Taft Municipal Code Ch. 3 Sewerage Construction and Use

(A) Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the maximum possible beneficial public use of the city's sewage collection and treatment facilities through adequate regulation of sewer construction, sewer use and industrial wastewater discharges to provide for equitable distribution of the cost associated with said facilities, and to provide for equitable distribution of the cost associated with said facilities, and to provide procedures for complying with requirements placed upon the city by other regulatory agencies.

(B) Definitions And Scope Of This Chapter: This chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the following definitions which will apply to the issuance of permits, the making of charges for service, and all other operations of this chapter, unless another meaning for the word is apparent from the context. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD): The measure of decomposable organic material in domestic or industrial wastewater as represented by the oxygen utilized over a period of five (5) days at twenty degrees centigrade (20°C).

CHAPTER: Unless otherwise specified, this chapter.

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD): The measure of chemical decomposable material in domestic or industrial wastewater as represented by the oxygen utilized as determined by the appropriate test procedure.

CHLORINE DEMAND: The difference between the amount of chlorine added to the wastewater sample and the amount remaining at the end of a thirty (30) minute period.

CITY: The city of Taft.

CITY COUNCIL: The city council of the city of Taft.

CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: The county health department acting through their authorized representatives.

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: The director of public works of the city of Taft or his duly authorized agent.

DISCHARGER: Any person that discharges or causes a discharge to a public sewer.

DISSOLVED SOLIDS OR DISSOLVED MATTER: The solid matter in solution in the wastewater and shall be obtained by evaporation of the sample from which all suspended matter has been removed by filtration as determined by the appropriate test procedures.

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER: The water carried wastes produced from noncommercial or nonindustrial activities and which result from normal human living processes.

EFFLUENT: The liquid outflow of any facility designed to treat, convey or retain wastewater.

FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT (FSE): Any facility or representative of a facility serving food to the public such as, but not limited to, restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, sandwich shops, school cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, delis, etc.

GRAVITY SEPARATION INTERCEPTOR: Any facility designed, constructed and operated for the purpose of removing and retaining dangerous, deleterious or prohibited constituents from wastewater by differential gravity separation before discharge to the public sewer.

HOUSE CONNECTION OR BUILDING CONNECTION: The sewer connecting the building sewer or building waste drainage system to the public sewer for the purpose of conveying domestic wastewater. Maintenance of any house or building connection shall be the responsibility of the owner of the building served by such connection.

INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION SEWER: The sewer connecting the building sewer or building waste drainage system to the public sewer for the purpose of conveying industrial wastewater.

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER: All water carried wastes and wastewater of the community, excluding domestic wastewater and uncontaminated water and shall include all wastewater from any producing, manufacturing, processing, institutional, commercial, agricultural or any other operation where wastewater discharge includes significant quantities of waste of nonhuman origin.

INSPECTOR: A person authorized by the director of public works to inspect wastewater generation, conveyance, processing, and disposal facilities on private or public property.

LATERAL SEWER OR COLLECTING SEWER: The public sewer, usually used to collect wastewater from house connections and industrial connection sewers and transport same to sewers.

MUNICIPAL CODE: The city of Taft municipal code.

PEAK FLOW RATE: The average rate at which wastewater is discharged to a public sewer during the highest thirty (30) minutes flow period in the preceding twelve (12) months.

PUBLIC CORPORATION: This state and any political subdivision thereof, any incorporated municipality therein, any public agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof or any corporate municipal instrumentality of this state.

PUBLIC SEWER: Any sewer dedicated to public use and whose use is controlled by a public corporation.

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: Material containing chemical elements that spontaneously change from their atomic structure by emitting any particles, rays or energy forms.

SECTION: A section of this chapter.

SEWAGE PUMPING PLANT: Any facility designed and constructed to raise wastewater in elevation or overcome head losses due to pipeline friction.

SEWERAGE: Any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating and disposing of wastewater.

SEWERAGE SYSTEM: A network of wastewater collection and conveyance facilities and treatment and disposal facilities owned jointly by the city of Taft and the Ford City/Taft Heights sanitation district.

SHALL AND MAY: "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.

SOLID WASTES: The nonliquid carried wastes normally considered to be suitable for disposal with refuse at sanitary landfill refuse disposal sites.

STANDARD METHODS: The current edition of the "Standard Methods For The Examination Of Water And Wastewater" as published by the American Public Health Association.

SUSPENDED SOLIDS OR SUSPENDED MATTER: The insoluble solid matter suspended in wastewater that is separable by laboratory filtration in accordance with the procedures described in "standard methods".

TRUNK SEWER OR MAIN LINE SEWER: A sewer constructed, maintained and operated by the city that conveys wastewater to the jointly owned treatment facilities and into which lateral and collecting sewers discharge.

UNCONTAMINATED WATER: Any wasted water of the community not contaminated or polluted with wastewater and which is suitable or could readily be made suitable for discharge to the municipal stormwater drainage system.

USER: Discharger.

WASTEWATER: The water carried waste of the community derived from human, or industrial sources, including domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater. Rainwater, groundwater or drainage of uncontaminated water is not wastewater. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978; amd. Ord. 775-09, 11-3-2009)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the direct or indirect discharge of all liquid carried wastes to facilities of the city and the jointly owned treatment and disposal facilities. This chapter, among other things, provides for the regulation of sewer construction in areas within the city, the quantity and quality of discharge waste, degree of waste retrievement required, the setting of waste discharge fees to provide for equitable distribution of costs, development of plans for sewer construction, the issuance of permits for industrial wastewater discharge and of other miscellaneous permits and establishment of penalties for violation of this chapter.

(C) Liquid Waste Disposal Policy: The city council of the city hereby finds that the highest and best use of the city's sewerage collection and jointly owned treatment system is the conveyance, treatment and disposal of domestic wastewater. The use of the city's sewerage system for industrial wastewater dischargers is subject to regulation by this code. The city and the Ford City/Taft Heights sanitation district are committed to a policy of wastewater renovation and reuse to the greatest extent possible and to reduce overall costs of wastewater treatment and disposal. The renovation of wastewater through treatment processes may necessitate more stringent quality requirements on industrial wastewater dischargers than those required by other regulatory governmental agencies.

