Most of the existing sewers in the City were constructed years
ago and were designed to serve residential and agriculture properties.
However, due to the ever-increasing population density within the
City, the erection of many multi-family dwelling units and growth
of the commercial areas, the City sewer system is no longer adequate
to accommodate the increased volume of sewage generated by the larger
buildings. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a means of
providing adequate sewers required by development of the City; to
establish a charge to be collected from all the properties that propose
to discharge, to the public sewer, quantities of sewage in excess
of the quantity for which the existing sewer system was designed;
and to establish a fund into which these charges may be deposited
and from which monies will be available for the City of Bellflower
Sewer Reconstruction Program.
(Prior code § 10-2.1)
The sewer reconstruction program shall be carried out basically
in accordance with the City of Bellflower Sewer Reconstruction Plan
which is on file in the office of the Director of Public Works. If
compliance with the Reconstruction Plan is impossible or impractical
because of peculiar or unforeseen conditions and the purposes of this
chapter may be accomplished and the public health and safety assured
by an alternate construction, and the Director of Public Works so
finds, he or she may grant an exception to the Reconstruction Plan
permitting such alternate construction.
(Prior code § 10-2.2)
shall mean that portion of the State of California incorporated
as the City of Bellflower and all areas subsequently annexed to the
City of Bellflower.
shall mean the City Council of the City of Bellflower, County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
shall mean the Director of Public Works of the City of Bellflower,
or his/her deputy, agent or representative.
shall mean the area included within the exterior walls of
a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts and courts.
shall mean any piece or parcel of land bounded, described
or shown upon a map, plot or deed recorded in the office of the County
Recorder, County of Los Angeles; or shown as a separate parcel on
the last equalized assessment roll which conforms to the boundaries
of such lot as shown upon such recorded map, plot or deed or roll;
provided, however, that in the event any building or structure or
intended use covers more area than a lot as herein defined, the term
"lot" shall include all such pieces or parcels of land upon which
said building or structure or intended use is wholly or partly located,
together with the yards, courts and other unoccupied spaces legally
required for the building or structure.
shall mean an individual human being, a firm, partnership,
corporation, organization or anyone having an interest in any lot
or parcel of land in the City of Bellflower.
shall mean the instantaneous maximum rate of flow of sewage
to be discharged to the sewer and, for the purpose of this chapter,
shall be as provided herein or as determined by the Director of Public
Works.
shall mean the main line public sanitary sewer. Excepting
therefrom sewers under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than
the City of Bellflower.
(Prior code § 10-2.3)
No person shall, within the City of Bellflower, erect, construct,
enlarge or alter any building or structure or cause the same to be
done without first having complied with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 10-2.4)
If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, be held invalid, the remainder of the
chapter, and the application of such provisions to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(Prior code § 10-2.5)
The Director of Public Works shall enforce and administer all
the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 10-2.6)
The Director of Public Works shall determine what capacity is
necessary in each public sewer to provide for the proper collection
of sewage in the City. In the event a lot in the City is to undergo
development or redevelopment, and the anticipated sewage from the
proposed use is found by the Director of Public Works to exceed the
capacity available in the public sewer, the building permit for such
development or redevelopment shall not be issued until such time as
capacity in the public sewer is available or can be made available
before the building is occupied.
(Prior code § 10-2.7)
A.
The
size and grade of each public sewer must be such as to provide at
all times sufficient capacity for peak flow rates of discharge. In
order to establish estimates of sanitary sewage at peak flow, the
owner shall submit building plans and such other information as the
Director of Public Works may require on printed forms provided for
that purpose.
B.
The
following table is established as the peak flows for the various occupancies
and shall be used as the basis for computing the discharge rates to
the public sanitary sewer.
