Part 1 — General

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the discharge, deposit, or disposal of all wastes, including any material which may cause pollution of underground or surface waters in, upon, or affecting the territory of the City and the design, construction, alteration, use and maintenance of public sewers, house laterals, industrial connection sewers, sewage pumping plants, interceptors, and appurtenances; the issuance of permits and the collecting of fees therefor and fees to pay the cost of checking plans and inspecting the construction; and providing penalties for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts or to any work performed in behalf of these districts. The wastewater ordinance adopted by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County shall apply to all wastes discharged, deposited, or disposed of through direct connections to their facilities, and to all industrial wastes discharged, deposited, or disposed of through their sewerage systems and tributaries thereto. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Except as otherwise provided herein, the City Engineer and the Director of Public Works shall jointly administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the City Engineer or the Director of Public Works may be delegated by either to persons in the employ of the City.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Except as otherwise provided herein, all plans required under the provisions of this chapter for the construction of main line sewers and house laterals shall conform with the standards of design prescribed by this chapter and with the standards of design on file in the office of the City Engineer. Any plans submitted for approval under the provisions of this chapter shall be prepared by, or under the direction of, and shall be signed by a Registered Civil Engineer of the State.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The City Engineer will approve plans for sewerage construction, approve a permit for industrial wastewater discharge, or issue a permit under this chapter only if it appears to the City Engineer that the sewerage construction, sewer connection, industrial wastewater discharge, or other construction or procedure conforms with the provisions of this chapter. All required fees and charges shall be paid before approval of plans or issuance of a permit. The City Engineer shall provide printed application forms for the permits required by this chapter. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The provisions of this chapter requiring permits shall not apply to contractors constructing public sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded by the City. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Permits issued under the provisions of this chapter are not transferable from one person to another person, or from one location to another location. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The City Engineer shall keep a permanent and accurate account of all fees and charges received under this chapter, containing the names and addresses of the persons or companies on whose accounts the fees and charges were paid, the dates and amounts thereof, and the purpose for which the fees and charges were paid.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

In the event that any person shall have paid a fee for plan checking, for processing a sewer easement, for tapping a public sewer, or for the processing of reimbursement documents and maps, and no work or processing has been done on these functions, such person, upon presentation to the City Engineer of a request therefor in writing, shall be entitled to a refund in an amount equal to 80% of the fee actually paid. In the event that any person shall have paid a fee for inspection and record plans and subsequently shall request and receive permission to revise the work so as to appreciably reduce the amount thereof, he shall be entitled to a refund of a portion of the original fee; said portion shall be the difference between the original amount of the fee and a new amount to be determined from the revised valuation or total footage of main line and house lateral sewers, or both. The City Engineer shall satisfy himself as to the right of such person to such refund, and each such refund shall be paid as provided by law for the payment of claims against the City.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All work done under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to inspection by and shall meet the approval of the City Engineer; provided, however, that approval by the City Engineer shall not relieve the permittee or any other person from complying with all of the applicable provisions of this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

