Santa Ana Municipal Code Art. XII Sanitation Services Users Charge

The purpose of this article is to provide a charge for street sweeping and other environmental sanitation services provided by the city, and it is not intended either as a general revenue measure or as a regulation.

(Ord. No. NS-2129, § 1, 6-17-91)

The city shall make a monthly charge to each residential, commercial, industrial, manufacturing or other unit which is located within the city for street cleaning services and other environmental sanitation services. Such charge shall be in such amount as set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. NS-2129, § 1, 6-17-91)

(a) The municipal utility services customer of record for each property, place or premises located in the city, or person responsible to be registered for municipal utility services, including sanitation service charges, shall be liable for payment of all charges as set forth in this article, except to the extent reductions or refunds may be specifically authorized or directed by the executive director of public works or the executive director of finance, or their designees. The said sanitation service charges shall be billed as provided in section 39-20 as part of the city's regular consolidated municipal utility services account/billing statement but shall be listed as a separate line item on the municipal utility services account/billing statement.

(b) In the event the occupant(s) of any property, place or premises having registered a municipal utility services account and transferred municipal utility services into their own name as tenant(s), thereafter quit or otherwise vacate the premises, then responsibility for future municipal utility services charges, including sanitation service charges, shall revert to the municipal utility services account of the property owner in accordance with section 39-16.

(Ord. No. NS-2129, § 1, 6-17-91; Ord. No. NS-2921, 12, 8-1-17)

(a) Date payment due. Bills for the sanitation charges made pursuant to this article and penalties, if any, are due and payable at the department of finance at the same time and in the same manner as all other parts of the regular consolidated municipal utility services account/billing statement.

(b) Penalties. A penalty of ten (10) percent shall be assessed on all unpaid sanitation charges and/or prior sanitation charge related penalties after the bill has been presented and determined to be delinquent in accordance with section 39-20.

(c) Civil debt. Sanitation service charges and any corresponding penalties accrued for failure to make timely payment therefore shall be a civil debt owing to the city.

(Ord. No. NS-2129, § 1, 6-17-91; Ord. No. NS-2921, 13, 8-1-17; Ord. No. NS-3065, § 3, 6-4-24)