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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-07-24 - ORDINANCES - UTILITIES (2)ORDINANCE NO. 90-18 A SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD TITLE 15 RELATING TO UTILITIES SECTION 1. The Municipal Code for the City of Santa Clarita is amended to add Title 15, Utilities, to read as follows: TITLE 15. UTILITIES DIVISION 1 - Water Chapter 15.04 Part 1 - General Provisions Part 2 - Definitions Chapter 15.08 Registration, Authorization and Service Chapter 15.16 Design and Construction Part 1 - General Provisions Part 2 - Design Part 3 - Construction DIVISION 2 - Sanitar Sewers and Industrial Waste Chapter 15.20 Definitions Chapter 15.24 General Provisions .�. Chapter 15.28 Administration, Permits and Fees Chapter 15.32 Sanitary Sewers Chapter 15.36 Industrial Waste Part 1 - Permits Part 2 - Fees and Deposits Part 3 - Discharge to Public Sewers Part 4 - Other Methods of Disposal Part 5 - Treatment Plants and Facilities Chapter 15.40 Channels SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this ordinance specifically supersede Title 20 of the Los Angeles County Code, previously incorporated by reference as a portion of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this ordinance specifically supersede Title 20 of the Los Angeles County Code, previously incorporated by reference as a portion of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause a copy of this ordinance, or a summary of this ordinance, to be published in the manner prescribed by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of July 1990. or M :a ATTEST: - /-%l`-CAty Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) n I, Donna M. Grindey City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 90-18 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10th day of July , 1990. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 24th day July 1990, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Boyer, Heidt, Klajic, McKeon, Darcy NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 90-18 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD TITLE 15 RELATING TO UTILITIES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Santa Clarita Municipal Code is amended to add Title 15, relating to Utilities, to read as follows: TBM/WP/COD26109 TITLE 15 UTILITIES Division 1 WATER Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 15.04.010 Title for citation. The ordinance codified in Division 1 of this Title 15 shall be known as and may be cited as the "water ordinance." 15.04.020 Purpose of provisions. The purpose of the provisions set out in Division 1 of this title is to promote and obtain a reasonable minimum level of fire protection performance for water supply facilities constructed, replaced, extended or rehabilitated to serve new subdivisions and residential, com- mercial and industrial improvements in the City. Nothing in this Division 1 shall regulate any activity where the City is preempted by statutory law for the State of California or regulation of the Public Utilities Commission for the State of California. 15.04.025 Provisions not this Division 1 are not intended any provisions of the Health and California or order of the Public to water supply except as to fire exclusive. The provisions of to augment, supplant or parallel..= Safety Code of the State of Utilities Commission pertaining protection. 15.04.030 Limitations to applicability of provisions. The provisions of this Division 1 are not intended to cause unnecessary hardships or practical difficulties inconsistent with economic feasibility and normal development, nor shall they be construed to require the replacement or abandonment of existing water facilities prior to the expiration of their economic utilization. 15.04.040 Civil liability not imposed on utilities. This Division 1 shall not impose upon water utilities, and they shall not be subject to any civil liability, either for damages or otherwise, which liability would not exist if the ordinance codified in this Division 1 had not been adopted. 15.04.050 Time limits - Extension permitted when. Any time limit provided for in this Division 1 may be extended by �- mutual consent of the officer or department concerned and the permittee or applicant, or other person affected. E D REGE�� 04 1990 SUN FF10E -1- MAX AIANAGNSA CO, -1 CITY pF 5 TBM/WP/COD26109 15.04.060 Amendment or modification of provisions - Notice requirements. Not less than 10 days prior to the adoption of any ordinance amending or modifying this Division 1 in any way so as to impose any additional regulation upon, or so as to increase any existing regulation of any water utility or other person, either expressly or by implication, the city clerk shall notify in writing all water utilities which are either registered with the city engineer, received an authorization from the city engineer, or have filed with the city clerk written request for such notification. 15.04.065 References apply to all amendments and additions. Whenever reference is made to any portion of the ordinance codified in this Division 1, such reference applies to all amendments and additions thereto now or hereafter made. 15.04.070 Records to be kept - Location and availability. The water utility shall keep on record at its principal office the current effective water utility certificates of registration or water utility authorizations. The engineer shall keep on record in his office current copies of water utility certificates of registration and water utility authorizations, together with copies of the accompanying reports, plans and specifications. Said records shall be made available during regular working hours. 15.04.075 Delegation of powers. Whenever a power is granted to or a duty is imposed upon the engineer, the health officer, the forester and fire warden, the director of planning, or any other City officer by provisions of this Division 1, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or a person authorized pursuant to law by the officer, unless this Division 1 expressly provides otherwise. 15.04.080 Enforcement authority. The city engineer shall enforce all applicable provisions of this Division 1, and for such purpose shall have the powers of a peace officer. Such powers shall not limit or otherwise affect the powers and applicable duties of the fire department. 15.04.090 Inspectors - Identification required. Inspectors will be provided with suitable means of identification, and shall identify themselves upon request when entering upon the work of any contractor or property owner for any inspection or work required by Division 1 of this Title 15. 15.04.100 Resisting activities of authorized officials. A person shall not, in the City, during reasonable hours, refuse, resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the city engineer, his designee, or other City officer into any place in the performance of any duties conferred upon him by this Division 1 or by other applicable law. -2- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.04.110 Violation - Penalty. Every person violating any provision of Division 1 of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 15.04.120 Severability. If any provision of the ordinance codified in this Division 1, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance should be held invalid, the application of other provisions, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. Part 2 DEFINITIONS 15.04.130 Applicability of definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this Part 2 of this Chapter shall govern the construction of the provisions of Division 1 of this title. 15.04.135 Building permit. "Building permit" means the permit issued pursuant to the Building Code as now and hereafter amended. 15.04.140 Customer. "Customer" means any person, firm, association or governmental agency supplied or entitled to be supplied with water service by a water utility. 15.04.150 Director of planning. "Director of planning" means the Community Development Director of the City. 15.04.160 Distribution system. "Distribution system" means the network of conduits used for the delivery of water by the utility to the customer's connection. 15.04.170 Easement. "Easement" means the right-of-way in which the water utility has the right to install and maintain water mains or waterworks, or both. 15.04.175 Electrical permit. "Electrical permit" means the permit issued pursuant to the Electrical Code as now and hereafter amended. 15.04.180 Encroachment permit. "Encroachment permit" means the utility encroachment permit issued by the state of California, Department of Public Works, Division of Highways, for permission to excavate, construct and/or otherwise encroach on any state highway. -3- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.04.190 Engineer. "Engineer" means the city engineer. 15.04.200 Excavation permit. "Excavation permit" means the permit issued pursuant to the Highway Permit Ordinance, as now and hereafter amended. This permit to excavate, construct and/or otherwise encroach in the public highway will be issued by the City Engineer. 15.04.205 Fire Department. "Fire Department" means the Fire Department of the City of Santa Clarita or that entity with which provides fire suppression and related services. 15.04.210 Grantee. "Grantee" means the person to whom a certificate of registration or water utility authorization is granted, and any person to whom it lawfully is assigned. 15.04.230 Health officer. "Health officer" means the designated official who provides health services to the City. 15.04.240 Highway. "Highway" means any public highway, freeway (except a state freeway), street, road, alley, lane, court or walk, or other public easement, and above and below the same, which now exists or which may hereafter exist in the City. 15.04.250 Main extensions. "Main extensions" means the extension of water mains beyond existing facilities, exclusive of service connections. 15.04.260 Main line valve. "Main line valve" means any valve used to control the flow of water in a distribution water main or to a fire hydrant, but does not include the valve to a service connection. 15.04.270 Metered service connection. I'M ,etered service connection" means the service connection, including meter and meterbox. 15.04.280 Required area. "Required area" means that term as defined in the Zoning Code for the City. 15.04.290 Service connection. "Service connection" means the pipeline or conduit, including valves and other equipment installed in place, necessary for conducting water from the grantee's water main to the meter or meter location installed on or near the property line, but does not include the meter or meter box. 15.04.300 Source. "Source" means all components of the facilities utilized in the production, treatment, storage and delivery of water to the distribution system. 15.04.310 Subdivider. "Subdivider" means "subdivider" as defined in the Subdivision Ordinance. -4- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.04.320 Transmission water mains. "Transmission water r" mains" means those lines from source facilities to distribution facility, and may be either pressure or gravity mains. 15.04.330 Water mains. "Water mains" means any pipe or conduit laid along in any highway, easement, or within the water utility's property, to be used for the transmission or distribution of water, but does not include service connections or service laterals. 15.04.340 Water system. "Water system" means the source -facilities' transmission pipelines and the distribution system, and shall include all those facilities of the water system under the complete control of the utility, up to the customer's connection. 15.04.350 Water utility. "Water utility" means any person, firm, private, quasi -public or public agency supplying or purporting to supply, other than at wholesale, water for any purpose other than irrigation or water replenishment to more than one retail customer or stockholder over which the City has the power to regulate. The term "water utility" includes a corporation delivering water only to its stockholders, whether such corporation or such stockholders own the water delivered. This Division 1 does not apply to the supplying of water: A. At wholesale; or B. To water utilities, or C. For underground water replenishment; or D. For underground water conservation; or E. For irrigation. Chapter 15.08 REGISTRATION, AUTHORIZATION AND SERVICE 15.08.010 Construction of system - Certificate of registration requirements. A. A person to whom this Division 1 can apply shall not construct any portion of a water system which is subject to the provisions of this Division 1 without first having obtained a water utility certificate of registration. Such registration may be accomplished by filing with the engineer the following form: .. ... ....................................Date Name of Utility or Person .................................... Address ...................................................... -5- TBM/WP/COD26109 1. I have a valid permit or have applied for a permit from the State of California, Department of Public Health, to operate a water system, a copy of which is attached. 2. I am familiar with the terms of the Water Ordinance and I agree to abide by the terms therein. 3. The persons in responsible charge of this water utility are: ................................ And And .................................... Water Utility or person By.......................... B. Such water utility certificate of registration shall be filed, in triplicate, with the engineer, and upon receipt thereof the engineer shall endorse one copy and return it to the water utility. Upon receipt of the endorsed copy, the utility may proceed with the design and construction of its water system which comes within the scope of this Division 1. C. Within 30 days after any change of the persons responsibly in charge of the water utility, it shall so notify the engineer, in writing. The water utility shall renew the certificate of registration every five years. 15.08.020 Water utility authorization - Required when. A person legally required to comply with this Division 1 and not having a water utility certificate of registration shall not construct any portion of a water system subject to the provisions of this Division 1 without first having obtained a water utility authorization. 15.08.030 Water utility authorization - Application contents and processing. A. Place of Filing. The applicant shall file an application with the engineer. B. Application Forms. Application forms for "authoriza- tions" shall be prepared by the engineer. C. Number of Copies. The applicant shall submit four copies of plans and specifications with application where such are required. D. Processing Application. The engineer shall immediately consider the application, proceed with checking the plans and specifications, and, as soon as possible, issue an authorization. The engineer shall note on the applicant's copy of the plans any suggested or required modifications. The applicant shall revise the plans and specifications if so required and resubmit them for final approval. CPO TBM/WP/COD26109 E. The engineer shall obtain the approvals of the Fire !" Department and all other appropriate departments. 15.08.040 Registrations and authorizations - Not transferable. Water utility certificates of registration or water utility authorizations issued pursuant to this Division 1 are not transferable from one grantee to another grantee, or from one location to another location. 15.08.045 Registration and authorizations - Revocation conditions and procedures. In the event the water utility violates this Division 1, or is not discharging its responsibility as promised, the engineer may so advise the water appeals board. Upon receipt of such advice, the water appeals board shall conduct a public hearing and notify the water utility, as provided in Section 15.08.110 of the time and place of such hearing, not less than five days prior thereto. If from the evidence received at such hearing the water appeals board finds that the water utility has violated any provisions of this Division 1, it may revoke the water utility certificate of registration or water utility authorization of such water utility. The water appeals board shall mail or otherwise deliver to the water utility a certified copy of its decision. 15.08.048 Exemption from Registration - A water utility organized under the provisions of the California Water Code, Divisions 11 (Irrigation Districts), 12 (County Water Districts), or 13 (California Water Districts) shall be exempted from this Division 1 pursuant to sections 31020 and 31042 of the Water Code for the State of California. 15.08.050 Service - For new divisions of land. A. Plans and specifications for water system improvements for new divisions of land shall be submitted to the engineer to ensure that the improvements will meet the requirements of this Division 1. B. 1. Before requesting the issuance of a final subdivi- sion map clearance, the subdivider shall deposit with the city a sum estimated by the engineer to cover the actual cost of reviewing documents verifying fire requirements, reports, security improvements and conducting field investigations. If technical reviews of plans for water systems are required as determined by the engineer, the subdivider shall pay water main plan check fees in accordance with the following schedule: -7- TBM/WP/COD26109 2. For each 1,000 feet of water main, or fractional part thereof, in excess of 5,000 feet, an additional $160.00 shall be added. C. Plan Check for Booster Pump Station, Reservoirs, etc. To check the plans and specifications for the construction of water system facilities (other than for water mains, but including pumping plants and reservoirs), the charge shall be $1,200.00 plus a charge of 0.15 percentage of the estimated construction cost thereof-, provided, however, that such a charge shall not be applied to a public water district or other local agency where such a charge is prohibited by the provisions of Section 53091 of the Government Code. D. Plan Revisions. If any portion of the plans, after having been checked, are revised, the subdivider shall pay a fee of $160.00 for each 1,000 feet of water main, or fractional part thereof of water main affected. E. The required water system plans and specifications shall include: 1. A statement from the serving water utility that the proposed water system will be operated by the water utility and that, under normal operating conditions, the system will meet the requirements of this Division 1; 2. Other evidence satisfactory to the engineer showing that the proposed system can be operated by a water utility and that adequate water can be supplied to said system in accordance with this Division 1. F. The water system improvements may include construction of source of supply facilities, water mains, booster pumping stations, reservoirs, and any other facilities necessary to provide the required flow for the duration required by the Fire Department. cm Water Main Plan Check Lineal Feet of Water Mains and/or Hydrant Laterals Charge 1 to 150 $ 245.00 151 to 500 680.00 501 to 1,000 1,230.00 1,001 to 2,000 1,430.00 2,001 to 3,000 1,640.00 3,001 to 4,000 1,850.00 4,001 to 5,000 2,050.00 2. For each 1,000 feet of water main, or fractional part thereof, in excess of 5,000 feet, an additional $160.00 shall be added. C. Plan Check for Booster Pump Station, Reservoirs, etc. To check the plans and specifications for the construction of water system facilities (other than for water mains, but including pumping plants and reservoirs), the charge shall be $1,200.00 plus a charge of 0.15 percentage of the estimated construction cost thereof-, provided, however, that such a charge shall not be applied to a public water district or other local agency where such a charge is prohibited by the provisions of Section 53091 of the Government Code. D. Plan Revisions. If any portion of the plans, after having been checked, are revised, the subdivider shall pay a fee of $160.00 for each 1,000 feet of water main, or fractional part thereof of water main affected. E. The required water system plans and specifications shall include: 1. A statement from the serving water utility that the proposed water system will be operated by the water utility and that, under normal operating conditions, the system will meet the requirements of this Division 1; 2. Other evidence satisfactory to the engineer showing that the proposed system can be operated by a water utility and that adequate water can be supplied to said system in accordance with this Division 1. F. The water system improvements may include construction of source of supply facilities, water mains, booster pumping stations, reservoirs, and any other facilities necessary to provide the required flow for the duration required by the Fire Department. cm TBM/WP/COD26109 G. The Fire Department may require that fire hydrants be installed to meet the flow requirements established pursuant to Section 15.16.060. 