Chapter 13.08
PERMITS, PLANS, CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND USE OF
WASTEWATER FACILITIES

Sections:

13.08.010    Director – Duties.

13.08.020    Connections to public sewers – Wastewater facility construction – Plans and permits – Required.

13.08.030    Conformity of plans for wastewater facilities to city standards.

13.08.040    Inspection, backfilling and testing of wastewater facilities.

13.08.050    Sewer service required.

13.08.060    Sewer connections and sewer laterals – Work to be done by city.

13.08.070    Limitations on point of discharge.

13.08.080    Location of sewer connection – Authority of director to designate.

13.08.090    Separate sewer lateral required and allowable deviations.

13.08.100    Reuse of old sewer laterals.

13.08.110    Occupancy of premises with unapproved sewer lateral.

13.08.010 Director – Duties.

The director shall issue permits, review plans, and inspect and make permanent record of:

A. All wastewater facility construction, repairs, sewer connections and disconnections within public rights-of-way.

B. All industrial wastewater pretreatment facility construction and repairs upon private property. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.020 Connections to public sewers – Wastewater facility construction – Plans and permits – Required.

A. No person, other than employees of the city, shall construct, connect or disconnect any public or private wastewater facilities within the public rights-of-way without first obtaining approval of plans and a permit from the director, unless such work is performed under written contract or agreement with the city. A permit shall not be assignable or transferable and shall become void after 60 days if work for which the permit is issued has not commenced.

B. Application for permit must be made in writing to the director by the owner of the property to be sewered, or authorized agent. The application shall be of such form and content as required and provided by the director.

C. The applicant shall submit to the city for approval construction plans and such specifications and other details as required to describe fully the proposed wastewater facility. The plans shall have been prepared under the supervision of, and shall be signed by, an engineer of suitable training registered in the state of California. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.030 Conformity of plans for wastewater facilities to city standards.

Construction plans, specifications and details as necessary to fully describe a proposed wastewater facility or wastewater facility modification shall be in full conformity with the following documents as adopted, and amended from time to time, by the Chula Vista city council:

A. “Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction,” published by BNI Books;

B. “Design Standards – 1990 – Construction Standards,” by Chula Vista department of public works;

C. “City of Chula Vista Subdivision Manual”;

D. “San Diego Area Regional Standard Drawings,” by San Diego County department of public works.

Copies of all such documents shall be available at the office of the director. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.040 Inspection, backfilling and testing of wastewater facilities.

A. All construction or modification of wastewater facilities, whether under permit, agreement with the city, or city contract, shall be inspected by city forces during construction so as to assure full compliance with approved plans, specifications and details, in addition to adopted city standards as referenced in CVMC 13.08.030.

B. No person other than duly authorized employees of the city shall backfill any trench or excavation made for the purpose of constructing a wastewater facility until the pipe or structure therein shall have been inspected by the director and written approval has been given in such form as may be determined by the director. The entire length of pipe shall be fully exposed for inspection. At least 24-hour notice shall be provided in advance of such sewer inspection.

C. The director may employ such tests as deemed necessary in testing sewers and other wastewater facilities. The contractor shall furnish all tools, labor and assistance necessary for such tests. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.050 Sewer service required.

All buildings which contain any plumbing fixtures and for which, in the opinion of the director, service via the public sewer system is reasonably feasible must be connected to the public sewer system. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.060 Sewer connections and sewer laterals – Work to be done by city.

All sewer connections and all sewer lateral installations within public rights-of-way shall be done by the city or its authorized agents. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.070 Limitations on point of discharge.

No person shall discharge any substance(s) directly into a manhole or other opening in a public sewer other than through an approved sewer connection. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.080 Location of sewer connection – Authority of director to designate.

The director shall have the authority to designate the public sewer to which any building shall be connected, considering all engineering factors and all outstanding financial obligations, and the owner of any building may be required to install pumps or ejectors to discharge part of or all sewage into the public sewer designated by the director. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.090 Separate sewer lateral required and allowable deviations.

Every building or parcel in need of sewer service shall be served by a separate and individual sewer lateral. Deviations from this requirement may be granted by the director after plans have been submitted to and approved by the building and housing department and the public works department, engineering division, and it has been determined that the deviation will provide a practical sewage disposal system and will not impose a financial burden upon the city or relieve the property owner(s) from any financial obligation in connection with the cost of the public sewer or other sewerage facilities designed to provide sewer service to the subject building(s) or parcel(s). The director may authorize use of the same sewer lateral in any of the following circumstances of deviation:

A. Where more than one building is situated upon the same parcel, all of which are owned by the same person, and said parcel may not legally be split or subdivided, or said owner agrees in a written instrument suitable for recordation that all of said parcel will be held under the same ownership as long as independent sewer laterals are not provided;

B. Where public school districts, governmental agencies or large commercial or industrial installations are involved;

C. Where two or more parcels are involved; provided, that a written agreement concerning use of the lateral and requiring private responsibility for the future costs of maintenance and repair of the lateral has been filed with the director, fully executed and in a form suitable for recordation. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.100 Reuse of old sewer laterals.

No new building or other structure shall be provided sewer service via a previously used sewer lateral within public rights-of-way unless such used lateral has been inspected and approved in writing by the director. (Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).

13.08.110 Occupancy of premises with unapproved sewer lateral.

It is unlawful for any person to use or occupy any building until the sewer lateral and building sewer serving such building has been inspected and approved by the director and the building official, or their duly authorized representatives, and a certificate of occupancy or final inspection approval has been issued. (Ord. 2790, 1999; Ord. 2466 § 7, 1991).