The Board of Water Commissioners shall have the same powers and duties regarding the Wastewater Fund as it possesses with respect to the Water Fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 813 of Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Santa Barbara.

The application form referred to by Section 14.08.010 shall be completely filled out and shall state the following information:

The application referred to in Sections 14.08.010 and 14.08.020 shall be accompanied by a fee as provided for in Section 14.08.050.

The fees, charges, and rates referenced in this chapter shall become effective as of the effective date of the most recent resolution of the City Council establishing such fees, charges, and rates.

Private water mains serving more than one lot may be connected to the City water system subject to all the following:

Service fees for meters shall be set by resolution of the City Council.

The monthly rates to be charged and collected shall be set by resolution of the City Council. These rates include usage charges based on the volume of water used and other fixed charges assessed without regard to the amount of water actually used.

A customer may request that the City test a meter serving the customer's property by filing a written request with the Director stating the reasons for the request. If the Director determines a test is warranted, the questioned meter will be tested. Meters will be tested based on standards set by the American Water Works Association and manufacturer specifications. Based on the test, if the Director determines the meter is operating properly, a testing fee in an amount set by City Council resolution will be charged to the customer's account; if the Director determines the meter is not operating properly, the application will be deemed a claim for an adjustment. The Director may grant adjustments based on the percent inaccuracy and billing history for the period not to exceed one year before the date the request for testing was filed. The customer is responsible for any work to the customer's plumbing system necessary to accomplish the test.

Nonresidential uses on a lot or within a structure must be metered separately from residential units. If an existing dwelling unit is converted to a mixed residential and nonresidential use, the resulting uses shall be metered separately.

Each separate unit of a nonresidential common interest development, as defined in California Civil Code Section 4100, shall be served by a separate City meter.

All of the following apply to submetered service:

The rate for City water for private fire services when the use of a meter is not required shall be set by resolution of the City Council.

A connection for private fire service must have a backflow preventer approved as provided in Chapter 14.21. A connection for private fire service must be metered for purposes of detecting unauthorized use, but water for fire suppression only will be according to Section 14.12.010. The provisions of Sections 14.08.010, 14.08.020, and 14.08.140 apply to meters for private fire service connections. Private fire hydrants and private fire suppression systems must be approved by the Fire Department. Use of a private fire service connection for purposes other than fire suppression is prohibited.

The City may disconnect a private fire service connection if the backflow preventer or detection meter are not installed and maintained as required or if the connection is not used solely for private fire service. Service will be restored upon determination by the Director that the condition that resulted in the disconnection has been corrected and a reconnection fee in an amount set by resolution of City Council has been paid. Water used for other than fire suppression purposes will be billed at the rates otherwise applicable to use of water on the lot. The remedies of this section are cumulative to any other remedy provided for violations of this code.

All water bills issued by the City shall be due and payable on the mailing date, which date shall be plainly stamped upon each bill. In the event any such bill is not paid within five days after the mailing date of the notice of failure to pay such bill, water service may be disconnected from the premises of the delinquent consumer. Water service shall not be restored for such consumer until all arrearages in water bills of such consumer shall have been paid in full, together with a service restoration fee established by resolution of the City Council.

Water service may be disconnected from the premises occupied by, or may be refused to, any consumer with a bill for water service supplied to the consumer at any other address (including a property formerly occupied by the consumer) which has remained unpaid for more than 20 days.

The City shall have the authority to estimate water consumption for billing purposes when an accurate meter read is not available in accordance with the procedures specified by resolution of the City Council.

Water to Santa Barbara Mission shall be furnished and paid for pursuant to the agreement dated November 22, 1966, between the Franciscan Fathers of California and the City, recorded as Instrument No. 40196, in Book 2175 at page 1276, Official Records of the County of Santa Barbara.

The Director of Finance shall establish, subject to the approval of the City Council, administrative procedures for the resolution of consumer disputes regarding charges for water and sewer service provided by the City. A summary of these administrative procedures shall be included in each water and sewer delinquency billing. The administrative procedures may provide that the decision of the Finance Director or the City Administrator regarding the proper resolution of any dispute shall be final.

The use of all water obtained by or through the distribution facilities of the City shall be governed and controlled by the provisions of this chapter.

It shall be a violation of this chapter for any consumer or account holder to waste any water obtained from or through the distribution facilities of the City.

Property owners are required to repair water pipes, faucets, valves, plumbing fixtures, irrigation systems, or any other devices, to eliminate leaks and prevent waste of water. Upon reasonable notice or attempted notice to the occupant, the City may, but has no duty to, temporarily shut off service to any lot where the City reasonably believes there is a leak or other plumbing failure that is resulting in waste of water as demonstrated by water flowing off the property, excessive flow through the meter, or other facts indicating a leak or other plumbing failure. The City shall post a notice on the property stating that the service has been temporarily shut off to prevent further waste of water and advising the customer how to contact the City for restoration of service. Service will be restored upon determination by the Director that the condition that resulted in the disconnection has been corrected. The City will not charge a service fee for temporary shut off or restoration of service.

