Placerville Municipal Code Ch. 4 Sewer Regulations

When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them:

APARTMENTS: Multiple-family structures, including mobile home parks, containing two (2) or more dwelling units intended for residential use located on any parcel of real property or lot.

BASE CHARGE: The minimum bimonthly charge for consumption from one to seven hundred fifty (750) cubic feet.

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD): An estimate of the amount of organic material in a sample of water that can be oxidized by microorganisms under standard conditions. It is used to determine the strength of a wastewater, the efficiency of the wastewater treatment plant processes and to determine the oxygen load that the effluent from the plant has on the receiving water. A sample is incubated for five (5) days at twenty degrees Celsius (20°C). The reduction in dissolved oxygen concentration during the incubation period yields a measure of biochemical oxygen demand.

CCF: A unit of one hundred (100) cubic feet of water delivered to the user as a measure of the estimated volume of wastewater discharged by the user into the wastewater system.

CESSPOOL: An excavation into the earth which is used for the reception of sewage or drainage from plumbing fixtures, effluent from septic tanks, together with the water used in carriage of the sewage or drainage but which does not have watertight walls and bottom.

CITY: The city of Placerville, a municipal corporation of the state of California.

CITY SEWER: Any sewer pipeline or other system appurtenance which is under the jurisdiction of the city, also termed "public sewer".

COSTS OF SERVICES: All costs incurred to construct, operate, maintain, and finance the wastewater system, including fixed and variable operations and maintenance costs, debt service, capital costs, and inflow and infiltration costs.

DIRECTOR: The city of Placerville, director of public works or authorized representatives.

FAST FOOD RESTAURANT: An establishment that prepares and serves food for consumption but one that does not have a commercial type dishwasher or a commercial type garbage disposal that processes solid waste.

HEALTH OFFICER: The health officer of El Dorado County.

INDUSTRIAL WASTES: The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.

LIFELINE: A rate discounted for low income users who qualify for AT&T's Lifeline program and/or Pacific Gas And Electric's CARE program.

LOWER LATERAL: The portion of a sewer lateral located within the public right of way connecting an upper lateral to the city's sewer system.

pH: The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in grams per liter of solution. A pH test determines the strength of the acid or alkali in the sewage.

PRIVY: A structure used as a toilet under a part or all of which is a vault or pit intended for the reception of human waste material.

PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE: The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch (1/2") (1.27cm) in any dimension.

RATE: The total or component amount of an individual wastewater service charge.

REST HOMES/HOUSING FACILITIES: Any facility, place or building which is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, daycare or house finding agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the developmentally disabled, physically handicapped, mentally disordered, or incompetent persons. A community care facility may provide incidental medical services.

REVENUE PROGRAM GUIDELINES: The state water resources control board published guidelines for establishing wastewater rates.

SEPTIC TANK: A watertight receptacle which receives the discharge of a drainage system or part thereof, designed and constructed so as to retain solids, digest organic matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to discharge into the soil outside the tank through a subsurface drainage system.

SEWAGE: Domestic or industrial waste substances, liquid or solid, associated with human habitation, or which contains or may be contaminated with human or animal excrement, offal or any feculent matter, or combination thereof, collected by the city's sewer system and treated at the city's wastewater treatment plant.

SEWER LATERAL: The sewer line beginning at the foundation wall of any building and terminating at the sewer main and shall include the upper and lower lateral.

SEWER MAIN: A public sewer pipeline designed to receive the flow from more than one sewer lateral.

SINGLE-FAMILY: A structure containing a single dwelling unit intended for occupancy by one family and located on a parcel or real property or lot.

STRENGTH: Refers to state water resources control board published characteristics for commercial and industrial users, and is a measure of BOD (ppm) and SS (ppm) concentration of discharge to the system.

TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS) OR SUSPENDED SOLIDS (SS): Those solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by filtration under standard laboratory procedures and expressed in milligrams per liter. A well mixed sample is filtered through a weighed standard glass fiber filter and the residue retained on the filter is dried to a constant weight at one hundred three (103) to one hundred five degrees Celsius (105°C). The increase in weight of the filter represents the total suspended solids.

