A previously used or purchased sewer tap or sewer service line serving a premises shall be deemed abandoned at such time as the water service line serving the premises is deemed abandoned. When a sewer service line is deemed abandoned, the Town may require that the owner of the premises at its expense effectively seal the connection, in a manner directed by the Town Manager or his designee. When a sewer tap or sewer service line is deemed abandoned, the Town shall have no further obligation to provide sewer service to the premises, except upon re-application for a connection permit and payment of all applicable fees (including system improvement fees), installation costs, any accrued but unpaid minimum charges due pursuant to PMC 9.20.240, and all other rates, charges, tolls, fees, and assessments due pursuant to this title. In the event a customer has physically disconnected a water service line for a period of less than five (5) years, and therefore has not paid minimum water or sewer service charges for the period of disconnection, the cost of reconnection shall include minimum water and sewer service charges for each month the water line was disconnected. (Ord. 500 §1, 2004; Amended Ord. 685 §15, 2015)