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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-15-2005 ITEM VIII-A-2AYOF N� -.B-- URN WASHINGTON AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM Agenda Subject: Date: Ordinance No. 5934 August 9, 2005 Department: Attachments: Budget Impact: Public Works Ordinance No. 5934 $0 Administrative Recommendation: City Council to introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 5934. Background Summary: Ordinance No. 5934 amends Auburn City Code Chapter 13.20 entitled "Sewers" to clarify language related to fats, oil and grease, to update language related to the disposal of materials removed from pretreatment facilities, to clarify the language related to access for inspections, and to revise the language related to requiring sewer connection. W0815-1 04.6 Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions: ❑ Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ❑ Building ❑ M&O ❑ Airport ❑ Finance ❑ Cemetery ❑ Mayor ❑ Hearing Examiner ❑ Municipal Serv. ❑ Finance ❑ Parks ❑ Human Services ❑ Planning & CD ❑ Fire ❑ Planning ❑ Park Board ®Public Works ® Legal ❑ Police ❑ Planning Comm. ❑ Other ® Public Works ❑ Human Resources Action: Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing Referred to Until !_!_ Tabled Unti_l _!_!_ Councilmember: Wagner I Staff: Dowd Meeting Date: August 15, 2005 Item Number: VIII.A.2 AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED ORDINANCE NO. 5934 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS 13.20.010, 13.20.060, 13.20.140, 13.20.154, 13.20.158, AND 13.20.500 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATING TO SEWERS WHEREAS, a review of the current code revealed a need to clarify the language related to the definition, and prohibition of discharge to the public sewer, of fats, oil and grease, the management of waste materials from pretreatment facilities, and access for inspections. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13.20.010 of the City of Auburn Code is amended to read as follows: 13.20.010 Definitions. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms used in this chapter shall be as follows: A. "Assessment' means a financial burden placed upon a property for benefits received, directly or indirectly. An assessment is typically applied to property through a local improvement district and is collected by the city finance department; however, it can be established for collection upon use of the defined benefit. B. `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. C. "Building sewer" means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of the building sewer system which receives the discharge from wastewater pipes inside the building footprint and conveys it to the side sewer at five feet outside of the building footprint. Building sewers are private sewers and are not part of the public system. D. "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. E. "City of Auburn design and construction standards" means the requirements adopted under Chapter 12.04 ACC for storm drainage, sanitary sewer, street, and water design and construction. Ordinance No. 5934 August 9, 2005 Page 1 F. "Commercial" means, for the purposes of this chapter, 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. "Deduct meter" means an approved city water meter that is located upon a private water service serving a non -single -family residential development for the purpose of monitoring water consumption that does not enter into the sanitary sewer system. A deduct meter is not an irrigation meter, and shall not be used as such. H. "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. I. T.O.G. (FOG)" means fats, oils, and greases wh'nh RGRpolar FOG or polar FOG. N_onpelaF FOG is defiRed by nenbi mofef4l I'Ln or mineral Gil WhiGh may OF --ay i � �uic"ui-rm�A r emulsified. Polar FQG 06 typiGally of animal or vegetable erigin and may solidify or beGGm; d .` Gernibly ViSGGus at temperatures abave 32 degFees Fah h 'F J. "Irrigation meter" means an approved city water meter connected to a public water service to determine the amount of water being used for landscape watering. K. "LID" or "local improvement district" means a method of assisting benefiting properties in financing needed capital improvements through formation of special assessment districts. L. "Multiple dwelling units" means, for this chapter, two or more residential units connected to a single water service. M. "Natural outlet" means any outlet (conveyance) into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater. N. "Non polar FOG" means FOG of animal or vegetable origin. NO."pH" means the measurement of acidity or alkalinity of sewage and is measured as the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter of solution. P. "Polar FOG" means FOG of mineral origin. QQ. "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. P-R. "Private sewer" means a sewage conveyance facility which is owned, operated and controlled by the property owner. QS. "Public sewer" means a sewage conveyance facility which is owned, operated and controlled by a public authority. RT. "Residential customer equivalent (RCE)" means the term used by King County's department of natural resources, wastewater treatment division to define the capacity that is required by new development within the sanitary sewer system. Single -family homes are established as one RCE. RCEs for non -single - family homes and multifamily dwellings shall be calculated using King County Ordinance No. 5934 August 9, 2005 Page 2 guidelines. Multifamily residential units with individual water meters shall be classified as one RCE per family unit. �&U. "Sanitary sewer' means a wastewater conveyance facility to which storm, surface, and groundwater are excluded. TV. "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. I.N. "Sewage" means residential, business, industrial, and institutional wastewater. VX. "Sewer" means a facility for conveying sewage. WY. "Sewerage" means all facilities for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage. XZ. "Sewer meter" is a city approved device used to measure sewage that enters the sanitary sewer system. YAA. "Side sewer' means the extension from the building sewer to the connector on the public sewer mainline. Side sewer may be a public or private sewer. ZAB. "Single-family residential" means, for this chapter, any isolated/detached building designed exclusively for occupancy of one family. AAAC. "Storm drain" means a wastewater conveyance facility for storm, surface, and groundwater. A -BAD. "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. ALAE."UPC" means the Uniform Plumbing Code, including amendments, as adopted by the city. ABAF. "Utility" means, for this chapter, the city of Auburn sewer utility or sewer division. AE -AG. "Watercourse" means a channel, either natural or manmade, in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5381 § 1, 2000; Ord. 5302 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5222 § 1 (Exh. B), 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. 1), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) Section 2. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13.20.060 of the City of Auburn Code is amended to read as follows: 13.20.060 Connection - Required A. The owner OF OGG6+paat of lands OF preMises located within Auburn's service area, undertakiRg new residential 9F nORFesadential Gonstruetiorl, she subdivision or subdiViSiOR fFOrn Wh;Gh sewage will originate, and whiph lands A thill 200 feet of a „ bliG Sewer + , that make application for r a short plat or preliminary plat shall seaneet--tsextend the public sewer system to serve their land, provided the city permits such connection. The ssnaestieR public sewer system extension shall be in accordance with the city of Auburn design and construction standards. The GenneGtion shall be made by GOnneGt*R,g the strLIGtLIFe With aR approved side seweF, and the side sewer, if -requireadd, shaill Ordinance No, 5934 August 9, 2005 Page 3 hkm nnnneetAd to an appFeved sewer main extension, whirh shall be GonneGted to the 8*mGting publieweF main. B. The owner of lands located within Auburn's service area and within 200 feet of a public sewer main, undertakinq new residential or nonresidential construction shall connect to the public sewer system when the city permits such connection. IBC. For existing development within Auburn's service area which is within 200 feet of a public sewer main, where an on-site system is operating, connection to the public sewer is required when the city permits such connection and when: 1. Repair, modification or replacement of the system is necessary, or the existing on-site septic system has failed and a new system conforming to the county health authority cannot be designed and installed; or 2. At such time that additional construction which in any way affects the on-site sewage system is proposed. SD. The distance calculated in subsections A -B and 9-C of this section shall be calculated along the shortest route in road rights-of-way and easements consistent with the comprehensive planning and sewer extension practices of the city, from the existing public sewer system to the nearest point of lands or premises to be served. BE. Every building sewer not connected to a public sewer, or not required by law to be connected to a public sewer, shall be connected to an on-site sewage system. The ordinance codified in this section is passed pursuant to the last paragraph of RCW 35.67.190. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5302 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. 1), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) Section 3. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13.20.140 of the City of Auburn Code is amended to read as follows: 13.20.140 Prohibited discharges designated. None of the following described waters or wastes shall be discharged into the public sanitary sewer: A. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit; B,Any water or wastes which may rGRtain more than 100 milligrams pe 'r lifer, by weight of fat oil or grease Polar and non -polar FOG in amounts that cause a visible sheen on the discharge or in the public sewer system, build-up of grease in any public sewer facility or which accumulations either alone or in combination with other discharges cause obstructions of the public sewer system; C. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas; D. Food waste or animal parts, including food -grinder waste, that can not pass through a one -quarter -inch sieve; Ordinance No. 5934 August 9, 2005 Page 4 E. Any ashes, cinders, sand, gravel, mud, straw, grass, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure or any other solid, or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewerage works; F. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewerage works; G. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the treatment plant; H. Any water or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant; I. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. 1), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) Section 4. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13.20.154 of the City of Auburn Code is amended to read as follows: 13.20.154 FOG pretreatment facilities — Installation and maintenance. All FOG pretreatment facilities shall be installed, maintained, and operated by the discharger at their own expense. The facilities shall be kept in continuous operation at all times, and shall be maintained to provide efficient operation. Dischargers may not add emulsifying agents exclusively for the purposes of emulsifying polar or nonsolid FOG. A service contractor qualified to perform cleaning is required for interceptors. All material removed shall be disposed of in accordance with all city, county, state, and federal regulations. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004.) Section 5. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13.20.158 of the City of Auburn Code is amended to read as follows: 13.20.158 Sand and grit pretreatment system — Installation and maintenance. All sand and grit removal facilities shall be installed, maintained, and operated by the discharger at their own expense. The facilities shall be kept in continuous operation at all times, and shall be maintained to provide efficient operation. Dischargers may not use high volume flushing to push sand and grit from their facilities into the public sewer system. A service contractor qualified to perform cleaning is required for cleaning and removing of the particles that have settled out of the service line. All material removed shall be disposed of in accordance with all city, county, state, and federal regulations. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004.) Ordinance No. 5934 August 9, 2005 Page 5 Section 6. Amendment to City Code. That Section 13.20.500 of the City of Auburn Code is amended to read as follows: 13.20.500 Access for inspections. The city shall have unrem„ Str'Gted fFee accessat pmper heum, subject to the provisions of AGC-1..29:91OChapter 1.20 ACC, to all buildings and premises served by the sewer system for the purpose of inspecting pipes and fixtures. Inspection shall include verification on the manner in which domestic water is being used, and the satisfactory compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 5852 § 1, 2004; Ord. 5212 § 1 (Exh. 1), 1999; Ord. 4241 § 2, 1987.) Section 7. Implementation. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this ordinance. Section 8. Severability. If any portion of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. Section 9. Effective date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. INTROD PASSED: APPROVED: ATTEST: Danielle Daskam, City Clerk Published: Ordinance No. 5934 August 9, 2005 Page 6 PETER B. LEWIS MAYOR