Chapter 13.12
SEWER SYSTEM
Sections:
13.12.020 Connection to city system required.
13.12.030 New construction limitation.
13.12.040 Repealed.
13.12.060 Collection—Delinquency—Lien.
13.12.070 Accounting for funds.
13.12.080 Sewerage design requirements.
13.12.100 Number of connections.
13.12.120 Service outside city limits.
13.12.130 Screening of sewage.
13.12.140 Connection to storm drains prohibited.
13.12.150 Construction authorization required.
13.12.160 Unlawful discharges.
13.12.170 Prior resolutions to remain in force.
13.12.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Apartment house” means any building containing two or more dwelling units with separate plumbing facilities, but does not include any building commonly known as a hotel, motel or auto court.
“Business occupancy” means any building or portion thereof or a room, space or rooms, used or occupied by a person, firm or corporation in which to carry on a retail, wholesale or business or commercial establishment for gain or profit.
“City” means the city of Cloverdale.
“Office occupancy” means any building or portion thereof, or a room or rooms used or occupied by a person, firm or corporation in which to carry on a business, profession, trade or occupation for gain or profit.
“Person” means and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations and associations.
“Premises” means a lot, parcel of land, building or establishment.
“Rooming house” means any building other than an apartment house, motel, hotel or auto court, where two or more rooms are rented to others for lodging purposes by persons in charge of such building.
“Sewage” means a combination of the liquid or water-carried human waste conducted away from residences, business buildings and institutions, which is known as domestic sewage, together with the liquid or water-carried waste resulting from a manufacturing process employed in industrial establishments, including the washing, cleaning or drain water from such process which is known as industrial waste. (Ord. 258 N.S. §§ 13, 8, 1969)
13.12.020 Connection to city system required.
A. Every person, firm, partnership or corporation owning or having under their control any property, dwelling or building from which sewage is discharged into or upon any public highway, stream, watercourse or public place, or from which sewage is discharged into any drain, cesspool, private sewer or other receptacle of any kind whatever, shall make connection with the public sewer in the manner provided in the subsequent sections of this chapter, upon any street on which their property may have a frontage, as soon as the public sewer is completed and accepted by the city council of the city; provided, however, that if for any reason any property owner is unable to make the connection immediately the city council has the power to grant such property owner such extension of time to do the work and make the connection as in their discretion they may deem necessary and proper.
B. No person owning any premises within the city in which any domestic sewage is produced and which can be connected to a public sewer by installation of a gravity flow sewer of two hundred feet in length, shall use any means of sewage disposal other than through the sewer system.
C. Every person owning any premises on which any structure is located in which any sewage is produced is required to connect such premises to the city sewer system within one hundred eighty days from the date when a public sewer located within the distance specified in subsection C of this section was completed and available for connection to such premises. All cesspools, septic tanks, privies and other places used for the collection of or storage of sewage in any form within the city, within a building or place served by such septic tank, cesspool, privy or other place for the collection of sewage that is within two hundred feet of a sewer main within the city, are declared to be a nuisance, and are ordered abated as such, and the city may invoke any legal means or police power to abate the same.
D. All expenses and charges for such connections, as provided in this chapter or by ordinance or resolution of the city council, shall be paid by the owner of the property to which the connection is made at the time of such connection. In the event payment is not made as provided in this chapter, the sum due shall become a lien on the property and collection may be enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California pertaining thereto. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 1, 1969)
13.12.030 New construction limitation.
No new construction shall be allowed within the city unless the property can be connected to a sewer. Where a sewer is not available it shall be installed at the property owner’s expense or by assessment district refunding agreement or such other manner as the council determines. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 15, 1969)
13.12.040 Connection and other charges.
Repealed by Ord. 680-2011. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 7, 1969)
13.12.050 Sewer charges.
Every person whose premises in the city are served by connection to the city’s sewer system shall pay a sewer service charge based upon an amount to be determined by resolution of the city council of the city. Commercial sewer services rates are to be based upon the calculation of monthly water volume usage.
