5470. The following words wherever used in this article shall be construed as defined in this section, unless from the context a different meaning is intended, or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words: (a) Assessment Roll. “Assessment roll” refers to the assessment roll upon […]
5471. (a) In addition to the powers granted in the principal act, any entity shall have power, by an ordinance or resolution approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body thereof, to prescribe, revise and collect, fees, tolls, rates, rentals, or other charges for services and facilities furnished by it, either within […]
5472. After fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges are fixed pursuant to this article, any person may pay such fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges under protest and bring an action against the city or city and county in the superior court to recover any money which the legislative body refuses to refund. […]
5472.5. The rates may be collected with the rates for any other utility service furnished by a department or agency of that entity over which the legislative body thereof does not exercise control, or with a publicly or privately owned public utility, with the written consent and agreement of that department or agency or public […]
5473. Any entity which has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this article or an order pursuant to Section 6520.5 may, by such ordinance or resolution or by separate ordinances or resolutions approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body thereof, elect to have such charges collected on the tax […]
5473.1. The clerk shall cause notice of the filing of said report and of a time and place of hearing thereon to be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code prior to the date set for hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the entity if there is one […]
5473.10. The entity may provide for a basic penalty of not more than 10 percent for nonpayment of the charges within the time and in the manner prescribed by it, and in addition may provide for a penalty of not exceeding 1 and one-half percent per month for nonpayment of the charges and basic penalty. […]
5473.11. (a) An entity shall notify the assessee shown on the latest equalized assessment roll whenever delinquent and unpaid charges for services which would become a lien on the property pursuant to subdivision (b) remain delinquent and unpaid for 60 days. (b) The amount of the unpaid charges may, in the discretion of the entity, be […]
5473.2. At the time stated in the notice, the legislative body shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to said report referred to in said notice and may continue the hearing from time to time. If the legislative body finds that protest is made by the owners of a majority of separate […]
5473.3. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge or overrule any or all objections and shall make its determination upon each charge as described in said report which determination shall be final. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 862.)
5473.4. On or before August 10 of each year following the final determination upon each charge, the clerk shall file with the county auditor a copy of the report prepared pursuant to Section 5473 with a statement endorsed on the report over his or her signature that the report has been finally adopted by the […]
5473.5. Except as provided in Section 5473.8, the amount of the charges shall constitute a lien against the lot or parcel of land against which the charge has been imposed as of noon on the first Monday in March immediately preceding the date of levy. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 861.)
5473.6. The tax collector shall include the amount of the charges on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land. (Added by renumbering Section 5473.5 by Stats. 1953, Ch. 862.)
5473.7. Thereafter the amount of the charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same persons as, together with and not separately from, the general taxes for the entity, and shall be delinquent at the same time and thereafter be subject to the same delinquency penalties. (Added […]
5473.8. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of general taxes of the entity, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction, cancellation, refund, and redemption, are applicable to the charges authorized pursuant to this article, except that if any real property to which these charges relate has […]
5473.9. The tax collector may, in his discretion, issue separate bills for such charges and separate receipts for collection on account of such charges. The county shall be compensated for services rendered in connection with the levy, collection and enforcement of such charges for an entity other than the county in an amount to be […]
5473a. Any entity may make the election specified in Section 5473 with respect only to delinquent charges and may do so by preparing and filing the written report, giving notice and holding the hearing therein required only as to such delinquencies. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1259.)
5474. An entity shall have the power by ordinance or resolution approved by two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body thereof to fix fees or charges for the privilege of connecting to its sanitation or sewerage facilities and improvements constructed by the entity pursuant to Sections 5463 and 5464, to fix the time […]
5474.1. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code prior to the date set for hearing. At least 10 days prior to the date of hearing written notice thereof shall be mailed to all persons owning land subject to such fees or charges, whose names and addresses appear on the […]
5474.10. The authority for the imposition of fees or charges by entities pursuant to Section 5474 shall be in addition to the authority granted to such entities by any other law authorizing such entities to establish fees, tolls, rates, rentals or other charges. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 754.)
