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a and Indian River County and the lands addressed thereon, or where such service previously existed. SECTION 4 EXCEPTIONS TO CONNECTIONS This article shall not be construed to require or entitle any person to cross the private property of another to make any such sewer or water connection. SECTION 5 CONNECTIONS MAY BE MADE BY COUNTY If any such owner of any lot or parcel of land within the County shall fail and refuse to connect with and use the facilities of the sewer system of the County after notification by the Utilities Division, as provided herein, then the Utilities Division shall be authorized to make such connections, entering on or upon any such lot or parcel of land for the --purpose of making such connections. The base facilities charge of the County shall apply beginning twenty (20) days after notification by the County Utility Department to connect. The County shall thereupon be entitled to recover the cost of making such connection, together with accrued base facilities charges, interest and attorney's fees, by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. In addition, and as an alternative means of collecting such costs or making such connections, the County shall have a lien on such lot or parcel of land for such cost, which lien shall be of equal dignity with the lien of state and county and munici- pal taxes. Such lien may be foreclosed by the County in the same manner provided by the laws of Florida for the foreclosure of mortgages upon real estate. SECTION 6 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth thereafter. (a) Base Facilities Charge. The charge imposed by the County for each equivalent residential unit which is not related to actual usage of either water or sewer service but represents a portion of the cost to the County of having the system available -3-