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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5381 ORDINANCE NO. 5 3 8 q AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHI NGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.20 ENTITLED "SEWERS," SECTIONS 010 ENTITLED "DEFINITIONS," SECTION 040 ENTITLED "SEWER SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITY," SECTION 100 ENTITLED "DISTURBING PUBLIC SEWER AND STREETS," SECTION 230 ENTITLED "SIDE SEWER REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT - PERMIT REQUIRED," AND SECTION 280 ENTITLED "BUILDING SEWER - REQUIREMENT GENERALLY." WHEREAS, the City desires to update City Code Chapter 13.20 entitled "Sewers," to define the responsibilities of the property owner and of the City for repair and maintenance of sewer lines; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is as follows: To amend Chapter 13.20, "Sewers", Section 010 "Definitions," Section 040 "Sewer system responsibility, Section 100 "Disturbing public sewer and streets," Section 230 "Side Sewer repair or replacement - Permit required," and Section 280 "Building sewer - requirement generally" of the Auburn City Code as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference for the purpose of defining the responsibilities of the property owner and of the City for repair and maintenance of the sewer lines. Ordinance No. 5381 04~24~00 Page 1 Section 2. CONSTITUTIONALITY OR INVALIDITY: If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, of this Ordinance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance, as it is being hereby expressly declared that this ordinance and each section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted, and approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law. Ordinance No. 5381 04/24/00 Page 2 INTRODUCED: MAY 15, 2000 PASSED: MAY 15, 2000 APPROVED: MAY 15, 2000 CHARLES A. BOOTH MAYOR A'I'rEST: Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Michael J. Reynolds, City Attorney PUBLISHED: '~,/~,/~ D Ordinance No. 5381 04/24~00 Page 3 Chapter 13.20 SEWERS 13.20.010 Definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this chapter shall be as follows: A. "BOD" (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees centigrade expressed in parts per million by weight. B. "Building sewer" means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of the building sewer system which receives the discharge from drainago wastewater pipes inside the wallc of thc building footprint and conveys it to the side sewer at 5 feet outside of the building footprint. Building sewers are private sewers and are not part of the public system..- C. "Charge in lieu of assessment" means a charge made by the city on property which has not previously participated in the cost of a public sewer line directly serving the property. D. "City engineer" means the division head of engineering for the city, or their authorized representative. E. "Combined sewer" means a sewer receiving both storm water runoff and sewage. F. "Commercial" means multiple dwelling units (as defined hereinafter) or businesses engaged in manufacturing and/or sale of a commodity or commodities, or rendering of a service such as, but not limited to, hotels, motels, hospitals, industrial complexes, schools and colleges, convalescent homes, nursing homes, and retirement homes. G. "Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms designed for or occupied by one family for living or sleeping purposes and containing kitchen facilities for use solely by one family. H. "Latecomer connection charge" means a charge made on property which has not previously participated in the cost of a public sewer line, directly serving the property, for the purpose of reimbursing a property owner who installed the sewer line. I. "Multiple dwelling units" means two or more residential units connected to a single water service. J. "Natural outlet" means any outlet (conveyance) into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water. K. "Non-single family residential" means commercial (as defined hereinafter). L. "pH" means the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of sewage and is measured as the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. M. "Premises" means property, including improvements, utilized under one ownership and/or under a single entity control with respect to the use of sewer services and the responsibility for payment thereof. N "Private Sewer" means a sewage conveyance facility which is owned, operated and controlled by the property owner. NO. "Pit privy" means a pit into which untreated sewage is directly deposited allowing the liquid to seep into the surrounding soil or rock. OP. "Properly shredded wastes" means the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension. PC). "Public sewer" means a sewage conveyance facility which is owned, maintainod operated and controlled by public authority. Q__R. "Public works director" means the department head of public works for the city, or their authorized representative. R-S. "Sanitary sewer" means a wastewater conveyance facility to which storm, surface, and ground water are excluded. ST. "Septage" means the mixture of solid wastes, scum, sludge, and liquids pumped from the septic tanks, pump chambers, holding tanks, and other on-site sewer system components. -q:U. "Sewage" means residential, business, industrial, and institutional wastewater. U_V. "Sewer" means a facility for conveying sewage. ~A/!/_. "Sewerage" means all facilities for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage. ~0/,_. "Sewer section supervisor" means sewedstorm division supervisor for the city or their authorized representative. ,Y,-Y. "Side sewer" means the extension from the building sewer to the too or wyo connector on the public:sewer mainline.cc:':cr. Side sewer may be a public or private sewer. ¥_Z. "Single-family residential" means any isolated/detached building designed exclusively for occupancy of one (1) family. Dwelling unit. ,7=AA. "Storm drain" means a wastewater conveyance facility for storm, surface, and ground water. ?~,AB. "Suspended solids" means solids that float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering. ABA,C.. "Trunkage connection charge" means an indirect charge for extra capacity facilities not constructed with SDC moneys. ACAD. "Watercourse" means a channel, either natural or manmade, in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. (Ord. 5222 § I (Exh. B), 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) 13.20.040 Sewer system responsibility. The responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the public sanitary sewer system including side sewers within public rights of way and easements shall be 5:,, the public works sewer/ctcrm division supervisor's. The responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the side sewer located within private property shall be the property owner's..-(Ord. 5222 § 1 (Exh. B), 1999; Ord. 5212 § I (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) Property owner shall be responsible for the cost of sewer repair when: A There is a break or blockage in the side sewer within private property or within the building plumbing. B' The blockage is located within the public right of way or easement and is caused by one or more of the following reasons. 1 Roots from trees or shrubs located outside public rights of way or easements. 2 The side sewer or mainline is blocked from sewage contents originating from private property. 3 The side sewer within the public right of way or easement is blocked by debris originating from a break in the side sewer within private property. 4 Investigation reveals that the source of blockage originated from private property including adjacent private properties. 13.20.100 Disturbing public sewer and streets. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer. No unauthorized person shall open, alter or disturb the streets or alleys or other public ways or easements of the city for the purposes of making connection with the public sewer system.or repairing and maintaining a side sewer located within the public right of way or easement. (Ord. 5212 § I (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) 13.20.230 Side Sewer repair or replacement - Permit required. It is unlawful for any person to repair, replace, or reconnect to the public sewer mainline any side sewer without first obtaining a permit to do so from the public works department. The fee for such permit shall be charged in accordance with the fee schedule in ACC 13.20.440. (Ord. 5212 § I (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) 13.20.280 Building sewer- Requirement generally. A separate and independent side sewer shall be provided for each building for connection to the public sewer system; provided, that where feasible this requirement may be waived on submission of alternate plans approved by and thereafter constructed under the supervision of the public works department. Each property connected is subject to the permit application requirements of ACC 13.20.200. The maintenance of all building and side sewer systems located on private property shall be the responsibility of the property owner. (Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. I), 1999; Ord. 4241 2, 1987.)