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205.120. REPALR OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND GAS LINES. (1) No connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall be finally approved until all streets, pavements, curbs and boulevards or other public improvements thereon have been restored to their former condition to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director. (2) Whenever any licensee hereunder or any other person engaged in making a connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall damage the coating on any gas mains or gas lines, such damage shall be promptly reported by the person causing such damage to the Northern States Power Company or its successors before such gas line or gas main is covered with earth. Failure to make such report shall be considered a violation of this Code subject to penalties herein imposed. 205.130. VARIANCES. The Public Works Director may permit variations from the strict application of any of the provisions of this Code if he is satisfied that there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the premises for which the variance is requested and that the granting of such variance will not materially adversely affect the public health, safety or general welfare or public or private property. Any variation permitted under this provision must be noted on the permit. 205.140. SEWER RATES AND COLLECTION OF CHARGES. (A) There shall be a quarterly charge for use of the municipal sanitary sewer system. This_quarterly charge and the penalty in (E) below shall be set forth and are subject to change by resolution of the City Council of Little Canada and shall at all times be subject to provisions of pertinent contracts with the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. (B) All accounts shall be kept by the street number and under the account number assigned thereto, and by the name of the owner. All bills and notices shall be sent to the owner's address. If a non - residing owner desires bills and notices be sent to a different address, they shall notify the Utility Billing Department. If the property owner has requested bills and notices be sent to the property's tenant, and should a tenant be delinquent in payment of account balances, the property owner shall be ultimately responsible for payment of the sewer charges. (C) Where service is for less than a quarterly period, the quarterly charges will be pro -rated on a monthly basis. (D) Where an automatic sprinkler or irrigation system is connected to the Municipal water supply and metered separately, there shall be no sewer charged in association with that water usage. (E) Rates due and payable by each sewer user located beyond the territorial boundaries of the City shall be determined by a special contract. 205-8