Signal Hill Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 Public Health Code

For the purpose of prescribing regulations for the control of communicable diseases and of prescribing minimum standards of environmental sanitation, the city adopts by reference as an ordinance that certain code entitled and known as "The Public Health Code of the County of Los Angeles" as the same was enacted in Ordinance No. 7583 of the County of Los Angeles, on August 25, 1959, and as has been amended from time to time to its present form; provided, however, that as so adopted by the city of Signal Hill, the code is modified and amended as set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.010)

The city clerk shall cause to be filed in his office three copies of the public health code of the county and of each handbook, manual, pamphlet, circular, and other document which is referred to in the public health code and incorporated therein by reference, and he shall certify that each copy of the document so filed is a true copy of the document of which it purports to be a copy.

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.070)

The title of the public health code of the county, as adopted by Section 8.04.010, amended as follows:

The title to said code is amended to read:

"PUBLIC HEALTH CODE OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL."

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.020)

A new section is added to the public health code, numbered Section 113, which reads as follows:

"Section 113. COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER AS OFFICER OF THE CITY. For all purposes of this code and of the applicable laws of the State of California, the county health officer is the health officer of the City of Signal Hill."

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.030)

A new section is added to the public health code, numbered Section 114, which reads as follows:

"Section 114. TERRITORY TO WHICH APPLICABLE. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, the territory in which the regulations and standards prescribed by this code shall be applicable is the territory lying within the boundaries of the City of Signal Hill. Whenever the words ‘County of Los Angeles' are used in this code to denote the territory in which the regulations and standards provided by this code are applicable, said words shall be understood to mean that portion of the County of Los Angeles which lies within the boundaries of the City of Signal Hill."

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.040)

Section 110, which is entitled "Violation," is deleted in its entirety from the public health code adopted in Section 8.04.010.

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.050)

Section 504.1 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 504.1. WATER WELL DEFINED. ‘Water well' means any drilled, excavated, jetted, or otherwise constructed excavation which is used or intended to be used to extract water from or inject water into the underground for any purpose, or to observe or test underground waters. This definition shall not include (a) salt water well, (b) wells under the jurisdiction of the State of California, Division of Oil and Gas, except those wells converted to use as water wells, or (c) wells used for the purpose of (1) dewatering excavation during construction, or (2) stabilizing hillsides or earth embankments."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 504.2 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 504.2. ELECTRODE WELL DEFINED. ‘Electrode well' means any artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet deep constructed by any method for the purpose of installing electrodes or electrical conductors including, but not limited to, cathodic protection wells and grounding rod wells."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 504.3 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 504.3. ABANDONED WATER WELL DEFINED. ‘Abandoned water well' is a nonoperating well which is not maintained in conformity with Section 519 of this Chapter."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 504.5 is added to the public health code to read as follows:

"Section 504.5. NONCONFORMING ELECTRODE WELL DEFINED. ‘Noncon-forming electrode well' is one which, at the effective date of this Ordinance, has not been constructed in conformance with Section 520.1, or is not maintained in conformance with Section 519 of this Chapter."

(Prior code § 6.24.090 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 2 (part)))

Section 509 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 509. PIPELINE TREATMENT. Every new water main and every repaired section of an existing water main must be cleared of coliform bacteria by the proper application of chlorine in sufficient quantities to give a minimum of fifty (50) parts per million of available chlorine. The new or repaired pipe shall be thoroughly flushed before and after chlorination. If the first application of chlorine is not sufficient, the procedure shall be repeated until the water will meet the standards set forth in the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards. Means or methods providing equivalent treatment may be used if approved by the Health Officer."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 519 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 519. WELL SEALING. All water wells and electrode wells shall be kept sealed and maintained in a manner that will prevent the entrance of pump leakage, surface drainage, or any other contamination or pollution into the well or the aquifer, except that nonconforming electrode wells need not comply with this section until such time as the electrode is expended, or the well is reconstructed, or the well is no longer being used for its intended purpose, unless, in the judgment of the Health Officer, such exception constitutes a threat to the quality of an aquifer."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 520.1 is added to the public health code to read as follows:

"Section 520.1. CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRODE WELLS. All electrode wells hereafter constructed shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer in such a manner as to exclude contamination or pollution of any usable underground water."

(Prior code § 6.24.090 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 2 (part)))

Section 523 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 523. WELLS--DRILLING AND DESTROYING. No person shall drill, dig, bore, deepen, or excavate any well, or destroy an existing well, without first making application and securing a permit from the Health Officer."

"The application shall be made on a form prepared by the Health Officer which shall include the location of the proposed or existing well, the type of casing, the manner of sealing and any other data required by the Health Officer."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 523.1 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 523.1. RECONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF EXISTING WELL FOR DOMESTIC USE. Any person intending to convert any industrial, oil or irrigation well for use as a domestic water well shall first apply and secure a permit from the health officer."

"The application shall be made on a form prepared by the Health Officer which shall include the location of the well, the type of casing, the manner of sealing and any other data required by the Health Officer."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 523.2 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 523.2. PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FOR WELL DRILLING. Upon receipt of an application the Health Officer shall make an investigation. If the applicant has complied with all applicable laws and regulations and the proposed well location will comply with this Chapter, and the drilling, digging, boring, deepening, excavating, converting, destruction or design of the well will not create a condition which in the opinion of the Health Officer can pollute or contaminate the underground water or the water produced

by the well, the Health Officer shall issue the permit."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 523.3 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 523.3. VALIDITY OF PERMIT FOR WELL DRILLING. A permit shall be valid only for the location described on the permit. Construction, reconstruction or destruction of a well shall be carried out in compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements of the Health Officer and with all ordinances and laws of the County of Los Angeles and of the State of California and shall comply with the terms and conditions specified in this permit. If any of such conditions, regulations, ordinances or laws are not complied with, the Health Officer may suspend or revoke the permit by mailing or personally serving written notice of suspension or revocation upon the applicant."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part)))

Section 523.4 is added to the public health code to read as follows:

"Section 523.4. HEARINGS. Any person whose application for a permit has been denied, or whose permit has been suspended or revoked, may petition the health officer for a hearing. Such petition shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall set forth in detail the facts and reasons upon which his petition is based. The time limit within which the petition must be filed is twenty (20) business days following the date on which the notice of denial, suspension or revocation was mailed to the applicant. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the applicant not less than five (5) business days prior to such hearing, either by registered mail or in the manner required for the service of summons in civil actions. At the time and place set for the hearing, the Health Officer will give the applicant and other interested persons an adequate opportunity to present any relevant facts. The Health Officer may place any person involved in the matter, including the applicant, under oath. The Health Officer may, when he deems it necessary, continue any hearing by setting a new time and place and by giving notice to the applicant of such action. At the close of the hearing, or at any time within ten (10) days thereafter, the Health Officer will order such disposition of the application or permit as he has determined to be proper and will make such disposition known to the applicant."

(Prior code § 6.24.090 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 2 (part))

Section 524 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 524. DESTRUCTION OF WATER WELLS. All water wells, unless made to comply with Section 513 and 519 hereof, shall be destroyed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer by filling with cement grout, puddled clay or similar impervious material, as approved by the Health Officer, to thoroughly seal the well including all voids, annual spaces, gravel envelopes or other spaces, as necessary to protect the aquifer."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part))

Section 524.1 is added to the public health code to read as follows:

"Section 524.1. DESTRUCTION OF ELECTRODE WELLS. All electrode wells, unless in compliance with Section 519 of this Chapter, shall be destroyed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer in such a manner as to exclude contamination or pollution of any usable underground water."

(Prior code § 6.24.090 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 2 (part))

Section 525.1 of the public health code is amended to read as follows:

"Section 525.1. DISINFECTION AND BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF DOMESTIC WATER WELLS. Every new, repaired or reconstructed domestic water well, after completion of construction, repair or reconstruction, and before being placed in service, shall be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign substances. The well, including the gravel used in gravel-packed wells, the pump, and all portions of equipment coming in contact with well water shall be disinfected with a solution containing at least fifty (50) parts per million available chlorine, which shall remain in the well for a period of at least twenty-four (24) hours, or by an equivalent method of disinfection satisfactory to the Health Officer, and such procedure shall be repeated, as necessary, to produce water meeting bacteriological standards as set forth in the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards. No well water from a new or reconstructed well shall be used for domestic purposes until the water meets such bacteriological requirements."

(Prior code § 6.24.080 (part) (Ord. 70-9-664 § 1 (part))

Sections 525.2 and 525.3 of the public health code are repealed.

(Prior code § 6.24.100 (Ord. 70-9-664 § 3))

The violation within the city of any provisions of the public health code of the county is defined as a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 1.16. Each day during any portion of which any violation of any provisions of said public health code is committed, continued or permitted, makes such violation a separate offense.

(Ord. 68-11-631 § 3 (part): prior code § 6.24.060)