Note: Fund—See Chapter 3.16 of this Code.
means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees Centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means the City of Mill Valley, State of California.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means any building, or portion thereof, designed, intended or used to accommodate a business, commercial, mixed commercial and residential or industrial enterprise, or a public or private school.
(Ord. 1270 § 2, March 2, 2015)
means any owner who is not a residential owner, industrial owner or institutional owner.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any building, or portion thereof, designed, intended or used to accommodate a separate business, commercial or industrial enterprise, or private or public school.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 550 § 12, March 20, 1963; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means a development characterized by individual ownership of a condominium housing unit or a residential parcel coupled with the shared ownership of (or right to use) common areas and facilities, including, but not limited to, condominium projects, community apartment projects, stock cooperatives and planned unit developments, which contains three or more dwelling units and which has a private sewer lateral shared by three or more dwelling units.
(Ord. 1270 § 3, March 2, 2015)
means the City Council of the City.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means the waterborne waste derived from the ordinary living processes and of such character as to permit satisfactory disposal, without special treatment, into the sewer system.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any building or buildings or portion thereof designed, intended or used as a separate dwelling accommodation and having either its own kitchen or its own bathroom facilities. A building or buildings designed or intended to be a single family residence shall constitute one dwelling unit. Each separate room, apartment or unit of a hotel, motel, apartment house, rooming house, duplex, trailer court or boarding house having either its own bathroom or its own kitchen facilities shall constitute a separate dwelling unit.
(Ord. 514 § 1; Ord. 620; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means the engineer designated by the Council to perform the services or make the determinations permitted or required under this chapter to be made by the engineer.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any one or more persons comprising a single family unit.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means a unit of measurement applied to various plumbing fixtures in order to determine certain fees and charges payable to the City under the provisions of this chapter. The fixture unit equivalent of plumbing fixtures shall be as set forth in the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code adopted and published by the Western Plumbing Officials Association.
(Ord. 733 § 1, March 15, 1971; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any owner on whose premises any manufacturing or processing of agricultural products, animals, poultry, goods, wares or other products or materials is conducted.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any water other than sewage that is directed toward or connected to the City's collection system through drainage ditches, open or enclosed culverts, roof drains, yard or area drains, or any other source of storm or ground water. "Infiltration" means any water other than sewage which enters into the City's collection system through cracks, breaks, open joints, or other deficiencies which may exist in laterals in the City's system. "Infiltration and inflow" are sometimes referred to as "I & I."
(Ord. 1270 § 4, March 2, 2015)
means any owner, public or private, operating a public or non-profit school, church, hospital, lodge, club, fire department, library, memorial building, or other public or non-profit activity.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
each mean a privately owned sewer which conveys sewage from a building to the City's collection system, including all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances, from the outer face of the building served to the connection into the City's sewer main, including the connection itself.
(Ord. 1270 § 5, March 2, 2015)
means any two or more dwelling units in any single building or structure or group of buildings or structures, including any apartment house, retirement center or apartment court, excepting any multiple lodging structure.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any two or more lodging units in any single building or structure or group of buildings or structures, including any rooming house, hotel or motel.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means the notice issued by the City Engineer to the owner advising that the owner appears to be in violation of this chapter with respect to the owner's private sewer lateral, or in violation of this chapter in a manner of the private sewer lateral's connection to the City sewer system, which order directs the abatement of the identified violation in a timely manner.
(Ord. 1270 § 7, March 2, 2015)
means any individual, firm, company, partnership, corporation, association, the United States of America, the State of California, municipal corporation, public district, political subdivision or other governmental agency.
(Ord. 514 §(e), January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means any person, partnership, association, corporation or fiduciary having legal title (or any partial interest) in any real property situated within the City.
(Ord. 1270 § 8, March 2, 2015)
means any lot, or any piece or parcel of land comprising two or more lots of record in one ownership or any building or other structure or any part of any building or structure used or useful for human habitation or gathering or for carrying on a business or occupation or any commercial or industrial activity.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means any swimming pool designed and intended for use other than as an accessory use to one single family residence.
(Ord. 550 § 10, March 20, 1963; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means a restoration of the lateral in a manner that eliminates breaks, voids, separations, sags, or other defects that allow non-sewage materials, including, but not limited to, groundwater, roots, soils, and infiltration, to enter the lateral.
(Ord. 1270 § 9, March 2, 2015)
means a watertight receptacle which receives the discharge of a drainage system or part thereof, designed and constructed so as to retain the solids, digest the organic matter through a period of detention, and allow the liquids to discharge into the soil outside of the tank through a system of open joint piping or a seepage pit.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means domestic sewage or industrial waste, or both.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means a City owned pipeline designed and operated to accept sewage from a private sewer lateral for disposal.
(Ord. 1270 § 10, March 2, 2015)
means the services and facilities for collection, treatment and disposal of sewage furnished or available to premises by the sewer system.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means the municipal sanitary sewer system of the City of Mill Valley comprising all facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage heretofore or hereafter constructed and/or owned by the City.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means an inspection of a private sewer lateral that consists of the retention of a licensed plumber by the owner in order to visually examine and inspect a private sewer lateral in the manner deemed appropriate by the City Engineer. Such an inspection shall, at a minimum, include the use of a closed-circuit television inspection device for the purposes of determining whether the private sewer lateral complies with the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1270 § 11, March 2, 2015)
means any single family dwelling of one or more rooms having one or more plumbing fixtures suitable for residential occupancy by any number of persons living together as a single family.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
means a City or privately owned sewer pipe designed to convey sewage from two or more building laterals to a main sewer.
(Ord. 514 § 1(b), January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
The territory served by the City shall be all premises within the boundaries of the City now or at any time hereafter connected to and served by, or required by this chapter to be connected and served by, the sewer system.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
A.
