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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 959 � L ORDINANCE NO. 959 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AMENDING THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SEWERS. The City Council of the City of Azusa does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 5 of Article VII of the Azusa Municipal Code, consisting of Sections 7500 through 7500.28, is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION 2. A new Chapter 5, consisting of Sections 7500 through 7500,16 inclusive, is hereby inserted in Article VII of the Azusa Municipal Code, to read as follows: "CHAPTER 5 - SEWERS SECTION 7500. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter the following terms shall have or include the meanings accorded to them by this Section, unless it is apparent from the context that they are used with a different meaning: (a) "Director of Public Works" shall include the Director of Public Works of the City or his authorized deputy, agent, representative or inspector. (b) "Alterations" shall include any change or addition. (c) "Repairs" shall include the reconstruction or renewal of any existing part of a structure, or of its fixtures or appurtenances. (d) "House Connection Sewer" shall include that part of the horizontal piping beginning twelve inches from the exterior of any building and extending to and including its connection with the public sewer. (e) "Public Sewer" shall include any sewer other than a house connection sewer. (f) "Lot" shall include any piece or parcel of land bounded, defined or shown as such upon a plat or deed recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, and in accordance with the boundaries of such lots as bounded, defined or shown upon such recorded map, plat, or deed; provided, however, that in the event any building or structure covers more area than "a lot", as herein defined, the term "Lot" shall be deemed to be and include all such pieces or parcels of land upon which said buildings are wholly or partly located. (g) "Standard Specifications" are the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 1967 Edition adopted by reference in Section 7210 of the Azusa Municipal Code. SECTION 7500.1 PERMITS REQUIRED. No person other than Director of Public Works shall commence or make any connection with any public or house connection sewer or do, or construct, or use, or alter, any public or house connection sewer within the City without first obtaining a permit from the Director of Public Works so to do. SECTION 7500.2 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. Any person desiring a permit for any of the purposes enumerated in this Chapter, shall make application to the Director of Public Works, giving such information as the Director may require, and if it appears therefrom that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the regulations contained in this Chapter and otherwise provided by law governing the construction of such work, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the fees as fixed by this Chapter. SECTION 7500.3 STOPPAGE OF LEAK. Nothing is this Chapter shall be deemed or construed to require the application for, or the issuance of a permit for the purpose of removing stoppages or repairing a leak in any public or house connection sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any part of such sewer. SECTION 7500.4 PERMIT, NOT REQUIRED OF CERTAIN CONTRACTORS. The provisions of this Chapter requiring permits shall not be construed to apply to contractors constructing sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded and entered into by the Council for the construction of sewers and appurtenances. SECTION 7500.5 FEES. (a) A fee of $5.00 shall be paid the Director of Public Works at the time an application for permit is filed under the provisions of Section 7500.2 hereof. In the event such application is granted, the fee shall entitle the permittee to one inspection and one inspection only, and a fee of $2.00 shall be paid to the Director of Public Works for each additional inspection. (b) The Director of Public Works is directed to charge a fee of ►3.00 per front foot to each property owner connecting a lot or parcel to sewers. The charge shall be assessed on the basis of the frontage of the land, abutting or adjoining the street. Wherever said lot abuts more than one street, the charge will be applied to the minimum dimension of a retangular lot, or the average width of an irregular lot. For areas not divided into parcels or otherwise subdivided, the frontage shall not be less than for a minimum size lot for the pertinent zone as fixed by Chapter 2 of Article IX of Azusa Municipal Code or not less than the width of the building plus the required side yards as fixed by said Code. The provisions of this Section 7500.5 do not apply to the following: -2- (1) Property which has been under one ownership, within the City; or whose ancestor, descendant, sister or brother by consanguinity or affinity, from whom such property has acquired where no sale is involved; has maintained continuous ownership since July 6, 1954. (2) Lots or properties which are included in a reimburse- ment district established for the purpose of constructing sewers. (3) Lots or properties on which the assessment has previously been paid. (4) Existing buildings which are presently connected to sewers. (5) Lots or properties to which a main line sewer exten- sion is required to be constructed by the property owner before the property can be served by City sewers. (c) The Director of Public Works is empowered and directed to charge any additional and other fees prescribed by this Chapter or other law, uner the conditions therein set forth. SECTION 7500.6 ACCOUNT OF FEES TO BE KEPT. The Director of Public Works shall keep in proper books an accurate account of all fees received under this Chapter, giving the names and residences of the persons upon whose accounts the same were paid, and the date and amount thereof, which books shall be open for public inspection. The Director of Public Works shall pay all fees received by him into the City Treasury at least once each week. SECTION 7500.7 WHEN PERMITS EXPIRE. If the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within ninety (90) days from the date of its issuance, or if the work authorized by such permit and commenced thereunder shall be suspended or abandoned for a period of ninety (90) days, or more, then such permit shall thenceforth