UPPER LATERAL: That portion of a sewer lateral beginning at the foundation wall of any building or industrial facility and running to the property line.

USER CATEGORY: The various categories used for determining the various rates for wastewater service charges.

UTILITY SERVICE ACCOUNT: An account established for either water service, wastewater service, or both, for a residential or nonresidential user. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

The rates to be charged all persons using or required by law to use the wastewater system of the city or any part thereof shall be set from time to time by resolution of the city council. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

The rates shall meet state and federal requirements that user rates reflect the costs of services. Costs of services are allocated on the basis of effluent flow and strength.

(A) User Categories: Each user will be assigned to a category based upon state water resources control board published industrial characteristics for effluent strength. The user categories are as follows:

Residential users:

Apartment buildings

Single-family

Nonresidential users:

Bars

Car washes

Churches

Fairgrounds

Fast food service

Fire stations

Halls

Hospitals

Hotels/motels

Laundromats

Markets

Mortuaries

Movie theaters

Rest homes/housing facilities

Restaurants

Retail stores and offices

Schools

Service stations

(B) Consumption Based Rates: Each user will be charged based upon actual use or consumption. Consumption is determined by the cubic feet of water used as follows:

1. For residential users, the consumption will be determined by each user's wet weather flows during the billing period of December 16 of the preceding year through February 15 of the current year. The first seven hundred fifty (750) cubic feet will be included in the bimonthly base charge. For each cubic foot thereafter, the charge will be based on a per one hundred (100) cubic feet water consumption basis.

2. For nonresidential users, the consumption will be determined by each user's contemporaneous water consumption.

3. For newly established residential accounts, the citywide average residential wet weather water consumption shall be the basis for the first year rates.

4. For those residential users who are not city water customers and use well water, the consumption basis for calculating the rate will be the average residential wet weather flow for a single-family dwelling, or in the event the user is a multi- family dwelling, the average wet weather flows of a comparable dwelling. For those residential users who are not city water customers and purchase water from the El Dorado irrigation district, the consumption basis for calculating rate will be the wet weather flow of the preceding year as reported by the El Dorado irrigation district.

(C) Customer Dispute Of Bill: In the event any person is dissatisfied with the amount of their bill and believes that they discharge less than one hundred percent (100%) of their metered water through the sewer they may:

1. Install at their own expense and maintain a sewer and/or an irrigation meter in good working order. An irrigation meter will separately measure nonsewer related water consumption thereby reducing the customer's sewer bill. The person desiring to install an irrigation meter must submit an application with the public works department and comply with the provisions of the department's irrigation meter policy. The meters herein referred to shall be subject to inspection by the director.

2. Protest to the city clerk, and the director shall investigate the percentage of metered water actually discharged through the sewers owned by the person and report the percentage to the city council.

(D) Council To Adjust Rate: If the council is satisfied, under either of the provisions of subsection (C) of this section, that the percentage of metered water that goes through the user's sewer is less than one hundred percent (100%), it shall fix the percentage and shall adjust the rate of the user according to their actual use, subject to the minimum monthly rate in effect. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) Utility service account payment shall be due upon receipt of invoice. Utility service charges are payable bimonthly and shall become delinquent twenty (20) days from the date of the mailing of the utility account invoice. Delinquent accounts will be subject to a late charge of twenty dollars ($20.00). Water and sewer service charges are inseparable and the failure to pay either charge on a utility service invoice will result in the termination of water and sewer services. Termination of services shall be pursuant to division 5, chapter 1, article 1, commencing with sections 10009 through 10011 of the Public Utilities Code of the state of California. In the event that a utility service account remains delinquent and a turnoff order is issued, a disconnection/reconnection charge as determined by resolution of the city council shall be paid for each occasion that the city has to disconnect and/or reconnect service discontinued for nonpayment of utility service invoice. No service which has been discontinued for nonpayment of utility service charges shall be reconnected until all current and delinquent utility charges are paid. In cases when delinquent utility charges remain unpaid, the city shall have the right to lien against the real property and/or cause legal action to be brought against the utility account holder.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A) of this section, a utility service customer may avoid late charges and termination of service by paying one-half (1/2) of the invoice amount of utility service charges before the delinquency date as set forth in subsection (A) of this section, and the remaining one-half (1/2) of said utility service invoice amount within thirty (30) days after the delinquency date set forth in subsection (A) of this section. In this event, it is the responsibility of the customer to notify the finance department of the city of Placerville of their intent to pay utility service charges pursuant to this subsection. The utility service customer will not receive an additional bill for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the utility service invoice amount and it will be the customer's responsibility to pay said amount within the thirty (30) day period set forth herein. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

