It is the purpose of this Chapter to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the County of Tulare through the prevention of public health and other nuisances related to water service within certain areas of the County of Tulare. It shall be construed liberally to that end.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
This Chapter is not the exclusive regulation of public health and other nuisances relating to water service. It shall supplement and be in addition to the other regulating statutes and ordinances heretofore and hereafter enacted by the State, the County, or any other legal entity or agency having jurisdiction.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
(a) 
Except as otherwise provided, this Chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Public Works Director or his or her deputy.
(b) 
The Public Works Director, when he or she has probable cause to believe that a violation exists as defined by section 8-05-1075 of this Chapter, may enter, inspect, and investigate any property located within the County.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
This Chapter applies to all land owned by any individual or individual firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate or trust within the area of the Delft Colony and Yettem Zones of Benefit of County Service Area No. 1. In addition, it applies to any land owned by the United States and any agency of the United States, the State of California and any agency of the State, any city, and a public district or political subdivision of the State of California within such areas insofar as it is legally possible to enforce this Chapter, or any portion thereof, against such entities.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) 
"Board" or "Board of Supervisors"
means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Tulare.
(b) 
"Delft Colony"
means the Delft Colony Zone of Benefit of the County Service Area No. 1.
(c) 
"Dwelling unit"
means any structure, house or unit, or portion thereof, arranged or intended to be occupied by not more than one family, and having facilities for sleeping, eating, cooking and/or sanitary purposes.
(d) 
"House"
means a detached single-family dwelling.
(e) 
"Owners of improved real property"
means and includes persons who are recorded on the books of the County Assessor/Clerk-Recorder and County Tax Collector as the owners of lots or parcels of land that are improved by buildings that would be subject to service by a Public Water System under the provisions of this Chapter.
(f) 
"Parcel"
means the division of land described as a parcel on the County tax rolls for property tax purposes. However, if such division of land is further divided into legal lots of record, each such lot shall be a separate parcel within this definition.
(g) 
"Person"
means any individual, firm company, partnership, association, organization, the United States of America, the State of California, a political subdivision, governmental agency or other public or municipal corporation.
(h) 
"Public Water System"
means the County of Tulare water works installed within the areas described in section 8-05-1020.
(i) 
Repealed by Ord. No. 3604.
(j) 
"Water Improvement Standards"
means the Improvement Standards of Tulare County adopted by the Board of Supervisors effective January 1, 1992 by Resolution No. 91-1409, as amended from time to time, and as applicable to water works.
(k) 
"Water Works"
includes wells, pumps, tanks, treatment facilities, reservoirs, pipelines, meters, and all other works necessary, useful or convenient to distribute and sell water for municipal purposes.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19; amended by Ord. No. 3604, effective 5-5-22)