For the purposes of this article, a "dwelling unit" is defined to be, mean and designate a building, structure or enclosure, or a portion thereof, whether or not affixed to the land by a permanent type of foundation or footing, consisting of one or more habitable rooms which are occupied or which are intended or designated to be occupied by one or more persons as a family for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. A "mobile home," as defined in Section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code, is a "dwelling unit" for the purposes of this article. A "recreational vehicle," a "commercial coach," and a "travel trailer," as defined in Sections 18011.5, 18012, and 18013 of the Health and Safety Code, are not deemed to be "dwelling units" for the purposes of this article. A hotel, motel, rooming house, lodging house, or boardinghouse having only one kitchen or cooking facility shall be deemed to be a single dwelling unit. Two or more dwelling units may be located in a single building or structure commonly designated as a flat, duplex, triplex, multiplex, motel, apartment house or apartment building. Two or more units may be located on a single parcel of land.
(Prior code § 8-61; Ord. 488-72, 8-31-1972)
This city council determined that in the city of Willows solid waste materials are primarily created by people who are residents of the city and not by particular business, industries, commercial enterprises, agricultural pursuits or land uses. In other words, it is found by the city council that there is a direct relationship between the volume of solid wastes generated within the city and the number of families permanently residing in the city. It is further determined that the cost and expense of acquiring, operating and maintaining solid waste disposal sites for the city of Willows, in a manner compatible with good public health and environmental practices, should be borne directly by those who create the waste disposal problem. Therefore, for the purposes of solid waste disposal, all lands within the city are classified according to those parcels upon which dwelling units are situated and those parcels upon which dwelling units are not situated without regard to other land use, zoning, assessed valuation or other criteria.
(Prior code § 8-62; Ord. 488-72, 8-31-1972)
Each year the city council, by resolution, shall impose an annual fee for the ensuing fiscal year upon each dwelling unit, whether or not inhabited, occupied or tenanted, located on land within the city, the revenue from which shall be used only for the acquisition, operation and maintenance of city waste disposal sites and for financing waste collection, processing, reclamation, and disposal services.
(Prior code § 8-63; Ord. 488-72, 8-31-1972)
The tax collector shall prepare a bill or statement in appropriate form for each such parcel which will indicate the amount of the annual waste disposal fee, computed by multiplying the dwelling unit fee, as fixed by the city of Willows, by the number of dwelling units located on the parcel, and enclose such statement with the regular property tax bill for such parcel for that fiscal year.
(Prior code § 8-64; Ord. 488-72, 8-31-1972)
Waste disposal fees shall be payable to the city tax collector on or before the date fixed for the payment of the first installment of city property taxes.
(Prior code § 8-65; Ord. 488-72, 8-31-1972)
Not less than 60 days after the date fixed for the payment of the first installment of city property taxes, the city council shall initiate the procedures provided for in Section 25831 of the Government Code for the collection of delinquent fees.
(Prior code § 8-66; Ord. 488-72, 8-31-1972)