For the purposes of this title, unless it is plainly evident from the context that a different meaning is intended, the following terms used herewith are defined as found in this chapter.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Apartment" means an individual living unit within any building or portion thereof which is designed, built, rented, let or hired out to be occupied or which is occupied as the home or residence of two or more individual persons or families living independently of each other.
(Ord. 1083 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Approved" means approval by the city engineer as the result of investigation and tests conducted by the city engineer or his or her deputies or by reason of accepted principles or tests by national authorities, technical or scientific organizations.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Backflow prevention device" includes, but is not limited to, backwater trap and valve, backwater overflow devices and backwater check valves, pressure relief devices and shutoff systems, and any other devices the city may approve for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the possibility that raw sewage will back up into any structure, or for any similar purpose.
(Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Boiler blow-off" means the condensed steam or hot water from a boiler when "blown-off" to remove scale and slime, or "blown-down" from cleaning and repair.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"City" means the city of Laguna Beach.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"City engineer" means the city engineer of the city of Laguna Beach, or authorized representative or inspector.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Cesspool" or "dry well" means an excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a private sewer lateral and which is constructed as required by ordinances of the city.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Chimney" means a vertical section of a private sewer lateral extending from a wye in the public sewer or from a long radius one-quarter bend set vertically in the private sewer lateral at the property line.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Commercial" means a lot or parcel of land improved with hotels and motels, or any nonresidential, commercial or business use.
(Ord. 1029 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Condominium" means a condominium as defined in Section 783 of the California Civil Code.
(Ord. 1083 § 4, 1985; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Domestic sewage" means sewage derived solely from residences, business buildings or institutions.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Effluent" means partially or completely treated sewage flowing out of any sewage treatment device.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Existing discharge" means an industrial discharge in existence on, or prior to, the eighteenth day of November, 1982.
(Ord. 1029 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Industrial discharger" means any person discharging nondomestic wastewater to the sewer system. Industrial dischargers are divided as follows:
A. 
Class 1 Dischargers. Dischargers subject to federal categorical pretreatment standards.
B. 
Class 2 Dischargers. Dischargers of wastes of a quality or in a quantity that may, in the judgment of the city engineer, adversely impact wastewater collection, treatment or disposal, or sludge treatment or disposal.
C. 
Class 3 Dischargers. All other dischargers.
(Ord. 1029 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Industrial liquid waste" means any water borne waste from a manufacturing process or industry, except domestic sewage and uncontaminated cooling water.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Industry pretreatment plant" means any works or device for pretreatment of industrial liquid wastes prior to discharge into the public sewer.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Inspector" means the authorized inspector, deputy, agent or representative of the city engineer.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Interceptor" means a device for retaining sand, silt, grit, mineral material, petroleum solvent, grease or oil by gravity-differential separation from waste effluent and of a design and capacity approved by the city engineer.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Lot" means any piece or parcel of land bounded, defined or shown upon a plot or deed recorded in the office of the county recorder of Orange County which conforms to the boundaries of such lot as 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 include all such pieces or parcels of land upon which the building or structure is wholly or partly located.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, municipality, district or other political subdivision, or other any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Private sewer lateral" means that part of the generally horizontal piping of a drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and which receives the wastewater discharge from the structure and conveys it to a public sewer. The private sewer lateral begins at building drain and extends to and including the point of connection with the public sewer. Private sewer laterals may include privately owned pipelines, sump systems, interceptors or other appurtenances within private streets or private property common areas that are not dedicated to or owned by the city.
(Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Proposed discharge" means an industrial discharge, planned or proposed to begin discharging subsequent to the eighteenth day of November, 1982.
(Ord. 1029 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Public sewer" means the sewer collection system owned by the city lying within limits of public streets, roads, easements, reserves, non-exclusive easements or other public rights-of-way. That portion of the private sewer lateral that may lie within any public street or right-of-way is not a public sewer owned by the city. Public sewer facilities owned and maintained by the city, including facilities designed and constructed by the city and facilities that have been dedicated and accepted by the city. Private sewer facilities constructed for dedication to the city do not become public sewers until they have been accepted by the city.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Residential" means a lot or parcel of land which is improved with at least one or more residential units, including single-family dwellings, apartments and condominiums.
(Ord. 1029 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1083 § 5, 1985; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Running trap" means a depressed section of the private sewer lateral constructed of fittings so as to create a water seal to prevent the passage of gas from the public sewer.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Section" means a section of this title unless some other ordinance or statute is mentioned.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Septic tank" means a structure for treating sewage before disposal in a cesspool, seepage hole, or leaching system, constructed as required by ordinances of the city.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Sewage" means the water borne wastes from dwellings, kitchens, restaurants, institutions, stables, dairies, business buildings and other similar structures, but excluding any stormwater, rainwater, surface water, groundwater, roof or yard drainage.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Sewage pumping plant" or "ejector" means any works or device used to raise sewage from a lower to a higher level or to overcome friction in a pipeline.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Sewage treatment plant" means any works or device for treating sewage, except any septic tank, settling tank or cesspool, designed to dispose of domestic sewage from one lot.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
This title shall be known as the "Sanitary Sewer Code" and may be cited as such.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"SOCWA" means the South Orange County Wastewater Authority, or its successor.
(Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Special effluent discharge limitations" means any effluent limitations imposed on an industrial discharger which differ from the standard effluent discharge limitations contained in this title.
(Ord. 1029 § 1, 1982; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Specifications" means specifications for the construction of street improvements, including storm drains, sanitary sewers and appurtenances in the city, adopted and approved by the city council.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Tee" or "T" means a fitting for a branch, on which the spur joins the barrel of the pipe at an angle of approximately ninety degrees.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)
"Wye" or "Y" means a fitting for a branch, on which the spur joins the barrel at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees.
(1953 Code § 7151; Ord. 438 § 1, 1959; Ord. 1603 § 1, 2015)