Questione giuridica chiave
Whether a domiciled shell company or holding company must pay the municipal waste base fee.
Decisione estratta
The fee is owed only by the single operating entity that actually maintains the domicile and uses the municipal collection services; a pure shell company does not owe a separate base fee.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that the municipal ordinance taxes 'businesses' using public collection services. For domiciled companies, the relevant business is the domicile holder’s service activity of receiving mail and maintaining the address. Charging each shell company separately would violate the polluter-pays principle because such entities generate little or no waste.