Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 7 Inspections: Enforcement: Violations

The Engineer may make such inspections or investigations as he deems necessary at any reasonable time in any building or on any premises or lot for any of the following purposes:

(a) To determine the size, depth, and location of any sewer connection;

(b) To determine the outlet of any sewer connection by depositing testing materials in any plumbing fixture attached thereto and flushing the same, if necessary;

(c) To determine by measurements and samples the quantity and nature of sewage or waste water being discharged into any sewer, storm drain, or watercourse;

(d) To inspect, test, or sample the discharge of any device used to prevent the discharge into any sewer, storm drain, or watercourse of unlawful wastes or unlawful quantities of waste, such as floor drains, sand boxes, grease traps, or other clarifiers, and of devices used to grind, shred, pulverize, or otherwise treat garbage or industrial waste before discharging the same into a sewer or storm drain;

(e) To determine the location of roof, swimming pool, and surface drains and whether they are connected to a street gutter, storm drain, or sewer; and

(f) To determine the nature and quantity of flow in any open watercourse or storm drain.

No person shall interfere with, prevent, or refuse to permit the entry of the Engineer into any building or upon any premises or lot for any of the purposes set forth in this section. (§ 804, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

Except as otherwise provided in Article 6 of this chapter, the Engineer is hereby charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and with the coordination of all District and County officials and departments in order to achieve the purposes of such provisions. (§ 803, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)

(a) Willful damage. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to immediate arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct.

(b) Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty and no/100ths ($250.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(c) Notices: Abatement of hazards. Any person found to be violating any of the provisions of this chapter, except subsection ((a) of this section, shall be served with a written notice by the Engineer stating the nature of the violation and requiring a time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. Any person who shall continue any such violation in excess of sixty (60) days shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided in subsection(b) of this section; provided, however, if the Engineer determines that the violation results in a public hazard or menace to the public health or safety, he may enter upon the premises without notice and do everything necessary to abate such hazard or menace to the public health or safety. The actual cost incurred by the Engineer in taking such abatement action shall be a legal charge against the violator. (§§ 701, 801, and 802, Ord. 497; as amended by § 2, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)