For the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of additions to or improvements of the sewer system, and for payment of the cost of maintenance and operation of the sewer system, there are levied and assessed, beginning on July 1, 1973, upon all premises connected with the sewer system or required by this chapter to be connected to the sewer system the connection charges and the monthly sewer service charges hereinafter referred to for the facilities and services furnished or available to such premises by the sewer system.
B.
Connection Charges.
1.
The Council finds and determines that all premises within the City limits on March 1, 1973, upon which habitable improvements were existing on that date, have been and are subject to payment of City taxes heretofore levied and/or hereafter to be levied by the Council for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds of the City issued for acquisition, construction and completion of the portions of the sewer system heretofore constructed; and that the purpose of the connection charges hereinafter provided for in subsection B (and by ordinances of the City heretofore in effect and hereby repealed) is to require all premises now connected to the sewer system, hereafter connected or required to be connected to the sewer system to pay for the respective benefits to them from extensions and additions to the sewer system constructed or to be constructed to make the facilities and services of the sewer system available to them.
2.
The applicable charge provided for by this subsection shall be paid at or prior to the time of issuance of the connection permit referred to in Section 17.04.110, except in any case where connection is to be made to an extension of the sewer system constructed in assessment district proceedings and in each such case the applicable charge shall be paid from the proceeds realized from the assessment district proceedings as soon as such proceeds become available for the purpose.
3.
The applicable charge provided for by this subsection shall be as follows:
a.
Residential Use. For the connection of any premises, a connection fee for each dwelling unit shall be $10,900.00. Connection fees for accessory dwelling units shall be as specified in Chapter 20.90.
b.
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Use. The charge for a commercial, industrial or institutional use shall be obtained by dividing the estimated water use, as set forth in Table 1 below, by the "contributed" water usage of an Equivalent Single Family Dwelling Unit as specified in Section 17.04.090(A) then multiplying by both the "multiplier" set forth in the table entitled "Commercial Sewer Service Fee Table" in Section 17.04.090(F) and the connection fee for a first dwelling unit as set forth in Section 17.04.080(B)(3)(a); provided, however, the minimum sewer connection fee shall be equal to the connection fee for a first dwelling unit as specified in Section 17.04.080(B)(3)(a).
Table 1 ESTIMATED WATER CONSUMPTION | |
|---|---|
Type of Establishment | |
Bank Savings and Loan | 100 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. |
Cinema | 32 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. |
Grocery/Supermarket | 13 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. |
Lodge/Motel | 35 gpd/person |
Office | 150 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. |
Service Station | 85 gpd/pump |
Specialty Shops/Retail | 100 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. |
Warehouse | 11 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. |
Self Service Laundry | 375 gpd/machine |
Institutions: Average Type Hospitals | 100 gpd/patient 175 gpd/patient |
Restaurant: Average Type Average Type 24-hour Kitchen Wastes Only (take-out) | 7 gpd/seat 10 gpd/seat 3 gpd/customer |
Tavern | 8 gpd/seat |
Bowling Alley | 200 gpd/alley |
Assembly Halls | 1 gpd/seat |
Schools: Day Day, with cafeteria or lunchroom Day, with cafeteria and showers Boarding | 9 gpd/child 9 gpd/child 12 gpd/child 45 gpd/child |
For any use not covered by this chart, water consumption shall be estimated by averaging the consumption of four comparable facilities. |
c.
An incremental connection fee will be charged for any change in an existing commercial, industrial or institutional use which increases the estimated water use as set forth in Table 1, above. Such fee shall be equal to the difference between the fee calculated under this section before such change and the fee calculated after such change.
d.
If improvements which are connected to the sewer system are destroyed, condemned or otherwise rendered legally uninhabitable and within two years thereafter the improvements on the premises are repaired, a credit against the connection charge shall be allowed equal to the current connection charge for the improvements previously existing. If such improvements are not repaired, reconstructed, replaced or otherwise rendered legally habitable within two years, no such credit shall be allowed.
e.
When the premises to be connected lie outside the City limits, all of said fees shall be increased to three times the fees charged for property within the City limits; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to outside connections when the same are served by a sanitary district or other public agency which has made arrangements with the City of Mill Valley for an alternate means of compensating the City for such connections and when such connections are made to lines which are the property of the same sanitary district or public agency.
f.
The fees provided for herein shall be paid to the City even in those cases where an additional dwelling unit, commercial unit or fixture unit is connected to the City sewer system under circumstances which do not require a permit under the terms of this chapter (such as connection of an additional dwelling unit or commercial unit through plumbing alterations involving no work upon any building lateral, sub-main sewer or main sewer).
g.
At any time prior to January 1, 1989, any premises presently served by a septic tank may be connected to the City's sewer system upon payment of 12% of the sewer connection fee otherwise provided for herein.
(Ord. 1078 § 1, May 2, 1988; Ord. 1083 § 1, December 5, 1988; Ord. 1328 § 1, June 7, 2021)
In addition to all other charges and fees, there shall be charged, for the inspection of any building lateral, an initial inspection fee of $100.00, plus an additional fee of $50.00 for each additional inspection required. When the premises to be connected lie outside the City limits, such fees shall be increased to twice the amount established for inspection fees for premises inside the City limits. In the event street repaving is necessary and City forces are required to make the necessary repairs or repaving, fees shall be paid in accordance with the fees listed in the latest edition of the "City of Mill Valley Standards for Sanitary Sewers." If the owner, contractor or agent indicates a desire to make the necessary repairs or repaving, said owner, contractor or agent, shall receive approval from the City Engineer.
(Ord. 1078 § 2, May 2, 1988)
An annual sewer service charge is levied on each premises connected or required by this chapter to be connected to the sewer system. The City Council shall establish by resolution the rates, fees and charges for the services and facilities related to sewer services.
