The following rules and regulations respecting sewer construction and disposal of sewage and drainage of buildings and connection to the sewage works of the City are adopted, and all work in respect thereto shall be performed as required in this chapter and not otherwise.
(Ord. 249 § 201, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
This chapter is intended to provide rules and regulations for the use, reconstruction, replacement, repair and construction of sanitary sewer facilities installed, altered and repaired within the City.
(Ord. 249 § 202, 1979; Ord. 293 § 1, 1985; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
This chapter shall be known as the "Sewer Use Ordinance" of the City.
(Ord. 249 § 203, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
For the purpose of this chapter, additional terms shall have the meaning indicated in Chapter 1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted in this chapter.
"Applicant"
means the person making application for a permit for a sewer or plumbing installation and shall be the owner of premises to be served by the sewer for which a permit is requested or his or her authorized agent.
"Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)"
means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20° centigrade, expressed in milligrams per liter.
"Building"
means any structure used for human habitation or a place of business, recreation or other purpose containing sanitary facilities.
"Building drain"
means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning two feet outside the building wall.
"Building Official"
means the Chief Building Inspector and representatives, acting for the City.
"Building sewer"
means that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and which receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys it to a public sewer, private sewer, individual sewage disposal system or other point of disposal.
"City"
means the City of Live Oak.
"City Council"
means the City Council of the City.
"City Engineer"
means the civil engineer appointed by the City and acting for the City Council.
"Code"
means the Uniform Plumbing Code as defined in Section 13.32.025.
"Combined sewer"
means a sewer intended to receive both wastewater and storm or surface water.
"Contractor"
means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership or association duly licensed by the State of California to perform the type of work to be done under the permit.
"County"
means the County of Sutter.
"Director"
means the Director of Public Works who is the person appointed by the City and acting for the City Council.
Drainage System.
A "drainage system" includes all the piping within public or private premises, which conveys sewage or other liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal, but does not include the mains of a public sewer system or a public sewer system or a public sewage treatment or disposal plant.
"Easement"
means an acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
"Fixture units"
means fixture unit load values for drainage piping and shall be computed from the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted in Section 13.32.025.
"Floatable oil"
means oil, fat, or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection system.
"Garbage"
means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and the dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
"Industrial user"
includes any nongovernmental, nonresidential user which discharges more than the equivalent of 25,000 gallons per day of wastewater and which is identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, under Divisions A, B, D, E and I, and any nongovernmental user discharging toxic wastes, no matter what the volume.
"Industrial wastes"
means the wastewater from industrial processes, trade, or business as distinct from domestic or sanitary wastes.
"Lateral sewer"
means the portion of a building sewer lying within a public street or easement connecting a building sewer to the main sewer, or public sewers.
"Main sewer"
means a public sewer designed to accommodate more than one lateral sewer.
"May"
is permissive.
"Natural outlet"
means any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
"Outside sewer"
means a sanitary sewer beyond the limits of the City not subject to the control or jurisdiction of the City.
"Permit"
means any written authorization required pursuant to this or any other regulation of the City for the installation of any sewage facilities.
"Person"
means any human being, or beings, individual, individuals, firm, company, partnership, association and private or public or municipal corporations, the United States of America, the State of California, districts and all political subdivisions, governmental agencies and mandatories thereof.
"pH"
means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a hydrogen ion concentration of 10.
"Plumbing system"
means and includes all potable water supply and distribution pipes, all plumbing fixtures and traps, all drainage and vent pipe and all building drains, including their respective joints and connections, devices, receptacles and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises and shall include potable water piping, potable water treating or using equipment, fuel gas piping, water heaters and vents for same.
"Private sewer"
means a sewer serving an independent sewage disposal system not connected with a public sewer and which accommodates one or more buildings or industries.
"Properly shredded garbage"
means the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
"Public sewer"
means a sewer controlled by the City and lying within a public street or easement, and includes lateral sewers.
"Sanitary sewer"
means a sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions together with minor quantities of ground, storm, and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally.
"Sewage"
is the spent water of a community. The preferred term is "wastewater."
"Sewage facilities"
means all facilities for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
"Sewer"
means a pipe or conduit that carries wastewater.
"Shall"
is mandatory.
"Side sewer"
means the sewer line beginning at the foundation wall of any building and terminating at the main sewer and including the building sewer and lateral sewer together.
