Chapter 14.12 — SEWAGE; DEFINITIONS

State Law reference— Cities authorized to construct and maintain drains and sewers, Government Code § 38900.

The term "accessible sewer" means a public sewer which is within a public right-of-way or sewer easement adjacent to or crossing the property.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.010; Ord. No. 352, § 112, 1970)

The term "adjusted total floor area" means the total area within the outside walls of a building, additive for multiple floors, but with these adjustments:

(1)

A room serving essentially for the sheltering of motor vehicles shall be excluded, provided it has no sewer drain;

(2)

An area of screened porches shall be reduced by one-half, provided it has no sewer drains;

(3)

A roofed but unenclosed and unscreened area or an area overhung by roofs shall be included as a porch; excluding, however, the roofed area determined by lines parallel to the edge of the roof and within six feet horizontally therefrom.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.020; Ord. No. 352, § 111, 1970)

The term "building sewer" means the drain from the building plumbing to the property line.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.030; Ord. No. 352, § 104, 1970)

The term "city manager" means the city manager of Perris, or the person engaged by the city and authorized to perform the duties assigned to the city manager in chapters 14.16 through 14.40. The term "city manager" includes his deputies and representatives.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.050; Ord. No. 352, § 106, 1970)

The term "floatable oil and grease" means the oil and grease floating to the surface of a sample of the water, when it is retained for one hour in a quiescent condition in a vessel with vertical walls, filled to a depth of 30 centimeters.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.060; Ord. No. 352, § 110, 1970)

The term "industrial waste water" means the sewage from an industrial process. Such processes shall be understood to include, but are not limited to, processing of petroleum or petroleum products; processing or canning of foods or beverages except for foods consumed on the premises; keeping of livestock and operation of dairies; production or dyeing of textiles; production of detergents or chemicals; cleaning of tanks, tank trucks, or barrels; chemical and electrochemical finishing of metals; operation of laboratories; processing or reclamation of refuse; all kinds of manufacturing; and other similar operations. It includes the washing of equipment or spaces used in industrial operations. "Industrial waste water" does not include the sewage from toilets, washrooms, or kitchens in industrial establishments, or the sewage from the operations of restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, laundries, vehicle service stations, garages, wash racks, or retail stores.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.070; Ord. No. 352, § 109, 1970)

The term "owner" used in reference to a parcel of real property, means the holder of legal title to that property, or the administrator, lessee, proprietor, or other person who can act responsibly to construct buildings or facilities on or for that property.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.080; Ord. No. 352 § 107, 1970)

The term "public sewer" means a main line sewer dedicated to public use, owned by the city, and available to receive connections from buildings.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.100; Ord. No. 352, § 103, 1970)

The term "required sewage disposal facility equity" means the equity that a parcel of property must have in a sewage disposal facility of the city as a condition of using said facility.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.110; Ord. No. 352, § 114, 1970)

The term "service lateral" means the drain designed or intended to convey sewage from the building sewer to the public sewer.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.120; Ord. No. 352, § 105, 1970)

The term "sewage" means water that has been polluted or contaminated by use in a residence, institution, industrial establishment, business or recreational building, and includes, but is not limited to, any waste water collected by the plumbing drains of any building. The term "sewage" is not intended to include

rainwater or irrigation water except insofar as such waters become polluted by admixture with sewage from a building.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.130; Ord. No. 352, § 108, 1970)

The term "sewage disposal facility credit" means a credit toward the required sewage disposal facility equity obtained for a property by the making of a payment toward the equity, by the payment of taxes, and in other ways as set forth in chapters 14.16 through 14.40.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.140; Ord. No. 352, § 115, 1970)

The term "sewage disposal facility payment" means a payment made at the time of connecting to the sewer or upon a changed use of the property that increases the required sewage disposal facility equity, and is equal to the amount of the required equity less any existing credits.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.150; Ord. No. 352, § 116, 1970)

The term "sewage system of the city" means a system of sanitary sewers, pump stations, treatment plants, and other appurtenant facilities owned by the city, whether located within the city limits or outside.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.160; Ord. No. 352, § 102, 1970)

The term "sewage works construction fund" means the fund that has been established for the purpose of the extension and expansion of sewers and sewage treatment facilities.

(Code 1972, § 14.12.170; Ord. No. 352, § 113, 1970)