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§ 2-3004 — DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEES

Code of the City of Raleigh (Supp. No. 69: codified through Ordinance No. (2025) 802, adopted October 21, 2025) · Raleigh City Code § 2-3004

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Sec. 2-3004. - DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION FEES.

If a charge for water service becomes delinquent and a trip is made for the purpose of discontinuing the service, during regular working hours, after regular working hours or on a holiday, the meter is removed or the water service is disconnected at the main, charges in addition to those provided in §2-3003, if applicable, shall be assessed for such trips, meter removal or service disconnection as set forth on the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule and these fees shall be collected under and by virtue of and in accordance with the laws of the State, the Charter of the City and the ordinances of the City applicable thereto and the resolutions and other actions of the Council. If a charge for sewer-only service becomes delinquent and a trip is made for the purpose of collecting such charge, during regular working hours, after regular working hours or on a holiday or if such service is disconnected, fees in addition to the deposit set out in §2-3003, if applicable, shall be assessed for such trips or disconnection as set forth on the Raleigh Water Fee Schedule and these fees shall be collected under and by virtue of and in accordance with the laws of the State, the Charter of the City and the ordinances of the City applicable thereto and the resolutions and other actions of the Council. In the event such delinquent charges and fees and required deposits are not paid in full when due and payable, thereafter the City, its agents or employees may discontinue or cause to remain discontinued such water or sewer service to the property for which payment has not been made in accordance with the law. Subject to review by the Council in unusual and exceptional situations involving health and medical causes, the discontinued services shall not be reinstated until payment of the water or sewer account in full is made including any disconnection, reconnection, meter removal or main disconnection charges.

(Code 1959, §23-30; Ord. No. 1984-453, §1, 12-4-84; Ord. No. 1994-402, §3 5-17-94; Ord. No. 2020-96, §5, 6-15-20, eff. 7-1-20)