(Ord. 800; Ord. 1026 § 1, August 6, 1984; Ord. 1250 § 2, June 20, 2011; Ord. 1254 § 2, July 19, 2012; Ord. 1280 § 2, July 18, 2016; Ord. 1324 § 1, March 15, 2021)
Pursuant to the authority and subject to the requirements prescribed in Article 4 of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 5 of the California Health and Safety Code (commencing with Section 5470), as amended from time to time, the sewer service charge shall be collected for each fiscal year on the tax roll in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from, the general taxes of the City; provided, however, in any year the City Council may by resolution, provide for an alternative procedure for collection of the sewer service charge. For any fiscal year that the sewer service charge is not collected on the tax roll, the City may collect all or a portion of the sewer service charge for such year on the tax roll in the following fiscal year or years.
(Ord. 1250 § 3, June 20, 2011; Ord. 1254 § 3, July 19, 2012)
No person shall commence construction of, construct, alter, use, extend or cause to be constructed, altered, used or extended any building, lateral, sub-main sewer, main sewer, septic tank, chemical toilet (except a chemical toilet for temporary use in connection with the construction of a building or other structure, during the period of such construction), or other sewage disposal system or part thereof, without first obtaining a permit from the Building/Zoning Code Inspector and paying the fees fixed by this chapter.
Any person desiring a permit for any of the purposes enumerated in this section shall make application in writing to the Building/Zoning Code Inspector, giving such information as the Building/Zoning Code Inspector may require, and if it appears therefrom that the work to be performed is to be done according to the regulations contained in this chapter, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the required fees.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to require the application for, or the issuance of a permit for the purpose of removing stoppage or repairing leaks in any building lateral except when it is necessary to excavate in any street area, or when it is necessary to replace any part or all of such building lateral with other or different materials. Nothing in this section shall apply to contractors constructing sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded and entered into with the City or contracts awarded under special assessment statutes.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 550; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
All connection fees required to be paid hereunder shall be paid to the Building/Zoning Code Inspector of the City. The Building/Zoning Code Inspector shall keep an account thereof and deliver such funds from time to time to the Finance Director of the City and take his or her receipt therefor.
(Ord. 514 § 4, January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 3, July 2, 1973)
If the work authorized by a permit is not commenced within 60 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 90 days, then such permit shall thenceforth be null and void, and before such work may be recommenced, a new permit shall be taken out, and the same fees (except sewer use fees as listed under Section 17.04.100) as herein before fixed for the original permit shall be paid therefor.
(Ord. 514 § 5; Ord. 550 § 4; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
Every premises improved with a building where persons reside, congregate or are employed, which premises have an extremity within 400 feet (measured in a horizontal plane) of a City-owned sewer line, shall be connected to the sewer line by the owner of the premises. No such premises shall be served by a septic tank, cesspool, or other private sewage disposal system. The City may require such connection to be made by the property owner through the extension of a City-owned sewer line within a public easement to the point of building lateral connection as determined by the City Engineer. The cost of such sewer extension shall be borne by the property owner, provided that the City may enter into an agreement with the property owner for reimbursement of a portion of such cost from connection charges to be imposed upon other property owners who may subsequently connect to such extension.
(Ord. 550 § 5, March 20, 1963; Ord. 733; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973; Ord. 861)
A.
Except as provided in subsection E of this section, no premises which will generate a sewage volume of 700 gallons or more per day shall be connected to a City-owned sewer line until a special sewer connection permit has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this section. Application for the special sewer connection permit shall be made to the Planning and Building Department. The application shall disclose the nature of the use to be conducted on the premises and the sewage estimated to be generated therefrom.
B.
The application shall be heard by the Planning Commission and shall be granted only if the Planning Commission makes the following findings:
1.
That the proposed use is consistent with the provisions of the adopted Mill Valley General Plan;
2.
That the proposed use will promote the implementation of the adopted Mill Valley General Plan in an orderly fashion by not creating an imbalance or improper distribution among various land uses authorized by the General Plan;
3.
That if the proposed use is residential in character, it will promote that portion of the housing element of the adopted Mill Valley General Plan which attempts to make provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community;
4.
That the proposed use will promote the goals of the adopted Mill Valley General Plan as a basis for the efficient expenditure of City funds relating to the subjects of the General Plan.
If the City Council, the Planning Commission or the Planning and Building Department has undertaken a review of the adopted Mill Valley General Plan with the view of amending the same, and in connection therewith the City Council has adopted a resolution setting forth goals and objectives to be achieved by such amendments, then the Planning Commission, in making the findings hereinabove set forth, shall consider such goals and objectives in addition to the provisions of the adopted Mill Valley General Plan.
C.
An application for a special sewer connection permit may be heard and considered by the Planning Commission at the time the Planning Commission initially considers an application for a variance, a conditional use permit, a tentative subdivision map, a Planned Unit Development, an R-P zoning district development, or a special development permit for a Planned Development Combining District. At such time, or thereafter, the Planning Commission may, in its discretion, defer issuance of the special sewer connection permit for the project or may issue the same on the condition that the permit shall be effective for a period fixed by the Planning Commission, not to exceed one year. The Planning Commission may extend the effective period of the special sewer connection permit for good cause. In determining whether to issue a special sewer connection permit upon initial consideration of the above matters or to defer such matter, the Planning Commission shall consider, in addition to the matters set forth in subsection B of this section, the remaining uncommitted capacity of the City's sewage treatment plant, the comparative importance of the proposed project and other projects pending before the City in implementing the goals of the Mill Valley General Plan, and the time and investment required to bring the project to the point where construction may commence.
D.
Except when issued for a longer period pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of this section, any special sewer connection permit issued hereunder shall be effective for a period of six months. During the effective period of any special sewer connection permit, the premises shall be entitled to issuance of a permit under the provisions of Section 17.04.110.
E.
Any premises for which a building permit application accompanied by building plans was on file with the building division on July 1, 1974, which building permit could be issued by the administrative staff without prior Planning Commission approval, shall have sewer connection rights reserved to it for a period of six months after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section. Upon issuance of a building permit for such premises within said six months and performance of all other prerequisite conditions, such premises shall be entitled to issuance of a permit under the provisions of Section 17.04.110.