"Slug"
means any discharge of water or wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flows during normal operation and shall adversely affect the collection system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment works as determined by the Director.
"Storm drain,"
sometimes termed "storm sewer," means a drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water, or unpolluted water from any source.
"Street"
means any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley, way, public place, public easement or right-of-way.
"Suspended solids"
means total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and that is removable by laboratory filtering as prescribed in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and referred to as non-filterable residue.
"Unpolluted water"
means water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment facilities provided.
"Wastewater"
means the spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water, and stormwater that may be present.
"Wastewater facilities"
means the structures, equipment, and processes required to collect, carry away, and treat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent.
"Wastewater treatment works"
means an arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater, industrial wastes, and sludge. Sometimes used as synonymous with "waste treatment plant" or "wastewater treatment plant" or "water pollution control plant."
"Watercourse"
means a natural or artificial channel for the passage of water either continuously or intermittently.
(Ord. 249 Art. 1, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
All that certain issue of the Uniform Plumbing Code, entitled "International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, Uniform Plumbing Code," copies of which are on file in the office of the Building Official of the City for use and examination by the public, is adopted as the plumbing code of the City, to which reference is made in this chapter and which is adopted by reference in this chapter. Said code shall be referred to in this chapter as the "plumbing code."
In case of conflict between the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code and this chapter, this chapter shall take precedence over and be used in lieu of such conflicting portions.
(Ord. 249 § 204, 1979; Ord. 293 § 1, 1985; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
Whenever the term "administrative authority" is used in the plumbing code it shall be construed to mean only those persons duly authorized by the City Council to administer the plumbing code as follows:
A. 
Administration of the plumbing code and enforcement of the regulations thereof insofar as the Code affects City facilities, including public sewers, shall be under the jurisdiction of the Director and authorized assistants.
B. 
Plumbing systems and building sewers in the City shall be inspected by the Building Official.
C. 
The provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter and subsequent amendments thereto may be enforced by the Director and authorized representatives.
(Ord. 249 § 205, 1979; Ord. 293 § 1, 1985; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
The officers, inspectors, and any duly authorized employees of the City shall, upon exhibiting the proper credentials and identification, be permitted to enter in and upon any and all buildings, industrial facilities and properties for the purposes of inspection, reinspection, observation, measurement, sampling, testing or otherwise performing such duties as may be necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance rules and regulations of the City.
(Ord. 249 § 206, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited any human or animal excrement, garbage, sewage or other waste in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City. The determination of unsanitary shall be made by the City, County and/or State authorities having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 249 § 207, 1979; Ord. 293 § 1, 1985; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
It is unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided for by law of the State.
(Ord. 249 § 208, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater on public or private property within the City or in any area under jurisdiction of the City.
(Ord. 249 § 209, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
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 City's sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to the penalties provided by law.
(Ord. 249 § 210, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
The owner of all houses, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, is required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line.
(Ord. 249 § 211, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
The City Council may, on its own motion, find that by reason of special circumstances any provision of this regulation and chapter should be suspended or modified as applied to a particular premises and they may, by resolution, order such suspension or modification for such premises during the period of such special circumstances, or any part thereof.
(Ord. 249 § 213, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)
A. 
Any permit applicant, permit holder, authorized industrial wastewater discharger or other discharger adversely affected by any decision, action or determination made by or on behalf of the City in interpreting or implementing the provisions of this chapter or any permit issued hereto may file with the City a written request for reconsideration. Said request shall be made within 10 days of said decision, action or determination. Such request shall be acted upon by the Director within 45 days from the date of filing.
B. 
If the ruling by the Director is unsatisfactory to the person requesting reconsideration, the person may make a written appeal to the City Council within 10 days after notice of the action taken by the Director. The written appeal shall be acted upon within 45 days from the date of filing.
C. 
The written appeal shall state all the pertinent aspects of the matter, and shall be accompanied by a fee of $200.00 which shall be refunded if the appeal is sustained. Within 45 days after the written appeal is received, the City Council shall hold a hearing on this matter. At this hearing the discharger may appear in person or through counsel to examine witnesses and present evidence in his or her own behalf. Notice of the hearing shall be presented in accordance with Section 13.32.565 at least 15 days prior to the date of hearing. Within 45 days after the hearing is closed the Council shall make a final ruling on the appeal.
(Ord. 249 § 214, 1979; Ord. 559 § 1, 2017)