Chico Municipal Code Art. VIII Connection Permits

No person shall cause or permit premises to be initially connected to the sewer system nor shall any person increase the number of dwelling units on residential premises connected to the sewer system, change the use of residential premises connected to the sewer system to a nonresidential use, increase the area of nonresidential premises devoted to a nonresidential use, or change the use of nonresidential premises to a residential use without a connection permit issued by the director as hereinafter provided by this article.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2364 §274)

A permit authorizing the initial connection of premises located in the incorporated territory of the city to the sewer system shall be issued by the director if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the director determines that all of the following conditions have been met:

A. The type and density of any proposed development on the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan;

B. All water pollution control plant capacity fees, trunkline capacity fees, lift station capacity fees, sewer main installation fees, and sewer lateral installation fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter have been paid or payment of such fees deferred in the manner provided by this chapter; and

C. All non-residential users have completed and returned a wastewater survey as supplied by the city and paid any and all applicable fees related to the industrial wastewater pretreatment and permitting program; and

D. Plans and specifications for any sewer main extension required by the provisions of this chapter have been submitted to and approved by the director.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1943 §15, Ord. 1971 §5, Ord. 2092 §17, Ord. 2130 §2, Ord. 2364 §275)

A permit authorizing the initial connection of developed premises located in that portion of the unincorporated territory of the county of Butte within the Chico Sphere of Influence to the sewer system by way of a connection to the sewerage collection system owned by the city shall be issued by the director if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the director determines that all of the following conditions have been met:

A. The premises are either:

1. Nonresidential premises developed with buildings or structures devoted to an industrial use;

2. Nonresidential premises owned by a nonprofit corporation and developed with buildings or structures utilized by such nonprofit corporation in the provision of social services benefitting persons residing within the incorporated territory of the city;

3. Residential or nonresidential premises served by a failing septic tank; or

4. Residential or nonresidential premises subject to a sewer service and annexation agreement executed prior to December 17, 1993 in which the city undertook to provide sewer service to such premises or which are within a county subdivision for which the city issued a commitment to provide sewer service prior to December 17, 1993.

B. All water pollution control plant capacity fees, trunkline capacity fees, lift station capacity fees, sewer main installation fees, and sewer lateral installation fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter have been paid;

C. All non-residential users have completed and returned a wastewater survey as supplied by the city and paid any and all applicable fees related to the industrial wastewater pretreatment and permitting program;

D. Plans and specifications for any sewer main extensions required by the provisions of this chapter have been submitted to and approved by the director; and

E. If the premises are contiguous and annexable to the incorporated territory of the city, the owner of such premises has executed and filed a petition to annex the premises to the incorporated territory of the city; provided, however, that the owner of such premises shall not be required to execute and file an annexation petition where the city manager has determined that the provision of municipal services to the premises, other than sewer service, would require a substantial expenditure of public funds.

(Ord. 1971 §6, Ord. 2049 §18, Ord. 2068 §2, Ord. 2092 §18, Ord. 2130 §3, Ord. 2364 §276, Ord. 2422 §1)

A permit authorizing the initial connection of undeveloped premises located in that portion of the unincorporated territory of the county of Butte within the Chico Sphere of Influence to the sewer system by way of a connection to the sewerage collection system owned by the city shall be issued by the director if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the director determines that all of the following conditions have been met:

A. The premises are either:

1. Nonresidential premises being developed with buildings or structures devoted to an industrial use;

2. Residential or nonresidential premises owned by a nonprofit corporation and being developed with buildings or structures utilized by such nonprofit corporation in the provision of social services benefitting persons residing within the incorporated territory of the city; or

3. Residential and no more than two additional residences will be connected pursuant to the permit; and:

a. The property is either substantially surrounded by developed parcels located in the unincorporated area or is on the periphery of the developed urban area and the parcels located between the property and the nearest edge of the city limits are predominantly developed; and

b. The infrastructure extended to serve the property is sized to serve adjacent or intervening parcels which may connect in the future; or

B. The type and density of any proposed development on the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan;

C. All water pollution control plant capacity fees, trunkline capacity fees, lift station capacity fees, sewer main installation fees and sewer lateral installation fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter have been paid;