To comply with stated policies of the state and federal government and to permit the jointly owned treatment plant facilities to meet standards of effluent quality and to continue to meet such standards in the future, provisions are made in this chapter for the regulation of industrial wastewater discharges. This chapter establishes quantity and quality limitations on industrial wastewater discharges which may adversely affect the city's sewerage system or effluent quality. Methods of cost recovery from industrial wastewater discharges are also established where the discharges impose inequitable collection, treatment, or disposal costs on the city. Recovery and reuse procedures established by industrial wastewater dischargers to meet the limitations in their discharges will be preferred by the city over those procedures designed solely to meet wastewater discharge limitations. Methods providing for beneficial reuse of otherwise wasted resources shall be the approved method of industrial wastewater treatment wherever feasible. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

(A) Administration: Except as otherwise provided herein, the director of public works shall administer and implement the provisions of this chapter. Any powers granted to or duties imposed upon the director of public works may be delegated to his authorized representative. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

(B) Penalty For Violation And Civil Liability: Every person violating any provisions of this chapter, including the failure to pay any fees, charges, or surcharges imposed hereby or any condition or any limitation of a permit or plan approval issued pursuant thereto is guilty of an infraction and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). (Ord. 694-02, 8-20-2002)

Each day during which any violation continues shall constitute a separate offense, punishable as provided above.

Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any provisions of this chapter pertaining to the subject matter of either subsection (B)1 or (B)2 of this section or any condition or limitation of permit or plan approval related thereto shall be civilly liable to the city for a sum of not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) for each day in which such violation occurs.

1. The pretreatment of any industrial wastewater which would otherwise be detrimental to the treatment works or its proper and efficient operation and maintenance.

2. The prevention of the entry of such wastewater into the collecting system and treatment works.

The city council may institute procedures to impose property liens for collection of delinquent charges and to prosecute civil actions to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to recover any sums due hereunder.

(C) Validity: If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(D) Notice: The director of public works shall notify any person found to be in violation of this chapter or of any limitation or requirement of a permit issued hereunder.

Unless otherwise provided therein, any notice required to be given by the director of public works under this chapter shall be in writing and served in person or by registered or certified mail. If served by mail, the notice shall be sent to the last known address known to the director of public works. Where the address is unknown, service may be made upon the owner of record of the property involved.

Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time of deposit, postage prepaid, in a facility regularly serviced by the United States postal service.

Within ten (10) days after the notice is given, the director of public works shall refer the matter to the city council together with a report setting forth the particulars and all evidence which is available pertaining to the matter.

The city council, within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice of violations, shall consider the matter for possible action under subsection (B) of this section or subsection 3-3-4(E) of this chapter or may take such other action as the council may deem appropriate.

(E) Time Limits: Any time limit provided in any provisions of this chapter may be extended only by the city council. Any time limit provided in any written notice of the director of public works and not otherwise determined by this chapter or the city council may be extended by written notice of the director of public works. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

(F) Inspection: Inspection of every facility within the city that is involved directly or indirectly with the discharge of wastewater to the city's sewerage system and the jointly owned treatment and disposal systems may be made by the director of public works as he deems necessary. These facilities shall include, but not be limited to, sewers, sewage pumping plants, all industrial processes, industrial wastewater generation, conveyance and pretreatment facilities, devices, grease removal devices and connection to sewers and all similar sewage facilities. Inspections may be made to determine that such facilities are maintained and operated properly and are adequate to meet the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 775-09, 11-3-2009)

Access to all of the above facilities or to other facilities directly or indirectly connected to the city's sewerage systems shall be given to the director of public works or his authorized representative at all reasonable times, including those occasioned by emergency conditions. Any permanent or temporary obstruction to easy access to the sewerage facility to be inspected shall promptly be removed by the facility user or the owner at the written or verbal request of the director of public works and shall not be replaced.

(G) Recording Of Fees And Charges: The director of public works shall cause to be kept a permanent and accurate account of all fees and charges received under the provisions of this chapter, giving the names and addresses of the persons on whose account the fees and charges were paid, the date and amount thereof, and the purpose of which charges were paid.

(H) Estimated Quantities And Values: Unless otherwise provided herein, whenever the fees and charges required by this chapter are based on estimated values or estimated quantities, the director of public works shall make such determinations in accordance with established practices.

(I) Approval Of Plans, Issuance Of Permits, And Certification Of Final Inspection: The director of public works shall approve plans for sewerage construction, issue a permit for industrial wastewater discharge when said permit issuance has been approved by the City Council or any other permit under this Chapter, only if it appears to said Director that the sewerage construction, sewer connection, industrial wastewater discharge or other procedure conforms to the requirements of this Chapter.

If requested to do so, the Director of Public Works will issue an inspection certificate indicating satisfactory completion of required work or compliance of procedures with this Chapter.

All required fees and charges shall be paid before approval of plans or issuance of a permit or an inspection certificate.

The approval of plans or the issuance of a permit shall not relieve the discharger of any duty imposed upon him pursuant to this Chapter.

(J) Appeal Procedure: Any permit applicant, permit holder, authorized industrial wastewater discharger or other discharger adversely affected by any decision, action, or determination made by or in behalf of the City in interpreting or implementing the provisions of this Chapter or any permit issued hereto may file with the City Council a written appeal. Said appeal shall be filed within fourteen (14) days after notice of the action taken and decision, or determination made.

The written appeal shall state all the pertinent aspects of the matter and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) which shall be refunded if the appeal is sustained. Within forty five (45) days after the written appeal is received, the City Council shall hold a hearing on the matter. At this hearing, the discharger may present such other information or evidence in his behalf which is pertinent to the matter under consideration by the City Council. Within thirty (30) days after the hearing is closed, the City Council shall make final ruling on the appeal.

