Citrus Heights Municipal Code Art. V Solid Waste Collection

The city council may, at its sole discretion and upon such terms as it may prescribe, consistent with state law, award an exclusive or non-exclusive franchise to any qualified person to provide collection of solid waste and salvageable material for commercial premise, mixed use premise and residential premise in the city.

(Ord. No. 2007-09, § 4, 7-19-2007; Ord. No. 2020-008, § 56, 9-10-2020)

(a) Every responsible person who receives collection services from the city's franchisee shall pay a fee for the service. Maximum rates of compensation for residential collection services under the franchise agreement shall be established by a resolution adopted by the city council or in the franchise agreement.

(b) The city's franchisee shall bill customers directly for refuse collection service. Except as provided herein, the refuse service charge for residential collection services shall be billed no less frequently than bimonthly. The residential solid waste collection service charge bill shall be due and payable 30 days after the date of billing and shall become delinquent 60 days after the date of billing. At the city's request, the franchisee shall make customer billing information available to the city for inspection.

(c) The city's franchisee shall reconcile payments by customers against amounts billed to verify any delinquency in payment by customers. The franchisee shall make good faith efforts to collect on delinquent accounts.

(Ord. No. 2007-09, § 4, 7-19-2007; Ord. No. 2020-008, § 57, 9-10-2020)

Any residential solid waste collection service fee unpaid at the end of 60 days, when it becomes delinquent as designated in section 74-167, shall incur an added penalty charge of up to ten percent of the amount that has become delinquent. The delinquent amount, including the ten-percent penalty charge, shall thereafter incur an added penalty charge of up to 0.5 percent per month until paid or placed on the annual tax bill.

(Ord. No. 2007-09, § 4, 7-19-2007; Ord. No. 2020-008, § 58, 9-10-2020)

(a) Each customer service charge for residential solid waste collection service provided to a parcel located within the city, as described in section 74-40, and provided by the franchisee, together with any penalties levied on any such charges pursuant to resolution or ordinance adopted by the council or rules filed by the department pursuant to section 74-2 of this chapter, is made a lien upon any such parcel receiving such solid waste collection services, and any proceedings authorized by law to enforce payment of such liens may be taken by the city to enforce payment of such charges and penalties.

(b) For five-acre and larger parcels wherein the owner has voluntarily subscribed to solid waste collection service, the parcel shall be lienable under this section.

(Ord. No. 2007-09, § 4, 7-19-2007; Ord. No. 2020-008, § 59, 9-10-2020)

All charges for residential solid waste collection service for any parcel located within the city, as described in section 74-40, shall be billed to the owner of record of any such parcel as shown upon the county assessor's roll as of the date that solid waste collection service is commenced for the parcel. Alternatively, with the prior written consent of the owner of record the charges may be billed to his/her successor in interest to such person, such person's designee, or to any person requesting that such charges be billed to him or her; but in all cases the owner shall be liable for the charges and shall receive a copy of the bill. This section shall apply to all parcels receiving residential solid waste collection service.

(Ord. No. 2007-09, § 4, 7-19-2007; Ord. No. 2020-008, § 60, 9-10-2020)

Billing for residential solid waste collection services shall commence on the date the dwelling units are suitable for occupancy. This shall normally be considered to be 90 days after the dwelling units are connected to the public sewer system; however, the department is empowered to vary the date that the dwelling units are considered suitable for occupancy, based on a reasonable interpretation of information obtained from public records or field inspection. The department may also initiate billing based upon a request for other utility services to the premises or notification from owners or occupants that the structure is completed. In all cases, opening bills shall be to the owner of record of the property as of the date the property is considered suitable for occupancy unless otherwise requested by the owner in writing.

(Ord. No. 2007-09, § 4, 7-19-2007; Ord. No. 2020-008, § 61, 9-10-2020)