Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 16.14 Billings, Collections and Refunds

The commissioner shall bill the permittee or deduct from the deposit made or maintained by the permittee for all fees and costs chargeable under this Division 1.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 5 § 501, 1940.)

If, within 30 days after a bill has been sent, the permittee does not pay same in full, such amount may be deducted from his general deposit, or the commissioner may recover the amount due from any security the permittee has filed under Chapter 16.12. If the deposit or security is insufficient to pay the amount due, the county may enforce collection by legal means.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 5 § 502, 1940.)

At the request of a permittee who maintains with the commissioner adequate security, as provided in Chapter 16.12, and to whom 10 or more permits have been issued monthly for three consecutive months, the commissioner may waive the requirement covering prepayment of the issuance fees, and bill said permittee for issuance fees covering permits issued subsequent to such request. The commissioner may revoke such waiver at any time.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 5 § 503, 1940.)

If at any time subsequent to the first repair of a surface of a highway damaged or destroyed by any excavation, encroachment or moving operation in such highway it becomes necessary again to repair such surface due to settlement or any other cause directly attributable to such excavation, encroachment or moving operation, the permittee shall pay to the commissioner the cost of such additional repair; provided, however, that the commissioner shall have the option of either making the repair or requiring the permittee to make the repair.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 5 § 504, 1940.)

The commissioner may elect not to issue further permits to the permittee and may hold any deposits, guarantees, or bonds of the permittee as long as any bill remains unpaid.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 5 § 505, 1940.)

The remainder of any deposit, if there is any remainder, shall be refunded to the person making such deposit, or to his assigns.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 6 § 601, 1940.)

An issuance fee may be refunded when a permit has been issued as the result of an error not made by the permittee.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 6 § 602, 1940.)

The fee deposited for driveway inspection or any other unit fee established may be refunded if it was erroneously collected or if the work was not constructed by the permittee.

(Ord. 9349 § 1 (part), 1967: Ord. 3597 Ch. 6 § 603, 1940.)