(K) Payment Of Charges And Delinquent Charges: All fees and charges imposed under the provisions of this Chapter are due and payable upon receipt of the notice of charges. Unpaid charges shall become delinquent thirty (30) days after mailing or delivering the notice of charges. A basic penalty of ten percent (10%) of the unpaid amount shall be added to any fee or charge that becomes delinquent. Interest at the rate of one-half percent (1/2%) per month shall accrue on the total of all delinquent charges, plus all penalty charges. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

(A) No person other than City maintenance personnel, persons contracting to do work for the City or persons possessing a valid sewer connection construction permit issued by the City shall construct or cause to be constructed or altered any public sewer, industrial connection sewer, sewage pumping plant, pollution control plant or other sewering facility within the City and under City's jurisdiction which is or will be discharging wastewater flows directly or indirectly to said City facilities without first obtaining approval of sewerage construction plans from the Director of Public Works. No person shall construct a sewer house connection or sewer connection between commercial or industrial or multiple residential property and the City lateral sewer or collecting sewer or mainline sewer without first obtaining from the Director of Public Works a permit for the construction of such connection, the payment of all fees required by this Chapter and other sections of the Taft Municipal Code, and obtaining from the Director of Public Works the necessary permit for excavation within the public rights of way and the payment of all fees and deposits required in connection with the replacement of public improvements required to be disturbed by construction of said sewer connection. The applicant shall submit to the Director of Public Works for approval construction plans and such specifications and other details as required to describe fully the proposed sewerage facility. The plans shall have been prepared under the supervision of and shall be signed by an engineer of suitable training, registered in the State. Plans for sewerage construction shall not be approved by the Director of Public Works for any facility which will convey industrial wastewater through the City's sewerage system unless the discharger has first obtained a City permit for industrial wastewater discharger. Plans for sewerage construction shall meet all design standards of the City. Approval of plans for sewerage construction and permits for connection to City sewerage system are not transferable from one person to another person or from one location to another location. Every house and building required to be connected to the public sewer shall be separately and independently connected with said public sewer; provided, however, where two (2) or more buildings are on the same parcel belonging to one owner and if said parcel cannot legally be subdivided, separate connections need not be made with the public sewer. No two (2) separate owners of adjacent parcels shall be permitted to join in the use of the same sewer house connection or other building connection, except in a planned unit development wherein responsibilities for maintenance and continuation of such sewer connections are provided for by written agreement of the respective owners of such property and sewer connection which specifically absolves the City of any responsibility for maintenance thereof. In all buildings in which any house connection or building lateral is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building lateral may be lifted by artificial means and discharged to the public sewer.

Construction and maintenance of such facility shall be the responsibility of the property owner served thereby and no such lifting facility shall be constructed within public rights of way.

All portions of house connections and building connections between the connection to the building sewer system and the City lateral sewer, collecting sewer or mainline sewer shall be maintained by the owner of said connection.

Permission may be granted to any person owning or leasing property outside the corporate limits of the City to connect his property with the City's sewerage system under the terms and conditions provided in this Chapter. Plumbing upon the property of the permittee and in all buildings hereafter constructed shall comply with the Plumbing Code of the City; said construction shall require a permit from the Plumbing Department and payment of the permit and inspection fee. The Plumbing Inspector is hereby authorized to enter upon the premises of such permittee for the purpose of inspection. All owners of presently existing bathing, wading or swimming pools with a water capacity of more than two feet (2') in depth must have completed installation and received approval of said installation by the Director of Public Works of a wastewater disposal system for purposes of disposing of wastewater from said pools. Said wastewater disposal system must conform to the requirements of Appendix G of the current edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by the City.

The City Council does hereby expressly find and determine that it is necessary in order to protect the health and sanitation of said City and to prevent erosion and debilitation of the City Streets and alleys to adopt an ordinance requiring owners and/or users of swimming pools to install and maintain efficient and sanitary methods of disposal of wastewater from swimming pools.

(B) Use Of Public Sewers Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.

It shall be unlawful to discharge to any stream or water course any sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, seepage pit or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.

No building, industrial facility or other structure shall be occupied until the owner of the premises has complied with all applicable rules and regulations contained in this Chapter or enacted pursuant to authority granted by this Chapter. The owner of any building situated within the City and abutting on any street or easement in which there is now located within which public sewer construction is imminent is hereby required at his expense to connect said building directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided, that said public sewer is within three hundred feet (300') of the nearest point of the property; provided, however, where territory is annexed to the City upon which existing improvements are located which are served by a satisfactorily operating and maintained septic tank, the owner may continue to dispose of waste to said septic tank as long as it remains in operating condition to the satisfaction of the Health Department of the City or until permit application for any additional building, or buildings is made. If any division of such property is proposed connection to the public sewer may be required by the City Council

Where a public sewer is not available under the provisions of the foregoing paragraph, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter.

Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Director of Public Works. A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. The Director of public works or his authorized representative shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of the construction and in any event the applicant for the permit shall notify the city when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The types and capacities, locations, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the department of public health of the state and the city health department. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or any stream or watercourse.

At any such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of this subsection, and said private system fails to operate to the satisfaction of the city health department, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter and the construction standards of the city. No permit for reconstruction or replacement of any private sewage disposal system or portion thereof shall be issued for any property after a public sewer becomes available to said property as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection. Any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities which are abandoned shall be filled with a suitable material as determined by the director of public works.

The owner of any private sewage disposal facilities shall operate and maintain same in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the city.

No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by any law, ordinance rule or regulations or by the city or the city health department or the state.

(C) Discharge Of Rainwater Or Uncontaminated Water Prohibited: No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, water from yard fountains, ponds or lawn sprays or any other uncontaminated water, either directly or indirectly into city's sewerage system.

(D) Industrial Wastewater Discharges Prohibited: No industrial wastewater shall be discharged into city's sewerage system either directly or indirectly until a permit for industrial wastewater discharge has been approved by the city council.

(E) Improper Use Of Connected Sewers: The city hereby reserves the right to inspect any existing sewer connection from private property or any existing sewer lateral or collecting sewer which is not part of city's sewerage system, but which discharges wastewater directly or indirectly to said city sewerage system. If it is found that such lateral or collecting sewers or private property connection are improperly used or improperly maintained, thereby causing discharge of septic wastewater, excessive groundwater, debris or any other objectionable substance to the city's sewerage system, the director of public works shall set forth his findings in connection with the unsatisfactory condition in writing to the city council. The city council upon review of the matter may direct the director of public works to give notice of the unsatisfactory condition to the offending discharger and may direct the condition to be corrected.

