Butte County Municipal Code Art. I Villa Verona

No on-site sewage disposal permits shall be issued for new construction within the boundaries of the Villa Verona area located in the unincorporated territory of Butte County as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" (hereinafter referred to as the ("Amended moratorium area") and as more particularly described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87; Ord. No. 2656, § 1, 1-26-88)

Editor's note—Neither Exhibit "A" nor Exhibit "B" is printed herein.

The moratorium upon the issuance of on-site sewage disposal permits declared in section 19A-1 shall not prohibit the issuance of a permit to reconstruct, repair, abandon or operate an existing system. This exemption does not permit expansion for existing systems to accommodate more intense use. Final authority for approval of any exemptions from the moratorium is hereby delegated to the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87)

No new building permits shall be issued for projects which use sewage disposal by septic tanks within the boundaries of the moratorium area.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87)

This chapter is an urgency ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and shall take effect immediately in accordance with section 25123 of the Government Code of the State of California. The facts constituting such urgency are:

(a) The shallow groundwater and clay soils in the amended moratorium area prevent the proper operation of leaching and percolation systems for on-site sewage disposal.

(b) A large number of on-site sewage disposal systems in the amended moratorium area are failing and exposing the public to human fecal matter.

(c) Dense soil, high winter groundwater, small lots and poor surface drainage make the amended moratorium area unsuitable for development utilizing on-site sewage disposal systems.

(d) Continued installation and use of on-site sewage disposal systems in the amended moratorium area will increase the threat to public health and may unreasonably impair future water quality.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87; Ord. No. 2656, § 2, 1-26-88)

All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict and no further.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87)

Properties within the boundary of this moratorium area will be required to connect to the public sewage treatment and disposal system, when it becomes available.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87)

It is the intent of the board of supervisors to repeal this moratorium when collection and treatment works which eliminate the existing or potential health hazard in the moratorium area are constructed and in operation.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87)