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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 734 ORDINANCE NO. 734 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 7 OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 732 AND 733 AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 727 ESTABLISHING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE REGULATIONS FOR USE OF DISTRICT SEWERAGE FACILITIES WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California ("District"), has heretofore adopted Ordinance No. 727,An Ordinance Establishing Wastewater Discharge Regulations for Use of District Sewerage Facilities; and WHEREAS, on May 24, 1995, the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California adopted Ordinance No. 732, which amended Section 309 of Ordinance No. 727 relating to the establishment of excess capacity charges; and WHEREAS, on August 23, 1995, the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California adopted Ordinance No. 733, as an Urgency Ordinance, adding Section 309.5 to Ordinance No. 727, to provide for deferred payment schedules of excess capacity charges; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has received a comprehensive staff report conceming the application of Ordinance Nos. 732 and 733, together with a recommendation to solicit proposals to undertake a comprehensive study of fees; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors finds that pending the results of the comprehensive rate study, the excess capacity charges, as established by Ordinance No. 727, should be in effect in lieu of the formula method of establishing charges as contained in Ordinance No. 732. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California, Does hereby ORDAIN as follows: 1 Section 1: Ordinance No. 732 is hereby repealed. Section 2: Ordinance No. 733 is hereby repealed. Section 3: Section 309 of Ordinance No. 727 is hereby re-enacted to read: "Section 309. Excess Capacity Charoe. New developments or existing developments that expand operations that require substantial sewerage facilities capacity, will be subject to an excess capacity facilities charge in an amount and method to be determined by the Board of Directors on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the quantity of flow and the strength of the wastewater discharge." Section 4: This Ordinance is enacted as an Urgency Ordinance in order to allow for the processing of pending permit applications in accordance with the provisions of the District's Ordinances in effect prior to the enactment of Ordinance No. 732, and to promote the public welfare by allowing businesses to make connection without incurring excess capacity charges that could be greater than a final recommendation made upon completion of a comprehensive study. Section 5: The Secretary of the Board shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a summary of the same to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the District as required by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held November 15, 1995. Chairmag; and of Directors AT;EVS . County Sanitation District No 7 of Orange County, California ATTES . Secretary, Bo of ctors County Sanit ti D ct No. 7 of Orange Coun , Cali omia 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA) )SS. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I, PENNY KYLE, Secretary of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 7 of Orange County, California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 734 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 15th day of November, 1995, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Barry Hammond, Chair, Jan Debay, James M. Ferryman, Pat McGuigan, Thomas R. Saltarelli, William G. Steiner NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Mark A. Murphy IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of November, 1995. Penny Kyle Secretary of tdBoarcid Directols County Sanitation District No..7 ; of Orange County, California JAWPoo WQRDaSTF 734 WPD