In cases of continued noncompliance with the city council's directive, said city council may direct the director of public works to disconnect the offending sewer from the city's sewerage system.

(F) Excessive Sewer Maintenance Expense: No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to the city's sewerage system, either directly or indirectly any waste that creates a stoppage, plugging, breakage, any reduction in sewer capacity, or any other damage to sewers or sewer facilities of the city. Any excessive sewer or sewerage maintenance expenses or any other expenses attributable thereto will be charged to the offending discharger by the city. The director of public works shall prepare an itemized listing of the costs incurred by the city for such excessive sewer or sewerage maintenance expense for confirmation by the city council. Upon confirmation of such charges by the city council, said charges shall be transmitted to the offending discharger and shall be immediately due and payable.

Any refusal to pay excessive maintenance expense duly authorized by the director of public works and confirmed by the city council, either as submitted or as modified by them shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

(A) Permit For Fats, Oils And Grease Discharge: The city may require FOG control permits for the food service establishments (FSEs). The permit for FOG control may require pretreatment of kitchen wastewaters before discharge, payment of permitting fees to defray increased cost of the city created by inspections and such other conditions as may be required to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.

(B) Grease, Oil And Sand Interceptors: Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the city, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for the private living quarters of dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the city and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.

(C) Maintenance Requirements: Grease interceptors shall be maintained in efficient operating condition by periodic removal of the full content of the interceptor which includes wastewater accumulated FOG, floating materials, sludge and solids.

(D) Best Management Practice (BMP) Requirements For Food Service Establishments (FSEs): All FSEs shall implement best management practices in accordance with the requirements and guidelines established by the city under its FOG control program in an effort to minimize the discharge of FOG to the sewer system.

Employees of all FSEs shall be trained by ownership/management periodically in BMPs which may include, but are not limited to:

1. How to dry wipe pots, pans, dishware and work areas before washing to remove grease.

2. The location and use of absorption products to clean under fryer baskets and other locations where grease may be spilled or dripped.

3. How to properly dispose of grease or oil from cooking equipment into a grease receptacle such as a barrel or drum without spilling.

4. Use of proper water temperatures to minimize grease blockages downstream.

5. Recordkeeping.

(E) Recordkeeping Requirements: All FSEs shall keep all manifests (if provided), receipts and invoices of all cleaning, maintenance, grease removal of/from the grease interceptor, disposal carrier and disposal site location for no less than three (3) years. The FSEs shall, upon request, make the manifests, receipts and invoices available to any city representative, or inspector. These records may include:

1. A logbook of grease interceptor, grease trap or grease control device cleaning and maintenance practices.

2. A record of best management practices being implemented including employee training.

3. Records of sampling data and sludge height monitoring for FOG and solids accumulation in the grease interceptors.

4. Records of any spills and/or cleaning of the lateral or sewer system.

(F) Right Of Entry; Inspection And Sampling: The city personnel and/or other authorized representatives of the city shall have the right to enter the premises of any user to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements of this section or order issued hereunder.

1. Users shall allow the city ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination, and the performance of any additional duties.

2. Should a user have security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the city will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities as set forth above.

3. The city shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user's operations.

4. Any temporary or permanent obstruction preventing safe and easy access to the facility area to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the city and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.

5. Unreasonable delays in allowing the city access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this section. (Ord. 775-09, 11-3-2009)

(A) Permit For Industrial Wastewater Discharge: No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any industrial wastewaters directly or indirectly to city's sewerage system without first obtaining a permit for industrial wastewater discharge from the city.

The permit for industrial wastewater discharge may require pretreatment of industrial wastewaters before discharge, restriction of peak flow discharges, discharge of certain wastewaters only to specified sewers of the city, relocation of point of discharge, prohibition of discharge of certain wastewater components, restriction of discharge to certain hours of the day, payment of additional charges to defray increased cost of the city created by the wastewater discharge and such other conditions as may be required to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.

No city permit is transferable without prior written approval of the city council.

No person shall discharge industrial wastewaters in excess of the quantity or quality limitations set by the permit for industrial wastewater discharge. Any person desiring to discharge wastewater or use facilities which are not in conformance with the industrial wastewater permit may apply to the city council for an amended permit.

(B) Procedure For Obtaining A Permit For Industrial Wastewater Discharge: Applicants for a permit for industrial wastewater discharge shall complete an application form available at the office of the director of public works. Such application shall contain all pertinent information relative to the characteristics and quantity of the wastewater discharge to the city's sewerage system. Such application shall be reviewed by the director of public works and transmitted together with his recommendations for any conditions which might be attached to approval of such application together with his recommendations thereon to the city council within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof. The city council upon receipt of such recommendation shall consider the matter in regularly scheduled meeting and may approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application. The city council may continue the matter from time to time and direct the director of public works and/or the applicant to provide additional information and data or plans pertinent to the application. A condition precedent to the approval of any such application is the existence of adequate capacity in the city's sewerage system to convey, treat and dispose of the wastewaters.

(C) Change Of Industrial Wastewater Permit Restrictions: The city may change the restrictions or conditions of a permit for industrial wastewater discharge from time to time as circumstances may require. The city shall allow an industrial discharger a reasonable period of time to comply with any changes in the industrial wastewater permit required by the city.

(D) Suspension Of Permit For Industrial Wastewater Discharge: The director of public works may suspend a permit for industrial wastewater discharge for a period of not to exceed forty five (45) days when such suspension is necessary in order to stop a discharge which presents an imminent hazard to the public health, safety or welfare or to the local environment or to the city's sewerage system.

Any discharger notified of a suspension of his industrial wastewater permit shall immediately cease and desist from the discharge of all industrial wastewater to the sewerage system. In the event of a failure of the discharger to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the director of public works shall take such steps as are reasonably necessary to ensure compliance.

Any suspended discharger may file with the city manager an appeal to the city council for hearing, in which event, the city council shall within twenty (20) days of receipt of such request, consider the matter. The city council shall after hearing all the evidence submitted, either conform or revoke the action of the director of public works. Reasonable notice of the hearing shall be given to the suspended discharger in the manner provided for in subsection 3-3-2(D) of this chapter. At this hearing, the suspended discharger may appear personally or through counsel and may present evidence in his own behalf.

In the event that the city council fails to meet within the time set forth above or fails to make a determination within a reasonable time after the close of the hearing, the order of suspension shall be stayed until a determination is made either confirming or revoking the action of the director of public works.

The director of public works shall reinstate the industrial wastewater permit upon proof of satisfactory compliance with all discharge requirements of the city.

(E) Revocation Of Permit For Industrial Wastewater Discharge: The city council may revoke any permit for industrial wastewater discharge upon a finding that the discharger has violated any provision of this chapter. No revocation shall be ordered until a hearing on the questions has been held by the city council. At this hearing, discharger may appear personally or through counsel and present evidence in his own behalf. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the discharger in accordance with subsection 3-3-2(D) of this chapter at least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing.

Discharger whose industrial wastewater permit has been ordered revoked shall immediately stop all discharge of any liquid carried wastes covered by the permit to city's sewerage system. The director of public works may disconnect or permanently block the sewer connection from said discharger's property to ensure compliance with the order of revocation.

Before any further discharge of industrial wastewater may be made by the discharger, he must apply for a new city permit for industrial wastewater discharge, pay all charges that would be required upon initial application, together with all delinquent fees, charges, penalties, and such other sums the discharger may owe to the city. Costs incurred by the city in revoking the permit and disconnecting the industrial connection sewer shall be paid for by the discharger before issuance of a new permit for industrial wastewater discharge.

(F) Prohibited Waste Discharges: In most cases the concentration or amount of any particular constituent which will be judged to be excessive or unreasonable cannot be foreseen, but will depend on the results of technical determinations and the actions of regulatory agencies. The list of constituents which may be regulated provides specific limits only where they are now reasonably well established. The other constituents on the list are presented with the objective of enumerating the types of wastes which will be regulated from time to time.

Except as provided in subsection (G) of this section, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to a public sewer the following wastes:

1. Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, solvent, fuel oil or any liquid, solid or gas that would cause or tend to cause flammable or explosive conditions to result in the sewerage system.

2. Any waste containing toxic or poisonous liquids, solids or gases in such quantities that alone or in combination with other waste substances may create a hazard for humans, animals or the local environment, interfere detrimentally with wastewater treatment processes, cause a public nuisance, or cause any hazardous condition to exist in the sewerage system.

3. Any waste having a pH lower than 6 or having any corrosive or detrimental characteristics that may cause injury to wastewater treatment or maintenance personnel or may cause damage to structures, equipment or other physical facilities of the sewerage system.

4. Any solids or viscous substances of such size or in such quantity that they may cause obstruction to flow in the sewer or be detrimental to proper wastewater treatment plant operations. These objectionable substances include, but are not limited to, asphalt, dead animals, offal, ashes, sand, mud, straw, industrial process, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, whole blood, paunch manure, bones, hair, and fleshings, entrails, paper dishes, paper cups, milk containers, or other similar paper products, either whole or ground.

5. Any rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, roof drainage, yard drainage, water from yard fountains, ponds, or lawn sprays, or any other uncontaminated water.

6. Any water added for the purposes of diluting wastes which would otherwise exceed applicable maximum concentration limitations.

7. Any nonbiodegradable cutting oils commonly called soluble oil which form persistent water emulsions.

8. Any excessive concentrations of nonbiodegradable oil, petroleum oil or refined petroleum products. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

9. Any dispersed biodegradable oils and fats, such as lard, tallow, or vegetable oil in excessive concentrations that would tend to cause adverse effects on the sewerage system. See section 3-3-3-1 of this chapter. (Ord. 775-09, 11-3-2009)

• 10. Any waste with an excessively high concentration of cyanide.
• 11. Any unreasonably large amounts of undissolved or dissolved solids.
• 12. Any wastes with excessively high BOD, COD or decomposable organic content.
• 13. Any strong odorous waste or waste tending to create odors.
• 14. Any wastes containing over 0.1 mg. per liter of dissolved sulphides.
• 15. Any wastes with a pH high enough to cause alkaline encrustations on sewer walls.
• 16. Any substance promoting or causing the promotion of toxic gases.

17. Any waste having a temperature of one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120°F) or higher.

18. Any waste requiring an excessive quantity of chlorine or other chemical compound used for disinfection purpose.

19. Any excessive amounts of chlorinated hydrocarbon or organic type phosphorous type compounds.

20. Any excessive amounts of deionized water, steam condensate, or distilled water.

21. Any waste containing substances that may precipitate, solidify, or become viscous at temperatures between fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50°F) and one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100°F).

22. Any waste producing excessive discoloration of wastewater or treatment plant effluent.

23. Any garbage or waste that is not ground sufficiently to pass through a three-eighths inch (3/8") screen.

24. Any waste containing excessive quantities of iron, boron, chromium, phenols, plastic resins, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, mercury, cadmium, solanum, arsenic or any other objectionable materials, toxic to humans, animals, the local environment or to biological or other wastewater treatment processes.

25. Any blowdown or bleedwater from cooling towers or other evaporative coolers, exceeding one-third (1/3) of the make-up water.

• 26. Any single pass cooling water.
• 27. Any excessive quantities of radioactive material wastes.
• 28. Recognizable portions of the human anatomy.

No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewer which is a part of the sewerage system of the City any wastes which may have an adverse or harmful effect on sewers, maintenance personnel, wastewater treatment plant personnel, or equipment, treatment plant effluent quality, public or private property or may otherwise endanger the public, the local government or create a public nuisance.

The City Council may from time to time establish by resolution quantitative limitations with respect to the waste referred to in this subsection (F) subparagraphs 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24 and 27. Such limitations shall be designed to maintain compliance with applicable State and Federal requirements.

