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(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 Director following an investigation into the situation to determine if a property is being served by the municipal sanitary sewerage system without being billed for the 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 charge 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 shall be as per Sections 915.15, 915.16, and 915.17 or other methods allowed by law. (Ord. 99-66. Passed 9-21-99.) 915.20 PAYMENT REGULATIONS; HARDSHIP CONSIDERATION. (a) The following payment regulations shall apply for unbilled sanitary sewer charges owed by users pursuant to Section 915.19 as follows: (1) For amounts due less than or equal to three hundred dollars ($300.00), users shall be required to make a single payment to the Director of Finance in the full amount due; (2) For amounts due in excess of three hundred dollars ($300.00),