Article II — Fees and Deposits

§ 13.11.280. Industrial waste related fees and charges.¶

The City Council shall establish by resolution the amounts of the fees and charges listed below to reimburse the City for the cost of review and processing industrial waste permits, plan review, inspections and the administration of all permits issued by the City. All fees and charges shall be set based upon the direct and indirect cost of personnel, materials, equipment and outside support services necessary to provide services related to the permitting and servicing of industrial waste disposal permits.

(A) Industrial waste disposal permit application fee.
(B) Change in ownership or operation application fee.
(C) Industrial waste plan review fee.
(D) Plan reinstatement fee.
(E) Annual inspection fee.
(F) Annual industrial waste permit fee.
(G) Annual wastewater sampling and analysis fee.
(H) Fee for each additional wastewater sampling and analysis.
(I) Extraordinary services fee.
(Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009)

§ 13.11.290. Fees are not refundable.¶

All such fees described in PMC § 13.11.280 are separate and apart from any fee or deposit paid for industrial waste plan review or imposed under provisions of the Palmdale plumbing code. Application fees shall not be refundable even though the application be denied except as provided in PMC § 13.11.330.

(Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009)

§ 13.11.300. Discharges covered by national categorical pretreatment standards.¶

Industries subject to national categorical pretreatment standards (NCPS) and not regulated by a joint permit pursuant to this title shall have fee amounts governed by the NCPS facility designations. Where an industry or process falls into more than one fee class category, the higher fee shall prevail unless the Director determines a lesser amount is appropriate. (Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009)

§ 13.11.310. Classes of businesses, processes and industries for plan review and…¶

Plan review and inspection classes shall be established pursuant to Table 13.11.310. The classes for any business, process, industry or connection not listed in Table 13.11.310 shall be determined by the Director using Table 13.11.310 as a guide.

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Table 13.11.310
Plan Review Inspection
Business Class Class Class
Agricultural Production, Food Processing and Handling
Animal slaughtering (except fowl) 3 D
Bakery plants 2 C
Beverages, canning and bottling 2 C
Breweries, wineries, and distilleries 3 D
Canned and preserved fruits and vegetables 3 B
Cold storage and refrigeration plants 1 A
Dairies and dairy products 2 D
Food markets 1 A
Frozen foods 2 B
Hydroponic farms 2 B
Poultry 3 E
Prepared meat, poultry and fish products 2 C
Public eating places and plant cafeterias 1 A
Rendering 3 C
Schools, institutions, and public eating places that serve but 1 S
do not prepare food
Sugar and confectionery products 1 A
Vegetable fats and oils 2 B
Vegetable packing 3 D
Mining, Manufacturing and Processing
Aircraft 3 C
Aircraft engines, parts and accessories 3 C
Ammunition and explosives 2 D
Asphalt and asphalt products 4 E
Battery manufacturing, servicing and reclaiming 3 E
*NCPS facilities 4 M
Blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills 4 E
*NCPS facilities 5 M
Carpet mills with dyeing 4 D
*NCPS facilities 5 E
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Table 13.11.310
Plan Review Inspection
Business Class Class Class
Carpet mills without dyeing 1 A
Cement manufacturing 3 B
Ceramics 2 D
Chemical milling 5 E
*NCPS facilities 6 M
Chemical plants 5 E
*NCPS facilities 6 M
Coating, electroplating, engraving and related services 4 E
*NCPS facilities 5 M
Concrete batch plants 2 D
Cut stone and stone products 2 A
Electric power generation plants except waste-to-energy 3 B
facilities
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Enameled products 2 B
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Guided missiles, space vehicles, space vehicle propulsion 4 D
units and propulsion unit parts
Iron and steel foundries and heat treating 4 D
*NCPS facilities 5 E
Linoleum, asphalt-felt-base and other hard-surface floor 2 B
covering
Metal fabrication (no chemical wastes) 1 B
Metals – with chemical wastes (not otherwise classified) 3 D
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Metals – with no chemical wastes (not otherwise classified) 1 B
Motor vehicle parts and accessories 2 B
Motor vehicles, vehicle bodies and trailers 3 B
Musical instruments (metal) 2 C
Nonmetals – with no chemical wastes (not otherwise 3 D
classified)
*NCPS facilities 4 E
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Table 13.11.310
Plan Review Inspection
Business Class Class Class
Nonmetals – with chemical wastes (not otherwise 1 A
classified)
Oil field production 2 C
*NCPS facilities 3 D
Paint manufacturing 3 D
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Paper manufacturing 3 C
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Paper products 2 B
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Pesticides 4 D
*NCPS facilities 5 E
Petroleum refining and processing 5 E
*NCPS facilities 6 M
Pharmaceuticals 4 D
*NCPS facilities 5 E
Photographic equipment and supplies 2 C
Pottery, china, earthenware, porcelain and related products 2 C
Primary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals 3 B
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Printed circuit boards 4 E
*NCPS facilities 5 M
Quarrying and rock crushing 4 D
Railroad equipment 2 B
Rolling, drawing and extruding nonferrous metals 2 C
*NCPS facilities 3 D
Rubber and plastics products 3 C
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Sand and gravel washing and screening 3 D
Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals 2 C
*NCPS facilities 3 D
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Table 13.11.310
Plan Review Inspection
Business Class Class Class
Semiconductor and related devices 3 D
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Silverware, plated ware and stainless steel ware 5 M
*NCPS facilities 5 M
Spray-painting shops 1 A
Steel springs manufacturing 3 E
*NCPS facilities 4 M
Tanning and wool pulling 3 D
*NCPS facilities 4 E
Textile mills, treating and dyeing 4 D
*NCPS facilities 5 E
Wood fabrication (no chemical wastes) 1 A
Retail Trade and Services
Airports, flying fields and airport terminal services 1 B
Automotive repair 1 A
Bottle and can washing 2 B
Car wash 1 C
Chemical laboratories 1 B
Cleaners, retail 1 B
Commercial laundries (not coin-operated) 2 B
Cooperages 3 D
Dry cleaning plants 2 D
Film processing plants 2 C
Film processing, retail 1 A
Kennels, dog and cat hospitals 1 A
Marine service 2 C
Schools, churches and institutions 1 A
Service stations – incidental car washing, repairs and 1 A
maintenance
Tank truck interior washing 2 D
*NCPS facilities 3 E
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§ 13.11.310

