8.04.070 Use of disposal service mandatory—Collection of charges.
A. The city has determined that periodic collection and disposal of waste from all developed properties in the city benefits all occupants of developed properties in the city.
B. The city will provide waste collection and disposal service through its franchisee; and all developed properties in the city must use the city’s waste collection and disposal service, except that there may be joint or multiple use of waste containers, subject to conditions established by the city.
C. The franchisee shall collect all fees for waste collection and disposal.
D. The owner of developed property shall be responsible and liable for paying the waste collection and disposal fees for that property, although the franchisee will bill a tenant if requested by the owner.
E. The owner of developed property shall be responsible for modifying frequency and volume of waste collection and disposal service to remain compliant with this chapter.
F. Once each year, prior to a date established by the city, the franchisee may take the following actions to collect delinquent waste collection and disposal accounts:
1. Present to the city a list of property owners (with corresponding parcel numbers) within the city whose accounts are more than one hundred twenty days past due;
2. Send a certified letter requesting payment to each property owner with a delinquent account;
3. At least thirty days after receiving delivery certification for payment requests, present to the city a list of property owners (with corresponding parcel numbers) whose accounts are still past due.
G. After the franchisee has completed all of the actions listed in subsection F of this section, the city council will adopt a resolution authorizing the San Luis Obispo county assessor to assess the amounts due on delinquent accounts as liens against the properties. The franchisee shall bear the full cost of any fees charged by the San Luis Obispo county assessor to lien affected properties. (Ord. 1706 § 9, 2021; Ord. 1176 § 3, 1990: prior code § 5200.6)