The City is not responsible for damage to property or injury to persons arising from the installation, maintenance, condition, or use of pipes, plumbing systems, fixtures and other devices located on private property.

No person shall operate, tamper with, connect to, damage, or modify in any manner any meter, valve, pipe, pump, or other component of the City water system unless the person has obtained a written permit from the Director issued in accordance with this title. This section does not apply to work by City employees or contractors in the performance of their official duties.

No person shall place upon or about a fire hydrant, curbcock, meter, valve, pump, water gate, or other City water facility any vegetation, object, material, debris or structure of any kind that obstructs or prevents free access by City employees or contractors. The City may remove any vegetation, object, material, debris, or structure placed in violation of this section.

In case of fire, consumers shall be required to shut off all irrigation or any steady flow of water being used when the fighting of any fire reasonably necessitates the same.

Any duly authorized representative of the City shall at all times have the right of ingress to and egress from any water meter located upon a consumer's premises by way of such easement, license or right-of-way, if any, as the City may own and for such purposes as are permitted by the easement, license or right-of-way.

Where a water meter is placed inside the premises of a consumer, provision shall be made for convenient meter reading and repairing by representatives of the City, for shutting off or turning on water service, and for installation or removal of flow restricters.

The City reserves the right to shut off the water from any premises, or from any part of the distribution system, as long as necessary, without notice to the consumer, at any time when the exigencies of the occasion may require it; but in all cases of extension or connections the Department shall notify consumers of the necessity of shutting off water and the probable length of time the water shall be shut off before taking such action.

The City shall have the right to shut off water service to meters restricted to irrigation uses temporarily and as necessary to determine that the use of such meters is limited to irrigation. Any person applying for service through a meter restricted to irrigation uses shall be informed of such conditions of use at the time he or she applies for such a meter.

Except as otherwise provided in this title or as specifically authorized by the Director, water received from or through a meter may be used only on and for the property served by that meter.

No stationary steam boiler shall be connected directly with the water distribution system of the City but in each and every case, a suitable tank of storage capacity, sufficient for 12 hours supply for such boiler, shall be provided and the service pipe supplying such tank shall discharge directly into the top of such tank.

It is unlawful:

When a meter shows a consumption of water after service has been officially discontinued, the owner of the property served shall be held responsible for such consumption, in addition to which he or she shall pay to the City a service restoration fee and the water shall not again be turned on for either owner or tenant until such illegal consumption has been fully paid for.

Prior to vacating any premises connected to the City water supply system, the consumer shall request that the City terminate service and prepare a final billing.

Within two working days of receipt of the notice required by Section 14.20.170, the City shall read the water meter and shut off the water to the premises.

Cross-connections between any potable water supply system and any non-potable water supply system are prohibited.

A consumer's system must be open for inspection at all reasonable times to Cross-Connection Control Officers or other authorized representatives of the Director to determine whether backflow conditions, cross-connection conditions, or other structural or sanitary hazards may exist.

If the Director determines that a condition creating a health or safety hazard exists, the Director may order immediate correction of the condition and may immediately discontinue service to the premises by providing a physical break in the service line or by locking off the meter until the consumer has corrected the conditions. The Director must give written notice to the consumer of the order to correct and discontinuance of service. If the Director is unable to give the notice before service is disconnected, the Director must post a notice on the premises that includes the reason for the disconnection of service and the telephone number and email address of the Cross-Connection Control Office. The consumer is responsible for cost of correction.

The city shall not be held liable to any consumer for any injury, damages, or lost revenues, which may result from refusal to connect, or termination, or disconnection of such consumer's water supply in accordance with the terms of this chapter.

It is the policy of the City of Santa Barbara that recycled water be used wherever it is available in conformance with California Water Code Sections 13550 through 13557.

Industrial, commercial, multi-unit residential, or mixed commercial and residential uses requiring any discretionary permit or approval located within 500 feet of a recycled water distribution pipe must connect to the recycled water system, unless the responsible decision-making body or official determines at the time of issuance of the permit or approval that the connection is infeasible. The decision-making body or official may condition the permit or approval at a later time when connection becomes feasible.

If recycled water is available to a parcel, the Director may make a preliminary determination to require recycled water use pursuant to California Water Code Section 13552.4, 13552.8, or 13554 and establish a time schedule for compliance. A notice of that preliminary determination and a time schedule for compliance shall be sent to the owner of the parcel(s) using for this purpose, the last known name and address of such owners as shown upon the last assessment roll of the County of Santa Barbara. Any notice by the Director under this section shall be deemed given when properly addressed and deposited into the United States mail with postage fully pre-paid or personally delivered to the owner. The owner may file a notice of objection which must be in writing, must specify the reasons for the objections and must be filed with the Director within 20 days after it is given or mailed to the owner. The preliminary determination and time schedule for compliance shall be final if the owner does not file a timely objection. The Director or designee shall meet with the owner to attempt to resolve the objections. If the objections cannot be resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the City and owner, the Director may refer the matter to the State Water Resources Control Board.