F.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Planning Commission on an application for a special sewer connection permit may, within 10 days thereof, appeal the decision in writing to the City Council. The City Council shall hear such appeal and act thereon within 30 days following the filing thereof.
G.
Nothing contained in this section shall relieve the applicant from the obligation to pay all rates, charges and fees required by, and comply with, all other provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 825 § 2, August 5, 1974)
When a public sewer is not available under the provision of Section 17.04.150, application may be made to the Building/Zoning Code Inspector for connection to a private septic tank. The application shall be accompanied by three sets of construction plans and specifications complying with septic tank standards set forth in ordinances of the County of Marin and the laws of the State of California. Such plans and specifications shall be forwarded by the Building/Zoning Code Inspector to the health officer of the County of Marin for report and recommendation. Such report shall include a recommendation concerning the length of leeching line required, and the number of fixture units for which designed. The applicant shall supply any other information (including, but not limited to, soil percolation tests) that may be required by such health officer. Upon receipt of the report and recommendation of such health officer, they shall be submitted to the City Council. No septic tank permit shall be issued until approved by the City Council. A plan inspection fee of $100.00 and an installation inspection fee of $80.00 shall be paid for the issuance of a septic tank permit. In addition, any fees imposed by the Marin County Health Department shall be paid by the permittee.
Septic tanks shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and shall be subject to inspection by the health officer of the County of Marin and Director of Public Works of the City of Mill Valley. A septic tank shall not become the property of the City but shall remain the private property and responsibility of the owner of the property served. The owner shall maintain the same in a safe and satisfactory operating condition in accordance with the ordinances of the City, the septic tank standards of County of Marin, and the laws of the State of California.
Upon being advised by the Marin County Health Department that any septic tank within the City has become overloaded or that proposed enlargement of the building served will result in overloading the septic tank, the City may require abandonment, alteration or repair of the septic tank to correct such condition. Furthermore, when a City-owned sewer line is extended to within 400 feet of any extremity of any property upon which is situated a building served by a septic tank, the building shall be connected to such sewer line as required by Section 17.04.150 and use of the septic tank shall be abandoned within 12 months after written notice by the Director of Public Works.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 550; Ord. 733; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973; Ord. 1078 § 3, May 2, 1988)
The sewage collection and disposal system of the City has been designed for benefit of properties within the City limits. Therefore, the City will not permit properties outside the City limits to connect to the system except as hereinafter set forth:
The City Council may, in its discretion, permit the connection, on a permanent basis, of properties outside the City limits for any of the following reasons:
A.
The property cannot be legally annexed to the City, but a connection to the sewer is necessary to alleviate a public health nuisance as reported by the County Health Officer, City Engineer, and City Manager.
B.
The property can be legally annexed to the City, but, in the opinion of the City Council, annexation to the City is premature at this time. In allowing the connection, the City may require the applicant to sign and record an agreement stating that the applicant will agree to annexation to the City at such time as annexation is proposed in the future.
Any property permitted to connect to the City collection and disposal system shall be disconnected from the septic system upon the last day of any fiscal year during which the City Council orders such disconnection. The owner shall be notified at least 30 days prior to the end of such fiscal year. The cost of such disconnection shall be collected on the tax roll in the manner set forth in Section 17.04.180.
(Ord. 514 § 8; Ord. 550; Ord. 800; Ord. 1027 § 1, October 1, 1984)
All properties outside the City of Mill Valley which are or shall be connected to the City sewer system, in addition to all other fees provided for in this chapter, shall be charged a monthly sewer service charge in an amount prescribed by resolution to be adopted by the City Council; provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to outside connections when the same are served by a sanitary district or other public agency which has made arrangements with the City of Mill Valley for an alternate means of compensating the City for such sewer service, and when such service is provided by lines which are the property of the same sanitary district or public agency. The monthly service charge shall be paid in advance to the beginning of the next fiscal year, and thereafter collection of the service charge shall be made on the tax roll as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 544; Ord. 550; Ord. 560; Ord. 733; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
No facilities or services of the sewer system shall be furnished to any premises or to any owner or other person free of charge; provided, however, that the City Council may waive all or a portion of the fees and charges provided for in this title when the City Council determines that the fees and charges are for a project which falls within the "public purpose" exception to the limitations contained in Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973; Ord. 1078 § 6, May 2, 1988)
Separate premises under single control or management shall be furnished the facilities and services of the sewer system through separate individual service connections unless the Council elects otherwise. Separate houses or buildings on the same lot, or on adjoining lots, under a single control or management shall be furnished the facilities and services, at the option of the owner exercising such control or management, by either of the following methods:
A.
Through separate service connections to each such house or building; or
B.
Through a single service connection to supply all such houses and buildings, in which case one connection charge and one monthly service charge shall be applied for each house or building and the responsibility for payment of charges for all facilities and service furnished shall be assumed by the owner having such control or management.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
When any premises become unusable as a result of a natural disaster, condemnation or for other cause, or when any premises have been disconnected from the sewer system, the applicable minimum monthly service charge shall be terminated. Any premises which are vacant but which continue to be usable and are connected to the sewer system shall continue to be subject to the applicable minimum monthly service charge.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973; Ord. 811 § 1, March 4, 1974)
The persons responsible for payment of all charges shall be the owner of record of such premises on the date on which such premises are required to connect to the City sewer system, the successor in interest to such person and any person requesting that such bill be charged to him or her.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
Sewer service charges shall become effective against all premises immediately upon connection or within 30 days from the time that a connection to the City sewer system could be made as provided herein, whichever is the earliest.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
The Building/Zoning Code Inspector shall require every applicant for a permit to construct, install, extend or alter a sub-main or main sewer, to file plans and specifications therefor in such detail as the City Engineer may direct unless such plans and specifications have been previously prepared by the City Engineer. The design and construction of such sewers shall comply with the latest edition of the "City of Mill Valley Standards for Sanitary Sewers."