When it appears to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that all work done under the permit has been constructed according to, and meets the requirements of all the applicable provisions of this chapter and that all fees have been paid, if requested, he shall cause to be issued to the permittee constructing such work a certificate of final inspection. The said certificate shall recite that such work as is covered by the permit has been constructed according to this chapter and that said work is in an approved condition. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Any unauthorized entering, breaking, damaging, destroying, uncovering, defacing, or tampering with any structure, equipment, or appurtenance, which is a part of the City's sewerage system, shall be a violation of this chapter. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases are defined and certain provisions shall be construed as herein set forth unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Cesspool" is a lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a drainage system or part thereof, so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and sides and constructed pursuant to the provisions of the City Plumbing Code.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Chimney" means a vertical section of a house lateral extending either from a vertical tee on the main line or from a long radius 1/4 bend set vertically at the curb or property line, and in either case suitably reinforced with cement concrete. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Conductor" or "roof leader" means any piping which carries stormwater or rainwater from any roof or elevated parking area. The term "downspout" is usually applied to the vertical portion of such piping.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Discharger" means any person that discharges or causes a discharge to a public sewer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Domestic sewage" means the waterborne wastes produced from noncommercial or nonindustrial activities along with those which result from normal human living processes. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Effluent" means the liquid outflow from any treatment plant or facility constructed and operated for the partial or complete treatment of sewage or industrial waste. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"House lateral" means that part of the sewer piping within the street or right-of-way which extends from the property or sewer right-of-way line to a connection with the main line sewer for the purpose of conveying domestic sewage. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Industrial building" means any building, structure, or works which is used, or which is designed to be used, for the manufacture, processing, or distribution of materials, equipment, supplies, food, or commodities of any description; or which is used, or designed to be used, as a school, sanitarium, hospital, penal institution, or charitable institution; together with all appurtenances thereto and the surrounding premises under the same ownership or control. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Industrial connection sewer" means that part of the sewer piping within the street or right-ofway which extends from the property or sewer right-of-way line to a connection with the main line sewer for the purpose of conveying industrial wastewater. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Industrial waste" means any and all waste substances, liquid or solid, except domestic sewage, and includes among other things radioactive wastes and explosive, noxious or toxic gases when present in the sewerage system.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Industrial wastewater" means all waterborne wastes and wastewater, excluding domestic sewage and uncontaminated water, and includes all wastewater from any producing, manufacturing, processing, institutional commercial, agricultural, or other operation where the wastewater discharged includes significant quantities of wastes of nonhuman origin. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Inspector" means a person authorized by the Director of Public Works or the City Engineer to inspect wastewater generation, conveyance, storage, processing, and disposal facilities. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Gravity separation interceptor" means any facility designed, constructed, and operated for the purpose of removing and retaining dangerous, deleterious, or prohibited constituents from wastewater by differential gravity separation before discharge to the public sewer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Licensed contractor" means a contractor having a valid license issued pursuant to Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and Professions Code, State of California, which license includes the activities on the permit applied for. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Lot" means any piece or parcel of land bounded, defined, or shown upon a plat or deed recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, which conforms to the boundaries of such lot as shown upon such recorded map, plat, or deed; provided, however, that in the event any building or structure covers more area than a lot as herein defined, the term "lot" shall include all such pieces or parcels of land upon which said building or structure is wholly or partly located together with the yards, courts, and other unoccupied spaces legally required for the building or structure.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Main line sewer" means any public sewer in a dedicated right-of-way in which changes in alignment or grade occur only at manholes, or where angle points or curves between manholes have been approved by the City Engineer. Such sewers are generally eight inches (8") or more in diameter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Permittee" means the person to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Pollution" of underground or surface waters means affecting such waters in a manner which, if allowed to continue, would render them unfit for human or animal use or toxic to vegetation to an extent adversely affecting plant growth or curtailing crop yield. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Public sewer" means any sewer dedicated to public use and whose use and operation are controlled by a public corporation by means of appropriate easements. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Radioactive material" means material containing chemical elements that spontaneously change their atomic structure by emitting any particles, rays, or energy forms. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Rainwater diversion system" means any device designed to prevent the entry of stormwaters into the public sewer system or other waste disposal or treatment systems and to redirect storm flows to appropriate areas.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Wye saddle" means a short pipe fitting with a shoulder at one end to allow the application of the fitting to a hole tapped in the main line sewer such that the short pipe shall form a 45 degree angle from the main line sewer pipe. "Tee saddle" means a short pipe fitting with a shoulder at one end to allow the application of the fitting to a hole tapped in the main line sewer such that the short pipe shall form a 90 degree angle from the main line sewer pipe. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Seepage pit" means a lined excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a septic tank, so designed as to permit the wastewater from the septic tank to seep through its bottom and sides.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Septic tank" is a watertight receptacle which receives the discharge from a sewerage system, so designed and constructed as to retain solids, digest organic matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a drain field system or one or more seepage pits.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Sewage" or "wastewater" means any waterborne or liquid wastes, including domestic sewage and industrial waste, but does not include or mean stormwater, groundwater, roof, or yard drainage.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Sewage pumping plant" means any facility designed and constructed to raise sewage from a lower to a higher level or to overcome head losses due to pipeline friction. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Sewerage" means any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Solid wastes" means the nonliquid borne wastes normally considered to be suitable for disposal with refuse at sanitary landfill refuse disposal sites. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Tapping" means the forming of a tee or wye branch connection to a main line sewer by installing a tee or wye saddle after the sewer is in place. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Trunk sewer" means a sewer under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Uncontaminated water" means any wasted water not contaminated or polluted with sewage, and which is suitable, or could readily be made suitable, for discharge to the City's stormwater drainage system.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Waste disposal facility" means any dump, solid waste disposal site, transfer station, sanitary landfill, land reclamation project, incinerator, or other similar site or facility which is used, or intended to be used, for the acceptance for transfer, salvage, or disposal of rubbish, garbage, or industrial waste, whether liquid or solid.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Part 2 Sanitary Sewers

