Ordinance - 365e
ORDINANCE NO. 365
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE
OF PUBLIC AND HOUSE CONNECTION SEWERS; INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION SEWERS, SE14AGE PUMP-
ING PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE PRE-TREATMENT PLANTS, DAIRY SCREEN CHAMBERS,
SAND A14D GREASE INTERCEPTORS, SAND INTERCEPTORS, GREASE INTERCEPTORS, AND APPURT-
ENANCES; THE ABANDONMENT OF SEPTIC TANKS, CESSPOOLS, SEEPAGE HOLES, AND DRY PITS;
THE ISSUANCE OF PERMIT AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR, INCLUDING THE FEES
TO PAY THE COST OF CHECKING PLANS, INSPECTING THE CONSTRUCTION, AND MAKING RECORD
PLANS OF THE FACILITIES PERMITTED HEREUNDER; THE FAKING OF DEPOSITS TO ASSURE
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF WORK PERMITTED HEREUNDER; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLA-
TION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, ANDIECLARING THE URGENCY HEREOF, TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. REFERENCE INCLUDES AMENDMENTS
Whenever reference is made.to any portion rnf this ordinance, such reference
applies to all amendments and additions thereto now or hereafter made.
Section 2. SHORT TITLE
This ordinance shall be known as the "Sanitary Sewer Ordinance" and may be
cited as such.
Section 3. DEFINITIONS.
The definitions in this article shall govern the construction of this ordi-
nance unless otherwise apparent from the context.
Section 4. COUNCIL.
"Council" means the City Council of the City pf West Covina, County of Los
Angeles, State of California.
Section 5. CITY.
. "City" means the City of West Covina, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
Section 6. CITY ENGINEER.
"City Engineer" means the Gity Engineer or duly appointed Engineer of work of
the City of West Covina, or his authorized deputy, representative, or inspector.
Section 7. BOILER BLOa'=OFF
"Boiler Blow -off" means the condensed steam or hot water from a boiler when
"blown off" to remove scale and slime or "blown down" for cleaning and repair.
Section 8. CESSPOOL
"Cesspool" means an excavation in the ground which receives the discharge
of a house drain.
Section 9. CHIMNEY
"Chimney" means a vertical section of a house connection sewer extending
either from a vertical tee on the main line or from a long radius 1/4 bend set
vertically at the curb or property line, and in either case suitably reinforced
with concrete.
Section 10. CONDUCTOR OR ROOF LEADER
"Conductor" or "Roof Leader" means any piping which carries storm or rain water
from.any roof or building, yard.or court. The term "Downspout" is usually applied
to the vertical portion.
Section 11. DAIRY WASTES
• "Dairy Wastes" means the waste liquids incident to operation of a dairy, in-
cluding wash water from the milking barn, milk house, bottle wasting equipment,
and similar devices; but excluding any storm or rain water from corrals, roofs;
buildings, yards, or courts.
Section 12. DAIRY SCREEN CHAMBER
"Dairy Screen Chamber" means a screening device as shown on City Engineerts
Standard Plan No. S-S-15..
Section 13. DOMESTIC SEWAGE
"Domestic Sewage" is the water borne wastes associated with human habitations
and may be contaminated with human excreta, offal or feculent matter.
Section 14. EFFLUENT
"Effluent" means partially or completely treated sewage flowing out of any
sewage treatment device.
Section 15. CREASE INTERCEPTOR
"Grease Interceptor" means a device for retaining grease or oil by gravity-
differential.separation.from waste effluent and of a design and capacity approved
• by the City Engineer.
Section 16. HOUSE CONNECTION SEWER
"House Connection Sewer" means that part of the horizontal piping beginning
twenty-four (24) inches from the exterior wall of the building or structure and ex-
tending to its connection with the main line sewer, through which is discharged
sewage.
Section 17. INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION SEWER
"Industrial Connection Sewer" means a house connection sewer through which is
discharged industrial liquid waste.
Section 18. INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE
"Industrial Liquid Waste" means any water -borne waste except domestic sewage.
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Section 19. INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE PRE-TREATMENT PLANT.
"Industrial Liquid Waste Pre -Treatment Plante means any works or device for
pre-treatment of industrial liquid wastes prior to discharge into the public sewer.
Section 20. INSPECTOR
"Inspector" means the authorized inspector, deputy, agent, or representative
of the City Engineer.
Section 21. LICENSED CONTRACTOR
"Licensed Contractor" means a sewer contractor having a valid license issued
pursuant to Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and Professions Code.. State of
California, which license includes the activities listed on permit applied for.
Section 22, LOT
t'Lot" means any piece or parcel of ]and bounded, defined, or shown upon a
plat or deed recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County,
which conforms to -the boundaries of such lot-as'shown upon such recorded map, plat
or deed; provided, however, that in -the event 'any building 'cr structure covers more
area than a lot as herein defined, the term "lot" shall include all such pieces or
parcels of land upon which said building or structure is wholly or partly located.
Section 23. MAIN LINE SEWER
"Main Line Sewer" means any sewer in which changes of alignment and grade
occur only at manholes that provide access for cleaning and inspection. Such sewers
are usually eight(S) inches or more in diameter.
Section 24. ORDINANCE
"Ordinance"i means an ordinance of the City of West Covina.
Section 25. PERSON
"Person" means any individual, firm,`co-partnership,'joint adventure, associa--
• tion,.social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust,
receiver, syndicate, municipality, district or other political subdivision, or any
other group or combination acting as a unit and the plural as well as the singular
number.
Section 26. PUBLIC SEWER
"Public Sewer" means the main line sewer, constructed in a street, highway,
alley, place or right of way dedicated to public use. "Public Sewer" does not in-
clude house connection sewer.
Section 27. SAND INTERCEPTOR
"Sand Interceptor" means a device for retaining sand, silt, grit or other min-
eral material by gravity=differential separation from waste effluent, and of a de-
sign and capacity approved by the City Engineer.
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Sect ion 28.- SECTION
"Section" means a section of this ordinance.
Section 29. SEPTIC TANK
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"Septic Tank" means a structure for treating sewage before disposal in a cess-
pool,-seepage.hole, or leaching system.
.Section 30. SEWAGE
"Sewage" means any water -borne wastes transported by the public sewer except
storm.ewater,-.ground water, roof or yard drainage and includes Domestic Sewage and
Industrial Liquid Waste.
Section 31. SEWAGE PUMPING PLANT.
"Sewage Pumping Plant" means any works or device used to raise sewage from a
lower..to a higher level or.to overcome friction in a pipe line.
Section 32. SOIL PIPE
"Soil Pipe" means any pipe receiving the sewage from one or more water closets
or clinic sinks, with or without connection to any other plumbing fixture, but does
not include house connection sewers as herein defined.
Section 33. SPECIAL WASTE PIPE
"Special Waste Pipe" means any pipe or fitting designed to eliminate direct
connection with the sewer by allowing a free fall of liquid wastes into an approved
plumbing fixture or receptacle which is directly connected to a soil or waste pipe.
Section 34. TEE or T
"Teel' or ''T" means a fitting for a branch, on which the spur joins the barred..
of the pipe at..an angle of approximately 90 degrees.
Section 35. WASTE PIPE
'Waste Pipe" means any pipe receiving the discharge of any plumbing fixture,
except a water closet and clinic sink, but not including house connection sewers as
herein defined.
Section 36. WYE or Y
lWye" or "Y"'means a fitting for a branch on which the spur joins the barrel
of the pipe at -an angle of approximately 45 degrees.
Section 37. SHALL AND MAY
"Shall" is mandatory and "May" is perndssive.
Section 38. DELEGATION OF PWERS.
Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, the City Engineer, or
any other public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed
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by a deputy of the officer or a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer,
unless this ordinance expressly provides otherwise.
Section 39. VALIDITY
If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof, to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application
of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 40'. EXCEPTION MAY BE GRANTED
Whenever the City Engineer is permitted by this ordinance to grant an exception
to any requirement of this ordinance, he shall do so only if he finds that literal
compliance with such provision is impossible or impractical because of peculiar
conditions in no way the fault of the person requesting such exception, and that the
proses of this ordinance may be accomplished and public safety secured by an alter-
native construction or procedure, in which case he may permit such alternative con-
struction or procedure.
Section 41. N1W MAIN LINE S&TERS.
New main line sewers shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance unless
otherwise specifically excepted.
Section 42. NEK PU11PING PLANTS AND INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE PRE -TREAMMT, PLANTS.
New sewage pumping plants and industrial liquid waste pre-treatment plants shall
conform to the requirements of this ordinance unless otherwise specifically excepted.
Section 43. NEW HOUSE CONNECTION SEdERS.
New house connection sewers shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance
unless otherwise specifically excepted.
Section 44. SESM SERVICE FOR LARGE PARCELS.
