No person shall cause, suffer or permit the disposal of sewage, human excrement or other liquid wastes in any place or manner except through or by means of an approved plumbing and drainage system and an approved sewage disposal system installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the California Plumbing Code and Chapters 13.16 through 13.40.
No person shall allow sewage to escape or flow from a building, building drain, building sewer, soil line, or sewer lateral. An escape of sewage from a building, building drain, building sewer, soil line, or sewer lateral shall be considered a threat to the public health and welfare and shall be deemed a nuisance.
It shall be the responsibility of all residents, business owners, employees of local businesses, and citizens of El Cajon to notify the city of any discharge of unsanitary waste from a building sewer, lateral, cleanout plug or sewer main by stoppage or other means and take all measures to prevent further discharge, contain, or clean up such a discharge until a professional plumbing company or local authority has responded to the incident.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)
Whenever a power is granted to or imposed upon the director of public works under this title, such power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy or an authorized person unless expressly provided otherwise.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)
Whenever the director of public works is permitted by this title to grant an exception to any of the requirements of this title, such exceptions shall be granted by him only if he finds that literal compliance is impossible or impractical because of peculiar conditions, in no way the fault of the person requesting such exceptions, and that the purpose of this title may be accomplished and public health and safety secured by alternative construction or procedure, in which case the director of public works may permit such alternative construction or procedure.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)
All remodeling of existing public sewers, building sewers, and industrial liquid wastes pretreatment plants shall conform to the requirements of this title, unless specifically excepted. All new buildings or building remodels that include an increase of plumbing fixture units are subject to the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)
The director of public works shall keep a permanent record of all permits issued and all plans requiring approval under the provisions of this title. The director of public works shall establish and maintain accurate records indicating all sewers constructed with public funds and accurate records of all main line sewers constructed hereafter with private funds, and the person or properties originally benefiting from and responsible for the financing of such sewers.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)
In the event that a building sewer or lower lateral fails to pass inspection and is subsequently placed in service, the permittee shall be given notice in writing of such failure to pass inspection and shall within ten days from the date of such notice make the construction conform to the requirements of this title.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)
The violation of any provision of this chapter is deemed to be a public nuisance and may be abated in accordance with Chapter 1.16 of this code.
(Ord. 4930 § 2, 2009)