A. 
When a public sewer is available, all plumbing that receives the waste discharge from any building, structure or place of business, shall be connected to a public sewer.
B. 
A premises served by a private sewage disposal system shall be connected to an available public sewer when required under Chapter 22.04 of this Code or when the private sewage disposal system fails.
(Prior code §37.17; Ord. 6002, 2021)
If there is no available public sewer, a premises may be served by a private sewage disposal system when authorized under Chapter 22.04 of this Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a requirement for extension of public sewer to serve a parcel as a condition of subdivision or other development of property.
(Prior code §37.18; Ord. 6002, 2021)
As a condition to the approval of the connection of property situated outside the corporate limits of the City to the City sanitary sewer system, the owner of such property, or his or her authorized agent, shall be required to enter into a written agreement with the City of Santa Barbara which includes at least the following provisions:
A. 
A provision that the connection shall be at the sole expense of the applicant;
B. 
A provision that the property owner or his or her successors in interest shall pay the monthly fee or charge applicable;
C. 
Provisions for the default and termination of the agreement;
D. 
A provision that the agreement shall be recorded and that it shall run with the land and be binding on all successors in interest of the contracting owner;
E. 
A provision that in the event the property being served by such sanitary sewer connection be proposed for annexation to the City under proceedings initiated by property owner petition or otherwise, the contracting party expressly waives any right of protest to such annexation, except that such party shall have the right to be heard in any hearing in which zoning of the subject property is being considered; and
F. 
A provision that upon annexation of the property, the contracting owner or his or her successor in interest shall pay the annexation fees provided by Chapter 4.04 regardless of whether the annexation is initiated by property owner petition or by motion of the City Council.
(Ord. 3721 §1, 1975)
No person shall do, or cause to be done, any maintenance which would damage or obstruct the flow of any public sewer. No person shall maintain a building drain or private sewer lateral in a condition that prevents or interferes with the cleaning or inspection of the public sewer.
(Prior code §37.3; Ord. 6002, 2021)
A. 
It shall be the responsibility of each property owner whose property is connected to the City sewer system to maintain continuously and satisfactorily in operation at his or her own expense, any house connection sewer, private sewage disposal system or industrial liquid waste pre-treatment facility.
B. 
Failure to maintain such industrial liquid waste pre-treatment facilities shall be sufficient for immediate revocation of the industrial liquid waste permit of the person so failing and disconnection of his or her premises from the public sewer.
C. 
Users of private sewer disposal systems shall keep all cleanout caps and other access ports in place and properly sealed.
(Prior code §37.4; Ord. 5340, 2004)
When any septic tank or cesspool is abandoned, the top of such septic tank or cesspool shall be removed and the tank or cesspool shall be drained and filled with fine earth or sand and compacted and any pipes connecting to such tank or cesspool shall be cut directly outside of the tank or cesspool and shall be plugged with concrete. The abandonment of the septic tank or cesspool shall be complete before the house connection constructed shall be considered to have completely passed inspection.
(Prior code §37.7)