All utility service accounts and bills shall be recorded in the name of the person(s)/entity requesting utility service. However, when service is provided to a multi-unit residential structure or other similar structures, as set forth in sections 10009 and 10009.1 of the California Public Utilities Code, residential occupants of such structures shall have the right to become customers pursuant to the provisions of sections 10009 and 10009.1 of the California Public Utilities Code. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

For newly established utility service accounts, or as a condition to reconnecting utility service to an account for which service was terminated for nonpayment of utility service invoice, the applicant may be required, at the discretion of the finance director, to deposit a sum of money prior to establishing the account or reconnecting service, which sum shall be based solely on the credit worthiness of the applicant as determined by the finance director. Any such deposit shall be subject to the provisions of section 10009.6 of the California Public Utilities Code and shall not exceed twice the estimated average periodic bill. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) If there be a request from any one or more persons or government agencies outside of the city to use the sewer system of the city, the city council shall then consider each such request upon its own merit. Any determination made by the city council with respect to any requests shall in no way be binding upon the city with respect to any other requests. The city shall in no event consider a request to use the sewer system of the city for the land outside the city which lies outside of the Placerville watershed. The city council shall consider all requests if the land is being used for residential or governmental purposes.

(B) If the city should allow any land outside of the city to hook onto the sewer system of the city, then the following regulations shall apply:

1. Any extensions or upsizing of the city sewer line shall be designed and constructed by and at the expense of the person or persons requesting the sewer service.

2. Any sewer line constructed shall be properly designed and constructed as detailed in section 7-4-14 of this chapter.

3. Any sewer line constructed pursuant to this chapter shall be of sufficient size to provide for future connections and shall be properly engineered to permit minimal maintenance. The adequacy of the size shall be determined by the director.

4. The city shall inspect and supervise the installation of any sewer line constructed pursuant to this chapter. The person or persons requesting the sewer line shall pay all charges including overhead to the city for such inspection and supervision. This charge shall be paid within ten (10) days after the request is made by the city.

(C) If any owner of real property receiving sewer services pursuant to this chapter should fail to comply with anything contained in this chapter, the city may then terminate sewer services after thirty (30) day written notice to the property owner with respect to the real property outside the city owned by such defaulting owner. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

All monies received under this chapter shall be used for the repair, replacement and maintenance of the sewer system and all equipment thereof and the extension of the lines thereof within the city, it being the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide funds for the operation of the sewer system without resorting to other funds of the city. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

The director shall be charged with the administration of the sewerage system and the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

Any person desiring to make a connection to the city sewer system or to a private sewer line which connects with the city sewer system must first make an application with the public works department and receive a permit from the city.

Each apartment in an apartment house, each separate housing unit in a townhouse or condominium, and each mobilehome within a mobilehome park shall be considered as a separate dwelling unit. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

A capital improvement charge shall be paid at time of permit issuance, in an amount which shall be set from time to time by resolution of the city council.

In the event more than one dwelling unit or business is discharging wastewater through the same connection to the city sewer system, there shall be an additional capital improvement charge in an equal amount for each additional dwelling unit or business. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) The design criteria, preparation of plans and specifications, and the construction of all public sewers shall comply with the El Dorado irrigation district (EID) sewer design standards, standard detail drawings and technical specifications, except as specified within the city of Placerville standard plans and specifications.

(B) The preparation of the plans and specifications shall be by a person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation legally authorized to practice civil engineering in the state of California.

