Fresno County Municipal Code Ch. 14.11 Mandatory Public Water Connection Regulations Within Zone B of County…

The Board of Supervisors of the county finds and declares that due to public health concerns related to the quality of drinking water in the county, and in order to promote and protect public health, welfare, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare, it is necessary to establish mandatory water connection regulations within the territory of Zone B of county service area No. 38 and Zones A and B of county service area No. 39 where public water for potable use is available.

(Ord. 91-038, § 2; Ord. 90-010, § 1)

A. "Availability of public water" means the presence of a public water line, meter box and water meter in any public street, alley, or right-of-way along the frontage of a unit. For the purpose of this chapter, public water shall be deemed to not be available if, in the opinion of the building official, a public water line lying along the frontage of an existing or proposed unit does not have the capacity to provide water service to that unit. On or after January 1, 1993, concurrence of water system availability shall be obtained from the Dos Palos Area joint powers agency prior to issuance of a public water connection permit for a unit within county service area No. 38, Zones A and B, by the building official.

B. "Building official" means the county director of public works and development services department or an employee in that office designated by the director as a building official.

C. "Health officer" means the county health officer of the county health department or an employee in that office designated by the county health officer to act as his or her representative.

D. "Unit" means any dwelling unit, apartment unit, guest room, residential trailer coach, and industrial, institutional, or commercial building or building of similar use located within Zone B of county service area No. 38 and Zones A and B of county service area No. 39.

(Ord. 91-038, § 3; Ord. 90-010, § 1)

A. Every unit in which a plumbing system is to be initially installed and every unit having an existing plumbing system installed therein, shall have their water lines connected to the public water system if public water is available. Every unit required to be connected to the public water system shall have all other sources of water disconnected from its plumbing service before connection to public water is made.

B. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all units shall be connected to the public water system within twelve months of written notice by the building official that public water is available. If the health officer determines that continued connection of a unit to a private water well or other source of water will constitute a health hazard, the unit shall be connected within a lesser time as specified by the health officer.

(Ord. 90-010, § 1)

A. No permits shall be issued for the installation or alteration of any private water well serving a unit for which connection with public water is available.

B. No person shall connect any unit to public water without a public water connection permit from the building official.

C. No public water connection permit shall be issued by the building official until all applicable fees have been paid.

D. No public water connection permit shall be issued for property within county service area No. 38 by the building official on or after January 1, 1993, unless the Dos Palos Area joint powers agency, the agency which provides the public water, agrees that public water is available.

(Ord. 91-038, § 4; Ord. 90-010, § 1)

A. The building official shall grant an administrative exception to the requirements to connect to public water if he or she determines that physical conditions between the public water meter and the unit make it economically prohibitive to connect to the public water line.

B. The decision of the building official relative to an administrative exception may be appealed by the property owner within thirty days of the building official's decision to the board of supervisors who shall conduct a hearing thereon. Said hearing shall be scheduled within thirty days of receipt by the clerk of the board of supervisors of the request for the hearing. The decision of the board of supervisors shall be final.

(Ord. 90-010, § 1)

The penalty for violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be as prescribed in Section 1.12.010 of this code.

(Ord. 90-010, § 1)