EXHIBIT 11-B
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DRAFT –
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION |
TO: ____ Office of Planning and Research FROM:
Monterey Peninsula Water Mgt. Dist.
1400 Tenth Street, Room 121 PO Box
85
Sacramento, CA 95814 Monterey,
CA 93942-0085
_XX_ County Clerk--County of
Monterey
240 Church Street, PO Box 29
Salinas, CA 93902
Project
Title: Adoption of Ordinance No. 118 Refining Water
Distribution System Process, Setting Fees and Authorizing Enforcement
Project
Location -- Specific: Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD)
Project
Location -- City: service area of MPWMD
County: Monterey
Description of Nature,
Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project: Ordinance No. 118 clarifies MPWMD Rules and
Regulations that govern permit applications for water distribution systems,
clarifies and sets fees for related permit processing activity and authorizes
enforcement of rules and regulations. The ordinance purpose is to improve
clarity on regulatory processes, and what is expected from applicants and
District staff. Beneficiaries are all
persons within the MPWMD.
Name
of Public Agency Approving Project: Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District
Name
of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: MPWMD
Exempt
Status: (check one)
_____ Ministerial (Sec. 15073)
_____ Declared Emergency (Sec. 15269 (a))
_____ Emergency Project (Sec. 15269 (b) and (c))
__X_ Categorical Exemption, 15321(a),
Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies
__X_ Statutory Exemption, Guidelines 15273(a)(1), Rates, Tolls, Fares and Charges
Reason(s) Why Project Is
Exempt: Pursuant to Guidelines 15061(b)(3), Review
for Exemption, Ordinance No. 118 is
for the purpose of clarifying regulatory procedures, setting fees and
authorizing enforcement of District rules and regulations that relate to water
distribution systems. Findings are
included as part of Ordinance No. 118; additional rationale and documentation
are provided in staff information packages of November 15 and December 13, 2004
(first and second reading of Ordinance No. 118). The MPWMD Board at a public hearing on November 15, 2004
determined that Ordinance No. 118 is exempt under CEQA as it clarifies
procedures and would not have a physical impact on the environment.
Agency
Contact Person Area Code Telephone Extension
Henrietta
Stern 831 658-5621 n/a
________________________________ ____________________
David A. Berger Date
MPWMD General Manager
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