Where a lot or parcel of land"is of sufficient size that the Zoning Ordinance,
does not prohibit its division into smaller parcels, each of such possible parcels
upon which one or more buildings containing plumbing facilities are located, shall
• be considered as a separate parcel of land. Separate connections shall be made to
the main line sewer from each of such parcels. If the main line sewer does not ex-
tend to a point from which such parcels of land can be served, the property owner
shall construct a main line sewer so that such parcels may adequately be served.
Section 45. EXISTING HOUSE CONNECTION SEMMS.
The following requirements shall apply to existing house connection sewers:
(a) If the construction of,a new house connection sewer is to include any
portion -of an existing drain to a cesspool, septic tank or other means of disposal,
such construction shall be included and accepted only when it meets all the require-
ments for new house connections sewers as defined herein, except that the materials
of construction of the existing portions, used and undisturbed, may not be rejected
because they are not new.
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(b) If an existing house connection sewer is added to, or altered be-
cause of a change of use, such sewer shall be made to conform to the requirements
of this ordinanance which apply to new construction.
(c) No inspection and -test shall be required for the undisturbed existing
portion.of a house connection sewer constructed under permit from the office of
the City Engineer, but any additions thereto, or alterations or extensions
t hereof, shall in all respects conform to the requirements of this ordinance.
Section 46. DAIRY SCREEN CHAMBERS, SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS.
Every dairy screen chamber, grease interceptor, sand interceptor, or sand
and grease interceptor or other appurtenance constructed and connected to the
public sewer shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance therefor, un-
less otherwise specifically excepted.
Section 47. MAINTENANCE OF HOUSE CONNECTION S&M.
All house connection sewers, industrial connection sewers, and appurten-
ances thereto, now existing or hereafter constructed, shall be maintained by
the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition, and all de-
vices or safeguards which are required by this ordinance for the operation thereof
shall be maintained in good working order.
Section 48. MAINTENANCE OF PLANTS, INTERCEPTORS, AND OTHER FACILITIES
The requirements contained in this ordinance, covering the maintenance of
sewage pumping plants, industrial liquid waste pre-treatment plants, dairy screen
chambers, grease interceptors, sand interceptors, sand and grease interceptors, or
other appurtenances, shall apply to all such facilities now existing or hereafter
constructed. All such facilities shall be maintained by the owners thereof in a
safe and sanitary condition, and all devices or safeguards which are required by
this ordinance for the operation of such facilities shall be maintained in good
working order.
This section shall not be construed as permitting the removal or non -main-
tenance of any devices or safeguards on existing facilities unless authorized in
writing by the City Engineer.
• Section 49. REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
The City Engineer may revoke the permit issued to any person, and may dis-
connect from the public sewer any industrial connection sewer which is constructed
or connected without permit or which is used contrary to the provisions of this
ordinance governing industrial liquid waste.
Section 50. NOTICE
The City Engineer shall make every reasonable effort to notify the owner or
occupant of the premises affected by any proposed disconnection and may grant a
reasonable time for elimination of the violation. Notification shall be made by
delivery of a notice in writing, either to the occupant of the premises or to the
record owner of the property as shown upon the last equalized assessment roll for
County taxes. Such notice shall be delivered either by first class mail, postage
prepaid, or personal service.
Section 51. EXCEPTIONS.
Trunk sewers, under the jurisdiction of a County Sanitation District are
exempted from all the provisions of this ordinance with the exception of Sections
76 to 81, inclusive.
Section 52, WHEN SEWER PERMIT REQUIRED.
No -person other than the persons specifically excepted by this Ordinance,
shall commence, or do or cause to be done, or construct or cause to be con-
structed, -or use or cause to be used, or alter or cause to be altered any pub-
- lie sewer, or main line sewer, or house connection sewer, or industrial con-
nection sewer, or sewage pumping plant, or industrial liquid waste pre-treatment
plant, or sand and grease interceptor, or sand interceptor, or grease interceptor,
or dairy screen chamber, or.other similar appurtenance in the'City of West Covina
without first obtaining a Sewer Permit from the City Engineer.
Section 53. INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT.
In addition to the permits required under Section 52, any person discharging
Industrial"Liquid Waste to a main line sewer shall obtain a separate Industrial
Waste Disposal Permit from the City Engineer for each industrial connection sewer.
Section 54. WHEN PERMIT NOT REQUIRED.
The provisions of this ordinance requiring permits shall not apply to the
Chief Engineer of any County Sanitation District of the County of Los Angeles or
to contractors constructing public sewers and appurtenances under contracts
awarded and entered into under proceedings had or taken pursuant to any of the
special procedure statutes of this State providing for the construction of sewers
and the assessing of the expenses thereof against the lands benefited thereby,
or under contracts between the contractor and the City Council.
Section 55. PERMITS NOT TRANSFERABLE
Permits issued under this Ordinance are not transferable from one person
to another and the connection shall not be made any place other than the loca-
tion specifically designated therein except if construction has been fully com-
pleted pursuant to a sewer permit issued pursuant to -Section 52 the successor
in interest of the facilities so constructed needs seo further Sewer Permit to
• continue the use of such facilities.
Section 56. APPLICATION FOR S31IR PERMIT
Any person other than the owner requiring a Sewer Permit shall make written
application therefor to the City Engineer and furnish the City Engineer with a
statement signed not more than 151days prior thereto from the owner of the prop-
erty, or the owner►s agent who has entered into an agreement with the applicant
for construction of the connection, authorizing the applicant to construct a
house connection sewer on said property.
Section 57. APPLICATION BY aINER
The City Engineer may issue a Sewer Permit to the owner of any lot used
exclusively for residence purposes, .to construct his own d omestic house connec
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tion sewer and appurtenances thereto, provided that the owner shall sign each
application for such permit and shall submit therewith (a) legal proof of owner-
ship, (b) a signed statement that no labor will be hired and he will do all of
the work personally, (c) a deposit guaranteeing faithful performance and com-
pletion of the work as provided in Section 73.
Section 58. APPLICATION FORK
The City Engineer shall provide printed application forms for the permits
provided for by this ordinance, indicating thereon the information to be furnished
by the applicant. The City Engineer may require in addition to the information
furnished by the printed form, any additional information from the applicant which
will enable the City Engineer to determine that the proposed work or use complies
with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 59. TAPPING PUBLIC SEWER
When in the opinion of the City Engineer it is necessary to connect a house
connection sewer to a public sewer at a point where no "Y" or 'IT" or "Chimney" has
been installed in the public sewer, a sewer tapping permit for.tapping the public
sewer shall be obtained by the applicant, before the permit is issued for construc-
tion of such house connection sewer.
Section 60. CITY ENGINEER SHALL ISSUE PEMIT
If it appears from the application for any permit required by this ordinance
that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the provisions
of this ordinance, the City Engineer upon receipt of the fees and deposits herein-
after required shall issue such permit.
Section 61. SEWER IN STATE HIGHWAY
The person obtaining a house connection sewer permit from the City Engineer
for the construction of a sewer in a State Highway shall, before commencing work
thereon, obtain a permit f rom the State Department. of Public Works (Division of
Highways).
Section 62. MAIN LINE SEWERS
• Before granting a permit for the construction of any main line sewer or in-
dustrial connection sewer, with or without house connection sewers, the City
Engineer shall check and approve the plans therefor as to their compliance with
City, state and other governmental laws or ordinances, and as to conformity with
the standards of design hereinafter fixed by this ordinance.
Section 63, INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL.
Before granting an Industrial Waste Disposal Permit to any applicant, the
City Engineer shall determine either that -the caste is one which will not damage
or destroy the public sewer or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of
maintenance of the public sewer or retard or inhibit the treatment of the sewage
or is one that can be made acceptable by pre-treatment.
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Section 64. PRE-TREATMENT PLANS REQUIRED
In event pre-treatment or special facilities are required to make the waste
acceptable as under Section 63 provided, the application for an Industrial Taste
Disposal Permit shall be accompanied by three (3) copies of suitable plans show-
ing the method of collection and pre-treatment proposed to be used, and a permit
shall not be issued until said plans or required modification thereof have been
checked.and approved by the City Engineer.
Section 65. PUMPING PLANTS
Before granting a permit for the construction of any sewage pumping plant,
the City Engineer shall check and approve the plans therefor as to their compli-
ance with City, State and other governmental laws or ordinances, and shall require
that the facilities be adequate in every respect for the use intended.
Section 66, SPECIAL HOUSE CONNECTIONS
Permit for a house connection sewer of more than ordinary length or depth,
or to be constructed under unusually hazardous conditions in a public street or
highway, or sanitary sewer right of way, shall be applied for as a main line
sewer permit, and plans therefor shall be checked and approved by the City Engineer.
Section 67. ORIGINAL PERMIT FEE
The City Engineer, before granting any permit for house connection sewer,
industrial connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease
interceptor, dairy screen chamber or other similar appurtenances shall collect
from the applicant a fee of five dollars 45.Q0) for each original permit. For
a permit to tap the public sewer by saddling or.inserting a wye for a house
connection sewer, the City Engineer shall collect a fee of five dollars ($5.00).
