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(Amended by Ord. No. 164,895, Eff. 6/26/89.)
(a) (Amended by Ord. No. 171,036, Eff. 6/6/96.) There is hereby imposed a sewerage facilities charge which shall be a fee for access to the City’s sewage system based upon a share of the equity of the system. The system equity shall include:
(i) the reproduction cost less depreciation value of the existing facilities; plus
(ii) the applicable portion of sewage system reserve funds; less
(iii) the outstanding debt of the sewage system.
The share of system equity included in the SFC shall be proportional to the flow, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS) of the wastewater discharged into the sewage system from the premises as compared with the total flow, BOD and SS discharged by all system customers.
(b) The sewerage facilities charge rates shall be $344.00 per 100 gallons per day average flow, $159.00 per pound per day of BOD and $147.00 per pound per day of SS from the premises. These rates shall apply for all sewerage facilities charges and credits imposed pursuant to Section 64.16.1 of this Code. Any sewerage facilities charge paid on an installment basis shall be based on the charge rates in effect when the applicant entered into the installment payment agreement with the City. (First Sentence Amended by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
SEWERAGE FACILITIES CHARGE
(Table removed by Ord. No. 170,393, Eff. 3/27/95.)
(c) In the event the premises are to be connected to the City sewer system but the sewage entering such system is treated in the facilities of a Los Angeles County Sanitation District, the sewerage facilities charge shall be 15% of the rates established in Subsections (b), (d), and (f) of this section. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,923, Eff. 7/1/90.)
(d) The City Engineer with approval of the Board shall set the sewage generation factors for various occupancies and for mixed occupancies for the purpose of determining the sewerage facilities charge for new or remodelled construction, or change in use. The operative date of this amended subsection shall be July 1, 1994. (Amended by Ord. No. 170,393, Eff. 3/27/95.)
(e) The Board may require the owner of any property to submit plans, and such other information as it may need to determine the applicable sewerage facilities charge. (Added by Ord. No. 164,895, Eff. 6/26/89.)
(f) For industrial occupancies, the Board shall determine the average wastewater flow for calculation of the appropriate sewerage facilities charge through consideration of metered water delivery data, if available. If not available, it shall consider the peak flow which the occupancy is capable of discharging and the occupancy’s expected operating schedules and practices. It may establish a minimum reasonable operating schedule for use in calculating a minimum applicable sewerage facilities charge. (Amended by Ord. No. 166,980, Eff. 7/6/91.)
(g) (Former Subsec. (e), Relettered by Ord. No. 164,895, Eff. 6/26/89.) The rates fixed by the provisions of this section shall be implemented as follows:
1. All sewerage facilities charges paid on or after the operative date of any amendments to this section shall be at the rates specified therein.
2. (Amended by Ord. No. 170,393, Eff. 3/27/95.) The date for calculating the applicable sewerage facilities charge for a particular project or discharge shall be fixed as follows:
(i) where a sewer connection permit is required, on the date the connection permit is issued;
(ii) where no connection permit is required but a building permit is required, on the date the building permit authorizing the majority of the structural construction is issued; and
(iii) where neither a connection permit nor a building permit is required, on the initial date of the increased discharge which triggers the additional payment.
Where the charge has been paid on or after July 1, 1994 at a certain rate or sewage generation factor, but the connection or building permit referred to in (i) or (ii) above has not been issued, and the SFC rate and/or sewage generation factor changes, the permittee shall pay the additional amount or shall be eligible for a refund, as applicable, when the connection permit or building permit is issued. The amount of the additional payment or the refund shall be the difference between the SFC calculated before and after the changes in rate and/or sewage generation factor. Notwithstanding any other sections of this code, the City Engineer with Board approval is authorized to direct the Controller to make such refunds as necessary.
