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Ordinance No. 99-6e'? Page 2 been billed by the Cleveland Water Department may notify the City Engineer'in writing of said non-billing. In the event of such notification, the City shall be limited to recovery of delinquent sewer user charges to a maximum of one year prior to said notification and any sewer user charges occurring between notification to the City and commencement of the sewer billing period by the Cleveland Water Department for the property served. (b) In the event of no such notification to the City, the City shall be limited to recovery of delinquent sewer user charges to a maximum of five years prior to discovery by the City of said non-billing and any sewer user charges occurring between discovery and commencement of the sewer billing period by the Cleveland Water Department for the property served. Discovery shall be a written finding by the Service D'vector following an investigation into the situation to determine if a property is being served by the Municipal sanitary sewerage system without being billed for quarterly sewer user charges. (c) Recovery shall be based upon the current rate per 1,000 cubic feet times a minimum of 1,000 cubic feet of water per quarter. Where the property served would be expected to consume more than 1,000 cubic feet of water per quarter, the Service Director shall, on the basis of accepted engineering practices, determine the quantity of water to be used in calculating the delinquent charges for recovery. (d) Where a property has been illegally tapped-in to the Municipal sanitary sewerage system, the owner or agent of said property shall obtain and pay for a tap-in permit. A late charges shall be added to the regular tap-in fee in an amount of ten percent (10%) of the regular fee. (e) Remedy for non-payment sha11 be as per Sections 915.15, 915.16, and 915.17, or other methods allowed by law." SECTION 2: That any Ordinance, or part of any Ordinance, which is inconsistent with or in conflict with this Ordinance, shall, to the extent of any such inconsistency or canflict, be, and hereby is, repealed. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that is immediately necessary to enact Section 915.19 as provided for herein in order to secure prompt payrnent of sewer charges to the City, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.