HomeMy WebLinkAbout5934ORDINANCE 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.
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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 grease
nonpolar FOG or polar FOG. NORpolar FOG *6 defined by Renbiodegrad
mat , or rnineFal oil whiGh may or may not be
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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.
OQ. "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
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guidelines. Multifamily residential units with individual water meters shall be
classified as one RCE per family unit.
SU. "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.
UW. "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.
ARAD. "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.
AGAE."UPC" means the Uniform Plumbing Code, including amendments,
as adopted by the city.
ADAF. "Utility" means, for this chapter, the city of Auburn sewer utility or
sewer division.
AEAG. "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 eFescu-paet of lands ?e -Iocated within Auburn's
service area, undertaking new Fe . ntial ar nonresidential , sho
subdevis*on or subdivision from whiGh sewage will originate, and whiGh lands or
r,romi a nFe within Inn feet of a publin c•auror cv6t , that make application for
a short plat or preliminary plat shall extend the public sewer system to
serve their land, provided the city permits such connection. The GonneGt+ee
public sewer system extension shall be in accordance with the city of Auburn
design and construction standards. The Gc)nneGt!OR shall be made by GORneGt*Rg
the 6tFUGtUre with an approved side 6eweF, and the side sewer, *if required, s
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the existing PUbliG se
B. The owner of lands located within Auburn's service area and within
200 feet of a public sewer main undertaking new residential or nonresidential
construction shall connect to the public sewer system when the city permits such
connection.
9C. 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.
GD. The distance calculated in subsections A-B and B-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.
DE. 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.
liter, 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;
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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;
1. 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, count state, and federal regulations. (Ord. 5852 § 1,
2004.)
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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 unre6tFinted free access at pFopeF s, subject to the
provisions of ACC-1.20.04-9Chapter 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.
AUG 1 5 2um
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPRO AUG 15 21Y05
P ER B. LEWIS
ATTEST: MAYOR
Da ' le Daskam, City Clerk
APP D ORM-
a
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Published: 07 - lq - Z p??
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