Sewer lateral inspection in El Cajon: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the El Cajon Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Deadline to comply	Repairs must be done by the deadline set in the notice to repair or replace. Applies: Applies after the director finds deficiencies in the inspection report. § 13.37.060 · code text The notice to repair or replace shall specifically identify the deficiencies to be corrected and shall establish a deadline within which the owner(s) shall complete the required corrective actions.
Fee or permit	A review fee is required, in addition to any other fee in the chapter. Applies: Applies when the sewer inspection report is submitted to the city. § 13.37.050 · code text The inspection report shall be submitted to the city for review and analysis accompanied with a review fee in addition to any other fee required by this chapter. Repairs need a building permit when applicable, followed by a final permit inspection and approval. Applies: Applies if the repairs require a building permit. § 13.37.060 · code text The owner shall repair his building sewer lateral to the satisfaction of the director of public works, and, if a building permit is required for the repairs, the owner shall obtain a final permit inspection and approval of the city building official.
Owner's responsibility	The owner must repair the sewer lateral to the satisfaction of the director of public works. § 13.37.060 · code text The owner shall repair his building sewer lateral to the satisfaction of the director of public works, and, if a building permit is required for the repairs, the owner shall obtain a final permit inspection and approval of the city building official. The owner is responsible only for the part on their property and the part in the public right-of-way. Applies: Applies when the lateral crosses another person's private property without easements. § 13.37.060 · code text If a building sewer lateral traverses private property, without easements, other than the owner's property, the owner shall only be responsible for the repairs to that portion of the building sewer lateral that are upon the owner's property and also to that portion of the building sewer within a public right-of-way.

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El Cajon's code: Repairs must be done by the deadline set in the notice to repair or replace. (Applies after the director finds deficiencies in the inspection report.) (§ 13.37.060).

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