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Single-Family Residential |
Group 1 (per DU) |
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Multiple-Family Residential |
Group 1 (per DU) |
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Mobile Homes |
Group 1 (per DU) |
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Commercial |
Group 2 (per DU) |
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Commercial |
Group 3 (hcf) |
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Commercial |
Group 4 (hcf) |
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Institutional |
Group 5 |
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• Elementary |
(per 100 ADA) |
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• Middle |
(per 100 ADA) |
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• High |
(per 100 ADA) |
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Large Volume Users |
Group 6 |
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(Ord. 603-2002, 2002: Ord. 258 N.S. § 10, 1969)
13.12.060 Collection—Delinquency—Lien.
A. The charges fixed in this chapter for any premises shall be collected with the charges and rates for water service furnished by the city to such premises. The charges fixed in this chapter shall be billed upon the same bill as is prepared for charges for water services, and shall be due and payable monthly at the same time that such charges for water service are due and payable. The total amount due for the charges fixed in this chapter and for charges for water service shall be paid as a unit and all of the provisions of the ordinances of the city pertaining to the collection of charges for water service shall apply to the collection of any such total amount.
B. In the event that any person shall fail to pay any charge provided in this chapter when the same becomes due, the city may, in addition to any other remedies it has, cut off any of such services and facilities referred to in this chapter, and shall not resume the same until all delinquent charges together with any charges necessitated by resumption of such services and facilities have been fully paid.
C. All unpaid delinquent sewage charges or rentals levied by or pursuant to this chapter on property within the limits of the city shall be a lien on the property served by such sewage system and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner that unpaid city taxes on such property are collected and enforced. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 11, 1969)
13.12.070 Accounting for funds.
The funds received from the collection of the charges authorized by the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be deposited with the city treasurer and shall be accounted for and be known as the “sewer fund,” and when appropriated by the city council shall be available for the payment of interest on any or all outstanding bonds issued or which may be issued for sanitary and sewerage facilities and to retire such bonds when they mature, or any other charges, costs or contractual payments and the payment of the cost and expense of the management, maintenance and repair of the city sewerage system and the sewage treatment and disposal works and extensions and improvements thereto. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 12, 1969)
13.12.080 Sewerage design requirements.
Plans for sewerage construction shall meet all design requirements of the city and shall meet design requirements established from time to time by the director of public works acting pursuant to authority granted by the city council. Inspection of all sewerage construction, including laterals on private property shall be made by the director of public works or by city personnel acting under his supervision and direction. The director of public works shall certify that all new construction meets the design requirements of the city before such construction is utilized for the discharge or flow of sewage into the city system. (Ord. 258 Amd. 1 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 258 N.S. § 5 (c), 1969)
13.12.090 Permits required.
No person or corporation shall lay any pipe or conduit for any purpose whatever in any street, public right-of-way or easement within the city without first obtaining an encroachment permit or other permits from the city as may be required by ordinances or resolutions of the city. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 4, 1969)
13.12.100 Number of connections.
No more than one building shall be connected with a public sewer through one drain without a special permit signed by the director of public works or his duly authorized agent. (Ord. 258 Amd. 1 § 1 (part), 1979: Ord. 258 N.S. § 5 (a), 1969)
13.12.110 Laterals.
Property owners shall install the lateral lines (house services) from the main sewer line to the property. The city may install such laterals at the expense of the property owner. Payments for such laterals shall be determined by the city council and shall be paid in advance. The property owners shall maintain the laterals from the sewer main to the residence. Any excavation required shall be done only under a proper encroachment permit as provided for by ordinances and resolutions of the city. In the event any lateral line from the sewer main to the residence is blocked or is causing infiltration of surface waters or are malfunctioning in any other manner, the city shall notify the property owner in writing. In the event the property owner does not commence repair within ten days from such written notice and complete such repairs within forty-five days therefrom, the city shall disconnect the line from the city sewer main and shall notify the property owner and the city or county health officers of such disconnection. Such sewer line shall not be reconnected to the city sewer main until it is repaired and constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications required by the city. In the event of such disconnection of the sewer lateral from the sewer main, the property owner, upon completion of the repairs as provided in this section, may be reconnected to the city sewer main upon payment of all reconnection charges and other charges as required by Section 13.12.040 of this chapter. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 14, 1969)
13.12.120 Service outside city limits.
Service to users outside the limits of the city shall be extended on a fair and equitable basis, as that term is defined and explained in Clean Water Grant Bulletin 54A, promulgated by the State of California Division of Water Quality. Reference is made to the final edition of bulletin Number 54A for particulars, and any resolution or other order of the city council establishing fees or conditions of service shall be in compliance with the guidelines contained in the bulletin. Outside users shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Users shall connect to the city sewer system at such place as shall be designated by the public works superintendent.
