Los Altos Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

A.

The rules and regulations contained in this chapter respecting sewer construction and disposal of sewage and drainage of buildings and connection to the sewage works of the city are hereby adopted. All work in respect thereto shall be performed as herein required and not otherwise.

B.

All plumbing systems shall be designed and constructed so that the connection with the building sewer shall be at either the side or front of the house.

C.

In all cases where a public sewer is not available, the applicant shall construct a dry building sewer extending from the plumbing system to the front property line. All dry building sewers shall be tested and

capped in accordance with applicable laws. Precise measurements shall be taken in order to locate accurately the property line end of the dry building sewers and shall be filed with the city engineer.

D.

In addition a two inch by two inch redwood stake shall be placed vertically over the property line end of the dry building sewer and extend to within six inches of the ground surface.

E.

All plumbing systems shall be designed so that sewage may be handled through the building sewer to the property line at a minimum depth of four feet. Depths greater than four feet shall be in accordance with the sewer master plan and shall be approved by the city engineer. Where the plumbing system terminates at the side of the house, the applicant shall install such fittings, as are acceptable to the building inspector, which fittings shall be easily adaptable to connecting the plumbing system to the building sewer when public sewers become available.

(Prior code § 5-5.201)

This chapter is intended to provide rules and regulations for the use and construction of sanitary sewer facilities hereafter installed, altered or repaired within the city. This chapter 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.

(Prior code § 5-5.202)

It shall be unlawful for any person to connect to, construct, install or provide, maintain or use any means of sewage disposal from any building in the city other than by connection to a public sewer, except in the manner as in this chapter provided.

(Prior code § 5-5.203)

A.

When any person, by reason of special circumstances, is of the opinion that any provision of this chapter is unjust or inequitable as applied to his premises, he may make written application to the council stating the special circumstances, citing the provision complained of, and requesting suspension of modification of that provision as applied to his premises.

B.

If such application is approved, the council, by resolution, may suspend or modify the provision complained of, as applied to such premises, to be effective as of the date of the application and continuing for such period as it finds necessary.

(Prior code § 5-5.04)

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

(Prior code § 5-5.205)

The council shall employ a fit and qualified person to perform the duties of inspecting the installation, connection, maintenance and use of all side sewers, public sewers, private sewers and facilities in connection therewith to be known as the sewer superintendent. The person so employed shall receive as compensation for his services a sum to be fixed by the council for making inspections required to be made by the orders and regulations enacted and ordered by the council from time to time and as required by this chapter. He shall serve at the pleasure of the council and may be another official of the city.

(Prior code § 5-5.206)

No public sewer, side sewer, building sewer or other sewerage facility shall be installed, altered or repaired within the city until a permit for the work has been obtained from the city and all fees paid in accordance with the requirements of Article 5 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 5-5.207)