1. The following decisions are appealable to the Board of
Directors:
a.
Issuing or denying an
expansion/extension permit (including temporary permits)
b.
Classifying a commercial
use (residential, commercial/governmental or industrial)
c.
Adjustment of water
permits due to special circumstances that do not require Board approval
i. Single-family dwelling unit project which proposes to
irrigate more than two acres;
ii. Other projects which propose to irrigate more than
five acres;
iii. A dual system provides subpotable water for outdoor
use;
iv. The water distribution system supplies dual delivery
of subpotable water for nonconsumptive uses;
v. Water used in conjunction with a manufacturing
process;
vi. Permits for a municipality, county, or other local
governmental agency.
d.
Special circumstances
for public projects (does not require Board approval) are subject to adjustment
of connection charges after a reasonable time.
The governmental entity may appeal the General Manager’s decision to the
Board.
e.
Water permits
transferred from one person to another (name only)
f.
Well meter variance
g.
Emergency revision of
operational water supply budgets
h.
River access permits
i.
River Work Permits
(River Work Permits, Minor Work Permits, Emergency River Works Permits)
j.
Retrofit and
conservation requirements established by Ordinance No. 30
i. Plumbing fixtures required for new construction;
ii. Retrofit requirements for existing commercial uses;
iii. Visitor-serving commercial facility retrofits;
iv. Retrofit upon change of ownership or use;
v. Retrofit upon expansion of use;
vi. Discretionary exemptions from retrofit requirements
1.
Hardship due to a need
to replumb facilities to accommodate low-flow fixtures or unavailability of
low-flow fixtures that match well-defined historic architectural style in
locally, state or federally recognized buildings of historical significance
that is fully fitted with authentic plumbing fixtures.
2.
Health, sanitation, fire protection or safety
issues;
3.
In Lieu compliance
4.
Retrofit exemptions when
present technology is not available.
k.
Misreporting penalty
under the Expanded Water Conservation and Standby Rationing Plan (e.g.
misreporting the number of permanent residents in a dwelling unit).
l.
Landscape audits and
budgets that are rejected by the District
m.
When a controversy
exists (Rule 11) related to water distribution system permit hearings
n.
Action on an application
to create a single-connection water distribution system
o.
Determinations of water
distribution system expansion capacity limits
p.
Revocation or
termination of Water Use Permits subject to Rule 23
d.
Denial or approval of a
request for a variance to the retrofit and conservation requirements
established by Ordinance No. 30
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