(G) Hospital Wastes, Hospitals, Clinics, Offices Of Medical Doctors And Convalescent Homes:

1. May discharge through a City-approved grinder installation with inlet size and design features suitable for its intended use and so constructed so that all particles pass through a maximum three-eighths inch (3/8") opening, wastes of the following categories;

(a) Wet organic kitchen waste from food preparation and disposal, but not including all paper and plastic items.

(b) Disposal hypodermic needles, syringes, and associated articles following their use, except as provided in subsection (G)2(a) of this Section.

2. Shall not discharge to the sewer by any means:

(a) Solid wastes generated in the rooms of patients who are isolated because of a suspected or diagnosed communicable disease.

(b) Recognized portions of the human anatomy.

(c) Wastes excluded by other provisions of this Chapter, except as specifically permitted in subsection (G)1 above.

(d) All solid wastes not in included in subsection (G)1 above.

Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Health Officer of the City to define wastes as being infections and, with the concurrence of the Director of Public Works to require that they be discharged to the sewer.

(H) Availability Of City's Sewerage Facilities: If sewerage capacity is not available, the City may require the industrial wastewater discharger to restrict his discharge until sufficient capacity can be made available. The City may refuse service to persons locating facilities in areas where their proposed quantity or quality of industrial wastewater is unacceptable in the available treatment facility.

(I) Industrial Wastewater Treatment Surcharge: An industrial wastewater treatment surcharge may be required by the City Council to be paid to the City annually for the following fiscal year for the service of acceptance and treatment of industrial waste from those industrial wastewater dischargers whose contribution of flow, chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, or peak flow create costs in excess of that created by average commercial and residential sewage effluent quantity and quality as determined by the City from physical flow measurements and laboratory tests of the various components of sewage discharged to City's sewerage system. The treatment surcharge shall be based on the sewerage system's total maintenance, operation and capital expenditures for providing industrial wastewater collection, treatment and disposal services.

The annual industrial wastewater treatment surcharge for any such discharger which shall be a charge in addition to the basic charge determination based upon the recommendation of the Director of Public Works of the average flow, chemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids component as discharged from the average residential unit within the City. The annual industrial wastewater treatment surcharge shall be computed by the following formula:

Surcharge equals a x (V) + b x (COD) + c x (SS).

Where: Surcharge equals the net annual industrial wastewater treatment surcharge in dollars (no refund will be made if a negative number results).

V equals total annual volume of industrial flow in millions of gallons.

COD equals total annual discharge of chemical oxygen demand in thousands of pounds.

SS equals total annual discharge of suspended solids in thousands of pounds.

a, b and c equal unit charge rates adopted annually by resolution of the City Council based upon the projected annual total cost for wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal in dollars per unit as described in Section 10.

The quantities of yearly total flows, COD and SS, used in above formula may be established by engineering estimation, short term sampling, analysis, and flow measurement extrapolated to a yearly total by extensive sampling analysis and flow measurement, all as approved by the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works shall set the minimum requirements for sampling, analysis and flow measurement by the discharger necessary to establish quantities to be used in the above formula.

The industrial discharger may be required to discharge peak rates of industrial flow during the nighttime hours or between other specific hours of the day.

Costs for treatment of certain components within sewage which can be directly attributable to certain individual dischargers may be charged directly to the particular discharger when that component requiring such excessive treatment or maintenance cost of the sewage system is directly traceable to said discharger. Said additional costs shall be in addition to the basic charge and any surcharge computed as set forth in this Section.

(J) Unit charge rates "a", "b" and "c" in the industrial wastewater treatment surcharge shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. Appropriate unit charge rate parameters for flow chemical oxygen demand and suspended solids respectively designated "a" (in dollars per million gallons), "b" (in dollars per one thousand pounds of COD), and "c" (in dollars per one thousand pounds of suspended solids) - shall be determined by the following method:

1. The total annual operation and maintenance costs of the sewerage system shall be estimated for each succeeding year and distributed among the three (3) wastewater charge parameters of flow, chemical oxygen demand and suspended solids in accordance with the average distribution of such costs predominantly related to each parameter in accordance with California State Water Resources Control Board Revenue Program Guidelines for Wastewater Agencies dated September 1974, Appendix "E" thereof.

2. The total annual capital costs of the sewerage system shall be calculated as (1/30th) of the total capital investment in the operating sewerage system. These capital costs shall be distributed among the wastewater charge parameters of flow, chemical oxygen demand and suspended solids in accordance with a determination of the portion of the capital costs predominantly related to each parameter; said determination to conform to the California State Water Resources Control Board Revenue Program Guidelines for Wastewater Agencies dated September 1974, Appendix "E" thereof.

3. The sum of total annual operation and maintenance costs in 1 above and the total annual capital costs in 2 above as distributed to the three (3) wastewater charge parameters of flow, chemical oxygen demand, and suspended solids shall be divided by the projected annual total flow volume and weights of chemical oxygen demand and suspended solids, respectively, to be treated by the sewerage system for each succeeding year. The unit wastewater charge rates so determined will be expressed in dollars per million gallons for (a) and in dollars per thousand pounds for (b) and (c).

(K) Pretreatment Of Industrial Wastewaters: An industrial wastewater pretreatment system or device may be required by the City Council on the recommendations of the Director of Public Works to treat industrial flows prior to discharge to the City's sewerage system when it is necessary to restrict or prevent the discharge to the sewer of certain waste constituents, to distribute more equally over a longer period of peak discharges of wastewaters or to accomplish any pretreatment result recommended by the Director of Public Works to protect the sewerage system of the City. All such pretreatment systems or devices shall not absolve the industrial discharger of the responsibility of meeting any industrial effluent limitation required by the City. All pretreatment systems shall have plans prepared and signed by an engineer of suitable discipline licensed in the State.

(L) Control Manhole And Separation Of Domestic And Industrial Wastewaters: All domestic or sanitary wastewaters from restrooms, shower, drinking fountains, etc., shall be kept separate from all industrial wastewaters until the industrial wastewaters have passed through any required pretreatment system or device. A control manhole may be required to be installed by certain designated industrial wastewater dischargers to which City personnel shall have unrestricted access for the purposes of inspection, sampling and flow measurement. Such control manhole may be used as a junction manhole for domestic sewage and industrial waste provided the junction occurs downstream of the sampling or flow measuring point.

