HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1655ORDINANCE NO. NS-1655
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ADDING ARTICLE V, CONSISTING OF SECTIONS
39-80 THROUGH 39-83, TO CHAPTER 39 OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND REPEALING
ARTICLE VII, CONSISTING OF SECTIONS 35-200
THROUGH 35-203, OF CHAPTER 35, TO RELOCATE
AND REVISE THE PROVISIONS FOR A SANITATION
SERVICES USERS CHARGE
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7/16/82
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code
is hereby amended by adding an article, to be numbered V,
of sections numbered 39-80 through 39-83, to
consisting
chapter 39 thereof, which said article reads as follows:
ARTICLE V. SANITATION SERVICES USERS CHARGE
Sec. 39-80. Purpose
The purpose of this article is to provide a charge
for use of sewer maintenance and street sweeping services
provided by the City, and it is not intended either as a
general revenue measure or as a regulation.
Sec. 39-81. Establishment of service charge.
The City shall make a monthly charge to each res-
idential, commercial, industrial, manufacturing or other
unit which is located within any sewer district or district
serviced by a public sewer for the maintenance and improve-
ment of the sewage collection system and for street cleaning
services. Such charge shall be in such amount as set by
resolution of the City Council.
Sec. 39-82. Persons obligated.
The customer of record or occupant of each place
or premises shall be liable for payment of all charges as
set forth in this article. Should the customer of record or
occupant of any place or premises fail to pay all such charges
before such sum becomes delinquent, as provided in section
39-23 of this Chapter, then in either of such events the
property owner of record of such place or premises shall be
liable for the payment of all such charges.
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Sec. 39-83. Payment of bills and penalties.
(a) Date payment due. Bills for the charges made
pursuant to this article, and penalties, if any, are due and
payable at the department of finance in the City Hall on the
date of billing and become delinquent fifteen (15) days
after the date of such billing.
(b) Penalties. A penalty of ten (10) percent
shall be assessed on all unpaid bills thirty (30) days after
the billing date. No penalty, however, will accrue until
thirty (30) days after the date that the bill has been de-
posited with the United States Postal Service, properly
addressed with prepaid postage affixed thereto.
SECTION 2: That Article VII of Chapter 35 of
the Santa Ana Municipal Code, and Sections 35-200 through 35-
203 therein, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: Ail charges, penalties, and lia-
bilities incurred pursuant to former Article VII of Chapter
35 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code prior to the effective
date of this ordinance shall be deemed charges, penalties
and liabilities incurred pursuant to Article V of Chapter 39
of the said Code thereafter.
SECTION 4: Ail revenues collected pursuant to
former Article VII of Chapter 35 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall be
deemed revenues collected pursuant to Article V of Chapter
39 of the said Code thereafter.
SECTION 5: In the event that a resolution of
the City Council setting the amount of the service charge
pursuant to Section 39-81 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
has not been adopted as of the effective date of this or-
dinance, the service charge set by former Section 35-201 of
the said Code, as it read immediately prior to such effective
date, shall continue in effect until the adoption of such
resolution.
SECTION 6: If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
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The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares
that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be
declared invalid or unconstititutional.
ADOPTED this
by the following vote:
1st day of November , 1982
ATTEST:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bricken A_~?
Luxembourger _A~en__t
Acosta A.yg~-
Serrato ~ye___.
Griset Ayes_
Markel A_~
McGuigan Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney