Chapter 13.28 — SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE

There is adopted as the Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance of the city, except as it is hereinafter amended, Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste (Los Angeles County Ordinance 89-0101 adopted July 27, 1989).

Three copies of Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, have been deposited with the city clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public. Whenever in said code reference is made to the unincorporated area of the county of Los Angeles, such area shall be deemed to include in its true geographical location the area of the city.

(Ord. 861 § 2, 1994)

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in Title 20 of Los Angeles County Code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in the section as follows:

"Board" means the city council;

"County Engineer" means the city engineer;

"County Health Officer" means the city health officer;

"County of Los Angeles" means the city, except in such instances where the County of Los Angeles is a correct notation due to circumstances;

"County Sewer Maintenance District" means the county sewer maintenance district, except in the instance where the territory concerned either is not within or has been withdrawn from a county sewer maintenance district. In any such instance "County Sewer Maintenance District" means the city;

"Ordinance" means an ordinance of the city, except in such instances where the reference is to a stated ordinance of the county of Los Angeles;

"Public Sewer" means all sanitary sewers and appurtenances thereto, lying within streets or easements dedicated to the city, which are under the sole jurisdiction of the city;

"Trunk Sewer" means a sewer under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than the city;

"County Treasurer" means city treasurer.

(Ord. 861 § 2, 1994)

§ 13.28.030. Section 20.32.690—Reimbursement for repairs and maintenance.

Section 20.32.690 of Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, is amended to read as follows:

20.32.690—Reimbursement for repairs and maintenance following violations. Whenever an industrial sewer connection permittee by reason of violation of Section 20.36.400 of this Code, or any other person by reason of violation of Section 20.32.640, causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer, or any appurtenances thereto, or pumping plants or water pollution control plants in connection therewith, he or she shall reimburse the County Sewer Maintenance District in which damage occurred for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing and reconstruction of such sewer or facility, made necessary by such violation, within 30 days after the County Engineer has rendered an invoice for the same. The amount when paid shall be deposited in to the fund of the said maintenance district.

In the event the damaged public sewer is not in a sewer maintenance district, the violator shall reimburse the City within 30 days after the City Engineer shall render an invoice for the same. The amount when paid shall be deposited in the City Treasury. (Ord. 861 § 2, 1994)

§ 13.28.040. Section 20.36.250—Annual inspection fee—Schedule and billing.

Section 20.36.250 of Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, is amended by increasing the fees to two times the amount set forth in Section 20.36.250 of Los Angeles County Code, Title 20. (Ord. 861 § 2, 1994)

§ 13.28.050. Section 20.36.270—Miscellaneous service fee schedule.

Section 20.36.270 of the Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, is amended by increasing the fees to two times the amount set forth in Section 20.36.270 of Los Angeles County Code, Title 20. (Ord. 861 § 2, 1994)