(M) Industrial Wastewater Sampling Analysis And Flow Measurement: Periodic measurements of flow rates, flow volumes, COD, and suspended solids for use in determining the annual industrial wastewater treatment surcharge and such measurements of other constituents believed necessary by the Director of Public Works shall be made for each industrial wastewater discharger. All sampling, analysis and flow measurements of industrial wastewaters shall be performed by City personnel or City authorized personnel unless such discharger elects to have such testing and measurement done by an independent laboratory in which case, such laboratory shall be a State certified independent laboratory. All costs associated with sampling, testings and flow measurement of a dischargers industrial wastewater shall be chargeable to said discharger.

In lieu of wastewater flow measurement, the Director of Public Works may accept records of water usage and adjust the flow volumes by suitable factors to determine peak and average flow rates for specific industrial wastewater discharges or the Director of Public Works may use any other method of estimation of wastewater flows deemed by him to be reasonable and consistent throughout the system.

All wastewater analyses shall be conducted in accordance with the appropriate procedure contained in the "Standard Methods". If no appropriate procedure is contained therein, the standard procedure of the industry or a procedure adjudged satisfactory by the Director of Public Works shall be used to measure wastewater constituents. Any independent laboratory or discharger performing tests shall furnish any required test data or information on the test methods or equipment used if requested to do so by the Director of Public Works.

(N) Discrepancies Between Actual And Measured Industrial Wastewater Discharge Quantities: Should measurements or other investigations reveal that the industrial discharger is discharging a flow rate or a quantity of flow, chemical oxygen demand, or suspended solids significantly in excess of that upon which the industrial wastewater treatment surcharger is based, the discharger shall be required to apply for an amended permit. An industrial discharger found to be discharging in excess of predetermined rate shall, in the absence of other evidence, be presumed to have been discharging at the amended rate since the preceding date on which measurements and tests were taken. Should measurements or other investigations indicate that the industrial wastewater discharger has discharged industrial wastewater, chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids or other wastewater constituents at rates or in quantities in excess of those stated by the discharger or established by tests which establish the basis for industrial wastewater treatment and disposal charges, the City Council may as a condition to issuance of an amended permit, require that the discharger pay all the charges for such increased rates in quantities over those established for the discharger as well as any supplemental charges due to interest, penalty charges due, and all costs of additional flow metering, sampling, and analysis performed by City employees or performed by independent laboratories duly authorized by City.

(O) Damage Caused By Prohibited Wastewater Discharge: Any industrial wastewater discharger who discharges or causes a discharge of a prohibited wastewater, which causes damage to City's facilities, detrimental effects on treatment processes, or any other damage resulting in costs to the City shall be liable to the City for all damages occasioned thereby.

(P) Pumpers Discharge Permit: All persons owning "vacuum or cesspool" pump trucks or other liquid waste transport trucks and desiring to discharge septic, seepage pit, interceptor or cesspool contents, industrial liquid wastes or other liquid waste to sewerage facilities of the City or to facilities that discharge directly or indirectly to such sewerage facilities shall first have a valid City business license and a pumpers discharge permit. All applicants for a pumper's discharge permit shall complete the application form, pay the appropriate fee as established by resolution of the City Council and agree to comply with City's regulations governing discharge to sewers of liquid wastes from trucks. Discharge of the contents of such pumpers shall be by only those holding a pumper's discharge permit and shall be only at those designated manholes as determined by the City. The City Council may, by resolution, establish a fee schedule for discharging various quantities of septic tank, seepage pit, interceptor or cesspool contents to City's sewerage system.

The City may require additional payment for special treatment and disposal costs or may refuse permission to discharge certain prohibited waste. The pumper's discharge permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.

Any person negligently or wilfully violating the City's requirements for liquid waste discharges from trucks shall be in violation of this Section of the Municipal Code and may have his permit revoked by the City Council. (Ord. 409, 8-7-1978)

(A) Sewer Connection Fees:

1. The City Council hereby establishes a Sewer Fund and declares that all monies collected under the provisions of this subsection shall be used solely for the City's sewerage system and joint owned treatment facility replacement and interest cost. The City Council shall by ordinance establish a minimum sewer connection fee for the connection of any residential, commercial or industrial property. (See Section 3-3-6 of this Chapter.)

2. Any person desiring a permit to connect property inside the City limits to the sewer system of the City which has not in the past been so connected, shall, in addition to all other fees, but subject to the same limitations imposed herein, pay a connection fee for off-site mainline sewers and general plant facilities required for the disposal of sanitary sewage in such an amount as may be established, from time to time, by ordinance of the City Council. Payment of the above sewer connection fee for all lots within subdivisions may be made at time of filing of a final subdivision map, but in no event shall payment be made later than, and payment shall be a precondition of, issuance of a building permit.

3. Any person desiring a permit to connect property outside the City limits to the sewer system of the City may be granted such permit by the City Council under terms and conditions established by the City Council. Application for permission to connect with the City sewers shall be made to the City Council, in writing, and filed with the City Clerk, and shall show by sketch the location of structures proposed to be connected and the particular City sewer line and point of connection. Such application shall be accompanied by a connection fee in an amount as established, from time to time, by ordinance of the City Council.

4. All off-site expenses incurred in connecting property outside the corporate limits of the City to the City sewer system shall be borne by the applicant.

(B) Sewer User Fees:

1. The city council shall, by ordinance, establish annual sewer user fees for all premises connected to the sewerage system of the city and the jointly owned treatment facility. Sewer users, as the term is applied herein, shall mean any person, public or private corporation, the United States Of America, the state, any county, municipality and all government agencies and departments, every officer, agency and employee thereof during the course of his employment who uses or deposits sewage or waste into the city's sewerage system. "Property" shall mean all real property, buildings, appurtenances and other improvements occupied by an owner, lessee or tenant as a dwelling or business, commercial or industrial enterprise upon any parcel of land undivided by a street or railroad.

2. The fees so established shall be paid by the occupant, tenant, lessee, person in possession, or owners, but if not otherwise paid when due, the owner of the property shall, in any case, be liable therefor.

