Source: http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SanLuisObispo/html/SanLuisObispo12/SanLuisObispo1208.html
Timestamp: 2017-10-18 11:16:16
Document Index: 74966307

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2']

A. “Administrative technical documents” or “ATD” means the following documents adopted by the city. The most current versions of these documents shall be considered in use for purposes of interpreting this chapter.
B. “Authorized representative” means that person designated in writing to the director by the property owner to act on behalf of the property owner.
C. “Best management practice” or “BMP” means activities, practices, and procedures to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to the storm drain system and waters of the United States. BMPs include but are not limited to treatment facilities to remove pollutants from storm water; operating and maintenance procedures; facility management practices to control runoff, spillage or leaks of non-storm water, waste disposal, and drainage from materials storage; erosion and sediment control practices; and the prohibition of specific activities, practices, and procedures and such other provisions as the city determines appropriate for the control of pollutants.
G. “Director” means the community development director or public works director of the city, acting either directly or through an authorized designee.
H. “Groundwater” means any naturally occurring subsurface water, including springs.
I. “Hazardous material” means any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed, as defined in Section 25501 of the Health and Safety Code.
J. “Illegal discharge” means any direct or indirect non-storm water discharge to the storm drain system, except as exempted by this chapter.
K. “Illicit connection” means any of the following:
Q. “Pollution” means the human-made or human-induced alteration of the quality of waters by waste or pollutants, or the presence of a substance in the environment that, because of its chemical composition or quantity, prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects or alters the quality of the water to a degree that unreasonably affects the waters for beneficial uses or the facilities which serve these beneficial uses.
R. “Porter-Cologne Act” means the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code Section 13000 et seq.) as amended.
S. “Premises” means any building, lot, parcel of land, or portion of land whether improved or unimproved including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
T. “Storm drain system” means any public or private facilities by which storm water is collected and/or conveyed, including but not limited to roads, sidewalks, gutters, curbs, inlets, piped storm drains, pumping facilities, retention and detention basins, natural and human-made or altered drainage channels and swales, reservoirs, lakes, creeks, waters of the United States and other drainage structures which are within the city and are not part of a publicly owned treatment works as defined at 40 CFR Section 122.2.
1. Public facilities are those owned, maintained and operated by the city and other public agencies including the enclosed system of pipelines, catch basins, manholes and junction structures.
V. “Storm water pollution prevention plan” or “SWPPP” means a plan that identifies sources of pollution and provides direction during construction to the contractor and owner, using BMPs to prevent pollution from occurring.
W. “Waters of the United States” means surface watercourses and water bodies as defined at 40 CFR Section 122.2, including all natural waterways and definite channels and depressions in the earth that may carry water, even though such waterways may only carry water during rains and storms and may not carry storm water at and during all times and seasons. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the storm drain system any materials, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than storm water, including water runoff as defined in Chapter 13.07.
An illegal discharge is assumed to have occurred if prohibited material is placed, blown, washed, tracked or in any way allowed to accumulate in any part of the MS4 so that it can be conveyed by storm water. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
A. Waste. No person shall throw, deposit, leave, maintain, keep, or permit to be thrown, deposited, left, or maintained, in or upon any public or private property, driveway, parking area, street, alley, sidewalk, component of the storm drain system, or water of the United States, any pollutant, so that the same may cause or contribute to pollution.
B. Sidewalk Cross Drainage. No person shall place, erect or maintain any rainwater leader drain, pipe, conduit or swale as to convey, carry or discharge any water on or to any sidewalk in the city, but all leaders, drains, pipes, conduits, and swales conveying, carrying or discharging water exempt under this chapter to or beyond the exterior boundary of the lot or premises on which the same is erected, placed or maintained, must be led under the sidewalk to the gutter. Facilities not in compliance with this section shall be considered a public nuisance and abated in accordance with the provisions in Chapter 8.24.
