Chapter 6.04
SEWER GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
6.04.010 Intent.
It is the intent of the City Council to protect the public health, safety, and welfare the citizens of Lake Stevens by providing a sewerage system.
6.04.020 Definitions.
B.O.D. (Denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees C., expressed in parts per million by weight. (Ord. 476, 1995)
Basin Charge: The special charge in lieu of assessment to a property owner to be paid to the for the cost of construction and related project costs of the sewer benefiting the property tributary to a specific sewer basin, which was not constructed as part of a utility local improvement district and paid for by assessment against said property, nor donated to the City by a developer (or other property owner) at no cost to the City. (Ord. 709, Sec. 1, 2004)
Building Drain. That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from the soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer.
Building Sewer (or side sewer). The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal, beginning 2 1/2 feet outside the foundation wall. (Ord. 476, 1995)
Charge in Lieu of Assessment. The charge to a property owner to be paid to the City, for the cost of construction and related project costs of the sewer line benefiting the property, which was not constructed as part of a utility local improvement district and paid for by assessment against said property, nor donated to the City by a developer (or other property owner) at no cost to the City. (Ord. 709, Sec. 1, 2004; Ord. 476, 1995)
City. The City of Lake Stevens, or where applicable the City Council.
Clerk. The Clerk of the City or other official of the City authorized by the Mayor or designee shall to act as Clerk for the Sewer System.
Director means the Public Works Director or his/her designated representative. (Ord. 476, 1995)
District shall mean the Lake Stevens Sewer District (LSSD), the municipal special purpose district which treats sewage generated in the City.
Duplex shall mean a two-family dwelling, namely a building containing not more than two kitchens, designed and/or used to house not more than two families living independently of each other and including all necessary household employees of each such family. (Ord. 679, Sec. 1, 2003)
Basin Charge: The special charge in lieu of assessment to a property owner to be paid to the for the cost of construction and related project costs of the sewer benefiting the property tributary to a specific sewer basin, which was not constructed as part of a utility local improvement district and paid for by assessment against said property, nor donated to the City by a developer (or other property owner) at no cost to the City.
Frontage Charge: The special charge in lieu of assessment to a property owner to be paid to the City for the cost of construction and related project costs of the sewer benefiting the property fronting a specific sewer main, which was not constructed as part of a utility local improvement district and paid for by assessment against said property, nor donated to the City by a developer (or other property owner) at no cost to the City. (Ord. 709, Sec.1, 2004)
Garbage. Solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
General Facilities Connection Charge. The charge to a property owner to be paid to the City, generally at the time recording of a final plat, or at the time of connection to the public sewer system of the City, for a share of the general facilities which have been, are being, or will be constructed, designed, planned, or otherwise acquired by the City to benefit all, or most, of the sewer customers of the City.
Industrial Wastes. The liquid wastes from industrial processes. (Ord. 476, 1995)
Multiple Dwelling shall mean a multiple family dwelling, namely a building designed and/or used to house two or more families living independently of each other and including all necessary household employees of each such family; and shall also include trailer parks and trailer courts, and each trailer or stall shall be deemed a separate unit, and shall also include motels, hotels, and condominiums. (Ord. 679, Sec. 1, 2003)
Natural Outlet. Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water. (Ord. 476,1995)
pH shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. (Ord. 679, Sec., 2003)
Person. Any individual or firm, company, association, society, corporation, or group.
Properly Shredded Garbage. The garbage which has been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension.
Public Sewer. A sewer which is owned or controlled by the City or other public authority. (Ord. 476, 1995)
Registered Side Sewer/Building Sewer Contractor means any contractor who is duly registered pursuant to the requirements of this Code to construct, install, repair, reconstruct, excavate, or connect any building sewer to the public sewers of the City. (Ord. 679, Sec. 1, 2003)
Sanitary Sewer: A sewer which carries sewage and into which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
Sewage. A combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, industrial establishments and other sewer users.
Sewage Treatment Plant. Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating the sewage collected by the City.
Sewer. A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Sewer Stub. Either a public sewer constructed by the City to the property line of the lot or parcel being serviced by the public sewer, and to which building sewer may be connected, or a tee or wye on the main or lateral sewer line located to serve a particular lot or parcel of land. (Ord. 476, 1995)
Shall-May means “shall” is mandatory; “may” is permissive.
Standard Participation Contract shall mean the form of contract required by this resolution to be entered into before properties which have not been assessed for sewers or otherwise qualify may use the public sewers of the City, also known as Developer’s Contract or Developer Extension Agreement.
Structure shall mean anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location or attachment to something having location on the ground, including but not limited to trailers and house trailers, but not including fences and walls.
(Ord. 679, Sec. 1, 2003)
Suspended Solids. Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
Watercourse. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
6.04.030 Violations.
(a) Any person who shall violate any provision of this Title, shall be liable to the City for any expense, loss, damage, cost of inspection or cost of correction incurred by the City by reason of such violation, including any expenses incurred by the City in collecting from such person for such loss, damage, expense, cost of inspection or cost of correction.
(b) Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter or its amendments shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violation and make necessary correction. If it is a matter of health and safety, the correction must be made immediately, except that extensions may be granted not to exceed 72 hours per extension, by the Public Works Director, if conditions warrant. All other matters shall be corrected within 72 hours, except that extensions may be granted not to exceed 72 hours per extension, by the Public Works Director, if conditions warrant.
(c) Violations of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of this Title 6, Sewers, of the Lake Stevens Municipal Code, shall be a misdemeanor and shall subject the offender to a fine of not to exceed $1,000.00, or imprisonment of not to exceed 90 days, or both fine and imprisonment.
(d) Each day the violation continues to exist shall be considered a separate offence. (Ord. 476, 1995)