D. Plans and specifications for any sewer main extensions required by the provisions of this chapter have been submitted to and approved by the director;

E. The owner of the premises has paid to the city all of the street facility improvement fees, street facility reimbursement fees, storm drainage fees, park facility fees and other public facility fees which would be assessed and levied upon an owner of premises located within the city in accordance with the provisions of this code incident to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a new building or structure on city premises, less the amount of any similar fees which the owner of the connecting premises is required to pay to the county of Butte pursuant to any applicable county ordinance or fee schedule;

F. The owner of the premises has dedicated to the public use all of the rights-of-way and other easements and/or undertaken to construct and install all of the streets and public improvements which an owner of premises located within the city would be required to dedicate and/or construct and install in accordance with the provisions of this code incident to the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a new building or structure on city premises, except that the owner of the premises shall not be required to make any such dedications and/or undertake to construct and install any such public improvements which have been determined by the director to be totally incompatible with the dedication and improvement requirements of the county of Butte; and

G. If the premises are contiguous and annexable to the incorporated territory of the city, the owner of such premises has executed and filed a petition to annex the premises to the incorporated territory of the city.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1754, Ord. 1835 §1, Ord. 1943 §16, Ord. 1971 §7, Ord. 2068 §3. Ord. 2092 §19, Ord. 2364 §277, Ord. 2371 §1, Ord. 2422 §2)

A permit authorizing the initial connection of premises located in that portion of the unincorporated territory of the county of Butte within the Chico Sphere of Influence to the sewer system by way of a connection directly to the water pollution control plant or by way of a connection to a sewerage collection system owned by a public agency other than the city shall be issued by the director if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the director determines that all of the following conditions have been met:

A. The type and density of any proposed development on the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan; and

B. All water pollution control plant capacity fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter have been paid.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1971 §8, Ord. 2068 §4, Ord. 2364 §278)

A permit authorizing the owner of premises located in that portion of the Chico Sphere of Influence within the incorporated territory of the city and already connected to the city sewer system to change, expand or increase the intensity of the use of such premises shall be issued by the director, if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the director determines that all of the following conditions have been met:

A. The type and density of any changed or expanded use of the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan; and

B. Any additional water pollution control plant capacity fees and sewer trunkline capacity fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter incident to a change in use of the premises have been paid.

(Ord. 2068 §5, Ord. 2364 §279)

A permit authorizing the owner of premises located in that portion of the Chico

Sphere of Influence within the unincorporated territory of the county of Butte and already connected to the city sewer system to change, expand or increase the intensity of the use of such premises shall be issued by the director if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the determines that all of the following conditions have been met:

A. The type and density of any changed use of the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan;

B. Any additional water pollution control plant capacity fees, trunkline capacity fees and lift station capacity fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter incident to a change in use of the premises have been paid; and

C. If the premises are connected to the sewer system by way of a connection to the sewerage collection system owned by the city, the owner of the premises has:

1. Paid or caused to be paid to the city all of the street facility improvement fees, street facility reimbursement fees, park facility fees, storm drainage fees and other public facility fees which would be assessed and levied upon an owner of premises located within the city in accordance with the provisions of this code incident to a change or expansion in the use of city premises or any building or structure located thereon, less the amount of any similar fees which the owner of the county premises would be required to pay to the county of Butte pursuant to any applicable county ordinance or fee schedule, and

2. Dedicated to the public use all of the rights-of-way and other easements and/or undertaken to construct and install an of the streets and other public improvements which an owner of premises located within the city would be required to dedicate and/or construct and install in accordance with the provisions of this code incident to a change or expansion in the use of city premises or any building or structure located thereon, except that the owner of the county premises shall not be required to make any such dedications and/or undertake to construct and install any such public improvements which have been determined by the director to be totally incompatible with the dedication and improvement requirements of the county of Butte.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1835 §2, Ord. 1971 §9, Ord. 2068 §6, Ord. 2092 §20, Ord. 2364 §280)

Applications for a connection permit shall be filed with the public works department in a form approved by the director and shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council, no part of which shall be refunded to the applicant.

(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2364 §281, Ord. 2439 §109)