A. Prior to or as a condition of a subdivision map, site plan, building permit, or development or improvement plan;
B. Upon inspection of the facility;
C. During any enforcement proceeding or action; or
D. For any other reasonable cause. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
A. Authorization to Adopt BMPs. The city recognizes the current requirements of the State Water Resources Control Board for general permits for construction, industrial and municipal activities. In addition to the requirements of these general permits, the city may adopt additional requirements identifying BMPs for any activity, operation, or facility which may cause or contribute to degradation, pollution, or contamination of storm water, the storm drain system, or waters of the United States.
B. Authorization to Impose BMP. Where the city or any federal, state of California, or regional agency has adopted BMP requirements for any activity, operation, or facility which may cause or contribute to storm water pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, and/or discharge of non-storm water or pollutants, or degradation to the storm drain system or waters of the United States, every person undertaking such activity or operation, or owning or operating such facility, shall comply with such requirements within the time limit or under the conditions set forth in the BMP.
D. New Development and Redevelopment Design Standards. The city will adopt design standards requiring appropriate BMPs to control the volume, rate, and potential pollutant load of storm water runoff from newly developed and redeveloped property. Such requirements are incorporated, unless specifically waived by the director, in any land use entitlement and construction or building-related permit to be issued relative to such development or redevelopment. The owner and developer shall comply with the terms, provisions, and conditions of such land use entitlements and building permits as required in this section.
E. Compliance Assurance Deposit. A person with a project that includes a grading permit or any other permit that is likely to create a source of pollution shall submit a SWPPP compliance assurance construction security deposit in an amount to be fixed by the director to ensure NPDES compliance in accordance with the approved SWPPP. Should a project have inadequate BMPs, resulting in an illegal discharge, and if the SWPPP holder fails immediately to implement or maintain necessary BMPs to comply with this chapter, upon receiving notice from the city, the city or its agent will install the BMPs and deduct payment for this work from the compliance assurance deposit. If that occurs, the compliance assurance deposit must be replenished to the original amount, or to the amount expended by the city for BMP installation, whichever is higher, and the city will issue a stop work order on the project until such occurs. When the project has received final clearance, the director will release the compliance assurance deposit. Compliance with this section does not absolve a person from other penalties and fines as provided for in this chapter.
F. Responsibility to Implement BMPs. Any person engaged in activities or operations, or owning facilities or property which will or may result in pollutants entering storm water or the storm drain system, shall implement BMPs to prevent and reduce such pollutants. The owner or operator of a commercial or industrial establishment shall provide protection from accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes into the storm drain system. The owner or operator shall provide and maintain facilities to prevent accidental discharge of prohibited materials or other wastes at the owner’s or operator’s expense.
B. Construction Storm Water Devices. BMPs installed during construction or as measures for postconstruction storm water shall be maintained as required to ensure proper operation. Failure to maintain construction BMPs will result in a stop work order being issued until the site is in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
C. Postconstruction Storm Water Devices. Property owners of development or redevelopment projects which require installation of postconstruction storm water devices shall submit a maintenance plan or manufacturer’s maintenance guide for those devices as part of the project submittal. The plan or guide provided shall be considered the minimum maintenance required, with additional maintenance performed as needed to comply with this chapter.
All property owners with postconstruction storm water devices on their property shall submit to the director annual inspection/maintenance reports to confirm continued compliance with this chapter. Reports shall be signed and certified by the property owner or the authorized representative.
All property owners with postconstruction storm water devices on their property shall enter into an agreement with the city, to be recorded, documenting the devices, the required maintenance and the responsibility by the property owners for maintenance and reporting. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
B. Every owner of property through which a watercourse originates or passes shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse.
C. Every owner is responsible to comply with all laws, rules, and regulations of state or federal agencies that may have jurisdiction over wetlands and waterways. Maintenance must be done in a manner that does not adversely impact waterway species. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
A. Permit Required. Any person who owns an existing connection or intends to connect directly to a public storm drain system must have a permit issued by the city to do so.