15.08.060 Non -subdivision water system improvements. Plans and specifications for all non -subdivision water system improvements shall be submitted to the engineer for review and approval to ensure that the improvements will meet the requirements of this Division 1. Water main plan check fees for the reviews and approval will be the same as set forth in Section 15.08.060. This Section shall only apply to the activities of water purveyors which are regulated by Division 1. 15.08.070 Service - For individual sites. A water utility or the Fire Department, as the case may be, shall supply to the applicant for a building permit the certificate, if any, the Building Code, if the facts are such that such water utility truthfully can execute such a certificate. 15.08.090 Registrations and authorizations - Fees charged when. A fee of $210.00 will be charged by the engineer for processing a certificate of registration or a water utility authorization. In addition, prescribed fees will be charged for permits required by Division 1 of Title 15 of this code. 15.08.100 Grantee must obtain other permits. The grantee shall obtain all excavation, encroachment and other permits required by any other ordinance or statute. 15.08.110 Notice service requirements. A. Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice required to be given by the engineer or by any other officer under this Division 1 shall be in writing and served in the manner provided in the Code of Civil Procedure for the service of process, or by registered or certified mail. If served by mail, the notice shall be sent to the last address known to the engineer. B. Where the address is unknown, service may be made, as above provided, on the person shown as owner on the latest available assessment roll at the address, if any, shown on such assessment roll. 15.08.115 Annual review of fees. Beginning on July 1, 1990, and thereafter on each succeeding July 1, the amount of each fee in this Division shall be adjusted as follows: Calculate the percentage movement between April of the previous year and March of the current year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles, Anaheim and Riverside areas as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest one (1) dollar. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall decrease TBM/WP/COD26109 any fee, and further, no fee shall exceed the reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fee is collected. Chapter 15.16 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 15.16.010 Application of provisions - Considerations. In applying the minimum requirements found in this Division 1 for design and construction of a water system, consideration shall be given to the quantity of water pumped and stored, the adequacy and dependability of all waterworks facilities, the physical conditions known to exist at the time and place of installation, and the probable operating requirements. 15.16.015 p.s.i.g. defined. As used in this chapter, the letters "p.s.i.g.," mean "pounds per square inch gage." Part 2 DESIGN 15.16.020 Design principles generally. All facilities of the water system shall be designed and constructed to withstand, with ample safety factors, the physical stresses to which they will be subjected, and shall be free from structural and sanitary hazards. All equipment shall be of adequate size and capacity, and shall be correlated with available supply from the source facilities and storage to meet the requirements of Section 15.16.030, on flow requirements. 15.16.030 Water flow - Total requirements designated. The required total water flow for any given service area under consideration, or unit water system, shall be the sum of the minimum fire flow plus the maximum daily water flow requirements. The maximum daily water flow requirement shall be either two times or four times the average daily water flow requirement, depending on whether the water system is to be metered or unmetered. Qt equals Qf plus 2Qd ............. for metered service; Qt equals Qf plus 4Qd for unmetered service. Qt equals the required total water flow in gallons per minute. -10- TBM/WP/COD26109 Qf equals the minimum fire -flow water requirement in gallons per minute. Qd equals the average daily gallons per minute, which is the domestic water flow requirements irrigation or other uses. water flow requirement in sum of the residential or plus the commercial, industrial, 15.16.040 Water flow - Residential or domestic uses. The average daily water flow requirement in gallons per minute in the water system described in the application for water utility authorization shall be obtained by multiplying the estimated daily water consumption in gallons per capita, times the total estimated population to be served and dividing by 1,440. In no case shall the average daily design flow consumption per capita be less than 100 gallons per day at a normal operating pressure of not less than 35 p.s.i.g. Supporting data shall be submitted with the application for water utility authorization. 15.16.050 Water flow - Commercial, industrial, irrigation and other uses. The average daily flow requirement in gallons per minute in the water system described in the application for water utility authorization shall be determined and supporting data thereon shall be submitted with the application. 15.16.060 Minimum fire flow and fire hydrant require- ments. The minimum fire flow and fire hydrant requirements shall be set by the Fire Department within Regulation 8 and the Fire Code Standard No. 10.207(A) and 10.207(B), as may be amended from time to time. 15.16.080 Circulating system. All water systems shall be designed to permit circulating water flows except where impractical because of cul-de-sacs and like conditions or the incomplete development of the grid system. 15.16.090 Transmission pipelines. The transmission pipe lines from sources of supply shall be designed to deliver, in combination with related storage facilities and to the limits of the capacity of those sources of supply, the maximum requirements of that portion of the system which is dependent upon such transmission pipelines. These lines may be gravity lines from source facility to terminal storage, in which case they cannot be used to deliver water to customers. Otherwise, the lines shall be designed under the same qualifications as any line in the distribution system. 15.16.100 Water main sizes. The minimum size for use in the distribution shall be nominal six-inch diameter on which fire hydrants are located, except where a smaller size will deliver the flow requirements of Section 15.16.030, and except where total flow requirements on cul-de-sacs and similar cases are satisfied. -11- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.16.110 Water pipe and fittings. All water pipe and ^^ fittings used in distribution mains shall be designed to withstand the maximum internal and external forces to which they may be subjected under normal operating conditions, with an ample safety factor. 15.16.120 Service pipe sizes. In no case shall the diameter of the water service connection be less than the service pipe required by the Plumbing Code for the building to be served thereby. The service pipe shall be equipped with a valve at the inlet to the meter, or at the property line if unmetered. 15.16.130 Valves - Location. All mainline valves on distribution mains shall be installed on not less than a three-valve pattern at street intersections having single intersecting mains. 15.16.140 Fire hydrants - Size, type and location. A. The size and type of fire hydrants shall be designated by the Fire Department and the location shall be approved by the Fire Department. B. The waterway from street main to hydrant riser shall be not smaller than the street main, up to a nominal six-inch diameter, and shall be gated. 15.16.150 Source facility pumping equipment. Pumping equipment delivering water to the distribution system shall, in conjunction with the storage facilities, be so designed as to meet the requirements of Section 15.16.030. Each pumping unit shall be driven by a separate power unit of adequate size. A master meter or other suitable measuring device shall be provided for each source facility to register accurately the quantity of water delivered to the distribution system. 15.16.160 Storage capacity. Storage capacity shall be so designed in conjunction with source facilities as to meet the flow requirements of Sections 15.16.030 and 15.16.060. 15.16.170 Electrical control equipment. All electrical control equipment shall be so designed that there will be adequate protection of all motors and other electrical equipment. 15.16.180 Fencing required where. All property containing source or storage facilities shall be adequately fenced to prevent unauthorized entry. Further, such property shall be adequately landscaped pursuant to a landscaping plan approved by the City Parks and Recreation Director. 15.16.183 Standard drawings. For the purposes of this Division, the City shall use the Los Angeles County Water Works Standard Drawings W-1 through W-50, as they now exist and may be -12- TBM/WP/COD26109 amended from time to time as a guide in approvals of design and construction. 15.16.186 Utility Manual. For the purposes of this division, the City shall use the Los Angeles County Utility Manual Section 1.0 through 15.0 as they now exist and may be amended from time to time as they relate to minimum acceptable standards of materials and methods used in the construction of water meains and water systems. Part 3 CONSTRUCTION 15.16.190 Conformance with standard engineering practices. The construction of the water utility shall conform to standard acceptable engineering practices. 15.16.200 Utility Manual for standards and materials. If the city engineer finds that in order to comply with the provisions of this Division 1 it is necessary to conform to certain standards of materials or construction, or both, the city engineer shall promulgate such standards and publish the same in a Utility Manual and keep such manual on site and available to the public. All construction and materials should conform to the Utility Manual described in this Section. 15.16.210 Materials - Standards generally. All materials, pipes, valves, fittings and other appliances shall be of such strength and durability as to be free of structural hazards. 15.16.220 Metallic and nonmetallic materials. Metallic and nonmetallic materials may be used separately and in combination to construct component parts of a water system, including, but not limited to, conduits, pipes, couplings, caulking materials, protective linings and coatings, services, valves, hydrants, pumps, tanks and reservoirs. 15.16.230 Newly developed materials and equipment. This Division 1 does not prohibit the use of newly developed materials or equipment if such materials and equipment meet the requirements of this division and the Utility Manual described in this chapter. 15.16.240 Materials - Service life. The material shall have a reasonable useful service life and be capable of withstanding, with ample safety factors, the internal and external forces to which it may be subjected in service. The materials and equipment shall be so selected as to mitigate corrosion, electrolysis and deterioration. -13- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.16.250 Quality of Work. All work shall be performed !^ by competent workers experienced in the trade involved. Such work shall be done in a manner to avoid imperfections which might impair the stability of the physical structure. All work and equipment shall comply with applicable codes. Installation shall be made by or under the direction of qualified personnel. 15.16.260 Location of distribution and transmission system. All water mains located in the public rights-of-way shall be located as specified by the engineer at time of obtaining the excavation permit. 15.16.270 Housing of equipment and facilities. Housing for all equipment, appurtenances and other facilities shall provide adequate ventilation and protection against unauthorized entry, and ample space for the performance of all operating, maintenance and repair functions. Further, such property shall be adequately landscaped pursuant to a landscaping plan approved by the City Parks and Recreation Director. 15.16.280 Pumping equipment - Foundations. Adequate foundation,.considering soil conditions, shall be provided to prevent vibration of any rotating equipment. 15.16.290 Pump installations. Pump installations shall be such as to provide cutting the unit out of service for overhaul and maintenance, and piping shall have flexible couplings to prevent strain on pump cases in case of settlement of foundation or piping. 15.16.300 Pumping equipment - Piping. All piping shall be installed to provide free flow of water and prevent turbulence. 15.16.310 Prevention of defects or sanitary hazards. Construction shall be such as to prevent sanitary hazards or structural defects whether the pumping unit is handling raw or treated water. 15.16.320 Storage - Foundation requirements. Adequate foundation, considering soil conditions, shall be provided. 15.16.330 Storage - Protective coatings for tanks. All steel tanks shall be provided with adequate protective coatings. 15.16.340 Storage - Ventilation requirements. Adequate ventilation shall be provided in all storage reservoirs or tanks. -14- TBM/WP/COD26109 Division 2 SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE Chapter 15.20 15.20.010 Definitions applicable to Division 2. The definitions in this chapter shall govern the construction of this Division 2 of Title 15, and any permits issued thereunder unless otherwise apparent from the context. 15.20.015 Act. "Act" means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq. 15.20.020 Cesspool. "Cesspool" means and is a lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a drainage system, or part thereof, so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and sides, and constructed pursuant to the provisions of the Plumbing Code. 15.20.040 Chimney. "Chimney" means a vertical Section of a sewer pipe extending either from a vertical tee set 90 degrees to the main line or from a long radius one-quarter bend set vertically at the curb of property line, and in either case suitably reinforced with concrete. 15.20.050 City engineer. "Engineer" means the City Engineer or authorized deputy, agent, representative or inspector. 15.20.060 Dairywastes. "Dairywastes" mean the waste liquids incident to operation of a dairy, including wash water from the milking barn, milk house, bottle washing equipment, and similar devices. 15.20.065 Director. "Director" means the Director of Public Works of the City or authorized deputy, agent, representative or inspector. 15.20.070 Domestic sewage. "Domestic sewage" means the waterborne wastes derived from ordinary living processes, and of such character as to permit satisfactory disposal, without special treatment, into the public sewer or by means of a private sewage disposal system. 15.20.080 Effluent. "Effluent" means the liquid flowing out of any treatment plant or facility constructed and operated for the partial or complete treatment of sewage or industrial waste. -15- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.20.090 Septic tank effluent. "Septic tank effluent" ^" is effluent from private septic tanks and shall be considered, for the purposes of this chapter involving the discharge of septic tank effluent to a Septic Tank Effluent Pumping pressure sewer system (STEP), the same as industrial waste. Whenever this chapter refers to industrial waste, the reference shall include septic tank effluent. 15.20.095 EPA. "EPA" means the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency. 15.20.100 Frontage. "Frontage" means the length or width in feet applied to a lot based on the benefit received from the abutting sewer, as determined by the city engineer. 15.20.110 House lateral. "House lateral" means that part of the sewer piping within the street or right-of-way which extends from the property or sewer right-of-way line to a connection with the main -line sewer. 15.20.115 Indirect Discharge. "Indirect discharge" or "discharge" into a sewer means the introduction of pollutants into a POTW from any non-domestic source regulated under Section 307 (b), (c) or (d) of the Act. 15.20.120 Industrial building. "Industrial building" means any building, structure or works which is, or which is designed to be used for the manufacture, processing or distribution of materials, equipment, supplies, food or commodities of any description; or which is used or designed to be used as a school, sanitarium, hospital, penal institution or charitable institution, together with all appurtenances thereto and the surrounding premises under the same ownership or control. 15.20.130 Industrial connection sewer. "Industrial connection sewer" means that part of the sewer piping within the street or right-of-way which extends from the property or sewer right-of-way line to a connection with the main -line sewer through which is discharged industrial waste. 15.20.135 Industrial User. "Industrial user" or "user" means a source of indirect discharge. 15.20.140 Industrial waste. "Industrial waste" means any and all waste substances, liquid or solid, except domestic sewage, and includes among other things radioactive wastes and explosive, noxious or toxic gas when present in the sewage system. 15.20.150 Industrial waste treatment facility. "Industrial waste treatment facility" means any works or device for the treatment, storage or control of industrial waste within a site prior to disposal. -16- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.20.160 Inspector. "Inspector" means the authorized inspector, deputy, agent or representative of the city engineer. 15.20.170 Interceptor. "Interceptor" means and is a device designed and installed so as to separate and retain deleterious, hazardous or undesirable matter from wastes. 15.20.175 Interference. "Interference" means a discharge which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources: (A) inhibits or disrupts the POTW, its treatment processes or operations, or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and (B) is therefore a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation) or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with the following statutory provisions and regulations or permits issued thereunder (or more stringent state or local regulations): Section 405 of the Clean Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) including Title II, more commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and including state regulations contained in any sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Subtitle D of the SWDA), the Clean Air Act, and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act. 15.20.177 National Categorical Pretreatment Standard. "National Categorical Pretreatment Standard", "NCPS", "National Pretreatment Standard", "Pretreatment Standard", or "Standard" means any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in accordance with Section 307 (b) and (c) of the Act which applies to industrial users. This term includes prohibitive discharge limits established pursuant to Section 403.5 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 15.20.180 Licensed contractor. "Licensed contractor" means a contractor having a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and Professions Code, state of California, which license includes the activities listed on the permit applied for. 15.20.190 Lot. "Lot" means any piece or parcel of land bounded, defined or shown upon a map or deed recorded or filed in the office of the county recorder of Los Angeles County; provided, however, that in the event any building or structure covers more area than a lot as defined above, the term "lot" shall include all such pieces or parcels of land upon which said building or structure is wholly or partly located together with the yards, courts and other unoccupied spaces legally required for the building or structure. 