Upon receipt of plans and specifications the Building/Zoning Code Inspector shall forward the same to the City Engineer who shall examine them and render a written report and recommendation to the City Council. The City Council may make such changes therein and impose such additional conditions in relation to the work as it deems proper. At the time of the consideration of such plans and specifications by the City Council the applicant shall present to the City a properly executed grant of easement for such sewer covering that portion of the sewer which is to be constructed outside the rights-of-way of City accepted streets. Such grant of easement shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney and shall be accompanied by a title report evidencing the authority of the grantor to convey the same. The City Council may require the applicant to provide, at his or her own expense, a policy of title insurance in such amount as the Council may direct.
Upon receiving final approval of the application from the City Council, the Building/Zoning Code Inspector shall issue a permit for the work upon receiving from the applicant a satisfactory performance bond (as estimated by the City Engineer) to secure proper construction of the work.
The work of construction on such sewers shall be subject to inspection by the City Engineer, and no work shall be covered or concealed until the City Engineer has inspected and approved the same. No sub-main or main sewer shall be connected to the City system until all the work has been installed and the installation thereof inspected, found to be in strict accordance with the approved plans and specifications and approved by the City Engineer. Upon final completion the applicant shall file an as-built plan showing the location and details of the line. The applicant shall maintain the line for one year from the date of formal acceptance by the City Council and a maintenance bond shall be posted in an amount specified by the City Engineer to secure such maintenance. The applicant for a permit under this section shall pay to the City a fee equal to the actual cost of engineering services provided by the City, but in no event less than $150.00.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 536; Ord. 550; Ord. 576; Ord. 616; Ord. 733; Ord. 800; Ord. 1078 § 4, May 2, 1988)
A.
Findings. The City finds and determines that I & I is a serious problem for the City in that during heavy rains a significant amount of water is introduced into the City's system as a result of I & I from breaches in the entire pipeline system that leads to the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin treatment facility. The I & I is introduced into the City's pipelines and sewer mains from the sewer laterals or unpermitted drainage structures leading from a property to the City's sewer mains. As a result of I & I, the City sewer treatment facilities have the potential to become overburdened during periods of heavy rains leading to sewage overflows and possible spills into the waters of Richardson Bay. Such overflows and spills can lead not only to significant fines and penalties against the City by state and federal water regulatory agencies, but may pose a significant risk to the environment, and the health and safety of the public at large. The City has determined that it is in the public interest to address I & I contributed by private sewer laterals and, as such, it is a City priority to authorize the enforcement of the upgrade and repair of private sewer laterals.
B.
New Construction Private Sewer Laterals. All new buildings shall have installed a new private sewer lateral. A minimum four-inch lateral shall serve single or duplex residential dwelling units. A minimum six-inch lateral shall be installed to serve buildings with three or more residential units, and industrial and commercial buildings. Construction shall conform to City standards.
C.
Connection Permits. Prior to constructing a lateral, the owner shall apply for and obtain a connection permit from the City. The application shall include a plan showing the location of the lateral and the proposed repair or replacement, and all buildings, other utilities, significant features and topography of the property and showing the public right-of-way or easement in which the lateral and the City sewer are located, and the proposed connection of the lateral to the City's sewer.
E.
Ownership, Maintenance and Repair of Private Sewer Laterals.
1.
Private sewer laterals shall be owned, maintained and repaired by the owner of the property, which the lateral serves. The entire lateral, from the building connection to and including the "wye" connection or other-tie-in to the sewer main, shall fall within the owner's responsibility for installation, maintenance and repair.
2.
Each property owner shall, at the property owner's expense, inspect, maintain in good working order, repair and replace, as necessary, the private sewer lateral so that it does not cause or contribute to any sewage overflow from either the private sewer lateral or the public sewer. The private sewer lateral shall be free of displaced joints, open joints, root intrusion, substantial deterioration of the line, cracks, leaks, inflow, infiltration of extraneous water, fats, oils and grease, sediment deposits or any other similar conditions, defects or obstructions likely to cause or contribute to blockage of the private sewer lateral or the public sewer. The owner shall perform such duties as may be required in response to observed overflows or seepage attributable to the lateral, or as discovered by smoke testing, televising or other surveys of the lateral. Where such maintenance requires excavation or replacement of existing sewer facilities, the owner shall apply for and receive a connection permit from the City.
F.
Mandatory Inspections.
1.
Health and Safety Basis for Requiring a Private Sewer Lateral Inspection. An owner shall have the private sewer lateral of his or her real property inspected in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, as directed and within the time period indicated by the City Engineer (or any designated representative thereof, collectively referred to in this section as the "City Engineer") upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
a.
Overflow or Malfunction. Whenever the City Engineer determines that the private sewer lateral has recently overflowed or has recently malfunctioned.
b.
Lateral Failure or Lack of Maintenance. Whenever the City Engineer finds that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the private sewer lateral has failed, is likely to fail, or has not been properly maintained.
c.
Public Health Threat. Upon any other reasonable cause to believe that there is a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare due to the condition of a private sewer lateral.
d.
Age of Pipes or Extent of Foliage Causing Higher Flow Within the Service Area. Whenever the City Engineer determines that the age of pipes (clay, plastic or other material) in combination with observed foliage (tree roots near the private sewer lateral suggesting root intrusion causing infiltration) or the age of the pipes independently are causing a higher than average flow in a neighborhood or area, the City Engineer may direct an inspection of the private sewer lateral to determine the need for repair.
2.
Events Requiring a Private Sewer Lateral Inspection. An owner shall have the private sewer lateral of his or her property inspected in accordance with the requirements of this section upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
a.
Additions and Improvements. Prior to the issuance of a City building permit for a building addition or new improvements on the real property where said addition or improvements (or cumulative additions or improvements through multiple projects over the prior three years) have a value of $50,000.00 or greater.
b.
Transfer of Property Title. Prior to transfer of title upon the sale of any real property, the owner shall provide to the City Engineer an inspection report (as specified in subsection H of this section) of the private sewer lateral; provided, however, that in the event such inspection report is not provided to the City Engineer prior to transfer of property title, the buyer of the property shall be responsible for providing the inspection report within 30 days after the transfer, and shall be responsible for any needed repairs identified by such inspection. Failure of the buyer to comply with this regulation is punishable in accordance with subsection M of this section. Prior to transfer of title, the owner must disclose in writing to the buyer that the City requires inspection and repair of the sewer lateral in accordance with this chapter. This subsection (F)(2)(b) shall not apply to the sale of real property in a common interest development.
c.
City Work. Upon written notice from the City that the City will perform work that includes asphalt concrete overlay, road reconstruction or roadwork of a similar scope directly above any portion of private sewer lateral that connects to the sewer main, the owner shall conduct an inspection of the lateral as directed and within the time period indicated by the City Engineer.
3.
Exception to Inspection for Recent Prior Inspections and Repairs. The following exceptions do not apply to any inspection required under paragraph 1. The following are exceptions to the inspection requirements of paragraph 2 as indicated.
a.
Prior Replacement of Lateral. An owner otherwise required to perform a private sewer lateral inspection under paragraph 2 shall not be required to perform such an inspection if the owner (or the owner's predecessor-in-interest) has originally installed or has replaced his or her property's lateral within the 20 years prior to the date of the application for a building permit, listing the property for sale or the road work or sewer repair.
b.
Prior Inspection or Repair of a Lateral. An owner otherwise required to perform an inspection under paragraph 2 shall not be required to perform such an inspection if the owner has either completed an inspection (conducted in accordance with the inspection requirements of this section) or completed a permitted repair of the lateral within the three years prior to the date the inspection would otherwise be required.
The owner shall bear the burden of proving that the inspection requirements of paragraph 2 do not apply. The owner shall provide proof of any prior replacement, inspection or repair of a private sewer lateral in the form of a certificate, a paid bill or any documentation that ensures such prior replacement, repair or inspection of a private sewer lateral occurred pursuant to exception a or b above. The form and content of the document or proof must be deemed sufficient by the City Engineer. |
5.
Any owner may request an administrative review pursuant to subsection R, regarding the propriety of an inspection required by this section, by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Manager no later than 30 days after receiving written notice of the need to perform an inspection.
6.
When an owner refuses to provide an inspection required by this subsection F, the City may conduct a televised inspection and owner shall be responsible for the costs of such inspection. Should the City's inspection reveal the need for repairs, the City may issue a notice of repair to the owner and require any of the remedies provided in subsection I of this section to ensure repairs are made and costs are paid.
G.
Access to Properties for Private Sewer Lateral Inspections.
1.
The City Engineer may inspect laterals for the following purposes:
a.
To determine the size, depth, and location of any sewer connection.
b.
To determine the end outlet of any sewer connection by depositing harmless testing materials in any plumbing fixture attached thereto and flushing the same, if necessary.
c.
To determine, by measurements and samples, the quantity and nature of the sewage or wastewater being discharged into any sewer.
d.
To determine the location of the roof, swimming pool, floor and surface drains, and whether or not they physically connect to a sewer.
e.
To assess the condition of the lateral where the City Engineer reasonably suspects that the lateral may be allowing inflow or infiltration.
2.
The City Engineer is authorized to enter upon any property or premises within the City to ascertain whether the property or premises is in compliance with this chapter and to perform a sewer lateral inspection as authorized by this chapter. All such entries and inspections shall be done in a lawful and reasonable manner. If an owner, lawful occupant, or the respective agent thereof refuses permission to enter and inspect, the City Engineer may seek an administrative inspection warrant pursuant to the procedures provided by California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1822.50 through 1822.59, as may be amended from time to time, or the successor provisions thereto.
H.
Lateral Inspection Report—Requirements.
1.
City Standards and Specifications. The City Engineer shall establish standards and specifications (the "standards and specifications") for the condition, maintenance and repair of private sewer laterals and for the preparation of the lateral inspection report.
2.
Inspection Report Standards. A lateral inspection report shall be prepared in accordance with the standards and specifications and include the following.
a.
The inspection report shall be prepared by a licensed plumber who shall declare under penalty of perjury that the report is true and correct.
b.
The inspection report shall identify all of the following:
i.
Any and all defects that could allow infiltration into the lateral or otherwise create a maintenance issue in the City sewer system.
ii.
Whether any connection, by pipes or otherwise, allows rainwater or groundwater to enter the private sewer lateral or public sewer.
iii.
Whether the private sewer lateral has an installed backwater device where any outlet or trap of the private sewer lateral is below the level of the nearest manhole. If a backwater device is already installed, the report shall indicate whether the backwater device is functioning properly.
iv.
Any other facts regarding the condition, maintenance and repair of the lateral as required by the standards and specifications.
c.
The report shall contain an express certification that the property has been inspected for any outdoor drain connection to the City sewer system and that no such unpermitted lateral exists. A licensed plumber who prepares a false lateral inspection report shall be subject to punishment under subsection M of this section in addition to any other legal remedies or punishment provided by law.
I.
Private Sewer Laterals—Required Repairs.
1.
Notice to Repair. Upon receipt of the lateral inspection report pursuant to this chapter, the City Engineer will determine whether it indicates any deficiencies in the operation of the private sewer lateral and, thereafter, shall provide the owner with a notice to repair as may be deemed appropriate by the Engineer. The City Engineer shall provide the determination and issue a notice to repair within three business days after receipt of the inspection report. The notice to repair shall specifically identify the deficiencies to be corrected and shall establish a deadline of 180 days, within which the owner shall complete the required corrective actions. The corrective action may include a requirement that the lateral be replaced altogether and also may include the installation of cleanouts and backwater valves if those devices are otherwise required by the standards and specifications.
