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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-10-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - ADOPT AMEND MUNICODE TITLE 15 (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT Agenda Item: CITY• OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: October 28, 2008 Travis Lange SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15, DIVISION 2 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE, SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE Public Works RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council conduct second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 24.080 AND CHAPTER 36.400 OF TITLE 15, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE." BACKGROUND In May 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board issued statewide Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for sanitary sewer systems. The WDR requires public agencies who own a sanitary sewer system to develop and implement a sewer system management plan. The City of Santa Clarita (City) is the designated owner of the sanitary sewer system and is responsible for complying with the WDR. As prescribed by the WDR, the owner of the sewer system is to achieve certain milestones in developing a comprehensive plan, with the goal of reducing the number and volume of sewer overflows. One of the designated milestones is that the owner of the sewer system must demonstrate through ordinances, service agreements, or other legally binding procedures that it possesses the legal authority to: • Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system (examples include chemical dumping, unauthorized debris, cut roots, etc.). • Require that sewers and connections are properly designed and constructed. • Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, or repairs of portions of the sewer maintained by the public agency. • Limit the discharge of fats, oils, grease, and other debris that may cause blockages. • Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances. The City has a formal agreement with the County of Los Angeles to perform industrial waste permitting, inspection, and enforcement consistent with federal law, state law, and the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. In addition, the City utilizes the Los Angeles County Sewer Maintenance Districts to maintain the sewer system. The existing sewer ordinance, Title 15, Division 2, Chapter 15.20, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste, pertains to these issues. Pursuant to the City Attorney's Office, minor revisions to the municipal code are recommended to make the municipal code consistent with the language contained in the WDR. Those minor changes are included in this amendment. The changes to the existing ordinance are underlined and as follows: "15.24.080 Enforcement—City Engineer Powers. The City Engineer, or designee, shall enforce all provisions of this Division 2, and for such purpose shall have the powers necessary for such enforcement." "15.36.400 Deposit of Certain Substances Prohibited. A person shall not place, throw, deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown, or deposited in any public sewer or main -line sewevany dead animal, offal, garbage, fish, fruit or vegetable waste, debris, cut roots, other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of any kind, 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, fats, oils and grease (collectively referred to as FOG), 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 Publicly Owned Treatment Works, any pollutant(s) which cause pass through or interference. Storm water runoff shall not be discharged into a sanitary sewer." ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT None. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance ORDINANCE 08 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 24.080 AND CHAPTER 36.400 OF TITLE 15, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita has previously adopted Ordinance 90-18, Utilities, which gives effect to Title 15, Chapter 20 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code which is regarding Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste; and WHEREAS, in May 2006 the State Water Resources Control Board issued statewide Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for sanitary sewer systems. The WDR requires public agencies who own a sanitary sewer system to develop and implement a sewer system management plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is the owner of the sanitary sewer system and is responsible for complying with the WDR; and WHEREAS, as prescribed by the WDR, the owner of the sewer system must demonstrate through ordinances, service agreements, or other legally binding procedures that it possesses the legal authority to: • Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer. • Require that sewers and connections be properly designed and constructed. • Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, or repairs for portions of the sewer maintained by the public agency. I - • Limit the discharge of fats, oils, grease, and'other debris that may cause blockages. • Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has contracted with the County of Los Angeles to perform industrial waste permitting, inspection, and enforcement consistent with federal law, state law, and the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. In addition, the City utilizes the Los Angeles County Sewer Maintenance Districts in order to maintain the sewer system; and WHEREAS, the existing sewer ordinance, Title 15, Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste, pertains to these issues. Minor revisions are necessary to include language to make it consistent with the language contained in the WDR. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Section 15.24.080 is amended to read as follows: "15.24.080 Enforcement—City Engineer Powers. The City Engineer, or designee, shall enforce all the provisions of this Division 2, and for such purpose shall have the powers necessary for such enforcement." SECTION 2. That Section 15.24.080 is amended to read as follows: "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, debris, cut roots, other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of any kind, 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, fats, oils and grease (collectively referred to as FOG), 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 publically owned treatment works, any pollutant(s) which cause pass through or interference. Stormwater runoff shall not be discharged into a sanitary sewer." SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage and adoption. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. ATTEST: CITY CLERK PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of , 2008. 2 MAYOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 08 - was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of , 2008. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _ day of , 2008, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806). CITY CLERK 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CERTIFICATION OF CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 08 - , adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on , 2008, which is now on file in my office. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of , 2008. Sharon L. Dawson, MMC City Clerk By Susan L. Caputo, CMC Deputy City Clerk G1