HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 725 ORDINANCE NO. 725
ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 7 OF ORANGE
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING SANITARY
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
The Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of
Orange County, California, does hereby FIND:
A. That a Comprehensive 30-year Master Plan of Capital
Facilities entitled "Collection, Treatment and Disposal Facilities
Master Plan - 1999" , hereinafter the "Master Plan" , which includes
detailed financial and engineering reports, has been prepared,
approved and adopted by the Board of Directors setting forth and
identifying the required future development of District and
jointly owned facilities, including the financial projections for
providing sewer service to all properties within the District
service area; and
B. That the financial and engineering reports of the Master
Plan have been made available to the public and have been subject
to noticed public hearings, all in accordance with the provisions
of Government Code Section 54992 which Section has been repealed
and reenacted as Government Code Section 66016 effective January 1 ,
1991 and other provisions of law; and,
C. That the revenues derived under the provisions of this
Ordinance will be used for the acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, maintenance and operation of the sewage collection
facilities, wastewater treatment and disposal facilities of the
District; to repay principal and interest on debt instruments or
to repay Federal or State loans issued for the construction and
reconstruction of said sewerage facilities, together with costs of
administration and provisions for necessary reserves; and,
D. That the properties upon which the fees established by
this ordinance are levied discharge wastewater to the District's
collection, treatment and disposal facilities. The costs of
operating and maintaining said facilities has constantly increased
due in part to increased regulatory requirements to upgrade the
treatment process, and said costs now exceed the amounts of any ad
valorem tax revenues received from said properties; and
E. That the need for upgraded and improved treatment of all
wastewater collection, treatment and disposal facilities is
required to protect the public health and safety to preserve the
environment without damage; and
F. That the new fees established by this Ordinance do not
exceed the estimated amount required to provide the sewer service
for which the fee is levied, as provided in Government Code
Sections 54991 and 54992 which Sections have been repealed and
reenacted as Government Code Sections 66013 and 66016; and
G. That the change in rate structure will not necessarily
result in an expansion of facilities to provide for growth outside
the existing service area. The adoption of these rates will not
result in any specific project nor result in a direct physical
change in the environment; and,
H. That the District has, on July 19 , 1989, adopted a Final
Program Environmental Impact Report in accordance with legally
required notices and public hearing, related to the Master Plan,
including the financial program; and,
I. That the proposed increases in the sewer service charges
are established upon a rational basis between the fees charged
each customer and the service and facilities provided to each new
customer to the District; and,
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J. That the adoption of this Ordinance is statutorily exempt
under the California Environmental Quality Act from further
environmental assessment pursuant to the provisions of California
Public Resources Code Section 21080(b) (8 ) and California Code of
Regulations Sections 15273(a) .
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of County Sanitation
District No. 7 of Orange County, California, does hereby ORDAIN:
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,
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities of the District; to
repay principal and interest on debt instruments or to repay
Federal or State loans issued for the construction and
reconstruction of said sewerage facilities, together with costs of
administration and provisions for necessary reserves .
Section 2: Annual Sanitary Sewer Service Charge. Commencing
July 1 , 1991 , 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.
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Section 3: Application of Ordinance. The provisions of this
Ordinance shall be in addition to Ordinance NOS. 722 and 724 and
Resolution No. 90-107-7 of the District establishing regulations
for use of District's sewerage facilities, including provisions
for payment of charges or fees 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 from
payment of taxes or assessments by provisions of the State
Constitution or statute, including 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 bill is mailed. All
applications for rebate of the annual sewer service charge will be
determined by the General Manager of the District or his designee,
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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 and the amount of wastewater discharged to the
District's system. Such inequities may include, but are not
limited to, the following instances:
(a) The use of the parcel differs from the use
indicated by the charge;
(b) No service connection to the District's system
exists from the parcel charged;
(c) The 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: Annual Charge Based on Fiscal Year. The sanitary
sewer service charge established by this Ordinance shall remain in
effect until such time as the rates adopted by the District
Ordinance are changed, and there shall be no proration of such
charges in any fiscal year.
Section 7 : Method of Collection. Pursuant to the authority
granted by California Health 6 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.
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In the event the 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
Ordinance No. 722 in an amount equal to the annual sanitary sewer
service charge established by Section 2 of this Ordinance in the
same manner as credit is allowed for ad valorem taxes pursuant to
Sections 302.6(B) , 303 .6 (B) , and 304.6 (B) (4) of Ordinance No.
722.
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 1, 1991 .
Section 11 : The Secretary of the Board 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.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the affirmative vote of greater than
two-thirds of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District
No. 7 of Orange County, California, at a regular meeting held
February 13, 1991 .
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Chairman of the Board o irectors
County Sanitation Dist
r ct No. 7 of
Orange County, California
ATTEST:
Secrete Board ot Directors
County Sanitation District No. 7 of
of Orange County, California
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TABLE A
Class of Basis of 1991-92 Minimum Annual
User Charge Annual Rate Charge Per Unit
single-Family Charge per $40. 00 $40.00
Dwellings/ Dwelling Unit
Condominiums
Multi-Family Charge per $24.00 $24.00
Dwellings/ Dwelling Unit
Mobile Homes/
Apartments
Commercial/ Charge per $28.60 $28.60
Industrial/ 1,000 square
Other feet of building
(government
Buildings,
utilities,
nonprofit
organizations,
etc. )
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
) SS.
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, RITA J. BROWN, Secretary of the Board of Directors of County
Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 725 was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of said Board on the 13th day of February, 1991, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Richard B. Edgar, Chairman, Fred Barrera, John C. Cox, Jr.,
Dan Griset, Don R. Roth, Sally Anne Sheridan and James A.
Wahner
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of February,
1991.
Rita J. Brown
Secretary of the Board of Directors
County Sanitation District No. 7
of Orange County, California