be null and void, and before such work can be recommenced, a new permit shall be taken out under the provisions of Section 7500.2 and the same fees as herein fixed for the original permit shall be paid therefor. SECTION 7500.8 INSPECTION OF WORK. All work done under the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to inspection. Notice must be given to the Director of Public Works by the person doing the work immediately after the work is ready for inspection. Up to the time of inspection, all work must be and remain uncovered and convenient for the inspector' s examination, and every facility must be given the Inspector to make a thorough examination. If any pipes are enclosed, or covered in any way whatsoever, so as to tend to obstruct a thorough inspection of the drainage system, the obstruction must be removed upon notice so to do from the Director of Public Works before an Inspector shall be required -3- to inspect the work. When, upon examination by the Inspector, it appears that any such work is defective either in its construction or material, the same shall be made to conform to the requirements set forth in this Chapter, in default whereof, the permit therefor shall be revoked by the Director of Public Works. SECTION 7500.9 MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION. The materials used shall be equal in quality to and the manner of construction shall meet all the requirements prescribed by the specifications for public sewers in the City as set forth in the Standard Specifications on file in the office of the City Clerk, or as prescribed by any other lawful requirement designated by the Council, and said specifications are hereby adopted as the standard for construction, installation and alteration of both public and house connection sewers in the City, and all work must be constructed or installed in accordance therewith before final inspection will be granted by the Director of Public Works. SECTION 7500.10 SEWER CONNECTIONS. (a) No person shall make or maintain any connection with any public sewer of the City until a permit therefor shall have first been obtained from the Director of Public Works, or make any such connections pursuant to any such permit at any place other than that designated therein. (b) Every connection made with any public sewer of the City shall be made in the following manner and with such materials as are herein set forth. (c) All pipe shall be vitrified clay pipe or standard cast iron pipe not less than six inches in internal diameter for that portion extending from the street sewer to the property line. That portion extending from the property line to the house or building shall not be less than four inches in internal diameter, and not less than six inches in internal diameter for all portions of house connection sewers serving more than twenty persons. (d) A clean-out shall be placed in every house connection sewer at the junction with the soil pipe at the building, also at all changes in alignment and grade and at the property line of the street or alley, as well as at additional points if required by the Director of Public Works. The clean-out shall be made in accordance with the standard plan on file in the office of the Director of Public Works. (e) All vitrified clay pipe shall be constructed in accordance with the Standard Specifications. (f) All joints of a standard cast iron pipe shall be made according to the Standard Specifications. (g) The grade shall be straight from the property line to the public sewer and shall have a fall of not less than one foot in fifty feet towards the public sewer, except where otherwise permitted by special permit in writing from the Director of Public Works. -4- (h) Vitrified clay piping shall not be placed closer than 12" to the exterior wall of any building or closer than 12" to the surface of the ground at any point of its course. (i) Where laid within the limits of a public highway no connection shall be laid less than three feet below the established grade of the same or below the surface where no grade is established, except by special permit in writing from the Director of Public Works. (3) No person shall connect any sewer which has been or may hereafter be constructed in any street or alley or highway or thoroughfare or right of way or other public place prior to the dedication and acceptance of such street or alley or highway or thoroughfare or right of way or other public place by the Council on behalf of the public, with any public sewer of the City, unless such sewer first mentioned shall have been laid under the supervisions and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works in accordance with the Standard Specifications and in accordance with plans and profiles approved by the Director of Public Works. (k) All the piping of a house connection sewer between the building or structure and the Tee at or near the property line shall be tested with water, in its entirety or in sections. All openings in the piping shall be tightly closed, except the highest point, and the piping filled with water, but no part thereof for its entire length shall be tested with less than a 3 foot head of water. All dead ends shall be relieved of air during the process of filling. Under the test, the water pressure shall remain constant for not less than fifteen minutes without any further addition of water or showing any leaks. SECTION 7500.11 TAPPING PUBLIC SEWERS AND FEES. Whenever it becomes necessary to connect a house connection sewer to a public sewer at a point where no special "Y" or "T" branch has been installed in the public sewer, the connection shall be made under the supervision of the Director of Public Works and the permittee in such event shall pay to the Director of Public Works a fee of $10.00 in addition to any other fees prescribed in this Chapter, or required by other law, the same to apply on or to cover the cost of labor required to inspect the special connection in the public sewer. In every instance wherein street paving is torn up or disturbed in the doing of sewer work, a fee in a sum as determined by Resolution of the City Council shall be paid to the Director of Public Works, the same to be in addition to all other fees. SECTION 7500.12 SEWER REQUIRED. (a) All plumbing affecting the sanitary condition of any building or structure within the boundaries of any lot shall be connected with a public sewer, provided that if such building or structure had been connected already -5- to a cesspool or septic tank