Palmdale Municipal Code Art. IV 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 an oil or water well, test hole, cesspool, cistern, septic tank, seepage pit or similar excavation shall cap, close or otherwise protect the opening to the 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 the capping, closing or other protection cannot be removed by accident or inadvertence, or such persons shall fill the well, cesspool or pit.

(Ord. 379 § 401, 1980)

Whenever any person fails or refuses to perform any act required by this article, the City may itself cap, cover or fill the well, or the City may follow the procedure provided for in Article VIII of this chapter.

(Ord. 379 § 402, 1980)

This article 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.

(Ord. 379 § 403, 1980)