TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
§ 50.01 HEALTH AND SANITATION RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED.
The Council hereby establishes health and sanitation rules and regulations as set forth in this chapter.
('75 Code, § 6-4.01) (Ord. 1957-28, effective - -57)
§ 50.02 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
§ 50.03 RECEPTACLES.
(A) Except as otherwise set forth in division (C) below of this section, all garbage, refuse, waste matter, and swill shall, by the person upon whose premises the same shall have been produced o
§ 50.04 COMBUSTIBLE WASTE MATERIALS.
No person shall dump or deposit, or cause or allow to be dumped or deposited, or allow to accumulate any waste material of a combustible nature on any property within the Town without first obta
§ 50.05 DEPOSITING AND BURNING GARBAGE.
NIt shall be unlawful to deposit, place, or burn garbage, refuse, waste matter, or swill of any kind upon public streets, alleyways, or public places.
§ 50.06 DUMPING AND DEPOSITING IN WATERCOURSES, PUBLIC PLACES.
(A) No person shall dump or deposit, or cause or allow to be dumped or deposited, in any watercourse, waste material of any nature whatsoever.
§ 50.07 USE OF DUMPS.
All garbage, refuse, waste matter, and swill collected by the scavenger shall be disposed of at a dump operated by the scavenger or other persons in such a manner as to comply with all state, co
§ 50.08 INDIVIDUALS TRANSPORTING TRASH AND REFUSE.
The provisions of this chapter shall not prohibit a person, other than the scavenger, from transporting, without spilling, his/her own trash, refuse, or waste matter, except garbage or swill, ov
§ 50.09 ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS.
The Health Officer, Police Chief (or such other officials of the Town or county who are acting therefor pursuant to authorization by the Council) and the Fire Chief or Acting Fire Chief shall en
§ 50.20 AUTHORIZATION TO COLLECT.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, transport, or carry garbage, refuse, waste matter, or swill through any street or public place in the Town without a permit from the Health Of
§ 50.22 COLLECTION TIMES, MANNER AND VEHICLES.
Collections of garbage, refuse, waste matter, and swill shall be made at least once each week; provided, however, such collections may be made at other intervals within such areas as may from ti
§ 50.23 COLLECTION FEES.
The scavenger shall have the authority to charge such fees for the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, waste matter, and swill as may be determined by the Council to be reasonable and to
§ 50.24 INTERFERENCE WITH COLLECTION.
It shall be unlawful for any person in any manner to interfere with the collection or disposal of garbage, refuse, waste matter, or swill by any person authorized by license, franchise, or contr
§ 50.25 DISPUTES.
Disputes over charges made or as to the character of the services performed in the collection and disposal of garbage, refuse, waste matter, and swill shall be decided by the Health Officer, and
§ 50.30 FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(A) The Town Council finds that the State of California through its California Waste Management Act of 1989, Assembly Bill 939 (AB 939), requires that each local jurisdiction in the state divert
§ 50.31 DEFINITIONS.
(A) The Town Council finds that the State of California through its California Waste Management Act of 1989, Assembly Bill 939 (AB 939), requires that each local jurisdiction in the state divert
§ 50.32 DECONSTRUCTION AND SALVAGE AND RECOVERY.
Every covered project shall be made available for deconstruction, salvage, and recovery prior to demolition.
§ 50.33 DIVERSION REQUIREMENTS.
(A) It is required that at least the following specified percentages of the waste tonnage of construction and demolition debris generated from every covered project shall be diverted from going
§ 50.34 INFORMATION REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF DEMOLITION AND/OR BUILDING PERMIT.
(A) Every applicant shall submit a properly completed "Waste Management Plan", in a form as prescribed by the WMP Compliance Official, to the Department of Planning and Building, as a
§ 50.35 DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
As a condition precedent to issuance of any permit for a building or a demolition permit that involves a covered project, the owner of the property for which a permit is being applied shall post
§ 50.36 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
As a condition precedent to issuance of any permit for construction or demolition for a covered project, the applicant shall pay to the Town a cash fee sufficient to compensate the Town for all
§ 50.37 ON SITE PRACTICES.
