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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Plymouth, CA

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    City of Plymouth - a written permit for sewer work
    What it covers:
    any work on a lateral or building sewer, and uncovering, connecting to or disturbing a public sewer

    Plymouth Municipal Code section 13.08.010 provides that "No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances or perform any work on any lateral or building sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the City."

The repair rule in full, with its sources

Buying or selling?

No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Plymouth about the sewer lateral.

Plymouth: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

In Plymouth the side sewer, the whole pipe from the building to the main sewer, belongs to the property owner and is the owner's to maintain. Section 13.05.100 of the City's code provides that "Side sewers shall be owned and maintained by the owner of the property served thereby."

The property owner
The side sewer, which section 13.01.010 defines as "the sewer line beginning at the foundation wall of any building and terminating at the main sewer and includes the building sewer and lateral sewer together." The lateral sewer is the part in the street, "connecting a building sewer to the main sewer".

What else is worth knowing

Nothing splits the side sewer between the City and the owner; the dividing point is the main sewer. Repair or maintenance work on the lateral sewer is still arranged with the City: under section 13.08.050 the owner or occupant either deposits the City's estimate of the cost before the City does the work, or hires a licensed contractor to do it to City specifications and pays inspection fees.

Sources

Plymouth Municipal Code section 13.05.100

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What is required

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Plymouth - a written permit for sewer work
    What it covers:
    any work on a lateral or building sewer, and uncovering, connecting to or disturbing a public sewer

    Plymouth Municipal Code section 13.08.010 provides that "No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances or perform any work on any lateral or building sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the City."

    What to do: Before any work on a lateral or building sewer, apply to the City of Plymouth for a written permit, and ask whether the City will do the lateral work on a deposit or you should hire a licensed contractor.

    Why this matters

    The owner owns and maintains the whole side sewer, from the building to the main sewer, so work on any part of it is the owner's to arrange, under a written City permit. For repair or maintenance of the lateral sewer in the street, section 13.08.050 gives the owner a choice: deposit the City's estimate and let the City do the work, or hire a licensed contractor to do it to City specifications and pay inspection fees.

    Current wording dates from · Checked

    Plymouth Municipal Code section 13.08.010, Permit required. Ord. 82-12 § 53

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What this page cannot tell you

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  • No sewer service territory has been mapped for this area, so BelowGrid cannot say who serves an individual address.

Who governs and serves this area

Jurisdiction
Plymouth (municipality)
Sewer service
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How this compares to neighbouring cities

1 of the 3 nearest cities draws the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Plymouth(this page)
    the main
  • Jacksonabout 10 mi
    the main
  • Placervilleabout 18 mi
    the main
  • Folsomabout 20 mi
    the cleanout (conditions apply; see that page)

Distances are approximate, in a straight line between the places’ centres.

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