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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0781 ORDINANCE NO. 781 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, USE AND M~AINTENANCE OF PUBLIC AIID HOUSE CONNECTION SEWERS, IliDUSTR~AL CONNECTION SEWERS, SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS, SAlID INTERCEPTORS, GREASE IlfrERCEPTORS, AND APPURTENANCES; THE ABANDON1~~T OF SEPTIC TANlill, CESSPOOLS, SEEPAGE HOLES AND DRY PITS: THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES THEREFOR, INSPECTING THE CONSTRUCTION, P~D ~~KING RECORD PLANS OF THE FACILITIES PERMITTED HEREUNDER: THE MAKING OF DEPOSITS TO ASSURE FAITHFUL PERFOR1~NCE OF WORK PERMITTED HEREUNDER; STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWER AND PROVIDING PENALTIES Fon VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS THERE- OF,'AliD DECLARING THE URGENCY HEREWITH, TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS SECTION 101. REFERENCE INCLUDES AMENDMENTS Whenever neference is made to any portion of this Ordinance, such reference applies to all amendments and additions thereto now or hereafter made. SECTION 102. SHORT TITLE This Ordinance known as the "Sanitary Sewer Ordinance" and may .... be cited as such. SECTION 103. DEFINITIONS The definitions in this article shall govern the construction of this Ordinance unless otherwise apparent from the context. SECTION lQ!. COUNCIL "Council" means the City Council of the City of Arcadia. SECTION 105. CHIEF ENGINEER "Chief Engineer" means the City Engineer of the City of Arcadia, or his authorized deputy, agent or representative. SECTION 106. BOILER BLOW-OFF "Boiler Blow-off" means the condensed steam or hot water from a boiler when "blovin off" to remove scale and slime or "Blown-down" for cleaning and repair. SECTION 107. CESSPOOL "Cesspool" means an excavation in the ground which receives the discharge of a house drain constructed as required by Ordinance No. v"62 (Uniform Plumbing Code). -1- ;J INDEXED ad 7f'/ SECTION 108. CHIMrr.EY "Chimney" means a vertical section of a house connection sewer extending either from a vertical tee on the main line or from a long radius 1/4 bend set vertically at the curb or property line, and in either case suitably reinforced with concrete. SECTION 109. CONDUCTOR OR ROOF LEADER "Conductor" or "Roof Leader" means any piping which carried storm or rain water from any roof or building, yard or court. The term "Dovmspo.ut" is usually applied to the vertical portion. SECTION 110. D01iESTIC SEWAGE "Domestic Sewage" is sewage derived solely from residences, business buildings or institutions. SECTION 111. GREASE IN~TERCEPTOR "Grease Interceptor" means a device for retaining grease or oil by gravity-differential separation from waste effluent and of a design and capacity approved by the City Engineer. SECTION 1~. HOUSE CONNECTION SE)VER "House Connection Sewer" means that part of the horizontal piping beginning twenty-four (24) inches from the exterior wall of the building or structure and extending to its connection with the public. sewer, through which is discharged domestic sewage. SECTION 113. INDUSTRIAL CON1~CTION SEWER "Industrial connection Sewer" means a house connection sewer through which is discharged industrial liquid waste, or industrial sewage as herein defined. SECTION 114. INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE. "Industrial Liquid Waste" means any water borne waste from a manufacturing process or industry, except domestic sewage and uncontaminated cooling water. -2- c~c/. 7 f' / SECTION ll~. INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE "Industrial Sewage" is sewage in which industrial wastes predominate. SECTION 116. INSTITUTIONAL SEWAGE "Institutional Sewage" is domestic sewage from institutions, such as hospitals, sanitariums, or penal or charitable establish- ments. SECTION l~. INSPECTOR "Inspector" means the authorized inspector, deputy, agent, or representative of the City Engineer. SECTION 118. LICENSED CONTRACTOR "Licensed Contractor" means a house connection sewer contractor having a valid Certificate of Registration. SECTION 119. LOT "Lot" meens any piece or parcel of land bounded, defined , or shown upon a plat or deed recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, which conforms to the boundaries of such lot as shown upon such recorded map, plat or deed; provided, however, that in the event anybbuilding or structure covers more area than a lot as herein defined, the term "lot" shall include all such pieces or parcels of land upon which said building or structure is wholly or pSI:' tly located. SECTION 120. MAIN LINE SEWER "Main Line Sewer" means any sewer in which changes of alignment and grade occur only at manholes that provide access for cleaning and inspection. Such sewers are usually eight (8) inches or more in diame ter. SECTION 121. ORDINANCE "Ordinance" means an Ordinance of the City of Arcadia. SECTION 122. PERSON "Person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint adventure, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business -3- trust, receiver, syndica~e, O/1.c;! 7 P / municipality, district or other political subdivision, or any other group or combinatIon acting as a unit and the plural as well as the singular nwpber. SECTION 12~. ~UBLIC SEWER "Public Sewer" means the main line sewer, constructed in a street, highway, alley, place or right-of-way dedicated to public use. "Public sewer" does not include house connection sewer. SECTION 124. SAND INTERCEPTOR "Sand Interceptor" means a device for retaining sand,c;',silt, grit or other mineral material by gravity-differential separation from waste effluent, and of a design and capacity approved by the City Engineer. SECTION 1~:5. SECTION "Section" means a section of this Ordinance unless some other ordinance or statute is mentioned. SECTION 126. SEEPAGE HOLE "Seepage Hole" means a hole constructed as required by the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code for the City of Arcadia. SECTION 127. SEPTIC TANK "Septic Tank" means a structure for treating sewage before disposal in a cesspool, seepllge ho~e, or leaching system, constructed , as required by the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code for the City of Arcadia. SECTION 128. SEWAGE "Sewage" means the water-borne wastes from dwellings, kitchens, restaurants, institutions, stables, dairies, business buildings, and other similar structures, but excluding any storm water, rainwater, surface water, ground water, roof or yard drainage. SECTION 129. SOIL PIPE "Soil Pipe" means any pipe receiving the sewage from one or more water closets or clinic sinks, with or without connection to any other plumbing fixture, but does not include house connection sewers as herein defined. -4- ac/ 7P / " SECTION 130. SPECIAL WASTE PIPE "Special Waste Pipe" means any pipe or fitting designed to eliminate direct connection with the sewer by allowing II free fall of liquid wastes into an approved plumbing fixture or receptacle which is directly connected to a soilor waste pipe. SECTION 13~. TEE or T "Tee" or "T" means a fitting for a branch, on which the spur joins the barrel of the pipe at an angle ~ approximately 90 degrees. SECTION 132. WASTE PIPE "Wllste Pipe" means any pipe receiving the discharge or any plumbing fixture, except a water closet and clinic sink, but not including house connection sewers as herein defined~ SECTION 133. WYE or Y "Wye" or "y" means a fitting for a branch on which the spur joins the ba~rel of the pipe at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. SECTION 134. SHALL and MAY "Shall" and "May" means "Shall" is mandatory and "May" is permissive. SECTION 135. DELEGATION OF POWERS Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, the City Engineer, or any other public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this Ordinance expressly provides otherwise. SECTION 136. VALIDITY If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SECTION~. EXCEPTION WillY BE GRANTED Vfuenever the City Engineer is permitted by this Ordinance to grant an exception to any requirement of this ordinance, he shall do so only if he finds that literal compliance with such provision is impossible or impractical because of peculiar conditions in no JJWa:f f.1'/ -5- /7A-0I, -;7 d the fault of the person requesting such exception, and that the purposes of this ordinance may be accomplished and public safety secured by an alternative construction or procedure, in which case he may peI~it such alternative construction or procedure. ARTICLE I~. SECTION 201. SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS NEW MAIN LINE SEWERS New main line sewers shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance