Coachella Municipal Code Art. III Building Sewers and Connections

In accordance with Article IV of this chapter, no person shall connect to the sewer system without first obtaining a written permit from the city and paying all fees and connection charges as required therein.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

A. No owners of separate properties shall be permitted to join in the use of the same building sewer. Every property on which structures are situated and are to be connected with a public sewer shall be separately connected except as provided in this section.

B. Adjacent properties owned by the same property owner may be served by the same house connection sewer or building sewer so long as the properties remain under the ownership of the same property owner. If a property owner sells a portion of his property and any buildings on the property so sold are not separately connected with a public sewer, they shall be so connected at no expense to the city. Following the sale of a portion of a property owner's property it shall be unlawful for the owner of the portion sold or the original property owner to continue to use or maintain a common building sewer or a connection to a common house connection sewer.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

Cleanouts in building sewers shall be provided where the building sewer joins the house connection sewer and in accordance with the rules, regulations and ordinances of the city.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

If any building sewer is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building sewer shall be lifted by artificial means approved by the city, and discharged to the public sewer at the expense of the owner.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

A. If a public sewer is available in a street adjoining the property to be served, the connection of the house connection sewer to the public sewer shall be made at the public sewer main. The property owner shall construct one house connection sewer from the existing public sewer main to the property to be connected. The property owner shall obtain proper excavation/encroachment permits and work is to be completed by a properly licensed contractor.

B. The house connection sewer shall be constructed in accordance with the standard specifications of the city which are in effect at the time of construction. If the applicant desires or requires an additional house connection sewer or any special construction, the owner shall pay for the cost of the additional sewer connection or additional cost of the special construction in accordance with city specifications, at no cost to the city.

C. If a public sewer is not available in a street adjoining the property to be served, the owner shall either construct private sewage disposal facilities in accordance with Article VII of this chapter or shall extend the existing sewer system in accordance with Article VI of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

A. Any stub-out and, following connection by the property owner to the city's sewer system, the house connection sewer shall be maintained and repaired by the city's utilities department from the point of connection with the sewer main line to the property line closest to the sewer main; provided, however, it shall be the property owner's responsibility to repair such house connection sewer which is damaged as a result of the negligent or intentional acts of the property owner, its tenants, lessees, subcontractors, agents, or employees.

B. The property owner shall defend, indemnify, save and hold harmless the city, its elected officials, officers, employees, agents and subcontractors from any and all fines, attorneys' fees, claims for loss, damage or personal injury, including wrongful death, which arise out of the city's maintenance and repair of the house connection sewer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

The city may, in its absolute discretion, construct a local sewer system, which shall be placed, designed, and constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the city engineer. At the time that a property owner elects to connect to the city's sewer system, the property owner shall be required to use the stub-out constructed as part of the local sewer system for connection to the city's sewer system unless the city's utilities general manager, or designee, determines using reasonable discretion that connection to the city's sewer system may be made by alternate means.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

At the time of the construction of any addition to or extension of the city's master plan sewer system, the city may, in its absolute discretion, construct a stub-out, which shall be placed, designed, and constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the city engineer. At the time that a property owner elects to connect to the city's sewer system, the property owner shall be required to use the stub-out constructed by the city for connection to the city's sewer system unless the city's utilities general manager, or designee, determines using reasonable discretion that connection to the city's sewer system may be made by alternate means.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

The city shall keep a record of the costs of construction for a local sewer system constructed pursuant to Section 13.01.257 and shall identify such record with each parcel of property to be served by such system. Costs of construction shall include, without limitation, the costs of construction directly attributable to the construction of the local sewer system and the amount of indirect engineering, design and administrative costs, all of which shall be proportionally attributed to the property to be served in a manner determined in the reasonable discretion by the city's utilities general manager, or his designee. The city shall maintain such records until such time as the property owner reimburses the city for such costs in accordance with Section 13.01.261.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

The city shall keep a record of the costs of construction for each stub-out constructed pursuant to Section 13.01.258 and shall identify such record with each parcel of property to be served by such stub-out. Costs of construction shall include, without limitation, the costs of construction directly attributable to the construction of the stub-out and the amount of indirect engineering, design and administrative costs proportionally attributed to the property to be serviced, as determined in the reasonable discretion by the city's community development director, or his designee. The city shall maintain such records until such time as the property owner reimburses the city for such costs in accordance with Section 13.01.262.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

A. If the property owner connects to the city's sewer system at any time within one year following the city's completion of a local sewer system serving that particular property, the property owner shall pay the amount determined pursuant to Section 13.01.259. If the property owner connects to such system at a point past one year following the completion of the system serving that particular property, the owner shall pay an additional amount over and above the amount determined pursuant to Section 13.01.259. The additional reimbursement shall be a percentage of the construction costs determined pursuant to Section 13.01.259, which percentage reflects the change in the engineering news record construction cost index between the time that local sewer system construction is completed for the particular property to be served and the date that the property owner applies to the city for a permit to connect to the city's sewer system. If the engineering news record construction cost index ceases to be published, the city may, in its reasonable discretion, use a similar construction cost index to ascertain the additional reimbursement required.

B. The reimbursement required by this section shall be in addition to all other fees and charges imposed by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)

A. If the property owner connects to the city's sewer system at any time within one year following the city's completion of the stub-out for that particular property to be served, the property owner shall pay the amount determined pursuant to Section 13.01.260. If the property owner connects to the city's sewer system at a point past one year following the completion of the stub-out for the particular property to be served, the owner shall pay an additional amount over and above the amount determined pursuant to Section 13.01.260. The additional reimbursement shall be a percentage of the construction costs determined pursuant to Section 13.01.260, which percentage reflects the change in the engineering news record construction cost index between the time that stub-out construction is completed for the particular property to be served and the date that the property owner applies to the city for a permit to connect to the city's sewer system. If the engineering news record construction cost index ceases to be published, the city may, in its reasonable discretion, use a similar construction cost index to ascertain the additional reimbursement required.

B. The reimbursement required by this section shall be in addition to all other fees and charges imposed by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1057, § 1(Exh. A), 10-23-13)