No person shall commence, or do or cause to be done, or construct or cause to be constructed, or use or cause to be used, or alter or cause to be altered any public sewer, or main line sewer, or house lateral or sewage pumping plant, or other similar appurtenance, in the City without first obtaining a sewer permit from the City Engineer to do so.

No permit shall be issued pursuant to this chapter if there are moneys due and owing to the City from the applicant and required to be paid pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Ord. 674 adopted 10-27-81)

Any person requiring a sewer permit, shall make written application to the City Engineer.

The City Engineer shall provide printed application forms for the permits, indicating thereon the information to be furnished by the applicant. He may require, in addition to the information furnished by the printed form, any additional information from the applicant which will enable the City Engineer to determine that the proposed work or use complies with the provisions of this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Any person requiring a permit to connect to a public sewer under the jurisdiction of the City shall make a written application to the City Engineer, giving a description of the lot or parcel to be served by the connection and such other information as the City Engineer may require, on printed forms furnished for such purpose. Any person proposing to connect to a truck sewer under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts shall contact the Chief Engineer of that agency for permit requirements.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

When, in the opinion of the City Engineer, it is necessary to connect a house lateral to a public sewer at a point where no connection facility has been provided, an application for a public sewer tap shall be submitted, and a fee for tapping the public sewer shall be paid by the applicant before the permit is issued for the construction of the house lateral. All tapping of public sewers, except trunk sewers, shall be performed by the Department of Public Works.

Exception: Tapping of the public sewers as required on sewer plans approved by the City Engineer may be constructed by a licensed contractor. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No person shall connect, or cause to be connected, any sewer which has been, or may hereafter be, constructed in any way unless:

• (a) Such sewer has been laid under the supervision of, and to the satisfaction of, the City Engineer and in accordance with all the provisions of this chapter; and

• (b) If dedication of such way is required, such way has been dedicated and the City Council has accepted such dedication.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No person shall connect, or cause to be connected, any cesspool, seepage pit, or septic tank to any main line sewer or to any house lateral leading thereto. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Before granting a permit for the construction of any main line sewer or industrial connection sewer, with or without house laterals, the City Engineer shall check and approve the plans therefor as to their compliance with all laws and as to conformity with the standards of design hereinafter required by this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All plans required under the provisions of this chapter for the construction of main line sewers and house laterals shall conform to the standards of design prescribed by this chapter and to the standards of design on file in the office of the City Engineer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The average flow rate of any discharge to a sewer main shall be one which does not exceed the design capacity at any time. The desirable, ultimate discharges shall be the following:

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

"Peak flow rate" means the average rate at which sewage is discharged to a public sewer during the highest 30 minute flow period of any 24 hour period. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Any person proposing to have sewage discharged from any property to a public sewer at a rate greater than the capacity for which the sewer was designed, when proportioned to such property, and which such additional quantity will immediately overload the sewer, shall be denied a permit to connect any facilities to the sewer which will discharge more than the proportionate share allotted to the property.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Main line sewer pipe shall have an inside diameter of not less than eight inches and shall have sufficient capacity to carry sewage from the area tributary thereto when computed upon the following basis:

• Individual building, commercial or industrial plant capacities shall be the determining factor when they exceed the coefficients shown.