3. Where application is made for a new house sewer connection permit under Section 64.14(a) of the Municipal Code after a previous permit has expired following its non-extendable two-year duration, and the Sewerage Facilities Charge has been paid at a rate in effect prior to an increase in the charge and the new application is made after such increase, the additional Sewerage Facilities Charge due under the rate applicable at the time of application shall be paid as a condition of issuance of the new permit. (Amended by Ord. No. 168,578, Eff. 3/13/93.)
4. Effective May 1, 1989, the sewerage facilities charge rate to be paid by the property owners for sewer connection on assessment sewer projects will be set at the rate in effect on the date the Ordinance of Intention is adopted by the City Council. The sewer connection must be made within one year after acceptance of the completed sewer by the Board of Public Works. (Added by Ord. No. 168,082, Eff. 8/22/92.)
All sewerage facilities charges collected July 1, 1979, and thereafter, for the City shall be placed and deposited in the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund established by Section 64.19.2 of this Code, such monies to be expended for the purposes set forth in said section and to pay for any refunds, billing, collection and administration costs relating to the sewerage facilities charge. (Added by Ord. No. 151,859, Eff. 2/19/79.)
(Added by Ord. No. 169,864, Eff. 7/17/94.)
(a) Definitions.
1. “LOT” shall mean any parcel, identified by parcel number and situs address on the City’s database of properties damaged or destroyed by the local emergency. This database, compiled by the Department of Building and Safety, is titled “EQ1-94”.
2. “LOCAL EMERGENCY” shall mean the Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994, and subsequent aftershocks, (EQ1-94) declared to be a local emergency under the provisions of Section 8.27 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
3. “RED-TAGGED BUILDING” shall mean a building, all or any portion of which was red-tagged by the Department of Building and Safety as a result of the local emergency and which is so listed in the database of EQ1-94 compiled by the Department of Building and Safety in effect on the date of adoption of this ordinance or as the database is updated through April 17, 1994.
EXCEPTION: “ACCESSORY BUILDING,” as defined in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.03, shall not be included in this definition.
(b) Temporary Waiver of The Sewerage Facilities Charge (SFC). Notwithstanding the provisions of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to the contrary, for an occupying owner or tenant vacating a red-tagged building other than a “residential building”, as defined in the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.03, and temporarily relocating their enterprise to a different site after January 17, 1994 but before January 17, 1995, the Sewerage Facilities Charge due at the time of that relocation, if any, shall be temporarily waived. This waiver shall terminate and the Sewerage Facilities Charge become due and payable within 30 days if the enterprise remains at the different site on January 17, 1996. A waived Sewerage Facilities Charge at a site shall not confer any flow credit to the site which would be applicable to future occupancies.
(Amended by Ord. No. 150,478, Eff. 2/6/78.)
(a) No person shall make, construct, alter, or repair any house connection sewer, bonded house connection sewer, special house connection sewer, industrial waste sewer connection, industrial waste storm drain connection, storm drain connection, or special drainage connection, or any portion of any such sewer or storm drain connections, including sampling maintenance holes, or connect any house sewer, soil pipe, or plumbing to any such sewer or storm drain connections or to a sewer or storm drain under the jurisdiction of the City of Los Angeles, without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Board of Public Works.
(b) Persons desiring to obtain a permit for any of the purposes enumerated in Sections 64.12 to 64.22 inclusive, shall file with the Board a written application therefor signed by the applicant, on printed forms, furnished by it for that purpose. The application shall contain such information as the Board may require. If it appears from the application that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the regulations contained or referred to in this article, governing the doing of such work, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the permit charges required or referred to in Section 64.15.
(c) The Board before granting any permit in accordance with the provisions of Sections 64.12 to 64.22 inclusive, which will necessitate any excavation in, upon or under any State highway in this City or the making of a connection to a sewer or house connection sewer for which a permit is also required from a County Sanitation District, or a political subdivision other than this City, shall require such permit to be presented for inspection.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to require the application for or the issuance of a permit for the purpose of removing stoppages in any house connection sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any part or all of such sewer connection or to excavate in any street or sidewalk or sewer easement in connection therewith.
