NS-3065 - Amending Article II of Chapter 16, Article XII of Chapter 18, and Article II of Chapter 39 of Municipal Code

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accordance with such regulations as shall be established by contract or resolution of the city council. Section 3. Section 18-603 of Article XII (Sanitation Services Users Charge) of Chapter 18 (Health and Sanitation) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (additions are underlined and deletions are stricken): Sec. 18-603. Payment of bills and penalties. (a) Date payment due. Bills for the sanitation charges made pursuant to this article and penalties, if any, are due and payable at the department of finance at the same time and in the same manner as all other parts of the regular consolidated municipal utility services account/billing statement. (b) Penalties. A penalty of ten (10) percent shall be assessed on all unpaid sanitation charges and/or prior sanitation charge related penalties +hmr+" «ffl &Iv after the bill has been presented and determined to be delinquent in accordance with section 39-20. (c) Civil debt. Sanitation service charges and any corresponding penalties accrued for failure to make timely payment therefore shall be a civil debt owing to the city. Section 4. Section 39-15 of Article I I (Water) of Chapter 39 (Water and Sewers) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (additions are underlined and deletions are stricken): Sec. 39-15. Definitions. As used in this article: Afterhours means that period of time allotted by the finance director for the performance of unscheduled water service turn on or turn off, occurring after the regularly established hours for the performance of scheduled water service turn on or turn off, as set by the director of finance. Agency means public works agency, City of Santa Ana. Applicant means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, receivership, trust, trusteeship, or agency of government, or other legal entity recognized by the laws of the state or of the United States applying for water service. Backflow preventer means an approved device or means to prevent backflow into the city's potable water system. Common area amenities means areas within residential, commercial, or industrial developments for the common use of residents or workers managed by the owner or Ordinance No. NS-3065 Page 3 of 14