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DIVISION I DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 0 DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
0.01 TITLE - REFERENCE TO CODE
This Code shall be known as the "Otay Water District Code of
Ordinances." References herein to the "Code" or the "Ordinances"
shall be deemed to mean said Code of Ordinances.
0.02 DEFINITIONS
The following words as used in this Code shall have the
meanings set forth below unless otherwise apparent in the context
in which they are used:
"Board of Directors" or "Board" means the Board of Directors
of the District.
"Board Member" or "Member of the Board" means a Director of
the Board of Directors.
"Central Area Service Zone" means all land within the bounda-
ries of the area identified as the Central Area Service Zone
as shown on the map on file in the Office of the District Sec-
retary.
"County" means the County of San Diego.
"Customer" means any person, firm, association, partnership,
corporation or governmental agency supplied or entitled to be
supplied with water or sewer service by the District for com-
pensation.
"Developer" means any person, firm, association, partnership,
joint venture or corporation who applies for acceptance by the
District of an addition or change to its water distribution
system or its sewer collection system.
“Development” means the improvement of a parcel or a group of
parcels that are owned by the same or affiliated parent
entity, subsidiary, or Developer.
"District" means the Otay Water District (formerly Otay
Municipal Water District).
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“District Sewer” means sewer mains owned and operated by
the District which are tributaries to treatment or
reclamation facilities operated or utilized by the
District, excluding Sewer Laterals.
"Equivalent Dwelling Unit" or "EDU" means a unit of meas-
urement for water service or sewer service. For water
service, one EDU shall be considered to be equivalent to
a ¾-inch meter, and is also typically considered to be
equivalent to 650 gallons per day (gpd) for planning pur-
poses. For sewer service, one EDU shall be 250 gallons
per day (gpd) of residential strength wastewater defined
as having a maximum concentration of 280 milligrams per
liter (mg/l) biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and 234 mil-
ligrams per liter (mg/l) suspended solids.
"General Manager" means the General Manager of the Dis-
trict or the designated representative.
"Irrigated area" means the area of land (measured in
square feet) which may require supplemental water (pota-
ble or recycled) from the District for the support of
landscaping, but does not include decks, walkways, pat-
ios, tennis courts or any other permanently hard-surfaced
areas maintained within or around landscaped areas.
Trees shall have an irrigated area equal to the area
within the circumference of the canopy (drip line) of the
tree at maturity.
"Landscape or landscaping" means the living plant mate-
rial and organic or inorganic ground covers (mulches)
used for aesthetic, erosion control and/or fire control
purposes as specified by city or county regulations.
"Line Extension" means a water or sewer main constructed
from the termination point of an existing District main
to provide service beyond the existing main.
"Non-permanent Irrigation Service" means temporary water
service furnished to establish and maintain re-vegetated
native plants.
“Facilities” means structures, and water or sewer system
elements that may be located above or below ground level
including, but not limited to, pipelines, system
appurtenances, pump stations and reservoirs.
"Off-Site Facilities" means facilities which must be con-
structed outside the boundaries of a development to bring
utility service from the nearest District facility to the
boundary of the land being developed.
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"On-Site Facilities" means facilities which must be con-
structed within the boundaries of a development for util-
ity service within the development or other land to be
served.
"Parcel Map Development" or "Lot-Split" means a real es-
tate development resulting in a division of land into
four or less parcels for which no subdivision map is re-
quired but for which a parcel map is required to be filed
and approved by the applicable local governmental agency.
"Person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership,
joint venture association, corporation, county, city,
municipal corporation or other political subdivision, or
any other group or combination acting as a unit.
"Regional Facility” means those facilities that serve a
regional need and are not required for a specific
Development or Developments as defined in Section 0.02 of
the District’s Code of Ordinances and as demonstrated by
the Development’s Sub Area Master Plan(s). The
District’s Water Facilities Master Plan defines which
Regional Facilities are eligible for reimbursement.
"Sewer Lateral" means a privately-owned pipeline
connecting a property to the District Sewer.
“Sewer Maintenance” means the cleaning, servicing,
inspection, repairing and/or replacing of sewer-related
facilities.
The word "shall" means mandatory and the word "may" means
permissive.
"Staff" means the General Manager and other administra-
tive personnel of the District.
"Subdivision" means a real estate development resulting
in a division of land into five or more lots or parcels
for which a subdivision map is required to be filed and
approved by the applicable local governmental agency.
"Utility" or "Utility System" means a water system and/or
sewer system, as applicable.
"Water Lateral" means the portion of pipe between the
District water main and the water meter location.
"Water Meter" means an instrument used for automatic
recording of the quantity of water delivered to a cus-
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tomer and the term shall include the fittings, valves and
equipment required for operation of the water meter.
"Water Service" means the furnishing of water to a cus-
tomer through a District-owned water meter or meters.
0.03 EFFECT OF HEADING
The title, division or section headings contained in this
Code shall not be deemed to govern, limit or modify in any
manner the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any
section or subsection of this Code.
0.04 NOTICES
A.Whenever a notice is required to be given under this
Code, unless different provisions are specifically made
herein, such notice may be made either by personal delivery
thereof to the person to be notified or by deposit in the U.S.
Mail in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to such
person at his last known business or residence address as the
name appears in public records or other records pertaining to
the matter to which the notice is directed. Service by mail
shall be deemed to have been completed at the time of deposit
in the post office.
B.Proof of giving any notice may be made by the cer-
tificate of any officer or employee of the District or by
affidavit of any person over the age of eighteen years, which
shows service in conformity with this Code or other provisions
of law applicable to the subject matter concerned.
0.05 VALIDITY OF CODE
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or
portion of this Code is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court, such decision
shall not affect the remaining portions of this Code. The
Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Code and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof, irrespective that any one or more
sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
0.06 TIME LIMIT FOR SEEKING REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISIONS
Judicial review of any administrative decision of the
District may be had pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sec-
tion 1094.5 only if the petition for writ of mandate is filed
not later than the ninetieth day following the date on which
the decision become final.