Public fire hydrants connected to the City water system shall be placed, maintained and repaired by the Public Works Department. Any damage thereto by persons or agencies, other than representatives of the Fire or Public Works Department, shall be a claim against the person or agency committing such damage, and the Director shall take such action as may be necessary to collect the same.

Public fire hydrants shall be provided for the sole purpose of extinguishing fires, and shall be used otherwise only as provided for in this chapter, and shall be opened and used only by the Public Works and Fire Departments or such persons as may be authorized to do so by the Director of the Public Works Department as provided in this chapter.

All water taken from a hydrant shall be metered using a meter provided, attached, secured and removed, by the Public Works Department. A valve connection device and a hydrant wrench provided by the Public Works Department shall be used in taking water from the hydrant. Permittee shall be responsible for loss or damage of the meter or other device and shall pay to City any charges necessary to repair and/or replace the meter and attachments if damaged or lost. Violation of this section shall be punishable as an infraction with a penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $500 in addition to restitution to the City for any water removed.

Permits used in violation of this chapter shall be revoked by the Director of Public Works Department.

Permittee shall pay permit fees, rental fees, water use fees and deposits established by resolution of the City Council. Deposits required for meters and/or other equipment provided to permittee shall be refunded in the event the equipment is returned in good order and condition and final settlement of account.

Water mains extended pursuant to this chapter shall be a standard pipe size of not less than eight inches in diameter when further future extension of such mains is practical and feasible.

Owners of real property within and without the City desiring to have the City water system extended in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall make written application therefor to the Director stating the location and limits of the requested water main extension together with a description of their property. The Director shall investigate each application and report to the City Administrator: (1) The feasibility and the practicality of the requested extension, (2) The estimated cost thereof including easement acquisition, fire hydrants and all other incidental expense, and (3) The proposed City contribution to the extension cost, if any; in determining the City's contribution, factors which may be taken into consideration are: zoning, land use, nature of terrain, nature of business and development of abutting property. The estimated extension cost shall be based upon the average cost of extending and laying water mains of the same size and type in the three fiscal years immediately preceding the request as determined from cost records maintained by the City for said fiscal years. The petitioners may within 10 days from the date of receipt of the estimate from the Director, petition the City Council for reconsideration of the cost distribution. The City Council shall determine if the distribution of costs was made in accordance with the facts; shall review any additional facts presented by the petitioner; and shall, by appropriate motion confirm or reject the cost distribution.

All water main extensions as are mentioned in Section 14.28.020 shall be within the boundary lines of a public street or a recorded easement to the City.

After the application of the property owner requesting a water main extension together with the report from the Director as set forth in Section 14.28.020 has been received, the City Administrator may authorize the construction of the water main extension by public contract, by City forces or by private contract by the applicant subject to the approval of the applicant's plans and specifications and inspection by the Santa Barbara Public Works Department or subject to a deposit of the applicant's cost if constructed by public contract or City forces. Provided, however, the City Administrator shall not authorize the construction of any water main extension when the City's contribution to the project cost shall exceed 25% of the total project cost, unless such cost in excess of 25% is directly attributable to system improvement over and above that necessary to serve the abutting property directly benefited by the water main extension. Should the City's contribution exceed 25% of the project cost for which there is no system betterment other than that to the property directly benefited, approval for construction shall be authorized by the City Council.

After the Department has received the deposit from the applicant for the main extension cost the Director shall prepare construction plans and specifications for main extension approved pursuant to Section 14.28.040, and cause the main extension to be constructed by force account, public contract, or, upon payment of engineering, inspection and incidental costs by applicant, authorize applicant to construct the approved main extension by private contract in lieu of deposit provisions of this section.

Upon completion and acceptance of the work by the City, performed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the Director shall prepare a statement of: (1) the final cost of the water main extension, and (2) the pro-rated distribution of such cost to the benefited properties. The cost distribution shall be made on either an area, building site, or frontage basis or a combination thereof as may be determined to be the most equitable basis by the Director. For purposes of contributions, cost distribution and refunds for mains extended by City forces, the Director shall use the average cost as defined in Section 14.28.020.

A water main installed pursuant to an application under this chapter may be of larger size than the required standard pipe size of eight inches in diameter when directed or approved by the Director of Public Works. The City shall pay the additional cost for the installation of the approved water mains of a larger size than the required standard pipe size of eight inches in diameter.

Upon compliance with the provisions of Section 14.28.060, the Director shall file the final cost sheet with the office manager-accountant and a copy forwarded to the applicant.

