San Marcos Municipal Code Art. II Specific Applications

New main line sewers shall conform to the requirements of this article unless otherwise specifically excepted.

New sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping plants, and industrial liquid waste pretreatment plants shall conform to the requirements of this article unless otherwise specifically excepted.

New sewer service laterals shall conform to the requirements of this article unless otherwise specifically excepted.

The requirements contained in this article covering the maintenance of sanitary sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping plants, and industrial liquid waste pretreatment plants shall apply to all such facilities now existing or hereafter constructed. All such facilities shall be maintained by the owners thereof in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices or safeguards which are required by this article for the operation of such facilities shall be maintained in good working order. The section shall not be construed as permitting the removal or nonmaintenance of any devises or safeguards on existing facilities unless authorized by the Director.

The Director may revoke the permit issued to any person in the event of a violation by the permittee of any provision of this article. The Director may disconnect from the public sewer any connection sewer, main line sewer, or other facility which is constructed, connected, or used without permit, or which is constructed, connected, or used contrary to the provisions of this article.

The Director shall make every reasonable effort to notify the owner or occupant of the premises affected by any proposed disconnection and may grant a reasonable time for elimination of the violation. Notification shall be made by delivery of a notice in writing, either to the occupant of the premises or to the record owner of the property as shown upon the last equalized assessment roll for County taxes. Such notice shall be delivered either by first class mail, postage prepaid, or personal service.

Trunk line sewer, sewage treatment plants and sewage pumping plants under the jurisdiction of any Sanitary District in the County are excepted from the provisions of Articles I to VII, inclusive, of this title. The provisions of Articles I to VII, inclusive, of this title shall not be applicable within any Sanitary District of the City unless specifically adopted by the governing body of such Sanitary District.