(e) A permit under which an excavation, tunnel, or the laying of sewer, or storm drain pipe in any public street is contemplated will be issued only to other departments of the City, other governmental agencies, or contractors holding a valid contractor’s license issued by the Contractors’ License Board of the State of California in the classification of A-1 General Engineering, B-1 General Building, C-36 Plumbing, or C-42 Sewer, Sewage Disposal, Drain, Cement Pipe Laying. (Added by Ord. No. 121,900, Eff. 6/4/62.)
EXCEPTION: A permit for making sewer connections at the property line may be issued to any responsible person when in the opinion of the Board, the granting of such permit will not endanger public property or jeopardize the public’s interests.
(f) Any person performing work pursuant to a permit issued under this section shall comply with all the provisions of Section 62.03.1 of this Code. (Added by Ord. No. 150,478, Eff. 2/6/78.)
The provisions of Section 64.12 requiring permits for the construction of house connection sewers shall not be construed to apply to contractors constructing house connection sewers under contracts entered into under proceedings had or taken pursuant to any of the procedure ordinances of this City, or the County of Los Angeles, or the Statutes of the State of California, or other contracts authorized by the City Council, providing for the construction of such house connection sewers.
(Amended by Ord. No. 168,578, Eff. 3/13/93.)
(a) If the work authorized by a permit issued pursuant to Sections 64.12 to 64.22, inclusive, of this Code is not commenced within two years from the date of its issuance, such permit shall expire and be canceled. In the event the permit is revoked, canceled or expires, the City shall retain a portion of the permit fee to defray administrative costs in an amount determined and adopted in the same manner as provided in Section 12.37 I.1. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for establishing fees. If the work authorized by a permit is commenced, it must be prosecuted diligently to completion.
(b) The Board may suspend or revoke the permit at any time in the public interest upon receipt of a written request showing good and sufficient cause therefor by the permittee, the owner of the affected property, or other interested party. Any such action shall not be deemed to release any applicable insurance or surety filed pursuant to Section 64.15.1.
(c) Any Sewer Connection Permit that has not expired by the effective date of this section shall be given an extended duration of two years from the original date of issuance.
(a) An applicant for issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of 64.12 shall pay to the Bureau of Engineering, in addition to all other required fees and charges, the following fees where applicable: (Amended by Ord. No. 184,054, Eff. 3/6/16.)
1. A fee of $273 for every permit seeking a connection to an existing sewer line at the property line or to an existing storm drain or catch basin; and
2. An inspection fee of $2.84 for each linear foot of connection laid, re-laid, or exposing a sewer housing connection pipe or a storm drain construction pipe in any public place or public right-of way. The determination of the total amount of an inspection fee owed pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision shall be determined by an inspection of the site, and the inspection fee owed shall be paid in conjunction with the collection of trench resurfacing charges owed pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (b) of Section 62.05.
(b) Where an applicant for issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of 64.12 seeks to connect to a sewer line that was constructed at no expense to an owner of the property for which the connection is sought, and the purpose of the connection is not to replace any existing house connection sewer, the Bureau of Engineering shall charge and collect, in addition to all other required fees and charges, a fee of $84 for each linear foot of house connection to be constructed. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,054, Eff. 3/6/16.)
(c) No Industrial Waste Sewer or Storm Drain Connection Permit will be issued unless the applicant has complied with the provisions of Section 64.30. When the provisions of Section 64.11.2 or Section 64.16.1 are applicable, no Sewer House Connection Permit will be issued until the applicant has complied therewith. No Special Drainage Connection Permit will be issued until the applicant has complied with all conditions established by the Board. No House Connection Permit (other than for repairs) and no Industrial Waste Sewer Connection Permit will be issued until the applicant has paid a sewerage facilities charge in accordance with Section 64.11.3. (Amended by Ord. No. 140,189, Eff. 5/11/70.)