The owners of benefited property or their predecessors in interest, as shown on the final cost sheet filed by the Director, who have not theretofore contributed their proportionate share of the water main extension, as recorded on the final cost sheet, shall not be permitted to connect to such water main extension unless and until the amount recorded on the final cost sheet has been paid to the City.

No property owner in a water main extension area formed pursuant to this chapter who has, previous to such water main extension, constructed a private water line to or for his or her property, at his or her own expense, shall be required to contribute to the cost of such water main extension, except where the private water line is abandoned and connection to the main extension is requested. Such property owner, or his or her successor in interest, shall pay the amount so determined before connecting his or her property to the water main extension.

Applicants requesting connection to a water main installed under the provisions of this title shall pay the water main extension charge set forth in the current ordinance as a condition precedent to the granting of a connection permit.

Applicants requesting connection to an existing water main installed subsequent to August 25, 1946, and financed in whole or in part from City funds, and where such applicant or his or her predecessor in interest of the land to be served has not paid a water main extension charge with respect to such water main, shall pay an extension charge to the City before the application may be approved. Replacement of any City water main existing on August 25, 1946, shall be deemed to constitute a main installed prior to such date. The extension charge shall be computed by the Director as provided in this chapter for a new main extension. The charge under this section is in addition to any permit, meter or connection fees and other regular charges made under this title or other ordinances. The charges collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the proper revenue account in accordance with standard accounting practice.

Collection, pursuant to Sections 14.28.090 - 14.28.110 shall be credited to a Water Main Extension Recovery Trust Account on the general books of the City. Charges against this account shall be made only pursuant to the provisions of Sections 14.28.140 and 14.28.150.

Any claim by a contributing property owner for a refund which is payable out of the Water Main Extension Recovery Trust Account shall be made within a period of 15 years from the date of the original contribution. All moneys remaining in the trust account after such 15 years shall have elapsed from the time of its deposit, shall forthwith be transferred to the proper water fund revenue account.

This chapter shall be known and referred to as the "Well Ordinance of the City of Santa Barbara."

It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate the construction, modification or repair, abandonment or destruction of wells in such a manner that the groundwater of this City will not be contaminated or polluted, and that water obtained from wells will be suitable for beneficial use and will not jeopardize the health, safety or welfare of the people of this City, and to monitor the amount of water pumped from wells.

The owner of each well within the City of Santa Barbara on which a water meter has been installed shall read said meter annually on or about May 14th and not later than 30 days thereafter report to the Public Works Director the amount of water pumped since the last reading of said meter.

The Public Works Director may adopt rules and regulations to implement and administer this chapter. Said rules and regulations shall be approved by the City Council.

Prior to the issuance of a permit the applicant shall post with the Public Works Director a cash deposit or security bond to guarantee compliance with any terms and conditions of the permit and the proper performance of the work. Such cash and security bond shall be in the amount determined necessary by the Public Works Director to insure such compliance with the purposes of this chapter but in no event will such cash deposit or security bond be for an amount in excess of the total estimated cost of the work to be performed. The deposit or bond will be returned to the permittee when the work has been satisfactorily completed.

Any person whose application for a permit has been denied, granted conditionally or any person whose permit has been suspended or revoked may appeal to the City Council pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.30.050 of this code.

Upon finding by the Public Works Director that a well may cause contamination or pollution to the groundwater or is a threat to the public health, safety or welfare, such well shall constitute a public nuisance. The Public Works Director may take any action necessary to abate such public nuisance. The property owner where the well is located and or the permittee for such well shall be liable for any and all costs incurred by or at the request of the Public Works Director for the abatement of such public nuisance.

In the event that a meter is not installed on a newly constructed water well the Public Works Director will cause a meter to be installed and recover the costs of such installation from the owner. In the event any water well meter is not properly maintained by the owner, the Public Works Director may perform the necessary maintenance on the meter and recover the costs from the owner. In the event the meter is not read and the amount pumped reported to the Public Works Director, he or she may cause the meter to be read.

The Public Works Director may, at any and all reasonable times, enter any and all places, property, enclosures and structures for the purpose of making examinations and investigations regarding the construction, modification or repair, abandonment or destruction of wells.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:

As used in this title, the words and terms defined in Section 14.34.020 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by that section, unless it shall be apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended.

Whenever a power is granted to or imposed upon the Public Works Director under this title, such power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy or an authorized person unless this title expressly provides otherwise.

Whenever the Public Works Director is permitted by this title to grant an exception to any of the requirements of this title, such exceptions shall be granted by him or her, only if he or she finds that literal compliance is impossible or impractical because of peculiar conditions, in no way, the fault of the person requesting such exceptions, and that the purpose of this title may be accomplished and public health and safety secured by alternative construction or procedure, in which case the Public Works Director may permit such alternative construction or procedure.

All new public sewers, house connection sewers, sewage pumping plants and industrial liquid wastes pretreatment plants shall conform to the requirements of this title unless specifically excepted.

