Artesia Municipal Code Art. 2 Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance

Except as hereinafter provided, Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on October 24, 2002, one copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk for public record and inspection, is hereby adopted by reference. Said title shall be known as the "Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance" of the City.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 392, § 1; Ord. 451, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

For the purposes of this article, certain words and phrases used in said Title 20, Division 2, as amended, are defined as follows:

"Board of supervisors"

shall mean the City Council.

"County engineer"

shall mean the City Engineer.

"County health officer"

shall mean the City Health Officer.

"County of Los Angeles"

shall mean the City of Artesia except in such instances where the County of Los Angeles is a correct notation due to circumstances.

"County sewer maintenance district"

shall mean the County Sewer Maintenance District except in the instance where the territory concerned either is not within or has been withdrawn from a County Sewer Maintenance District. In any such instance "County Sewer Maintenance District" shall mean the City of Artesia.

"Ordinance"

shall mean an ordinance of the City of Artesia except in such instances where the reference is to a stated ordinance of the County of Los Angeles.

"Public sewer"

shall mean all sanitary sewers and appurtenances thereto, lying within streets or easements dedicated to the City, which are under the sole jurisdiction of the City.

"Trunk sewer"

shall mean a sewer under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than the City of Artesia.

"Unincorporated area of the county of Los Angeles"

shall mean and include the area of the City of Artesia in its true geographical location.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

The fees for the issuance of industrial waste disposal permits shall be the same as those established by the County of Los Angeles in Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, Sanitary Sewer and Industrial Waste Ordinance of the Los Angeles County Code and any subsequent amendments or modifications thereto. In addition, the County Engineer or the Director of Public Works shall collect a surcharge of 20% of all fees collected to defray the City's administrative and engineering costs, which surcharge is determined by the City Council to constitute the reasonable cost of the City providing the sewer services to the permittees. This surcharge shall be separately accounted and then either quarterly paid by the County to the City or applied as a credit against any charges to the City for enforcement of the Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance of the City.

(Ord. 10-758, § 3)

Section 20.28.050 of said Title 20, Division 2, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 20.28.050. Fees—Reimbursement Authorized When—Procedures for Awarding Contracts.

The City Engineer may recommend that the Council approve an agreement to reimburse or agree to reimburse a subdivider, school district, an improvement district formed under special assessment procedures, or person for the cost of constructing sanitary sewers for public use where such sewers can or will be used by areas outside of the proposed development; and to establish a reimbursement district and collection rates as described in the agreement under the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

Section 20.32.150 of said Title 20, Division 2, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 20.32.150. Area and Connection Charges in Reimbursement Districts.

In the event the City Engineer determines that the property described in the application for a permit is included within a sewer reimbursement district, which has been formed by the Council in accordance with Section 20.28.050, the charge for connecting to the public sewers shall be as set forth in the agreement.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

Section 20.32.290 of said Title 20, Division 2, is hereby deleted.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

Section 20.32.300 of said Title 20, Division 2, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 20.32.300. Deposit of Collected Moneys.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all money received under Section 20.32.200 shall be deposited with the County Treasurer and credited to the Special Sewer Maintenance Fund.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

A new paragraph is hereby added to Section 20.32.690 of said Title 20, Division 2, to read as follows:

In the event the damaged public sewer is not in a Sewer Maintenance District, the violator shall reimburse the City within 30 days after the City Engineer shall render an invoice for the same. The amount when paid shall be deposited in the City Treasury.

(Ord. 346, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)

No person shall violate any of the provisions of, or fail to comply with, any of the requirements of the Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance of the City. Every person, firm or corporation violating any provision of the Ordinance or of this article or any condition or limitation of permit issued pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Each day during which any violation described in this article is committed, continued or permitted, shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided by this article.

(Ord. 392, § 1; Ord. 451, § 1; Ord. 10-758, § 3)