Each such fee shall entitle applicant to one inspection only.
Section 68. INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT FEE.
Before issuing an Industrial Waste Disposal Permit as required by this ordi-
nance, the City Engineer shall collect a.fee of ten dollars ($10.00) which fee
shall be separate and apart from any fees or deposits collected or imposed under
• City Plumbing Ordinance, or other City ordinances; or under other provisions of
this Ordinance.
Section 69. ADDITIONAL'INSPECTION FEE
The City Engineer shall collect from the permittee a fee of two dollars ($2.)
for each additional inspection required by this ordinance.
Section 70. ALTERATION PERMIT FEE
Any person desiring to make alterations, additions or repairs (other than
cleaning and stoppage of leaks) t/a house connection sewer, industrial connection
sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, or
dairy screen chamber after it has been inspected and passed shall apply for an
additional inspection permit for said alterations, additions or repairs.
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Section 71. PLAN CHECK FEES
With every request to the City Engineer to check and approve plans as re-
quired under this ordinance, the applicant shall pay the following fees:
(a) For main line sewers, the sum of twenty five dollars ($25.00) plus
four (.04) cents per foot of main line sewer.
(b) For all other plans required to be checked under this ordinance, the
sum of twenty five dollars ($25.00), plus two (2) per cent of the estimated cost
of the facility as determined by the City Engineer,
Section 72. INSPECTION AND RECORD PLAN FEES
Before granting any permit for the construction of a main line sewer, sewage
• pumping plant, industrial liquid waste pre-treatment plant, or a special house
connection, the City Engineer shall collect from the applicant a fee in the amount
of twenty five dollars ($$25.00) plus three (3) per cent of the estimated cost of
the project as determined by the City Engineer to cover the cost of a field in-
spection of the proposed construction and of procuring or preparing record plans.
Section 73. DEPOSIT BY UNLICENSED APPLICANT
With every application to the City Engineer by any person, other than a
licensed house connection sewer contractor having a valid Certificate of Regis-
tration as required by this ordinance, for a permit for the construction of a house
connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and Crease interceptor,
dairy screen chamber, or other similar appurtenance, the applicant shall deposit
with the City Engineer the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) in addition to the required
fee for each permit. If the applicant completes the work in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance, the deposit shall be refunded in the same manner as
provided by law for the repayment of trust moneys. If the applicant fails or
refuses to complete the work as in this ordinance provided, the deposit shall be
forfeited to the City.
Section 74. FORFEIT OF DEPOSIT
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If the work authorized by a permit for a house connection sewer, sand inter-
ceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, dairy screen chamber or
other similar appurtenance is not completed within one hundred tlnrenty (120) days
• from the date of issuance, then such permit shall thence forth be null.and void
and the fee or -deposits therefor paid under provisions of this ordinance shall
be forfeited, and before such work can be started, a new permit shall be applied
for, and the same deposit and fees as hereinbefore fixed for the original permit
shall be paid therefor.
Section 75. PEWITS E)MPT FROM FEE
This ordinance does not require the payment of arty fee where the collection
of such fee is prohibited by Section 6103 of the Government Code or by any other
statute.
Section 76. APPLICATION
Any person requiring a permit to connect a house connection sewer to any
public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to the abutting property, shall
make a written application to the City Engineer giving a description of the lot or
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parcel to be served by the connection and such other information as the City
Engineer may require on printed forms to be furnished for that purpose.
Section 77. CONNECTION CHARGE
The City Engineer may issue a permit to make such sewer connection upon
payment of the fees provided in Section 67 and, in addition"thereto, the pay-
ment of an amount equal to $2.50 per front foot of the lot or parcel sought to
be connected if said lot or parcel is rectangular and has an average depth of
100 feet or more. If the shape of the lot or parcel is other than the usual
rectangular shape or unusual in area and the strict adherence to the above men-
tioned provision would require a property owner to pay an amount not commensurate
with the benefits to be received, the provisions of this section as to the amount
to be charged may be modified as determined by the City Engineer.
is Section 78. FRONTAGE BENEFITED
If only a portion of an abutting parcel is to be benefited by such sewer
connection, the City Engineer may -issue a permit for such a portion described in
the written application in addition to the description of the entire parcel, with
a"statement that prior to the time that sewer service is extended to an additional
portion of the parcel, a written application describing such additional portion
will be submitted to the City Engineer.
The fees for a permit to"make such a sewer connection shall be those pro-
vided in Section 67 and Section 77 calculated on the frontage of the portion
of the parcel for which the permit is issued.
Section 79. PAYMENT IN ADVANCE.
The payment of the charges presently prescribed in -Section 77 shall be
made in advance of the application for permit under Section 67.
Nothing in Section 77 shall be deemed or construed to apply to the issuing
of a permit for the construction of a house connection sewer or an industrial
connection sewer if the lot or parcel sought to be connected, although abutting
on a public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to the abutting prop-
erty, has been duly assessed under special assessment proceedings for a public
sewer unless the sewer connection required provides benefit in addition to the
• benefit received from the sewer for which.the property was previously assessed.
Section 80. FUTURE ASSESa-IENTS
In the event the lot or parcel specifically described in the application
required under Section 76 received additional benefit from any public or trunk
sewer, Section-77rahall not relieve the property owner from future payment of
connection charges as herein provided, nor shall the property be relieved from
the levy of a,special assessment under any special assessment statute of the
State of California for such additional benefit.
Section 81. RECORDS
The City Engineer shall keep a permanent record of all applications
received under Section 76.
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Section 82. COT�JP ETION DEPOSIT
Wherever pre-treatment of sewage is necessary before it can be safely dis-
charged into a sewer and the City Engineer so finds, the City Engineer may re-
quire as a condition to the granting of a permit for a house connection sewer
or industrial connection sewer that the applicant enter into a contract with
the City of West Covina in which he agrees to install those pre-treatment facil-
ities which the City Engineer finds are necessary, and that in addition thereto
the applicant shall file with the City Engineer a corporate surety bond or make
a cash deposit, or both, in an amount sufficient to guarantee, and which guaran-
tees, the completion of the required pre-treatment facility.
The City Engineer may use any portion of the deposit for the construction
or completion of such required facility if the applicant fails to comply* with
his contract to construct such facility.
Section 83. INSPECTION BY CITY ENGINEER REQUIRED
All work done under the provisions of thisordinance shall be subject to
inspection by and shall meet the approval of the City Engineer.
Section 84. NOTICE IN WRITING WHEN READY FOR INSPECTION
Immediately after the work is ready for inspection, and at least twenty four
hours before inspection is to be made, the permittee shall in writing request
such inspection by the City Engineer.
Section 85. WORK SHALL BE UNCOVERED AND CONVENIENT
At the time of the inspection the permittee shall have all work uncovered
and converfent for the City Engineer's examination, and shall give the City
Engineer every facility to make a thorough examination and to apply water pressure
tests as hereinafter provided.
Section 86. NOTICE TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSPECTION
If arXy pipes are enclosed or covered in any way so as to tend to obstruct
a thorough inspection of the sewer construction or installation and the City
Engineer notifies the permittee to remove said obstructions the City Engineer
• need not inspect the work until such obstructions are removed.
Section 87. DEFECTIVE WORK TO BE CORREDTED WITHIN 10 DAYS
Within ten days after the City Engineer notifies the permittee that my work
is defective, either in its construction or material, the permittee shall re-
construct or remove such wurk and make it conform to the provisions of this
ordinance.
Section 88. PEMITTEE TO FURNISH LABOR AND EQUIPMENT
The permittee shall furnish all labor, tools and materials necessary for all
tests. No house connection sewer will be insp ected.unless the required plug and
water for test are available on the job when the City Engineer arrives. Plugs
shall be those designed for operation from outside the fitting.
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Section 89. PLUMBING FIXTURES TO BE CONNECTED TO PUBLIC SEWER
On every lot for which a house connection sewer permit is obtained, as
required by this ordinance; every plumbing fixture requiring drainage shall
be connected to the public sewer, and the City Engineer shall be given oppor-
tunity to ascertain that all said fixtures are connected. If, however, there
be inadequate grade or fall to allow any such fixture to drain to the public
sewer, then the permittee shall, in lieu of such connection, obtain permission
in writing from the City Engineer to dispose of said drainage in a sanitary
and acceptable manner.
Section 90. INSPECTION OF FO111S
All forms for concrete work for industrial liquid waste pre-treatment
plants, grease interceptors, sand interceptors, sand and grease interceptors,
and dairy screen chambers shall be inspected.by the City Engineer before the
pouring of concrete.
