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HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-20 - Amending Section 14.24.070 Adding the Expense of Unpaid Sewer Charges Shall Be the Obligation of the Property OwnerORDINANCE NO. 82 -20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING SECTION 14.24.070 ADDING THE EXPENSE OF UNPAID SEWER CHARGES • SHALL BE THE OBLIGATION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach imposes a charge for connection to the City sewer system; and WHEREAS, the property owner is obligated to pay the expense of sewer connections; and WHEREAS, there is no authority to impose upon the property owner responsibility for unpaid sewer charges; and WHEREAS, the City has no other administrative remedy to collect unpaid charges; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish responsibility for such unpaid sewer charges. NOW, THEREFORE the,City Council of the City of Newport • Beach DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 14.24.070 is amended to read as • follows: 14.24.070 Owner Indebted for Expense. The expense of making any connection with the public sewer to a dwelling house or business structure and the amount of any unpaid sewer charges shall be the obligation of the property owner. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption. • SECTION 3. This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on 13th the day of September , 1982, and was adopted on the 27th day of September , 1982, by the following vote, to wit: ATTEST: City Clerk ORP- Unpaid -2- AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Hummel, Hart, Cox, Heather, Strauss, Maurer, Plummer NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS None ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS None IMP 4 i