22.10.180 - Water Quality.

This Section establishes a procedure for the notification of the California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) when a new land use or modification to an existing use may affect groundwater quality because of proposed methods of disposal, or large volumes of wastewater, or because of the disturbance of natural soil contours.

A.

Applications to be transmitted. Any application filed in compliance with Article 6 (Land Use and Development Permit Procedures), Chapter 22.52 (Grading), or Chapters 22.34 and 22.36 (Resource Extraction) except for business licenses, shall be transmitted by the Department to the RWQCB for review where:

1.

Any proposed development of more than five dwelling units will not be connected to an existing public sewer system;

2.

A discharge of wastewater to surface waters is proposed;

3.

A proposed waste discharge will contain toxic or hazardous materials (e.g., agricultural chemicals or metal plating wastes);

4.

On-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems other than conventional individual septic tank absorption fields are proposed;

5.

Waste flows are expected to exceed 2,500 gallons per day;

6.

A variance from state or local water quality or construction standards is requested;

7.

A livestock specialty use as defined by Article 8 (Definitions/Glossary) is proposed;

8.

A cemetery is proposed.

B.

Review procedure. A copy of all applications as described above shall be forwarded to the Regional Water Quality Control Board for review upon receipt by the Department. This transmittal is intended to enable the RWQCB to:

1.

Determine if the proposed use or activity is required to have discharge requirements, or is subject to other regulations of the RWQCB.

2.

Contact and advise the applicant on applicable requirements, and to advise the Department of any RWQCB permit requirements.

a.

In the case of applications for Zoning Clearance or Site Plan Review approval, within 10 business days of application transmittal;

b.

In the case of Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit applications, notification of requirements, special comments, or recommendations to be forwarded to the Review Authority, shall be returned no later than 10 days before the hearing.

[Amended 1992, Ord. 2553] [22.06.100, 102]

Chapter 22.12 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES[[2]]

This Chapter provides regulations for State density bonuses and associated incentives, housing affordability, and other incentives. These regulations are intended to encourage developers to provide affordable housing while retaining good design and neighborhood character.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 3427, § 1, adopted November 17, 2020, repealed ch. 22.12, §§ 22.12.010— 22.12.080 and enacted a new ch. 22.12 as set out herein. Former ch. 22.12 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 2158, adopted 1984; Ord. No. 2428, adopted 1989; Ord. No. 2578,

adopted 1992; Ord. No. 2994, adopted 2003; Ord. No. 3108, adopted 2006; Ord. No. 3122, adopted 2007; Ord. No. 3169, adopted 2008; Ord. No. 3236, adopted 2012; Ord. No. 3237, adopted 2012; Ord. No. 3282, adopted 2014; Ord. No. 3382, adopted 2019; Ord. No. 3409, adopted 2020; and Ord. No. 3417, adopted 2020.