The utility fee shall be collected on a monthly basis from each user. The occupant of each unit within the user classifications shall be responsible for payment of the service fee to the extent that occupant is billed separately for the utility. The owner of the unit within each user category will be responsible for payment of the utility fee to the extent that the individual occupants are not separately billed for the utility. Multi-family residential units or other multi-unit properties that are billed for other utilities through a single utility connection shall be charged a utility fee for each active or occupied unit. No utility fee will be charged to any vacant building or unoccupied unit or parcel. (Ord. 2280, 12/12/06)