(C) Where the improvement plans submitted cover only a portion of the ultimate development of the property, a sewer master plan shall be submitted to and approved by the director that shows how sewage service will be provided to the remainder of the property within the development. If further extension of the sewer system to additional parcels is probable, then the sewer master plan shall take into account the entire sewer drainage watershed area and shall be submitted to and approved by the director prior to the submittal of the first set of sewer plans for the development.

(D) Complete plans and specifications for the proposed improvement must receive approval by the director before any work is started on construction of the project.

(E) No alterations shall be made to an approved set of plans or specifications unless such changes, corrections, or additions are resubmitted to the director for approval, and no modification or deviation from the plans or specifications shall be made during construction without written authorization from the director.

(F) All public sewers and all necessary easements or other land rights shall be deeded to the city upon completion of construction and acceptance by the director. No new connections shall be made to the public sewer prior to the city's acceptance of the improvements as public sewers. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or permit the discharge of any water, except sewage water only, including storm drainage or groundwater into any sewer or pipeline or sewer mains of the city. "Drainage" and "stormwater" within the meaning of this chapter expressly includes water flowing from the roofs of buildings, creeks, springs and from the surface of lands and also includes irrigation water. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) Persons other than the city may from time to time desire to have the sewer main facilities of the city extended for the purpose of making sewer facilities available to properties lying beyond the existing sewer main facilities. The person desiring to extend the sewer main facilities must make application with the director requesting that the sewer main facilities be extended and must file with the director plans and specifications setting forth the manner in which the sewer main facilities are to be extended. The sewer main facilities may be extended by the applicant in the event that the director approves the application, together with the plans and specifications.

(B) In the event the director determines that properties other than the property being developed by the person constructing the sewer facilities benefits from the construction, the city may enter into an appropriate reimbursement agreement with the person constructing the sewer facilities. Said agreement shall provide that the city shall, but without liability therefor, endeavor to collect by way of connection charges and reimburse to such initial developer so much of the construction costs of said sewer line facilities as may be practicably collected from the property owners on the basis of the extent to which said sewer line shall benefit their respective properties.

(C) Each reimbursement agreement with the developer shall be authorized by the city council in the same manner as other contracts. Such reimbursement agreement and the rights therein granted shall be assignable by the person constructing such sewer line in the first instance.

(D) All rights for reimbursement under any reimbursement agreement shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of the agreement, and the city shall thereafter retain any fees charged for connection to the system.

(E) The area to be benefited shall be determined by the director, and a map designating the area to be benefited shall be attached to all reimbursement contracts.

(F) The determination of benefits may be based either on area or front foot charges, whichever is determined to be most equitable by the director, and the appropriate allocations of construction costs shall be based upon the benefits to be derived from each parcel of property. The determinations of benefit and allocation of cost by the director shall be final and conclusive.

(G) Fees shall be paid as required by section 4-8-1 of this code to defray the costs incidental to the processing of plans and inspection of such work.

(H) The developer or applicant shall pay all of the initial costs of constructing an addition to the sewer line as set forth pursuant to this section. The parties within the area that will benefit from the addition to the sewer line shall pay their proportionate share of the cost at such time as they connect to the extension to the sewer line. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) The city may from time to time extend the sewer line facilities of the city for the purpose of making sewer service available to properties lying beyond existing sewer line facilities.

(B) Where such extensions of sewer line facilities are constructed by the city, the director shall determine the area and the specific parcels of property which will benefit from each such extension of sewer line facilities, and shall prepare a map designating the area to be benefited.

(C) The owner of any property determined by the director to benefit from the extension of sewer line facilities under this section shall, at the time application is made to connect to the sewer line, pay a fee to the city to reimburse the city for that property's proportionate share of the construction costs of the sewer line, including interest at the rate of three percent (3%) per year from the date the sewer line extension is completed and accepted by the city to the date the fee is paid.

(D) The determination of benefits may be based either on area or front foot charges, whichever is determined to be most equitable by the director, and the appropriate allocations of construction costs shall be based upon the benefits to be derived from each parcel of property. The determinations of benefit and allocation of cost by the director shall be final and conclusive.

(E) All charges levied pursuant to this section shall be in addition to the capital improvement charge required by section 7-4-13 of this chapter. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) Wastewater may be discharged into public sewers for collection, treatment, and disposal by the city, provided that such wastewater discharge is in compliance with this chapter and the user pays all applicable city sewer use charges.

