Benicia Municipal Code Ch. 13.44 Definitions

For the purpose of this division, certain words and phrases are defined in this chapter, and additional terms have the meanings indicated in Chapter 1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, current edition.

(Prior code § 7-602(38))

"Applicant"

means the person applying for sewer service, sewer service connection, or sewer system extension.

(Prior code § 7-602(1))

"BOD"

(denoting "biochemical oxygen demand") means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days of 20 degrees Centigrade, expressed in milligrams per liter.

(Prior code § 7-602(2))

"Building"

is a structure, used for any purpose, which contains sanitary facilities.

(Prior code § 7-602(4))

"Building sewer"

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

(Prior code § 7-602(3))

"Combined sewer"

is a sewer receiving both surface and run-off sewage.

(Prior code § 7-602(5))

"Contractor"

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

(Prior code § 7-602(6))

"Cost"

means the actual or estimated value of materials, equipment rentals, personnel services, and other expenses incurred, including taxes, engineering and overhead.

(Prior code § 7-602(7))

"County health department"

means the department of public health of Solano County.

(Prior code § 7-602(8))

"Director"

means the director of public works or the person designated to perform the responsibilities imposed by this division.

(Prior code § 7-602(9))

"Dwelling unit"

is a place of habitation which includes a place to cook or prepare food, a toilet and sleeping quarters for one person or a small group of persons constituting a family unit.

(Prior code § 7-602(10))

"Garbage"

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

(Prior code § 7-602(11))

"Industrial wastes"

include the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.

(Prior code § 7-602(12))

"Lateral sewer"

is the portion of a sewer lying within a public street or easement connecting a building sewer to the main sewer.

(Prior code § 7-602(13))

"Main sewer"

is a public sewer designated to accommodate more than one lateral sewer.

(Prior code § 7-602(14))

"Natural outlet"

is an outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface water or groundwater.

(Prior code § 7-602(15))

"Off-site"

refers to facilities located outside the site covered by the application for sewer service.

(Prior code § 7-602(16))

"On-site"

refers to facilities located within the area owned or controlled by the applicant for sewer service.

(Prior code § 7-602(17))

"Outside sewer"

is a sanitary sewer beyond the limits of the city and not subject to the control or jurisdiction of the city.

(Prior code § 7-602(18))

"Permit"

is any written authorization required under this division or any regulation of the city for the installation of any sewerage works.

(Prior code § 7-602(20))

"pH"

means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

(Prior code § 7-602(19))

"Plumbing system"

includes all plumbing fixtures and traps, soil waste, special waste and vent pipes, and all sanitary sewer pipes within a building and extending to the building sewer connection three feet outside the building wall.

(Prior code § 7-602(21))

"Premises"

is a separate, identifiable and transferable parcel of real property. A portion of a parcel having a well-defined boundary, such as a wall, fence, or hedge which prevents the common use of the property by all occupants, is a separate premises.

(Prior code § 7-602(22))

"Private sewer"

is a sewer serving an independent sewage disposal system, not connected with a public sewer, which accommodates one or more buildings or industries.

(Prior code § 7-602(23))

"Public sewer"

is a sewer lying within a street or easement and which is controlled by or under the jurisdiction of the city.

(Prior code § 7-602(24))

"Sanitary sewer"

is a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm water, surface water and groundwater are not intentionally admitted.

(Prior code § 7-602(25))

"Sewage"

means a combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface water and storm water as may be present.

(Prior code § 7-602(26))

"Sewage treatment plant"

means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.

(Prior code § 7-602(27))

"Sewer"

is a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.

(Prior code § 7-602(28))

"Sewerage system"

means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

(Prior code § 7-602(29))

"Sewer service unit"

means any dwelling unit or building, commercial establishment, industry or other improvement which discharges a sewage flow equivalent to one dwelling unit. One dwelling unit is assumed to discharge 250 gallons per day, with a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS) load of 150 parts per million.

(Prior code § 7-602(39); Ord. 80-1 N.S. § 1, 1980)

"Side sewer"

is 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.

(Prior code § 7-602(30))

"Single-family residence"

means the place of residence for a single family. Property improved for multifamily purposes is described in terms of the number of dwelling units that the facilities provide for single-family usage.

(Prior code § 7-602(31))

"SS"

means suspended solids, a measure of strength of sewage expressed in terms of the quantity of solid material measured in milligrams within a liter of sewage.

(Prior code § 7-602(40); Ord. 80-1 N.S. § 1, 1980)

"Storm sewer" or "storm drain"

is a sewer which carries storm water and surface water or groundwater and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.

(Prior code § 7-602(32))

"Street"

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

(Prior code § 7-602(33))

"Suspended solids"

means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage or other liquid, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.

(Prior code § 7-602(34))

"System extension"

means extension of public sewage facilities to serve areas to which service is not available from existing sewage collection facilities.

(Prior code § 7-602(35))

"Trunk sewer"

is a sewer which receives flow from several main sewers and which is designated as a trunk sewer by the director.

(Prior code § 7-602(36))

"Watercourse"

means a channel in which the flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently, under natural conditions.

(Prior code § 7-602(37))