FY 2021-2022 Utility Billing General Service Fee Schedule

CITY OF PLANT CITY
UTILITY GENERAL SERVICE CHARGES
OCTOBER 1, 2021

NEW – INSPECTION FEE $ 55.00

One day water and sewer service for property inspection associated with a sale or lease.

NEW – TURN ON FEE $ 25.00

Turn on fee associated with the establishment of a new account.

CONVENIENCE CALLS $12.41

Request for repeat trips for rereading of meters, checking for leaks and repeat trips to resume service due to unable to leave water on at assigned time. You are allotted one free call per year.

METER BOX ADJUSTMENT $62.00

Move meter box or other adjustment.

METER PULL AND TEST $31.00

Repeated request for meter test when the meter test within an acceptable range.

PULLED OR PLUGGED - METER RESET FEE OR ANY UNAUTHORIZED WATER CONNECTION $124.05

REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF RESTRAINT - LOCK CHARGE PLUS ANY OTHER TIME AND MATERIAL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE $31.00 (plus other cost)

RETURNED CHECK FEE

Table of returned check fee amounts
Returned Check Amount Returned Check Fee
Up to $50.00 $25.00 or 5 percent of the check value, whichever is greater.
$51.00 to $300.00 $30.00 or 5 percent of the check value, whichever is greater.
Over $300.00 $40.00 or 5 percent of the check value, whichever is greater.

 

 

SERVICE DEFAULT FEE – RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL $35.00

Regular business hours resume from nonpayment.

SERVICE DEFAULT FEE – INDUSTRIAL $ 412.64

Regular business hours resume from nonpayment.

DELINQUENCY CHARGE OF 1.5%

Applied to outstanding balances not paid by the due date

UTILITY TAX OF 10%

Applied on all water services