unless otherwise specifically excepted. SECTION 202. NEW HOUSE CONNECTION Sffi'illRS New house connection sewers shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance unless otherwise specifically excepted. SECTION 203. EXISTING HOUSE CONNECTION SffiVERS The following requirements shall apply to existing house connection sewers: (a) If the construction of a new house connection sewer is to include any portion of an existing drain to a cesspool, septic tank or other means of disposal, such construction shall be included and accepted only when it meets all the requirements for new house connections sewers as defined herein, except that the materials of construction of the existing portions, used and undisturbed, may hot be rejected b'~cause they are not new. (b) If an existing house connection sewer is added to, or altered because 0 f a change of use, such sewer shall be made to conform to the requirements of this ordinance which apply to new construction. (c) No inspection and test shall be required for the undisturbed existing portion of a house connection sewer constructed under permit from the office of the City Engineer, but any additions thereto, or alterations or extensions thereof, shall in all respects conform to the requirements of this ordinance. -6- " aJ 7P/ SECTION 204., SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS Every grease interceptor, sand interceptor, or sand and grease intercep~or or other appurtenance constructed and connected to the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of this Ordinance therefor, unless otherwise specifically excepted. SECTION 205. MAIl~ENANCE OF HOUSE COln~ECTION SEWER All house connection sewers, industrial connection sewers, and appurtenances thereto, now existing or hereafter constructed, shall be maintained by the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices or safeguards which are required by this ordinance for the operation thereof shall be maintained in good working order. SECTION 206. ~~INTENANCE OF PLANTS, INTERCEPTORS, AbID OTHER FACILITIES The requirements contained in this ordinance, covering the maintenance of sanitary grease interceptors, sand interceptors, sand and grease interceptors, or other appurtenances, shall apply to all such facilities now existing or hereafter constructed. All such facilities shall be maintained by the owners thereof in a safe and sani- tnry condition.. and all devices or safeguards which are required by this ordinance for the operation of such facilities shall be maintained in good working order. This section shall not be construed as permitting the removal or non-maintenance of any devices or safeguards on existing facilities unless authorized in writing by the City Engineer. SECTION 207. REVOCATION OF PERMITS The City Engineer may revoke the permit issued to any person, and may disconnect from the public sewer any industrial conne~tion sewer which is constructed or connected without permit or which is used contrary to the provisions of this ordinance governing industrial li~uid waste or industrial sewage disposal. -7- aJ 79 / SECTION 208. NOTICE The City Engineer shall make every reasonable effort to notify the owner or occupant of the premises affected by any proposed disconnection and may grant a reasonable time for elimination of the violation. Notification shall be made by delivery of a notice in writing, either to the occupant of the pre- mises or to the record owner of the property as shown upon the last equalized assessment roll for County taxes. Such notice shall be delivered either by first class mail, postage prepaid, or personal service. ARTICLE III. PERMITS AND PLANS SECTION 301. V'IHEN PERMIT REQUIRED No person, other than persons specifically excepted by this ordinance, shall commence, or do or cause to be done, or construct at or cause to be constructed, or use or cause to be used, or later or cause to be altered any public sewer, or main line sewer, or house connection sewer, or industrial connection sewer, or sand and grease interceptor, or sand interceptor, or grease interceptor, or other similar appurtenance, in the City of Arcadia without first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer. Such a permit is not required for installation of a sand and grease interceptor or sand interceptor and/or grease' interceptor, if a permit has been issued for such construction pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code for the City of Arcadia. SECTION 302. PERMITS NOT TRANSFERABLE Permits issued under this ordinance are not transferable from one person to another, and connections shall not be made at any place other than the location specifically design$ed therein. SECTION 303. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT Any person requiring a permit under the provisions of this ordinance shall make written application therefor to the City EnginE1er, giving such information as said City Engineer may require. The City Engineer shall provide printed application forms for the various types -8- O/L-d 7PJ of work permitted under this ordinance, indicating thereon the in- formation to be furnished by the applicant. The City Engineer may require, in addition to the information furnished by the printed form, any additional information f rom the applicant which wiLl, enable the City Engineer to determine that the proposed work complies with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 304. APPLICATION BY OV~ ~\tt.W;)t.\) 1 ~ s: ()R\)'~o. used The City Engineer may issue a permit to the owner of any lot exclusively for residence purposes, to construct his own domestic Mlt.~\';)t.\) house connection sewer and appurtenances thereto, provided that the~R\).~O. 1tS owner shall sign each application for such permit and shall submit therewith (a) legal proof of ownership, (b), a signed statement that no labor will be hired and he will do all of the work personally, and completion of the work as provided in Ordinance No. 762. SECTION 305. TAPPING PUBLIC SEVWR When in the opinion of the City Engineer it is necessary to connect II house connection sewer to a public sewer at a point where no "y" or "T" or "Chimney" has been installed in the public sewer, a sewer tapping permit for tapping the public sewer shall be obtained by the applicant, before the permit is issued for construction of such house connection sewer. SECTION 306. CITY ENGINEER SHALL ISSUE PERMIT If it appears from the application for any permit required by this ordinance that the work to be per~ormed thereunder is to be done according to the provisions of this ordinance, the City Engineer upon receipt of the fees and deposits hereinafter required shall issue such permit. SECTION 307. SIDVER IN STATE HIGHWAY The person obtaining a house connection sewer permit from the City Engineer for the construction of a sewer in a State Highway shall, before commencing work thereon, obtain a permit from the State Depart- ment of Public Works (Division of Highways). -9- OA-d 7r/ SECTION 308. MAIN LINE SEWERS Before granting a permit for the construction of any main line sewer or industrial connection sewer, with or without house connection sewers, the City Engineer shall check and approve the plans therefor as to their compliance with county, state and other governmental laws or ordinances, and as to conformity with the standards of design hereinafter fixed by this ordinance. SECTION 309. INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTE AND INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL Before granting a permit to any applicant to discharge any industrial liquid waste or industrial sewage into the public sewer the City Engineer shall determine either that the waste is one which will not damage or destroy the public sewer or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of maintenance of the public sewer or retard or inhibit the treatment of the sewage, or is one that can be made accep't- able by pre-treatment. SECTION 310. SPECIAL HOUSE CONNECTIONS Permit for a house connection sewer of more than ordinary length or depth, or to be constructed under unusually hazardous conditions in a public street or highway, or sanitary sewer right-of-w~, shall be applied for as a main line sewer permit, and plans therefor shall be checked and approved by the CityEngineer. ARTICLE N. FEES AND DEPOSITS SECTION 401. ORIGINAL PERMIT FEE The City Engineer, before granting any permit for house connection sewer, industrial connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease inter- ceptor, sand and grease interceptor, or other similar appurtenances shall collect from the applicant a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each original permit. For a permit to tap the public sewer by saddling or inserting a vqe for a house connection sewer, the City Engineer shall collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00). Each such fee shall enti tle appl:Lcant to one inspec tion only. -10- U.A-d '7 P/ SECTION 40~. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FEE The City Engineer shall collect from the permittee a fee of one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) for each additional in- spection required by this ordinance. SECTION 403. ALTERATION PER1UT FEE Any person desiring to make alterations, additions or repairs (other than cleaning and stoppage of leaks) to a house connection sewer, indust~ial connection sewer, smd interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, after it has been inspected and passed shall apply for an additional inspection permit for said alterations, additions or repairs. SECTION 404. RECORD OF FEES The city Engineer shall keep in proper books a permanent and accurate account of all fees received under this ordinance, giving the narnes and addresses of the persons on whose accounts the same were paid, and the date and amount thereof, which books shall be open to public inspection. The City Engineer shall pay all fees received by him into the City Treasury during the current month. SECTION 405. RECORD OF DEPOSITS The City Engineer shall keep a permanent and accurate account of all deposits received under this ordinance, giving the names and addresses of' the persons upon whose accounts the same were deposited, the date and amount thereof and the number of the permits granted, if any. SECTION 406. PERMITS EXEMPT FROM FEE This ordinance does not require the payment of any fee where the collection of such fee is prohibited by Section 6103 of the Government Code or by any other statute. SECTION 407. APPLICATION Any person requiring a permit to connect to any trunk sewer or other public sewer which has been constructed at no cost to the abutting land shall make a written application to the City Enginee:r:' giving a description of the lot or parcel to be served by the con- nection and such other information as the City Engineer may require -H- a-Jl. 7P/ on printed forms to be furnished for that purpose. SECTION 4~ CONNECTION CHARGE ~~ d The City Engineer may issue a permit to make such sewer con- ~llt\\r;) 0 q t~ tn$,1 ~.\\v~~, ~ nection upon payment of the fees provided in Section 401 and, in ~. k"'" addi tion thereto, the payment of an amount computed vii. th reference to the area of the lot, piece, or parcel of land sought to be connected, at the following rates, to wit: at tIle rate of $2.50 per 100 square feet of the area lying between the front line of said lot, piece or parcel and a line therein parallel with and 150 feet, measuredat right angles, from said front line, and at the rate of $0.15 per 100 square feet of the remaining area of said lot piece or parcel. In the event that any public entity other than the City of Arcadia requires a connection charge or fee for use of a trunk sewer prior to the issuance of a permit by the City of Arcadia, the charge required in this section, shall be reduced by the amount of the charge or connection fee made by the public entity. SECTION 409. PAYMENT IN ADVANCE The payment of the charges presently prescribed by Section 408 shall be made in advance of the application for permit under Section 401.. Nothing in Section 408 shall be deemed or construed to app1y to the issuing of a permit for the construction of a house connec- tion sewer or an industrial connection sewer if the lot or parcel sought to be connected although abutting on a trunk sewer has been duly assessed under special assessment proceedings for a puglic sewer unless the sewer connection required provides benefit in addition to the benefit received from the sewer for which the property was previously assessed. SECTION 410. FUTURE ASSESSMENTS' In the event the lot or parcel specifically described in the -12- o~! 71') :i:ft-'&fte application required under section 407 receives additional benefit from W1Y public or trunk sewer, Section 408 shall not relieve the property owner from future payment of connection charges (\B herein provided, nor shall the property be relieved from the levy of a special assessment under any special assessment statute of the State of California for such additional benefit. SECTION 411. RECORDS The city Engineer shall keep a permanent record of all appli- cations and a permanent and accurate account of all payments received under Section 408. SECTION 412. EXCEPTION The provisions of Section 408 shall not apply to ta) Any sewer constructed in accordance with Section 11544 of the Business and Professions Code of t he State of California. (b) Any sewer for which the amount of the contribution has been established by resolution in accordance with Section 5837 of the streets and Highways Code. ARTICLE V. INSPECTIONS SECTION 50l. INSPECTION BY CITY ENGINEER REQUIRED All \~rk done under the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to inspection by and shall meet the approval of the City Engineer, provided, however, that approval by the City Engineer shall not relieve the permittee of any other person from fully complying wi th all of the applicable provisions of Ordinance No. 762 and no provision of this Ordinance supersedes, affects or modifies in any way the provisions of said Ordinance No. 762. SECTION 502. NOTICE ~~EN READY FOR INSPECTION Immediately after the work is ready for inspection, and at least twenty-four hours before inspection is to be made, the permittee shall request such inspection by the City Engineer. SECTION 503. WORK SHALL BE UNCOVERED AND CON1lENIENT At the time of the inspection the permittee shall have all work uncovered and convenient for the City Engineer's examination, and shall give the City Engineer every facility to make a thorough -13- wcl-, 7P/ examination and to apply water pressure tests as hereinafter provided. SECTION 504. NOTICE TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONS BEF'ORE INSPECTION If any pipes are enclosed or covered in any way so as to tend to obstruct a thorough inspection of the sewer construction or in- stallation and the City Engineer notifies the permittee to remove said obstructions, the City Engineer need not inspect the work until such obstructions are removed. SECTION 505. DEFECTIVE WORK TO BE CORRECTED WITHIN 10 DAYS Within ten days after the City Engineer notifies the permittee that any work is defective, either in its construction or material, the permittee shall reconstruct or remove such work and make it conform to the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 506. PERMITTEE TO FURNISH LABOR /I})D EQUIPMENT The permi tte,e shall furnish all labor, tools and materials necessary for all tests. No house connection sewer will be inspected unless the required plug and water for test are avail- able on the job when the City Engineer arrives. Plugs shall be those designed for operation from outside the fitting. SECTION 507. PLillrlBING FIXTURES TO BE CONN~CTED TO PUBLIC SE~~R On every lot for which a house connection sewer permit is obtained, as required by this ordinance, every plumbing fixture requiring drainage shall be connected to the public sewer, and the City Engineer shall be given opportunity to ascertain that all said fixtures are connected. If, however, there be inadequate grade or fall to allow any such fixture to drain to the public sewer, then the permittee shall, in li~ of such connection, obtain permission in \~iting from the City Engineer to dispose of said drainage in a sanitary and acceptable manner. SECTION 508. MATERIALS A}ID CONSTRUCTION TO MEET STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS All material used in any work done under provisions of this! ordinance shall be new, first-class material and shall conform to, and the manner of construction shall meet all the requirements prescribed by this ordinance or by the specifications for public -14- O~("J, 751/ sewers, designated as "Standard Sp3 cifications for the Construction of Sanitary Sewer8", on file in the office of the City Engineer and hereby adopted as the standard specifications for construction, in- stallation and alteration of both public and house connection sewers, and all such work shall be approved by the City ~ngineer before a certi- fic~te of final inspection will be issued. The City Engineer may order tests of any material at the expense of the permittee, to determine whether such materials meet said speci- fications. SECTION 509. NEW PERMIT ON FAILURE TO PASS INSPECTION In the event that the house connection sewer, grease interceptor, sand interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, or other similar appur- tenance fails to pass inspection or if the alterations