Section 91. CERTIFICATE OF FINAL INSPECTION
When it appears to the satisfaction of the City Engineer that all work
done under the permithas been constructed according to, and meets the require-
ments of, all the applicable provisions of this ordinance, and that all fees
and deposits have been paid, the City Engineer, if requested, shall cause to
be issued to the permittee constructing such work a certificate of final in-
spection. Said certificate shall recite that such work as is.covered by the
permit has been constructed according to this ordinance and that said work
is in an approved condition.
Section 92. MATERIALS AND CONSTFUCTION TO MEET STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
All materials used in any work done under provisions of this ordinance shall
be new, first-class material and shall conform to, and the manner of construction
shall meet all the requirements prescribed by this ordinance or by the specifi-
cations for public sewers, designated as "Standard Specifications for the Con-
struction of Sanitary Sewers"', on file in.the Office of the City Engineer and
hereby adopted as the standard specifications for construction, installation and
alteration of both public and house connection sewers, and. all such work shall
be approved by the City Engineer before a certificate of final inspection will
be issued.
The City Engineer may ordertests of any material at the expense of the
permittee, to determine whether such materials meet said specifications.
Section 93. NW PERMIT ON FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION
In the event that the house connection sewer, grease interceptor, sand
interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, dairy screen chamber or other similar
appurtenance fails to pass inspection or if the alterations or additions as in
Section 70 provided, are not completed, the person who obtained the permit shall
obtain an additional.inspection permit within ten (10) days of the date of such
failure to pass -inspection. Nothing in this section Mall require or be deemed
to .require the application for, or the issuance of an additional inspection
permit for the purpose of removing stoppages or repairing a leak in any public
or house connection sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any part or
all of such sewer with other or different materials.
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Section 94. FACILITIES CONNECTED PRIOR TO INSPECTION
In the event that a house connection sewer, industrial connection sewer,
grease interceptor, sand interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, dairy screen
chamber or other similar appurtenance is placed in use and fails to pass inspec-
tion, the permi.ttee shall have ten (10) days in which to make the construction
conform to the requirements of this ordinance. Failure so to do constitutes a
violation.
Section 95. TIME LIMIT ON SECOND INSPECTION PEI�iIT
• If an inspection is not requested on an additional inspection permit Vithin
sixty (60) days from the date of its issuance then such permit shall thenceforth
be cancelled and shall be null and void and a new additional inspection permit
shall be applied for.
Section 96. OVERALL TIPIE LIMIT
All work authorized by an orgi.nal permit, irrespective of the number of
additional inspection permits issued shall be completed to the satisfaction of
the City Engineer within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the
original permit.
Section 97. MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
The City Engineer may inspect as often as he deems necessary, every sewage
pumping plant, industrial liquid waste pre; reatment plant, industrial connection
sewer, house connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and
grease interceptor, dairy screen chamber, dilution basin, neutralization basin, back
water trap or valve , or other similar appurtenances to ascertain whether such
facilities are maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance, All persons shall permit the City Engineer to Pave access to all such
facilities at all -reasonable times. No object, whether a permanent structure, or
a temporary structure, or any object which is difficult of removal, shall be
placed in such a position as to interfere with the ready and easy access to any
such facility. Any such obstruction, upon request of the City Engineer shall be
• immediately removed by the violator at no expense to the City and shall not be
replaced.
Section 98. INSPECTOR'S BADGES.
The City Engineer shall provide badges for sanitary sewer inspectors which
- shall idr,ntify them as such, Inspectors shall display the badge, upon request,
when entering upon the work of any sewer contractor or property owner for any
inspection required under this ordinance.
Section 99. NORK AND PLANS gi ALL C014FORK
All plans required under the provisions of this ordinance for the construction
of main line and house connection sewers shall conform to the standards of design
prescribed by this article. Plans required for all other sewer construction or
installation under the provisions of this ordinance shall conform to the standards
of design on file in the office of the City Engineer.
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Section 100. SIZE OF MAIN LINE SEWER
Main line sewer pipe shall have an inside diameter of not less than eight
(8) inches and shall have sufficient capacity to carry sewage: -from the. area
tributary thereto when computed upon the following basis:
(a) For residential areas, per acre -0.004 tuft, per sec.
(b) For light industrial areas, per acre -0,016 cu.ft. per sec.
(c) For heavy industrial areas, per acre -0.021 cu.ft. per sec.
• (d) Individual plant capacities shall be the determining factor where they exceed
the above coefficients.
The City Engineer shall determine the classifications set forth in subsection
(a), (b), (c), and (d). of this section , and shall approve any modification thereof.
Section 101. VELOCITY
A main line sewer shall be designed to provide a minimum velocity of two (2)
feet per second for pipes flowing one half full, except that the City Engineer
may approve a gradient that will develop a lower velocity if he finds that a
gradient that will develop a velocity of two (2) feet per second is unobtainable.
Section 102. GRADES
The slope of the sewer shall be shown on the plans in feet of fall per 100
feet of horizontal distance expressed as a percentage. Slopes used expressed in
percentages shall be divisible, vithout remainder, by four (4) in the hundredth
column. For example, 0.16% complies with this section.
Section 103. DEPTH OF '27 E
The standard depth for main line sewers in residential districts shall be
six and one half (6,5) feet and in business districts shall be sufficient to
provide a house connection depth of.ten and one half (10.5) feet. Standard
• depth for four (4) or six (6) inch house connection shall be five (5) feet in
residential districts and ten and one half (10.5) feet in business districts
respectively, below the curb grade or grade of center line of street, at the
property line. "Depth" is defined as vertical distance to invert of sewer.
Exceptions to the above minima may be made only on approval by, the City
Engineer.
Section 104. STRUCTURES
Manhole structures shall be placed in the main line sewer at all changes of
alignment and gradient; the maximum distance between structures shall not be
more than three hundred fifty (350) feet. 'All structures shall be designed
according to the standard drawings for structures on file in the office of the
City Engineer.
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Section 105. LOCATION OF SB ER IN STR=1
Main line sewers shall be located within five (5) feet of the center
lines bf the streets or alleys except on major highways where separate
sewers shall be located in the roadway six (6) feet from either curb line.
Exceptions to these standard locations may be made only upon approval by
The City Engineer.
Section 106. LOCATION OF END STRUCTURES
End structures shall be located not less than ten (10) feet up grade, un-
less at end of line, from the down grade lot line of the last lot served, and/or
• carried to within five (5) feet of tract boundary when required by City Engineer.
Section 107. HOUSE CONNECTION SEWERS
Service: Four (4) or six (6) inch house connection sewer service -shall be
provided in the street for each lot and the depth shall be sufficient to pro-
vide a connection to the lowest and/or farthest point of the lot with a cover
of one foot and a grade of not less than two per cent (2%). Four (4) inch
house connection sewers may be constructed to serve properties located in
Single Family Residential Zones only.
Any exception to this requirement may be had only upon approval by the
City Engineer.
Section 108. PIPE STRENGTH
Pipe used for Sewers shall be:
(a) Standard strength for sewers not more than ten (10) feet in depth from
the surface to invert.
(b) Extra strength for sewers more than ten (10) feet and not more than
twenty (20) feet in depth.
(c) Reinforced with concrete cradle or concrete encasement for sewers more
• than twenty (20) feet in depth.
(d) Encased in concrete or placed inside of steel pipe backfilled with sand
for sewers under railways.
(e) Reinforced as required by the City Engineer for sewers under large
conduits or other structures.
Section 109. SUBSTRUCTURES
All substructures v ich will be encountered in the construction Ur which
will be installed As part of the improvement shall be shown and designated on
the plan. Large substructures which require special treatment in the design
of the sewer shall also be shown in the profile.
Section.110. SOIL CONDITIONS
Soil conditions in areas known to have rock, or filled ground, shall be
prospected and the results shown on the profile.
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Section 111. BENCH MARKS
A system of bench marks on U.S.G.S. datum and adequate to'construct the
work shall be shown on the profile.
Section 112. CITY ENGINEER TO ENFORCE
The City Engineer shall enforce all the provisions of this ordinance and
for such purpose shall have the powers of a peace officer.
Section 113. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
• Every person violating any provision of this ordinance is guilty of a
misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of'not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor
more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the County
Jail for not less than five days nor more than six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.'
Section 114. CONTINUED VIOLATION
Each day during which any violation of the provisions of this ordinance
continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided by this
ordinance.
Section 115. CONNECTING SETT IN UNDEDICATED STREET
A person shall not connect or cause to be connected any sewer which has
been, or may hereafter be, constructed, in any street, highway, alley, right
of way or other public place prior to the dedication and acceptance of such
street, alley, right of way, or other public place by the Council on behalf of
the public, with any public sewer of the City unless such sewer first mentioned
shall have been laid uhder the supervision and to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer, and in accordance with all provisions of this ordinance.