15.20.200 Main -line sewer. "Main -line sewer" means any public sewer in a dedicated right-of-way in which changes in -17- TBM/WP/COD26109 alignment and grade occur only at manholes, or where angle points or curves between manholes have been approved by the city engineer. Such sewers are generally eight inches or more in diameter. 15.20.204 New source. "New source" means any building, structure, facility, or installation from which there is or may be a discharge of pollutants, the construction of which commenced after the publication of proposed pretreatment standards under Section 307 (c) of the Act applicable to such source. 15.20.205 NPDES permit. "NPDES permit" means a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act. 15.20.206 Off-site Disposal. "Off-site disposal" means the disposal or removal of industrial wastes or other materials regulated by this Division to a site other than the premises where the wastes were generated whether or not such site is under the control of the industrial waste permittee. 15.20.208 On-site disposal. "On-site disposal" means the management, treatment, control or disposal, other than to the public sewer system, of industrial wastes or other materials within the premises named in an industrial waste disposal permit whether or not the wastes were generated at the permitted site or by the permittee. 15.20.209 Pass through. "Pass through" means a discharge which exits the POTW into the waters of the United States in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the POTW's NPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation). 15.20.210 Permittee. "Permittee" means the person to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this Division 2 of Title 15. 15.20.220 Pollution of underground or surface waters. "Pollution of underground or surface waters" means affecting such waters in a manner which, if allowed to continue, would render them unfit for human or animal use, or toxic to vegetation to an extent adversely affecting plant growth or curtailing crop yield. 15.20.222 Pollution of underground or surface waters. "Pollution of underground or surface waters" means affecting the chemical, physical, biological and radiological integrity of such waters by man-made or man -induced activities. 15.20.224 Publicly Owned Treatment Works. "Publicly Owned Treatment Works" or "POTW" means a treatment works as defined by Section 212 of the Act, which is owned by a state or -18- TBM/WP/COD26109 municipality (as defined by Section 502 (4) of the Act). This definition includes any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature. It also includes sewers, pipes and other conveyances only if they convey wastewater to a POTW treatment plant. For the purpose of this Division, POTW shall also include any sewers that convey wastewaters to the POTW from outside the municipality by contract. 15.20.226 Pretreatment. "Pretreatment" or "treatment" means the reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less harmful state prior to or in lieu of discharging or otherwise introducing such pollutants into a POTW or other disposal facility. The reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical or biological processes or process changes by use of an industrial waste treatment facility or other means, except as prohibited by 40 CFR Section 403.6(d). 15.20.230 Public sewer. "Public sewer" means a main -line sanitary sewer, dedicated to public use. 15.20.240 Radioactive material. "Radioactive material" is defined to be any material composed of or containing chemical elements which spontaneously change their atomic structure by the emission of alpha or beta particles or gamma rays or any other particles or rays or forms of energy. 15.20.250 Rainwater diversion system. "Rainwater diversion system" means any device designated to prevent the entry of stormwaters into the public sewer system or other waste disposal or treatment systems, and to redirect storm flows to appropriate areas. 15.20.260 Saddle. A. "Y saddle" means a short pipe -fitting with a shoulder at one end to allow the application of the fitting to a hole tapped in the main -line sewer such that the short pipe shall form a 45 -degree angle from the main -line sewer pipe. B. "T saddle" means a short pipe -fitting with a shoulder at one end to allow the application of the fitting to a hole tapped in the main -line sewer such that the short pipe shall form a 90 -degree angle from the main -line sewer pipe. 15.20.270 Seepage pit. "Seepage pit" means a lined -excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a septic tank, so designed as to permit the effluent from the septic tank to seep through its bottom and sides. 15.20.280 Septic tank. "Septic tank" means a watertight receptacle which receives the discharge from a sewerage system, designed and constructed so as to retain solids, digest organic -19- TBM/WP/COD26109 matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to discharge either into the soil outside of the tank through a drainfield system or one or more seepage pits, or into a STEP system. 15.20.290 Sewage. "Sewage" means any waterborne or liquid wastes, including domestic sewage and industrial waste, but does not include or mean stormwater, groundwater, roof or yard drainage. 15.20.295 Sewer Disposal. "Sewer disposal" means the disposal of industrial wastes or other materials into the public sewer system by means of a direct connection to the public sewer system from the premises named in an industrial waste disposal permit. 15.20.300 Sewage pumping plant. "Sewage pumping plant" means any works or device used to raise sewage from a lower to a higher level or to overcome friction in a pipeline. 15.20.310 STEP system. "STEP system" means a Septic Tank Effluent Pumping system which is a public sewer system, operating under pressure and especially designed to receive effluent from private septic tanks. 15.20.315 Standard Industrial Classification. "Standard Industrial Classification" or "SIC" means a classification pursuant to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, 1972, as amended. 15.20.320 Tapping. "Tapping" means the forming of a T or Y branch connection to a main -line sewer by installing a T or Y saddle after the sewer is in place. 15.20.330 T. "T" means a fitting for a branch on which the spur joins the barrel of the pipe at an angle of approximately 90 degrees. 15.20.332 Trunk Sewer. "Trunk sewer" means a sewer under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than the City of Santa Clarita. 15.20.335 Uncontrolled discharge. "Uncontrolled discharge" means any discharge, intentional or accidental, occurring in such a manner that the discharger is unable to determine or regulate the quantity, quality or effects of the discharge. 15.20.340 Waste disposal facility. "Waste disposal facility" means any dump, solid waste disposal site, transfer station, sanitary landfill, land reclamation project, incinerator (except household incinerators and wood refuse to be burned in a suitable furnace), or other similar site or facility which is -20- TBM/WP/COD26109 used or intended to be used for the acceptance for transfer, salvage or disposal of rubbish, garbage or industrial waste, whether liquid or solid. 15.20.350 Water pollution control plant. "Water pollution control plant" means any works or device for treating sewage except any industrial waste treatment facility, and except any private sewage disposal system covered by the Plumbing Code. 15.20.360 Y. "Y" means a fitting for a branch on which the spurjoins the barrel of the pipe at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. Chapter 15.24 GENERAL PROVISIONS 15.24.010 Title for citation. The ordinance codified in Division 2 of this Title 15 shall be known as the "sanitary sewer and industrial waste ordinance," and may be cited as such. 15.24.020 Applicability of Division 2 provisions. The provisions of this Division 2 shall apply to the discharge, deposit or disposal of all wastes. including any material which may cause pollution of underground or surface waters, in, upon or affecting the city, and the design, construction, alteration, use and maintenance of public sewers and house laterals, industrial connection sewers, water pollution control plants, sewage pumping plants, industrial liquid -waste pretreatment plants, dairy screen -chambers, sand and grease interceptors, and appurtenances the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor, and fees to pay the cost of checking plans, inspecting the construction and making record plans of the facilities permitted hereunder, and providing penalties for violation of any of the provisions of this Division 2. 15.24.025 References to additions and amendments. Whenever reference is made to any portion of the ordinance codified in this Division 2, such reference applies to all amendments and additions thereto now or hereafter made. 15.24.030 Time limits - Extension permitted when. Any time limit provided for in the provisions of this Division 2 may be extended by mutual written consent of both the officer or department concerned and the permittee or applicant, or other person affected. 15.24.040 Water pollution control facilities - Standards. Water pollution control plants and facilities shall be designed so as to produce an effect which will not pollute underground or surface waters, create a nuisance, or menace the public peace, health or safety. The engineer shall consult with the State Regional Water Quality Control Board, health officers -21- TBM/WP/COD26109 and officials of industrial and public agencies, and from time to P^ time promulgate standards which may vary according to location, topography, physical conditions, and other pertinent factors. 15.24.050 Maintenance of facilities - Applicability of provisions. A. The requirements contained in Division 2 of this Title 15 covering the maintenance of water pollution control plants, sewage pumping plants, industrial waste pretreatment plants, dairy screen -chambers, waste disposal facility interceptors, or other appurtenances, shall apply to all such facilities now existing or hereafter constructed. All such facilities shall be maintained by the owners thereof in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices or safeguards which are required by this Division 2 for the operation of such facilities shall be maintained in good working order. B. This Section shall not be construed as permitting the removal or nonmaintenance of any devices or safeguards on existing facilities unless authorized in writing by the city engineer. 15.24.060 Maintenance of sewers and laterals. The property owner is responsible, technically and otherwise, for his or her sewer lateral connection. The City shall have no responsibility to maintain or repair any lateral connection and assumes no such responsibility by any Act or omission. All house laterals, industrial connection sewers, septic tank outlet connections to STEP system, and appurtenances thereto existing as of the adoption of this ordinance, or thereafter constructed, shall be maintained by the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices or safeguards which are required by this Division 2 for the operation thereof shall be maintained in good working order. For septic tanks connected to a STEP system, the limits of maintenance responsibility are: a) the septic tank and its outlet pipe up .to the point of connection to the STEP pumping unit wet well shall be maintained by the owner of the property served, b) the STEP pumping unit, wet well, pumped discharge piping and mainlines shall be maintained by the public agency established for that purpose; and c) the costs of the electrical power for the STEP pump shall be paid by the owner of the property served. 15.24.070 inspection to ascertain compliance - Access required. Acceptance of permit conditions. (A) The Director may inspect, as often as he deems necessary, every main -line sewer, sewage pumping plant, water pollution control plant, industrial waste pretreatment plant or facility, industrial sewer connection, interceptor, dairy screenchamber, neutralization basin, waste disposal facility, or other similar appurtenances to ascertain whether such facilities are maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of -22- TBM/WP/COD26109 this Division 2. All persons shall permit and provide the Director with access to all such facilities at reasonable times. (B) An applicant, by accepting a permit issued pursuant to this Division 2 does thereby consent and agree to entry upon the premises described in the permit by the Director at all reasonable times for the purpose of: 1. Inspection, sampling, flow measurement or examination of records; 2. Placing on the premises devices for monitoring, flow measurement or metering; 3. Inspection and copying any records, reports, test results or other information required to carry out the provisions of this Division 2; and 4. Photographing any waste, waste container, vehicle, waste treatment process, discharge location, or violation discovered during an inspection. 15.24.080 Enforcement - City engineer powers. The city engineer shall enforce all the provisions of this Division 2, and for such purpose shall have the powers of a peace officer. 15.24.090 Identification for inspectors and maintenance personnel. The city engineer shall provide means of identification of inspectors and sewer maintenance men which shall identify them as such. Inspectors and sewer maintenance men shall identify themselves upon request, when entering upon the work of any contractor or property owner for any inspection or work required by this Division 2. 15.24.110 Notice service procedures. Unless otherwise provided in this Division 2, any notice required to be given by the engineer under this division shall be in writing, and served in the manner provided in the Code of Civil Procedure for the service of process, or by registered or certified mail. If served by mail, the notice shall be sent to the last address known to the city engineer. Where the address is unknown, service may be made as above provided upon the owner of record of the property. 15.24.120 Obstructing access to facilities prohibited. No object, whether a permanent structure, or a temporary structure, or any object which is difficult of removal, shall be located on a sewer easement or placed in such a position as to interfere with the ready and easy access to any facility described in Section 15.24.070. Any such obstruction, upon request of the city engineer, shall be immediately removed by the violator at no expense to the city, and shall not be replaced. -23- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.24.130 Interference with inspectors prohibited when. r^" No person shall, during reasonable hours, refuse, resist or attempt to resist the entrance of the engineer into any building, factory, plant, yard, field or other place or portions thereof in the performance of his duty within the power conferred upon him by law or by Division 2 of this Title 15. 15.24.140 Violation - Penalty. Every person violating any provision of this Division 2 or any condition or limitation of permit issued pursuant thereto is guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 15.24.150 Continued violations. Each day during which any violation described in this Division 2 as willful continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided by this division. 15.24.155 Injunctive Relief. The Director may seek injunctive relief for noncompliance with any provision of this Division 2 or the conditions and limitations of any permit issued pursuant to this Division 2. 15.24.160 Severability. If any provision of the ordinance codified in this Division 2, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 15.24.170 Discharges to STEP sewer systems. No person shall make or allow any discharge of any material to a STEP sewer system for which he or she does not have a valid discharge permit pursuant to this Division 2 and to Section 15.36.040. 15.24.175 Notification of uncontrolled discharges required. (A) In the event of an uncontrolled discharge, the discharge or permittee shall immediately notify the Director of the incident by telephone. The notification shall include location of discharge, type of material, concentration and volume, and corrective actions taken. (B) Within ten (10) days after the uncontrolled discharge, the discharger or permittee shall submit to the Director a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge, corrective action taken and measures to be taken to prevent future occurrences. Such notification shall not relieve the discharger or permittee of liability or fines incurred as a r'^ result of the uncontrolled discharge. -24- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.24.180 Confidential Information - Public access. ^ Information and data concerning an industrial user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits, monitoring programs and inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agency without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information. Chapter 15.28 ADMINISTRATION,, PERMITS AND FEES 15.28.010 Permits - Issuance authorized when. If it appears from the application for any permit required by this Division 2 that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the provisions of this division, the city engineer, upon receipt of the fees hereinafter required, shall issue such permit. 15.28.030 Fees - Estimated valuation procedures. Whenever the fees required by this Division 2 are based on valuations, the City Engineer shall determine the estimated valuation in all cases, and for such purposes he shall be guided by approved estimating practices. 15.28.040 Fees - City work exempt when. Neither public officer or body acting in an official capacity on behalf of the city shall be required by this Division 2 to pay or deposit any fee. This Section does not apply where a public officer is acting with reference to private assets which have come under his or her jurisdiction by virtue of his or her office. 15.28.045 Fees - Reimbursement authorized when - Procedures for awarding contracts. A. The City Engineer may recommend that the Council by the adoption of a resolution or the approval of an agreement, authorize reimbursement to a subdivider, school district, special assessment district or person, either by direct payment or deferred reimbursement, for a portion of the cost of constructing sanitary sewers for public use where such sewers can or will be used by areas outside of the area for which the sewers are being installed; such authorization shall conform with the requirements of the applicable state laws, shall include the establishment of a reimbursement district and collection rates to be applied, and shall provide the notice be published inviting sealed bids on the work proposed and that the bids be publicly opened. B. :he procedure for the receipt of bids and the award of contract for work to be done by a special assessment district or -25- TBM/WP/COD26109 any public agency directly controlled by state law shall be as !"* required by the particular laws applicable; for all other project, the City engineer shall receive and analyze the bids, and authorize the principals involved to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. In the event that the low bid received exceeds the engineer's estimate by more than 10 percent, the City Engineer shall notify the principals involved of the increase over the estimated cost. If the principals involved and the City Engineer agree, the contract may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, otherwise all bids shall be rejected and the proposal readvertised for new bids. 15.28.050 Certificate of final inspection - Conditions. When it appears to the satisfaction of the city engineer that all work done under the permit has been constructed according to and meets the requirements of all the applicable provisions of this Division 2, and that all fees have been paid, the city engineer, if requested, shall cause to be issued to the permittee constructing such work a certificate of final inspection. The certificate shall recite that such work as is covered by the permit has been constructed according to this Division 2, and that the work is in an approved condition. 