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Oxnard, California Code of Ordinances
OXNARD, CALIFORNIA CODIFIED ORDINANCES
PREFACE
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3: EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
CHAPTER 4: PUBLIC PROJECTS; PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING
CHAPTER 5: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 6: EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AND UNFAIR PRICING
CHAPTER 7: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 8: VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 9: ADVERTISING
CHAPTER 10: BINGO GAMES
CHAPTER 11: PERMITS
CHAPTER 12: GAMBLING
CHAPTER 13: ASSESSMENTS, FEES AND TAXES
CHAPTER 14: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15: SUBDIVISIONS
CHAPTER 16: ZONING CODE
CHAPTER 17: COASTAL ZONING
CHAPTER 18: FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 19: PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 20: TREES; SHRUBS
CHAPTER 21: UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
CHAPTER 22: WATER
CHAPTER 23: CABLE, VIDEO, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 24: MOBILE HOME PARKS
CHAPTER 25: SURFACE MINING
CHAPTER 26: OXNARD PERMIT SIMPLICITY ACT
CHAPTER 27: TENANT PROTECTION AND RENT STABILIZATION
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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SEC. 19-41. DISCHARGES OF WASTES OR WASTEWATER INTO THE SYSTEM FROM VEHICLES.
   (A)   Septage may be introduced into the system only at locations designated by the city manager, and at such times as are established by the city manager. Such wastes shall not violate the provisions of division 3 of this article or any other federal, State or local regulation. The city manager may require septic tank waste haulers to obtain IWD permits.
   (B)   Industrial waste or wastewater haulers shall obtain IWD permits from the city manager. The city manager may require generators of hauled industrial waste or wastewater to obtain IWD permits. The city manager also may prohibit the disposal of hauled industrial waste or wastewater. The discharge of hauled industrial waste or wastewater is subject to all other requirements of this article.
   (C)   Industrial waste or wastewater haulers may only discharge loads at locations designated by the city manager. No load may be discharged without prior consent of the city manager. The city manager may collect samples of each hauled load to ensure compliance with applicable standards. The city manager may require the hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to discharge.
   (D)   Industrial waste or wastewater haulers must provide a waste-tracking form for every load. This form shall include, at a minimum, the name and address of the industrial waste or wastewater hauler, permit number, truck identification, source of waste or wastewater, and volume and characteristics of waste or wastewater. The form shall identify the type of industry, known or suspected waste constituents, and whether any wastes are hazardous wastes designated in RCRA.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-27) (Ord. No. 2494)
SEC. 19-42. VANDALISM.
   No person shall willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, tamper with or prevent access to any structure, appurtenance or equipment, or other part of the system. Any person found in violation of this requirement shall be subject to the sanctions set out in divisions 8 through 10 of this article.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-28) (Ord. No. 2494)
SEC. 19-43. DISCHARGES FROM FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRIES.
   (A)   All food service establishments that introduce industrial wastewater into the system shall be required to install an approved grease interceptor device designed to prevent the unlawful discharge of fats, oil, and grease into the system. The grease interceptor device shall be a minimum of 750 gallons and in accordance to city standard plates 400, 413, and 415. The grease interceptor shall be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Maintenance records shall be maintained for a minimum of two years. The city manager may grant variances from the requirements of this paragraph on a case by case basis. The city manager may take into account the following items when determining whether to grant a variance:
      (1)   Size of the restaurant;
      (2)   Type and number of meals served per day;
      (3)   Seating capacity;
      (4)   Dishwashing facilities on-site; and
      (5)   Any other criteria the city manager deems applicable.
   (B)   All automotive related maintenance facilities that introduce industrial wastewater into the system shall be required to install a gravity separation device designed to prevent the excessive discharge of sand, silt, oil, and grease into the system. The gravity separation device shall be a minimum of 750 gallons and in accordance to city standard plates 400, 413, and 416. The city manager may grant variances from the requirements of this paragraph on a case by case basis.
   (C)   All commercial laundries, such as coin-operated facilities, that introduce industrial wastewater into the system shall be required to install a lint removal trap of a size and design approved by the city manager. The lint trap devices shall be cleaned at a minimum of one time per week. All commercial laundries that introduce wastewater into the system shall be required to install a gravity separation device of a minimum 750 gallons and in accordance to city standard plates 400, 413, and 416. The city manager may grant variances from the requirements of this paragraph on a case by case basis.
   (D)   The city manager may maintain an information file available for public use of acceptable designs of grease interceptors and gravity separation devices. These devices shall be designed in accordance with city standard plates 400, 413, 415, or 416. The installation of a design shown in such file or of any design meeting the size requirement set forth in this article or any recommendation of requirements made by the city manager shall not impute any liability to the city for the adequacy of the interceptor or gravity separation device under the actual conditions of use. Such installation shall not relieve the owner or proprietor of responsibility for keeping prohibited substances or substances in excess of the local limits in Section 19-26.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-29) (Ord. No. 2494, 2997)
SEC. 19-44. MAINTENANCE OF GREASE INTERCEPTORS AND GRAVITY SEPARATION DEVICES.
   (A)   Any grease interceptor or gravity separation device required by this article shall be readily accessible for inspection and properly maintained to assure that the accumulations of grease, sand or oil do not impair its efficiency or pass out with the effluent.
   (B)   All persons required to use and maintain a grease interceptor or gravity separation device shall keep records of the pretreatment device cleaning, maintenance and grease removal and provide such reports on request to the city manager. These records shall include the date, the name of the person who cleaned the device and the disposal site of the waste. The report may be reviewed by the city manager at each routine inspection.
   (C)   Persons hauling wastes and wastewater removed from these interceptors or gravity separation devices shall be registered to do so by the appropriate permitting agency.
   (D)   An interceptor or gravity separation device shall not be considered properly maintained if material accumulations total more than 25 percent of the operating fluid capacity.
   (E)   Improper maintenance of any grease interceptors and gravity separation devices or failure to maintain adequate records shall be considered a violation of this section.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-30) (Ord. No. 2494)
SEC. 19-45. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF GARBAGE GRINDERS.
   Pollutants from garbage grinders shall not be discharged into the system except as follows:
   (A)   Wastes generated in preparation of food in a residence;
   (B)   Where the user has an existing garbage grinder and has an approval for that specific use from the city, and agrees to undertake whatever self-monitoring is required to enable the city to equitably determine the charges and fees based on the waste constituents and characteristics. Such grinders must be repaired or replaced as necessary in order to at all times ensure that the waste is shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under normal flow conditions prevailing in the city system. Garbage grinders shall not be used for grinding plastic, paper products, inert materials, garden refuse, or waste products resulting from the handling, storage and sale of fruits and vegetables in wholesale and retail produce establishments, or wastes from plants engaged in the preparation, processing or preserving of foods not intended primarily for immediate consumption; and
   (C)   At any time the property or business changes ownership, excluding residential property, any existing garbage grinders installed on the property must be removed and no new garbage grinders may be installed as a condition of continued city sewer service to the property.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-31) (Ord. No. 2494)
DIVISION 5. INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT SYSTEM
SEC. 19-50. INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER ANALYSIS.
   When requested by the city manager, an industrial user shall submit information on the nature and characteristics of its wastewater within 30 days of the request. The city manager is authorized to prepare a form for this purpose and may periodically require industrial users to update this information.
(`64 Code, Sec. 25-32) (Ord. No. 2494)
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