Patterson Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as the "Sanitary Code of the city of Patterson."

(Ord. 250 § 203, 1974)

For the purposes of this chapter the terms used herein are defined as follows:

A.

"Applicant"

means the person making application for a permit for a sewer or plumbing installation and shall be the owner or his authorized agent of premises to be served by the sewer for which a permit is requested.

B.

"Building"

means any structure used for human habitation or a place of business, recreation or other purposes.

C.

"Building sewer"

means that portion of a side sewer beginning at the plumbing or drainage outlet of any building or industrial facility and running to the property line or to a private sewage disposal system.

D.

"City manager"

means the city manager of the city of Patterson, or the person or persons designated by him to administer and enforce the rules and regulations of this chapter.

E.

"City sewage system"

means that system of sanitary sewers designed and connected to carry away and dispose of the city's domestic and industrial wastes, also to any annexed territory or territory served by agreement.

F.

"Combined sewer"

means a sewer designed to receive both surface runoff and sewage.

G.

"Contractor"

means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership or association duly licensed by the state of California to perform the type of work to be done under the permit.

H.

"Lateral sewer"

means the portion of a side sewer lying within a public street connecting a building sewer to the main sewer.

I.

"Main sewer"

means a public sewer designed to accommodate more than one lateral sewer.

J.

"Multiple dwelling"

means a building for residential purposes containing more than one kitchen or having facilities for the occupancy of more than one person or families, including, but not limited to, the following: Hotels, motels, auto courts, trailer courts, apartment houses, duplexes, rooming houses, boardinghouses and dormitories.

K.

"Outside sewer"

means a sanitary sewer beyond the limits of the city not subject to the control or jurisdiction of the city.

L.

"Permit"

means any written authorization required pursuant to this or any other regulation of the city for the installation of any sewerage works.

M.

"Person"

means any human being, individual, firm, company, partnership, association, private corporation and district.

N.

"Private sewer"

means a sewer serving an independent sewage disposal system not connected with a public sewer and which accommodates one or more buildings or industries.

O.

"Public sewer"

means a sewer lying within a street and which is controlled by or under the jurisdiction of the city.

P.

"Refuse"

means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

Q.

"Sanitary sewer"

means a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.

R.

"Sewage"

means a combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments.

S.

"Sewage treatment plant"

means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.

T.

"Sewer"

means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.

U.

"Sewerage works"

means all facilities owned or controlled by the city except private sewers, for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.

V.

"Side sewer"

means the sewer line beginning at the foundation wall of any building and terminating at the main sewer and includes the building sewer and lateral sewer together.

W.

"Single family unit"

means and refers to the place or residence for a single family.

X.

"Standard specifications"

means a set of documents, containing design and construction standards for all sewerage works within the city.

Y.

"Storm sewer" or "storm drain"

means a sewer which carries storm and surface or ground waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial wastes.

Z.

"Street"

means any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley, way, public place, public easement or right-of-way.

(Ord. 250 §§ 104–128, 1974)

The ordinance codified in 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. The ordinance codified in 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 herein.

(Ord. 250 § 202, 1974)

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

(Ord. 250 § 201, 1974)

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, in which he will state the special circumstances, citing the applicable provision of this chapter, and requesting suspension or modification of that provision as applied to his premises.

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

(Ord. 250 § 206, 1974)

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

(Ord. 250 § 207, 1974)

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 the ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.

(Ord. 250 § 209, 1974)

Following January 1, 1975, it shall be unlawful for any person to connect to, construct, install or provide, maintain and use any other means of sewage disposal from any building in the city except by connection to a public sewer in the manner provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 250 § 205, 1974)