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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 054 t ATASCADERO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO STATE OF CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 54 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ATASCADERO COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT ORDINANCE CODE, DELCARING AN URGENCY, AND PROVIDING THAT THE ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY The Board of Directors of the Atascadero County Sanitation District do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That Section 4 . 4 (5) of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "4 . 4 (5) When any portion of the work is to be performed within the limits of a public right of way or public sewer easement, an encroachment permit shall be obtained from the Public Works Department of the City of Atascadero. " SECTION 2 . That Section 4 . 9 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "4 . 9 The ' front area connection fee' shall be $250 . 00 except that: (1) No charge shall be made when the owner of a lot has already paid for lateral sewer installation by assess- ment or otherwise; (2) There will be no charge when a "T" fitting has already been installed in the public sewer at the property owner' s expense, and the lateral sewer is to be in- stalled from said fitting; (3) A parcel which was assessed during the improvement district assessment proceedings for a collection system, but on which the assessment was not paid because the parcel was deeded to the State for non- payment of taxes, shall, incur an additional connection fee equal to the particular assessment involved for that parcel. " SECTION 3 . That Subsection (1) of ,Section 4 . 10 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (1) "Two hundred-fifty dollars ($250. 00) , and it • 0 SECTION 4. That Section 4 . 11 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ' 4. 11 When an entire lot to which connection is proposed has been charged only a 'rear area' rate under the Assessment District No. 1 assessment proceedings by virtue of its remote location from the proposed public sewers, then Section 4. 10 shall not apply. The connection fee for said lot, or additional lots created from said lots by subsequent lot divisions, shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250 .00) for each connection, except that if public sewers are extended in the future in such a manner as to provide sewer service requiring substantially shorter building sewers, then the connection fee may be increased as provided in Section 4 . 13 . " SECTION 5. That Sections 5. 1 (2) , (3) , and (4) of the Atascadero County Sanitation District ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: (2) Requestor shall submit improvement plans of the pro- posed extension, prepared by a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California, for approval by the City Engineer. (3) The person requesting said extension shall execute and file a written agreement with the District whereby he agrees to complete all required improvements at his expense and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, within the time period specified in the agreement. He further agrees to provide the City Engineer with a detailed cost breakdown of his actual expenditures for any improvements authorized in the agreement. The agreement shall also provide for inspection of all improvements by the City Engineer, or his designated representative, and reimbursement of the District, by the requestor, for the cost of the inspection. The District will invoice the requestor for such inspection costs and any amount unpaid thirty (30) days from the date of the District' s invoice shall bear interest at ten (10) percent per year beginning from thirty (30) days after the date of the invoice. The improvements agreement may also provide (1) for the construction of the improvements in units, and (2) for an extension of the time under conditions therein specified No extension of time shall be granted except upon certification by the City Engineer that such extension is justified, and upon approval by the Board of Directors. (4) No hookup to the public sewer will be permitted until all improvement work has been completed to the satis- faction of the City Engineer and all charges have been paid by the requestor in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance Code. SECTION 6. That Section 7. 2 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 7. 2 The requirements for building sewers as set forth in the latest adopted versions of the Uniform Plumbing code shall apply in the District and are incorporated herein by reference. However, where the regulations of this Ordinance Code are more restrictive than said Plumbing Code, this Code shall apply. SECTION 7 . That Section 7. 9 be added to the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code to read as follows: 7. 