HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 607 ORDINANCE NO. 607
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 6
ESTABLISHING SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 6 of
Orange County, California, does hereby ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1: Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to
establish a system of sanitary sewer service charges required to
be paid by property owners for the services and facilities
furnished by the District in connection with its sanitation
treatment works and sewage collection system.
Revenues derived under the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be used for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
maintenance and operation of the sewage collection facilities and
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities of the District,
together with costs of administration and provisions for
necessary reserves.
Section 2: Annual Sanitary Sewer Service Charge. Each
parcel of real property located within the District which is
improved with structures designed for residential, commercial or
industrial use and connected to the District's system, shall pay
a sanitary sewer service charge based on the average volume of
wastewater discharged by a class of users in the sum or sums as
set forth in Table A of this Ordinance.
Section 3: Application of Ordinance. The provisions of this
Ordinance shall be in addition to Ordinance No. 606 of the
District establishing regulations for use of District's sewage
facilities, including provisions for payment of charges or fees
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related thereto.
Section 4: Exceptions. The provisions of this Ordinance
shall apply to all properties in the District, and no exception
shall be provided for properties otherwise deemed exempt by
provisions of the State Constitution or statute, such as
properties owned by other public agencies or tax exempt
organizations, except as expressly provided in Section 5 hereof.
Section 5: Exemptions and Appeals. In recognition that
certain legal parcels of real property exist within the District
which are not connected to the District system and that other
properties acquire considerably greater potable water than is
ultimately discharged to the District's system, it is the intent
of the District that said parcels be exempt totally or in part
from the payment of charges as prescribed herein.
Any property owner may appeal the assessment of the charges
and submit a claim for rebate to the District on the forms
prescribed and provided by the District, within one hundred
twenty (120) days after the annual property tax bills are mailed
by the Orange County Tax Collector . All applications for rebate
of an assessment will be determined by the General Manager of the
District, who may grant a partial or full rebate or adjustment of
the charge based on receiving satisfactory proof that an inequity
exists between the amount or assessment and the amount of
wastewater discharged to the District's systems. Such inequities
may include, but are not limited to:
a) the use of the parcel differs from the use indicated by
the assessment;
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b) no service connection to the District system exists from
the parcel assessed;
c) principal water use is agricultural
d) any other use wherein the amount of wastewater
discharged to the District's system is significantly
less on a regular basis than the amount that would
normally be expected to be discharged by the class of
property in question.
Section 6: Assessment Based on Fiscal Year. The sanitary
sewer service charge established by this Ordinance shall be for
the fiscal year commencing July 1 and terminating June 30, and
there shall be no proration of such charges.
Section 7: Method of Collection. Pursuant to the authority
granted by California Health and Safety Code Section 5473, all
charges established herein shall be collected on the County Tax
Roll in the same manner , by the same persons and at the same time
as, together with and not separately from, its general taxes.
The County Tax Collector is authorized and hereby ordered to make
said collections in accordance with the terms and conditions of
agreements between the County of Orange and this District.
In the event District determines that errors or inequities
exist in the amount of charges to be collected by the County Tax
Collector, District may submit a bill for any difference directly
to the property owner. Said invoiced amount shall be due and
payable within thirty (30) days of invoice date.
Section 8: Credit for Industrial Permittees: A credit shall
be allowed to all dischargers permitted pursuant to Article 3 of
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Ordinance No. 606 for the annual sanitary sewer service charge
established by this Ordinance in the same manner as credit is
allowed for ad valorem taxes pursuant to Sections 302.6, 303.6
and 304. 5B4 of Ordinance No. 606.
Section 9: Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance or the application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid by order of court, the remainder of the Ordinance or
the application of such provision to other persons or other
circumstances shall not be affected.
Section 10: Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become
effective July 9, 1983.
Section 11: The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the District as required by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th day of June, 1983.
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TABLE A
Class of Basis of 1983-84 Minimum Annual
User Charge Annual Rate Charge per Unit
Single-Family Charge per $ 26.40 $ 26.40
Dwellings dwelling unit
Multi-Family Charge per 15.85 15.85
Dwellings/Mobile dwelling unit
Homes
Commercial/ Charge per 1000 18.90 18.90
Industrial/Other square feet of
(government building
buildings,
utilities,
non-profit
organizations,
etc.)
Condominiums: Condominiums are considered single-family dwellings. However, in
recognition of the limited potential use of small, converted dwelling unite, the
owner of a single unit may apply for a reduction of the annual rate from $26.40
to $15.85, provided the unit has less than 11 plumbing fixture units (determined
as follows) :
Fixture Units Assigned
by Uniform Building Code
Single bath with tub, water closet
and wash basin 7 fixture units
Kitchen with sink and/or dishwasher 2 fixture units
Laundry facilities 2 fixture units
11 fixture units
Commercial/Industrial: To recognize buildings in this classification where the
use of the sewer system may not be directly related to the size of the building
such as in a warehousing type of use, any owner of a single building may apply
for a reduction of the calculated fee to a minimum annual fee of $15.85,
provided said building contains less than 11 plumbing fixture units (as
determined above) .
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OF ORANGE I -
I, WILLIAM H. BUTLER, Secretary of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No. 6 of Orange County, California, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 607 was passed and adopted at the regular
meeting of said Board on the 9th day of June, 1983, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Directors Elvin Hutchison (Chairman) , Ruthelyn Plummer
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Director Roger Stanton
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand this 9th day Of June, 1983.
William H. Butler
Secretary of the Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No. 6
of Orange County, California
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