2.
Obligations of the Owner. The owner shall complete all corrective action to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and, if a building permit is required for the repairs, the owner shall obtain the requisite building permit and a final permit inspection and approval of the relevant building official.
3.
Appeals. Any owner who receives a notice to repair may request an administrative review, pursuant to subsection R, regarding the accuracy of the determination or the propriety of any corrective action required by the City Engineer, by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Manager no later than 30 days after receipt of the notice to repair.
4.
Repairs to Improper Connections Consisting of Multiple Private Connections to a Common Lateral. A private sewer lateral serving more than one residential dwelling, except as provided for in subsection K, is an improper connection and shall be repaired or replaced as deemed appropriate by the City Engineer. The owner of each affected residential dwelling shall be responsible for disconnecting their private sewer lateral from the common lateral and connecting to the nearest sewer main.
5.
Failure to Repair. Should an owner fail to conduct the required repairs within the time required by the notice to repair, the City may pursue the following to ensure that the repair or replacement is completed:
a.
Public Nuisance. Whenever the City Engineer believes a public nuisance exists as a result of inadequate, improper or negligent operation or maintenance of any private sewer lateral or appurtenance thereto which may endanger public health and safety, the City Engineer shall commence abatement proceedings pursuant to Chapter 8.04 of this Code, including, but not limited to, recovery of the costs of abatement.
b.
Disconnection of Private Sewer Lateral to Sewer Main. The City shall have the right to commence proceedings in Marin Superior Court to seek a court order disconnecting the private sewer lateral from the sewer main, thus leaving the home, building or industrial facility without sewer service. The City shall have the right to recover its attorney fees and costs for the pursuit of disconnection.
J.
Common Interest Developments. The homeowners association of a common interest development shall, along with the owner, be jointly and severally liable for the duties and obligations imposed by this chapter in relation to any private sewer lateral located within a common area of the common interest development. If no homeowners association exists, then the individual unit owners shall be jointly and severally liable for the duties and obligations with respect to private sewer laterals established by this chapter.
K.
Private Sewer Laterals—Multiple Connections. One private sewer lateral may serve two or more homes provided that the City Engineer determines the following: (1) the shared sewer lateral existed on or before January 1, 2015; and (2) the shared sewer lateral is functioning properly. The owners of the residences served by the shared sewer lateral shall jointly be responsible for any repairs. Where multiple residential connections are allowed to one private sewer lateral, the City encourages the homeowners to enter into a maintenance agreement between all of the homeowners sharing the private lateral to ensure that there is a mechanism in place to pay for required repairs and/or replacement of the private sewer lateral. In general terms, a common method is to proportion the costs of the maintenance, repair or replacement among the homeowners sharing the lateral. For example, homeowners upstream of the shared-lateral section requiring rehabilitation would proportion their costs relative to the length of the shared lateral which serves their home divided by the length of the entire shared lateral. The relative percentage may vary along the pipe depending on the number of connections upstream of the repair. In the event that the City Engineer determines that the shared sewer lateral is not functioning properly, the City may require the construction of a new private service lateral for each residential single family home or the construction of a new larger private service lateral to accommodate the multiple residences. Owners that are part of a multiple lateral connection are not subject to the transfer of property title requirement in subsection (F)(2)(b).
L.
Prohibited Discharges. No person shall discharge or deposit, or cause or allow to be discharged or deposited into the City sewer system any wastewater which contains any of the following: cooking grease, beyond a quality incidental to typical household production whether emulsified or not, waste automotive radiator coolant, explosive mixtures, radioactive wastes, solid or viscous wastes which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer pipeline, including cleansing wipes or "flushable" wipes, any toxic substances in excess of the United States Environmental Protection Agency standards pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, or any other substances which may interfere with the biological processes of the wastewater system, and petroleum products of any kind.
N.
Damage to City Sewer System. It is unlawful for any person to maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment that is part of the City sewer system. Any violation of this subsection shall be punishable under subsection M and any violation may constitute other crimes under the California Penal Code or the United States Codes.
P.
Assistance Programs. The City Council may establish by resolution one or more programs to assist owners with private sewer lateral repair or replacement.
Q.
Fees. The City Council may from time to time establish, by resolution, fees for issuing permits, performing inspections, reviewing reports and other activities of the City performed pursuant to this chapter.
R.
Appeals. A written notice of appeal must include all facts supporting the appeal and any statements and evidence, including copies of all written documentation and a list of any witnesses, that the appellant wishes to be considered in connection with the appeal. The appeal will be heard by the City Manager. The City Manager will conduct a hearing concerning the appeal within 45 days from the date that the notice of appeal is filed, or on a later date if agreed upon by the appellant and the City Manager, and will give the appellant 10 days' prior written notice of the date of the hearing. The City Manager may, by providing a written decision, sustain, rescind, or modify the prior determination being appealed. The written decision of the City Manager is final and effective on the date of service of the written decision on the appellant, is not subject to further administrative review, and constitutes the final administrative decision.
(Ord. 514 § 11; Ord. 536; Ord. 733; Ord. 800; Ord. 811; Ord. 1078 § 5, May 2, 1988; Ord. 1270 § 12, March 2, 2015)
Any person who undertakes to pave, resurface, regrade or do any work on any street or highway in territory within the City of Mill Valley shall not cover up or conceal any manhole, rodhole or lamphole and/or their covers. Every care must be used to protect such facilities.
Whenever it becomes necessary to raise, lower, change or reset any such casting, the party undertaking such work will be held responsible for the proper reinstallation. Such reinstallation must be done in a thorough workmanlike manner, resetting all castings in a concrete base to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works.
Any dirt, brick or other objectionable material, that by accident or design has fallen into the sewer or manhole, must be removed at once and the sewer left clear and in working order.