B. Pipes, connections and installations of the lines shall be at the sole cost and expense of the user and shall be installed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the city. Upon completion of such installation to the satisfaction of the city, all such lines, connections and installations shall belong to the city.
C. In the event any main extensions to provide such sewer service are required, there shall be installed a minimum six-inch pipe. In the event the public works superintendent and/or the city engineer designate a larger size, the same is to be installed by the user. The user shall pay the total cost for the construction and installation of such sewer main extensions, both inside and outside the city, subject to the reimbursement provisions set forth in this chapter.
D. Repealed by Ord. 680-2011.
E. Repealed by Ord. 680-2011.
F. Repealed by Ord. 680-2011.
G. Repealed by Ord. 680-2011.
H. Repealed by Ord. 680-2011.
I. Costs and charges for use of the city sewer system shall be assessed by the city council by resolution from time to time in amounts not exceeding the actual cost incurred by the city in furnishing service to such outside areas. In determining reasonable costs and charges the council shall give consideration to and shall comply with the guidelines contained in said bulletin Number 54A as promulgated by the State of California, Division of Water Quality.
J. The user shall dedicate such public utility easement or right-of-way as shall be prescribed or required by the city engineer where the proposed main extension exists on private property.
K. The city shall have the right to prevent other persons from connecting to the previously described sewer main extension and no additional reimbursement or payment shall be made to the user for such connection except as specifically provided in this chapter. (Ord. 680-2011 § 1 (part), 2011; Ord. 258 Amd. 1 §§ 2 — 4, 1979; Ord 258 N.S. § 6, 1969)
13.12.130 Screening of sewage.
A. Domestic sewage consisting essentially of human wastes may be passed into the sewer without screening.
B. Industrial wastes must be screened through the equivalent of a screen with twenty meshes to the lineal inch in both directions.
C. The city council may, by resolution, adopt further restrictions regarding the type and manner of industrial waste disposal acceptable in the city sewer system. Highly alkaline acid wastes or wastes containing other materials which may be harmful to the collection system or interfere with the treatment process shall be controlled and regulated by standards prescribed by resolution adopted by the city council. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 9, 1969)
13.12.140 Connection to storm drains prohibited.
No person shall make or cause to be made any connection for the removal of sewage from any premises with the stormwater drains of the city or with any stream or watercourse within the limits of the city. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 3, 1969)
13.12.150 Construction authorization required.
No person shall uncover the public sewer for any purpose or make connection therewith, or uncover for public inspection or for connection any branches thereof or any manhole, lamp hole, flush tank, or house service, unless by consent and under the supervision of the director of public works or his duly authorized agent, and no person shall do or cause to be done any injury of any kind in any manner to any of the appliances or parts of the public sewer. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 2, 1969)
13.12.160 Unlawful discharges.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any rainwater, stormwater, groundwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, yard drainage, including evaporative-type air cooler discharge water, into any sewerage facility which is directly or indirectly connected to the sewerage facilities of the city; generally, no connections shall be made to the sanitary sewerage from inflow sources. (Ord. 258 Amd. 1 § 1 (part): Ord. 258 N.S. § 5 (b), 1969)
13.12.170 Prior resolutions to remain in force.
All resolutions adopted pursuant to the ordinance codified in this chapter or ordinances amendatory thereto in effect upon the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall remain in full force and effect unless and until amended by subsequent resolutions of the city council of the city. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 17, 1969)
13.12.180 Violation—Penalty.
Any person, firm, corporation or association preventing or interfering with any employee of the city in the lawful discharge of his duties imposed by the ordinance codified in this chapter, or tampering with or injuring or destroying the lines or equipment or parts of the sewer system without first complying with all of the foregoing regulations or in any way violating the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. (Ord. 258 N.S. § 19, 1969)