Kings County Municipal Code Art. III Well Standards

(a) State standards. Except as otherwise specified, the standards for the construction, repair, reconstruction, or destruction of wells under this chapter shall be as set forth in California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 74-81 "Water Well Standards, State of California" except as modified by supplements and revisions thereto, including, but not limited to, Bulletin 74-90. Such standards are referred to in this chapter as the "standards."

(b) Local regulations. The board may by resolution adopt regulations designed to implement this chapter, but only to the extent that such regulations are not inconsistent with state laws, regulations or Bulletins 74-81, 74-90 and amendments thereto.

(Ord. No. 587, § 2, 8-29-00)

Based upon the recommendation of the compliance agency, the building official shall have the power to grant a variance from any provision of the standards referred to above and to prescribe alternative requirements in their place, if both the following conditions are met:

(1) Special circumstances. There must be, in a specific case, a special circumstance where practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship would result from the strict interpretation or enforcement of any standard.

(2) Intent of chapter not compromised. The granting of such a variance is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 587, § 2, 8-29-00)