During the term of the covered project, the applicant shall recycle or reuse the required percentages of materials, and keep records thereof in tonnage or in other measurements approved by the W
§ 50.38 REPORTING.
(A) Within 60 days following the completion of the demolition phase of a covered project, and again within 60 days following the completion of the construction phase of a covered project, the ap
§ 50.39 VIOLATION A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Each violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a public nuisance and be subject to abatement as such, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10.6 of this Code.
§ 50.40 PENALTIES.
Each violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a new and separate offense.
§ 50.41 RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
Each violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a new and separate offense.
§ 51.001 PURPOSE.
(A) The General Plan of the Town of Woodside has provided, since incorporation of the Town, that individual on-site disposal systems are the primary means of treatment and disposal of sanitary w
§ 51.002 DEFINITIONS.
(A) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
§ 51.003 TAMPERING WITH WASTEWATER FACILITIES.
No unauthorized person shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the Town's wastewater facilities.
§ 51.015 SEWER USE REQUIRED.
(A) The owner of all houses, buildings or structures situated within the Town used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes requiring sanitation facilities, shall provide sa
§ 51.016 GREASE, OIL AND SAND INTERCEPTORS..
(A) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid waste containing grease in an excessive amount, or any flammable wastes, sand, a
§ 51.018 SPECIFIC CUSTOMER LIMITATIONS.
Notwithstanding the limitations upon the characteristics or quantity of wastewater discharged, caused to be discharged, or permitted to be discharged into the wastewater facilities pursuant to t
§ 51.030 PERMITS AND OPERATION.
(A) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, as defined in § 51.015(C) of this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with t
§ 51.031 COUNTY REGULATIONS INCORPORATED.
The written departmental regulations promulgated by the County Health Officer pursuant to the county code to obtain compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and to clarify its relations
§ 51.032 LOCATIONS AND ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS.
(A) No septic tank shall be located within five feet of any building used as a dwelling, within ten feet of any property line, within 100 feet of any well, within 50 feet of the top of the bank
§ 51.045 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS.
Standard specifications governing the manner of construction, repair, maintenance and operation of all Town wastewater facilities shall be adopted by resolution of the Town Council.
§ 51.048 PROTECTION FROM BACKFLOW.
In all buildings where the sanitary sewer laterals, pipes or piping serve fixtures located below the level of the top of the nearest upgrade manhole of the Town's main sewer, said building s
§ 51.060 PERMITS REQUIRED.
(A) Wastewater discharges. No unauthorized person shall do any of the following acts without first having obtained a written permit from the Town:
§ 51.061 PRE-EXISTING DISCHARGES.
For the purposes of § 51.060(A)(1) through (6) of this chapter, premises which have been legally connected to the public sewers or to a private wastewater disposal system but as to which no
§ 51.062 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS.
(A) Permit requirements. No permit shall be issued until all of the following requirements have been satisfied:
§ 51.063 CLASSES OF SEWER PERMITS; INFORMATION REQUIRED.
(A) Types of sewer permits.
(1) There shall be three classes of sewer permits:
§ 51.064 PERMIT FOR RESUMPTION OF USE.
Any person seeking to reconnect to wastewater facilities after the premises have been disconnected for more than one year shall obtain a permit for that purpose.
§ 51.065 PERMIT FEES.
No permit shall be issued until all applicable fees and charges, including inspection fees, and, if applicable, deposits or connection charges established pursuant to this Code and the Town fee
§ 51.066 COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT REQUIRED.
After issuance of the permit, no change shall be made in the approved plans and specifications for the wastewater facilities except with the written permission of the Town Engineer.
§ 51.068 TRANSFERABILITY.
(A) Class 1 and Class 2 sewer permits may be transferred from one applicant to another upon written notice to the Town.
§ 51.080 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the sewer service charge is to raise revenue for the costs of maintenance, operation, construction, and reconstruction of the Town's wastewater facilities used for the collect
§ 51.081 USERS SUBJECT TO CHARGE.