(Ord. 514; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
No person shall permit garbage, fruit, vegetable, animal or other solid kitchen waste material to be thrown or deposited into any receptacle connected with a sanitary sewer; provided, however, that such materials from dwelling units and from restaurants, hotels, cafés, cafeterias, hospitals, rest homes, boarding houses, clubs and establishments where food or drink is prepared for consumption on the premises, may be admitted to the sanitary sewer if first passed through a mechanically operated grinder disposal that will grind the materials into particles, so that at least 40% shall pass a number eight sieve, at least 65% shall pass a number three sieve, and 100% shall pass a one-half inch U.S. Standard sieve, simultaneously with the flow of not less than two gallons of water per minute, or such additional quantity of water as may be required to cause the ground materials to flow readily through the sewer system.
No garbage grinder disposal unit shall be installed or used with any set of restaurant, commercial or industrial sinks served by a single trap. Each such garbage grinder disposal unit shall be connected to a separate trap.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
Sewage which exceeds a strength of 300 milligrams per liter in suspended solids, or 300 milligrams per liter in biochemical oxygen demand, shall be deemed high-strength sewage.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
Liquid wastes from the holding tanks of trailers, campers or other recreational vehicles and septic tank sludge shall be discharged at a designated location within the City of Mill Valley treatment plant facilities.
(Ord. 800 § 2, July 2, 1973)
No connection shall be made to any sub-drain or main sewer or house lateral for the purpose of conducting any stormwater or any surface or underground drainage into the sewer, and it is unlawful to discharge into any sub-main or main sewer or house lateral any leader pipe from a roof, surface drain, underground drain, or any solid or liquid wastes other than the sewage composed of the ordinary liquid wastes of residences, business buildings, and institutions, discharges from baths, toilets, laundries, sinks or wash tray, floor drains and backwash from swimming pools. It is unlawful to discharge water (other than backwash) from a swimming pool into any sub-main or main sewer. Exception: Swimming pool water may be discharged into the sewer when required for maintenance purposes during dry weather if a permit is obtained from SASM (Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin) prior to the discharge. It is unlawful to discharge into such sewers any substance, such as flammable petroleum products or similar substances, which may generate inflammable gases. All public swimming pools shall be equipped with backwash units connected to the sewer system of the City when available, or to an approved septic tank if the City sewer system is not available.
(Ord. 514 § 12(b), January 24, 1962; Ord. 550 § 11, March 20, 1963; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973; Ord. 1130, September 19, 1994)
No person shall connect any house, habitation or structure requiring sewage disposal to any privately owned sewer or sewage disposal system other than to a septic tank for which a permit has been obtained under this chapter.
(Ord. 514 § 12(c), January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
In addition to any other fees prescribed by this chapter, the City Council may require any person desiring to connect to a City sewer line, pumping station, or other facility for the collection, treatment and/or disposal of sewage, to pay his or her proportionate share of the cost of acquisition, construction or installation, of such line or facility, either by increased sewer use fee or other arrangement with the City if he or she did not contribute his or her proportionate cost of the acquisition, construction or installation, of such line or facility. The City Council, by resolution, may fix the amount of such fee by apportioning the total cost of acquisition, construction or installation of any sewer line or facility among the various properties to be benefited thereby.
(Ord. 514 § 12(d), January 24, 1962; Ord. 757 § 1, May 24, 1972; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
The Building/Zoning Code Inspector shall issue no building permit for any structure within the City which requires sewage disposal service unless the structure is to be served by connection to a sewage disposal system under a permit issued pursuant to this chapter. No permit for final occupancy of such a structure shall be given until such connection has been made and all of the requirements of this chapter have been fulfilled.
(Ord. 514 § 12(e), January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
If payment of the monthly service charge in not made within 30 days, a 100% penalty will be imposed and/or the City Manager may order the sewer line disconnected and advise the Marin County Health Department that the property will cease to have any sewer facilities on a specified date.
(Ord. 514 § 13, January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973; Ord. 1261 § 8, November 4, 2013)
As an alternative method of enforcing this chapter, the City shall have the power to disconnect the individual user of the subdivision sewer system from the City's system. Upon disconnection, the City Manager shall estimate the cost of disconnection from and reconnection to the City's system and such user shall deposit the cost, as estimated, before such user is reconnected.
(Ord. 514 § 14, January 24, 1962; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
As an alternative method of collection, the City Council does elect to have all sewer service charges, connection fees, inspection fees, sewer tap fees, engineering fees and other fees and charges payable under the provisions of this title collected on the tax roll, in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from the general taxes of the City. This election is made pursuant to Section 5463 and Division 5, Part 3, Chapter 6, Article 4 (Sections 5470 through 5474.10) of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.
In the event any fees or charges under this chapter are not paid when due, a basic penalty of 10% shall be due and payable with the fee or charge and, in addition, a penalty of one-half of one percent per month shall accrue for continued non-payment of the fee or charge and basic penalty.
(Ord. 576 § 2, October 7, 1963; Ord. 733 § 8, March 15, 1971; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
Any authorized agent of the City shall have the right to go upon the premises of any persons discharging sewage into the City's sewerage system for the purpose of checking the fixtures, establishing the charges and fees provided by this chapter, protecting the rights of the City, obtaining information deemed necessary to protect such rights, and to examine the books of the user as required for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 733 § 9, March 15, 1973; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)
The City Manager shall make and enforce rules and regulations for the proper use, care, control, management, restriction and protection of the City's sewerage system. The City Manager may amend, revise or modify such rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall be printed or typewritten and maintained subject to inspection in the offices of the City Engineer, the City Clerk, the Director of Finance and such other places as the City Manager may designate. All rules, regulations and amendments shall be filed with the City Council at its next regular meeting following publication by the City Manager. It is unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 733 § 10, March 15, 1971; Ord. 800 § 1, July 2, 1973)