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(Added by Ord. No. 173,494, Eff. 9/14/00.)
(A) Violations. Notwithstanding the provisions of the grading or building permit, non-compliance with any provisions of this section and, or the required Covenant & Agreement pursuant to Chapter IX Article I Section 91.106.4.1 Exception 15, shall be considered an infraction and may be punishable in accordance with Section 64.70.07, Subsection A, Subdivision 2 of this article. Each day of non-compliance may be considered a separate violation.
(B) Inspection. Whenever it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce or verify compliance with any stormwater control provision, as imposed by this article, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 1 Section 91.106.4.1 Exception 14, and Chapter IX Article 1 Section 91.106.4.1 Exception 15, the Board of Public Works or its representatives are hereby authorized to enter such property at any reasonable time to inspect for compliance with best management practices and perform any duty imposed by this article and the provisions of Section 91.106.4.1 Exception 14 and 15 of this Code, or other applicable law, provided that:
1. If such property be occupied, the Board of Public Works or its representative shall first present proper credentials to the occupant and request entry explaining their reasons therefor; and
2. If such property be unoccupied, the Board of Public Works or its representative shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control of the property and request entry, explaining their reasons therefor. If such entry is refused or cannot be obtained because the owner or other person having charge or control of the property cannot be found after due diligence, the Board of Public Works or its representatives shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure lawful entry and inspect the property.
(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 181,899, Eff. 11/14/11, Oper. 5/12/12.)
(A) Before review and approval of a set of plans and specifications for checking, the applicant shall pay a Best Management Practices plan check fee.
(B) The fee schedule for providing Best Management Practices plan check services for LID Implementation Plan is as follows: (Amended by Ord. No. 183,833, Eff. 10/3/15.)
DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY | FEES |
DEVELOPMENT CATEGORY | FEES |
Development or Redevelopment less than 500 square feet | Exempt |
Residential, Four Units or Less: | |
Development or Redevelopment greater than or equal to 500 square feet | $200 / Project |
Development or Redevelopment of any size that would create 2,500 square feet or more of impervious surface area and is located partly or wholly within an ESA*; Development or Redevelopment of any size that would create 10,000 square feet of impervious surface area and total one acre or more of disturbed area | $700 / Project |
Nonresidential Use or Five or More Units Intended for Residential Use: | |
Redevelopment that results in an alteration of less than 50% of the impervious surfaces of an existing developed Site | $800 / Project |
New Development or where Redevelopment that results in an alteration of at least 50% or more of the impervious surfaces of an existing developed Site | $1,000 / Project |
* Projects located in, adjacent to, or discharging directly to a designated Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA)
(C) Special Projects. Any project may be categorized by the Bureau as a Special Project and billed for the actual cost incurred by the City. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,125, Eff. 4/2/24.)
(D) Off-hour Plan Check Fee. An applicant may apply to have the Bureau of Sanitation provide plan check services at other than normal working hours. If the Bureau approves an expedited application, the applicant must pay to the Bureau, in addition to the fees identified in Subsection B. of this Section, an additional fifty percent of the fees owed.
(E) All entities, including City Departments and other public agencies, are required to pay the fees identified in Subsection B. of this Section.
(F) Deposits to Fund. All monies collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be placed and deposited into the Stormwater Pollution Abatement Fund established by Section 64.51.11 of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,125, Eff. 4/2/24.)
(G) Applicability. The provisions of this article shall govern an application for a building or grading permit related to a Development or Redevelopment Project after the effective date of this ordinance and as otherwise consistent with this article. The provisions of this article shall also apply to a Development or Redevelopment project for which an application for a building or grading permit has been submitted before the effective date of this ordinance and accepted by the Department of Building and Safety if the associated permit application fees are paid on or after the effective date of this ordinance. An application for a building or grading permit of a Development or Redevelopment Project that has been submitted, accepted by the Department of Building and Safety, and for which the associated permit application fees are paid before the effective date of this ordinance shall be subject instead to the requirements for low impact development and stormwater approval process that existed prior to the effective date of this ordinance. (Added by Ord. No. 188,125, Eff. 4/2/24.)
A. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
1. “Board” shall mean the Board of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles.
2. “Closed Circuit Television” or “CCTV” shall mean the practice of inserting a video camera into a section of sewer pipe or structures to determine the structural condition of a sewer pipe, including Sewer Lateral.
3. “Director” shall mean the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation of the Department of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles or the duly authorized representative thereof.
4. “Owner” shall mean the legal owner(s) of a premises, except when the legal owner is the holder of a mortgage, note or other such security, in which case the “owner” shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the premises with the responsibility for paying property taxes.
5. “Premises” shall mean one or more contiguous parcels of real property under one ownership.
6. “Public Sewer System” shall mean, collectively, all of the facilities involved in the operation of the sewage collection, treatment, and disposal system of the City of Los Angeles or any other public agencies, including land, sewers and appurtenances, pumping stations, treatment works, and equipment.
7. “Sewer Lateral” shall mean any sewer pipe line, or portion thereof, connecting, or proposed to connect, any Premises or part of a Premises with any Public Sewer System.
8. “Sewer Service Charge” shall mean the charge for the receiving, transportation, pumping treatment, and/or disposal of sewage through the sewer system set forth in Article 4.1.
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