TAll premises connected to the Town's wastewater system are subject to the sewer service charge.
('75 Code, § 6-5.302) (Ord. 1988-369, effective 7-22-88)
§ 51.083 DETERMINATION OF QUANTITY OF WASTEWATER IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS.
Upon application to the Town by users maintaining extensive irrigated landscaping or in other situations where it can be conclusively established that the metered water consumption is not a vali
§ 51.084 VACANT PREMISES.
No credit, adjustment or refund shall be made to any user because the premises or any part thereof are vacant, unless said premises are disconnected from the sewer system.
§ 51.085 EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHARGES.
Charges and rates established by this section shall be effective upon the date specified by the Town and shall apply to all premises connected at that time to the Town's wastewater system.
§ 51.086 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT.
The owner of any premises is deemed the legal user of sewer services and shall be responsible for payment of any and all sewer service charges applicable to the premises.
§ 51.087 COLLECTION OF SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ON TAX ROLL.
(A) Pursuant to the provisions of Cal.
§ 51.088 DIRECT BILLING; PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT.
If the full amount of sewer service charges for premises connected to or discharging wastewater into the Town sewer system are, for any reason, not collected, the sewer service charges, or the p
§ 51.089 USE OF REVENUES.
Revenues derived under this section shall be used only for the acquisition, construction or reconstruction, maintenance and operation of sanitation or sewage facilities of the Town and to repay
§ 51.100 RIGHT OF ENTRY OF TOWN OFFICIALS.
The Town's representatives bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, an
§ 51.102 TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
In order to effect its powers, and subject to the provisions of this section, the Town may terminate sanitary wastewater service to any premises from which wastes or wastewater have been dischar
§ 51.103 REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
(A) Subject to the procedures set forth in division (B) of this section, the Town Council may revoke any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this Code upon a determination by the Town Co
§ 51.104 DISCHARGES CONSTITUTING PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Any discharge or threatened discharge, or any condition which is in any manner in violation of the provisions of this Code, or of any permit issued pursuant to this Code, or of any order or dire
§ 51.105 REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.
The remedies provided in this Code shall be cumulative and not exclusive, and shall be in addition to any or all other remedies available to the Town or to other government agencies.
§ 51.106 WAIVERS.
(A) Grants. Subject to the provisions of this section, the Town Council may grant waivers from compliance with the provisions of this Code.
§ 51.107 SEWAGE SYSTEM EQUALIZATION FEE.
In addition to any other applicable fees and charges established by the Town, there shall be collected, prior to issuance of a permit by the Town, to allow connection to the sewer system of the
§ 51.109 DEDICATION OF FUNDS.
Funds acquired by the Town through the collection of the SEC shall be segregated in the Town's Sewer Funds and earmarked for use only for payment of the Town loan, or to be used for capital
§ 51.110 ADDITIONAL FEES/COLLECTION OF FEES.
The SEC shall be collected by Town Staff and shall be in addition to all other applicable fees, including then current sewer connection fees, and building permit fees.
§ 51.120 PURPOSE OF SEWER SERVICE ALLOCATION REGULATIONS.
(A) On May 23, 1968 the Town established the Redwood Creek Trunk Sewer Assessment District (hereinafter RCS), with sewer capacity established through the Fair Oaks Sewer Maintenance District (he
§ 51.121 DEFINITIONS.
In addition to the definitions in § 51.002, the following definitions shall apply:
§ 51.122 FAILED SEPTIC SYSTEM.
A private wastewater disposal system, as provided for in §§ 51.030- 51.032 (also hereinafter referred to as "septic systems") which will no longer function in a safe and sani
§ 51.123 SEWER SERVICE ALLOCATION AREAS.
For the purposes of this chapter, there shall be three sewer service allocation areas established.
§ 51.124 ALLOCATION OF SEWER SERVICE TO AREA I.
For the purposes of this chapter, there shall be three sewer service allocation areas established.