prior to the construction of a public sewer abutting the property on which such building or structure is located, it may be continued, but when such cesspool or septic tank is discontinued for use or is in an unsanitary condition, then such building or structure shall be connected immediately with and drained into a public sewer. Provided, however, that if there is no public sewer in any street, alley or right-of-way abutting the lot upon which the structure is located and there is no public sewer to which it can be connected within three hundred feet of the structure: (1) If the structure is a single family dwelling or a multiple family dwelling containing not more than three dwelling units, it may be connected to a cesspool or septic tank. (2) If the structure is any other type of structure and the Director of Public Works finds in writing that the expected effluent and soil conditions are such that adequate drainage would be accomplished and no pollution or harm would result, the structure may be connected to a cesspool or septic tank for such length of time and subject to such conditions as the Director of Public Works may impose for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. (b) No connection from any building or structure shall hereafter be made to any public sewer, which connection or any portion thereof shall be in, under or upon any lot served by such house connection sewer other than the lot on which such building or structure is located, nor shall any house connection sewer serve or be connected with, during its entire length to the public sewer, any building or structures which are not owned by the same person. (c) For the purpose of this Section 7500.13 the term "structure" shall in meaning include the group of buildings of a house-court, which is hereby defined to be a parcel or area of land upon which are grouped three or more habitations used or designed to be used for occupancy by families, and upon which parcel or area the vacant or un-occupied portion thereof surrounding or abutting upon said habitation is used, or intended to be used in common by the inhabitants thereof. A "Habitation" is defined to be a room or combination of rooms used or designed to be used for the occupancy of human beings. (d) All buildings constituting a house-court, as above defined, may be connected to the public sewer by means of one private sewer located upon the lot or parcel of land upon which such house-court is situated. SECTION 7500.13 HARMFUL SUBSTANCES AND WASTE WATERS PROHIBITED. (a) No garbage, offal, fruit or vegetable or animal parings, corrosive substances, chemicals, oil, tar, grease, -6- acid, ashes, cinders, sand, gravel, solids, rags, industrial waste, inflammable or poisonous or explosive liquids or gasses or substances, nor any drainage system or course carrying rain or drainage or surface water, or any other thing whatsoever whether herein specifically mentioned or not, which would or could by reason of carrying matters in solution or by reason of precipitation or chemical action or clogging or obstructing for filling or otherwise, cause damage to the sewer system or which might necessitate or require repair or cleaning out or flushing of the sewer system, shall be discharged into the City sewer system. (b) No person shall connect any swimming pool or tank to any public sewer of the City, or house connection sewer leading thereto, except by written permit from the Director of Public Works. (c) No person operating an establishment serving meals shall suffer, allow or permit the wastes from the kitchen sinks to be connected to any public sewer of the City or house connection sewer leading thereto without providing an adequate grease trap. (d) No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the exhaust from any engine, or the blow-off from any boiler, to be connected directly to any public sewer of the City or house connection sewer leading thereto, but such exhaust or blow-off first connected with a water-tight sump may in turn be connected to the public sewer. SECTION 7500.14 ALTERATIONS MUST CONFORM. Upon the renewal or alteration of any public or house connection sewer, or upon the making of any repairs or additions thereto, if any new material is placed in such sewer, either in the original or in the altered, repaired or added part thereof, every such new part must be properly connected with and attached to the original part of such sewer, and if any materials are to be reset either in the old or new part of such public or house connection sewer, then both such original and such new additional parts, and any altered part whatsoever, must be made to conform in all respects to the rules and regulations prescribed in this Chapter. SECTION 7500.15 INJURY TO SEWERS AND MANHOLES. No person shall remove or injure, any portion of any public sewer, or manhole, or to open or enter, or cause to be opened or entered, any public sewer or manhold without first obtaining a permit in writing from the Director of Public Works so to do. SECTION 7500.16 NO LIABILITY ON CITY. Neither this Chapter nor any amendments thereof shall ,be construed as imposing upon the City any liability or -7- �... responsibility whatsoever for damage resulting from defective drainage systems or from the installation thereof, nor shall the City or any officer or employee thereof be held to have assumed any such liability or responsibility by reason of any acts or any inspections made or to be made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or any amendments thereof or any other applicable law." SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law. Passed and approved this 6th day of January , 1969. ,,,„_;;‘7_eC„ Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGRJ.RS SS. CITY OF AZUSA I, DEAN F. KLARR, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the above Ordinance No. 959 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 16th day of December , 1968. That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of January , 1969, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Cooney, Calvert, Solem NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None I do further certify that I caused said Ordinance to be published prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage thereof in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in the City of Azusa, on the 15th day of January , 1969, and that the same was published in accordance with law. city C rk Publish Azusa Herald & Pomotropic, January 15, 1969 -8-