Section llb. CONNECTION WITH NEW SEWER REQUIRED
All plumbing affecting the sanitary condition of any existing building or
• other structure located within the boundaries of any lot shall.be connected
with and drained into a public sewer when existing sewage disposal facilities
are inadequate, overflowing, or a menace to public health as determined by the
City Engineer.
Section 1.17, CONNECTION PROHIBITED THROUGH ADJOINING PROPERTY
No connection from any building or other structure shall hereafter be made
to any public sewer if s uch connection or any portion thereof ,be in, under or
upon any lot other than the lot on which building or structure is located, except
a house court, or an auto trailer court as herein defined.
If a lot or parcel of land requiring a sewer connection is so situated that
access to the public sewer is not possible except across some other lot or parcel
of land, a sewer connection may be placed in a recorded easement which includes
the right to day and maintain such connection and is'appurtenant to the lot or
parcel of land to be served by such sewer connection.
Section 118. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SEWER
Except as provided by section 120 a person shall not place, throw or
deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown or deposited -in any public
or house connection sewer, any dead animal, offal, or garbage, fish, fruit or
vegetable waste, or other solid matters, or materials or obstructions of any
kind whatever of such nature as shall clog, obstruct or fill such sewer, or
which shall interfere with or prevent the effective use or operation thereof.
A person shall not cause or permit to be deposited or discharged into any such
sewer, any water or sewage or liquid waste of any kind containing chemicals,
greases, oils, tars, or other matters in solution or suspension, which may,
by reason of chemical reaction or precipitation, clog, obstruct or fill the
• same, or which may in any way damage or interfere with or prevent the effective
use thereof, or which may necessitate or require frequent repair, cleaning
out or flushing of such sewer to render the same operative or which may obstruct
or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of treatment of the sewage.
Section 119. COOLING WATER TO SPOFH DRAIN
A person shall not discharge uncontaminated cooling water or clear wash
water, that is, non -septic or incapable of becoming a public nuisance, into
the public sewer. where it is possible as determined by the City Engineer, to
dispose of such wastes into a stream channel or storm drain in accordance
with the regulations of the County Flood Control District.
For the purpose of this section "storm drain" also includes a storm drain
under the jurisdiction of the City Engineer.
Section 120. DISCHARGING DOIMSTIC GARBAGE
Garbage resulting from the preparation of any food or drir* prepared and
served or proposed to be served in any individual dwelling unit may be ground
and discharged into a main line sewer if it complies as to method of discharge
and fineness with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 1212. COMMERCIAL GARBAGE GRINDERS
• An Industrial Waste Disposal Permit must be obtained f rom the City Engineer
for all garbage grinders or garbage disintegrating machines installed in res-
taurants or commercial food processing establishments.
Section 122. GARBAGE - CONDITION
Garbage resulting from the preparation of food or' drink may not be dis-
charged into any main line sewer unless it is ground to a fineness sufficient
to pass through a 3/8" screen.
Section 123. WASH RACK WkSTE
No person owning or operating a private or public automobile wash rack shall
permit any water or effluent therefrom to flow into any public sewer or house
connection sewer unless such wash rack is roofed over and is equipped with a
standard sand and grease interceptor approved by the' City Engineer. Draihage
from wash rack shall be outletted into storm drain or drainage channel whenever
practicable as determined by the City Engineer.
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Section 12-4. CELLAR AND SHOWER DRAINAGE
Any cellar drain or any shower in a basement or roofed shower in a yard
shall be protected to prevent the admission of sand, detritus, and storm or
surface water into the sewer. When necessary, in the opinion of the City
Engineer, a person shall trap such appurtenances by a sand interceptor con-
structed in accordance with provisions of this ordinance.
Section 125. SPECIAL WASTE PIPE CONNECTION
A person shall not connect any special waste pipe from any establishment
directly to any public sewer or to any house connection sewer leading thereto,
• but such special waste pipe shall discharge into a water supplied sink or
similar plumbing fixture, which may in turn be connected to the sewer.
Section 126. STEAM EXHAUST AND BOILER BLOW -OFF
A. person shall not cause, or permit the exhaust from any steam engine or
the blow -off from any boiler to be discharged directly into any public sewer
or to any house connection sewer leading thereto. Such exhaust or blow -off
shall first be discharged into a water -tight sump which may in surn be connect-
ed to the public sewer.
Section 127. REMOVAL OF, OR INJURY TO SEWER
An unauthorized person shall not remove or cause to be removed, or injure
or cause to injured, any portion of any public sewer, or any appurtenances
thereto, or pumping plants in connection therewith.
Section 128. OPENING MANHOLE
✓ A unauthorized person shall not open or enter, or cause to be opened or
entered, for any purpose whatsoever, any manhole in any public sewer.
Section 129. DUMPING CESSPOOL EFFLUJIN T
Cesspool effluent which does not contain harmful concentrations of indus-
trial liquid wastes, oil, greases, or other deleterious substances, may be
dumped into certain specific manholes when permission in writing is secured
from the City Engineer. No person shall dump cesspool effluent in any manholes
other than those designated by the City Engineer, or do so without permission
in writing. Such permission may be granted only upon application in writing
by a person engaged in the business of disposing of such effluent. Such person
shall, upon request, furnish the City Engineer a statement showing the street
address of each location from which such effluent was obtained and the date and
location of the mahhole used. The City Engineer may refuse to grant such per-
mission to any person who fails to comply with provisions of this ordinance.
Section 130. CLEANING MANHOLES
When cesspool effluent is dumped into a specified manhole under permission
from the City Engineer, it shall be discharged through a pipe or hose in a
manner such that none of the effluent shall be left adhering to the sides or
shelf of the manhole, and if any such effluent is inadvertently allowed to
adhere to the sides or shelf of the manhole the manhole shall be thoroughly
cleaned with clear water.
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Section 131.. CONNECTION CESSPOOLS OR SEPTIC TANKS
A person shall not connect or cause to be connected any cesspool or
septic tank to any public sewer or to any house connection sewer leading
thereto.
Section 132. ABANDONED SEPTIC TANKS AND CESSPOOLS
Upon connection of a house connection sewer to the public sewer, every.
septic tank, cesspool, or seepage hole and dry pit privy hole which has been
abandoned and discontinued from use shall be backfilled solidly with earth
-to the satisfaction of the City Engineer befor e the house connection construc-
tion shall pass inspection.
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Section 133, BACK64TATER TRAPS AND VALVES
In every case where a plumbing outlet or plumbing fixture is installed or
located below the elevation of the top of the curb or the elevation of the
property line an approved type of backwater trap, approved type of backwater
sewer valve, or approved type of ejector or educto r shall be installed between
the outlet and the public sewer in such a manner as to prevent sewage from
flowing back or backing up into any such outlet or plumbing fixture. Every
such trap or valve shall be installed in the basement, or in a box or manhole
of concrete, or cast iron, or other material approved by the City Engineer,
so that it will be readily accessible at all times. The trap or valve shall
be placed only in the drain line serving the fixtures that are located below
the elevation of the above mentioned curb or property line and no drainage
from fixtures located above this elevation shall pass through such trap or
valve.
Section 134. CITY ENGINEER ELPOWERED TO STOP OVERFLOW
Whenever it shall come to the attention of the City Engineer that sewage
is overflowing from any plumbing fixture due to the` backing up of sewage in
the public -sewer, or due to pressure in the public sewer, or due to any cause
whatsoever, except a temporary stoppa �j i is„r}y such plumbing fixture, said
City Engineer may order and require 26%wx` ire to be disconnected and removed
• and the outlet thereto to be plugged up, or capped, or may require that a back-
water trap or backwater sewer valve, required by Section 133 be installed to
prevent such overflow.
Section 135. TEMPERATURE OF EFFLUENT
A person shall not discharge into the public sewer effluent of a temperature
exceeding one hundred forty (140) degrees Fahrenheit.
Section 136. CONTROL OF PH
Before any person shall discharge alkalis, acids or other corrosive or
harmful wastes into the public sewer, he shall control the pH concentration
to the extent which the City Engineer finds adequate.
Section 137. TOXIC SUBSTANCES
All toxic chemical substances shall be retained or rendered acceptable before
discharge into the public sewer.
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Section 138. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
A person shall not discharge any petroleum products into the public sewer.
Section 139. DILUTION OF WASTES
Wastes shall be diluted when and in such amounts as required by the City
Engineer.
Section 140. FLUSHING SEVM CONNECTIONS
Every industrial waste pre-treatment plant shall be equipped with an ade-
quate fresh water supply easily available for diluting and flushing, and all
• sewer connections shall be thoroughly flushed after discharge of each batch of
industrial liquid wastes.
Section 141. MAINTENANCE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRE-TREATMENT FACILITIES
. Every industrial waste pre-treatment facility shall be adequately maintained.
Failure to properly maintain such equipment shall be cause for mediate revoca-
tion of the Industrial Waste Disposal Permit and the industrial connection sewer
permit and disconnection from the public sewer.
