Nevada County Municipal Code Ch. 1 General Provisions

This code shall be known as the Sanitation District Code.

(SD-75. 11/07/2023)

A. Nevada County Sanitation District. All ordinances and resolutions of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1, as they now exist or may hereafter be enacted or amended, pertaining to sewers, sewerage systems, sewage, connection, service, and other applicable fees, and standby assessment fees, shall be applicable within the District boundaries excluding the Glenbrook Assessment District boundaries, and are hereby adopted and shall remain in full force and effect until rescinded or amended by the District as though stated and set forth in full herein. All such ordinances and resolutions of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 shall be enforced within the District boundaries, exclusive of the Glenbrook Assessment District boundaries, by the District and the power and authority for that purpose is hereby retained exclusively by District. Said District is hereby granted the exclusive power and authority to impose and collect sewer connection and service charges as well as any other applicable fees and charges within the District exclusive of the Glenbrook Assessment District boundaries of said District.

B. Glenbrook Assessment District. All ordinances and resolutions of the City of Grass Valley, a municipal corporation, as they now exist or as they may hereafter be enacted or amended, pertaining to sewers, sewerage systems, sewage, connection and service charges, shall be applicable within the Glenbrook Assessment District boundaries of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 and are hereby adopted and shall remain in full force and effect until rescinded or amended by the City or by the District as though stated and set forth herein. All such ordinances and resolutions of the City of Grass Valley shall be enforced within the Glenbrook Assessment District boundaries of the District by the City of Grass Valley and the power and authority for that purpose is hereby granted to the City of Grass Valley as the exclusive enforcing agency. Said City is hereby granted the exclusive power and authority to impose and collect sewer connection and service charges within the Glenbrook Assessment District boundaries of the District.

(SD-1. (09/30/1969); SD-2. (12/09/1969); SD-3. (07/27/1971); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

A. Allocated EDUs means Equivalent Dwelling Units which have been assessed and assigned to specific parcels of real property within a specific Sanitation District zone.

B. Deputy District Administrator means the Director of the Community Development Agency of the County of Nevada, acting either directly or through properly authorized agents or subordinates.

C. Director of Sanitation means the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada, State of California.

D. District means Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1, an independent legal entity governed by a Board of Directors, which is the Board of Supervisors in its ex-officio capacity, pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 4730.

E. District Administrator means the County Executive Officer, as provided for in the County of Nevada Codes.

F. District Engineer means the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada acting either directly or through properly authorized agents or subordinates; may also be referred to simply as "Engineer."

G. Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) means sewer capacity required by the average single-family dwelling. For the Penn Valley Zone 6, the sewer capacity required by the average single-family dwelling is established at one hundred ninety-six (196) gallons per day.

H. Inspector means district representative as delegated by the District Engineer.

I. On-Lot Facility means septic tank/pump vault and all appurtenances thereto, including the sewage effluent pump, all electrical controls and panel(s), and all pressure sewer piping.

J. Owner's or Developer's Engineer means civil engineer registered in the State of California employed by owner or developer.

K. Purveyor's Engineer means civil engineer registered in California employed by the sewerage agency.

L. Reference to Standards and Publications means any reference made in Chapter 7 or on the drawings to any specifications, standard methods or publications or any scientific or technical society or other organization shall, in the absence of a specific designation to the contrary, be understood to refer to the specification, standard, method or publication in effect on the date the work is approved.

M. Sewerage System includes sewer mains, lift stations, and the wastewater treatment plant.

N. Sewer Capacity means the total space available within a sewerage system measured by a fixed volume characterized as equivalent dwelling units.

O. Unallocated EDUs means equivalent dwelling units which are held by the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 and which have not been assessed or assigned to specific parcels of real property within a zone.

P. Zone means specific areas within the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 which were created and accepted into the District to fund the sewage treatment and collection systems within the respective zones. These zones consist of Penn Valley, North San Juan, Cascade Shores, Lake Wildwood, Lake of the Pines, Gold Creek, Mountain Lakes Estates, Eden Ranch, Dark Horse, Higgins Village, Valley Oak Court and such others as may be added from time to time.

(Adopted by SD-5. (03/26/1979); Amended by SD-6. (10/16/1979); SD-10. (080/8/1989); SD-11. (03/13/1990); SD-17. (02/04/1992); SD-26. (06/21/1994); SD-36. (07/08/1997); SD-60. (06/12/2007); SD-72. (05/24/2011); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

The District Engineer shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Code.

(SD-5. (03/26/1979); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

The purchasing agent of the County of Nevada shall be the ex-officio purchasing agent for the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1. The purchasing agent shall be authorized to purchase all materials, supplies, furnishings, equipment, and other personal property of whatever kind and nature for the District in the same manner and subject to the same procedural requirements for the purchase of same for the County. The purchasing agent shall be authorized to engage independent contractors to perform services for the District with or without the furnishing of material where the aggregate cost does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00).

(SD-8. (03/22/1988); SD-56. (06/13/2006); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

The County Executive Officer for the County of Nevada shall be the ex-officio District Administrator for the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1. The County Executive Officer is authorized to enter into and to execute all contracts or agreements on behalf of the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1 that are twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or under and which are not contracts that fall within Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 20131 relating to the authority granted to purchasing agents, contracts for construction of public improvements and contracts which must be awarded after public notice and competitive bidding.

(Adopted by SD-5. (03/26/1979); Repealed and re-enacted by SD-35. (05/13/1997); Amended by SD-56. (06/13/2006); SD-72. (05/24/2011); SD-74. (06/22/2021); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

If any provision of this Code or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Code and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(Re-enacted by SD-35. (05/13/1997); SD-75. 11/07/2023)

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any firearm on or into any property owned by the Nevada County Sanitation District No. 1. Any such violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.

(Adopted by SD-9. (07/12/1988); Amended by SD-30. (04/11/1995); SD-35. (05/13/1997); SD-75. 11/07/2023)