California Health and Safety Code

§ 5474

HSC § 5474 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 5 · Part 3 · Ch. 6 · Art. 4

Statute text

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 or times at which the fees or charges shall become due, to provide for the payment of the fees or charges prior to connection or in installments over a period of not to exceed 30 years, to provide the rate of interest, not to exceed 12 percent per annum, to be charged on the unpaid balance of the fees or charges, and to provide that the amount of the fees or charges and the interest thereon shall constitute a lien against the respective lots or parcels of land to which the facilities are connected at the time and in the manner specified in Sections 5473.5 and 5473.8. Prior to making the fees or charges a lien against the land, the legislative body shall give notice to the owners of the lots or parcels of land affected, and the notice shall set forth all of the following:

(a)The schedule of fees or charges to be imposed by the entity.

(b)A description of the property subject to the fees or charges, which description may be by reference to a plat or diagram on file in the office of the clerk of the legislative body, or to maps prepared in accordance with Section 327 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and on file in the office of the county assessor.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 366, Sec. 18. (SB 974) Effective January 1, 2017.