§ 13.11.320

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Table 13.11.310
Plan Review Inspection
Business Class Class Class
Truck repair and exterior washing 1 C
Waste Disposal Facilities
Cogeneration facilities (not otherwise classified) 2 C
Hazardous waste treatment, recycling, storage and transfer 6 M
facilities
Injection wells, non-oilfield wastes (liquids) 3 M
Landfill gas recovery facilities 6 M
Liquid waste storage and transfer facilities, nonhazardous 4 E
Solid-waste transfer, recycling and composting facilities 3 D
Solid-waste incinerators 6 M
Waste-to-energy facilities 6 M
Miscellaneous
Facilities jointly permitted through Los Angeles County 1 A
Sanitation Districts
Facilities with multiple industrial waste dischargers 1 T
Groundwater cleanup 1 A
Open facilities, not used 1 A
Residences (per septic tank) no charge no charge
Sanitary dump station 1 A
Storm water monitoring 1 A
Storm water treatment BMP approval/monitoring 1 A
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Notes:

S – Special: Business operation only requires inspection upon new permit issuance/once every five years.

T – Tenant: Property owner/operator operates property grease trap/interceptor and each tenant is responsible for operation of tenant business.

(Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009; Ord. 1428 § 2, 2012; Ord. 1614 § 4 (Exh. I), 2023)

§ 13.11.320. Annual fee, wastewater sampling and analysis fee and miscellaneous service…¶

All annual fees, wastewater sampling and analysis fees and any other fees required by PMC § 13.11.280 shall be due and payable on the billing date as established by the Director. Fees not paid within 30 calendar days from the billing or invoice date shall be considered delinquent.

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§ 13.11.320

§ 13.11.340

Delinquent fees shall be subject to a late fee established by resolution of the City Council. Permits for which the annual fee is delinquent for 60 days or more are subject to suspension as provided in PMC § 13.11.230.

(Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009)

§ 13.11.330. Annual fee – Refund conditions.¶

Upon cancellation of a permit pursuant to PMC § 13.11.270, and upon written request of the permittee, the Director shall refund a portion of the annual fee as determined from the table below:

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Days from Previous Payment Date Percent Required
1 – 60 75%
61 – 150 50%
151 – 240 25%
241 or more 0%
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(Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009)

§ 13.11.340. Annual review of fees.¶

Beginning on July 1, 2009, and thereafter on each succeeding July 1st, the amount of each fee in this chapter shall be adjusted as follows: calculate the percentage movement between April of the previous year and March of the current year in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles, Anaheim, Riverside areas, as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, adjust each fee by said percentage amount and round off to the nearest $1.00; provided, however, that no adjustment shall decrease any fee, and no fee shall exceed the reasonable cost of providing the services. When it is determined that the amount reasonably necessary to recover the costs of providing the services is in excess of this adjustment, the Director may present fee proposals to the City Council for approval. (Ord. 1376 § 4 (Exh. A), 2009)

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City of Palmdale, CA § 13.11.350

SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE

§ 13.11.380