The coefficient to be used for any zoned area not listed will be determined by the City Engineer based upon the intended development and use. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

A main line sewer shall be designed to provide a minimum velocity of two (2') feet per second for pipes flowing 1/2 full, except that the City Engineer may approve a gradient which will develop a lower velocity if he finds that a gradient which will develop a velocity of two (2') feet per second is unobtainable.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The slope of the sewers shall be shown on the plans in feet of fall per 100 feet of horizontal distance expressed as a percentage. Slopes used, expressed in percentages, shall be divisible, without remainder, by four in the hundredth column; for example, 0.36% complies with this section.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The standard depth for residential main line sewers shall be seven and one-half feet below the roadway surface. Main line sewers in commercial and industrial areas shall be at a standard depth of nine feet below the roadway surface. The standard depth for house laterals shall be six feet in residential areas and eight feet in commercial, industrial, apartment house areas, all depths below the finished surface at the property line. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Manhole structures shall be placed in the main line sewer at all changes of alignment or gradient. The maximum distance between structures shall be not more than 350 feet. Such structures shall be designed according to the standard drawings for structures on file in the office of the City Engineer.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Where design considerations permit, main line sewers shall have a straight alignment. Where necessary, main line sewers may be designed along curves with minimum radii of 100 feet.

Main line sewers shall be located not more than five feet from the centerlines of streets or alleys, except on major highways where separate sewers shall be located in the roadway six feet from either curbline.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

End structures shall be placed at whichever of the following locations is farthest upgrade:

• (a) Not less than 10 feet upgrade from the downgrade lot line of the last lot being served;

• (b) Not more than 40 feet downgrade from the upgrade lot line of the last lot being served, if there may be a future extension of the main line sewer;

• (c) At a location where the house lateral and building sewer can be constructed in a straight alignment at right angles to the main line sewer.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The design shall provide for six inch or four inch house lateral service in the street for each lot at the minimum depths herein required, and in addition, such depth shall be sufficient to provide a connection to the lowest and/or farthest point of the lot with a cover of one foot and a grade of not less than two percent.

The alignment and grade of a house lateral shall be straight from the public sewer to the street property line and shall be perpendicular to the centerline of the street. It shall have a fall of not less than one foot in 50 feet towards the public sewer, except where otherwise permitted by the

City Engineer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All substructures which will be encountered in the construction, or which will be installed as part of the improvement, shall be shown and designated on the plan. Large substructures which require special treatment in the design of the sewer shall also be shown in the profile. The permittee shall submit to the City Engineer a statement from each utility company having substructures in the affected area, certifying that the location and size of such structures, as shown on the plans, are the same as shown upon their records. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Soil conditions, particularly in areas known to have high groundwater tables, rock, or filled ground, shall be investigated and the results shown on the profile, if required by the City Engineer.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

A system of bench marks of the U. S. C., and G. S. Sea Level Datum of 1929 and adequate to construct the work shall be shown on the profile. The elevation of the sewer at the point where the system is to be discharged shall be shown as determined in the field from the above-shown datum.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

When a lot or parcel of land is of sufficient size so that it may be divided into smaller legalsized parcels, each of such parcels shall be considered as a separate parcel of land and separate house laterals shall be provided for to the main line sewer from each such parcel. Before actual connections are made, the development on the parcel shall have complied with the provisions of this chapter.

If the main line sewer does not extend to a point from which such parcels of land can be served, the property owner shall construct a main line sewer so that such parcels may adequately be served.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

New condominium developments shall be served with main line sewers and house lateral sewers such that each building will have a separate and independent connection to a main line sewer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

If a literal compliance with any engineering requirement of this chapter is impossible or impractical because of peculiar conditions which are in no way the fault of the persons requesting an exception, and if the purposes of this chapter may be accomplished and public safety secured by an alternate construction or procedure, and if the City Engineer so finds, he may grant an exception permitting such alternate construction or procedure. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

An offer of dedication of sewers to the City shall be included in the agreement to construct sewers for a new subdivision which accompanies the faithful performance bond guaranteeing the construction required as a condition for the recordation of the tract map.

Before plans for the construction of any other public main line sewer are approved by the City Engineer, the person causing such plans to be prepared shall present an "Offer of Dedication," signed and acknowledged, on forms provided by the City Engineer.

When the construction of the sewer has been completed and accepted by the City Council, the sewer becomes a public sewer.