(d) Where the is no existing Y or opening in the main line sewer, storm drain or catch basin, an additional tapping fee must be prepaid in accordance with Section 64.20 of this Code before any permit will be issued under this section. (Amended by Ord. No. 112,719, Eff. 2/28/59. )
(e) Before any permit is issued pursuant to Section 64.12 under which an excavation tunnel or the laying of sewer or storm drain pipe in any public street, public place or public easement is contemplated, the applicant must have a policy of protective liability insurance and either a cash deposit or surety bond on file with the Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 64.15.1. (Amended by Ord. No. 122,639, Eff. 9/15/62.)
(f) If the Bureau of Engineering or the Bureau of Contract Administration requires inspections for the issuance of any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 64.12 or for oversight of the permitted project, the Bureau of Engineering shall charge and collect Special Inspection Charges pursuant to the provisions of Section 62.05 (a)(1)(cc). (Amended by Ord. No. 182,237, Eff. 9/28/12.)
(g) If the Bureau of Engineering is required, pursuant to issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 64.12 or for oversight of the permitted project, to provide services not ordinarily required with respect to such permits, the Bureau shall charge and collect the actual costs of providing its services and a deposit of such costs as determined and collected pursuant to the provisions of Sections 61.14 and 61.15. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,237, Eff. 9/28/12.)
(h) No permit to connect which is subject to the provisions of Section 64.11.3(c) shall be added until the applicant has provided the City with proof of payment of the sewer connection fee required by the Los Angeles County Sanitation District in whose facilities sewage from the subject property is treated. (Added by Ord. No. 157,145, Eff. 11/22/82.)
(i) (Added by Ord. No. 178,958, Eff. 8/19/07.) There is hereby established, a requirement that the City perform a Sewer Capacity Availability Review (SCAR) when any person seeks a permit to connect one or more properties to the City’s sewer collection system, or proposes additional discharge through their existing public sewer connection, or wishes to obtain a SCAR in anticipation of a future sewer connection and that future connection or that proposed or future development is anticipated to generate 10,000 gallons or more of sewage per day. A SCAR is an analysis of the existing sewer collection system to determine if there is adequate capacity existing in the sewer collection system to safely convey the newly generated sewage to the appropriate sewage treatment plant. All costs incurred by the City in performing a SCAR shall be recovered through a SCAR fee as follows:
1. For any SCAR for a proposed sewer connection or possible future sewer connection and/or proposed development or future development that pursuant to the City’s sewage generation tables will generate 10,000 gallons or more of sewage per day, or proposes to discharge, pursuant to the City’s sewage generation tables, 10,000 gallons of additional sewage per day through their existing public sewer connection, a fee titled “Sewer Capacity Availability Review Fee” (SCARF) to cover the cost of SCAR shall be paid to the Board by the applicant before the SCAR is conducted.
2. The SCAR Fee or SCARF shall be based on the level of engineering analysis and data collection required to complete the SCAR. The SCARF amounts are:
Proposed Sewer Discharge (gallons per day) | SCAR Fee or SCARF |
10,000 - 50,000 | $1,300 |
50,001 - 100,000 | $1,815 |
100,001 - 200,000 | $2,075 |
200,001 - 350,000 | $2,335 |
350,001 - 500,000 | $2,600 |
> 500,000 | $2,850 |
(j) All fees collected pursuant to this section, excluding storm drain revenues which shall be deposited into the General Fund, shall be deposited into the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund established by Section 64.19.2 of this Code, such monies to be expended for purposes set forth in said section and to provide for appropriate refunds relative to such fees. Storm drain revenues are monies collected from imposition of storm drain connection permit fees, special drainage connection fees and those fees imposed pursuant to Subsections (d), (e), as it relates to storm drains, and (g) of this section. (Added by Ord. No. 162,864, Eff. 11/22/87; Former Subsec. (i) relettered by Ord. No. 178,958, Eff. 8/19/07.)
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