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La Puente, CA Code of Ordinances
LA PUENTE, CA MUNICIPAL CODE
Title 1* GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2* ADMINISTRATION
Title 3 PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
Title 4 HEALTH AND SANITATION
Title 5 BUSINESS REGULATION AND LICENSES*
Title 6 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 7 STREETS*
Title 8 BUILDING REGULATIONS
Title 9 FIRE
Title 10 ZONING
Title 11 DIVISION OF LAND ORDINANCE
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
4.10.040 Calculation of charge.
   (a)   The amount of the annual charge for sewer service to each parcel shall be based on flow and strength studies prepared by Los Angeles County Sanitation District which determines the hydraulic loading and strength characteristics of each customer class. The annual charge for each customer class are as follows:
Customer Class
Unit of Measure
Flow (gallons per day)
COD (pounds per day)
Suspended Solids (pounds per day)
Strength Factor per Billing Unit
Annual Rate per Billing Unit
Customer Class
Unit of Measure
Flow (gallons per day)
COD (pounds per day)
Suspended Solids (pounds per day)
Strength Factor per Billing Unit
Annual Rate per Billing Unit
Residential
   Single family home
Dwelling unit
260
1.22
0.59
1.00
$84
   Condominiums
Dwelling unit
195
0.92
0.44
0.75
$63
   Multi-unit residential
Dwelling unit
156
0.73
0.35
0.60
$50
   Mobile home parks
No. of spaces
156
0.73
0.35
0.60
$50
Commercial
   Hotel/motel/rooming house
Room
125
0.54
0.28
0.48
$40
   Store1
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Supermarket2
1,000 ft.2
150
2.00
1.00
0.79
$67
   Shopping center
1,000 ft.2
325
3.00
1.17
1.44
$121
   Regional mall
1,000 ft.2
150
2.10
0.77
0.76
$64
   Office building
1,000 ft.2
200
0.86
0.45
0.76
$64
   Medical, dental, veterinary
1,000 ft.2
300
1.29
0.68
1.14
$96
   Restaurant
1,000 ft.2
1,000
16.68
5.00
5.29
$444
   Indoor theatre
1,000 ft.2
125
0.54
0.25
0.47
$40
   Car wash
      Tunnel - no recycling
1,000 ft.2
3,700
15.86
8.33
14.10
$1,184
      Tunnel - recycling
1,000 ft.2
2,700
11.74
6.16
10.31
$866
      Wand
1,000 ft.2
700
3.00
1.58
2.67
$224
   Bank, credit union
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Service shop, vehicle3
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Animal kennels
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Gas station
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Auto sales
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
 
Customer Class
Unit of Measure
Flow (gallons per day)
COD (pounds per day)
Suspended Solids (pounds per day)
Strength Factor per Billing Unit
Annual Rate per Billing Unit
Customer Class
Unit of Measure
Flow (gallons per day)
COD (pounds per day)
Suspended Solids (pounds per day)
Strength Factor per Billing Unit
Annual Rate per Billing Unit
Commercial (cont’d)
   Wholesale outlet
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Nursery/greenhouse
1,000 ft.2
25
0.11
0.06
0.10
$8
   Manufacturing
1,000 ft.2
200
1.86
0.70
0.89
$74
   Light manufacturing
1,000 ft.2
25
0.23
0.09
0.11
$9
   Lumber yard
1,000 ft.2
25
0.23
0.09
0.11
$9
   Warehousing4
1,000 ft.2
25
0.23
0.09
0.11
$9
   Open storage
1,000 ft.2
25
0.23
0.09
0.11
$9
   Drive-in theatre
1,000 ft.2
20
0.09
0.05
0.08
$7
   Night club
1,000 ft.2
350
1.50
0.79
1.33
$112
   Bowling/skating
1,000 ft.2
150
1.76
0.55
0.70
$59
   Club and lodge halls
1,000 ft.2
125
0.54
0.27
0.47
$40
   Auditorium, amusement
1,000 ft.2
350
1.50
0.79
1.33
$112
   Golf course and park (structures and improvements)
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Campground, marina, recreational vehicle park
Sites, slips or spaces
55
0.34
0.14
0.22
$19
   Convalescent home6
Beds
125
0.54
0.28
0.48
$40
   Horse stables
Stalls
25
0.23
0.09
0.11
$9
   Laundromat5
1,000 ft.2
3,825
16.40
8.61
14.57
$1,224
   Mortuary, funeral home
1,000 ft.2
100
1.33
0.67
0.53
$45
   Health spa, gymnasium
      With showers
1,000 ft.2
600
2.58
1.35
2.29
$192
      Without showers
1,000 ft.2
300
1.29
0.68
1.14
$96
   Convention center, fairground, racetrack, sports stadium/arena
Average daily attendance
10
0.04
0.02
0.04
$3
 
Customer Class
Unit of Measure
Flow (gallons per day)
COD (pounds per day)
Suspended Solids (pounds per day)
Strength Factor per Billing Unit
Annual Rate per Billing Unit
Customer Class
Unit of Measure
Flow (gallons per day)
COD (pounds per day)
Suspended Solids (pounds per day)
Strength Factor per Billing Unit
Annual Rate per Billing Unit
Institutional
   College/university7
Student
20
0.09
0.05
0.08
$7
   Private school7
1,000 ft.2
200
0.86
0.45
0.76
$64
   Library, museum
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Post office (local)
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Post office (regional)
1,000 ft.2
25
0.23
0.09
0.11
$9
   Church
1,000 ft.2
50
0.21
0.11
0.19
$16
Other
   Clubs, fraternal organization
1,000 ft.2
125
0.54
0.27
0.47
$40
   Commercial miscellaneous
1,000 ft.2
200
0.86
0.45
0.76
$64
   Recreational
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Stores, retail outlet
1,000 ft.2
100
0.43
0.23
0.38
$32
   Utilities
1,000 ft.2
200
0.86
0.45
0.76
$64
1   Bakeries that sell the majority of their products off-site and have wastewater flows greater than 500 gallons per day are classified as industrial waste dischargers.
2   Centralized food processing facilities for distribution to supermarkets are classified as industrial waste dischargers.
3   Radiator shops are classified as industrial waste dischargers.
4   Warehouses that store hazardous chemicals and have floor drains are classified as industrial waste dischargers.
5   Laundries that are not coin operated are classified as industrial waste dischargers.
6   Hospitals that provide acute care service are classified as industrial waste dischargers. Senior citizen housing with individual cooking facilities are classified under the multi-unit residential category.
7   Student residences are classified as rooming houses unless individual units have separate cooking facilities in which case they are classified under the multi-unit residential category.
 
   (b)   The amount of the annual charge shall be reduced by 40% with respect to any qualified senior residence as described herein. Any reduction in the annual charge for any qualified senior residence shall be subsidized with general fund or other non-enterprise revenues.
(Ord. 06-850, 2006)

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