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Table of Peak Flows for Various Occupancies
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Occupancy
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Peak Flow
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Apartment
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600 gal./day/dwelling unit
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Assembly areas
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15 gal./day/person
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Auditorium
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15 gal./day/seat
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Automobile wash
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86,400 gal./day/wash lane
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Bar and cocktail lounges
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60 gal./day/seat
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Religious facility
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600 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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Hospitals
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1500 gal./day/bed
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Hotels
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600 gal./day/room
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Industry, light (no water processes)
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600 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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Laundry, automatic (public)
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225 gal./day/machine
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Medical office
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900 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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Mobile homes and/or trailer courts
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400 gal./day/unit
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Motels
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600 gal./day/unit
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Office
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600 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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Restaurant
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150 gal./day/seat
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Schools
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a. Elementary
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27 gal./day/capita
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b. Other
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75 gal./day/capita
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Stand or drive-in for sale of lunches, ice cream, beverages
and similar items
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900 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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Storage garages and warehouses
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75 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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Stores, commercial and display
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300 gal./day/1000 square feet of floor area
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C.
All
others shall be classified by the occupancy it most nearly resembles
as determined by the Director of Public Works or as computed by the
Director of Public Works in accordance with the anticipated use.
D.
The
peak flow to the sanitary sewer for a building containing mixed occupancies
shall be determined by adding the peak flow characteristics of the
various occupancies as set forth in the above table or as otherwise
provided.
(Prior code § 10-2.8; Ord. 1319 § 7, 10/10/16)
The applicant for a permit to build in the City shall declare
all information necessary, as determined by the Director of Public
Works, to comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall pay,
to the City, through its Director of Finance, at the time of issuance
of a building permit, a charge based on the additional peak flow created
by the new construction, or change of use, at the rate of nine cents
($.09) per gallon per day of additional peak flow less any credit
which might be allowed as provided herein. The charges as provided
for in this section may be increased, decreased, or otherwise modified
from time to time by the City Council by the adoption of a resolution
of the City Council setting forth such increased, decreased, or otherwise
modified charge or charges.
(Prior code § 10-2.9)
In calculating the chargeable peak flow of sewage each lot shall
be given a credit of 600 gallons per day per 5,000 square feet of
lot area. This credit shall not be applied more than once to the same
lot, except when the building on the lot has been demolished.
(Prior code § 10-2.10)
The moneys collected under Section 13.12.090 shall be paid to the Director of Finance, who shall deposit such moneys with the City Treasurer, to be credited by the City Treasurer to the City of Bellflower Sewer Reconstruction Fund.
(Prior code § 10-2.11)
Money deposited in the City of Bellflower Sewer Reconstruction Fund as provided herein may be expended by the City Council to accomplish any lawful purpose as set forth in Sections 13.12.010 and 13.12.020 of this chapter and as set forth in Section 5471 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, or for such other sewer purpose that the City Council may lawfully authorize. All engineering costs, refunds as provided herein, mileage, overhead, incidentals and construction costs necessarily incurred in the reconstruction of sewers shall be charged to the fund, to the extent allowed by law.
(Prior code § 10-2.12)
In the event any person shall have paid the applicable sewer
charge based on the additional peak flow created by the new construction
as provided herein and no portion of the new construction shall have
been commenced and the permit for such construction shall have been
canceled or expired, said person shall be entitled upon written request
to a refund in an amount equal to 100% of the sewer charges paid by
said person minus 1% of said charge, however, the amount retained
shall not exceed $10. No interest shall be paid as to any refund.
(Prior code § 10-2.13)
Any order, requirement, decision, determination, interpretation
or ruling made by the Director of Public Works in the administration
or enforcement of this chapter may be appealed therefrom to the City
Council by any person or owner aggrieved thereby. Such appeal shall
be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be filed within
15 days after the rendition in writing of the decision or determination
appealed from, or it shall be dismissed by the City Council. Such
appeal shall be filed in writing, and must set forth specifically
wherein there was error or abuse of discretion by the Department of
Public Works. Upon hearing the appeal, the City Council shall consider
the record, and such additional evidence as may be offered and may
affirm, reverse or modify in whole or in part the order, requirement,
decision, determination or interpretation appealed from or make and
substitute such other additional decisions or determination as it
may find warranted under the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 10-2.14)