15.28.060 Refund procedures. A. In the event that any person shall have paid a fee as r" required under the sections set forth below and no work or processing has been done on these functions by the city engineer and the project has been formally abandoned or cancelled, such person, upon presentation to the city engineer of a request in writing, on special provided forms, shall be entitled to a refund in an amount to 80 percent of the fee actually paid: Section Type of Fee 15.32.120 Sewer construction permit fees - Table 1 15.32.180 Tap fee 15.32.190 Manhole reconstruction inspection charges 15.32.210 Plan checking fees 15.32.220 Sewer easement processing fees 15.32.230 Special studies - Preparation and checking fees 15.32.250 Charges for sewer maintenance 15.36.200 Industrial waste disposal permit - Application fee - Schedule. -26- TBM/WP/COD26109 B. In the event that the engineer has commenced any plan checking or other work for which a fee was paid, or the contractor has commenced work on the construction, no portion of the fee shall be refunded. C. Refund requests must be submitted within a one-year period after the date the fee was paid. -27- TBM/WP/COD26109 Chapter 15.32 SANITARY SEWERS Part I SEWER CONSTRUCTION PERMIT 15.32.010 Required when - Period of validity. A. No person other than the person specifically excepted by this Division 2 shall commence, do or cause to be done, construct or cause to be constructed, use or cause to be used, alter or cause to be altered any public sewer, main -line sewer, house lateral, sewage pumping plant, water pollution control plant, or other similar appurtenance in the city without first obtaining a sewer construction permit from the city engineer. B. A sewer construction permit issued by the city engineer shall expire one year from the date of issuance, except when the plans were approved in accordance with an agreement either with another governmental agency, or with the city for a subdivision as required by the Subdivision Ordinance of this code, the permit shall be valid for the period specified in the agreement. 15.32.020 Not required when. The provisions of this Division 2 requiring permits shall not apply to contractors constructing public sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded by the council and entered into under proceedings had or taken pursuant to any of the special procedure statutes of this state providing for the construction of sewers and the assessing of the expense thereof against the lands benefited thereby, or under contracts between the contractor and City. 15.32.030 Application - Form and contents. A. Any person requiring a sewer construction permit shall make written application to the city engineer. B. The city engineer shall provide printed application forms for the permits provided for by this Division 2, indicating thereon the information to be furnished by the applicant. The City Engineer may require, in addition to the information furnished by the printed form, any additional information from the applicant which will enable the City Engineer to determine that the proposed work or use complies with the provisions of this Division 2. -28- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.040 Plan approval prerequisite to issuance. No sewer construction permit shall be issued until the city engineer has checked and approved the plans in accordance with Section 15.32.390 and the other applicable provisions of this Division 2. 15.32.050 Tapping fee payment required when. A. When, in the opinion of the city engineer, it is necessary to connect a house lateral to a public sewer at a point where no connection facility has been provided, application for a public sewer tap shall be submitted and a fee for tapping the public sewer shall be paid by the applicant before the permit is issued for the construction of the house lateral. All tapping of public sewers, except trunk sewers, shall be performed by the city engineer. B. Exception: Tapping of the public sewer as required on sewer plans approved by the city engineer shall be constructed by a licensed contractor. 15.32.055 Permit from other agencies required when. Before granting any permit for the construction, installation, repair or removal of any sewer, or appurtenances thereto, which will necessitate any excavation or fill, in, upon or under any public street, highway, or right-of-way under the jurisdiction of another public agency, the City Engineer shall require the applicant to first obtain a permit from the agency having jurisdiction. 15.32.060 Requirements for pumping and treatment plants. Before granting a permit for the construction of any sewage pumping plant or water pollution control plant, the engineer shall check and approve the plans or required modification thereof as to their compliance with municipal, state and other governmental laws or ordinances, and shall require that the -facilities be adequate in every respect for the use intended. 15.32.070 Excessive discharge of sewage - Conditional permit requirements. A. Any person proposing to have sewage discharged from any property to a public sewer in quantities or at a rate greater than the capacity for which the sewer was designed, when proportioned to such property, and which such additional quantity will immediately overload the sewer, shall be denied a permit to connect any facilities to the sewer which will discharge more than the proportionate share allotted to the property. However, if such additional discharge will not immediately but may in the future overload the sewer, a conditional permit to connect to the sewer may be issued after the owner of the property agrees by a covenant satisfactory to the city engineer recorded against the land to construct or to share in the cost of construction of additional sewer capacity at such future time as the city -29- TBM/WP/COD26109 engineer determines that an overload situation exists or is imminent. B. The owner of the property shall supply a faithful performance bond guaranteeing compliance with the terms of the covenant, in a penal sum which, in the opinion of the city engineer, equals the future cost of construction of sewer facilities to carry such additional discharge. C. The faithful performance bond shall be kept in full force and effect until such additional discharge is discontinued or until such additional sewer facilities are completed, and this obligation shall pass to succeeding owners of the property. D. If any owner fails to.supply and keep in effect the required faithful performance bond or fails to comply with the terms of the covenant, the conditional permit allowing such additional discharge may be revoked, and the continuing of such additional discharge thereafter will constitute a violation of this Division 2. E. The provisions of this Section shall also apply to any property previously connected to a public sewer, the discharge from which is later proposed to be increased or is found to have been increased substantially beyond the proportionate share of public sewer capacity allotted to the property. 15.32.080 Permit for use of temporary facilities - Conditions. The city engineer may issue sewer connection permits for two or more buildings to be served by a temporary private sewage disposal system if all of the following conditions have been met: A. The sewer collection system has been constructed in accordance with the provisions of this Division 2; B. A permanent sewage disposal system has been approved as to concept, plans and land use by all regulatory agencies having jurisdiction; C. The construction of a permanent sewage disposal system has been guaranteed to the satisfaction of the city engineer, either by the posting of bonds in accordance with the Subdivision Ordinance of this code, or by other satisfactory assurances; D. The temporary sewage disposal system is approved by the city engineer, the provider of health services to the City, and all other regulatory agencies having jurisdiction. The conditions for such approvals shall include a stated time limit for the use of such temporary system, and shall provide for the termination of such use and the connection to the guaranteed permanent sewage disposal system; -30- TSM/WP/COD26109 E. A cash deposit in an amount established by the city ^^ engineer has been deposited with the city engineer to insure the satisfactory maintenance of the temporary sewage disposal system; F. Provision has been made for the inclusion of the area served by the temporary sewage disposal system in a sewer maintenance district or other taxing entity capable of generating adequate maintenance and operational funds in the event that public operation of the temporary system should become necessary. 15.32.090 Nontransferability of permits. Permits issued under Part 1 of this chapter are not transferable from one person to another person or from one location to another location. Part 2 FEES AND DEPOSITS 15.32.100 Connection to public sewer - Payment of fees required. Any person desiring to connect any lot to a public sewer shall, as a prerequisite to obtaining the permits required by the Plumbing Code, pay all fees or charges which may be required by Sections 15.32.120, 15.32.150 and 15.32.180 of this chapter. 15.32.110 Sewer construction permit fees - Table 1. Before granting any permit for the construction of main -line sewer, house lateral sewer, water pollution control plant, sewage pumping plant, and whenever a permit for any industrial waste treatment or disposal facility is required by the city engineer, the city shall collect the following fees from the applicant to cover the cost of field inspection of the proposed construction, procuring or preparing record plans, automobile mileage, and all overhead and indirect costs: Table I - Inspection And Record Plan Fees For a Total Valuation of Proposed Work Permit Fee $ 600. 0 or less.. .......................... $ 65.00 601.00 to $ 1,000.00 ........................... 130.00 1,001.00 to 1,500.00 ........................... 210.00 1,501.00 to 2,000.00 ........................... 295.00 2,001.00 to 2,500.00 ........................... 375.00 2,501.00 to 3,000.00 ........................... 450.00 3,001.00 to 3,500.00 ........................... 525.00 3,501.00 to 4,000.00 ........................... 600.00 4,001.00 to 4,500.00 ........................... 675.00 4,501.00 to 5,000.00 ........................... 740.00 5,001.00 to 6,000.00 ........................... 870.00 -31- TBM/WP/COD26109 6,001.00 to 7,000.00 ........................... 985.00 A'^ 7,001.00 to 8,000.00 ........................... 11090.00 8,001.00 to 9,000.00 ........................... 11190.00 9,001.00 to 10,000.00 ........................... 1,280.00 A. For each $1,000.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $10,000.00 and not exceeding $50,000.00, an additional $85.00; B. For each $1,000.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $50,000.00 and not exceeding, $100,000.00, an additional $65.00; C. For each $1,000.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $100,000.00, an additional $50.00; D. For additional work approved by the engineer but not included in the original permit, the applicant shall pay a base fee of $8.00 and an additional fee of $8.00 for each $100.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of such additional work. 15.32.120 Connection charges - Designated. A. No permit shall be issued for the direct connection of ^ any lot to a public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to such lot, or to a trunk sewer in which capacity has been assigned by the owner thereof to the city until, in addition to any other fees required by this Division 2 and by the Plumbing Code, there has been paid a connection charge in an amount equal to $12.00 per front foot of the lot sought to be connected if said lot is rectangular and has an average depth of 100 feet or more. If the shape of lot is other than the usual rectangular shape, or unusual in area, and the strict adherence to the above mentioned provision would require payment of an amount not commensurate with the benefits to be received, the provisions of this Section as to the amount to be charged may be modified as determined by the city engineer. In no case shall the charge be less than $300.00, unless reduced by the charges of another public entity as provided in Section 15.32.140. B. Property owned by a public entity and being used by such entity in the performance of a governmental function is exempt from the requirements of this Section. 15.32.130 Connection charges - Sewers constructed under federal aid exempt. When a public sewer has been constructed under federal aid, any lot to be connected to such sewer shall be exempt from the connection charge specified by Section 15.32.120. -32- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.135 Area and connection charges in reimbursement districts. A. If any property is in a sewer reimbursement district which has been formed by the Council in accordance with Section 15.28.045, not permit shall be issued for the connection of such property to a public sewer until, in addition to any other fees required by this ordinance and by the Plumbing Code, all area charges and frontage charges required by this section have been paid. B. An area charge computed by the area rates established for the reimbursement district shall be collected, whether or not additional public sewer is being constructed to serve the property. If the property is in more than one reimbursement district, an area charge shall be collected for each district. C. Additionally, if the reimbursement agreement provides for frontage reimbursement, any lot located in the frontage reimbursement area and seeking direct house connection to any public sewer shall pay a reimbursement district connection charge in the amount specified below. D. The reimbursement district connection charge shall be computed at a rate to be determined by the City engineer, but in no case shall be charged less than $200.00. E. If a reimbursement district connection charge is collected as provided in this section, then the connection charge required by Section 15.32.120 shall not be collected. 15.32.140 Reduction of charges for payments to other entities. In the event that any public entity requires a connection charge or fee for use of a trunk sewer prior to the issuance of a permit by the city engineer, the charge in the amount required in Section 15.32.120 shall be reduced by the amount of the charge or connection fee made by the public entity, or shall be waived if such other charge or fee is greater than the amount herein required. 15.32.150 Connections to trunk sewers - Permit requirements. No permit shall be issued for the direct connection of any lot to a trunk sewer until the applicant has first obtained a permit for such connection from the owner of the trunk sewer. 15.32.160 Sewer connection permit - Determination of capacity - Agreement on future assessments. A. No permit shall be issued for the direct connection of any lot to a public sewer which was not designed for and intended to directly serve such lot unless the city engineer first determines that there is additional capacity available in -33- TBM/WP/COD26109 such sewer beyond that required to serve the property for which it was designed. B. Further, if such lot may in the future be included in a special assessment improvement district which would provide sewers for such lot and adjoining area, such connection permit shall not be issued until the connection charge specified by Section 15.32.120 and any other applicable charges have been paid, and the property owner has executed and recorded in the office of the county recorder a waiver which states that the property owner will not protest inclusion in, and will pay the assessment for, such improvement district. Such waiver and agreement shall be part of the conditions of ownership of the property and shall be binding on all heirs, successors and assigns to the property. 15.32.170 Sewer connection permit - Charges for portions of property. Whenever a sewer connection permit is requested for only a portion of a lot and the engineer finds that only such portion will be benefited by a sewer connection, and that both the area of such portion and the remaining area of such lot conform to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of this code, a house sewer connection permit may be issued for such portion and all charges required by this ordinance shall be based on the dimensions of such portion. 15.32.180 Tap fee. The City shall collect from the applicant a fee of $154.00 to tap the public sewer, which shall include the installation of a saddle furnished by the applicant but no excavation, backfill or resurfacing. 15.32.190 Manhole reconstruction inspection charges. A. A permit shall be obtained from the engineer wherever construction, reconstruction or adjustment is to be performed adjacent to an existing sewer manhole, to ascertain that the sewer lines and manholes have been thoroughly cleaned and the manholes have been satisfactorily constructed, reconstructed or adjusted to city standards. B. This inspection is also required for construction of industrial waste measuring manholes, reconstruction or adjustment of any portion of a manhole due to service connections or grading or paving operation, or any other work which in the opinion of the city engineer may cause damage to a manhole. C. The fee shall be $56.00 for the first manhole and $28.00 each for each additional manhole. These fees shall cover the costs of field inspection, automobile mileage, and all overhead and indirect costs. -34- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.200 Future assessments for additional benefits. In r'^ the event that any lot which has paid any charges required under Section 15.32.100 receives additional benefit from any public or trunk sewer, nothing contained in Part 2 of this chapter shall relieve the property owner from future payment of charges as herein provided nor from a special assessment levied under a statute of the state of California for such additional benefit. 15.32.210 Plan checking fees. Any person required by Chapter 15.32 of this division to have plans checked and processed shall pay to the city engineer the following fee or fees for the service: 1. If the total valuation of the proposed work, as determined by the city engineer, is $2,000.00 or less, the plan checking fee will be $160.00; 2. For each $100.00 or fractional part thereof of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $2,000.00, and not exceeding $ 10,000.00, an additional $4.30; 3. For each $ 100.00 or fractional part thereof of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $10,000.00, an additional $3.25; 4. If any portion of the plans, or specifications, including changes in materials after having been checked, or after being approved and signed by the city engineer are required to be redrawn, rechecked or revised, the applicant shall pay .a rechecking fee in the amount of the estimated cost of doing the work as determined by the city engineer; 5. If the plans have been submitted 3 times for checking and are not ready for approval, the applicant shall pay for each additional submittal a fee in the amount of the estimated cost of doing the work as determined by the city engineer; 6. If any portion of plans which have been abandoned or which have expired pursuant to Section 20.32.400 are resubmitted, the applicant shall pay a fee as if work was new. 15.32.220 Sewer easement processing fees. A. For each private contract requiring the processing of sewer easements, the city engineer shall collect from the applicant a fee of $310.00 for the first parcel description and title report, and $180.00 for each additional parcel through which a sewer easement is required. In the event it is necessary to revise the description and/or title report due to a realignment or revision of the easement, the city engineer shall collect an additional fee of $130.00 for each parcel. -35- TBM/WP/COD26109 B. For each private contract requiring the vacation of a i^ sewer easement, the city engineer shall collect from the applicant a minimum fee of $290.00. In the event it is necessary to revise the boundary of the proposed vacation due to any revisions submitted by the applicant, the city engineer shall collect an additional fee of $130.00 for each revision. fees. 15.32.230 Special studies - Preparation and checking A. Before proceeding with the preparation of an area, reimbursement, or other special study, the city engineer shall collect from the person making the request for the work a fee in the amount of the estimated cost of doing the work, as determined by the city engineer, but not less than $300.00. B. If the cost of doing the work exceeds the fee originally collected, a supplemental fee shall be collected to cover the additional cost as determined by the city engineer. C. If the city engineer determines that a flow measurement of this existing system is required, there will be an additional minimum fee of not less than $533.00 per manhole. D. Studies prepared by others and submitted for checking by the city engineer shall be subject to the fee requirements stated above, except that the minimum fee shall be $120.00. 