All remodeling of existing public sewers, house connection sewers, sewage pumping plants, and industrial liquid wastes pre-treatment plants shall conform to the requirements of this title, unless specifically excepted.

The Public Works Director shall keep a permanent record of all permits issued and all plans requiring approval under the provisions of this title. The Public Works Director shall establish and maintain accurate records indicating all sewers constructed under the so-called 1911 Act or other assessment district proceedings and the properties assessed therefor and accurate record of all sewers constructed hereafter with public funds and accurate records of all main line sewers constructed hereafter with private funds, and the person or properties originally benefiting from and responsible for the financing of such sewers.

All work permitted under the provisions of this title shall be constructed by a licensed contractor and shall be subject to inspection by and shall meet the approval of the Public Works Director.

In the event that a house connection sewer fails to pass inspection and is placed in use, the permittee shall be given notice in writing of such failure to pass inspection and shall within 10 days from the date of such notice make the construction conform to the requirement of this title.

All plans required under provisions of this title for the construction of public sewers, industrial liquid waste pre-treatment plants and when required by the Public Works Department, house connection sewers shall conform to standards of design set forth by the Public Works Director and shall be approved by the Public Works Director before a construction permit is issued. All work done under the provisions of this title shall meet all of the requirements of this code and shall meet all applicable requirements of all other ordinances of the City pertaining hereto and shall meet all of the requirements of the general specifications for street improvement work and all such work shall be approved by the Public Works Director before being placed in service.

There is hereby levied and imposed upon the owner or occupant of any premises within the City, having a sewer connection with the sewerage system of the City, or otherwise discharging domestic sewage or industrial waste which ultimately passes through the City sewerage system, a sewer service charge as established by resolution of the City Council.

The charges for sewer service shall be added to and collected with the charges for water service furnished by the City to the premises. The charges shall be billed upon the same bill as submitted for the charges for water services and shall be due and payable at the same time and in the same manner that such charges for water service are due and payable; providing however, separate bills are to be prepared for premises connected to the sanitary sewer system of the City which are not provided water service by the City.

Any amount due for sewer service under this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any owner or occupant neglecting or refusing to pay the indebtedness shall be liable in an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount.

If any bill for sewer service charges is not paid within 20 days after its mailing date, water service to the consumer may be terminated in the same manner as provided in Sections 14.16.010 and 14.16.020.

It shall be the duty and the responsibility of the Finance Director to administer the provisions of this chapter.

The City may require the owner or occupant of any premises using a private water supply or a combination of City water and private water supply to install a meter to determine the total quantity of water used in the event the owner or occupant is to be billed on the basis of water consumption.

For premises having a sewer connection for which a specific classification for sewer service charges has not been set forth in Section 14.40.010, the Finance Director shall charge such rates as he or she deems applicable for the type of use being made of the premises in relation to the uses made of classified premises and the rates fixed for the classified premises.

If there is no available public sewer, a premises may be served by a private sewage disposal system when authorized under Chapter 22.04 of this Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a requirement for extension of public sewer to serve a parcel as a condition of subdivision or other development of property.

All plumbing receiving waste discharge which is not connected to a public sewer shall be connected to an approved private sewage disposal.

As a condition to the approval of the connection of property situated outside the corporate limits of the City to the City sanitary sewer system, the owner of such property, or his or her authorized agent, shall be required to enter into a written agreement with the City of Santa Barbara which includes at least the following provisions:

No person shall make or maintain any connection by pipes or otherwise with any public sewer by which roof or surface water may run into any such sewer.

No person shall, without authorization from the Public Works Director, open, enter, disturb or clean any public sewer, structure or appurtenance thereto.

No person shall do, or cause to be done, any maintenance which would damage or obstruct the flow of any public sewer. No person shall maintain a building drain or private sewer lateral in a condition that prevents or interferes with the cleaning or inspection of the public sewer.

When a house connection sewer is constructed connecting to a main line sewer, a house sewer which previously drained to a septic tank or cesspool, the septic tank or cesspool shall be abandoned and no portion of the house sewer shall then pass through or connect to such septic tank or cesspool.

When any septic tank or cesspool is abandoned, the top of such septic tank or cesspool shall be removed and the tank or cesspool shall be drained and filled with fine earth or sand and compacted and any pipes connecting to such tank or cesspool shall be cut directly outside of the tank or cesspool and shall be plugged with concrete. The abandonment of the septic tank or cesspool shall be complete before the house connection constructed shall be considered to have completely passed inspection.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply to the use of the following terms for the purposes of this chapter:

The Public Works Director is authorized to inspect, measure, sample, and test any Building Sewer Lateral, and the contents thereof, in use within the City and connected to the City sewer system for the following purposes:

The homeowners association of a Common Interest Development shall, along with the Owner, be jointly and severally liable for the duties and obligations imposed by this chapter in relation to any Building Sewer Lateral located within a common area of the Development. If no homeowners association exists, then the individual unit owners, both jointly and individually, shall be liable for the duties and obligations with respect to Building Sewer Laterals established by this chapter.

