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Secs. 39-47 39-50 39-49. - Reserved. <br />Section 4. Section 39-50 is hereby deleted from Chapter 39, Article II of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code and added to Chapter 39, Article III. <br />Section 5. Section 39-50 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby added <br />such that it reads as follows: <br />Section 39-50. - Definitions. <br />(a) SEWER MAIN means the main line sewer, used as a trunk line or major channel <br />of passage for transporting sewage and waste, constructed in a street, highway, <br />alley, place or right -or -way dedicated to public use. It shall not include sewer <br />laterals or any portion of them. <br />(b) SEWER LATERAL means that entire connecting sewer line running from sewer <br />main to the private property line and extending to the structure to which it <br />connects. <br />(c) UPPER SEWER LATERAL means that portion of the sewer lateral that extends <br />from the private property line to the structure to which it connects. <br />(d) LOWER SEWER LATERAL means that portion of the sewer lateral that extends <br />from the sewer main to the private property line. <br />Section 6. Section 39-50.1 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby added <br />such that it reads as follows: <br />Section 39-50.1. - Ownership. <br />The City shall in no way whatsoever be responsible for any damage to persons <br />or property because of any leakage breakage or seepage from, or accident or damage <br />to, any sewer pipe or its appurtenances located on any private premises; nor shall the <br />City be responsible for or on account of any damage, injury or loss caused directly or <br />indirectly by the existence on private premises of any sewer pipe or its appurtenances. <br />A sewer lateral from its connection to a building on the property to its point of <br />connection with the sewer main shall remain the responsibility of the property owner or <br />user with regard to maintenance, repair and upkeep. All sewer laterals shall be <br />maintained by the owner of the property or user served by such lateral in a safe and <br />sanitary condition so that there is no seepage of waste at any point up to and including <br />the junction of the sewer lateral and the sewer main and so that passage of waste <br />through the lateral to the sewer main is free from stoppage and obstruction; all devices <br />and safeguards which are required by this chapter for the operation thereof shall be <br />maintained in good working order. <br />Ordinance No. NS -2887 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />