Lancaster Municipal Code Art. III Wells, Test Holes, Cesspools, Cisterns and Septic Tanks

Every person who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, owns or controls, and every person owning, or having possession of any premises on which exists, any oil or water well, test hole, cesspool, cistern, septic tank, seepage vat or similar excavation shall cap, close or otherwise protect the opening to such well, hole, cesspool, cistern, septic tank, seepage pit, or similar excavation in such a manner as to prevent persons from falling therein, and in such a manner that such capping, closing or other protection cannot be removed by accident, inadvertence, or such persons shall fill such well, cesspool or pit.

(Prior code § 3-6.29)

Whenever any person fails or refuses to perform any act required by this chapter the city may itself cap, cover or fill such well.

(Prior code § 3-6.30)

This chapter does not apply to:

A. Wells, cesspools, cisterns, septic tanks, or seepage pits under construction when constantly and immediately attended by workmen or other adult persons;

B. Wells, pits or shafts less than three feet in depth or with an opening not exceeding six inches in diameter;

C. Abandoned excavations covered by Section 24400, 24401 or 24402 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Prior code § 3-6.31)