <br />payment of the base bill. -f -ac -i charge. <br />PART II: GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />SECTION 1: REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. The provisions of any other <br />Indian River County Ordinance that are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this <br />Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. <br />SECTION 2, SEVERABILITY. It is declared to be the intent of the Board, that if any <br />section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the <br />FR <br />