Section 142. WATER FROM MILKING BARN
No person shall permit wash water from a milking barnitdcbe- discharged into
the public sewer unless such barn is equipped with a dairy screen chamber design-
ed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 143, RAIN AND SURFACE WATER PROHIBITED
No person shall connect or cause to permit to be connected any roof conductor,
yard drain or other conduit used for carrying off rain or surface water, with any
public sewer or house connection_ sewer leading thereto. No.person shall cause or
permit any indirect connection to the public sewer or house connection sewer lead-
ing thereto by means of which rain or surface waters are permitted to enter said
sewer.
Section 144. VIOLATOR TO REIMBURSE CITY -FOR DISCONNECTION
• Whenever an industrial connection sewer has been disconnected from the public
sewer by the City Engineer forfailure to comply with the provisions of this
ordinance, reconnection shall be made only upon issuance of a permit as elsewhere
in this ordinance provided. Before such permit is issued; the applicant shall
reimburse the City for the cost of the disconnection made, and the City Engineer
may require the installation of a manhole for the purpose of measuring the flow
or for making periodic tests of the wastes from such connection.
Section 145. VIOLATOR TO REIMBURSE CITY FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE CAUSED BY
VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 118 AND 127.
Whenever an industrial sewer connection permittee by reason of violation of
Section 118 -hereof, or any other person by reason of violation of Section 127,
causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer, or any appurtenances
thereto, or pumping plants in connection therewith, he shall reimburse the City
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for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing, and reconstruction of such sewer
made necessary by such violation within thirty (30) days after the City Engineer
shall render an invoice for same.
Section 146. ALL CONNECTIONS SHALL CONFORM
Every connection with a public sewer shall be made in the manner and with
such materials as are prescribed by this ordinance.
Section 147. MEANING OF STREET PROPERTY LINE
As used in this article "street property line" means a building line, where
one has been established by ordinance, otherwise, the street property line itself.
Section 148. KIND AND SIZE OF PIPE
All pipe shall be either clay or cast iron. All clay pipe six (6) inches
or more in diameter, shall be first class vitrified glazed or unglazed. All clay
pipe four (4)inches in diameter, shall be first class vitrified clay pipe ceramic
glazed on the inside. All cast iron pipe six (6) inches in diameter or less, shall
be standard cast iron soil pipe.
That portion of the pipe extending from the public sewer to the property
line, shall -be not less than four (4) inches in:.internal diameter. That portion
extending from the property line to the house or building shall be not less than
four (4) inches in internal diameter, for house connection sewers laid on a grade
of 1/411 per foot or more, and serving one hundred eighty (180) fixture units or
less, as shown in the following table. -
FIXTURE UNIT EQUIVALENTS
Kind of Fixture
Drinking Fountains - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wash Basins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sinks------ --- --------------
Bath and Shower
Laundry Tubs - -
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I-TallUrinals--
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Floor Drains -------- --- ------ -
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TroughUrinal ----- - -- ------ ----
Pedestal Urinal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Water Closets or Clinic Sinks - - - - - - - - - - -
Sand Interceptor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Units.
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- 1
2
2
2
2
2
4
6
6
6
and not less than six (6) inches in internal diameter for all portions df house
connection sewer serving more than one hundred eighty (180) fixture units, with
the following exceptions:
For waste lines only, two,(2) inch cast iron pipe, not,to exceed twenty
five (25) feet in length, may be used to receive the discharge from a vented
waste pipe sized two (2) inches or less.
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Section 149. TRAILER COURT CONNECTIONS
The service or utilities building of a trailer court shall be connected to
the public sewer by a six (6) inch house connection sewer laid on a grade of not
less than 1/4" per foot if it serves more than 180 fixture units, as shown in
Sectiai148. The laterAls through the trailer locations may be constructed with
four (4) inch pipe, laid on a grade of not less than 1/4"' rise, per foot.
The upper end of each run shall be provided with a four (4) inch vent stack
extended at least ten (10) feet above ground, and distant ten (10) feet from the
neighboring property lines.
• Each separate lateral to a trailer location shall be vented when directly
connected to the house connection sewer extending from the service or utilities
building to the public sewer.
The sewer inlets provided for the hose connections from the trailer sinks,
shall be set four (4) inches or more above ground level, and shall be provided at
the base with a 211, 3" or 4" Cast Iron "P"' Trap. All 2" Traps shall be vented.
The branches to these inlets may be made with either two (2) inch cast iron
soil pipe, laid on 1/4'!" rise, per foot, and extending not more than two (2) feet
from the vent to the trap, or, three (3) inch cast iron soil pipe, or, four (4)
inch vitrified clay pipe or cast iron soil pipe, not.to exceed fifteen (15) feet
in length, laid on°1/411; rise, per foot. If laid steeper than 1/4" per foot, or
longer than above provided, they shall be separately vented.
No rain or surface water shall be permitted to enter the sewer through the
inlets.
Vent stacks shall be._ constructed of cast iron soil pipe, below the surface
of the ground. Standard galvanized, wrought iron, or steel pipe, may be used
above the surface of the ground.
Section 150. REDUCER AND REDUCER TEE
A. 'six (6) inch by four (_4) inch reducer shall be inserted in the sewer just
inside the property line when the pipe size is chan ed from six (6) inch to four
• (4) inch. A six (6) inch by four (4) inch by four K) inch reducertee maybe
used at this location to serve as reducer, test tee and clean -out.
Section 151. CLEAN -OUTS
Clean -outs shall be placed in every house connection sewer at the junction
with the soil pipe at the building; at the junction with the main line sewer, or
at the junction of the reducer and the four (4) inch pipe at the property line;
at all changes in alignment and grade, above or below the p6int of change; and
at intervals of not to exceed fifty (50) feet in straight runs. Clean -outs in
straight "nuns longer than fifty (50) feet shall be uniformly spaced.
Section 152. CLEAN -OUTS IN VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE
The clean -out in the vitrified clay pipe house connection sewer shall be
made by inserting either a "T" or "Y" branch in the line with the.clean-out hub
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placed vertically above the flow line of the pipe. A cap of the same material
shall be tightly sealed in the bell of the access or vertical outlet.
Section 153. CLEAN -OUTS IN CAST IRON PIPE
A clean -out in a cast iron soil pipe house connection sewer shall he made
by inserting a single cast iron soil pipe standani "T" or "Y" branch in the line
with the clean -out hub placed vertically above the flow line.of the pipe.
A cast iron ferrule threaded for a three and one half (312) inch plug shall
be lead jointed into the bell of the access or vertical outlet. A brass plug
three.and one half (32) inches in diameter having eight (8) threads per inch
and weighing two (2) pounds eight (8) ounces shall be securely screwed into the
ferrule.
Section 154. ADAPTER
Where a cast iron pipe smaller than four (4) inch connects to the f our (4)
inch house connection pipe a suitable adapter shall be inserted in the line.
Section 155. LAYING PIPE
All pipe shall be laid up grade on -an unyielding foundation, true to line
and grade and with a uniform bearing under the full length of the barrel of the
pipe. Bell and spigot pipe shall be laid with sockets up grade. Suitable ex-
cavations shall be made to receive the bells or collars of the pipe. All adjust-
ments to bring the pipe to line and grade shall be made by scraping away or
filling in under the body of the pipe, and not be wedging or blocking.
Section 156. PLACING VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE
Vitrified clay piping shall not be placed closer than two (2) feet to the
exterior wall of any building or closer than twelve (12) inches to the surface
of the ground at any point in its course.
Section 157. DIRECT C ONNECTION WITH TRUNK SEWER
Whenever a house connection sewer is connected directly to a trunk sewer,
either through a "Y", "T", saddle, house lateral, or manhole thereof, a "side
hand hole trap" or '!running trap" shall be inserted at the point or points of
connection to the house plumbing -two (2) feet outside the building, and the re-
quired "T" cleanout shall be inserted in the line just below the trap.
Section 158. GRADE OF HOUSE CONNECTION FROM PUBLIC SEWER TO PROPERTY
The alignment and grade of a house connection sewer shall be straight from
the public sewer to the street property line and shall have a fall of not less
than one (1) foot in fifty (50) feet towards the public sewer, except where
otherwise permitted in writing by the City Engineer.
Section 159. GRADE OF HOUSE CONNECTION S31ER INSIDE PROPERTY
All house connection sewers shall be laid on straight lines and uniform
grades between cleanouts located as specified in Section 151. Minimum grades of
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house connections shall be 1/4", per foot except where otherwise permitted in
writing by the City Engineer.
Section 160., BENDS OR FITTINGS OR STRAIGHT GRADES
All house connection sewers shall be laid in the most direct feasible
route free of pinched joints or unnecessary bends and fittings, and on a straight
line and uniform grade between clean -outs located as specified in Section 151.
Section 161. DEPTH OF CONNECTION
Where laid within the limits of a public thoroughfare no house connection
• sewer shall be laid less than four (4) feet below the established grade of the
same, or below the surface where no grade is established, except by special per-
mission in writing from the City Engineer.
