A. Pursuant
to the authorization contained in Section 5470 et seq., of the Health
Safety Code, fees are established, prescribed, and imposed to be paid
to the City for services and facilities furnished by the City in connection
with its sanitary sewer system in amounts set forth in a resolution
adopted by the City Council. These fees are established as a fixed
cost per year and may be billed annually, semi-annually, quarterly,
bi-monthly or monthly as determined by the City Manager.
Classification
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Sewer Service Fee
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Single-family residences (includes PUDs, duplexes, triplexes,
fourplexes, condominiums and apartments)
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$50.35/year per dwelling unit
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Dormitories, rest homes, hospitals, and institutional buildings
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$8.70/year per resident
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Colleges, private, and public schools
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$0.34/year per student
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Hotels, motels, businesses and industrial establishments
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$0.134/ccf of water usage
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Religious facilities
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$16.00/year per building
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Low income (20% discount)
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$40.28/year per dwelling unit
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Notes:
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1.
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One ccf equals one hundred cubic feet of water.
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2.
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Religious facilities used for child care to be assessed the
additional fee spelled out for private schools.
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3.
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A minimum fee of $13.40 will be charged for hotels, motels,
businesses and industrial establishments.
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B. Low-Income
Discount. Effective the billing period after completion and submittal
of an application to the City's Administrative Services Department,
occupants of single-family dwellings shall be eligible for a twenty
percent fee reduction as long as the occupant receives a billing for
service and meets one of the following conditions:
1. The
combined gross income of all members of the residence has been demonstrated
to the satisfaction of the Administrative Services Director or his/her
designee to be less than the amount established for Los Angeles County
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for
very low-income families for the applicable household size.
2. The
occupant has qualified for the utility user's tax exemption. In such
case, eligibility for this discount is automatic and the occupant
need not submit an application.
(Prior code § 19.13; 75-3; 88-3; 90-30; 01-05; 21-01)
All homes and buildings which are not connected to the City sewer system will be exempted from the service charges provided for in Section
13.08.010, upon the filing of an affidavit with the City Manager, setting forth that such buildings or homes are not connected to the City sewer system; provided, however, that the City Manager shall have the right to verify such fact.
(Prior code § 19.14)
A. The
service fees established by this chapter shall be charged on an annual
basis and shall be billable annually, semi-annually, in two installments,
quarterly in four installments, bi-monthly in six installments, or
monthly in twelve installments. Those fees that have a fixed rate
will be billed in equal installments. The period of billing shall
be established by the Administrative Services Director.
B. All
bills are due upon receipt and shall become delinquent thirty days
after said receipt.
C. Any
new service connection made during the fiscal year shall be charged
a fee based upon the applicable provisions of this chapter, prorated
on the annual rate, beginning with the first day of the month of connection,
and no credit will be allowed for a portion of a month's service.
(Prior code § 19.15; 88-3; 90-30; 01-05)
The fees provided for by this chapter may be collected by the
City through its own services and employees, by any publicly or privately
owned public utility with which the City may contract for such collection,
by any bank, or through the County in accordance with State law, including
the lien provisions of the California
Health and Safety Code. The
City is hereby authorized to contract with any public or private entity
for collection services. In such cases, the delinquency may include
the assessment of a reasonable collection fee for such services. All
statements for such fees shall be sent by United States mail, postage
prepaid, to the person responsible for such fees at his/her last address
shown upon the City records or in accordance with applicable provisions
of State law.
(01-05)
There shall be added to all fees provided for by this chapter
a penalty for failure to pay the fees before delinquency, to be computed
as follows: ten percent of the amount of the fee, plus one-half percent
for each month, or portion of a month, after the delinquent date.
(Prior code § 19.16)
Any fees authorized pursuant to Section
13.08.010 which remain unpaid for a period of six or more months after the date upon which they were billed may be collected thereafter by the City as provided as follows:
A. The
City Council shall cause a report of delinquent rubbish and sewer
fees to be prepared periodically. The Council shall fix a time, date
and place for hearing the report and any objections or protests thereto.
B. The
Council shall cause notice of the hearing to be mailed to the landowners
listed on the report not less than fourteen days prior to the date
of the hearing.
C. At
the hearing the Council shall hear any objections or protests of landowners
liable to be assessed for delinquent fees. The Council may make such
revisions or corrections to the report as it deems just, after which,
by resolution, the report shall be confirmed.
D. The
delinquent fees set forth in the report as confirmed shall constitute
special assessments against the respective parcels of land and are
a lien on the property for the amount of such delinquent fees plus
late charges and cost of lien. A certified copy of the confirmed report
shall be filed with the City Clerk, or auditor appointed by the City
Council, for the amounts of the respective assessments against the
respective parcels of land as they appear on the current assessment
roll. The lien created attaches, upon recordation in the office of
the County Recorder of a certified copy of the resolution of confirmation.
The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner
as ordinary City ad valorem property taxes are collected and shall
be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in
case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. All laws applicable
to the levy, collection and enforcement of City ad valorem property
taxes shall be applicable to such assessment.
(Prior code § 19.20)
The City Council shall have the right to require any person
liable to pay any charge fixed by this chapter, to make a reasonable
deposit with the City Manager to insure collection.
(Prior code § 19.21)
The City Treasurer shall be responsible for all moneys collected
and shall deposit the same in the sewer improvement fund of the City.
He or she shall keep an accurate record showing the service and collections
at each location.
(Prior code § 19.18)
All sewerage service fees collected shall be used for the purposes,
and only for the purposes, prescribed or permitted by Section 5471
of the
Health and Safety Code.
(Prior code § 19.19)