City Code Section
- The following definitions and the definitions of Chapter 17.04 and of Chapter 17.32 apply to this Chapter:
- A. Director means the Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services or the Director’s designee.
- B. Nonconforming private sewer line means a sewer pipe in the public right-of-way (ROW), typically running parallel to the curb or other longitudinal edge, that has not been adopted or accepted as a public improvement by the BES Chief Engineer.
- C. Nonconforming sewer means a private sewer system that accesses the public sewer by any of the following:
- 1. A sewer lateral draining more than one property that conveys the discharge to the public sewer in the ROW or in a public sewer easement, also known as a “party” sewer. Exception: This does not apply to Middle Housing Land Division (MHLD) shared sewers that meet all City requirements and standards.
- 2. A sewer lateral crossing one or more properties without the benefit of a recorded easement that meets City standards.
- 3. A nonconforming private sewer line.
- 4. A sewer lateral in the public ROW or in a public sewer easement with an alignment or other physical characteristic contrary to the approved standards of the Sewer and Drainage Facilities Design Manual (SDFDM).
- D. Onsite wastewater treatment system means any existing or proposed subsurface onsite wastewater treatment and dispersal system, as those terms are used in Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 340, Divisions 71 and 73.