Section 162. EXCAVATIONS'
All excavations shall have sufficient width to allow proper workmanship and
permit adequate inspection, and shall be supported in the manner set forth in
the rules, orders and regulations prescribed by the industrial Accident Commission
of..the State of California. Sheet piling and other timbers shall be withdrawn in
such a manner as to prevent caving of the walls of the excavation or disturbance
of the sewer pipe.
Section 163. EXCAVATION TUNNELS
Where sufficient depth is available to.permit, tunnels may be used between
open - cut trenches. Tunnels shall have a clear height of two (2) feet above the
pipe, and shall be limited in length to one-half (J) the depth of the trench, but
with a maximum length of eight (S) feet.
Section 164. WET OR SOFT GROUND
Before laying any sewer pipe in an excavation in soft,;, wet or spongy soil,
sufficient gravel or crushed rock to stabilize the subgrade shall be placed in
the bottom of the trench.
• Section 165. AVOIDANCE OF TREES.
Where any portion of the sewer line other than cast iron soil pipe is
located with ten ('10) feet of any tree or hedge the joints of the pipe shall
be entirely encased in four (4). inches of Class «A" concrete or 1:2 mortar.
Section 166. SMIERS UNDER OTHER STRUCTURES
When a house connection sewer line of any pipe other than cast iron is
located under existing or proposed steam or electric railway tracks, existing or
proposed. manholes, storm drains, or other sewer;, or large conduits, it shall be
encased in Class "B't concrete, as shown on Standard Plan No. S-S-3, on file in
the office of the. City Engineer. Pipe laid inside a steel casing jacked under
such structures need not be encased.
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Section 167. WALKING ON OR DISTURBING PIPE
A'person shall not walk upon or disturb the pipe in any manner after the
joints have been made.
Section 168. DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL
Materials excavated in streets and roadways shall be laid alongside of
the excavation and kept trimmed up so-as'to cause as'little incoveniences as
possible to -public travel: -Free access miist be provided to all fire hydrants,
water gates, meters and private drives..' and deans ' shall be provided whereby storm
and waste" water can flow in the gutters- uninterruptedly.'- All material excavated
• in streets and roadways, not required for back -filling, shall be immediately removed
and disposed of by the permittee.
Section 169. PIPE JOINTS
All cast iron pipe -joints shall be caulked and jointed with pig lead to
the satisfaction of the City�.Engineer. All clay pipe joihts shall be made with
approved joint materials to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
Section 170. TAPPING PUBLIC SEVM
- Whenever it'becomes necessary to connect a house connection sewer to a
public sewer at a point -where no "Y" or "T" branch has been installed in the public
sewer, the connection shall be made in accordance with this article by a Licensed
Sewer Contractor and in the presence of an inspector.
Section 171. "Y" & "T" SADDLES
- The "Y" and "T" saddle shall be installed by cutting a'hole in the main
line sewer pipe and fitting the saddle snugly in place, with heavy (12 gage)
galvanized, asphalt painted iron wire bound around the -main line pipe and' the
flange of the saddle. The "Y" saddle shall be placed in'the side of the main
line pipe with the "Y" branch upward at approximately forty-five 45 degrees
from the horizontal and'so poirited-as"to direct the flow from the house connection
sewer down"stream in the public sewer. The "T" saddle shall be placed in the top
• of the main line sewer pipe. "T" saddles shall be used only for the construction
of chimney pipe.
Section 172. CONCRETE AROUND SADDLE
11 After the saddle is in place ah imbedment of dement concrete shall be
placed under and around the mainline sewer pipe and --saddle as -'required for a
standard chimney pipe in accordance with Standard.Plan No.SS-6, on file in the
office of the City Engineer. The inside of the joint between pipe and saddle
shall be pointed with 1:2 cement mortar.
Section 173, WORK SHALL BE WATER TIGHT
Every house connection sewer shall be constructed in such a manner as
to withstand when filled with water A'pressure of not less than two (2) pounds
per square inch without leaking at any point.
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Section 174. WATER TEST
Every house connection sewer shall be tested before being approved, in
that portion extending from the property line to the upper terminus thereof
by a static water pressure test, which shall consist of filling the line or
lines with water and carrying the level of the column of such water to a height
sufficient to develop a pressure of two (2) pounds per square inch at the lower
terminus thereof, and in no event to a height of less than four (4) inches
above the top of the upper terminal end of such sewer; or, in lieu of such
static water pressure test, by a pump test which shall consist of filling such
line or lines with water, capping or sealing each upper terminus thereof, and
applying an air pump at the property line in such a manner as to furnish an
• aggregate pressure of two (2) pounds per square inch in the sewer at the lower
terminus.
Section 175. TESTING IN SECTIONS
If by reason of excessive fall in any such house connection sewer, the
pressure in a static water pressure test exceeds four (4) pounds per square
inch, such sewer may be tested in sections of such length that no such section
nor any portion thereof, will be subjected to a pressure greatdr than four (4)
pounds per square inch.
Section 176. TESTING CEMENT JOINM
In.the event that any joints of any house connection sewer are cemented
with Portland cement mortar no water test shall be made thereof until the ex—
piration of not less than twenty four (24) hours after such joints are made.
Section 177. CONNECTION MUST MEET TEST
No house connection sewer shall be approved if any portion thereof, in—
cluding any fitting, material, work or construction, fails to withstand the
test herein provided for by leaking at any point.
Section 178. RESTUARANT SINKS AND DISHWASHERS
• Every dishwashing sink, dishwashing machine, or other device designed,
intended or used for washing dishes and cooking utensils in any establishment
having a seating capacity of over one hundred and fifty persons at one time
shall be connected to and shall drain or discharge into the house connection
sewer through a grease interceptor unless such sink, machine or other device:
(a) Is equipped with an approved garbage grinder installed in a satis—
factory location, or
(b) Will not discharge appreciable amounts of grease into the public
sewer and the City Engineer so finds.
Section 179. INDUSTRIAL TYPE SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS REQUIRED
Every fowl or animal slaughter house and every meat packing or meat curing
establishment and every sausage casing plant and all equipment in any soap fac—
tory, tallow rendering, wool pulling, hide tanning or hide curing establishment
or other industry from which any considerable amounts of grease, or sand and grease,
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are to be discharged shall be connected with the public sewer through a grease
interceptor, or sand and grease interceptor as hereinafter provided.
Section 180. SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR NOT REQUIRED
The provisions of this article requiring grease interceptors or sand and
grease interceptors do,not apply to:
(a) Any private living quarters.
(b) Any eating establishment having a seating capacity of one hundred
fifty persons or less at one time.
. (c) Any establishment or equipment which will not discharge appreciable
amounts of grease or sand into the public sewer and the City Engineer so finds.
Section 181. DETERMINATION OF SEATING CAPACITY
Seating capacity in establishments serving meals shall be determined as
follows:
(a) If the entire space which can be used for serving meals or lunches is
occupied by tables or by a counter or both, each ordinary table shall be con-
sidered as having a capacity for two persons. Each counter having fixed stools
in front of each two feet or less of length thereof, shall be considered as
having a capacity of one person for every twenty four inches of length.
(b) If any practicable space which can be used for serving meals or lunches
is not occupied by tables or a counter, except as provided in paragraph (c) here-
of, such space shall be considered as having a capacity of one person for every
fifteen square feet of floor area.
(c) In drive in eating places the .frontage where motor vehicles can be
parked for service shall be considered as having a serving or seating capacity
of three persons for each eight feet of such frontage.
Section 182. MINIMUM PERFORMANCE OF CLEASE INTERCEPTORS
• No grease interceptor shall be connected with the public sewer which has a
rate of flow of less than sixteen (16) gallons per minute and a grease retention
capacity of less than eighteen (18) pounds as determined by tests therefor as in
this ordinance provided.
Section 183. MAXIMUM FLOK IN GREASE INTERCEPTORS
No grease interceptor shall be connected with the public sewer which has .
a rate of flow of more than fifty five (55) gallons per minute, except upon
approval by the City Engineer. This restriction shall not apply to a combina-
tion sand and grease interceptor designed to serve any establishment of the
kind mentioned in Section 179, or having a floor area exceeding five thousand
(5000) square feet.
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Section 184. STANDARD PERFORKANCE OF GREASE INTERCEPTORS.
Every grease interceptor required by this article shall have a rate of
flow and a grease retention capacity which are not less than those given in the
following table for the total —number of fixtures discharging there into, to wit:
Total Number
of Fixtures
Required Rate of
Flow per Minute
Required Grease
Retention
Capacity
1 16 Gallons 18 Pounds
• 2 28 Gallons 28 Pounds
3 38 Gallons 40 Pounds
4 55 Gallons 50 Pounds
Dishwe}shers with
Tank Capacity over
16 Gallons 38 Gallons 40 Pounds
Provided, however, that any grease interceptor installed in such a manner
that the inlet- thereto is more than four (4) feet from the nearest outlet of any
fixture discharging into such grease interceptor, measured along the pipe carry—
ing the waste, shall have a rate of flow not less than fifty (50) per cent greater
than that given in the foregoing table.