15.32.235 Reimbursement processing fees. For each private contract requiring reimbursement under Section 15.28.045, the applicant shall pay, in addition to the plan checking fee, a fee of $1,500.00 for the preparation of reimbursement documents and maps. If the cost of doing the work exceeds $1,500.00, a supplemental fee shall be collected to cover the additional cost, as determined by the City Engineer. 15.32.240 Charges for maintenance district annexation, formation, exclusions and dissolutions. A. Any person who desires to place a newly constructed public sewer system in operation, and the property so benefited is not within a maintenance district, shall pay a charge as determined by the engineer to cover the cost of processing, including the necessary state of California processing fee, the annexation or formation. B.. There will be no charges under this Section for processing the dissolution of a maintenance district or the exclusion of any portion of a maintenance district. C. If the sum collected is for processing an annexation to an existing maintenance district, it shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the year in which the sum was collected, -36- TBM/WP/COD26109 and shall be transferred to the city treasurer and credited to the funds of such district. D. If the sum collected is for the formation of a new maintenance district, it shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the year in which the sum was collected, and shall be placed in trust and expended therefrom for the purposes intended. The remainder of such sum, if any, shall be credited to the new district when formed. 15.32.250 Charges for sewer maintenance. A. Any person who desires to place a newly constructed public sewer system in operation prior to the availability of sewer maintenance revenue from the property to be served by such sewer system, shall pay a sewer maintenance charge in an amount determined by the city engineer to cover such cost of maintaining such system from the time the sewer is placed in operation until the property so benefited is included in a maintenance district and revenue becomes available. B. Such charge shall be computed by multiplying $4.17 by the number of manholes to be constructed by the number of months before the property benefited can be included in a maintenance district and revenue becomes available. C. If a sewage pumping plant or a water pollution control plant is included in the computations, an additional sum shall be paid as determined by the city engineer to cover the maintenance and operation costs until the property benefited can be included in a maintenance district and revenue becomes available. D. If the newly constructed sewers are in an area served by an existing sewage pumping plant or water pollution control plant, an additional sum shall be paid as determined by the city engineer to cover the additional maintenance and operation costs until the property benefited can be included in the maintenance district and revenue becomes available. E. If the property benefited is to be annexed to an existing maintenance district, the sum collected shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the year in which the sum was collected and shall be transferred to the city treasurer and credited to the funds of such district. F. If a new maintenance district is to be formed, the sum collected shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the year in which the sum was collected and shall be placed in trust and expended therefrom for the purposes intended. The remainder of �^ such sum, if any, shall be credited to the new district when formed. -37- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.260 Cesspool truck disposal fee. Operators of r-� cesspool pump trucks desiring to discharge the contents of their tanks into facilities provided at city maintenance yards, in conformance with Section 15.32.650, may do so upon payment of a disposal fee of $3.00 for each truck load. 15.32.270 Deposit of collected moneys. Except as otherwise provided in this Division 2, all money received under Sections 15.32.110, 15.32.180 and 15.32.260 shall be deposited with the city treasurer and credited to the special sewer maintenance fund. 15.32.280 Special sewer maintenance fund - Use restrictions. Money deposited in the special sewer maintenance fund, as provided in Section 15.32.270, may be expended by the engineer, contingent upon receipt and availability of such funds, to accomplish the purpose set forth in Section 5471 of the Health and Safety Code, for which no other provisions have been made or for such other sewer purposes that the City Council may authorize not in conflict with existing laws. Part 3 DESIGN STANDARDS "^ 15.32.300 New main -line sewers. New main -line sewers shall conform to the requirements of Part 3 of this chapter unless otherwise specifically excepted. 15.32.310 Water pollution control and sewage pumping plants. New water pollution control plants and sewage pumping plants shall conform to the requirements of Part 3 of this chapter unless otherwise specifically excepted. 15.32.320 New house laterals. New house laterals shall conform to the requirements of Part 3 of this chapter unless otherwise covered by the Plumbing Code. 15.32.330 Condominium sewers. New condominium developments shall be served with main -line sewers and house lateral sewers such that each building will have a separate and independent connection to a main -line sewer. 15.32.340 Large lots - Sewer service requirements. Where a lot is of sufficient size that the Zoning Ordinance of this code does not prohibit its division into smaller parcels, each of such possible parcels into which such lot legally may be divided, upon which one or more buildings containing plumbing facilities are or may be located, shall be considered as a separate lot. If the main -line sewer does not extend to a point from which such possible parcels can be served in accordance with the requirements of Section 15.32.500, the main -line sewer must be extended in compliance with Section 15.32.500. OEM TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.350 Participation in project - Letter requirements. A. A "letter of participation," prepared on a form provided by the engineer, shall be submitted before approval of public sewer plans describing all properties which have participated in the cost of the project. B. All such properties listed will be exempt from the connection charge only, specified in Section 15.32.120. C. The "letter of participation" shall not be revised after the sewers have been accepted for public use by the City Council. D. Exception: The "letter of participation" shall not be revised after a reimbursement agreement authorized under Section 15.28.045 has been approved by the Council. Listed participants will be exempt from the reimbursement district connection charges specified in Section 15.32.135 established for that project in which they have participated. 15.32.360 Dedication of sewers. A. An offer of dedication of sewers to the City shall be included in the agreement to construct sewers for a new subdivision which accompanies the faithful performance security guaranteeing the construction required as a condition for the recordation of the tract map or parcel map. B. Before plans for the construction of any other public main -line sewer are approved by the city engineer, the person causing such plans to be prepared shall present an "offer of dedication," signed and acknowledged, on forms provided by the city engineer. C. When the construction of the sewer, other than sewers required for new subdivisions, has been completed and accepted by the City, the sewer becomes a public sewer. When the construction of the sewer is in conjunction with a tract or parcel map, the sewer shall be accepted by the city engineer on behalf of the city and at such time becomes a public sewer. D. No sewer shall be accepted for dedication by the city unless such sewer has been constructed in conformity with the requirements of Division 2 of this Title 15. 15.32.370 Exceptions to requirements authorized when. If a literal compliance with any engineering requirement of this Division 2 is impossible or impractical because of peculiar r•^ conditions in no way the fault of the person requesting an exception, and the purposes of this Division 2 may be accomplished and public safety secured by an alternate construction or procedure, and the city engineer so finds that -39- TBM/WP/COD26109 such alternate complies with sound engineering practice, the engineer may grant an exception permitting such alternate construction or procedure. 15.32.380 Plan preparation by registered civil engineer. Any plans submitted for approval under the provisions of this Division 2 shall be prepared by or under the direction of and shall be signed by a registered civil engineer of the state of California. 15.32.390 Sewer plans. A. Before a sewer construction permit required by Section 15.32.010 may be issued, plans for the proposed construction shall be submitted to and approved by the city engineer, unless The city engineer determines that plans are not necessary. B. After the fee required by Section 15.32.230 has been paid, the city engineer shall check the submitted plans for compliance with the requirements of this ordinance and other applicable laws and ordinances of the city, state or other governmental jurisdiction. C. If plan corrections and other requirements necessary for plan approval have not been completed within one year after �-. the checked plans are returned by the city engineer, it shall constitute abandonment of the work and the city engineer shall so notify the person who has submitted the plans. D. Approval of a sewer plan shall expire one year from the date of the approval, unless construction of the facilities has commenced. However, if the plans were approved in accordance with an agreement either with another governmental agency, or with the city for a subdivision as required by the Subdivision Ordinance of this code, the approval shall be valid for the period specified in the agreement. E. Resubmission of abandoned and expired plans shall be subject to new plan check fees as specified in Section 15.32.210. 15.32.400 Sewer easement requirements. A. A person desiring to construct a sewer in an easement under the provisions of this Division 2 shall present to the city engineer a request for processing, sufficient information to enable the preparation of a written description, and the fee specified in Section 15.32.220. B. The location and dimensions of sanitary sewer easements shall be sufficient to provide present and future sewer service to abutting areas and adequate access for maintenance as determined by the city engineer. -40- TBM/WP/COD26109 C. Until the required easements have been properly executed and recorded: 1. No plans shall be approved by the engineer for sewer facilities to be constructed by any person across the property of others; 2. No sewer facilities shall be accepted for public use, nor placed in use by any person. 15.32.410 Main - line sewers - Size specifications. The size of main -line sewer pipe shall be determined by standards of design and the coefficients listed below, but in no case shall it be less than eight inches inside diameter. For zoning in the following categories for residential areas: per acre R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 For commercial areas: C-1 through C-4 For heavy industrial areas: M-1 through M-4 Coefficient Cu. ft. per sec. 0.004 0.008 0.012 0.016* 0.015* 0.021 * Individual building, commercial or industrial plant capacities shall be the determining factor when they exceed the coefficients shown. B. The coefficient to be used for any zoned area not listed will be determined by the city engineer based upon the intended development and use. C. The city engineer shall determine which of the coefficients or combination of coefficients shall be used for design, as determined by the established or proposed zoning in the study area. Any modifications to these coefficients due to topography, development or hazard areas shall be approved by the engineer. 15.32.420 Main -line sewers - Minimum velocity. A mainline sewer shall be designed to provide a minimum velocity of two feet per second for pipes flowing one-half full, except that the engineer may approve a gradient that will develop a lower velocity if he finds that a gradient that will develop a velocity of two feet per second is unobtainable. -41- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.430 Bench marks and elevations. A system of bench ^ marks on the U.S. C. & G.S. Sea Level Datum of 1929 and adequate to construct the work shall be shown on the profile. The elevation of the sewer at the point where the system is to be discharged shall be shown as determined in the field from the above shown datum. 15.32.440 Soil conditions. Soil conditions, particularly in areas known to have high groundwater tables, rock, or filled ground, shall be prospected, and the results shown on the profile, if required by the city engineer. 15.32.450 Grades. The slope of the sewer shall be shown on the plans In feet of fall per 100 feet of horizontal distance, expressed as a percentage. Slopes used expressed in percentages shall be divisible, without remainder, by four in the hundredth column. For example, 0.36 percent complies with this Section. 15.32.460 Main -line sewers - Alignment and location in street. Where design considerations permit, main -line sewers shall have a straight alignment, and shall be located five feet from and on the northerly and easterly sides of the centerlines of streets or alleys, except on major or secondary highways where separate sewers shall be located in the roadway six feet from each curbline. 15.32.470 Main -line sewers - Depth. A. The minimum depth for mainline sewers shall be seven and one-half feet. B. Where groundwater is present, the depth for residential main -line sewers may be sufficient to provide for a house lateral with a minimum depth of at least five feet below the curb grade or centerline of street or alley grade at the property line. C. Exceptions to the above minimum may be made only as set forth in Section 15.32.370. 15.32.480 House laterals - Specifications generally. A. For each lot, a six inch internal diameter house lateral sewer shall be provided in the street, straight in alignment and grade between the main -line sewer and the property line, with minimum depths as required by Section 15.32.520, and at right angles to the mainline sewer whenever possible. B. Exception: House laterals constructed in the street under the provisions of the Plumbing Code or house laterals provided in the street for lots restricted to single-family residential use under the provisions of the Zoning ordinance may have an internal diameter of four inches. -42- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.490 House laterals - Depth. A. The depth of house laterals at the property line shall be sufficient to provide service to the lowest or farthest point to be served on the lot at a minimum grade of two percent, with the top of the pipe not less than one foot below the ground surface at any point. B. The minimum depth for house laterals at the property line shall be six feet below the curb grade or the centerline of street or alley grade, except as set forth in Section 15.32.470 for locations where groundwater is present. C. Where street -widening lines have been established by the Zoning Ordinance of this code, the minimum depth shall be measured at such established line. If house laterals are constructed before the existing street is widened, the depth at the property line shall be such that extension at the same straight grade and alignment to the new property line will produce the required depth. 15.32.500 End structures - Location specifications. End structures shall be placed at whichever of the following locations is farthest up grade: A. Not less than 10 feet upgrade from the downgrade lot line of the last lot being served; B. Not more than 40 feet downgrade from the upgrade lot line of the last lot being served, if there may be a future extension of the main -line sewer; C. At a location where the house lateral and building sewer can be constructed in a straight alignment at right angles to the main -line sewer. 15.32.510 Manhole structures. Manhole structures shall be placed in the main -line sewer at all changes of alignment and gradient; the maximum distance between structures shall be not more than 350 feet. All structures shall be designed according to the standard drawings for structures on file in the office of the engineer. Exceptions to the above requirements may be made only on approval of the engineer. 15.32.520 Substructures. All substructures which will be encountered in the construction or which will be installed as part of the improvement shall be shown and designated on the plan. Large substructures which require special treatment in the design of the sewer shall also be shown in the profile. The private engineer who has prepared the plans shall submit to the city engineer a statement that he has determined from each utility or other company having substructures in the affected area that the location and size of such structures, as shown on -43- TBM/WP/COD26109 the submitted plans, are the same as shown upon such company's records. 15.32.530 Pipe materials - Approval required. A. All pipe other than vitrified clay or cast iron shall first have been approved for use by the city engineer and shall be equivalent to vitrified clay or cast iron pipe in strength, effectiveness, durability and safety in accordance with the use intended. B. Before approving any pipe, the city engineer may require satisfactory proof that such pipe is suitable for use, including actual tests performed by a independent and approved testing laboratory at no expense to the city. 15.32.540 Vitrified clay pipe - Installation specifications. A. Vitrified clay pipe, main -line and house lateral sewers, shall be constructed of the class designated as extra -strength pipe. B. Sewer pipe installed under a railway shall be encased in concrete, or encased in a steel pipe backfilled with sand, or encased by other approved means which will protect the pipe to the same extent. C. Sewer pipe installed under a conduit or other structure, or at depths greater than 20 feet or in other locations where the county engineer determines that additional protection is required, shall be reinforced with a concrete cradle, or encased in concrete, or reinforced by other approved means which will protect the pipe to the same extent. D. Sewer pipe installed in streets or public easements with the top of the pipe less than four feet below the surface, as determined during construction or indicated on the plans, shall be encased in concrete, or other approved means to protect the pipe. Part 4 INSPECTION 15.32.550 Materials and construction - Conformity with standard specifications. All material used in any work done under provisions of this Division 2 shall be new, first-class material and shall conform to, and the manner of construction shall meet all the requirements prescribed by this Division 2, by the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, and by Special Provisions and Standard Plans on file in the office of the city engineer. All such work shall be approved by -44- TBM/WP/COD26109 the city engineer before a certificate of final inspection will be issued. 