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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. Q -2- 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. —3— Sect ion 28.- SECTION "Section" means a section of this ordinance. Section 29. SEPTIC TANK :j "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 -4- 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. -5- (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 -7- 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. 20 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. 0 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 r. 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 =lo - 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. -I_ 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. r12- 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. —13— 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. —14— 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. -15- 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. -16- 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. 5M 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. -19- 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. • 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. -20- 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 -21- • • 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 - - --- --------------- I-TallUrinals-- ------------------ Floor Drains -------- --- ------ - -- TroughUrinal ----- - -- ------ ---- Pedestal Urinal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Closets or Clinic Sinks - - - - - - - - - - - Sand Interceptor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Units. - 1 - 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. -22- 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 -23- 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 -�4- 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. -25- 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. -26- 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, —27— 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. -28- 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. -29— 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. -30- 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. -31- 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 -32- 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. -33-