Azusa Municipal Code Div. 2 Permits

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Cross reference— Businesses generally, ch. 18.

No person other than the city engineer shall commence or make any connection with any public or house connection sewer or do or construct or use or alter any public or house connection sewer within the city without first obtaining a permit from the city engineer to do so.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.020)

No person shall remove or injure any portion of any public sewer or manhole or open or enter or cause to be opened or entered any public sewer or manhole without first obtaining a permit in writing from the city engineer to do so.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.180)

Any person desiring a permit for any of the purposes enumerated in this article shall make application to the city engineer, giving such information as the city engineer may require. If it appears from the application that the work to be performed under the permit is to be done according to this article and otherwise provided by law governing the construction of such work, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the fees as fixed by this article.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.030)

Nothing in this article shall be deemed or construed to require the application for or the issuance of a permit for the purpose of removing stoppages or repairing a leak in any public or house connection sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any part of such sewer.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.040)

This article shall not be construed to apply to contractors constructing sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded and entered into by the council for the construction of sewers and appurtenances.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.050)

(a) A fee of such amount as established by the council from time to time shall be paid the city engineer at the time an application for permit is filed under section 78-83. If such application is granted, the fee shall entitle the permittee to one inspection and one inspection only, and a fee of such amount as established by the council from time to time shall be paid to the city engineer for each additional inspection.

(b) The city engineer is directed to charge a fee of such amount as established by the council from time to time per front foot to each property owner connecting a lot or parcel to sewers. The charge shall be assessed on the basis of the frontage of the land abutting or adjoining the street. Wherever the lot abuts more than one street, the charge will be applied to the minimum dimension of a rectangular lot or the average width of an irregular lot. For areas not divided into parcels or otherwise subdivided, the frontage shall not be less than for a minimum size lot for the pertinent zone as fixed by chapter 86 of this Code or not less than the width of the building plus the required side yards as fixed by this Code. This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Property which has been under one ownership within the city; or the person whose ancestor, descendant, sister or brother by consanguinity or affinity from whom such property has acquired where no sale is involved has maintained continuous ownership since July 6, 1954.

(2) Lots or properties which are included in a reimbursement district established for the purpose of constructing sewers.

(3) Lots or properties on which the assessment has previously been paid.

(4) Existing buildings which are presently connected to sewers.

(5) Lots or properties to which a main line sewer extension is required to be constructed by the property owner before the property can be served by city sewers.

(c) The city engineer is empowered and directed to charge any additional and other fees prescribed by this article or other law, under the conditions therein set forth.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.060)

The city engineer shall keep in proper books an accurate account of all fees received under this article, giving the names and residences of the persons upon whose accounts the fees were paid and the date and amount thereof, which books shall be open for public inspection. The city engineer shall pay all fees received by him into the city treasury at least once each week.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.070)

If the work authorized by a permit under this article is not commenced within 90 days from the date of its issuance or if the work authorized by such permit and commenced thereunder shall be suspended or abandoned for a period of 90 days or more, such permit shall thenceforth be null and void. Before such work can be recommended, a new permit shall be taken out as provided in section 78-161 and the same fees as fixed in this article for the original permit shall be paid therefor.

(Code 1971, § 16.04.080)