No sewer shall be accepted for dedication by the City unless such sewer has been constructed in conformity with the requirements of this chapter. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

A person proposing to construct a sewer in an easement under the provisions of this chapter shall present to the City Engineer a request for processing with sufficient information to enable the preparation of a written description along with required fees.

The location and dimensions of sanitary sewer easements shall be sufficient to provide present and future sewer service to abutting areas and adequate access for maintenance as determined by the City Engineer.

Until the required easements have been properly executed and recorded:

• (a) No plans shall be approved by the City Engineer for sewer facilities to be constructed by any person across the property of others.

(b) No sewer facilities shall be accepted for public use, nor placed in use, by any person. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All material used in any work done under the provisions of this chapter shall be new, high grade, and free from defects. It shall conform with the provisions of this chapter or shall meet the requirements prescribed in the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" (Green Book), on file in the office of the City Engineer, and which are hereby adopted as the standard specifications for sewer construction that is under the jurisdiction of the City Engineer.

The City Engineer may order tests of any material at the expense of the permittee, to determine whether such material meets said specifications. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Main line sewers shall be constructed with vitrified clay pipe as specified in the standard specifications. House laterals may be constructed with vitrified clay pipe or cast iron pipe per the standard specifications. With the prior approval of the City Engineer, sewer pipe other than vitrified clay or cast iron may be considered for construction, provided that it is equivalent to vitrified clay or cast iron pipe in strength, effectiveness, durability and safety in accordance with the use intended.

Before approving any pipe, the City Engineer may require satisfactory proof that such pipe is suitable for use, including actual tests performed by an independent and approved testing laboratory at no expense to the City.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Vitrified clay pipe shall be extra strength pipe. All other pipe shall be manufactured in accordance with the provisions of the standard specifications. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Joints for all pipe shall be those specified in the standard specifications. The specific type of pipe joint shall be designated on the plans. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All construction, installation and alteration of main line sewer, house laterals and structures shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with those of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" (Green Book), on file in the office of the City Engineer, and which are hereby adopted as the standard specifications. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All excavations shall have sufficient width to allow proper workmanship and permit adequate inspection. The trench walls shall be supported in the manner set forth in the rules, orders and regulations of the Divisions of Industrial Safety of the state. Access to trenches shall be in accordance with the standard specifications.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Before laying any sewer pipe in an excavation in soft, wet, or spongy soil, sufficient gravel, crushed rock, or other suitable based material to stabilize the subgrade shall be placed in the bottom of the trench.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Sewer pipe shall be laid a minimum distance of 10 feet from any tree, bush, or hedge. When a sewer pipe is located closer than 10 feet, the City Engineer may require that the pipe be encased in Portland cement concrete.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

When a sewer pipe is proposed to be located under railroad tracks, storm drains, trunk sewers, or other structures, the pipe may be required to be encased in Portland cement concrete, or it may be required to be laid inside a suitable steel casing. The space between the inside of the casing and the pipe may be required to be filled with sand. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Whenever a main line sewer is proposed to be located at a depth which is less than four feet between finish grade and the invert of the pipe, such pipe may be required to be encased in Portland cement concrete.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Vitrified clay piping shall not be placed closer than two feet to the exterior wall of any building or closer than twelve inches to the surface of the ground at any point in its course. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All pipe shall be laid upgrade on an unyielding foundation, true to line and grade, and with a uniform bearing under the full length of the barrel of the pipe. Bell and spigot pipe shall be laid with sockets upgrade. Suitable excavations shall be made to receive the bells or collars of the pipe. All adjustments to bring the pipe to line and grade shall be made by scraping away or thoroughly tamping suitable fill material under the body of the pipe and not by wedging or blocking.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Whenever it is necessary to perform a tapping of a main line sewer in order to connect a house lateral, the applicant shall provide the excavation exposing the public sewer sufficiently for the Department of Public Works to install the "Y" or "T" saddle. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Every sewer constructed under the provisions of this chapter shall be watertight and may be subject to the testing procedure prescribed in the standard specifications. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All material excavated from a sewer trench, and which is suitable as backfill, shall be laid neatly alongside the excavations and kept trimmed up so as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to public travel, or the material may be required to be hauled away from the worksite and stored temporarily at a suitable location. All material excavated in streets and roadways, which is not required or suitable for backfilling, shall be immediately removed and disposed of by the permittee.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All work done under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to inspection by and shall meet with the approval of the City Engineer; provided, however, that approval by the City Engineer shall not relieve the permittee or any other person from complying with all of the applicable laws and ordinances.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Immediately after the work is ready for inspection, and at least 24 hours before inspection is to be made, the permittee shall request such inspection by the City Engineer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