9 Drainage piping serving fixtures located at an elevation of less than one foot above the nearest upstream man- hole cover in the main sewer serving said fixtures shall drain by gravity into the main sewer, and shall be pro- tected from backflow of sewage by installing an approved type back water valve, and each such back water valve shall be installed only in that branch or section of the drainage system which receives the discharge from fixtures located less than one foot above the nearest upstream manhole cover. SECTION 8. That Section 8 . 1 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby deleted. SECTION 9. That Section 8.2 (1) , (2) and (4) , of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 . 2 (1) When an area is annexed to Improvement District No. 1, the requestor shall have an estimate of the cost of extending sewer lines and otherwise providing sewer service to the lots within said annexation prepared by a Civil Engineer registered in the State of California. Said estimate shall not include the cost of lateral sewers. This estimate and the proportional share to be borne by each lot shall be furnished to the owners of the annexed property. (2) Requestor shall submit improvement plans of the proposed extension, prepared by a Civil Engineer registered in the State of California, , for approval by the City Engineer (4) No hookup to the public sewer will be permitted until all improvement work has been completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and all charges have been paid by the requestor in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance Code. Inspection costs shall be paid by the requestor as set forth in Section 5 .1 (3) of this Ordinance Code. SECTION 10. That Section 11. 1 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 11.1 There is hereby levied and imposed upon any occupied premises within the Atascadero County Sanitation District, having any sewer connection with the sewerage system of the District, or otherwise discharging waste water which ultimately passes through the District' s sewerage system or to which a public sewer is available according to Article 3 . 1 of this Ordinance Code, and upon the owner or occupant thereof, a monthly service or standby charge as hereinafter provided. Charge (a) Single Family Residential Unit $ 10. 54 (b) Apartment Building (per dwelling unit) 9 . 86 (c) Mobile Home Spaces (per space) 8 . 24 (d) Hotel/Motel (per dwelling unit) 2 . 62 (e) Rest Homes/Hospitals (per bed) 8 . 26 (f) Commercial Unit 3 .23 (g) Office Buildings (per office unit) 3. 21 (h) Restaurants - 40 or less seats 74 .58 (i) Restaurants - more than 40 seats 178 . 89 (j) Churches/Meeting Halls 92 . 10 (k) Schools (per student average daily attendance as of March 31 preceding each fiscal year) 0 .805 (1) Service Stations 23 . 28 (m) Laundry/Laundromat/Cleaners 145. 85 ! 0 Charge (n) Car Wash $78 .17 (o) Fire Station 99.26 (p) Ware houses/Storage Facility 17 . 09 (q) Theatre 44 . 42 (r) Any Occupied Premises not Connected to an Available Sewer 7 . 00 SECTION 11. Section 11. 5 of the Atascadero County Sanitation District Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 11. 5 Truck disposal of sanitary wastes may be accepted by the District at the treatment plant during normal daytime working hours, or at such other times as the District may . elect, for a service charge of $20 .00 per load or portion thereof. SECTION 12 . If any portion of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held to be invalid for any reasons, the validity of all remaining portions and applications shall be unaffected and shall remain in final force and effect. SECTION 13. This Ordinance is an urgency ordinance and is for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. The facts constituting the urgency are these: The Atascadero County Sanitation District is the beneficiary of a loan from the United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration, and in order to become eligible for the funds comprising said loan, the District must immediately adopt new rates and charges. Thus, it is necessary that this Ordinance take effect immediately in order to assure the granting, implementation, and administration of the loan from the FmHA. SECTION 14 . This Ordinance, being an urgency ordinance for the immediate protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare, containing a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency, and passed by a four-fifths (4/5) vote of the District Board of Directors, shall take effect immediately upon its adoption; provided, however, that this Ordinance shall not become operative p � . P until one hundred eighty (180) days after its passage, or on January 1, 1983, whichever occurs first. SECTION 15. The District Secretary shall cause this Ordinance to be published once within fifteen (15) days after its passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in this District; shall certify to the adoption and publication of this Ordinance; and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of this District. The foregoing Ordinance was introduced, adopted,and ordered published at a meeting of the District Board of Directors held on May 24, 1982, by the following vote: Ayes: Directors Highland, Mackey, Nelson, Stover and President Wilkins Noes: None Absent: None Rob rt J. Wil ins, Jr. , Chai an APPROVED AS TO RM: ATTEST:AL ALLEN GRIMES, Attorney M ray . Warden, Secret y