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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 785-1979ORDINANCE NO. 785-79 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 661, ADOPTED APRIL 1, 1974, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING WASTE DISCHARGES" THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4 BY ADDING THERETO SUBSECTION 4.6, AMENDMENT OF SUBS£CTION 6.4 AND AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTION 8.5. Ordinance No. 661, adopted April 1, 1974, as Amended, entitled "An Ordinance Regulating Waste Discharges" is hereby amended by adding to Section 4, Subsection 4.6, and amending Subsections 6.4 and 8.5 to read as follows: 4.6. 6.4(a). Sewe~ Design and Construction. All new sewers and connections to new and existing sewers shall be designed and con- structed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code then in effect in the City of South San Francisco, and other applicable City ordinances. The applicant for a permit to so construct sewers or connections shall furnish the City Building Inspector with a copy of the Wastewater Discharge Permit issUed by the Superintendent as provided in Sub- sections 4.1 through 4,4 hereof. Right of Inspection. Adequate indentification shall be provided by the Superintendent for all inspectors and other authorized personnel and these persons CENTRAL REGORD$ shallindentify themselves when entering any property for inspection purposes or when inspecting the work of any contractor. Inspection of every facility that is involved directlY or indirectlywith the discharge of wastewater to the City's sewerage system may 'be'made by the SUperintendent as he deems necessary. These faCilities shall include but not be limited to sewers, sewage pumping plants, pollution control plants, all indus- trial processes, industrial wastewater gen- eration, conveyance and pretreatment facili- ties, devices and connection sewers and all similar sewerage facilities. Inspections may be made to determine that such facilities are maintained and operated'properly and are ade- quate to meet the provisions of this ordinanCe. AcCess to all of the above facilities or to other facilities directly or indirectly con- nected to the ~City's sewage system shall be given to authorized personnel of the City at all reasonable times, including those occasioned by emergency conditions. Any permanent or · temporary obstruction to easy access to the sewerage faCility to be inspected shall be m CENTRAL REC;ORDB 6.4(b). promptly removed by the facility user or owner at 'the written or verbal request of the Sup- erintendent and shall not be replaced.' The Superintendent is authorized to apPly for an inspection warrant if deemed necessary. Inspection and Inspection Facilities. 'The Superintendent may require any nonresi- dential discharger to ConStruct, at his own expense, a sampling facility or inspection man- hole, together with necessary related measuring and sampling equipment, in accordance with construction standards and specifications of the City. The sampling facility, or well, or inspection manhole, shall be constructed on the lateral side sewer of the discharger and installed at a point where the sampling well intercepts all wastes from the discharging source. The well shall also.be within a clear easement area at a location which will permit the Cityaccess to the facility at all times. Construction shall be completed within sixty (60) days of written notification from the Superintendent, unless suCh time is extended by the Superintendent for good cause. The Superintendent may require the discharger to o CENTRAL RECORDS - 8.5o install such sampling facilities or inspection manholes on each lateral sewer. Infraction. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the manda- tory requirements of this ordinance shall, be guilty of an infraction~ Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of this Ordi- nance is punishable by: A. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for a first violation; B. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) fora secOnd violation within one {1) year; C. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for each addi. ti°nal violation within one (1) year. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any pro- vision of this'ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and he shall be punishable accordingly. CENTRAL RECORDS '1 SECTION ? . PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be "published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as required by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after adoption. Introduced this 21st day of February, 1979. Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco. this 7th day of March , 1979, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, William A. Borba, Emanuele N. Damonte, Terry J. Mirri and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST:~~ty Clerk foregoing Ordinance this As Mayor of.the City of South San Francisco I do hereby approve the 7th day of March , 197~9. ~ENTRAL REC:ORD~ .o.,