15.32.560 Inspection by engineer - Requirements. A. All work done under the provisions of this Division 2 shall be subject to inspection by and shall meet the approval of the city engineer; provided, however, that approval by the city engineer shall not relieve the permittee or any other person from complying with all of the applicable provisions of the Plumbing Code, and no provision of this Division 2 supersedes, affects or modifies in any way the provisions of said Plumbing Code. B. After the fee required paid and the permit issued, the construction for compliance with Division 2. 15.32.570 Notice to city permittee shall notify the city to the time any inspection is to by Section 15.32.120 has been engineer shall inspect the the requirements of this when ready for inspection. The engineer at least 24 hours prior be made. 15.32.580 Work to be convenient and uncovered. At the time of the inspection the permittee shall have all work uncovered and convenient, and shall give the city engineer every facility to make a thorough inspection. 15.32.590 Using facilities before inspection prohibited - Exceptions. No sewer or other facility constructed under the provisions of this Division 2 shall be placed in use until the work has been approved by the city engineer and a certificate of final inspection has been issued. Exceptions to this requirement may be made only when the work is substantially complete and has been inspected, and if the engineer determines that the best interests of the public will be served by permitting such use prior to completion of the work. 15.32.600 Correction of defective work. If the construction does not conform to the provisions of this Division 2, or if the permittee fails to prosecute the work with such diligence to insure its completion within the time specified, the city engineer shall notify the permittee, in writing, to comply. If the permittee fails to comply within five days after the written notice, the permit shall be suspended or revoked in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 15.36.160., 15.36.170, 15.36.180 and 15.36.210, and no further work shall be done by the permittee until the suspension is removed either by correction of the work or after appeal and public hearing in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 15.36.090, 15.36.100, 15.36.190 and 15.36.200. -45- TEM/WP/COD26109 Part 5 MAINTENANCE 15.32.610 Injuring or removing sewers or equipment. An unauthorized person shall not remove or cause to be removed, or injure or cause to be injured, any portion of any public sewer, sewage pumping plant, water pollution control plant, or any appurtenances thereto. 15.32.620 Dumping of effluent - Conditions. The city engineer may permit operators of cesspool pump trucks holding a valid certificate of registration issued by the city to dispose of septic tank, seepage pit or cesspool effluent which does not contain harmful concentrations of industrial liquid wastes, oils, greases, or other deleterious substances, into certain designated manholes. Operators may dump into the special facilities provided for the purpose at a county sewer maintenance yard upon payment of the fee specified in Section 15.32.290. No person shall dump such effluent in any manhole other than those designated by the city engineer. The engineer may refuse to accept such effluent if it fails to meet the aforementioned requirements. 15.32.630 Manholes - Opening or entering prohibited. An unauthorized person shall not open or enter, or cause to be opened or entered, for any purpose whatsoever, any manhole in any public sewer. 15.32.640 Manholes - Cleaning required after dumping effluent. When septic tank, seepage pit or cesspool effluent is dumped into a specified manhole under permission from the engineer, it shall be discharged through a pipe or hose in a manner such that none of the effluent shall be left adhering to the sides or shelf of the manhole, and if any such effluent is inadvertently allowed to adhere to the sides or shelf of the manhole, the manhole shall be thoroughly cleaned with clear water. 15.32.650 Reconnection following violations - Conditions - Cost reimbursement. Whenever an industrial connection sewer has been disconnected from the public sewer by the city engineer for failure to comply with the provisions of this Division 2, reconnection shall be made only upon issuance of a permit as elsewhere in this division provided. Before such permit is issued, the applicant shall reimburse the city for the cost of the disconnection made, and the city engineer may require the installation of a manhole for the purpose of measuring the flow, or for making periodic tests of the wastes from such connection. °^ 15.32.660 Reimbursement for repairs and maintenance following violations. Whenever an industrial sewer connection permittee by reason of violation of Section 15.36.400 of this code, or any other person by reason of violation of Section -46- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.32.610, causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer, or any appurtenances thereto, or pumping plants or water pollution control plants in connection therewith, the permittee shall reimburse the sewer maintenance district in which damage occurred for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing and reconstruction of such sewer or facility, made necessary by such violation, within 30 days after the city engineer has rendered an invoice for the same. the amount when paid shall be deposited into the fund of the said maintenance district. Chapter 15.36 INDUSTRIAL WASTE Part 1 PERMITS 15.36.010 Discharge of offensive or damaging substances prohibited. A person shall not discharge or deposit or cause or suffer to be discharged or deposited at any time or allow the continued existence of a deposit of any material which may create a public nuisance, or menace to the public health or safety, or which may pollute underground or surface waters, or which may cause damage to any stormdrain channel or public or private property. 15.36.020 Construction of new industrial buildings - Information required. Every person applying for a permit pursuant to the provisions of the Building Code for construction of a new industrial building or for an addition or alteration to an existing industrial building shall furnish to the city engineer such plans, information, data, statements or affidavits as the city engineer may require for determination of the nature and quantity of industrial waste involved and the facilities to be provided for the disposal thereof. 15.36.030 Construction of new industrial buildings - Building permit issuance prerequisites. An application for a permit pursuant to the Building Code to construct a new industrial building or for an addition or alteration to an existing industrial building will not be approved until provision has been made for the installation of such pretreatment facilities and disposal methods or both as, in the opinion of the engineer, are necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this Division 2. 15.36.031 Construction of facilities connecting to a STEP system - Information and building permit prerequisites. Every person applying for a permit pursuant to the provisions of the Building Code or the Plumbing Code for the construction of any facility to be connected to a STEP pressure sewer system, -47- TBM/WP/COD26109 shall furnish to the engineer such plans, information, data, statements or affidavits as the engineer may require for the determination of the nature and quantity of wastewater involved, the facilities to be provided for the disposal thereof, and the structures or means necessary for the protection of such facilities. An application for a permit pursuant to the Building or Plumbing Codes for facilities to be connected to a STEP pressure sewer system will not be approved until provision has been made for the installation of such pretreatment facilities, including protective means and structures for those facilities, as in the opinion of the city engineer or his designated agent are necessary to carry out the provisions and intent.of this Division 2. The application also will not be approved until a letter of credit, cash deposit, performance bond, or other form of security acceptable to the city engineer or his designated agent, accompanied by a right of entry release, to assure the completion of the pretreatment facilities and their protective means or structures has been received by the city engineer or his designated agent. 15.36.040 Permit to discharge industrial waste - issuance conditions. A. The Director may issue a permit containing limitations or conditions, or both, in addition to those recommended by the city, or may modify an existing permit by the addition of or elimination of such conditions and limitations as may be necessary to accomplish the of this Division 2; but in a permit covering the discharge deposit or disposal of wastes other than to the public sewer he shall include all limitations and conditions recommended by the city. B. Permits for the discharge of industrial wastes to a public sewer shall state the maximum permissible rate of discharge. C. The Director may impose a permit expiration date not to exceed a term of five years where the Director determines such a date is necessary to insure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing the disposal of industrial wastes. Application for renewal of such a permit shall be made not later than 180 days prior to the expiration date of the existing permit. 15.36.050 Change of facts - Notification to city engineer. Every person having a permit issued pursuant to this chapter either automatically or otherwise within five days shall notify the city engineer in writing of any change in any facts which are required to be stated in an application for a permit. CEM .......................... _ _ TBM/WP/COD26109 15.36.060 Revised permit - Application required when. A permittee shall submit to the city engineer an application for revised industrial waste disposal permit and obtain approval prior to effecting any of the following waste -discharge conditions: A. Change in method of disposal; B. Change in disposal point for nonsewered discharge; C. Change in discharge volume affecting treatment or storage facilities; or D. Change in character of the waste discharge. 15.36.065 Expiration of application. An application for an industrial waste disposal permit for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of application submittal shall expire by limitation. The application and other information submitted may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed. The Director may extend the time for action by the applicant for a period not to exceed 180 days upon written request by the applicant showing that circumstances directly related to the processing of the application but beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit all necessary application forms and other data and pay a new application fee and plan review fee. 15.36.070 Grant or denial - Notice to applicant. A. The city engineer shall either grant or deny a permit within 30 days after all fees, as provided in this Division 2, have been paid and upon the receipt of the application complete with all supplemental data. B. The city engineer shall immediately notify the applicant whenever the engineer grants a permit, denies a permit, grants a permit subject to special conditions or limitations, or adds to or eliminates any conditions or limitations of an existing permit. 15.36.080 Hearing - Time limit for request. Within 30 days after receipt of notice of denial of a permit, granting of a permit subject to conditions or limitations, or the addition of conditions or limitations to an existing permit, the applicant or permittee may file with the city a written demand for a public hearing. If the applicant or permittee does not do so, he or she shall be deemed to have consented to the action of the city engineer, and such action shall be final. CEM TBM/WP/COD26109 15.36.090 Hearing - Notice requirements. Within 30 days after application for a hearing has been requested, the city shall give notice of the time and place of public hearings to the applicant or permittee and the city engineer, at least 10 days in advance of the date set for such hearing. 15.36.100 Hearing - Conduct - City determination authority. After a public hearing before the City Council requested by an applicant or a permittee, the city may: A. Confirm the action of the city engineer in denying a permit or issuance of a permit subject to special conditions and limitations; B. Instruct the city engineer to issue a permit without conditions or limitations, or with such special conditions and limitations as the council may designate; C. Continue suspension of an existing permit invoked by the city engineer pending correction of objectionable conditions by the permittee; D. Remove the suspension of an existing permit invoked by the city engineer pending correction of objectionable conditions by the permittee; E. Deny that objectionable conditions exist and reinstate an existing permit; F. Revoke an existing permit on any of the following grounds: 1. Failure of the permittee to correct conditions as required by the city engineer, 2. Conditions which would justify the denial of a permit, 3. Fraud or deceit was employed in the obtaining of a permit, 4. Any other violation of this Division 2 or of any permit, license or exception granted hereunder. 15.36.110 Failure to obtain permit deemed violation when. A person who is required to, but does not have a permit and who has been notified by the city engineer that he or she is required to obtain a permit pursuant to the provisions of this Division 2 shall immediately submit to the city engineer an application and fee as required by this Division 2 for such permit, and shall rectify and cure all such violations. Failure to do so shall constitute a wilful violation of this Division 2. -50- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.36.120 Successor in interest - New permit required. !^ The successor in title or interest of a premises for which a permit had previously been granted shall file with the engineer a new permit application, in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.36.310 or Section 15.36.480, within 30 days after assumption of such title or interest, and shall furnish plans and data as may be required by the city engineer. If it appears from the application and data that the succeeding operation and disposal practices comply with the provisions of this Division 2, the city engineer, upon receipt of the fees hereinafter required, shall issue such permit. 15.36.125 Interim Permit - Ongoing Discharge. Upon receipt of an application for a permit for an ongoing discharge, an interim permit may be issued by the Director to allow the continuation of such discharge during the application review period, subject to conditions to be imposed by the Director, where the Director determines that the continuation of such discharge does not appear to be detrimental to the public health and safety. 15.36.130 Permit not transferable from one location to another. Permits issued under this chapter are not transferable from one location to another, and discharge of wastes shall be made strictly in accordance with all provisions contained in the permit, at the location specifically designated therein. 15.36.135 Monitoring and Sampling - Pre -notification. Any permittee required by the Director, by permit or otherwise, to engage in periodic monitoring or sampling of a discharge shall notify the Director by telephone at least 48 hours in advance of any monitoring or sampling to be done. Prior to the commencement of any sampling or monitoring, the Director may request that the discharger furnish the Director a split sample and all supporting data. Each discharger shall submit to the Director, certified under penalty of perjury by the permittee, its monitoring and sampling reports or other requested data. 15.36.140 Notice to correct violations. A. The city engineer may serve notice of violation upon the person owning or operating premises describing the conditions and requiring prompt correction thereof, when the engineer finds that: 1. Industrial waste, effluent, or any other material is being maintained, discharged or deposited in such a manner as to create, or if allowed to continue will create, any one or more of the following conditions: a. A public nuisance, b. A menace to the public safety, -51- TBM/WP/COD26109 C. Pollution of underground or surface waters, Pte^ d. Adverse effect or damage to any public sewer, storm drain, channel, or public or private property; or that: 2. the permittee has failed to conform with condi- tions or limitations of any permit issued in accordance with this Division 2; 3. the industrial waste disposal permit was issued in error, or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance, law or regulation. B. Failure to comply with such notice shall constitute a wilful violation of this Division 2. 15.36.150 Investigation of complaints - Correction of violations. Notwithstanding any exception mentioned in this Division 2, the city engineer shall promptly investigate every complaint charging violation of any of the provisions of this Division 2, and shall take action to correct any violation discovered. 15.36.160 Suspension of permit - Conditions. When the conditions described in Section 15.36.140 are so aggravated that immediate cessation of operation is necessary and the city engineer so finds, the engineer shall suspend the permit. The engineer shall serve notice of such suspension on the permittee. The city may also suspend a permit if objectionable conditions listed in a notice to correct, served in accordance with Section 15.36.140, are not corrected within the time specified in such notice. 15.36.170 Suspension of permit - Notice. The city engineer shall immediately notify the permittee of suspension of permit or recommendation to the city that such permit be revoked, or both. 15.36.180 Discontinuance of discharge or deposit required when. A person whose permit has been suspended, or who has been notified of violation as provided in this Division 2, shall immediately discontinue the deposit or discharge of industrial waste, sewage, or effluent, or use of any described facility, and shall not resume such deposit or discharge, or use of the described facility, until a permit has been issued or reinstated by the city engineer or city as hereinafter provided. Failure so to do shall constitute wilful violation of this Division 2. 15.36.190 Rights of permittee following notice of violation or suspension. Within the time specified in the notice of violation or suspension, the permittee shall: -52- TBM/WP/COD26109 A. Correct and remedy the conditions so specified, to the satisfaction of the engineer; or B. File with the city a denial that all of the conditions so specified exist, request a public hearing, and correct the conditions which the permittee admits do exist; or C. File with the city a denial that any of the conditions so specified exist and request a public hearing. 15.36.200 Reinstatement of suspended permit. The city engineer shall reinstate a suspended permit when all violations are corrected and all fees required by this Division 2 have been paid. 15.36.210 Revocation of permit - Recommendation by engineer. The city engineer may recommend to the Council that a permit be revoked. 