At the time of inspection the permittee shall have all work uncovered and convenient for the City Engineer's examination. The permittee shall give the City Engineer every facility to make a thorough examination and shall furnish and dispose of water for testing as prescribed. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

If any pipes are enclosed or covered in any way so as to tend to obstruct a thorough inspection of the sewer construction or installation, and the City Engineer notifies the permittee to remove said obstructions, the City Engineer need not inspect the work until such obstructions are removed. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Within 10 days after the City Engineer notifies the permittee that any work is defective, either in its construction or its material, the permittee shall reconstruct or remove such work and make it conform with the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The permittee shall furnish all labor, tools, and materials necessary for all tests, and the permittee or his representative shall be present at the job site at the time the inspection is made. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

In the event that a sewer, an industrial connection sewer, interceptor, treatment facility, or other similar appurtenance is placed in use and fails to pass inspection, the permittee shall have 10 days in which to make the construction conform with the requirements of this chapter. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of this chapter.

Exceptions to this requirement may be made only when the work is substantially complete and has been inspected, and if the City Engineer determines that the best interests of the public will be served by permitting such use prior to completion of the work. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The permittee shall at all times during construction comply with the requirements for traffic control as prescribed in the permit application and as directed by the City Engineer. The permittee shall conduct his operations so as to exhibit the utmost regard for the safety and welfare of his personnel and for the traveling public as well. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

When it appears to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that all work done under the permit has been constructed according to the requirements of all the applicable provisions of this chapter, and that all fees have been paid, he shall cause to be issued to the permittee constructing such work a certificate of final inspection if such certificate has been requested. The said certificate shall recite that such work as is covered by the permit has been constructed according to this chapter, and that said work is in an approved condition. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Any person required by this chapter to have plans checked shall pay to the City Engineer the following fee or fees for the service:

If the total valuation of the proposed work, as determined by the City Engineer, is $2,000 or less, the plan checking fee shall be $85.

For each $100, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $2,000, and not exceeding $10,000, an additional three dollars and twenty cents.

For each $100, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $10,000, an additional two dollars and forty cents.

If any portion of the plans, after having been checked, are required to be redrawn and rechecked, the applicant shall pay a rechecking fee based on a rate of eight cents ($0.08) per foot of main line sewer affected; or, if there is an increase in the valuation of the work after the plans have been submitted and the fee paid, the applicant shall pay a supplemental checking fee based on the additional valuation of the proposed work.

If any portion of the plans, after being approved and signed by the City Engineer, are required to be revised, the applicant shall pay a rechecking fee, based on a rate of sixteen cents ($0.16) per foot of main line sewer affected; or, if there is an increase in valuation of the work after the plans have been approved and signed by the City Engineer, the applicant shall pay a supplemental checking fee based on the additional valuation of the proposed work.

The minimum supplemental checking fee will be $20.

If any portion of plans which have been abandoned are resubmitted without revisions or increase in valuation of the work, the applicant shall pay a minimum rechecking fee of $75 or 10% of the original plan checking fee, whichever is greater. In addition to this rechecking fee, if there are revisions or additions in the plans or increases in the valuation of the proposed work, additional fees will be required which will be based on a rate of sixteen cents ($0.16) per foot of main line sewer affected; or, if there is an increase in the valuation of the work due to changes in the original proposal, the applicant shall pay a supplemental checking fee based on the additional valuation of the proposed work.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

For each private contract requiring the processing of sewer easements, there shall be paid to the City Engineer by the applicant a fee of $80 for the first parcel description and $50 for each additional parcel description through which a sewer easement is required.

