Does Pinole require a sewer lateral inspection when you sell a home?

Pinole's code: Cleaning and inspection are required when applying for a new building's certificate of occupancy. (New buildings.) (§ 13.20.050); An inspection is valid for 6 months; after that the city may require a new one before certifying compliance. (§ 13.20.070).

Sewer lateral inspection in Pinole: the local rules

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How long a certificate lasts	An inspection is valid for 6 months; after that the city may require a new one before certifying compliance. § 13.20.070 · code text An inspection shall be valid for a period of six (6) months from the date of the Inspection.
Deadline to comply	Repair may be put off up to 180 days. Applies: Hardship status granted for repair before close of escrow in a non-probate sale. § 13.20.120 · code text If hardship status is granted, the property owner who is selling the property, or the purchaser of such property may request the city to defer the building sewer lateral repair up to one hundred and eighty (180) days.
Fee or permit	An inspection fee is required. Applies: When the video inspection is submitted to Public Works. § 13.20.070 · code text The property owner shall submit a video recording of the building sewer lateral inspection to the Department of Public Works for review along with the designated Inspection fee.
When an inspection is required	Cleaning and inspection are required when applying for a new building's certificate of occupancy. Applies: New buildings. § 13.20.050 · code text The application for a certificate of occupancy for a new building. Cleaning and inspection are required when added plumbing causes a major increase in sewage flow. Applies: Added plumbing that, in the city's sole judgment, causes a major increase in sewage flow. § 13.20.050 · code text The installation of additional plumbing facilities that produce a major increase (in the sole judgment of the city) in sewage flow from the house, building, property or other structure served. Cleaning and inspection are required when a building changes from residential to business, commercial or other non-residential use. § 13.20.050 · code text A change of use of the house, building, property or other structure served from residential to business, commercial, or other non-residential use; or from non-residential, non-restaurant, non-commercial, non-industrial to restaurant, commercial or industrial uses. Cleaning and inspection are required when any part of the lateral is repaired or replaced. Applies: Repair or replacement of any part of the lateral. § 13.20.050 · code text Upon repair or replacement of any portion of a building sewer lateral. Cleaning and inspection are required when the city finds it necessary for public health, safety and welfare. Applies: City finds cleaning, testing, repair or replacement is needed to protect public health, safety and welfare. § 13.20.050 · code text Upon determination by the city that the cleaning, testing, repair or replacement is required for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. Cleaning and inspection are required before close of escrow, or before the transfer deed is recorded if no escrow. Applies: Sale or other transfer, except qualifying family or living trust transfers. § 13.20.050 · code text Prior to the close of escrow upon a sale or other transfer of the house, building, property or other structure served or, if there is no escrow, prior to recording a deed or other document transferring title to the house, building, property or other structure served. No test is needed for a qualifying transfer. Applies: Transfers between family members or into a living trust when the county assessor requires no reassessment. § 13.20.050 · code text A transfer of ownership between family members or into a revocable or irrevocable living trust does not require testing if reassessment of property value is not required by the Contra Costa County Tax Assessor. Cleaning and inspection are required within 180 days after the transfer. Applies: Probate, or transfer on ending a joint tenancy, tenancy in common or similar arrangement. § 13.20.050 · code text In a probate or other testamentary proceeding or in the event of a transfer pursuant to the terms of a joint tenancy termination, tenants in common termination, or other similar instrument, within one hundred eighty (180) days after the sale, transfer or conveyance of the house, building, property or other structure served. The cleaning and inspection requirement for the listed triggering events does not apply. Applies: Buildings built within 10 years of when the rule was enacted. § 13.20.050 · code text Those buildings that were built within ten (10) years or less of the enactment of this chapter; or The cleaning and inspection requirement for the listed triggering events does not apply. Applies: Laterals replaced within 10 years of the triggering event. § 13.20.050 · code text Buildings that have a building sewer lateral that was replaced within ten (10) years of the triggering event provided in subsection A of this section.
Owner's responsibility	The property owner pays for cleaning and inspection. Applies: When a triggering event occurs. § 13.20.050 · code text shall be cleaned and inspected as required in this chapter and at the property owner's expense when any of the following events occur:

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