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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.)
(Amended by Ord. No. 122,639, Eff. 9/15/62.)
(a) Liability Insurance.
1. Required. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a permit required by 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, will not be issued until the applicant has filed with the City Engineer a policy of protective liability insurance in which the City has been named as insured or coinsured with the permittee. The policy of insurance shall insure the City and its officers and employees while acting within the scope of their duties, against all claims arising out of or in connection with the operations of the permittee, or any contractor or subcontractor of the permittee, pursuant to the permit.
2. Amounts. (Amended by Ord. No. 153,469, Eff. 6/1/80.)
Bodily Injury $250,000 each person
$500,000 each occurrence
$500,000 aggregate products and completed operations
Property Damage $100,000 each occurrence.
$250,000 aggregate
A combined single limit policy with aggregate limits in the amount of $1 million will be considered equivalent to the required minimum limits.
3. Coverage. Such policy of insurance shall provide coverage at least as broad as that provided in the Standard Form approved by the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters, together with such endorsements as are required to cover the risks involved.
(b) Deposits. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,158, Eff. 10/4/08.)
1. Required. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a permit required by Section 64.12 under which an excavation, tunnel or the laying of sewer or storm drain pipe in any public street or public easement is contemplated, will not be issued until the applicant has deposited with the Board not less than $10,000 in cash which shall remain on deposit with the Board for not less than six months from the date of the last permit issued to the depositor thereof. Such deposit will be held to insure the faithful and proper performance of the work and the payment of all charges required by Sections 64.12 to 64.22 inclusive, and the Board is hereby empowered to deduct from the cash deposit all sums due for charges hereunder and for any and all damages accruing to this City by reason of faulty, defective or incomplete work by the permittee.
2. Surety Bond in Lieu of Deposit. Whenever in this section a cash bond in the amount of $10,000 or over is required, the applicant may provide in lieu of such cash deposit, a good and sufficient bond in an amount equal to the amount of such cash deposit, payable to this City, executed by the applicant as the principal and by a reliable surety company qualified to do business in California and the City of Los Angeles, which bond is satisfactory to this City. Such bond shall be deposited with and held by the City to insure the faithful and proper performance of the work and the payment of all charges required by Sections 64.12 to 64.22 inclusive, upon the same terms as those required by the cash deposit, in lieu of which, the bond is executed. The Board is hereby empowered to demand and receive payment from the bond for all sums due for charges hereunder and for any and all damages accruing to this City by reason of faulty, defective or incomplete work by the permittee.
3. Increase in Bond Amount. On July 1, 2009, the amount set forth in subsections 64.15.1(b)1. and 64.15.1(b)2. for both the required cash deposit and surety bond shall increase from $10,000 to $20,000. On July 1, 2011, the amounts for both the required cash deposit and surety bond shall increase from $20,000 to $25,000 and on each July 1 starting in 2012, the amount of both the required cash deposit and surety bond shall increase annually by the percentage amount of the increase in the consumer price index for the previous calendar year rounded up to the nearest $100. Starting in 2012, all current Bonded Sewer Contractors shall be notified each year by April 1 of the new bonding requirements and the need to have a new bond in the correct amount in place by July 1.
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