Perris Municipal Code Ch. 14.16 Sewage Disposal General Regulations

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State Law reference— Nuisances arising from sewage wastes prohibited, Health and Safety Code §§ 5410—5416.

It is unlawful for a person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property any human fecal matter, garbage, or other objectionable waste. It is unlawful to discharge to the ground or to a natural watercourse any sewage, including, but not limited to, domestic or industrial waste water or other polluted water, in a manner that creates a hazard or nuisance or that impairs the usefulness of groundwater or surface water.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.010; Ord. No. 352, § 201, 1970)

Where connection to a public sewer is not required under other provisions of this chapter, an owner may with written permission from the city manager construct private sewage disposal facilities conforming to the requirements of the plumbing code and the health officer.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.020; Ord. No. 352, § 202A, 1970)

A private sewage disposal facility must be under the same ownership as the property served. Neither the disposal facility nor the property served shall be separately sold.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.030; Ord. No. 352, § 202B, 1970)

No building for human use shall be constructed in the city without proper toilet facilities complying with the requirements of other applicable ordinances, regulations, and laws. If any part of a new building is constructed within 200 feet of an adjacent public way or easement in which there is a public sewer, the building shall be connected to the sewer. The city manager may grant a temporary deferment of the requirements to connect if future construction of a nearer or more easily accessible sewer is anticipated.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.040; Ord. No. 352, § 203A, 1970)

If the city manager finds that the nuisance is arising from the private disposal of sewage, he shall notify the owner. The owner shall take all necessary steps to abate the nuisance, and shall within 60 days connect to a public sewer if one is accessible to the property and is within 200 feet of the building where the sewage originates. Enlargement of an existing private disposal facility shall not excuse an owner from the requirement to connect. If a private disposal facility is removed or rendered inoperative, the work and manner of abandonment shall be nuisance-free and in accordance with the requirements of the plumbing code and health officer.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.050; Ord. No. 352, § 203B, 1970)

The pumping of a cesspool or septic tank in excess of three times in a one-year period, or the rising or overflowing or substantial risk of rising or overflowing of sewage on the surface of the ground, or the unsanitary disposal of any waste water is a public nuisance.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.060; Ord. No. 352, § 203C, 1970)

The continuing in operation of a cesspool or septic tank for a period of more than ten years is a public nuisance.

(Code 1972, § 14.16.070; Ord. No. 352, § 203D, 1970)