Camarillo Municipal Code Art. III Liability for Charges and Fees

The responsible person for each residential and commercial premise is liable for all applicable fees and charges pertaining to the applicable collection service.

(Ord. No. 1162, § 3, 4-10-2019)

A solid waste collector may establish, charge, and collect customer rates and charges as compensation for services related to collecting, handling, transporting, or disposing of solid waste, subject to the regulations provided in this chapter and other restrictions imposed by the city council as conditions of approval of a franchise to provide solid waste collection services. The rates and charges may not exceed the maximum amounts set by the city council by ordinance, resolution, agreement, or other act. A solid waste service collector will be under no obligation to charge the maximum amounts set by the city council.

(Ord. No. 1162, § 3, 4-10-2019)

A. Delinquent Charges and Fees for Residential Service. If the responsible person for a residential premise fails to pay the solid waste collection charges and fees due for any residential collection service that is billed by the city on behalf of the franchisee on or before the 21st day following the date of the billing, the charges and fees will be deemed delinquent.

B. Residential Service Penalties. Penalties will be imposed upon all delinquent residential service charges and fees as follows:

1. Basic penalty. A basic penalty of ten percent of the total delinquent charges and fees applicable will be imposed as of the date of any such delinquency.

2. Additional penalties. An additional penalty of ten percent will be imposed on the total delinquent charges and fees on each billing date upon which the charges and fees remain unpaid.

3. Limit of penalty. The total penalty imposed may not exceed one hundred percent of the total of any such delinquent account.

C. Cessation of Residential Service for Delinquent Accounts. If residential service charges and fees remain delinquent for two months, following written notice to the responsible person, collection services may be halted and any containers provided by the franchisee removed from the premises. The city, on behalf of the franchisee, may impose a fee for the costs associated with the removal and storage of any container from a residential premise due to nonpayment. If the responsible person causes or permits the interference with the franchisee's ability to remove any container from the premises, charges will continue to accrue for service until the franchisee is able to remove the applicable containers. Upon payment of the delinquent fees and charges, containers will be returned to the premises and the franchisee will resume collection. Payment of any delinquent account by check will generally result in a delay of twelve business days to resume collection service or such time as it takes for the check to clear.

(Ord. No. 1162, § 3, 4-10-2019)