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Title 15 — Utilities›Division 2
Santa Clarita Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste
Santa Clarita Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Clarita
Cite as: Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 15.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 15.20.010. Adoption of County Ordinance.¶
A. There is adopted, except as otherwise provided, by reference, as a sanitary sewer and industrial waste ordinance of the City of Santa Clarita, except as it is hereinafter amended, Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste, as amended.
B. Three (3) copies of the 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.
C. Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste, adopted by this chapter as the sanitary sewer and industrial waste code of the City, are amended to read as set forth in the sections below.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990; Ord. 09-8 § 1, 6/9/2009)
§ 15.20.015. Act.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.020. Plan Review and Fees for Storm Water Monitoring and Treatment.¶
Section 20.28.260, Classes of businesses, processes and industries for plan review and inspection fee, is amended to read as follows:
| Plan review and inspection fees for the categories listed below shall be fixed and established from time to time by City Council resolution: |
|---|
| Storm Water Monitoring. |
| Storm Water Treatment BMP Approval/ |
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990; Ord. 09-8 § 1, 6/9/2009)
§ 15.20.030. Deposit of Certain Substances Prohibited.¶
A person shall not place, throw, or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown, or deposited in any public sewer or main-line sewer any dead animal, offal, or garbage, fish, fruit, or vegetable waste, debris, cut roots, other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of any kind, of such nature, as shall clog, obstruct, or fill such sewer, or which shall interfere with or prevent the effective use or operation thereof. A person shall not cause or permit to be deposited or discharged into any such sewer any water, or sewage, or liquid waste of any kind containing chemicals, fats, oils, and grease (collectively referred to as FOG), tars, or other matters in solution or suspension, which may glob, obstruct, or fill the same, or which may in any way damage or interfere with, or prevent the effective use thereof, or which may necessitate or require frequent repair, cleaning out, or flushing of such serve to render the same operative, or which may obstruct or cause an unwanted increase in the cost of treatment of the sewage or which may introduce into a publicly owned treatment works any pollutant(s) which cause pass through interference. Storm water runoff shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 09-8 § 1, 6/9/2009)
§ 15.20.040. Fees.¶
Except for those services identified in Section 15.20.020, the City shall collect a five (5) percent administrative fee in addition to the fees charged pursuant to Los Angeles County Code, Title 20, Utilities, Division 2, Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste, as amended.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990; Ord. 09-8 § 1, 6/9/2009)
§ 15.20.050. Penalties.¶
A. Every person violating any provision of this chapter or any condition or limitation of permit issued pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Each day during which any violation described in this Division 2 as willful continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990; Ord. 09-8 § 1, 6/9/2009)
§ 15.20.060. Dairywastes.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.065. Director.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.070. Domestic Sewage.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.080. Effluent.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.090. Septic Tank Effluent.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.095. EPA.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.100. Frontage.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.110. House Lateral.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.115. Indirect Discharge.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.120. Industrial Building.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.130. Industrial Connection Sewer.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.135. Industrial User.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.140. Industrial Waste.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.150. Industrial Waste Treatment Facility.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.160. Inspector.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.170. Interceptor.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.175. Interference.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.177. National Categorical Pretreatment Standard.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.180. Licensed Contractor.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.190. Lot.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.200. Main-line Sewer.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.204. New Source.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.205. NPDES Permit.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.206. Off-site Disposal.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.208. On-site Disposal.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.209. Pass Through.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.210. Permittee.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.220. Pollution of Underground or Surface Waters.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.222. Pollution of Underground or Surface Waters.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.224. Publicly Owned Treatment Works.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.226. Pretreatment.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.230. Public Sewer.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.240. Radioactive Material.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.250. Rainwater Diversion System.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.260. Saddle.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.270. Seepage Pit.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.280. Septic Tank.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.290. Sewage.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.295. Sewer Disposal.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.300. Sewage Pumping Plant.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.310. STEP System.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.312. Standard Industrial Classification.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.320. Tapping.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.330. T.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.332. Trunk Sewer.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.335. Uncontrolled Discharge.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.340. Waste Disposal Facility.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.350. Water Pollution Control Plant.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
§ 15.20.360. Y.¶
Repealed by Ord. 09-8.
(Ord. 90-18, 7/24/1990)
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