King City Municipal Code Ch. 15.12 Sewers—general Rules

The ordinance codified in Chapters 15.04 through 15.28 is intended to provide rules and regulations for the use and construction of sanitary sewerage facilities hereafter installed, altered or repaired within the city. The ordinance codified in Chapters 15.04 through 15.28 shall not apply retroactively and, in the event of an alteration or repair hereafter made, it shall apply only to the new materials and methods used therein.

(Ord. 320 § 3.01, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

The following rules and regulations respecting sewer construction and disposal of sewage and drainage of buildings and connection to the sewerage works of the city are adopted, and all work in respect thereto shall be performed as herein required and not otherwise.

(Ord. 320 § 3.02, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

Following June 25, 1970, it is unlawful for any person to connect to, construct or install or provide, maintain or use any other means of sewage disposal from any building in the city except by connection to a public sewer in the manner as in Chapters 15.04 through 15.28 provided, except as herein otherwise provided.

(Ord. 320 § 3.03, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the city sewerage system.

(Ord. 320 § 3.05, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

The city manager, upon presentation of the proper credentials, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 15.04 through 15.28; provided, however, that if any owner, agent or person lawfully occupying premises situated on such property refuses to consent to such entry, the city manager is empowered to seek appropriate assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction to assist the city manager in obtaining such entry.

(Ord. 320 § 3.06, 1970; Ord. 340 § 1, 1971; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

Any person found to be violating any provision of Chapters 15.04 through 15.28 or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city may be served with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Said time limit shall be not less than two nor more than seven working days. Upon being notified by the city manager of any defect arising in any sewer or of any violation of Chapters 15.04 through 15.28, the person or persons having charge of said work shall immediately correct the same. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.

(Ord. 320 § 3.07, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

All persons shall be held strictly responsible for any and all acts of agents or employees done under the provisions of Chapters 15.04 through 15.28, or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city.

(Ord. 320 § 3.08, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

A violation of any provision of this title, an industrial wastewater discharge permit, or order issued hereunder, or any other pretreatment standard or requirement is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be corrected or abated as directed by the city manager. Any person(s) creating a public nuisance shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 15.19 governing such nuisances, including reimbursing the city for any costs incurred in removing, abating, or remedying said nuisance.

(Ord. 320 § 3.09, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

As an alternative method of enforcing the provisions of Chapters 15.04 through 15.28, or any other ordinance, rule or regulation of the city, the city council shall have the power to disconnect the user or subdivision sewer system from the sewer mains of the city. Upon disconnection the city council shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to the system and such user shall deposit the cost, as estimated, of disconnection and reconnection before such user is reconnected to the system. The city council shall refund any part of the deposit remaining after payment of all costs of disconnection and reconnection.

(Ord. 320 § 3.10, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

During the period of such disconnection, habitation of such premises by human beings shall constitute a public nuisance, whereupon the city shall cause proceedings to be brought for the abatement of the occupancy of said premises by human beings during the period of such disconnection. In such event, and as a condition of reconnection, there is to be paid to the city a reasonable attorney’s fee and cost of suit arising in said action.

(Ord. 320 § 3.11, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

Any person violating any of the provisions of the ordinances, rules or regulations of the city shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation.

(Ord. 320 § 3.12, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

When any person, by reason of special circumstances, is of the opinion that any provision of Chapters 15.04 through 15.28 is unjust or inequitable as applied to that person’s premises, that person may make written application to the council stating the special circumstances, citing the provision complained of, and requesting suspension or modification of that provision as applied to that person’s premises.

(Ord. 320 § 3.13, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

If the application provided for in Section 15.12.120 be approved, the council may, by resolution, suspend or modify the provision complained of, as applied to such premises, to be effective as of the date of the application and continuing during the period of the special circumstances.

(Ord. 320 § 3.14, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)

The council may, on its own motion, find that by reason of special circumstances any provision of this section and Chapters 15.04 through 15.28 should be suspended or modified as applied to a particular premises and may, by resolution, order such suspension or modification for such premises during the period of such special circumstances or any part thereof.

(Ord. 320 § 3.15, 1970; Ord. 772 § 5, 2019)