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14.04.080 (Pleasanton Supp. No. 30, 7-23) 378 amount not to exceed an estimated 12 months’ average bills. C. For a new nonresidential applicant, whether the applicant is the property owner or the tenant, the finance director may require from the applicant a secu- rity deposit in an amount not to exceed an estimated 12 months’ average bills. D. Where the new residential applicant is a tenant in a residence that is not master metered, the fi- nance director shall not require, as a condition of the new applicant’s establishing an account and receiving service, that the account be established in the property owner’s name unless the property owner consents through a written agreement. E. Where the new residential applicant is a tenant in a residence where the account for the previous tenant has outstanding charges and/or penalties, the fi- nance director shall not require the new applicant to pay those charges/penalties as a condition of establishing an account and receiving service unless the new applicant was an adult living in the residence when the charges/penalties accrued. F. If a portion or all of a bill is not paid, the security deposit shall be applied to satisfy the bill. Any charges/penalties not satisfied from the security deposit may be collected by the city as provided in Section 14.04.130 of this chapter. (Ord. 1703 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1127 § 1, 1984; prior code § 2-16.08) 14.04.080 Rates outside city limits. The charges for water furnished or available to premises outside the boundaries of the city shall be in amounts equal to the charges which would be applicable if the premises were located within the city. (Unnum- bered prior code section) 14.04.090 Collection of water charges. A. All water charges shall be billed to the owner of the premises upon which charges herein fixed are levied and assessed or to the person who requested connection to the water system, or his or her successor in interest, or to any person requesting that such bill be charged to him or her. 1. In the event water usage is recorded on a meter for which no connection has been requested, the owner of the premises shall be responsible for all such water charges; unless it is demonstrated to the city’s reasonable satisfaction that during the period of such water usage that the premises was occupied by person(s) or legal entity who had requested that service at the premises be terminated as provided in Section 14.04.120. B. All water charges shall become due and payable at the operations services department on the date of payment specified thereon and shall become de- linquent on the day following the current billing due date, except that closing bills, where service is discon- tinued, will be due and payable on date of presentation, and collection will be made at time of presentation. All bills for water charges will be rendered by the city monthly or bimonthly and will be issued by the opera- tion services department. Meters will be read at regular intervals for the preparation of regular metered service bills and as required for the preparation of opening bills, closing bills and special bills. Each meter will be read separately. It may not always be possible to read meters regularly on the same day of each period. Should a monthly billing period contain less than 27 days or more than 33 days, a pro rata correction in the bill will be made. Proportionate adjustments will be made when other billing periods are used. C. Opening bills, closing bills, monthly bills rendered for a period of less than 27 days or more than 33 days, and other bills requiring proration, will be computed in accordance with the applicable schedule, but the amount of the fixed charge or minimum charge specified therein will be prorated on the basis of the ra- tio of the number of days in the period to the number of days in the average billing period, based on an average month of 30.4 days. Should the total period of service be less than one month, no proration will be made, and no bill shall be less than the specified monthly fixed charge or minimum charge. D. On each bill for water service rendered by the city to its consumers will be printed substantially the following language: This bill is due upon receipt and is delinquent if not paid on the day after the current billing due date. If delinquent, service may be discontinued and penalties assessed. A cash deposit and recon- nection charge may be required to reestablish ser- vice. See Municipal Code §14.04.090. E. The city manager, in consultation with the director of operation services, is authorized to adminis- tratively adopt, and amend as needed, a policy setting penalty amounts to be levied on past due and/or unpaid utility bills, as well as a process to waive such penalty amounts. (Ord. 2244 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2192 § 2, 2019; prior code § 2-16.09)