TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Environmental Health
MEETING DATE: December 19, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Trey Strickland
PHONE:
234-6639
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kiedrowski
PHONE:
234-6885
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 min.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Introduction and Waive First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 16.08.015 of Chapter 16.08 - On-Site Sewage Systems to Exempt Certain Structures from the Sewage System Requirement
(Environmental Health)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Introduce and waive first reading of an Ordinance amending Section 16.08.015 of Chapter 16.08 - On-Site Sewage Systems to exempt certain structures from the sewage system requirement.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On August 8, 2017, the Board of Supervisors expressed support in revising County Code to allow portable toilets at agricultural sites with structures, where traditionally an onsite wastewater treatment system or sewer connection is required.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
At the direction of the Board of Supervisors, County staff has prepared a County Code revision that allows for the use of portable toilets on parcels with structures that are used for the seasonal commercial cultivation or processing of plants.
Mendocino County lies within the northern coastal ranges and valley of California, and its unique geological characteristics have a direct impact on the construction of on-site sewage systems. The unique geology has resulted in limited areas which are suitable for installation of on-site sewage systems using the criteria delineated in the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Basin Plan; the isolation and limited density of development in many of Mendocino County's rural area makes sizing and installation of on-site sewage systems difficult. Mendocino County is rugged, mountainous, and sparsely populated. The area is divided into inland...
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