Upland Municipal Code Art. III Connection to Public Sewer

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to connect any property with any public sewer without first obtaining a permit from the chief building official as herein provided.

(Prior code § 7512.1)

Any person, firm or corporation desiring a permit to connect property with a public sewer shall make application therefor to the city engineer, and concurrently with the issuance of the permit shall pay to the city the connection charge in the amount as computed as herein provided. Application for the permit shall be in writing on a form provided by the city.

(Prior code § 7512.2)

The city engineer shall consider each application and determine whether the public sewer is of such capacity and construction that the desired connection may be made in accordance with the proper engineering and construction practices; and whether the property has been assessed or the owner of the property has contributed to the cost of construction of the sewer.

(Prior code § 7512.3)

No charge or fee for the permit which is based upon benefits to the land shall be charged if the engineer determines that:

A. The land is a part of an assessment district upon which the cost of construction of the sewer was assessed according to benefits from the construction of the sewer as a local or district sewer as distinguished from an outfall sewer;

B. The owner of the land, or predecessor in interest, either constructed the sewer or contributed to the cost of its construction in an amount commensurate with the benefits to be derived from the permitted connection; or

C. The owner of the land may apply for waiver, adjustment, or deferral in the manner as set forth in Upland Municipal Code Section 3.44.090.

(Prior code § 7512.4)

A. If the city engineer determines that the property described in the application for the permit has not been assessed or its owner has not paid for the construction of the sewer as mentioned in Section 13.24.150 of this code, he or she shall determine the amount of the charge to be made for the permit.

B. The amount of the charge shall be computed by the city engineer by the use of current construction indices according to such methods as may be adopted by him or her and which are in substantial compliance with the generally accepted methods of making and spreading assessments under the Improvement Act of 1911 and similar acts upon the basis of district assessments, as distinguished from the front foot assessment.

(Prior code § 7512.5)

Upon payment of the amount so computed by the city engineer, the chief building official may issue the requested permit. The permit shall include a correct legal description of the parcel of land which may be connected with the public sewer by one or more permitted connections, for the connection charge paid upon issuance of the permit.

(Prior code § 7512.7)

In case any connection charge provided in Section 13.24.170 of this code be paid and thereafter an assessment district is created and a public sewer is constructed, and the property as assessed for the construction work, the owner of the property, on application to the chief building official on or before two years following the creation of the assessment district, shall be entitled to have repaid to him or her from the city treasury the amount paid to the city for the connection charge.

(Prior code § 7512.8)

The chief building official of the city is empowered to collect and receive the money for connection charges provided for in the preceding sections of this code.

(Prior code § 7512.9)

All funds and moneys so collected shall be deposited with the city treasurer of the city, who shall establish and maintain a separate fund and account to be known as the sewer mains extension fund. The money of such fund shall be used only for the acquisition and construction of sewer main extensions.

(Prior code § 7512.10)

Any property owner making applications for a permit as provided for in the preceding sections must make the connection from the public sewer to the property line within six months from the issuance of the permit, otherwise the permit shall, upon the expiration of such time, become null and void.

(Prior code § 7512.11)

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter relating to the procuring of a permit and the payment of fees hereinabove set forth shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Prior code § 7512.12; Ord. 1812 § 1, 2006)

A. No person shall place any material or obstruction of any kind in any gutter, upon any public street in the city, which will in any way prevent the free flow of water along any such gutter.

B. Any person allowing or permitting any obstruction caused by them to be or remain in the street or alley, situated in any public street or alley within the city for a period of 24 hours after notice from the street superintendent to remove the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as provided in Section 1.16.010 of this code.

(Prior code § 4210.2; Ord. 1812 § 1(B), 2006)