(B) No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, into a public sewer wastewater which will result in nuisance, or contamination, or pollution in receiving waters.

(C) No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, wastewater into a public sewer if it contains substances or has characteristics which, either alone or by interaction with other wastewaters, cause or threaten to cause:

1. Damage to city facilities.

2. Interference with, or impairment of, operation or maintenance of city facilities, including flow overloading.

• 3. Obstruction of flow in city facilities.
• 4. Danger to life or safety of any person.
• 5. Interference with treatment or disposal processes.
• 6. Flammable or explosive conditions.

7. Wastewater, or any other byproducts of the treatment process, to be unsuitable for reclamation and reuse, or to interfere with any processes for reclamation.

8. Noxious or malodorous gases or odors.

9. Discoloration or any other condition in the quality of the city's treatment plant effluent such that water quality requirements cannot be met by the city.

10. Conditions which violate any statute or any rule, regulation, or ordinance of any public agency.

(D) It is unlawful for any person to transport domestic sewage, septic tank or cesspool cleanings, sludge, or any other polluted wastewaters into the city, except as authorized by the director and health officer.

(E) It is unlawful for any person to make a connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any sanitary sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the director.

(F) It is unlawful for any person to wilfully break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any sewer, structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the city's sewer system including the city's pumping stations or the city's wastewater treatment plant.

(G) It is unlawful for any person to wilfully obstruct, or cause to be obstructed, any sewer in such a manner as to impede the natural flow of sewage through or from such sewer.

(H) No person shall discharge cooling water, any unpolluted water from a production, manufacturing, or processing operation, or treated groundwater (from a groundwater remediation site) without obtaining permission from the director.

(I) The connection of the drain from any swimming or wading pool to a sanitary sewer shall be prohibited unless required by the health officer and approved by the director.

(J) No person shall connect, or cause to be connected, the outlet of a cesspool, septic tank, or a drain therefrom to any sanitary sewer.

(K) It shall be unlawful to dispose of material pumped from septic tanks and grease trap/interceptors in the sewerage system except at the times and places and in the manner directed by the director.

(L) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into a public sewer the following:

1. Any water or waste having a pH lower than 5.0, greater than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, or personnel of the city;

2. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F);

3. Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty two (32) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F);

4. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the director;

5. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not;

6. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances, or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment plant exceeds the limits established by the director for such materials;

7. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other waste or odor producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the director as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters;

8. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the director in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;

9. Materials which exert or cause:

(a) Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate),

(b) Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions),

(c) Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works,

(d) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting slugs as defined herein;

10. Those pesticides and other toxic pollutants in toxic amounts, as determined by the administrator of the environmental protection agency in accordance with the federal act, such other federal or state act as may be applicable and as further designated from time to time by the director, including the following substances or materials containing these substances:

(a) Aldrin, dieldrin,

(b) Benzidine,

(c) Cadmium,

(d) Cyanide,

(e) DDD, DDE, DDT,

(f) Endrin,

(g) Mercury,

(h) Polychlorinate biphenyls (PCBs), and

(i) Toxaphene;

11. Any ashes, cinders, sand, silt, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or obstruction to flow in sewers or other interference with proper operation or maintenance of the sewerage system;

12. Any discharges of such quantities or such qualities that they are not amendable to adequate treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment process employed;

13. Discharges prohibited by the environmental protection agency regulations promulgated under the federal act.

(M) If the waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in subsection (C) of this section, and which, in the judgment of the director, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the director may:

• 1. Reject the wastes;
• 2. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
• 3. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or

4. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by sewer charges under the provisions of subsection (J) of this section. If the director permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the director, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.

(N) All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this chapter, shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods For The Examination Of Water And Wastewater", published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out in the customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewer works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb and property.

(O) It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any sewer, structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewerage system of the city. Any violation shall be subject to penalty section 1-4-5 of this code. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) Every parcel controlled by one owner shall have a sewer lateral from the parcel to the city sewer system. The city shall not be responsible for any construction, repair or maintenance for any sewer line other than the city's sewer mains.