15.36.220 Cancellation of permit - Conditions. A. A person owning or operating premises containing industrial waste treatment or disposal facilities operated under a valid permit issued under the provisions of this Division 2 may file a written request with the city engineer to cancel such permit upon termination of operations. Upon receipt of such a request, the engineer shall investigate and cancel the permit if the engineer determines that: ceased; 1. All industrial -waste producing operations have 2. Any industrial waste treatment facilities have been rendered inoperable to prevent further use; 3. All permits to abandon or disconnect, as may be required by the Plumbing Code, have been obtained; 4. Any industrial wastes remaining on the premises have been removed to a legal point of disposal; 5. All fees required by this Division 2 due up to the date of request for cancellation have been paid. B. Should the city engineer deny a request for a permit cancellation, the owner or operator of any facilities required by the permit shall maintain these facilities in good operating condition and pay all fees required by this Division 2 to maintain a valid permit. -53- TBM/WP/COD26109 Part 2 FEES AND DEPOSITS 15.36.230 Industrial waste disposal permit - Application fee - Schedule. The city shall collect a permit application fee, as set forth in the schedule below, for each application received. Such fee shall be separate and apart from any fee or deposit collected for industrial waste plan review or imposed under provisions of the Plumbing Code or other city ordinance or regulation, or by reason of any license, agreement or contract. Such application fee shall not be refundable even though the application be denied, except as provided in Section 15.28.060. Permit Application Fee Schedule Industrial Waste Disposal New Fee Revised Permit Type Permit Permit Sewer Disposal $177 $115 On-site Disposal 277 167 Off-site Disposal 263 158 15.36.240 Successor in interest or revision - Application fee. The application fee for a permit application by a successor in interest where the Director finds that the succeeding operation is essentially the same as the preceding permitted operation in quantity, strength and method of disposal for industrial wastes generated, shall be the amount set forth in Section 15.36.230 for permit revision. 15.36.245 Industrial waste plan review -- Fee schedule. The Director shall collect a plan review fee as set forth in the schedule below, for each set of plans received for any single site or location. Such fee shall be separate and apart from any fee or deposit collected for any permit or inspection or imposed by any other County ordinance or regulation. Such plan review fee shall be applied to any submittal required by the Director pursuant to this Division and shall not be refundable even though the submittal be rejected or the project terminated except as provided in Section 15.28.060. -54- Plan Review Fee Schedule Disposal Method Sewer On-site Off-site Fee class New Revision New Revision New Revision 1 $268 $210 $ 363 $282 $292 $210 2 335 258 454 349 359 258 3 421 325 579 445 454 325 -54- TBM/WP/COD26109 4 5 6 464 359 641 679 521 947 870 669 1224 492 502 359 731 741 521 942 951 669 The Director may impose a reinstatement fee of one-half of the plan review fee if the applicant fails to correct any plans or submittal upon written notice of correction or request for additional information by the Director after three attempts have been made to gain such correction. 15.36.250 Annual inspection fee - Scheduling and billing. A. For each Industrial Waste Disposal Permit issued by the Director an annual inspection fee as determined by the schedule below and Section 15.36.360, Table I, shall be due and payable to the Director annually, in advance on a billing date to be determined by the Director. Inspection Fee Class A B C D E M B. Immediately upon issuance shall be billed a percentage of the determined by the days remaining in scheduled below: Days Remaining in Billing Period Fee $ 92 184 275 367 551 1102 of a new permit the permittee above inspection fee, the billing period, as Percent of Fee Due 1 - 60 0% 61 - 120 25% 121 - 210 50% 211 - 300 75% 301 - 365 100% C. The annual inspection fee shall be increased by an additional $138.00 for each approved rainwater diversion system. 15.36.260 Classes of business, processes and industries for plan review and inspection fee. Plan review and inspection classes shall be established in accordance with Table I. The classes for any business, process, industry or residential STEP system connection not listed in Table I shall be determined by the Director using Table I as a guide. -55- TBM/WP/COD26109 Table I Plan Review -56- Inspection Class Class Agricultural Production, Food Processing and Handling Animal slaughtering (except fowl) 3 D Bakery plants 2 C Beverages, canning and bottling 2 C Breweries, wineries 3 D Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables 3 B Cold storage and refrigeration plants 1 A Dairies and dairy products 2 D Food markets 1 A Frozen foods 2 B Hydroponic farms 2 B Poultry 3 E Prepared meat, poultry and fish products 2 C Public eating places and plant cafeterias, (including STEP system 1 A connection) Rendering 3 C Sugar and confectionery products 1 A Vegetable fats and oils 2 B Vegetable packing 3 D Mining, Manufacturing and Processing Aircraft 3 C Aircraft engines, parts and accessories 3 C Ammunition and explosives 2 D Asphalt and asphalt products 4 E Battery manufacturing, servicing and reclaiming 3 E *NCPS facilities 4 M Blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills 4 E *NCPS facilities 5 M Carpet mills with dyeing 4 D *NCPS facilities 5 E Carpet mills without dyeing 1 A Cement manufacturing 3 B Ceramics 2 D Chemical Milling 5 E *NCPS facilities 6 M -56- TBM/WP/COD26109 Chemical Plants P'^ *NCPS facilities Coating, electroplating, engraving and related services *NCPS facilities Concrete batch plants Cut stone and stone products Electric power generation plants except waste to energy facilities *NCPS facilities Enameled products *NCPS facilities Guided missiles, space vehicles, space vehicle propulsion units and propulsion unit parts Iron and steel foundries and heat treating *NCPS facilities Linoleum, asphalt -felt -base and other hard -surface floor covering Metal fabrication (no chemical wastes) Metals - with chemical wastes (not otherwise classified) *NCPS facilities Metals - with no chemical wastes (not otherwise classified) Motor vehicle parts and accessories Motor vehicles, vehicle bodies and trailers Musical instruments (metal) Non metals - with chemical wastes (not otherwise classified) *NCPS facilities Non metals - with no chemical wastes (not otherwise classified) Oil field production *NCPS facilities Paint manufacturing *NCPS facilities Paper manufacturing *NCPS facilities Paper products *NCPS facilities Pesticides *NCPS facilities Petroleum refining and processing *NCPS facilities Pharmaceuticals *NCPS facilities Photographic equipment and supplies Pottery, china, earthenware porcelain and related products Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals -57- 5 E 6 M 4 E 5 M 2 D 2 A 3 B 4 E 2 B 4 E 4 D 4 D 5 E 2 B 1 B 1 A 4 E 1 B 2 B 3 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 1 A 2 C 3 D 3 D 4 E 3 C 4 E 2 B 4 2 4 D 5 E 6 M 4 D 5 E 2 C C 3 B TBM/WP/COD26109 *NCPS facilities 4 E Printed circuit boards 4 E *NCPS facilities 5 M Quarrying and rock crushing 4 D Railroad equipment 2 B Rolling, drawing and extruding I B nonferrous metals 2 C *NCPS facilities 3 D Quarrying and rock crushing 4 D Railroad equipment 2 B Rolling, drawing and extruding 2 C nonferrous metals 2 C *NCPS facilities 3 D Rubber and plastic products 3 C *NCPS facilities 4 E Sand and gravel washing and screening 3 D Secondary smelting and refining of 1 A nonferrous metals 2 C *NCPS facilities 3 D Semiconductor and related devices 3 D *NCPS facilities 4 E Silverware, plateware and stainless steelware 4 E *NCPS facilities 5 M Spray -painting shops 1 A Steel springs manufacturing 3 E *NCPS facilities 4 M Tanning and wool pulling 3 D *NCPS facilities 4 E Textile mills, treating and dyeing 4 D *NCPS facilities 5 E Wood fabrication (no chemical wastes) 1 A Retail Trade and Services (Including STEP system connections) Airports, flying fields and airport terminals services 1 B Automotive repair 1 C Bottle and can washing 2 B Car wash 1 C Chemical laboratories 1 B Cleaners, retail I B Commercial laundries (not coin-operated) 2 B Cooperages 3 D Dry cleaning plants 2 D Firm processing plants 2 C Film processing, retail 1 A Kennels, dog and cat hospitals 1 A Marine Service 2 C Schools, churches and institutions 1 A Service stations -incidental car washing, repairs and maintenance 1 A -58- TBM/WP/COD26109 Tank truck interior washing 2 D r-. Truck repair and exterior washing 1 C Waste Disposal Facilities Cogeneration facilities (not otherwise classified) 2 C Hazardous waste treatment, recycling, storage and transfer facilities 6 M Injection wells, non -oilfield wastes (liquids) 3 M Landfill gas recovery facilities 6 M Liquid waste storage and transfer facilities, non -hazardous 4 E Open facilities, not used 1 A Solid waste transfer, recycling and composting facilities 3 D Solid -Waste Incinerators 6 M Waste -to -energy facilities 6 M Residences connected to STEP system Residences (per septic tank) No Charge No Charge *Industries subject to National Categorical Pretreatment r^ Standards (MCPS) and not regulated by a joint permit pursuant to Section 20.36.385, shall have fee amounts governed by the NCPS facility designations. Where an industry or process falls into more than one fee class category, the higher fee shall prevail unless the Director determines a lesser amount if appropriate. 15.36.265 Wastewater sampling and analysis fee. The Director may charge the discharger a fee of $138 for each analysis performed by or on behalf of the Director on wastewater samples taken from the discharger. 15.36.270 Miscellaneous services - Fees. The following fees, as set forth in Table II below, shall be paid before a review is made, approval is granted, inspection is made, operation is allowed or remedial action is implemented: Table II Service Fee Inspection of pretreatment facility pursuant to Section 15.36.220 $ 92 Review of site remedial investigation and clean-up plan to correct unauthorized release of industrial waste, initial deposit 48 Additional site remedial investigation and clean-up plan review and approval, per hour 48 -59- TBM/WP/COD26109 Inspections outside of normal business hours, t^ per hour Inspection for indicated Additional plan previously which no fee specifically review or revisions of approved plans, per hour 79 138 W: 15.36.280 Annual Inspection fee, wastewater sampling and analysis fee and miscellaneous service fee - Payment time - Penalties for delinquency. All inspection fees required by Section 15.36.250 or Section 15.36.270 of this code, wastewater sampling and analysis fees required by Section 15.36.265 and applicable miscellaneous fees required by Section 15.36.270 shall be due and payable on the billing date as established by those sections or by the due date indicated on any invoices issued. Fees not paid within 30 calendar days from the billing date shall be considered delinquent. Delinquent fees shall be subject to a 10 -percent penalty fee for each 30 -day period beyond the billing date that the fee is due. Permits for which the inspection fee is delinquent for 90 days or more are subject to suspension as provided in Section 15.36.160. 15.36.290 Annual inspection fee - Refund conditions. Upon cancellation of permit pursuant to Section 15.36.220 and upon written request of the permittee, the county engineer shall refund a portion of the annual inspection fee as determined from the table below: Days From Previous Billing Date Percent Required 1 - 60 75% 61 - 150 50% 151 - 240 25% 241 or more 0% 15.36.295 Annual Review of Fees. Beginning on July 1, 1990, and thereafter on each succeeding July 1, the amount of each fee in this Division shall be adjusted as follows: calculate the percentage movement between April of the previous year and March of the current year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles, Anaheim, Riverside areas as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest one (1) dollar. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall decrease any fee, and further, no fee shall exceed the reasonable cost of providing the services for which the fee is collected. con TBM/WP/COD26109 Part III DISCHARGE TO PUBLIC SEWERS 15.36.300 Application of Part 3 provisions. The provision of this Part 3 of Chapter 15.36 shall pertain to the disposal of industrial waste to the public sewer only. 15.36.310 Permit -Required when. A. A person shall obtain a permit from the engineer prior to the discharge of industrial waste to public sewer. B. The city engineer shall not grant such a permit unless the engineer finds that sufficient capacity exists in the public sewer to allow for such industrial waste, as determined by the requirements of Section 15.32.070. C. A separate permit shall be required for each connection discharging industrial wastes to the public sewer. D. For the purpose of this Section, discharges resulting from garbage grinders powered by motors of the one horsepower or less, and grease interceptors installed in restaurants in accordance with the provision of the Plumbing Code where such facilities are not required by other provisions of this Division 2, are not considered to be industrial waste discharges. E. A person shall obtain a permit from the city engineer to maintain an existing but nonused industrial waste connection to the public sewer. The annual inspection fee for such permit shall be the same as that for Inspection Fee Class A. The connection shall be removed upon the expiration or revocation of such permit pursuant to the criteria established by Section 15.36.220. 15.36.320 Permit - Application forms - Information required. A. The Director shall provide printed application forms for the permit required by this Part 3, indicating thereon the information to be furnished by the applicant. In conjunction therewith, the applicant may be required to furnish the following: 1. The name and address of the applicant; 2. The name and address of the discharger; 3. The address or location of the premises where the discharge will take place; 4. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of the discharger; -61- TBM/WP/COD26109 5. Information with respect to constituents and discharged, including but not limited to, those referred to in this Part 3. Sampling and analysis shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the EPA pursuant to Section 304(g) of the Act and contained in 40 CFR, Part 136, as amended, and by laboratories certified by the State of California. In the absence of a state certification the Director may certify a laboratory to perform necessary sampling and analysis; 6. Time and duration of the proposed discharge or discharges; 7. Average daily and 5 -minute peak wastewater flow rates, including daily, monthly and seasonal variation, if any; 8. Each by-product waste of the discharges by type, amount and rate of production; 9. Site plans, floor plans, mechanical and plumbing plans and details to show all sewers, storm drains, connections and appurtenances by their size, location and elevation; 10. Description of activities, facilities and plant processes on the applicant's premises including all pollutants which could be discharged; 11. Detailed plans showing pretreatment facilities, sampling facilities, uncontrolled discharge containment facilities, and operating procedures; 12. Identification of the nature and concentration of any pollutant located at the premises of the discharger (and/or application if different) if the pollutant is prohibited from discharge under this Part 3, or any proposed discharge which is regulated by any applicable local limit, plus a statement specifying whether the specific limitations set forth in said local limits are being met, and if not, what Operation and Maintenance (O&M) or pretreatment is proposed by the discharger to cause compliance; 13. The shortest time scheduled by which the discharger shall provide the necessary additional pretreatment or 0&M, if additional pretreatment or O&M will be required to meet the regulations in this Division 2. Any completion date in such a proposed schedule shall not be later than the compliance date established by the reporting increments in progress in the form of dates for commencement and completion of major events leading -62- TBM/WP/COD26109 to the construction and operation of additional pretreatment necessary for the discharger to meet the applicable regulation (e.g., hiring an engineer, completing preliminary and final plans, executing contract for major components, commencing construction, completing construction; 14. Each product of the discharger by type, amount, and rate of production; 15. Type and amount of raw materials processed by the discharger (average and maximum per day); 16. Number of employees, hours of operation of plant, and hours of operation of the proposed pretreatment system; 17. Copies of any current NPDES permit, South Coast Air Quality Management District permit, Regional Water Quality Control Board permit, Fire Department business plan, Health Department license and State Department of Health Services permit for the subject premises; 18. The name, business address, and motor vehicle driver's license number of the Authorized Representative; 19. Any other information deemed by the Director to be necessary to evaluate the permit application. The application shall be signed under penalty of perjury by the authorized representative of the discharger. 15.36.330 Permit - Issuance conditions. If it appears from the application and supporting information submitted for any permit required by this chapter that the proposed disposal complies with the provisions of this Division 2 and other applicable laws and ordinances, the city engineer, upon receipt of the fees hereinafter required, shall issue such permit. 15.36.340 Determination of type of liquid waste. Before granting an industrial waste disposal permit to any applicant, the city engineer shall determine either that the waste is one which will not damage or destroy the public sewer, or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of maintenance of the public sewer, or retard or inhibit the treatment of the sewage, or it one that can made acceptable by pretreatment. 15.36.350 Pretreatment - Plans prerequisite to permit issuance when. In event pretreatment or special facilities are required to make the waste acceptable as provided under the provisions of this Division 2, the applicant for an industrial waste disposal permit may be required to furnish plans showing the method of collections and pretreatment proposed to be used, and a permit shall not be issued until said plans or required -63- TBM/WP/COD26109 modifications thereof have been checked and approved by the city engineer. 15.36.360 Permit - Revocation conditions. By following the procedure set forth in Part I of this chapter, the city engineer may recommend the revocation of and the city may revoke any permit if, after a public hearing, a public hearing is 15.36.365 Public participation - Notification of significant violations. At least annually, the Director shall provide public notification, in the largest daily newspaper published in the municipality in which a POTW is located, of industrial users of the POTW which, during the previous 12 months, were significantly violating applicable pretreatment standards or other pretreatment requirements, as provided in 40 CRF 403.8. The Director need not provide such notification if a notice meeting all applicable EPA requirements has been published by the POTW Operator. The cost of such public notification shall be collected by the Director from the discharger causing such violation and/or notification. 15.36.370 Disconnection following permit revocation. If a permit is revoked, the city engineer may disconnect from the public sewer any industrial connection sewer which was connected pursuant to such permit. P'^ 15.36.380 Pretreatment - Standards and criteria. The city engineer may establish uniform minimum standards and criteria for the application of such standards for pretreatment of specific industrial waste discharges. The provision of this Section shall not prohibit the city engineer from requiring additional pretreatment to accomplish the objective of Section 15.36.330. 