Chapter 3.04
PUBLIC SEWER CONSTRUCTION

Sections:

3.04.010    Permit required.

3.04.020    Plans, profiles and specifications required.

3.04.030    Subdivisions.

3.04.040    Easements or rights-of-way.

3.04.050    Persons authorized to perform work.

3.04.060    Compliance with local regulations.

3.04.070    Protection of excavation.

3.04.080    Design and construction standards.

3.04.090    Completion of sewer required.

3.04.010 Permit required.

In accordance with the Malaga Code, no person shall construct, extend or connect to any public sewer without first obtaining a permit from the District and paying all fees and connection charges and furnishing bonds as required. The provisions of the section requiring permits shall not be construed to apply to contractors constructing sewer and appurtenances under contract awarded and entered into by the District.

3.04.020 Plans, profiles and specifications required.

The application for a permit for public sewer construction shall be accompanied by complete plans, profiles and specifications, complying with all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations of District, prepared by a registered civil engineer showing all details of the proposed work based on an accurate survey of the ground. The District may require said plans to be modified as it deems necessary for proper installation. When the Board is satisfied that the proposed work is proper and the plans, profiles and specifications are sufficient and correct, it shall order the issuance of a permit predicated upon the payment of all connection charges, fees and furnishing bonds as required by the District. The permit shall prescribe such terms and conditions as the Board finds necessary in the public interest.

3.04.030 Subdivisions.

The requirements of MCWDC 3.04.010 and 3.04.020 shall be fully complied with before any final subdivision map consent by county shall be approved by the Board. The final subdivision map shall provide for dedication for public use of all streets, easements or rights-of-way in which public sewer lines are to be constructed. If a final subdivision map of a tract is recorded and the work of constructing sewers to serve the tract is not completed within the time allowed in the permit, the Board may extend the time limit or may complete the work and/or take appropriate steps to enforce the provisions of the bond furnished by the subdivider.

3.04.040 Easements or rights-of-way.

In the event that an easement is required for the extension of the public sewer or the making of connections, the applicant shall procure and have accepted by the Board a proper easement or grant of right-of-way having a minimum width to allow the laying and maintenance of such extension or connection.

3.04.050 Persons authorized to perform work.

Only properly licensed contractors shall be authorized to perform the work of public sewer construction within the District. All terms and conditions of the permit issued by the District to the applicant shall be binding on the contractor. The requirements of this section shall apply to side sewers installed concurrently with public sewer construction.

3.04.060 Compliance with local regulations.

Any person constructing a sewer within a street shall comply with all state, county or other laws, ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to the cutting of pavement, opening, barricading, lighting and protecting of trenches, backfilling and repaving thereof and shall obtain all permits and pay all fees required by any agency having jurisdiction prior to the issuance of a permit by the District.

3.04.070 Protection of excavation.

The applicant shall take all necessary precautions and/or measures to protect the public including, but not limited to, maintaining such barriers, lights and signs as are necessary to give warning to the public at all times that a sewer is under construction and of each dangerous condition to be encountered as a result thereof. He or she shall also protect the public in the use of the sidewalk against any such conditions in connection with the construction of the sewer. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other property disturbed in the course of the work shall be reinstalled in a manner satisfactory to the District and the county, or any other agency having jurisdiction thereover.

3.04.080 Design and construction standards.

Minimum standards for the design and construction of sewers within the District shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of the ordinances, rules, regulations, policies and the Specifications for Sewer Construction heretofore or hereafter adopted by the District, copies of which are on file in the District office. The District may permit modifications or may require higher standards where conditions merit. Said Specifications for Sewer Construction approved and adopted and amended by the Board are incorporated into the Malaga Code by this reference.

3.04.090 Completion of sewer required.

Before any acceptance of any sewer by the District and prior to the admission or discharge of any wastewater into the system, the sewer shall be tested and shall be complete in full compliance with all requirements of the District and to the satisfaction of the District Engineer.