3. For any special conditions, not otherwise provided for, in the ordinance establishing sewer user charges, the city council may investigate and determine a reasonable fee for the sewer service rendered, and its determination shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 494, 7-17-1984)

The sewer connection and use fees set forth hereinafter are hereby established pursuant to section 3-3-5 of this chapter.

(A) Connection Fees: Any person, prior to connecting a building lateral to any public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to the abutting property, shall be required to pay a connection charge in addition to any other fees or charges required by the building and plumbing codes of the city and by this chapter. The connection charge for such parcels shall be the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per assessable front foot. Assessable front footage in the case of interior rectangular parcels having a depth equal to or greater than one hundred feet (100') shall be the actual frontage of the parcel on the public street right of way. The assessable front footage for corner parcels, parcels having a depth less than one hundred feet (100') and irregularly shaped parcels shall be a dimension which equitably represents the benefits the parcels received by virtue of the public sewer in relation to that received by similarly situated rectangular parcels.

(B) Sewer Capacity Fees: The sewer capacity fee for all new construction requiring new sewer connection shall be charged at the rate of two dollars eighty five cents ($2.85) per gallon per day or an equivalent single-family dwelling unit charge, and shall be collected as part of the building permit fee. (Ord. 641-96, 6-18-1996, eff. 7-1-1996)

(C) Sewer User Charges: The service rates will be billed annually on the County property tax bill for single-family dwellings, duplexes, triplexes, multi-family dwellings, and mobile home parks. In all other cases, the City will bill the owner of each parcel directly on a bi-monthly basis.

Exhibit A of this section shows the updated bi-monthly, per-unit sewer rates for fiscal years 2021-22 through 2024-25. The rates will adjust on July 1 of each fiscal year and will be billed on the County Property Tax Bill for such year. Once in place, the rates for fiscal year 2024-25 will remain in effect for each successive fiscal year unless an ordinance is adopted amending the rates.

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Exhibit A: Bi-Monthly Sewer Rates

Further details of the rates shown in Exhibit A of this section for fiscal year 2021-22:

1. Single-Family Units: $67.91 per home per bi-monthly period or $407.46 per home per year.

2. Multi-Family; Two-, Three-, And Four-Units: $50.65 per dwelling unit per bi-monthly period or $303.90 per dwelling unit per year.

3. Apartments: $50.08 per dwelling unit per bi-monthly period or $300.48 per dwelling unit per year.

4. Hotels And Motels: $31.28 per room per bi-monthly period or $187.68 per room per year.

5. Mobile Home Parks: $62.00 per space per bi-monthly period or $372.00 per space per year based on yearly average occupancy in the preceding year.

6. Restaurants And/Or Bars: $13.50 per seat of seating capacity per bi-monthly period or $81.00 per seat of seating capacity per year, with a minimum of twice the single-family residential rate, but not to exceed 4 times the single-family residential rate.

7. Service Stations And Garages With Or Without Car Washes: $139.44 per bi-monthly period or $836.64 per year.

8. Car Wash Facilities: $203.04 per business per bi-monthly period or $1,218.24 per business per year.

9. Commercial Laundries And Launderettes: $22.21 per washer per bi-monthly period or $133.26 per washer per year.

10. Business Not Classified: Where the number of workers is 5 or less, $52.54 per bi-monthly period or $315.24 per year, and where the number of workers is more than 5, an additional $10.51 per bi-monthly period or $63.04 per year for each additional worker over 5.

11. Theaters: $28.37 per 100 seats per bi-monthly period or $170.22 per year, plus $2.84 per 10 seats per bi-monthly period over 100 seats or $17.02 per 10 seats per year over 100 seats.

12. Offices: $39.39 per office per bi-monthly period or $236.34 per office per year.

13. Churches: $62.47 per parcel per bi-monthly period or $374.82 per parcel per year.

14. Churches With Rectory: $67.91 per parcel per bi-monthly period or $407.46 per parcel per year.

15. Hospitals/Rest Homes/Prison: $33.96 per bed per bi-monthly period or $139.32 per bed per year.

16. Schools/Elementary: $1.69 per student/faculty/staff per bi-monthly period or $10.14 per student/faculty/staff per year, based on average daily attendance.

17. Schools/High Schools And College: $0.89 per student/faculty/staff per month or $10.68 per student/faculty/staff per year, based on average daily attendance.

18. Swimming Pool: $1.60 per 10,000 gallons per bi-monthly period or $9.60 per 10,000 gallons per year.

19. Campground: $31.28 per space per bi-monthly period or $187.68 per space per year, based on average monthly occupancy.

20. Commercial Standby Charge: All commercial buildings that are vacant or not conducting day to day business will be charged a rate equal to the minimum residential rates as a standby charge. These charges will be added to the property tax roll and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary city taxes are collected. It is the responsibility of the property owner to notify the city if the building becomes occupied with an operational business, removed or condemned by providing documentation to such and to request to have the charge removed from the property tax roll; any valid refund requested will be equal to the lesser of 12 months or when the building was removed or condemned.

(D) The Council of the City of Taft transfers the function of collection of sewer charge assessments section to the County Tax Collector pursuant to article 1 (section 51500 et. seq.) of chapter 2, part 2, division I of title 5 of the California Government Code to be billed with property taxes. In all other cases, the charges shall be collected from the tenant or property owner by the City on a bi-monthly basis, and should the tenant neglect to pay the fee, such fee shall be paid by the property owner or become a lien against the property.

(E) For any special conditions not otherwise provided herein, the City council may investigate and determine a reasonable fee for the sewer service rendered, and its determination shall be final and conclusive. Special charges shall be collected from the tenant or property owner by the City on a periodic basis, and should tenant neglect to pay the fee, such fee shall be paid by the property owner or become a lien against the property.

(F) Penalties: A ten percent (10%) late charge (or $1.00, whichever is greater) will be added to unpaid bills after thirty (30) days from due date. Said late charge and additional penalties as specified in the Health and Safety Code shall be made on the unpaid balance of the bill. (Ord. 799-13, 7-2-2013; amd. Ord. 841-21, 5-4-2021)