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- i SECTION 28 . UNLAWFUL TO TAP OR MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH CITY WATER OR SEWER MAINS OR PIPES WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING PERMIT FROM THE CITY; PENALTY. It shall be unlawful for any person to tap or make any connection with the city water or sewer mains or pipes , other than ill. owners of property within or on their own property, without first procuring therefore a written permit from the city; and any person , violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine up to $1 , 000 . 00 , or by imprisonmentf r a period of thirty days , or both. ® SECTION 29 . REREADING WATER METERS . If requested, water ® meter readings will be rechecked, however , if meter is not mal- functioning''and there is not a leak in the lines , then there shall Q be an additional charge of $5 . 00 to the person requesting rereading of meter. SECTION 30 . CORRECTION OF BILLS FOR LEAKS . If a user shows that a leak existed or that a meter has malfunctioned then • . 1 the bill can be adjusted. The adjustment., will not be lower than the three preceding quarter' s average . If the user has not had service for the above stated time period then the bill can be adjusted to the average of a similar user. SECTION 31 . DEPOSITS REQUIRED. All users of water and sewer shall be required to pay a deposit to the City of Zephyrhills . SECTION 32 . RATES OF DEPOSITS . Individually metered residential units and commercial activities excluding laundromats , schools , master metered residential .users , and other large commercial users shall be required to make a deposit equalling $50 . 00 . This deposit being for both water and sewer services (users of only water or sewer shall pay a $35 . 00 deposit amount). The other users , as IIIdenoated above, shall make a deposit equalling the average consumption and charges of a similar use for a one month period of time. The average being calculated from an annual period of time. .If a 1. similar use is non-existant then a projected consumption rate and charge for.a time period of one month will be determined and- this Ui' .. ,., - 11 - auc 4 { L.. : At4