Within 90 days of the adoption of the ordinance enacting this chapter, the Public Works Director shall prepare and promulgate the public administrative guidelines which shall, among other things, establish the following:

It is unlawful for any person, other than persons specifically permitted, excepted by this chapter, to do or cause to be done, or construct or cause to be constructed, or use or cause to be used, or alter or cause to be altered, any public sewer, house connection sewer or industrial liquid waste pre-treatment plant system, or other similar appurtenances without first obtaining from the Public Works Director a written permit to construct or use such facilities, and paying all fees and deposits as required by resolution.

The Public Works Director before issuing such permits as are required by Section 14.48.010 shall require a written application to be made and filed. In such application shall be set forth the name and residence or business address of the person making such application and, in detail, the location, description, work to be done or facilities to be used, the legal owner of the property to be served and any other information deemed necessary by the Public Works Director to determine that the proposed work or use complies with the provisions of this chapter.

Before issuing any house connection sewer permit to connect to a public sewer from a property benefited by such sewer which has not participated in paying the cost of constructing such sewer, the Public Works Director shall collect a connection charge for each connection to any sewer which has been constructed and financed by one of the following methods:

Before issuing any house connection sewer permit to connect to a public sewer constructed under a sewer extension agreement provided for in Section 14.48.010 by a property which did not participate in the cost of constructing such public sewer the Public Works Director shall collect the charges set forth in the sewer extension agreement, which fee shall be in addition to and not excuse the permittee from any of the requirements of Section 14.48.060.

If a connection is made to a public sewer prior to securing of the permit required by Section 14.48.010, all applicable fees under Sections 14.48.030 -14.18.120 shall be in an amount that is twice the amount otherwise required by Section 14.48.010.

In lieu of any cash deposit required by this chapter a good and sufficient corporate surety bond may be given by the permittee under this chapter in the amount of $1,500.00 or more; provided, that the amount of such bond is not less than the total amount of the required deposit. Such bond shall be conditioned upon the payment of all charges required by this chapter and the faithful and proper performance of the work.

Upon receiving a written application, as provided for in Section 14.48.020, and the fee and bond or deposit required by Sections 14.48.030—14.48.120, the Public Works Director shall issue a written permit to construct or use the relative sewer or treatment facilities.

A permit issued pursuant to Section 14.48.130 shall state whether the work to be done is covered by deposit or bond, the amount of such deposit or bond, the amount of each fee required by Sections 14.48.030 - 14.48.120 and such permit shall be a receipt therefor. The permit shall also state the name and address of the permittee, the owner of the property to be served, and the location and extent of the work or connection to be done. Every such permit for construction or connection shall be void unless construction pursuant to such permit is commenced within 60 days of the date of such permit for house connection or within one year of the date of such permit for public sewers and the work diligently prosecuted strictly pursuant to City specifications.

The provisions of this chapter requiring permits for construction of sewers and appurtenances shall not apply to contractors constructing public sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded and entered into under the proceedings had or taken pursuant to any special procedure statute of the State providing for the construction of sewers and assessing the expenses thereof against the properties benefited thereby, or under contracts between a contractor and the City.

The Public Works Director may revoke the permit issued under this chapter for and may disconnect from the public sewer any industrial liquid waste connection which is constructed or connected without the proper permit, or which is used in violation of the provisions of this title governing industrial liquid wastes.

Plans and specifications of all industrial waste pre-treatment facilities shall be approved by the Public Works Director before any permit is issued for construction of such facilities.

The purpose of this section is to provide expedient means of financing sewer construction in cases where the property owner does not desire to proceed under the 1911 Improvement Act or other special assessment proceedings or where the property owner does not desire other financing, and yet provide equitable pro-ration of cost within a reasonable period of time among the parcels of real property benefited. Proceedings under this section for the original contributors are purely voluntary, but are compulsory when sewer connections are made by the properties benefited for which there was no initial contribution.

There is hereby established and created a special trust fund in the Office of the City Treasurer which shall be known and designated as "Public Sewer Extension and Connection Trust Fund."

Owners of real property within the City desiring to have the City sewer system extended in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall make written application therefor to the Public Works Department, which application shall be accompanied by the following:

The Public Works Department after receiving the application, plans, specifications, proposal agreement and map, deposit and letter of participation required by Section 14.52.030 and after approving such plans, specifications, proposal agreement and application, shall submit a written report to the City Administrator concerning the feasibility and practicality of the proposed sewer extension, and the estimated cost of the project including all incidental expenses. Upon receipt of the report from the Public Works Director, the City Administrator shall make his or her recommendations to the City Council for its consideration. The City Council shall fix a date upon which it shall hold a hearing to determine whether or not the application submitted pursuant to Section 14.52.030 shall be granted. The Public Works Director, prior to such hearing, shall notify each owner of property which would be benefited by the sewer extension that application has been filed to extend the sewer under the provisions of this chapter and shall notify each, of the date and time of such hearing. If the City Council approves such sewer extension application, an appropriate resolution shall be adopted authorizing the construction of such extension, to be financed from the money deposited by the applicant pursuant to Section 14.52.030. If the City Council does not approve the sewer extension application, the total deposit made by the applicant shall be returned to the applicant. The City Council shall authorize the City Administrator to advertise for sealed proposals to be opened before the City Council for extension work authorized pursuant to Section 14.52.030. The contract for the construction of the sewer extension shall be left to the lowest responsible bidder subject to the approval of the City Council.

