Oceanside Municipal Code Art. III Cesspool Cleaners

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Cesspools, septic tanks or seepage pits. "Cesspools," "septic tanks" or "seepage pits" include all manner of sewage disposal other than regular sewage disposal plants and systems operated by a political subdivision and holding a valid permit from the department of public health of the state.

Health officer. "Health officer" means the health officer or any sanitary inspector regularly employed by the city health department.

(Ord. Code, §§ 2280.1, 2280.2)

The health officer shall examine all equipment used in processing septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits owned or under the control of each person registered under the provisions of this article at regular intervals not to exceed ninety (90) days after the permit is granted.

(Ord. Code, § 2285)

Whenever any person not previously registered applies for examination as a septic tank or cesspool cleaner, such examination to be conducted by the city health officer as provided in Section 25004 of the Health and Safety Code of the state, he shall pay to the health officer or his duly authorized representative an examination fee as provided in the fee schedule set forth in section 14.25(n).

(Ord. Code, § 2281; Ord. No. 83-14, § 1, 4-27-83)

In the event the applicant is unsuccessful in such examination, no part of the examination shall be returned to the applicant.

(Ord. Code, § 2282)

In addition to the examination fee required in section 7.10, there is hereby imposed an annual registration fee upon each person registered as a septic tank or cesspool cleaner under the provisions of Sections 25000 to 25010 of the Health and Safety Code of the state. The amount of the annual fee is set forth in section 14.25(o).

(Ord. Code, § 2283; Ord. No. 83-14, § 2, 4-27-83)

The registration fee provided for in section 7.12 shall be paid to the health officer or his duly authorized representative, and shall be due on the first day of January and delinquent on the first day of February of each year.

(Ord. Code, § 2284)

Whenever a person cleans a septic tank or cesspool, he shall notify the health officer or his duly authorized representative upon the regulation form adopted by the board of health.

(Ord. Code, § 2286)

The form of the report required by section 7.14 shall contain information such as location of septic tanks, cesspools and seepage pits, location of the disposal field where sewage, effluent or other material has been finally disposed of, or any other information which the board of health by regulation may require.

(Ord. Code, § 2287)

The report provided for in section 7.14 shall be transmitted to the department of public health at the close of each day.

(Ord. Code, § 2288)

Editor's note— Section 7.17, relating to disposition of funds received by the health officer pursuant to this article, derived from Ord. Code, § 2289, was repealed by § 3 of Ord. No. 83-14, adopted Apr. 27, 1983.