or additions as in Section 403 p:rovided, are not completed, the person who obtained the permit shall obtain an additional inspection permit within ten (10) days of the date of such failure to pass inspection. Nothing in this section shall require or be deemed to require the application for, or the issuance of an additional inspection permit for the purpose 0 f re- moving stoppages or repairing a leak in any public or house connection sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any wart or all of such sewer with other or different materials. SECTION 510. FACILITIES CONNECTED PRIOR TO INSPECTION In the event that a house connection sewer, industrial connection sewer, grease interceptor, sand interceptor, sand and grease interceptor, or other similar appurtenance is placed in use and fails to pass in- spection, the permittee shall have ten (10) days in which to make the construction conform to the requirements of this ordinance. Failure to do so constitutes a violation. SECTION 511. TIhffi LIMIT ON SECOND INSPECTION PERMIT If an inspection is not requested on an additional inspection permit within sixty (60) days from the date of its issuance then such permit shall thenceforth be cancelled and shall be null and void and a new additional inspection permit shall be applied for. -15- /) ;'.....7 pc I (//cd. SECTION 512. OVERALL THrn LIMIT All work authorized by an original permit, irrespective of the number of additional inspection permits issued shall be com- pleted to the satisfaction of the city Engineer within one hundred twenty (120) days from t he date of the original permit. SECTION 513. MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS The City Engineer may inspect as often as he deems necessary, every industrial connection sewer, house connection sewer, sand interceptor, grease interceptor, sand and~ease interceptor, back water trap or valve, or other similar appurtenances to ascertain whether such facilities are maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. All persons shall permit the City Engineer to have access to all such facilities at all reasonable times. SECTION 514. INSPECTORS' BADGES The City Engineer shall provide badges for sanitary sewer inspectors which shall identify them as such. Inspectors shall display the badge, upon request, when entering upon t he work of any sewer contractor or property ovmer for any inspection required under this ordinance. ARTICLE VI. SEWER DESIGN STANDARDS SECTION 601. WORK AND PLANS SHALL CONFORM All plans required under t he provisions of this ordinance for the construction of main line and house connection sewers shall conform to the standards of design prescribed by this article. Plans required for all other sewer construction or installation under the provisions of this ordinance shall conform to the standards of design on file in the office of the City Engineer. SECTION 602. SIZE OF MAIN LINE SEWER Main line sewer pipe shall have an inside diameter of not less than eight (8) inches and shall have sufficient capacity to carry sewage from t he area tributary thereto when computed upon the following basis; (a) For residential areas,.'4:>,er acre -- 0.004 cu. -16- ft. per sec. e/co! 7P / (b) For light industrial areas, per acre--0.016 cu ft. per sec. (c) For heavy industrial areas, per acre--0.Q21 cu. ft. per sec. (d) Individual plant capacities shall be the determining factor where theyeXceE,d the above coefficients. The City Engineer shall determine the classifications set forth in subsection (a), (b), (c), and (d), of this section, and shall approve any modification thereof. SECT ION 603,. VELOCITY A main line sewer shall be designed to provide a minimum veiliocity of two (2.) feet per second for pipes flowing half full, except that the City Engineer may approve a lower velocity if he finds that such a gradient is unobtainable. SECTION 60'1. GRADES The slope of the sewer shall be shown on the plans in feet of fall per 100 feet of horiU)ntal distance expressed as a percentage. Slopes used expressed in percentages shall be divisible, without remainder, by four (4) in the hundredth column. For example, 0.16% complies with this section. SECTION 605. DEPTH OF SEVffiR The standard depth for main line sewers in residential districts shall be seven and one-half (7.5) feet and in business districts shall be sufficient to provide a house connection depth of ten and one-half (10.5) feet for areas where no ground water is present. Standard depth for six (6) inch house connection shall be six (6) feet in residential districts, and ten and one-half (10.5) feet in business or apartment house districts respectively, below the curb grade at the curb or property line. \Vhere ground water is present the depth for residential main line sewers shall be sufficient to provide for a house connection with a minimum depth of at least five (5) feet below the curb grade at the property line. Exceptions to the above minima may be made only on approval by the City Engineer. SECTION 606. STRUCTURES Manhole structures shall be placed in the main line sewer at# rY! -17- f'l.r<-d: 7,<', all changes of alignment and gradient; the maximum distance between structures shall be not more than three hundred fifty (300) feet. All structures shall be designed according to the standard drawings for structures on file in the office of the city Engineer. SECTION 607. LOCATION OF SEWER IN STREET Main line sewers shall be located on the center lines of streets or alleys except on major highways where separate sewers shall be located in the roadway six (6) feet from either curb line. Except ions to the8e standard locations may be made only upon approval of the city Engineer. SECTION 608. LOCATION OF END STRUCTURES End structures shall be located ten (10) feet up grade from the down grade lot line of the last lot served unless greater length is necessary to serve the property. SECTION 609. HOUSE CONNECTION SEWERS Se~vice: Six (6) inch house connection sewer service shalL be provided in the street for each lot and the depth shall be sufficient to provide a connection to the lowest and/or farthest point of the lot with a cover of one foot and a grade of not less than two per cent (2%). ili1Y exception to this requirement may be had only upon approval by the City Engineer. SECTION 610. PIPE STRENGTH Pipe used for Sewers shall be: (a) Standard strength for sewers not more than ten (10) feet in depth from t he surface to invert. (b) Extra strength for sewers more than ten (10) feet and not more than twenty (20) feet in depth. (c) Reinforced with concrete cradle or concrete encasement for sewers more than twenty (20) feet in depth. (d) Encased in concrete or placed inside of steel pipe back- filled with Band for sewers nnder railways. (e) Reinforced as required by the City Engineer for sewers under large conduits or other structures. SECTION 611. SOIL CONDITIONS Soil conditions, particularly in areas known to have high gronnd water tables, rock, or filled ground, shall be prospected -18- and the UAel! 07'1;1 results shovm on the profile. SECTION 612. SUBSTRUCTURES All substructures which will be encountered in the construction or which will be installed as part or the improvement shall be shown and .designated on the plan. Large substructures which require special treatment in the design or the sewer shall also be shown in the prorile. The permittee shall submit to the city Engineer a statement from each utility company having substructures in the afrected area, certifying that the location and size or such structures, as shown on the p1hans, are the same as shown upon their records. SECTION 613~ BENCH MARKS A system or bench marks on U.S.G.S. datum and adequate to construct the wDrk shall be shown on the profile. ARTICLE VII. GENERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 70]~ CITY ENGINEER TO ENFORCE The City Engineer shall enrorce all the provisions or t his ordinance and for such purpose shall have the powers or a peace of ricer. SECTION 702. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION Every person violating any provision or this ordinance is guilty or a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars: ($10.