(A) Every parcel controlled by one owner shall have a sewer lateral from the parcel to the city sewer system. The city shall not be responsible for any construction, repair or maintenance for any sewer line other than the city's sewer mains.
(B) When a public sewer is constructed by a property owner and offered to the city for maintenance and operation, and said public sewer is not within a public right of way, a public sewer easement shall be granted to the city. Said easement shall be for pipeline purposes and incidentals thereto, including the construction and maintenance of gravity or pressure sewer lines, together with the right of ingress and egress, upon, over, under and across the property it is constructed upon. Current and future property owners shall keep the easement free of permanent structures, debris, parked vehicles or trailers, trees, tall landscaping, or any other objects that could obstruct ingress and egress on, over and across the property.
(C) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner requesting a sewer connection to bring his sewer lateral to the city's sewer main where the connection is to be made.
(D) The connection of the sewer lateral into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing codes as adopted in title 4 of this code, and other applicable rules and regulations of the city. All connections shall be made gastight and watertight. A cleanout shall be installed at the property line. The cleanout shall be in an approved box and shall be easily accessible. The sewer lateral and cleanout shall be maintained by the property owner.
(E) Upon payment of the applicable building, water and sewer fees, the director shall approve the location of all water and sewer connection sites before the necessary permits are issued, and all new connections or changes in existing connections must be inspected by an authorized representative of the city before the sewer and water lines are backfilled.
(F) When a sewer lateral is not available, the installation of the sewer lateral and the connection to the public sewer shall be done only by a contractor licensed by the state of California to do this type of work. Such contractor also shall possess a current business license issued by the city and have on deposit with the city a surety bond in a form approved by the city in the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) to guarantee the faithful performance of all terms and conditions of the city. Construction shall be as follows:
1. The director shall be notified forty eight (48) hours, not including weekends and holidays, in advance before a connection is made to a public sewer, and in no case shall the sewer lateral and connection be covered until the work has been inspected.
2. Construction operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to abutting property owners and the traveling public. The contractor shall furnish, erect, and maintain such lights, signs, barricades, and other devices as are necessary to prevent accidents. The contractor shall obtain all necessary permits to complete the work.
(G) The sewer lateral, whether installed at the time the public sewer is constructed or not, shall be installed and maintained at the sole expense of the property owner. The city is responsible for maintenance only of the public sewer.
(H) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, stormwater drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a sewer lateral which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to a public sewer.
(I) For all industrial zoned and commercial properties that could produce high strength/flow sewage, the owner shall construct a metering/sampling manhole near the property line where the building sewer connects with the service sewer when required by the director. Said metering/sampling manhole shall be constructed in accordance with a standard plan approved by the director and shall be constructed at the sole expense of the owner. For properties currently connected to the public sewer that do not have metering/sampling manholes, the owner shall construct a metering/sampling manhole at his/her expense when directed by the director.
(J) Where there is no city sewer main adjacent to the property line, then it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to extend the public sewer line to the city sewer main in accordance with city standards. (Ord. 1646, 5-8-2012)