Ojai Municipal Code Art. 2 Sewer Charges

The rates and charges for the use and service of the sewerage system of the City shall be established by resolution of the Council.

(§ 1, Ord. 126, as amended by § 1, Ord. 252, eff. June 17, 1959, § 5, Ord. 334, eff. March 25, 1964, § 2, Ord. 381, eff. May 10, 1967, § 1, Ord. 430, eff. June 30, 1971, fees operative July 1, 1971, Part 1, Ord. 503, eff. April 10, 1975, and § 2, Ord. 623, eff. July 12, 1984)

For the purposes of this article, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:

"Apartment house"

shall mean any building containing three or more dwelling units with separate plumbing facilities, but shall not include any building commonly known as a hotel, motel, or auto court.

"Rooming house"

shall mean any building other than an apartment house, motel, hotel, or auto court where two or more rooms are rented to others for lodging purposes but without separate cooking facilities.

“Water closet,”

as used in this article, shall not include urinal.

(§ 2, Ord. 126, as amended by § 1, Ord. 252, eff. June 17, 1959)

The charges established in this article shall be payable annually for each fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) based upon the service furnished on the first Monday in March of the preceding fiscal year; provided, however, where new facilities are installed or changes in existing facilities or uses are made, either of which would increase the basis for charges established in this article, the new charges or the increase in charges resulting therefrom shall be immediately payable in advance for the remainder of the fiscal year to which such charges apply. Such charges for a partial fiscal year shall be collected by the Finance Director. As to all charges based upon the situation existing on the first Monday in March of each year, and as to all charges for a partial year uncollected on such date, the City hereby elects to have such charges collected on the tax roll for fiscal year 1959-1960 and for all subsequent fiscal years in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, its general taxes.

(§ 1, Ord. 252, eff. June 17, 1959, as amended by § 4, Ord. 747, eff. October 26, 2000)

All moneys collected pursuant to the charges imposed by the provisions of this article shall be placed in the Sanitation Fund created by Section 8-2.201 of this Code.

(§ 1, Ord. 252, eff. June 17, 1959)