Beverly Hills Municipal Code Art. 2 Water Wells

No person shall proceed with the drilling or digging of any well, cistern, pit, or reservoir for the development or production of water, except for the collection of rainwater, on the surface of the owner's property without first obtaining approval of the council so to do.

Any person desiring to obtain such permit shall file an application therefor setting forth the following information:

A. The location;

B. The name of the owner;

C. Details of the proposal as to depth, extent, method, equipment, proposed use, and the claimed necessity therefor; and

D. The opinion of recognized authorities and experts in the field of water development that such development will in no way interfere with or detract from the development of water by the public works division of the available supply of such water, that the discharge and ultimate disposal of the water proposed to be developed will in no way injure, damage, or overtax existing sewers and facilities for the disposal of water from the city, and that no expense need be incurred by the city in connection with either the proposed development of water or the disposal thereof.

Upon the receipt of any such application, the council shall set the matter for a regular hearing within not less than one week nor more than four (4) weeks, which hearing may be continued from time to time within the discretion of the council, but action thereon after an investigation by the council shall be taken within six (6) months after the receipt of any such application.

The decision of the council thereon after such investigation and hearing shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 1258, eff. 1-5-1967)

The filing of any application referred to in section 10-5-201 of this chapter shall be accompanied by the payment of the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to the city to defray the costs of investigation and hearing by the council concerning the matters set forth in the application. (Ord. 1258, eff. 1-5-1967)

It hereby is declared to be unlawful for any person to connect any water well or any pipe connected with such water well to the city's water system, or any portion thereof, or to any water pipe connected with the city's water system without a permit so to do from the public services division. Such permit shall be in addition to any plumbing permit required from the building division. No such permit shall be granted except upon a showing satisfactory to the public services division and the council that such connection will in no way endanger the water supply of the city, or any portion thereof, and will in no way endanger the health of the citizens of the city. (Ord. 1258, eff. 1-5-1967)