Chapter 51 — SEWERS

No sewer connection from any building or structure shall hereafter be made to any public sewer, which connection or any portion thereof shall be in, under or upon any lot other than the lot on which the building or structure is located. Exceptions to this requirement may be allowed by the Director of Public Works; provided, that recorded private easements exist across adjoining properties for sewer house connection purposes and the installation of the sewer connection will not, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, be excessively long or be in a location that may be conducive to excessive maintenance. The Director of Public Works shall be provided with a copy of the conveyance granting the private easement after it has been recorded in the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder. ('83 Code, § 13.04.100) (Ord. 845, passed - -82)

SANITARY SEWER AND INDUSTRIAL

WASTE REGULATIONS

Except as provided in this subchapter, the "Los Angeles County Sanitary Sewer and Industrial Waste Ordinance," the same being Ordinance 81-0043, is adopted as the sanitary sewer and industrial waste regulations for the city, hereinafter referred to as the "sewer ordinance" and on file in the Department of Public Works. ('83 Code, § 13.04.010) (Ord. 849, passed - -83)

Whenever, in the sanitary sewer and industrial waste ordinance adopted in § 51.10, the following words and phrases are used, they respectively shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

• BOARD. The City Council of the city.

COUNTY ENGINEER. The City Engineer of the city.

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER. The Health Office of the city.

COUNTY or COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. The city.

COUNTY SEWER MAINTENANCE DISTRICT. The city.

PUBLIC SEWER. All sanitary sewers and appurtenances thereto, lying within streets or easements dedicated to the city, which are under the sole jurisdiction of the city.

TRUNK SEWER. A sewer under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than the city. ('83 Code, § 13.04.020) (Ord. 849, passed - -83)

The sewer ordinance is amended in the manner set out as follows:

(A) Damaged public sewer reimbursement. Section 20.32.690 of the sewer ordinance is amended to include the following paragraph:

In the event that the damaged public sewer is not in a County Sewer Maintenance District, the violator shall reimburse the City within thirty days after the City Engineer renders an invoice for the same. The amount when paid shall be deposited within the General Fund.

• (B) Fees and charges.

(1) Chapter 20.28, Sections 20.28.020 through 20.28.050, Chapter 20.32, Part 2, of the sewer ordinance are deleted. (2) The provisions of Sections 20.36.230, 20.36.240, 20.36.245, 20.36.250, 20.36.260, 20.36.265, 20.36.270, 20.36.280, 20.36.290, 20.36.295 of Division 2 of Title 20 of the Los Angeles Code, in effect on August 14, 1998, fully express the will and intention of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park as to those matters relating to fee and deposits which are contained therein, and are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference. Chapter 20.28, Sections 20.28.02 through 20.28.05, Chapter 20.32, Part 2 of the sewer ordinance are deleted.

(C) The penalty provision set forth in Part 2 of Chapter 20.36 of Division 2 of Title 20 is as follows:

20.36.280 Annual Inspection fee,waste-water sampling and analysis fee and miscellaneous service fee - Payment times - Penalties for delinquency. All inspection fees required by Section 20.36.250 or Section 20.36.270 of this code, wastewater sampling and analysis fees required by Section 20.36.265 and applicable miscellaneous fees required by Section 20.36.270 shall be due and payable on the billing date as established by those sections or by the due date indicated on any invoices issued. Fees not paid within 30 calendar days from the billing date shall be considered delinquent. Delinquent fees shall be subject to a 10-percent penalty fee for each 30-day period beyond the billing date that the fee is due. Permits for which the inspection fee is delinquent for 90 days or more subject to suspension as provided in Section 20.36.160.

('83 Code, §§ 13.04.030 - 13.04.050) (Ord. 849, passed - -83; Am. Ord. 1136, passed 11-18-98)

SEWER PERMITS

Notwithstanding any provisions of the sewer ordinance to the contrary, no person shall make any connection to any public sewer without first obtaining a sewer connection permit therefor, from the Director of Public Works as provided in this subchapter.

('83 Code, § 13.04.060) (Ord. 845, passed - -82) Penalty, see § 10.99

An application for a sewer connection permit shall be made in writing upon a form to be furnished by the Director of Public Works giving such information as he may require, and accompanied by the required fee. If it appears that the provisions of this subchapter will be complied with and guaranteed, the Director shall issue the permit. ('83 Code, § 13.04.070) (Ord. 845, passed - -82)

Whenever the Director of Public Works finds that a sewer connection permit has been requested, by, or on behalf of, the owner of any real property within the city, which property has not borne its just share of the original cost of the installation and construction of the public sewer to which the sewer hookup is desired, either by means of an assessment district proceeding, contract, voluntary contribution, or otherwise, a fee shall be charged for the permit, as set by ordinance of the City Council.

('83 Code, § 13.04.080) (Ord. 845, passed - -82)

Any person aggrieved either by the decision of the Director, pursuant to this subchapter, or with respect to the amount of the fees set by resolution of the City Council in the case of a sanitary sewer connection fee district, shall have the right of appeal from the determination, to the City Council. The appeals shall be taken in the time and manner set forth in § 30.04.

('83 Code, § 13.04.090)