Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, senior citizens of the age of sixty-two (62) years or older residing within the city with a five-eighths inch by three-quarter inch water meter at their principal residence who are billed directly by the city for water consumption and with an income level as set by resolution of the council who applies for reduced residential water rates and whose application is approved, shall pay a monthly water rate as provided in Section 13.04.290. Applications for reduced water rates shall be on forms supplied by the city filed with or mailed to the city recorder. All information required to be given on such forms shall be supplied by the customer and shall be verified by the customer. Reduced water rates shall be granted to qualifying applicants commencing with the first full billing period occurring following the acceptance of the application. The reduced rates shall continue for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the application is filed and accepted. All qualifying customers must submit new applications annually by July 1st in order for eligibility to be continued through the next fiscal year from July 1st through the following June 30th. A change of address of a qualifying customer terminates the special rate provided in this chapter. (Ord. 1999-9 § 1: prior code § 3.625)