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by im- prisonment in the City Jail of the City of Arcadia or in t he Los Angoles: County Jail, at the discretion of the committing magistrate, for not less than five days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 703. CONTINUED VIOLATION Each day during which any violation of the provisions of this;. ordinance continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided by this ordinance. SECTION 704. CONNECTING SEViER IN UNDEDICATED STREET A person shall not connect or cause tote connected any s ewer which has been, or may hereafter be, constructed, in any street, highway, alley, right of way or other public place prior to the dedication and acceptance of such street, alley, right of way or other public place by the City Council on behalf of the public, with any public sewer -19- //'~L 7f'l of the city, rmless such sewer first mentioned shall have been laid under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and/or of the Chief Engineer of t he County Sanitation District in which said sewer is located and in accordance with all provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 705. CONNECTION PROHIBITED THROUGH ADJOINING PROPERTY. No connec tion from an;y building or other s truc ture sh all hereafter be made to any pUblic sewer, if such connection or any portion thereof be in, rmder 01' upon any lot other than the lot on which building or structure is located, except a house court as herein defined. If a lot or parcel of land requiring a sewer connection is so si tuated that access to the public sewer is not possible except acrOS8 some other lot or parcel of land, a sewer connection may be placed in a recorded easement which includes the right to lay and maintain such connection and is appurtenant to the lot or parcel of land to be served by such s ewer connection. SECTION 706. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SEWER Except as provided by Section 708, a person shall not place, throw or deposit, or cause or permit to be placed, thrown or deposited in any public or house connection sewer, any dead animal, offal, or garbage, fish, fruit or vegetable waste, or other solid matters or materials or obstructions of any kind whatever of such nature as shall clog, obstruct or fill such sewer, or which s hall interfere wi th or prevent the effective use or operation thereof. A person shall not cause or permit to be deposited or discharged into any such sewer, any water or sewage or liquid waste of any kind containing chemicals, greases, oils, tars or other matters in solution or suspension, Which may, by reason of chemical reaction or precipitation, clo@, obstruct or fill the same, or which may in any way damage or interfere wi. th or prevent the effective use thereof, or which may necessitate or require freguent repair, cleaning out or flushing of such sewer to render the same operative or which may obstruct or cause an rmwarranted increase in the cost of treatment of the sewage. SECTION 707. COOLING WATER TO STORM DRAIN A person shall not discharge uncontaminated cooling water or clear wash water, that is, non-septic or incapable of becoming a public'. -20- o.d 7.1'/ nuisance, into the public sewer where it is possible as determined by the City Engineer to dispose of such wastes into a stream channel or storm drain under provisions of Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 614 (New Series) and the reguJa tions of the County Flood Control Dis trict. For the purpose of this section "storm drain'. also includes a storm drain under the jurisdiction of the City Engineer of Arcadia. SECTION 708. DISCHARGING GARBAGE (a) Garbage resulting from the preparation of any food or drink prepared and served or proposed to be served on the premises may be ground and discharged into the public sewer upon approval of the City Engineer as to the fineness of content determined by an analysis made with United states Standard sieves and based on wet drained wights: in accordance with the following: Not less than 40% shall pass a No. S Sieve. , Not less than 65% shall pass a No. 3 sieve. Not less than 100% shall pass a 1/2 inch screen. The method of discharge permitted under t his section s hall be by flushing with water directly into a trapped outlet into the house plumbing leading to the public sewer. (b) Disposal of ground garbage into the sewer system shall be limited to buildings where garbage is produced by the preparation of food and drink on the premises. No food "plant waste'" or "market refuse": shall be ground and disposed of into the sewer system. (c) Before permit is issued to connect a garbage grinder to the plumbing system of any building, the applicant must satisfy the City Engineer that the grinder meets the specifications and requirements herein established. SECTION 709. WASH RACK WASTE No person owning or operating a private or public automobile wash rack shall permit any water or effluent therefrom to flow into any public sewer or house connection sewer unless such \'lash rack is: roofed over and is equipped with a standard sand and grease interceptor approved by the City Engineer. SECTION 710. CELLAR AND SHOWER DRAINAGE Any cellar drain or any shower in a basement or roofed shower in a -21-- O"-c/! 7fJ yard shall be protected to prevent the admission of smd~ detritus. and storm or surface water into the sewer. When necessary. in the opinion of the City Engineer. a person s hall trap such appurtenances by a sand interceptor constructed in accordance with provisions of this' ord- inance. SECTION 711. SPECIAL WASTE PIPE CO}lliECTION A person s hall not connect any special waste pipe from any es:tab- lishment directly to any public. sewer or to any house connection sewer leading thereto. but such special waste pipe shall discharge into a water supplied sink or similar plumbing fixture. which may in turn be connected to the sewer. SECTION 712. STEAM EXHAUST AND BOILER BLOW-OFF A person shall not cause. or permit the exhaust from any steam engine or the blow-off from any boiler to be discharged directly into any public sewer or to any house connection sewer leading thereto. Such exhaust or blow-off shall first be discharged into a water-tight sump which may in turn be connected to the public sewer'. SECTION 713. REMOVAL OF. OR INJURY TO SEVffiR A person shall not remove or cause to be removed. or injure or cause to be injured. any portion of any public sewer. or us:e or cause to be used. or take or cause to be taken, any water from any flushing apparatus for any use whatever. SECTION 714. OPENING MM{HOLE A person shall not open or enter. or cause to be opened or entered. any manhole in any public sewer, to dispose of garbage or other deleterious substances. or storm or surface waters. or for any other like purpose. SECTION 715. COl~CTING CESSPOOLS OR SEPTIC TANKS A person shall not connect or cause to be connected any cesspool or septic tank to any public sewer or to any house connection sewer leading thereto. SECTION 716. BACKWATER TRAPS AND VALVES In every case where a plumbing outlet or plumbing fixtures is installed or located below the elevation of the curb or property line. an approved type of backwater trap or an approved -~?- type of O I 7r) 4C. backwater sewer valve shall be installed between the outlet and the public sewer in such a manner as to prevent sewage from flowing back or backing up into any such outlet or plumbing fixture. Every such trap or valve shall be installed in the basement, or in a box or manhole of concrete, or cast iron, or other material approved by the City Engineer, so that it will be readily accessible at all times, The trap or valve shall be placed only in the drain line serving the fixtures that are located below the elevation of the above mentioned curb or property line and no drainage from fixtures located above this elevation shall pass through such trap or valve. SECTION 717.. CITY ENGINEER EMPOVIERED TO STOP OVERFLOW v/Benever it shall come to the attention of the City Engineer that sewage is overflowing from any plumbing fixture due to the backing up of sewage in the public sewer, or due to pressure in the public sewer, or due to any cause whatsoever, except a temporary stoppage in any such plumbing fixture, said City Engineer may order and require such plumbing fixture to be disconnected and removed and the outlet thereto to be plugged up, or capped, or may require that a backwater trap or backwater sewer valve, be required to prevent such overflow. SECTION 7Hl. TEJvIPERATUliE OF EFFLUENT A person shall not discharge into the public sewer effluent of a temperature exceeding one hundred forty (1400) degrees Fahrenheit.. SECTION 719. CONTROL OF PH AND BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND Before any pe~son shall discharge alkalis, acids or other corrosive or harmful wastes into the public sewer, he shall reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand and control the PH t~the extent which the City Engineer finds adequate taking all circumstances into consideration. -Z-3- {)-<-<,,/I ~7 f' / SECTION 720. TOXIC SUBSTANCES All toxic chemical substances shall be retained or rendered acceptable before discharge into the public sewer. SECTION 721. PETROLEUM PRODUCTS A person shall not discharge any petroleum products into the public sewer. SECTION 