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ACTION
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Review
Preliminary Draft Ordinance No. 128 of the Monterey Peninsula Water
Management District, Clarifying Terms, Rules and Policies Related to Water
Distribution Systems, Water Permits, Water Use Permits, Water Credits, and
the Expanded Water Conservation and Standby Rationing Plan
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Meeting Date: |
May 1, 2007 |
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From: |
David A. Berger, |
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General Manager |
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SUMMARY: Draft Ordinance No. 128 (Exhibit 2-A) makes amendments
to the permit and fee regulations of the District that were not made during
adoption of Ordinance No. 125 in September 2007. First
The following summarizes the amendments proposed in Ordinance No. 128:
1. New, amended, and deleted definitions for Rule 11:
a. New: APN, Assessor’s Parcel Number, Assignment Document, Confirmation of Exemption, Water Use Permit
b. Amended: Affordable Housing, Existing Structure, Flagrant Violation, Low-Income Housing
c. Deleted: Low-Income Household, Moderate Income Household, Very-Low Income Household
2. Rule 20, Permits Required, is amended to reflect the requirement for a deed restriction and payment of fees prior to creating/establishing a water distribution system.
3. Rule 20 is also amended to exempt properties served by a water distribution system not regulated by the District from the water permit requirements.
4. Rule 21, Applications, is amended to provide an exemption to the requirement for a Water Release Form when the final water permit is amended after a final inspection to reflect less water fixtures than shown on the water permit.
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Rule 21-E is added to explain the Water Use Permit (
6. Rule 22, Action on Application for Permit to Create/Establish a Water Distribution System, is amended to reflect the requirement for recordation of a deed restriction(s) prior to final action.
7. Rule 23-1 is added to describe the action that is taken on an application for a new or amended Water Use Permit.
8. Rule 24.5 is amended and simplified to reflect the District’s connection charge reductions for affordable housing. This process is in keeping with recommendations and previous action by the TAC.
9. Conditions for approval of fee exemptions for affordable housing are added.
10. Rule 25.5, Water Credits, is amended to clarify that credit for landscape removal is determined using an Estimated Applied Water (EAW) calculation.
11. Cal-Am is replaced with the CAW abbreviation throughout the Rules.
12. The terms “Dedicated Landscape Water Meter” and “Dedicated Landscape Meter” are replaced with the term “Dedicated Irrigation Meter.”
13. The term “Flagrant Occurrence” is replaced with “Flagrant Violation.”
The proposed activities reflected in the draft ordinance are not subject to CEQA (Guidelines §15060 (c) and 15378 (2)). The activities do not involve the exercise of discretionary powers, and do not have any direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. The activities are administrative and involve general policy and procedure making.
RECOMMENDATION: The TAC should review the proposed modifications and provide comments to staff.
EXHIBIT
2-A Preliminary Draft Ordinance No. 128
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