Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
14.40.010 Schedule of Charges.
14.40.020 Billing.
14.40.030 Collection.
14.40.035 Termination of Water Service for
Delinquency in Paying Sewer
Service Charges.
14.40.010 Schedule of Charges.
Chapter 14.40
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
14.40.040 Administration.
14.40.060 Water Meters.
14.40.070 Uses Not Classified.
There is hereby levied and imposed upon the owner or occupant of any premises within the City, having a sewer
connection with the sewerage system of the City, or otherwise discharging domestic sewage or industrial waste which
ultimately passes through the City sewerage system, a sewer service charge as established by resolution of the City
Council. (Ord. 3810, 1975.)
14.40.020 Billing.
The charges for sewer service shall be added to and collected with the charges for water service furnished by the
City to the premises. The charges shall be billed upon the same bill as submitted for the charges for water services
and shall be due and payable at the same time and in the same manner that such charges for water service are due and
payable; providing however, separate bills are to be prepared for premises connected to the sanitary sewer system of
the City which are not provided water service by the City. (Ord. 4250, 1984; Ord. 3154 §3, 1966.)
14.40.030 Collection.
Any amount due for sewer service under this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any owner or
occupant neglecting or refusing to pay the indebtedness shall be liable in an action in the name of the City in any
court of competent jurisdiction for the amount. (Ord. 3154 §4, 1966.)
14.40.035 Termination of Water Service for Delinquency in Paying Sewer Service Charges.
If any bill for sewer service charges is not paid within twenty (20) days after its mailing date, water service to the
consumer may be terminated in the same manner as provided in §14.16.010 and §14.16.020. (Ord. 4250, 1984; Ord.
3625 §1, 1974.)
14.40.040 Administration.
It shall be the duty and the responsibility of the Finance Director to administer the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 3154 §5, 1966.)
14.40.060 Water Meters.
The City may require the owner or occupant of any premises using a private water supply or a combination of City
water and private water supply to install a meter to determine the total quantity of water used in the event the owner
or occupant is to be billed on the basis of water consumption. (Ord. 4250, 1984; Ord. 3154 §7, 1966.)
14.40.070 Uses Not Classified.
For premises having a sewer connection for which a specific classification for sewer service charges has not been
set forth in Section 14.40.010, the Finance Director shall charge such rates as he deems applicable for the type of use
being made of the premises in relation to the uses made of classified premises and the rates fixed for the classified
premises. (Ord. 3154 §8, 1966.)
301 rev. 12/31/06