Section 185. ONE INTERCEPTOR TO FOUR FIXTURES
Not to exceed four (4)'separate fixtures shall be connected to or discharged
into any grease interceptor. For the purpose of this article -the term "fixture"
shall mean and include each plumbing fixture, appliance, apparatus or equipment
required to be connected or discharged into a grease interceptor by any provision
of this ordinance. A double compartment sink shall be considered one (1) fixture.
Section 186. DISTANCE BETWEEN INTERCEPTOR AND FIXTURE
No grease interceptor shall be installed farther ti-a n twenty (20) feet from
. any fixture, appliance or equipment discharging thereinto, measured along the
pipe carrying the waste to such grease interceptor.
Section 187. GREASE INTERCEPTOR MATERIALS AND COVERS
Every grease interceptor shall be constructed of cast iron, cast brass,
aluminum or other material satisfactory to the City Engineer and shall have a
removable cover of like material. The cover shall be of the same size as and
fit snugly into that portion of the grease interceptor in which the grease is
collected,'and'shall be easil.y.removable. No cover shall be fastened in place
with any screw, bolt, or nut.
Section 188. WATER.JACKETS PROHIBITED
No water jacketed grease interceptor shall be approved or installed.
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Section 189. ACCESSIBILITY OF INTERCEPTORS
Every interceptor shall be so installed and connected as to be easily
accessible for inspection and cleaning, with the cleaning outlet above the
level of the wier crest.
Section 190, WATER SEAL
Every grease interceptor or sand and grease interceptor shall have a
water seal of not less than the following depth or amount based on the maximum
diameter of standard weight steel or iron. -.pipe which can be screwed into the
inlet of the interceptor,. to wit:
Diameter of Inlet in Inches.
Depth of Water Seal
2 or less - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1/2 Inches
Over 2and Not Over ----- - - - - -----•-------2Inches
Over and Not Over 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Inches
Over ---,-------------------------4Inches
Section 191. CLEANING INTERCEPTORS
Every grease interceptor or sand and grease interceptor shall be cleaned
by the operator thereof at least once each day when in use, except as otherwise
permitted by the City Engineer.
Section 192. CAPACITY OF SAND AND'GREASE INTERCEPTORS
Every sand interceptor,, grease interceptor or sand and grease interceptor
shall be of proper design and of adequate size to prevent sand or grease, or sand
and grease, " from -entering the sewer. The size and design shall be as approved by
The City Engineer.
Section 193. VENTING INTERCEPTORS
Every grease interceptor or sand and grease interceptor shall be vented.
Section 194. SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR CONSTRUCTION
Every sand and grease interceptor with rated flow of more than fifty five
(55) gallons per minute shall be constructed of Class "A" cement concrete or other
materials approved by'the City'Engineer.. The inside dimensions and thickness of
bottom, side and end walls of such interceptor shall be not less in thickness than
shown on the plan or specified by the City Engineer;.
Section 195. SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR COVER
Every sand and grease interceptor with a rated flow of more than fifty five
(55) gallons per minute shall have a sectional removable top or cover,'capable of
sustaining a live load of not less than one hundred (100) pounds per square foot
for its entire area.
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Section 196. CELLAR AND SHOWER INTERCEPTORS
The walls -and floor of every sand trap for a cellar drain or shower shall
be not less than three_(3)-inches thick, and each trap shall have a cast iron
frame and removable grate cover. The water seal of such trap shall consist of
a cast iron soil pipe elbow set vertically inside the trap and connected to its
waste pipe. A water seal of at least four (4) inches shall be provided and the
minimum size of the waste pipe shall be four (4) inches where the trap is not
vented. Such sand traps shall be cleaned as often as Necessary for their effi-
cient operation and shall be supplied with fresh water to maintain proper seal.
• Section 197. INTERCEPTOR SHALL RETAIN RESIDUUM
Every interceptor shall be so constructed and arragged that flowing wastes
will not wash out or carry away any of the grease or sand previously collected
in such interceptor.
Section 198. DAIRY SCREEN CHAMBERS
Every dairy screen chamber as required by this ordinance shall be designed
and constructed in accordance with Standard Plan No. S-S-15, on file in the
office of the City Engineer. The outside walls of the chamber shall extend at
least six (6) inches above the surface of the ground and no water other than
that from inside the milking barn or milk house, or other dairy building shall
be permitted to enter the chamber. All pipe in the screen chamber shall be
cast iron soil pipe.
Section 199. INSPECTION OF INTERCEPTORS AND CHAMBERS
The City Engineer may make inspections at any reasonable time of all inter-
ceptors or dairy screen chambers on any premises, and shall require that'any
such interceptor or chamber be used and maintained as required by this ordinance,
and be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and may prosecute any person
managing, operating or having control of any such premises, or portion thereof,
for failing, refusing or 'neglection to comply with -the provisions of this ordinance,
using the penal provisions of this ordinance for any such prosecution.
• Section 200. APPROVAL OF CITY ENGINEER
No dairy screen chamber required by this ordinance, shall be installed until
the design and size thereof have been approved by the City Engineer.
Section 201. MAP REQUIRED FOR REIMBURSEMENT
Every person who is to receive reimbursement for sewers to be constructed
which will'serve properties outside of a subdivision under an agreement with the
City Coundil, shall be required to furnish the City Engineer witha map showing
all properties outside of the subdivision benefiting from the sewers to be con-
structed. Said map shall show the dimensions of all parcels affected and the
location'of the proposed sewer. The scale of the map shall be 1" equals 100 ft.
and the map shall be drawn with ink on tracing cloth -on a sheet or sheets with
outside dimensions of 18" in width and 24" in length.
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Section 202. FEE FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT
With each request for reimbursement, the City Engineer shall collect a fee
of twenty=five dollars ($25.00), plus two (.02) cents per linear foot of main
line sewer involved so deternined by the.City Engineer.
Section 203. DECLARATION OF URGENCY
It is hereby declared that this Ordinance is an urgency c>j ordinance for
the immediate preservation Of the public health -and safety and shall take effect
upon its passage. The facts constituting such urgency are as follows: A sewage
system has been constructed for a portion of the City of West Covina, and a city-
wide sewage system is under way. The immediate preservation of the public health
and safety requires that connection be made to said sewage systems without delay
to eliminate unsanitary conditions. The immediate preservation of the public
health and safety also requires that such connection be made in accordance with
the regulations contained in this ordinance and requires that the use of said
sewage system, following such connections, be controlled by the regulations of
✓ this ordinance in order that the public health may not be menaced by the dis-
charge of improper or deleterious substances into said sewage system. It is,
therefore, essential that this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage.
Section 204.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be posted with the names of the members voting for and against
the same in three public places within the City, in the manner required by law
and the ordinances of the City of West Covina, and thereupon and thereafter the
ordinance shall take effect and be in force.
Mayor of the City of West Covina
ATTEST:
• City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meet-
ing of the City Council of the City of West Covina, held on the 1,3th'day of
December, 1954, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES Councilmen Kay - (� R o v�/ r( — V i4 r I j� �J C /L L J my E - v i? s T
NOES: ►.1 o M c.
ABSENT::
City Clerk of the City of West Covina
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
ROBERT FLOTTEN, being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is
the City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California; that he is a citizen of
the United States and over the age of 21 years; that on the )`4 T11 day of Dec-
ember, 1954, he posted three copies of Ordinance No.365 of the City of West
Covina, entitled "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION,
USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC AND HOUSE CONNECTION SEWERS; INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION
SEWERS, SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE PRE-TREAMENT PLANTS,
DAIRY SCREEN CHAMBERS, SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS, SAND INTERCEPTORS, GREASE
INTERCEPTORS, AND APPURTENANCES; THE ABANDONMENT OF SEPTIC TANKS, CESSPOOLS,
SEEPAGE HOLES, AND DRY PITS; THE ISSUANCE OF PERKITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES
THEREFOR, INCLUDING THE FEES TO PAY THE COST OF CHECKING PLANS, INSPECTING THE
CONSTRUCTION, AND MAKING RECORD PLANS OF THE FACILITIES PERKITTED HEREUNDER;
THE MAKING OF DEPOSITS TO ASSURE FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF WORK PERMI^1TED HERE-
UNDER; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, AND
DEr.LARING THE URGENCY HEREOF, TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY", in three public
places in said City, to wit: One at the Police Office, 1+44 West Garvey Blvd.,
one in front of the West Covina School House, and one t he northwest corner
of Puente Street and Lark Ellen Boulevard.
City Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of December, 1954.
Notary Public in and for said County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
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