(B) When a public sewer is constructed by a property owner and offered to the city for maintenance and operation, and said public sewer is not within a public right of way, a public sewer easement shall be granted to the city. Said easement shall be for pipeline purposes and incidentals thereto, including the construction and maintenance of gravity or pressure sewer lines, together with the right of ingress and egress, upon, over, under and across the property it is constructed upon. Current and future property owners shall keep the easement free of permanent structures, debris, parked vehicles or trailers, trees, tall landscaping, or any other objects that could obstruct ingress and egress on, over and across the property.

(C) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner requesting a sewer connection to bring his sewer lateral to the city's sewer main where the connection is to be made.

(D) The connection of the sewer lateral into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes as adopted in title 4 of this code, and other applicable rules and regulations of the city. All connections shall be made gastight and watertight. A cleanout shall be installed at the property line. The cleanout shall be in an approved box and shall be easily accessible. The sewer lateral and cleanout shall be maintained by the property owner.

(E) Upon payment of the applicable building, water and sewer fees, the director shall approve the location of all water and sewer connection sites before the necessary permits are issued, and all new connections or changes in existing connections must be inspected by an authorized representative of the city before the sewer and water lines are backfilled.

(F) When a sewer lateral is not available, the installation of the sewer lateral and the connection to the public sewer shall be done only by a contractor licensed by the state of California to do this type of work. Such contractor also shall possess a current business license issued by the city and have on deposit with the city a surety bond in a form approved by the city in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) to guarantee the faithful performance of all terms and conditions of the city. Construction shall be as follows:

1. The director shall be notified forty eight (48) hours, not including weekends and holidays, in advance before a connection is made to a public sewer, and in no case shall the sewer lateral and connection be covered until the work has been inspected.

2. Construction operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to abutting property owners and the traveling public. The contractor shall furnish, erect, and maintain such lights, signs, barricades, and other devices as are necessary to prevent accidents. The contractor shall obtain all necessary permits to complete the work.

(G) The sewer lateral, whether installed at the time the public sewer is constructed or not, shall be installed and maintained at the sole expense of the property owner. The city is responsible for maintenance only of the public sewer.

(H) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, stormwater drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a sewer lateral which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.

(I) For all industrial zoned and commercial properties that could produce high strength/flow sewage, the owner shall construct a metering/sampling manhole near the property line where the building sewer connects with the service sewer when required by the director. Said metering/sampling manhole shall be constructed in accordance with a standard plan approved by the director and shall be constructed at the sole expense of the owner. For properties currently connected to the public sewer that do not have metering/sampling manholes, the owner shall construct a metering/sampling manhole at his/her expense when directed by the director.

(J) Where there is no city sewer main adjacent to the property line, then it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to extend the public sewer line to the city sewer main in accordance with city standards. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

(A) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, shall be served with a written notice by the director (except as provided in subsection (B) of this section), stating the nature of the violation and fixing a time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof.

(B) If the director determines that a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, results in the immediate threat of a public hazard or an immediate menace to the public health or safety, the director may enter the premises without notice and do everything necessary to abate such hazard or menace to the public health or safety. The actual cost incurred by the director in taking such abatement action shall be a legal charge against the violator.

(C) Any person wilfully violating any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, or who shall continue the violation beyond the time specified in the notice to correct such violation, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(D) The violator of any of the provisions of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, shall become liable to the city for expense, loss, or damage to the city by reason of such violation. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, use or allow to remain a cesspool or privy, on any property, place of business, residence or building in the city. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a septic tank in the city unless because of the terrain it is not feasible to connect with the city sewer system, and in that event, a permit must be first obtained from the development services director. When connection to the city sewer system is not feasible, a building permit shall not be issued until the proposed building site is inspected and approved by the county or city health officer and all county regulations regarding septic tanks have been complied with. Upon presentation of an approved, numbered septic tank permit issued by an authorized city or county health officer, a building permit may be issued by the duly authorized representative of the city showing thereon the approved septic tank permit number. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012; amd. Ord. 1654, 6-25-2013)