Upon completion and acceptance of a sewer extension applied for under this chapter by the City Council, the Public Works Department shall prepare a cost distribution determination which shall include the final costs of such sewer construction and the pro-rated distribution of that cost to the various parcels of property benefited by the same. Such distribution of costs shall be made either on the basis of area or building sites or both, as may be determined by the Public Works Director to be the most equitable method. Upon completion of the cost distribution schedule, the Public Works Director shall submit a report to the City Administrator for his or her approval and recommendation to the City Council. If the City Council approves the proposed cost distribution, the Public Works Director shall prepare a written statement to be sent to the applicant for a sewer extension under this chapter which shall include the amount of the original deposit, the final costs of the sewer construction, the cost of plan checking, processing and inspection, the cost distribution, and any excess or deficiency in the original deposit, and shall deliver such statement together with any excess money or with a demand for payment of any deficiency to such applicant.

Upon approval of the cost distribution schedule required by Section 14.52.050 by the City Council, the Public Works Department shall record upon the map required by Section 14.52.050 showing the properties benefiting from the sewer extension, all properties which participated in the cost of the relative sewer extension, and the pro-rated cost distribution to each property benefited thereby and shall file with the City Clerk, City Treasurer and the Public Works Director a copy of such map together with a written statement which shall include the final cost distribution schedule described in Section 14.52.030.

Whenever the sewer system of the City has been extended in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any owner of property benefited as shown on the map described in Section 14.52.030, or his or her successor in interest, who has not previously contributed his or her proportionate share of the cost of the sewer extension to the amount set forth in the approved cost distribution schedule mentioned in Section 14.52.050 shall not be permitted to connect with such sewer until he or she shall have paid into the Public Sewer Extension Trust Fund the amount in cash due by him or her as recorded on such map. All such payments shall be in addition to all permit fees required by this title and all other effective City ordinances.

Any property owner in any public sewer extension district created under this chapter who has, previous to installation of the relative sewer extension, constructed a private sewer line to or for his or her property, at his or her own expense, shall not be required to contribute to the cost of such public sewer extension, except where such property derives increased benefits therefrom as shall be determined by the Public Works Director and as approved by the Council in the resolution granting the sewer extension application. Such property owner shall pay the amount so determined before connecting his or her property to the public sewer extension.

Periodically, but not more than twice a year, the City Treasurer shall pay and refund out of the Public Sewer Extension and Connection Trust Fund to the person originally paying for the sewer, or his or her heirs or assigns, his or her proportionate share of the money paid into such Trust Fund by subsequent property owners who did not participate in the original cost and who were given permits to connect to the extended sewer and who paid as provided in the approved cost distribution schedule referred to in Section 14.52.050. Payments under this section by the City shall be made to the person originally paying for such sewer at his or her address appearing in the records of the Public Works Department, and shall constitute a discharge of its duty hereunder to pay as to all sums so paid unless the City shall have received and consented to an assignment of such right to another which shall set forth the assignee's name and payment address.

Any claim by a property owner contributing under this chapter or his or her assignee for a refund which is payable out of the Public Sewer Extension and Connection Trust Fund shall be made within a period of 20 years from the date of the original contribution. All moneys remaining in the Fund after such 20 years shall have elapsed from the time of its deposit shall forthwith be deposited into the General Fund of the City.

Words and phrases defined in Section 14.04.020 that are also defined in federal or state statute or regulations governing storm water runoff or discharges into navigable waters of the United States or waters of the state will be interpreted to be consistent with the applicable federal or state statute or regulation and for the greatest protection of the environment.

The City in issuing or waiving the permit under Section 14.56.050 shall in no way assume responsibility or liability for the plan, installation or performance of any drainage facility installed by the permittee.

The Director may issue and maintain on file in the Department standard specifications and materials criteria for installations in watercourses. All installations must be constructed and maintained in accordance with the standard specifications and materials specifications in effect at the time the permit for the installation is issued.

The provisions of this chapter may be enforced pursuant to Chapters 1.25 and 1.28 of this Code. The Director may designate employees charged with responsibility for enforcement of this chapter. Employees of the Creeks Division of the Parks and Recreation Department, as designated by the Parks and Recreation Director are authorized to enforce the provisions of Sections 14.56.020 and 14.56.030.

