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a.The provisions of this section shall become operative January 1, 2019.

b. Upon Transfer of Real Property.All residential uses shall, prior to the time of any transfer of ownership, have the sanitary sewer lateral inspected for any defects, a completed sanitary sewer lateral inspection form accompanied by payment of the sewer lateral report fee submitted to the City, and, if necessary, have the sewer lateral repaired or corrected to meet the City’s standards and specifications unless exempted under this article.

1. Responsibilities of Transferor.The owner of the real property prior to the time of sale or other transfer (“transferor”) shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of this chapter and for obtaining a sanitary sewer lateral inspection.

2. Option to Transfer Transferor’s Responsibility to Transferee.Before the time of sale or other transfer, the transferor and transferee of any property may mutually agree to shift responsibility for compliance with this chapter to the transferee. In the event the transferee agrees to assume responsibility for inspecting the building sanitary sewer, the transferee shall complete the inspection and meet the City’s standards within 90 calendar days from the date of the sale or other transfer. Before the time of sale or other transfer, the transferor and transferee shall complete the following procedures:

i.The transferor shall request from the City a transfer of responsibility to inspect form. Both the transferor and transferee shall sign the form certifying that the transferee has assumed responsibility for the inspection.

ii.The transferor shall file the signed transfer of responsibility to inspect form with the City before the time of sale and include it in the real estate transfer documentation.

c. Upon Construction or Remodeling.When constructing a new structure on property with an existing lateral, changing the use of a structure that requires a building permit, connecting a previously unconnected structure to an existing lateral, or constructing a major building remodel project, the sanitary sewer lateral must be inspected for any defects and a completed sanitary sewer lateral inspection form submitted to the City.

1.For purposes of this section, a major building remodel project is one that is estimated by the City to cost $50,000 or more and increases the total number of bedrooms. The $50,000 limit set forth herein shall be automatically increased by $1,000 on January 1, 2020, and by the same amount each fifth year thereafter.

d.Upon the occurrence of two or more known private lateral sewer discharges caused by a private sanitary sewer lateral within two years, the sanitary sewer lateral must be inspected for any defects and a completed sanitary sewer lateral inspection form submitted to the City within 60 days following notice from the City Manager, or his/her designee.

e. Health and Safety Basis for Inspections.As part of its construction and maintenance of sewer mains, the City may discover defective laterals. Upon notice from the City Manager, or his/her designee, to the property owner, any sanitary sewer lateral that the City knows or reasonably suspects to be defective must be inspected for any defects and a completed sanitary sewer lateral inspection form submitted to the City within 60 days following notice from the City Manager, or his/her designee.

1.The lateral shall be considered defective if it has any of the following conditions: displaced joints, root intrusion, substantial deterioration of the lines, damaged clean-out, defective clean-out, inflow, infiltration of extraneous water, or other conditions likely to substantially increase the chance for a lateral blockage, or if, within a period of two years, a lateral suffers two or more blockages resulting in overflows.

2.Whenever defective laterals are found, the property owner, at the sole expense of the property owner, shall repair or replace the lateral. The City Manager or designee shall determine the extent of repair required, and more limited repair than complete replacement of the lateral may be permitted at the sole discretion of the City Manager or his/her designee. (Ord. 3579 § 2, 2018)