722. DILUTION OF WASTES Wastes shall be diluted when and insuch amounts as required by the City Engineer. SECTION 723. RAIN AND SURFACE FATER PROHIBITED No person shall connect or cause or permit to be connected any roof conductor, yard drain or other conduit used for carrying off rain or surface water, with any public sewer or house connection sewer leading thereto. No person shall cause or permit any indirect connection to the public sewer or house connection sewer leading thereto by means of which rain or surface waters are permitted to enter said sewer. SECTION 724. VIOLATOR TO REIMBURSE CITY FOR REPAIRS AND ~ffiINTENANCE CAUSED BY VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 706 AND 713. Whenever an industrial sewer: connection permittee by reason of violation of Section 706 hereof, or any other person by reason of violation of Section 713, causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer, he shall reimburse the City for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing and reconstruction of such sewer made necessary by such violation within thirty (30) days after the City Engineer shall render an invoice for same. SECTION 722' BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ {) ~O ,"<:\<>,' commence or proceed with the erection, \ '>' r;;:j~ It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to construction, alteration, ~ ^D~ .,,<.v~<;>:<:>.1> repair, raising, adding to, removal or demolition of any building~~~,~ unless there shall be provided, for the use of any person employed or working upon any such building or portion thereof, a water flush toilet enclosed within a suitable buildingor structure and connected -24- o~c!. -7 tl to a cesspool or sewer. Such water flush toilet shall be located upon or within a reasonable distance of the lot or premises upon \nich such construction work is being done and shall in no case be located more than five hundred (500) feet from the site of the proposed work.. In t he event that a cesspool or sewer is not availa1:ile. for use at or near the site of the proposed work the Building In- spector may authorize the temporary use of a sanitary chemical toilet but in no event shall a privy, privy vault, dry privy or privy structure be erected, constructed, used or maintained at or upon the site of any such construction work. ARTICLE VIII. HOUSE CO!fNECTION SEWER AND INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION SEWER CONSTRUCTION SECTION 80Jl. ALL CONNECTIONS SHALL CONFORM Every connection with a public sewer shall be made in the manner and with such materials as are prescribed by this article. SECTION 802~ MEANING OF STREET PROPERTY LINE As used in this article, "street property line" means a building line, where one has been established by ordinance, other-wise the street property line itself. SECTION 803. laND AND SIZE OF PIPE All pipe shall be either clay or cast iron. All clay pipe six (6) inches or more in diameter, shall be first class vitrified glazed or unglazed. All clay pipe four (4) inches in diameter, shall be first class vitrified clay pipe ceramic glazed on the inside. All cast iron pipe six (6) inches in diamter or less, shall be standard cast iron soil pipe. That portion of the pipe extending fromthe public sewer to the property line, shall be not less than six (6) inches in interna~ diameter. That portion extending from'the property line to the house or building, shall be not less than four (4) inches in in- ternal diameter, for house connection sewers laid on a grade of 1/4'" per foot or more, and serving one hundred eighty (180) fixture units or less, as shown in the following table: -25- a~J '7 f/ FIXTURE UNIT EQUIVALENTS Kind of Fixture, Units Drinking Fountain$ Wash Basins; Sinks: Ba th or Shower Laundry Tubs: Wall Urinals Floor Drain Trough Urinal. Pedestal UrinaJL Water Closets or Clinic Sink$ Sand Interceptor 1 1 2: 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 and not less than six (6) inches in internal diameter for all por- tions of house connection sewer serving more than one hundred . eightY(180) fixture units, with the following exeeptions: For waste lines only, two (2) inch cast iron pipe, not to exceed twenty-five (25) feet in length, may be used to receive the discharge from a vented waste pipe sized two (2.) inches or less. SECTION 804'. REDUCER AND REDUCER TEE A six (6) inch by four (4) inch reducer shall be inserted in the sewer just inside the curb line when the pipe size is changed from six (6) inch to four (4).inch. A six (6) inch by four (4) inch by four (4) inch reducer tee may be used at this' location tosel~ve as reducer, test tee and clean-out. SECTION 805. CLEAN-OUTS Clean-outs shall be placed in every house connection sewer at t he junction wi th the soil pipe at the building; at the junction with the main line sewer, or at the junction of the reducer and the four (4) inch pipe at the property line; at all changes in align- ment and grade, above or below the point of changel and at inter- vals of not to exceed fifty (50) feet in straight runs. Clean- outs in straight runs longer than fifty (50) feet shall be uniformly spaced. SECTION 806. Cill AN-OUTS IN VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE The clean-out in the vitrified clay pipe house connection sewer shall be made by inserting either a "T" or "y'" branch in the line with the clean-out hub placed vertically above the flow line of the pipe. A cap of the same material shall be rightly -26- /7 P 7P / (/f._ct, . sealed in the bell of the access or vertical outlet. SECTION 807. CLEAN-OUTS IN CAST IRON PIPE A clean-out in a cast iron soil pipe house connection sewer shml be made by inserting a single cast iron soil pipe standard "T'" or "Y'" branch in the line wi th the clean-out hub placed vertically above the flow line of the pipe. A cast Iron ferrule threaded for a three and one-half (3i) inch plug shall b e lead jointed into the bell of the access or vertical outlet. A brass plug three and one-half (3i) inches in diameter having eight (8) threads per inch and weighing two (2:) pounds, eight (8) ounces shall be securely screwed into the ferrule. SECTION 808. ADAPTER Where a cast iron pipe smaller than four (4) inch connects to the four (4) inch house connection pipe a suitable adapter shall be inserted in the line. SECTION 809. LAYING PIPE All pipe shall be laid up grade on an unyielding foundation. true to line and grade and with a uniform bearing under the full. length of the barrel of the pipe. Bell and spigot pipe shall be laid with sockets up grade. Suitable excavations shall be made to receive the bells or collars of the pipe. All adjustments to bring the pipe to line and grade shall be made by scraping away or filling in under t he body of the pipe. and not by wedging or blocking. SECTION 810.. PLACING VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE Vitrified cl!W piping shall not be p1haced closer than two (2,) feet to the exterior wall of any building or closer than twelve (12) inches to the surface of the ground at any point in its course. SECTION 811. DIRECT CONNECTION \'UTH TRtnfK SEWER Whenever a house connection sewer is connected directly to a trunk sewer. either through a "Y". "T". saddle. house lateral. or manhole there,of. a "side hand hole trap'" (running trap with clean- out of the same size) shall be inserted at the point or points of -27- {kef 7 pi connection to the honse plumbing one (1) foot inside property line, and the required "y", or "'T" clean-out shallbe inserted in the line just below the trap. SECTION 812;~ GRADE OF HOUSE CONNECTION FROM PUBLIC SEVVER TO PROPERTY The alignment and grade of a house connection sewer shall be straight from the public sewer to the street property line and shall have a fall of not less then one (1) foot in fifty (50) feet towards the public sewer, e~cept where otherwise permitted in wri ting by lthe City Engineer. SECTION 813 GRADE OF HOUSE CONNECTION SEVffiR INSIDE PROPERTY The grade of t he house connection sewer inside the property shall be straight from the property line to the last or upper con- nection, and shall have a fall of not less than 1/4". per foot, except where otherwise permitted in writing by the City Engineer. SECTION 8li4. U}niECESSARY BENDS OR FITTINGS All house connection sewers shall be laid by the most direct route feas ible, free of pinched joints, changes or grade, or un- necessary bends or fittings. SECTION 815. DEPTH OF CO}~rECTION Where laid within the limits of a public thoroughfare no house connection sewer shall be laid less than four (4) feet below the established grade of the same, or below the surface where no grade is established, except by special permission in vITiting from the City Engineer. SECTION 816. EXCAVATIONS All excavations shall have sufficient width to allow proper workmanship and permit adequate inspection, and shall b e supported in the manner set forth in the rules, orders and regulations. prescribed by the Industrial Accident Commission of the State of California. Sheet piling and other timbers shall be withdrawn in such a manner as to prevent caving of the walls of the excavation -28- ~ # 71/ UAc.