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Chico, CA Code of Ordinances
CHICO MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHICO
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATIONS1
Title 6 (RESERVED)
Title 7 ANIMALS
Title 8 HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 AIRPORT1
Title 12 PARKS
Title 13 (RESERVED)
Title 14 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Title 15 UTILITY SERVICES
Title 16 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION1
Title 17 (RESERVED)
Title 18 SUBDIVISIONS
Title 19 LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS1
Title 2R ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS RULES
Title 3R REVENUE AND FINANCE RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 5R BUSINESS RULES AND REGULATIONS
Title 8R SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RULES
Title 10R VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC RULES AND PROCEDURES
Title 11R CHICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS1
Title 12R RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BIDWELL PARK AND OTHER PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS1
Title 14R BUILDING IN STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 15R WATER AND SEWERS
Title 16R BUILDING STANDARDS
Title 18R DESIGN CRITERIA AND IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS1
TABLES
Chico, CA Comprehensive Ordinance Table
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15.36.252   Issuance of permits authorizing a change or expansion in the use of premises which are located within the incorporated territory of the city of Chico and which are connected to the city sewer system.
   A permit authorizing the owner of premises located in that portion of the Chico Sphere of Influence within the incorporated territory of the city and already connected to the city sewer system to change, expand or increase the intensity of the use of such premises shall be issued by the director, if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the director determines that all of the following conditions have been met:
   A.   The type and density of any changed or expanded use of the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan; and
   B.   Any additional water pollution control plant capacity fees and sewer trunkline capacity fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter incident to a change in use of the premises have been paid.
(Ord. 2068 §5, Ord. 2364 §279)
15.36.255   Issuance of permits upon a change or expansion in the use of premises located within that portion of the unincorporated territory of the county of Butte within the Chico Sphere of Influence and already connected to the city sewer system.
   A permit authorizing the owner of premises located in that portion of the Chico
   Sphere of Influence within the unincorporated territory of the county of Butte and already connected to the city sewer system to change, expand or increase the intensity of the use of such premises shall be issued by the director if, following the filing of an application for such permit in the manner hereinafter provided by this chapter, the determines that all of the following conditions have been met:
   A.   The type and density of any changed use of the premises are consistent with the Chico General Plan;
   B.   Any additional water pollution control plant capacity fees, trunkline capacity fees and lift station capacity fees assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter incident to a change in use of the premises have been paid; and
   C.   If the premises are connected to the sewer system by way of a connection to the sewerage collection system owned by the city, the owner of the premises has:
      1.   Paid or caused to be paid to the city all of the street facility improvement fees, street facility reimbursement fees, park facility fees, storm drainage fees and other public facility fees which would be assessed and levied upon an owner of premises located within the city in accordance with the provisions of this code incident to a change or expansion in the use of city premises or any building or structure located thereon, less the amount of any similar fees which the owner of the county premises would be required to pay to the county of Butte pursuant to any applicable county ordinance or fee schedule, and
      2.   Dedicated to the public use all of the rights-of-way and other easements and/or undertaken to construct and install an of the streets and other public improvements which an owner of premises located within the city would be required to dedicate and/or construct and install in accordance with the provisions of this code incident to a change or expansion in the use of city premises or any building or structure located thereon, except that the owner of the county premises shall not be required to make any such dedications and/or undertake to construct and install any such public improvements which have been determined by the director to be totally incompatible with the dedication and improvement requirements of the county of Butte.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 1835 §2, Ord. 1971 §9, Ord. 2068 §6, Ord. 2092 §20, Ord. 2364 §280)
15.36.260   Applications for connection permits.
   Applications for a connection permit shall be filed with the public works department in a form approved by the director and shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council, no part of which shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2364 §281, Ord. 2439 §109)
ARTICLE IX. VIOLATIONS
15.36.270   Violations punishable as an infraction.
   Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided by this code.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2130 §6)
15.36.280   Disconnection.
   A.   Upon violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by any owner or occupant of premises connected to the sewer system, including the refusal to pay any sewer service fee, water pollution control plant capacity fee, trunkline capacity fee, sewer main installation fee, or any other fee assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter more than 30 days after such fee becomes delinquent, the director may disconnect such premises from the sewer system.
   B.   Except in the case of a violation which causes a public hazard which can be eliminated or reduced by disconnecting the premises from the sewer system, the director, before disconnecting premises from the sewer system as provided for by this section, shall give notice to all occupants of the premises to be disconnected of the city's proposed action, which notice shall set forth:
      1.   The violation or violations upon which the director bases the proposed action;
      2.   The action which must be taken by the occupants of the premises to abate the violation or violations;
      3.   The date the premises will be disconnected from the sewer system, which shall not be less than ten days following the date of presentation of the notice.
   C.   Premises disconnected from the sewer system as provided for by this section shall not be reconnected to the sewer system until:
      1.   The director finds that the reconnection of the premises to the sewer system and discharge of waste from the premises to the sewer system would not result in a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter; and
      2.   All sewer service fees, water pollution control plant capacity fees, trunkline capacity fees, sewer main installation fees, or any other fees assessed and levied upon the owners or occupants of the premises as hereinbefore provided for by this chapter have been paid in full; and
      3.   The actual cost incurred by the city in disconnecting the premises from the sewer system has been paid in full; and
      4.   The actual cost to be incurred by the city in reconnecting the premises has been paid in full.
   D.   Premises disconnected from the sewer system as provided for by this section are hereby declared a public nuisance and the city attorney is authorized to commence and prosecute an action to abate such nuisance and enjoin occupancy of the premises until they are reconnected to the sewer system.
(Ord. 1735 §l (part), Ord. 2130 §, Ord. 2364 §282)
15.36.290   Action to abate.
   A violation of the provisions of this chapter, other than a failure or refusal to pay any sewer service fee, water pollution control plant capacity fee, trunkline capacity fee, sewer main installation fee, or any other fee assessed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, is declared a public nuisance and the city attorney is authorized to commence an action against the owner or occupants of such premises to abate such nuisance.
(Ord. 1735 §1 (part), Ord. 2130 §8)
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