San Dimas Municipal Code Ch. 14.08 County Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance

Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 780.

A. Except as otherwise amended in this chapter and Chapter 14.12, Ordinance No. 89-0101 of the county, entitled "Los Angeles County Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance," which is published by the county, and as codified in Title 20, Division 2 of the Los Angeles County Code, is adopted as the San Dimas Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance.

B. One copy of the county ordinance is on deposit in the office of the city clerk and one copy on file with the public works department and shall be at all times maintained for use and examination by the public.

C. References contained in this chapter to section numbers and amendments to the county Sanitary Sewer and Industrial Waste Ordinance are declared to be references to the section numbers contained in the Los Angeles County Code.

(Ord. 953 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1192 § 1, 2010; Ord. 1330, 7/22/2025)

Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the county sanitary sewers and industrial waste ordinance adopted by this chapter, each such name or term shall be deemed or construed to have the following meaning, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Board of supervisors"

means the city council of the city.

"Building department"

means the building division of the city.

"Building official"

means the building official of the city.

"County" or "County of Los Angeles" or "incorporated area"

means the city.

"County engineer"

means the city engineer.

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sewer maintenance district, except in the instance where the territory concerned either is not within or has been withdrawn from the county sewer maintenance district.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

"Ordinance"

means similar regulations of the city, except in such instances where the reference is to a stated ordinance of the county.

"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.

"Unincorporated territory of the county of Los Angeles"

means the city.

(Ord. 953 § 1, 1991)

The following amendments, additions and deletions are made to the county sanitary sewer and industrial waste ordinance adopted by this chapter:

A. Section 20.28.050 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

"The City Engineer may recommend that the city council approve an agreement to reimburse or agree to reimburse a subdivider, school district, an improvement district formed under special assessment procedures, or person for the cost of constructing sanitary sewers for public use where such sewers can or will be used by areas outside of the proposed development; and to establish a reimbursement district and collection rate as described in the agreement pursuant to Chapter 14.16 of the Municipal Code."

B. Sections 20.24.160, 20.24.170, 20.32.130, 20.32.140, 20.32.150 and 20.32.290 are repealed.

C. Section 20.32.280 is amended by adding the following paragraph G, to read as follows:

"G. All monies collected under this section for sewer maintenance are to be submitted directly to the County Sewer Maintenance District, for inclusion in the Maintenance District's funds."

D. Section 20.32.320 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

"The City Treasurer shall keep a permanent record of all applications and a permanent and accurate account of all payments received pursuant to this Ordinance."

E. Section 20.32.690 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

"In the event the damaged public sewer is not in a sewer maintenance district, any person who causes obstruction, damage or destruction of the public sewer shall reimburse the City within 30 days after the City Engineer has rendered an invoice for the same. The amount when paid shall be deposited in the City Treasury."

F. Section 20.36.440 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

"No uncontaminated cooling water shall be discharged into a drainage system connected with a public sanitary sewer except by written permission from the Superintendent of Building."

G. The city engineer shall collect a surcharge of fifteen percent of all fees collected to defray the city's administrative and engineering costs.

(Ord. 953 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1192 § 2, 2010)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter or any condition or limitation of any permit issued pursuant hereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day during which any violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided herein.

(Ord. 953 § 1, 1991)