[ or distw'bance of the sewer pipe. 13~CTION 817,. EXCAVATION TUNNELS Where sufficient depth is available to permit, .tunnels may be used between open cut trenches. Tunnels shall have a clean height of two (2) feet above the pipe, and shall be limited in length to one- half (1/2) the depth of tretrench, but with a maximum length of eight (8) feet. SECTION 818. WET OR SOFT GROUND Before laying any sewer pipe in an excavation in soft, wet or spongy soil, sufficient gravel or crushed rock to stabilize the sub- grade shall be placed in the bottom of the trench. SECTION 819. AVOIDANCE OF TREES Where any portion of the sewer line other than cast iron soil pipe is located within ten (10) feet of any tree or hedge the joints of the pipe shall be entirely encased in four (4) inches of Class "A" concrete or 1:2 mortar. SECTION 820. WALKING ON OR DISTURBING PIPE A person shall not walk upon or disturb the pipe in any manner after the joints have been made. SECTION 821. DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED ~1ATERIAL Materials excavated in streets and roadways shall be laid alongside of the excavation and kept trimmed up to as to cause as little incon- venience as possible to public travel. Free access must be provided to all fire hydrants, water gates, meters and private drives, and means shall be provided whereby storm and waste water can flow in the gutters uninterruptedly. All material excavated in streets and roadways, not required for back-filling, shall be immediately removed and disposed of by the permittee. SECTION 82~. PIPE JOINTS ~~t~QtU~/y (a) All cast iron pipe joints shall be caulked and jointed with ()@.~o, pig lead to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. All clay pipe joint.s shall be made with approved joint materials to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.. (b) PRINITNG CO~POUND PIPE JOINTS: Bells and spigot ends of clay -29- OA-d.7 F ) pipe shall be primed with approved coal tar primer at least 12 hours before joints are poured in pipe connectionsp SECTION 82). TAPPING PUBLIC SEWER Uhenever it becomes necessary to connect a house connection sewer to a public sewer at a point where no "Y" or "T" branch has been installed in the public sewer, the connection shall be made in accordance with this article by a Registered Sewer Contractor and in the presence of an inspector. SECTION 824. "Y" AND "T" SADDLES The "Y" and "T" saddle shall be installed by cutting a hole in the main line sel1er pipe and fitting the saddle snugly in place, with heavy (12) gauge galvanized, asphalt painted iron wire bound around the main line pipe and the flange of the saddle. The "Y" saddle shall be placed in the side of the main line pipe with the "Y" branch upward at approximately forty-five (45) degrees from the horizontal and so pointed as to direct the flow from the house connection sewer down stream in the public sewer. The "T" saddle shall be placed in the top of the main line sewer pipe, "T" saddles shall be used only for the construction of chimney pipe. SECTION 825. CONCRETE AROUND SADDLE After the saddle is in place an imbedment of cement concrete shall be placed under and around the main line sewer pipe and saddle as re- quired for a standard chimney pipe. The inside of the joint between pipe and saddle shall be pointed with 1:2 cement mortar. SECTION 826, 1.l0RK SHALL BE WATER TIGHT Every house connection sewer shall be constructed in such a manner as to withstand when filled with water a pressure of not less than two (2) pounds per square inch without leaking at any point, SECTION 827. WATER TEST Every house connection sewer shall be tested before being approved, -)0- cJv"1--C/ 7 {'/ / in that portion extending fro~ the property line to the upper terminus thereof by a static water pressure test, which shall consist of filling the line or lines with water and carrying the level of the column of such water to a height suffic ient to develop a pres sure of two (2) pounds per square inch at the lower terminus thereof, and in no event to a height of less than four (4) inches above the top of the upper termi- nal end of such sewer; or, in liElU of such static water pressure test, by a pump test which shall consist of filling such line or lines with water, capping or sealing each upper terminus thereof, and applying an air pump at the property line in such a manner as to furnish an aggre- gate pressure of two (2) pounds per square inch in the sewer at the lower terminus. SECTION 828. TESTING IN SECTIONS If by reason of excessive fall in any such house connection sewer, the pressure in a static water pressure test exceeds four (4) pounds per square inch, such sewer may be tested in sections of such length that no such section, nor any portion thereof will be subjected to a pre s sure great er than four (4) pounds per s quare inch. SECTION 829. TESTING CEI~NT JOINTS In the event that any uoints of any house connection sewer are cemented with Portland cement mortar no water test shall be made thereof until the expiration of not less than twenty-four (24) hours after such joints are made. SECTION 830. TESTING COMPOUND JOINTS. All compound pipe joints shall not be water tested until the expir.. at ion of not less than one hour after pouring. SECTION 831. CONNECTION MUST 1ffiET TEST No house connection sewer shall be approved if any portion thereof, including any fitting, material, work or construction, fails to with- stand the test herein provided for by leaking at any point. -31- c.u:.! 7FI ARTICLE IX. INTERCEPTORS SECTION 901. RESTAURANT SINKS ~~D DISHWASHERS Every dishwashing sink, dishwashing machine, or ooher device intended or used for washing dishes and cooking utensils in any est~b- lishment serving 100 or more meals per day shall be connected to the house connection sewer through a grease interceptor as hereinafter pro- vided. SECTION 902. INDUSTRIAL TYPE SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS REQUIRED Every fowl or animal slaughter house an d every meat packing or meat curing establishment and every sausage casing plant and all equip- ment in any soap factory, tallow rendering, wool pulling, hide tanning or hide curing establishment or other industry from which any considerable amounts of grease, or sand and grease, are to be discharged shall be connected with the public sewer through a grease interceptor, or sand and grease interceptor as hereinafter provided. SECTION 903~ SMqD AND GREASE INTERCEPTOR NOT REQUIRED The provisions of this article requiring grease interceptors or sand and grease interceptors shall not apply to any private living quarters nor to any eating establishment not equipped to serve one hundred (100) mJe more meals per day, nor to any establishment or equipment which will not discharge appreciable amounts of grease or sand into the public sewer as determined by the CityEngineer. SECTION 904. DETERMINATION OF ~lliAL SERVING CAPACITY Capacity to serve one hundred (100) or more meals per day shall be based on a serving or seating capacity of fifteen (15) or more persons or patrons at anyone time, d~termined as follows: (1) If the entire space that can be used for serving meals or lunches is occupied by tables or by a counter or both, each ordinary table shall be considered as having a capacity for two (2) persons; and each counter having fixed stools in front of each two (2) feet or less of length thereof, shall be considered as having a capacity of one (1) person for e~ch twenty-four (24) inches mf length. (2) If any practicable space that can be used for serving meals or lunches, is not occupied by tables or a counter such space sr.all be considered as having a capacity of one (1) person -32- for each fifteen u/t,d ;7 P/ (15) square feet of floor area; provided, however, that for drive-in eating places, the frontage where cars can be parked for service shall be considered as having a serving or seating capacity of three (3) persons for each eight (8) feet of such frontage. SECTION 905. I<IINII,rm: PERFOilllANCE OF GREASE INTERCEPTORS No grease interceptor shall be connected with the public sewer which has a rate of flow of less than sixteen (16) gallons per minute and a grease retention capacity of less than eighteen (18) pounds as determined by tests therefor as in this article provided, SECTION 906. I<TAXIMUM FLOW IN GREASE INTERCEPTORS No grease interceptor shall be