B. Cost of Inspection. Each person owning a connection to a public storm drain system shall pay an annual inspection fee, as set forth in the creek and flood protection fee schedule, to cover the cost of routine inspection, reporting review, and sampling.
C. Compliance Notice. The director shall require by written notice that a person with an illicit connection to the public storm drain system comply with the requirements of this chapter to eliminate or secure city approval for the connection by a specified date, regardless of whether or not the connection had been established or approved prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or through prior permit. If the person with an illicit connection can demonstrate to the director that an illegal discharge will not occur, the person may request the director’s approval to maintain the connection and shall obtain the required permit.
D. Sampling and Reporting. Any connection to the public storm drain system must include a sampling port to allow the city to verify discharge quality. The person owning the connection to the public storm drain system must submit to the director self-monitoring reports to assess and assure continued compliance with this chapter. Reports shall be signed by the property owner or the authorized representative. Sampling and reporting shall conform to the provisions of the permit.
A. Notification. In the event of a release of a hazardous material, any property owner, authorized person or any other person responsible for property, a facility or an operation, shall immediately notify emergency response officials of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services (911).
In the event of a release of any pollutant such that it enters an enclosed system or waterway, any property owner, authorized person or any other person responsible for a property, a facility or an operation shall notify the director in person, by phone, or by facsimile no later than five p.m. of the same business day or, if on a weekend or holiday, by ten a.m. of the next business day. Notification in person or by phone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the director within two business days of the in-person or phone notice.
B. Remediation. Notwithstanding other requirements of law, as soon as any property owner, authorized person, or any other person responsible for property, a facility or an operation, or the person responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation, has information of any known or suspected release of pollutants which may result or have resulted in illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into storm water or the storm drain system from the property, facility or operation, the person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the containment, and remediation of such release.
C. Commercial/Industrial Properties. If the reported discharge emanates from a commercial or industrial property, the owner or operator of the property shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years from the date of the occurrence and be available for inspection by the director. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
A. Violation Conditions. Whenever the director finds that a person has violated this chapter, the director may issue to the person a notice of violation and order compliance. Such notice may require without limitation:
1. Monitoring, providing analyses, and reporting;
2. Eliminating illicit connections or discharges;
3. Cease and desist of discharges, practices, or operations;
4. Abating or remediating storm water pollution or contamination hazards, and restoring the affected property;
5. Implementing source control or treatment BMPs; and
If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements set forth in the notice of violation, and ten days have passed, or if an appeal of the notice of violation was filed and ten days have passed from the date of the decision upholding the decision of the director, then the city or its agents may enter upon the property and take any and all measures necessary to abate the violation and/or restore the property. If the city or its agents is refused entry for this purpose, the city shall seek the assistance of any court of competent jurisdiction to authorize entry. It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, agent or person in possession of any premises to refuse to allow the city or its agents to enter upon the premises for the purposes set forth above. (Ord. 1543 § 2 (part), 2010)
A. Immediate Abatement. The director may require immediate abatement of any violation of this chapter that constitutes an immediate and significant threat to the health, safety or well-being of the public.
B. Construction Sites. The director shall give verbal notice and issue a notice of violation to persons owning or controlling construction sites with inadequate erosion and sediment controls that such controls must be put in place immediately, and the city shall not allow any other site work until the controls are in place.
A. Notice of Cost. If the city has incurred costs to abate a violation, the director shall notify the property owner within thirty days of the cost, including administrative costs.
B. Appeal. Within fifteen days of the director’s notice, the property owner may file with the city clerk a written appeal objecting to the amount of the costs. The city clerk shall set the matter for hearing by the city council. The decision of the city council shall be final.
A. Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. Any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, and is declared and deemed a code violation and public nuisance, and may be summarily abated or restored by the city at the violator’s expense, and/or a civil action to abate, enjoin, or otherwise compel the cessation of such nuisance may be undertaken by the city.