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Consider:
a. Introducing, waiving reading, and setting for adoption an ordinance suspending Sections 3 and 6, and a portion of Section 5, of Ordinance No. 5310, concerning Point of Use/Point of Entry water treatment, until December 11, 2019; and
b. Adopting a resolution directing County staff to suspend current and refrain from future processing of applications for approvals pursuant to Section 3 and 6, and a portion of Section 5, of Ordinance No. 5310, as more fully set forth in the companion ordinance, until the earlier of October 1, 2019, or further direction is given by the Board of Supervisors. (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors consider:
a) Introducing, waiving reading, and setting for adoption an ordinance suspending Sections 3 and 6, and a portion of Section 5, of Ordinance No. 5310, concerning Point of Use/Point of Entry water treatment, until December 11, 2019; and
b) Adopting a resolution directing County staff to suspend current and refrain from future processing of applications for approvals pursuant to Section 3 and 6, and a portion of Section 5, of Ordinance No. 5310, as more fully set forth in the companion ordinance, until the earlier of October 1, 2019, or further direction is given by the Board of Supervisors.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 18, 2019, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 5310, which became effective on July 19, 2019. That ordinance amended the County Code to allow, in part, but subject to regulation, the installation of devices commonly known as Point of Use/Point of Entry treatment systems ("POU/POE") in houses supplied by a single well, or as part of water systems with 2 to 14 connections (known as local small and state small water systems), in order to provide potable water, as required by the California Plumbing Code.
We are informed that litigation has been, or will be filed, challenging the validity of Ordinance No. 5310 on a variety of grounds...
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