Amador City Municipal Code Art. 1 Purpose and Definitions

This chapter is intended to provide rules and regulations for the use and construction of sanitary sewer facilities hereafter installed, altered or repaired within the city. This chapter shall not apply retroactively and in the event of an alteration or repair hereafter made, it shall apply only to the new materials and methods used therein.

The purpose of the sewer service charge is for the purpose of defraying proper and reasonable expenses of operation, repair, replacement, maintenance and accumulation of a wastewater capital reserve fund of the city sewerage facilities used for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage, pursuant to Division 5, Part 3, Chapter 5, Article 7 (commencing with Section 5040) and Chapter 6, Part 1 of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California.

(Ord. 147 § 1.00, 2002)

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this chapter are applicable for this chapter only and do not necessarily correspond to definitions that may be used by city or county zoning, planning or assessment designations and shall be as follows:

Additional Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, additional terms shall have the meaning indicated in Chapter 1 of the last edition of the Western Plumbing Officials Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted by the Western Plumbing Officials Association, copies of which are on file with the city clerk.

"Applicant" means the person making the application for a permit for a sewer installation and shall be the owner of premises to be served by the sewer for which a permit is requested or his or her authorized agent.

"Building" means any structure used for human habitation or a place of business, recreation or other purpose containing sanitary facilities.

"Building sewer" means that portion of any sewer beginning at the plumbing or drainage outlet of any building or industrial facility and running to the property line or to a private sewage disposal system.

"City" means city of Amador, Amador County.

"City engineer" means the engineer appointed by and acting for the council and shall be a registered civil engineer.

"City inspector" means the inspector acting for the council and may be a member of the council, the manager, the city engineer or inspector appointed by the council.

"Clerk" means the city clerk of the city.

"Combined sewer" means a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.

"Contractor" means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership or association duly licensed by the state of California to perform the type of work to be done under the permit.

"Council" means the city council of the city.

"County" means the county of Amador, California.

"Garbage" means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and the dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

"Lateral sewer" means the portion of a sewer lying within a public street (or easement) connecting a building sewer to the main sewer.

"Main sewer" means a public sewer designed to accommodate more than one lateral sewer.

"Manager" means the person or persons appointed by the council to administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the city.

"Multifamily dwelling" means any premises designed, imposed or used as a residence for two or more families living independently of each other in two or more structurally joined dwelling units with separate entrances; this term shall include apartment house and duplexes, but it shall not include hotels, motels, dormitories or similar structures.

"Outside sewer" means a sanitary sewer beyond the limits of the city not subject to the control or jurisdiction of city.

"Permit" means any written authorization required pursuant to this or any other regulation of city for the installation of any sewer works.

"Person" means any human being , individual, firm, company, partnership, association and private or public or municipal corporations, the United States of America, the state of California, districts and all political subdivisions, governmental agencies and mandataries thereof.

"Private sewer" means a sewer serving an independent sewage disposal system not connected with a public sewer and which accommodates one or more buildings or industries.

"Public sewer" means a sewer lying within a street (or easement) and which is controlled by or under the jurisdiction of the city.

"Sanitary sewer" means a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.

"Sewage" means a combination of water carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.

"Sewage treatment plant" means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.

"Sewage works" means facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

"Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.

"Sewer service charge" means fees, tolls, rates, rentals or other charges for service and facilities furnished by city in connection with its sewerage system.

"Side sewer" means the sewer line beginning at the foundation wall of any building and terminating at the main sewer and includes the building sewer and lateral sewer together.

"Single-family dwelling" means premises designed, improved or used as a residence for one family only and for no other purpose.

"Storm sewer or storm drain" means a sewer which carries storm and surface or ground waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.

"Street" means any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley way, public place, public easement or right-of-way.

"Superintendent" means the person designated by the council to manage the city sewer system and to perform the services or make the determinations permitted or required under this chapter to be to made by the superintendent.

(Ord. 147 §§ 1.01—1.33, 2002)