It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to trespass upon or in the Gibraltar Reservoir of the City of Santa Barbara, California, the reservoir being situate in the generally northerly direction from the City and being in and across the Santa Ynez River in the County, and/or to trespass upon any of the lands of the City adjoining the reservoir and being situate in the County, except that the City may from time to time issue a permit to any person not afflicted with any contagious or communicable disease and paying to the City the sum which the City Council may by resolution approve as the permit fee, which permit shall as against the City privilege such permittee to go upon the properties of such City and to make use of the sanitary facilities provided by the City and to fish in the waters of the reservoir, if licensed to so fish by the State insofar as not otherwise forbidden. Provided, however, that if in the opinion of the City Council of the City the absolute revocation on temporary suspension of the permit issued shall be necessary, the same may be absolutely revoked or temporarily suspended without any refund of the moneys paid. No person in the active military service of the United States shall pay for any such permit, which permit shall be issued to him or her upon his or her request and the display of appropriate credentials testifying that such person is, in fact, in the active military service of the United States. No person under the age of 18 years shall have a permit issued to him or her under this chapter, but any such person when accompanied by a permittee duly licensed hereunder may go upon the lands and reservoir of the City.

The permits referred to in Section 14.60.010 shall be secured from the Water Superintendent of the City who may authorize persons conducting sporting goods stores in the County, and elsewhere to issue such permits for the City. It is hereby further provided that the permits may be secured from the Water Superintendent by such sporting goods dealers upon their request therefor and upon their agreeing in writing with the City to pay over all moneys collected for the permits as provided by resolution of the City Council to the City for each and every permit issued by them and to make such payment upon their issuing the same and upon their further agreeing to pay such sum as shall be provided by resolution of the City Council for such permit for each and every unissued permit not returned to the City upon demand made by the City, provided, further, that permits may be issued by the person or persons in personal charge of the Gibraltar Reservoir and adjoining lands of the City, as may be authorized by the Water Superintendent. No permits issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable.

Every person upon entering the properties of the City above referred to and at all times while remaining thereon must have his or her permit above mentioned in his or her possession and at any time upon request of any officer or employee of the City or any person charged with the enforcement of this chapter or with the duty of acting as guard of said properties must exhibit such permit to such officer, employee or person for inspection and identification.

The State angling license number of each permittee shall be marked upon the permit issued hereunder as a means of identification; and every permit issued hereunder shall have the name of the person or firm issuing the same for the City marked thereon.

All persons, whether permittees under this chapter or not, are prohibited from going upon the above mentioned adjoining lands of the City and/or going upon and/or fishing in the waters of the Gibraltar Reservoir of the City between the Gibraltar Dam of the Reservoir and Gidney Creek above the dam and/or between points where notices forbidding the same and giving notice be posted by order of the City Council of the City. If at any time the United States Forestry Service shall limit and/or restrict and/or prohibit entry to and/or within the Los Padres National Forest such order limiting and/or restricting and/prohibiting such entry shall have the force and effect of an order by the City Council of the City.

Hunting and shooting are hereby declared to be unlawful and all persons are hereby forbidden to hunt and/or shoot upon the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the City.

It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to cause, suffer or permit any animal not under his or her control to go or be upon or in the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the City.

All persons while upon the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the Reservoir above referred to, must, whenever occasions arise, make use of such sanitary facilities as the City may have provided.

All persons are hereby prohibited from bathing, wading or permitting animals under their control to enter in the waters of the Gibraltar Reservoir upon the lands of the City, or from boating thereon, except that officers and employees of the City may use boats thereon when necessity requires.

All persons are prohibited from throwing rubbish or waste matter of any kind into or onto the waters of Gibraltar Reservoir upon the lands of the City; and every person must remove from the properties of the City mentioned in this chapter all rubbish and refuse and waste matter getting thereon by his or her act or omission, except such rubbish, refuse or waste matter as may be left by such person in receptacles and facilities provided by the City.

The City Council may from time to time by resolution empower the C. A. O. to employ such guards for the Reservoir and the adjoining lands of the City as may be required to comply with such orders and directives as the Department of Public Health of the State shall issue with respect to guarding and patrolling domestic reservoirs upon which recreational activity is permitted. Such guards shall be vested with police powers for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.

The Water Superintendent shall prepare a report to the C. A. O. on or before the first day of March of each year showing the number of permits issued and the revenue derived therefrom and the sums expended from the funds of the Water Department for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, which sums shall include the cost of guards required by the Department of Public Health of the State, the cost of printing and the permits prescribed by this chapter, the cost of cleaning and sanitizing the area prescribed for sanitary facilities and the cost of maintaining Gibraltar Road.

Any person, firm, company or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each such person, firm, company or corporation is guilty of a separate offense for each day or fraction thereof during which the violation, failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter is committed or continued, and any permits issued hereunder to any person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall upon conviction automatically be revoked and terminated.