In the event it is necessary to rewrite the description because of a realignment or revision, there shall be paid to the City Engineer an additional fee of $40 for each new parcel description necessary.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Before granting any permit for the construction of a main line sewer, house lateral sewer, water pollution control plant, sewage pumping plant, and whenever a permit for any industrial waste treatment or disposal facility is required by the City Engineer, there shall be paid to the City Engineer by the applicant the following fees to cover the cost of field inspection of the proposed construction, procuring or preparing record plans, automobile mileage, and all overhead and indirect costs:

TABLE I – INSPECTION AND RECORD PLAN FEES

For each $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $10,000.00, and not exceeding $50,000.00, an additional $85.00

For each $1,000.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $50,000.00, and not exceeding $100,000.00, an additional $65.00

For each $1,000.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $100,000.00, an additional $50.00

For additional work approved by the City Engineer, but not included in the original permit, the applicant shall pay a base fee of $8.00 and an additional fee of $8.00 for each $100.00, or fractional part thereof, of the total valuation of such additional work. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The City Engineer may issue a permit to make such sewer connection upon the payment of the fees required and, in additional thereto, the payment of an amount equal to $10 per front foot of the lot or parcel sought to be connected if such lot or parcel is rectangular in shape and has an average depth of 100 feet or more. If the shape of the lot or parcel is other than the usual rectangular shape, or if such lot or parcel is unusual in area, and the strict adherence to the abovementioned provision would require a property owner to pay an amount not commensurate with the benefit to be received, the provisions of this section as to the amount to be charged may be modified as determined by the City Engineer. The connection fee provided for in this section shall not be applicable if the property sought to be connected previously has paid for or borne its pro rata share for the construction of the main line sewer to which the connection is to be made, either by a special assessment or by some other method, and such fact is so indicated on the official sewer maps on file in the office of the City Engineer. The sewer connection charge provided for in this section shall be applied to all sewers constructed on or after June 1, 1958. In the event a connection is sought to be made to a sewer constructed prior to said date, the connection fees noted on the official sewer maps on file in the office of the City Engineer shall be paid. Where no connection fee is noted, the minimum connection fee shall be $100.

Any fee paid pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Sewer Connection Fund. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Whenever a person desires, or is required to construct a public sewer that will extend past property which, at some future date, may connect thereto, and be serviced thereby, the City Engineer may make one of the following arrangements depending upon which one of such arrangements may result in a more equitable distribution of the construction costs to the property benefited.

• (a) He shall prepare an engineer's estimate of the costs of such sewer construction and may authorize an advance from the Sewer Connection Fund to the person constructing such sewer. Such advance so authorized shall be in an amount no greater than $10 per front foot for such property which will not bear any cost of such construction, but which will benefit by such construction at such time as such property is connected thereto. A notation shall be made on the official sewer map of the City specifying that, before any property, not having borne its share of such costs of construction, shall be connected to such sewer, there shall be paid into the Sewer Connection Fund $10 for each front foot of such property to be so connected.

• (b) He shall prepare an engineer's estimate of the costs of such sewer construction and prorate, according to the benefits received, the total costs of such sewer construction against the various properties to be benefited by such construction. A notation shall be made on the official sewer map of the City specifying that, prior to any such property so benefited being connected to such sewer, the pro rata share charged against such property shall be paid into the Sewer Connection Fund. Out of such fund, reimbursement shall be made to the persons originally bearing the costs of such sewer construction. Such method of distributing the costs of such sewer construction shall apply only when such sewer construction has been financed by private funds.

• (c) He shall prepare an engineer's estimate of the costs of such sewer construction and prorate, according to benefits received, the total costs of such construction against the various properties to be benefited by such construction. The City Engineer then may authorize an advance to the person constructing such sewer of an amount not greater than the total of such benefits so assessed pro rata against the property not contributing to the costs of such construction. A notation shall be made on the official sewer map of the City specifying that, before any property so benefited and not having paid its pro rata share of the costs of such connection may be connected to such sewer, there shall be paid into the Sewer Connection Fund such pro rata share as previously determined and set forth on said map.

• (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

If only a portion of an abutting parcel is to be benefited by such sewer connection, the City Engineer may issue a permit for such portion described in the written application upon verification that only such portion will be benefited by the sewer connection.