§ 51.125 ALLOCATION OF SEWER SERVICE TO AREA II.
(A) Sewer service shall be reserved for all parcels for which there is a paid Full Assessment and which have not yet connected to the RCS or TCAD sewer systems.
§ 51.126 ALLOCATION OF SEWER SERVICE TO AREA III.
(A) Owners of Developed Parcels with a failed septic system may receive a sewer service allocation, subject to Town Council approval, with any conditions imposed, and the General Conditions requ
§ 51.127 GENERAL CONDITIONS.
All connections to the public sewer system shall require:
(A) Payment of a sewer connection fee as required by ordinance or resolution.
§ 51.128 TESTING FOR SEWER SERVICE CAPACITY; REPORT TO TOWN COUNCIL.
The Town Engineer shall, on a biannual basis, review water usage records for parcels in the RCS and TCAD, and shall meter the sewer flow from the RCS and the TCAD and report to the Town Council
§ 52.01 TITLE.
This chapter shall be known as the “Town of Woodside Storm Water Management and Discharge Control Ordinance” and may be so cited.
(Ord. 1994-473, effective 6-22-94)
§ 52.02 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
(A) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the future health, safety, and general welfare of Town citizens by:
§ 52.03 DEFINITIONS.
(A) Any terms defined in the Federal Clean Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and/or defined in the regulations for the storm water discharge permitting program issu
§ 52.04 CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION.
This chapter shall be construed to assure consistency with the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, applicable implementing regulatio
§ 52.05 COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.
The first revision of the business plan for any facility subject to the Town's hazardous materials inventory and response program shall include a program for compliance with this chapter, in
§ 52.15 DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS.
(A) The discharge of non-storm water discharges to the Town storm sewer system is prohibited.
§ 52.16 DISCHARGE IN VIOLATION OF PERMIT.
Any discharge that would result in or contribute to a violation of NPDES Permit No.
§ 52.17 ILLICIT DISCHARGE.
It is prohibited to commence or continue any illicit discharges to the Town storm sewer system.
(Ord. 1994-473, effective 6-22-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 52.18 REDUCTION OF POLLUTANTS IN STORM WATER.
Any person engaged in activities which will or may result in pollutants entering the Town storm sewer system shall undertake all practicable measures to reduce such pollutants.
§ 52.19 WATERCOURSE PROTECTION.
Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes, or such person's lessee or tenant, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property reasonably free o
§ 52.30 ADMINISTRATION BY TOWN MANAGER; AUTHORITY OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
(A) This chapter shall be administered for the Town by the Town Manager and his/her designees.
§ 52.31 WAIVER PROCEDURES.
(A) It is the intent of this chapter to protect and enhance water quality while respecting the rights of private property owners to economically viable use of land.
§ 52.32 RIGHT OF ENTRY OF TOWN OFFICIALS.
(A) Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter, or whenever an authorized enforcement official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in
§ 52.33 SAMPLING DEVICES.
The Town shall have the right to establish on any property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations.
§ 52.34 NOTIFICATION OF SPILLS.
As soon as any person in charge of a facility or responsible for emergency response for a facility has knowledge of any confirmed or unconfirmed release of materials, pollutants, or waste which
§ 52.35 TESTING OR MONITORING.
Any authorized enforcement official may request that any person engaged in any activity and/or owning or operating any facility which may cause or contribute to storm water pollution or contamin
§ 52.36 REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Remedies under this chapter are in addition to and do not supersede or limit any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.
§ 52.37 VIOLATIONS; CIVIL ACTIONS.
(A) Unless otherwise specified by ordinance, the violation of any provision of this chapter, or failure to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Chapter shall constitute a misdem
§ 53.01 UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS REQUIRED.
The Council hereby finds and declares that the public necessity, convenience, safety, welfare, and interest require that whenever an underground utility service for supplying electric, communica
§ 53.02 NOTICE TO OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.
(A) The Town shall give a notice to all affected utilities and all persons owning and/or occupying real property affected by the provisions of § 53.01 of this chapter.