Angels Camp Municipal Code Art. III Private Sewers and Connections

No person, without previous written authorization from the city, shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

A. No connection shall be made of any kind to the public sewer without first having obtained a connection permit from the city and having paid the inspection and/or connection fee established by the city council. Proof of easements across private property may be required.

B. All applications for a connection permit shall be accompanied by a connection fee and an inspection fee. The amount of the connection fee and the inspection fee shall be set by resolution of the city council. No connection permit shall be granted without prior payment of the fees. (See Chapter 13.20.)

C. Any later increase or addition in the use for which the original connection permit has been issued shall require the payment of additional connection fees and inspection fees.

D. All connection and inspection fees shall be paid in advance. Any fee not paid shall be a lien upon the property to which a connection is made. The owner of the connected property shall be personally liable for payment of the fees. Sewer service may be refused to any property which is delinquent in the payment of any fees.

E. The city may require of any person who applies for any connection permit to file a statement for the guidance of the city council in ascertaining the monthly sewer service charge payable by such person under this chapter. Each statement shall contain such information as may be required by the city. If no statement is filed, the city will determine the classification of the application and set the fee accordingly. All connection permits must be obtained at least five days prior to connection to the city’s sewer system, but not more than one hundred twenty days. In the event the connection is not made, the permit shall become void and the fees refunded, less one hundred dollars as a processing fee by the city.

F. The applicant for the connection permit shall notify the city when the private sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the agent.

G. All inspection and connection fees collected by the city shall be deposited into the appropriate sewer funds.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987; Ord. 360, 1998)

A. All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of any private sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of a private sewer.

B. In the case of sewer service for subdivisions, the following shall apply:

1. When a sewer main is available, the developer will extend the sewer service line to the nearest edge of the property at the expense of the developer.

2. The city may undertake main line extensions of the sewer at the developer’s expense.

3. The cost of the main line extension will be reimbursed to the developer on a pro rata basis as other services connect to the main line within a period not to exceed ten years. However, it is understood that the city will in no event pay to any developer or other person a greater amount than the actual cost of the original installation. By the end of the ten-year period from the date of installation, if the developer has not been repaid in full, the obligation of the city to reimburse the developer shall terminate.

4. The sewer main line shall be installed to the city’s specifications and shall become the property of the city.

C. In the case of sewer service for an individual builder, the following shall apply:

1. The individual builder shall connect to the sewer system at his sole cost and expense.

2. The sewer facilities shall be installed to the city’s specifications and may become the property of the city upon petition by the individual builder or property owner if accepted by the city.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

A separate and independent private sewer shall be provided for every building. All connections to public sewers shall include a cleanout place at the property line or other appropriate location approved by the city.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

Existing private sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the city, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

A. For every private sewer there shall be a wye branch or a connection to the public sanitary sewer approved by the city and a city-approved cleanout installed at or near the property line, between the public right-of-way or easement and the individual premises.

B. The conduit for private sewers in the public right-of-way or easement shall be in accordance with the improvement standards.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

In all buildings in which any plumbing fixture is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by artificial means approved by the agent and discharged to the private sewer at the sole cost of the user.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

The applicant for the connection permit shall notify the city when the private sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the agent.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

All excavations for private sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city. Where sewers are placed in state highways, a letter from the state shall be filed in the city clerk’s office by the applicant stating that all conditions set by the state have been met and that all roadways, pavement, sidewalks, etc., have been restored satisfactorily.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)

All materials or construction methods not otherwise specifically stated in this chapter shall conform to good construction practice and be approved by the city prior to installation.

(Ord. 289 (part), 1987)