The fees for a permit to make such a sewer connection shall be calculated on the frontage of the portion of the parcel for which the permit is issued. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The payment of the fees prescribed in this chapter shall be made in advance, but before such payment is made, the City Engineer shall determine that there has been compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The applicant shall pay to the City Engineer a fee of $75 for tapping into the public sewer, which shall include the furnishing and installation of a wye or tee saddle by the Department of Public Works, but which shall exclude excavation, backfills, and resurfacing. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

For each private contract requiring the processing of reimbursement documents and maps, the applicant shall pay, in addition to the plan checking fee, a processing fee as follows: The processing fee will be $500 if the estimated reimbursement amount is$25,000 or less, and the fee will be s$750 if the estimated reimbursement is over $25,000. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, yard drainage, water from yard fountains, ponds or lawn sprays, or any other uncontaminated water into any sewerage facility owned and maintained by the City. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The Director of Public Works has the responsibility for the maintenance of the City's public sewer facilities, including main line sewers, pumping stations, manholes, and terminal cleanouts. The Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 2 has the responsibility of maintaining all trunk sewers in the City which are under the District's jurisdiction. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

All house laterals, industrial connection sewers, and appurtenances thereto, now existing or hereafter constructed, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition by the owner of the property served, and all devices and safeguards, which are required by this chapter for the operation thereof, shall be maintained in good working order. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No unauthorized person shall open or enter, or cause to be opened or entered, for any purpose whatsoever, any manhole in any public sewer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No person shall dump cesspool effluent in any manhole which is maintained by the Director of Public Works. Only the Director of Public Works can make an exception to this provision, and he will determine the circumstances, requirements and fees connected herewith. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No person shall place, throw, or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown, or deposited in any public sewer or main line sewer any dead animal, offal or garbage, fish, fruit or vegetable waste, or other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of any kind whatever of such nature as shall clog, obstruct, or fill such sewer, or which shall interfere with or prevent the effective use or operation thereof.

No person shall cause or permit to be deposited or discharged into any such sewer, any water or sewage, or liquid waste of any kind containing chemicals, greases, oils, tars, or other matters in solution or suspension, which may clog, obstruct, or fill the same, or which may in any way damage or interfere with or prevent the effective use thereof, or which may necessitate, or require frequent repair, cleaning out, or flushing of such sewer to render the same operative, or which may obstruct or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of treatment of the sewage.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer any wastes which may have adverse or harmful effect on sewers, maintenance personnel, wastewater treatment plant personnel or equipment, treatment plant effluent quality, public or private property, or which may otherwise endanger the public, the local environment, or create a public nuisance. Included within the prohibition above set forth is the discharge of any wastes which may adversely affect water reclamation procedures. Storm runoff water shall not be discharged into a sanitary sewer. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No unauthorized person shall remove, or cause to be removed, or injure, or cause to be injured, any portion of any public sewer, pumping plant or any appurtenance thereto. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

Whenever any person by reason of violation of this chapter causes obstruction damage, or destruction of a public sewer, pumping plant or any appurtenance thereto, he shall reimburse the City for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing, and reconstruction of such sewer made necessary by such violation within 30 days after the City Engineer shall render an invoice for the same.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

The Director of Public Works may inspect, as often as he deems necessary, every main line sewer, sewage pumping plant, water pollution control plant, industrial waste pretreatment plant, industrial connection sewer, interceptor, waste disposal facility, rainwater diversion system, or other similar appurtenances to ascertain whether such facilities are maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. All persons shall permit and provide the Director of Public Works with access to all such facilities at reasonable times. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

No person shall, during reasonable hours, refuse, resist, or attempt to resist, the entrance of the Director of Public Works into any building, factory, plant, yard, field, or other place, or portions thereof, in the performance of this duty within the power conferred upon him by law or by this chapter.

(Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81)

There hereby is established a user's service charge, which is designated a City sanitation service charge, to be paid in the manner and at the times provided in this section. Such charge shall be collected by the City as an additive to the bimonthly water bill and shall be due and paid in the same manner as prescribed for the payment of water bills in accordance with Chapter 3 of this article. Properties which are not presently served by the water system of the City shall be billed for the service on an annual basis, and payment shall be made within 20 days following the date of the billing.

The schedule of charges shall be established by resolution adopted by the City Council. (Added by Ord. 674, adopted 10-27-81; amended by Ord. 796, adopted 7-9-85)