15.36.390 Rainwater diversion systems - Authorized when. The city engineer may authorize the installation of a rainwater diversion system in lieu of roofing to prevent the discharge of stormwaters to the sewer system where roofing is impractical, in conflict with existing laws or regulations, may create a hazardous or unsafe working condition, or may cause undue hardship on the applicant, providing the city engineer finds that: A. The applicant has applied for an industrial waste disposal permit and has submitted all plans and specifications of the proposed system; B. The system provides for continuous 24-hour protection to the public sewer system; C. The system meets minimum operational and component standards as may be established pursuant to Section 15.36.370; and -64- TBM/WP/COD26109 D. Pollution of underground or surface waters, nor damage "^ to any streets, gutters, storm drains, channels or any public or private property will not be caused by the diverted storm flows. 15.36.400 Deposit of certain substances prohibited. A person shall not place, throw or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown or deposited in any public sewer or main -line sewer any dead animal, offal, or garbage, fish, fruit or vegetable waste, or other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of an kind whatever of such nature as shall clog, obstruct or fill such sewer, or which shall interfere with or prevent the effective use or operation thereof. A person shall not cause or permit to be deposited or discharged into any such sewer any water or sewage or liquid waste of any kind containing chemicals, greases, oils, tars or other matters in solution or suspension, which may clog, obstruct or fill the same, or which may in any way damage or interfere with or prevent the effective use thereof, or which may necessitate or require frequent repair, cleaning out or flushing of such sewer to render the same operative, or which may obstruct or cause an unwanted increase in the cost of treatment of the sewage or which may introduce into a POTW any pollutant(s) which cause pass through or interference. Storm water runoff shall not be discharged into a sanitary sewer. 15.36.402. National Categorical Pretreatment Standards (NCPS) - Compliance. Upon the promulgation of mandatory NCPS for any industrial subcategory, the NCPS, if more restrictive than limitations imposed by this Division, shall apply. The Director may impose a phased compliance schedule to insure that affected industries meet the NCPS. Failure to meet the phased compliance schedule may result in permit suspension or revocation. Those dischargers subject to NCPS shall comply with all reporting requirements in accordance with the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 403). Facilities subject to this Division and regulated by joint permits issued i'n conjunction with other agencies may meet the requirements of this Section as set forth in such joint permit and by furnishing such evidence of compliance as may be required by the Director. 15.36.404 Compliance with local limits. No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced wastewater to the sewer system or a POTW that exceeds specific local limits which have been developed by the receiving POTW. Said local limits shall not apply where more restrictive limitations are imposed by permit or National Categorical Pretreatment Standards. 15.36.410 Toxic substances. All toxic chemical substances shall be retained or rendered acceptable before discharge into the public sewer. -65- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.36.420 Control of pH. No person shall discharge acids or alkali materials into the public sewer until the pH has been controlled to a level not less than 6.0 nor at or higher than a level which the Director finds excessive. No discharge shall have any corrosive or detrimental characteristics that may cause injury to wastewater treatment, inspection or maintenance personnel or may cause damage to structures, equipment or other physical facilities of the public sewer system. 15.36.430 Temperature restrictions. A person shall not discharge into the public sewer effluent exceeding a temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or which will exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit at the point of entry into the POTW treatment plant. 15.36.440 Cooling water. No uncontaminated cooling water shall be discharged into a public sanitary sewer. 15.36.450 Ground garbage. Garbage resulting from the preparation of food may be discharged into the public sewer (but not into a STEP sewer system unless as septic tank effluent) if ground to a fineness sufficient to pass through a three -eights inch screen. Excessive or unnecessarily large quantities of water shall not be used to flush ground garbage into the sewer. Part 4 OTHER METHODS OF DISPOSAL 15.36.460 Applicability of Part 4 provisions. The provisions of this Part 4 shall pertain to the disposal, discharge or deposit of all industrial waste except where such wastes are discharged to a public sewer in accordance with the provisions of Part 3 of this chapter. 15.36.470 Depositing or discharging wastes prohibited without permit. A person shall not maintain a deposit of waste material, or discharge or deposit or cause or suffer to be discharged or deposited, except as otherwise provided in this Division 2, any waste material or effluent in or upon the city or into streams or bodies of surface or subsurface water, or storm drains, or flood control channels, where the same is deposited upon or may be carried through or upon the city without first securing, in the manner provided in this chapter, a permit from the engineer so to do, and at all times having an unrevoked permit therefor, unless otherwise exempted by the provisions of this chapter. 15.36.475 Maintenance of existing, nonused facility for industrial waste deposit, discharge or storage. A person shall obtain a permit from the city engineer to maintain an existing but nonused facility designed or formerly used for the deposit, discharge or storage of industrial wastes. The annual inspection CEM. TBM/WP/COD26109 fee for such permit shall be the same as that for Inspection Fee "^ Class A. Exception: Such permit is not required when, to the satisfaction of the city engineer, compliance with the permit cancellation criteria of Section 15.36.220 has been provided. 15.36.480 Permit - Not required when. No permit shall be required for the disposal of waste which consists only of domestic sewage into septic tanks, cesspools or seepage pits constructed pursuant to the provisions of the Plumbing Code. 15.36.490 Permit - Application - Form and contents. Any person requiring a permit under the provisions of this Part 4 shall make written application therefor to the city engineer, giving such information as the city engineer may require. The engineer shall provide printed application forms, indicating thereon the information to be furnished by the applicant. The city engineer may require from the applicant, in addition to the information furnished on the printed form, any additional information including detailed plans and specifications which will enable the city engineer to determine that the proposed discharge or deposit and plan of operation complies with the provisions of this Division 2 and other applicable laws and ordinances. 15.36.500 Permit - Plans required with application when. A. The city engineer may require that an application for a permit to dispose of industrial waste shall be accompanied by suitable plans showing the proposed method of collection, treatment and disposal, and a permit shall not be issued until said plans or required modification thereof have been checked and approved by the city engineer. B. The city engineer may submit the application or plans, or both, to any public agency for comment or recommendation. 15.36.510 Use of public property - Permit required when. Whenever facilities for the discharge of industrial waste connect to structures, or encroach on the property or rights-of- way owned or controlled by a public agency, the city engineer may either: A. Require that the applicant obtain a property -use permit, license, easement, or other right to use said properties prior to the issuance of a permit to dispose of industrial waste; or -67- TBM/WP/COD26109 B. Issue such property -use permit, said properties. permit subject to the execution of a license, easement, or other right to use 15.36.520 Notification of public agencies required. Whenever an application for permit is filed, the city engineer shall notify the health officer and such other departments as may be affected, and shall request a prompt reply containing their recommendations. Upon request, he shall secure from the applicant and furnish to the affected department or agency such additional plans or information as it may require, relative to such application. 15.36.530 Investigation by city officers and departments. Whenever notified that an application for permit has been filed, the city engineer and other city departments affected shall make such investigations as in their opinions are required. Such other departments shall, within 20 days of notification of the filing of the application, make and file reports of their investigations with the city engineer. Such reports shall narrate all facts found, and shall recommend that the application be denied, or be granted in whole or in part, and if granted, subject to what conditions, if any. Such report may also disclaim interest in the application. 15.36.540 Deposits creating menace to public health - "�" Notice requirements. When the city finds that industrial waste or effluent, or any other material, is being discharged or deposited in such manner as to create a menace to the public health, the city may serve notice of violation upon the person owning or operating the premises, describing the conditions, and requiring the prompt correction thereof and shall so notify the city engineer. 15.36.550 Permit Issuance conditions. The city engineer shall issue a permit as required by this Division 2 if all of the following conditions have been met: paid; A. All fees or deposits hereinafter required have been B. Recommendations and conditions of the various City departments, as contained in their reports, if any, have been met. The city engineer may waive this provision except as to the requirements of the city; C. The material to be discharged or deposited does not or will not, in the opinion of the city, constitute a potential public nuisance or menace to the public health and safety, and will not violate other provisions of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California; D. The material to be discharged or deposited does not or will not involve disposal of any toxic materials or chemicals in MME . ....... ._.................._ 1nri� wry TUU Gb1 Uy such manner as to cause pollution of any stream, watercourse, lake, or other body of water, or underground or surface water storage reservoir, either natural or artificial; E. The material to be discharged or deposited does not or will not damage or adversely affect any storm drain, channel, or any public or private property; F. Under existing circumstances and conditions it is necessary and reasonable so to dispose of such waste matter. Part 5 TREATMENT PLANTS AND FACILITIES 15.36.560 Installation - Required when. Industrial waste treatment plants or facilities shall be installed whenever the city engineer shall find as a fact that such facilities are required to safeguard the public health; prevent pollution of streams or bodies of surface or underground water; prevent Pollution of water wells or storage reservoirs, either natural phor artificial; prevent damage or increased maintenance costs in epsew�rapeeventea prevent damage to public or private property; public nuisance; or to comply applicable regulations of any other public agency. with 15.36.570 Pretreatment - Standards and criteria. The city engineer may establish uniform minimum standards and criteria for the application of such standards for pretreatment Of specific industrial waste discharges. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit the city engineer from requiring additional pretreatment to accomplish the objective of Section 15.36.330 of this chapter. 15.36.580 Facilities not required when. Installation of industrial waste treatment facilities may not be required if the engineer determines that: A. The waste is prohibited for discharge to the available systems by this Division 2 or other applicable ordinances or regulations; dispose of. hanyfobjectionableindustry waste togal guaranteed to separately 9 points of disposal; C. te re for the collectiondandacontainmenteOfasuchowastes, and be dthat provisions have been made to preventi underground water ntentional or accidental discharge of such wastes to the sewer system, ground surface, surface or supplies, rivers, channels, storm drains, public streets or gutters; C� TBM/WP/COD26109 D. An application for industrial waste disposal permit has been filed in accordance with Part 4 of this chapter; and E. All fees required by this Division 2 have been paid. 15.36.590 Installation - Access of inspection and maintenance. Interceptors or other industrial waste treatment plants or facilities shall be so installed and constructed that they shall be at all times easily accessible for inspection and maintenance. 15.36.600 Separation of domestic and industrial wastes. All domestic wastes from restrooms, showers, drinking fountains, etc., shall be kept separate from all industrial wastes until the industrial wastes have passed through any required pretreatment facilities. 15.36.610 Operation and maintenance. All industrial waste treatment plants or facilities or water pollution control plants, and all appurtenances thereto, existing as of the effective date of this Ordinance, or hereafter constructed under jurisdiction of this Division 2 shall be maintained, by the owner or person having jurisdiction of the property affected, in good operating condition and in a safe and sanitary condition at all times. All devices and safeguards which are required by this Division 2 for the operation there of and all records of such operation, shall be maintained in good order. 15.36.620 Inspection and testing. The city engineer shall make tests of industrial wastes, periodic inspections of water pollution control plants and industrial waste treatment plants or facilities to determine whether such treatment plants or facilities are maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Division 2. The city engineer shall also make periodic tests on samples of sewage, industrial waste or effluents obtained at the point of discharge or deposit to determine whether such discharges or deposits are made in accordance with the provisions of this division. 15.36.630 Right of entry for inspection authorized when. A. The city engineer shall be permitted at all reasonable hours to inspect water pollution control plants and industrial waste treatment plants or facilities, and to enter and inspect the place, enclosure or structure where industrial wastes or effluent are discharged or deposited. B. A person shall not refuse to permit, and shall not hinder or obstruct in any way, any reasonable inspection or investigation of such treatment plant or facilities or deposits or discharges by the engineer. -70- TBM/WP/COD26109 15.36.640 Owner's safety regulations - Compliance by inspector. Inspector shall comply with any special safety regulations brought to his attention by the owner or operator 15.36.650 Test manholes or other structures. The city engineer may require the installation of a test manhole or other structure through which all industrial waste shall pass. Said structure shall be so designed that flows may be measured and samples readily obtained therefrom. Chapter 15.40 CHANNELS 15.40.020 Maintenance - Owner responsibilities. The owner of any natural watercourse, swale or man-made drainage channel shall maintain the same free of any vegetation, rubbish or other obstructions to the extent necessary so that the natural flow will not be impeded at any time. When any such watercourse, swale or drainage channel flows in an easement granted for such purpose and the grantee has improved such watercourse, swale or drainage channel, then, as used in this Section, the word "owner" means the person, firm, corporation or public body owning such easement. In other cases, the word "owner" means the owner of the land traversed by such watercourse, swale, or drainage channel and any person in lawful possession thereof. 15.40.030 Placing obstructions, refuse and contaminating substances in channels prohibited. A. It is unlawful for any person, corporation, municipality, agency, or other entity to place or cause to be placed within a floodway, or in the channel, bed, or on the bank of any river, stream, wash or arroyo in the City, or within the floodplain of said river, stream, wash or arroyo if a floodway has not been adopted, or within or upon any floodway or any flood -control channel, reservoir, debris basin, spreading ground, or any property over which the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has an easement or fee title thereto for flood and/or conservation purposes duly recorded in the office of the county recorder, any wires, fence, building or other structure, or any refuse, rubbish, tin cans or other matter that may impede, retard, or change the normal direction of the flow of the flood, storm, and other waters in such river, stream, wash, arroyo, floodway. floodplain, flood -control channel, reservoir, debris basin or spreading ground, or that may catch or collect debris carried by such waters, or that may be carried downstream by such waters to the damage and detriment of either private or public property within or adjacent to said river, stream, wash, arroyo, floodway, floodplain, flood -control channel, reservoir, debris basin, or spreading ground, nor shall any material, either solid or liquid, be placed in said river, stream, wash, -71- TBM/WP/COD26109 arroyo, floodway, floodplain, flood -control channel, reservoir, debris basin, or spreading ground that will deteriorate the quality of water flowing or stored therein or that which is stored within the water -bearing zones underground. B. As used herein, "floodplain" means the lowlands adjoining natural watercourses which will be covered by water during flood events. 15.40.040 Bridges and dip crossings permitted when. This chapter does not prohibit the construction or maintenance of dip crossings of natural drainage courses on private property if such dip crossings: A. Do not exceed a height of two feet above the adjacent upstream natural stream bed; and B. Do not change the stream flow characteristics to the detriment of upstream, downstream or adjacent properties; and C. Are constructed from materials obtained in the adjacent stream bed, except for culvert pipe and asphaltic concrete or portland cement concrete paving; and D. Do not violate any provision of the Fire Code, as amended; and E. Do no sever any bicycle, equestrian, pedestrian or other special trail of the City. 15.40.060 Violation - Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation, municipality or district, or any officer or agent of any firm, corporation, municipality or district violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misde- meanor. -72- SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this ordinance specifically supersede Title 20 of the Los Angeles County Code, previously incorporated by reference as a portion of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. v^� SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause a copy of this ordinance, or a summary of this ordinance, to be published in the manner prescribed by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of JUJ-Y 1990. ,ayor ATTEST: ity Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) r^` I, Donna M. Grinder City. Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No.90-18 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10th day of July , 1990. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 24th day July 1990, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Boyer, Heidt, Klajic, McKeon, Darcy NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Mone ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None City Clerk