connected with the public sewer which has a rate of flow of more than fifty-five (55) gallons per minute, except upon approval by the City Engineer. This restriction shall not apply to a combination sand and grease interceptor designed to serve any establishment of the kind mentioned in Section 902 or having a floor area exceeding five thousand (5000) square feet, SECTION 907, STANDARD PERFOPJ,:ANCE OF GREASE INTERCEPTORS Every grease interceptor required by this article shall have a rat;e of flow anci a grease retention capacity which are not less than those given in the following table for the total number of fixtures disdharging thereinto, towit: 1 2 3 4 14 Gallons 20 Gallons 25 Gallons 40 Galloms Re~uired Grease Retention Capacitye 2$ Pounds 40 Pounds 50 Pounds 80 Pounds Total No. of Fixtures Required Rate of Flow Dishwashers with Tank Capacity over 16 Gallons 25 Gallons 50 Pounds Provided, however, tha~ any grease interceptor installed in such a manner that the inlet thereto is wore than four (4) feet from the nearest outlet of any fixtu~e discharging into such grease interceptor, measured along the pipe carrying the waste, shall have a rate of flow not less than fifty (50) per cent greater than that given in the fore- going table. SECTION 90$. ONE INTERCEPTOR TO FOUR FIXTURES -33- O-<.c-/ '7 PI Not to exceed four (4) separate fixtures shall be connected to or discharged into any grease interceptor. For the purpose of this ar- ticle the term "fixture" shall mean and include each plumbing fixture, appliance, apparatus or equipmeht required to be connected or discharged into a grease interceptor by any provision of this article. A double com- partment sink shall be considered one (1) fixture. SECTION 909. DISTANCE BETWEEN INTERCEPTOR AND FIXTURE No grease interceptor shall be installed farther than twenty (20) feet fro~ any fixtur9, appliance or equipment discharging thereinto, measuree along the pipe ca~rying the waste to such grease interceptor. SECTION 910. GREASE INTERCEPTOR MATERIALS AND COVERS Every grease interceptor shall be constructed o~ cast iron, cast brass, aluminum or other material satisfactory to the City Engineer and shal] have a removable cover of like material. The cover shall be 0 f the same size as and fit snugly into that portion of the grease interceptor in which the grease is collected, and shall be easily removable. No cover shall be fastened in place with any scre~, bolt, or nut. SECTION 911. WATER JACKETS PROHIBITED No water jacketed grease interceptor shall be approved or installed. SECTION 912. ACCESSIBILITY OF INTERCEPTORS Every interceptor shall be so installed and connected as to be easil, accessible for inspection and cleaning, with the cleaning out let above the level of the wier crest. SECTION 913. WATER SEAL. Every grease interceptor or sand and grease interceptor shall have a water seal of not less than the following depth or amount based on the maximum diameter of standard weight steel or iron pipe which can be screwed into the inlet of the interceptor, towit: Diameter of inlet in inches 2 or less Over 2 and not over 3 Over 3 and not over 4 Over .1 SECTION 914. CLEANING INTERCEPTORS Every grease interceptor or sand and grease interceptor shall be cleanec by t he operator thereof at leas t once each day when in use, except as other- wise permitted by the City Engineer. SECTION 915. CAPACITY OF SAND AND GREASE INTERCEPTORS Every sand interceptor, grease interceptor or sand and grease inter- ceptor shall be of proper design and of adequate size to prevent slj,lld Ol~ grease, or sand and grease, from ~~x~ring the sewer. O~, '7' r/ Depth of Water 1-1/2 inches 2 inches 3 inches 4 inches Sea.!, or sand retenti~n capacity or other rating hereof. He shall keep on file in his office open to public inspection by any person a copy of every such requirement. The City Engineer may revise from time to time as he deems nece:3sary" such test requirements. ARTICLE X. REGISTRATION SECTION 1001. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Before any person engages in or carries on the business of constructing house connection sewers, sand and grease interceptors, sand interceptors, grease interceptors or similar appurtenances he first shall apply for and obtain at the office of the City Engineer a "Certificate of Competency" as hereinafter provided. SECTION 1002.. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION Every person desiring to have his name registered in the "Register" shall make application in writing to the City Engineer on printed forms furnished for that purpose, giving the name and address of such person, together with such other information as may be deemed necessary by said City Engineer. Such application shall be verified under oath, SECTION I003~ SURETY BOND Every person, firm or corporation (a) before carrying on or engaging in the business of plumbin8, or (b) laboring at the trade of plumbing, or (c) performing plumping work that is not under the immediate supervision of a licensed r';aster Piliumber, shall, before procuring a permit for the performance of such work deposit with the Pllli~bing Official a cash deposit of ~lOO.OO or a surety bond of ~500.00. Said cash deposit or bond shall be for the benefit of the City of Arcadia, to assure full and faithful compliance with all of the provisions of this Ordinance or any amendments thereto. Said bond shall be held for the duration of the plumbing license of the depositor thereof, and, if deposited by someone other than a licensed plumber, shall be held until the final approval by the Plumbing Official of the plumbing work performed. Upon the expiration or termi.. nation of such license, or final approval of the work, such cash de- posit or so much thereof as still remains unappropriated shall be re- paid to the depositor thereof~ ..56... O/f-d 7 r-/ In the event that any plumbing work performed by the depositor of any cash deposit or bond does not fully comply with the provisions of this Ordinffi1ce, and if upon five days' notice the said depositor fails or neglects to remedy such defective work or non-compliance, the said Plumbing Official may have such defective W)rk corrected and out of such cash deposit pay the amount required to remedy such de- fective work, or in case of a bond, proceed to enforce the provisions thereof. In the event that a portion of said cash deposit is used to correct defective work no permit to do plumbing work shall be issued to the depositor thereof until said cash bond is restored to the original !~ount of $100.00. SECTION 1004. BOND APPROVAL The form of any bond shall be approved as to form by the City Council of the City of Arcadia and the sufficiency of the surety on any such bond shall be approved by the Council. SECTION 1005. LIABILITY INSURANCE Before a sewer permit is issued for the excavation of a trench on City property or in a public street the contractor shall file with the City Engineer a certificate of insurance coverage in an approved Insurance Company in the following amounts',: Bodily Injury $100,000.00 each person 300,000.00 each occurrence Pror:e rty damage $ 5,000.00 ALL VEHICLES: Bodily Injury $100,000.00 each person 300,000.00 each occurrence Property damage $ 5,000.00 SECTION 1006. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall cause the same to be published once in the Arcadia Bulletin, a newsp1p er of general circulation, pub- lished and circulated in the City of Arcadia. SECTION 1007. DECLARATION OF URGENCY It is hereby declared that this Ordinance is an urgency Ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety and -37- {Acl 7FI shall t~e effect upon its passage. The facts constituting such urgency are as follows: A sewage system has been constructed for the City of Arcadia, and the immediate preservation of the pUblic health requirBs that connection be made to s aid sewage system without delay in order to eliminate cesspools and other unsanitary condislons. The immediate preservation of the public health and safety also requires that such connections be made in accordance with the regulations provided in this ordinance and requires that the use of said sewage system, following such connection, be controlled by the regulations provided in this Ordinance in order that the public health will not be menanced by the discharge of improper or deleterious substances into said sewage system. It is therefor necessary that this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 16th day of August, 1949, by the affirmative vote of at least fhure Councilmen, to wit: AYES: Councilmen, Boucher, Klomp, Libby, Nugent and Russell NOES: None ABSENT: None City C~~ c4~ia SIGNED and APPROVED this 16th day of Aue;ustf1949. ATTEST: (f5~g~, Mayor of the City of Arcadia ,City ~(( -38- aJ 7l'1