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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
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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).
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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.
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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
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trust, receiver, syndica~e,
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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
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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.
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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'/
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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~
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The City Engineer may issue a permit to the owner of any lot
exclusively for residence purposes, to construct his own domestic
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house connection sewer and appurtenances thereto, provided that the~R\).~O.
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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).
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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.
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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
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on printed forms to be furnished for that purpose.
SECTION 4~ CONNECTION CHARGE
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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
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: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
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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
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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.
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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.
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(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!
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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
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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
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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'.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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~
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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
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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 ~((
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