Los Osos Items - BOS Tuesday, November 25

These items were posted today, Tuesday, November 18:

AGENDA                                BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Consent Agenda - Public Works Items:

1. 23. Submittal of a resolution authorizing execution of notice of completion and acceptance of construction for the 2013–14 Asphalt Overlay, South Bay Boulevard from Los Osos Valley Road to Santa Ysabel Avenue in Los Osos. District 2. 

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/Proposal.html?select=4023

• Hearings: 
• 42. Hearing to consider an amendment to the Building and Construction Ordinance, Title 19 of the County Code, changing the requirements for retrofitting of plumbing fixtures in connection with additions, remodels, and new development of residential, commercial and other structures within the Los Osos Groundwater Basin. District 2. 

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/Proposal.html?select=4024

• 43. Hearing for an amendment to the Health and Sanitation Ordinance, Title 8 of the County Code, changing the requirements for sellers of real property within the Los Osos Groundwater Basin to retrofit plumbing fixtures with water-efficient fixtures at time of sale. District 2.

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/Proposal.html?select=4021

When the links to the support documents become available, I will post them.
Note: see links above, posted November 19, 2014.

Changes to Titles 19 and 8, Retrofit Ordinances on BOS Agenda 11/4/14

Items Set for Hearing

2. Introduction of an amendment to the Building and Construction Ordinance, Title 19 of the County Code, changing the requirements for retrofitting of plumbing fixtures in connection with additions, remodels and new development of residential, commercial and other structures within the Los Osos Groundwater Basin. Hearing date set for November 25, 2014. District 2.

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/Proposal.html?select=3964

Of interest to certain vacant lot owners off the staff report found on the above link:

4. Allow a one-time transfer of previously-issued water conservation certificates from a vacant PZ lot to a vacant lot outside of the PZ. 

 Since the inception of the retrofit-to-build program in 2008, 10 of the 27 water conservation certificates have been issued to vacant properties in the PZ. Property owners stated that the primary reason for obtaining certificates was to ensure that they have water for their vacant lots at the time the wastewater project is completed. Some property owners have expressed concern that the certificates will not be valid in the future on PZ lots. Additionally, with the adoption of the Basin Management Plan, lots in the PZ will benefit from supplemental water through implementation of the Basin Management Plan and may not need a water conservation certificate. The proposed amendments give these property owners the option of a one-time transfer of a previously-issued water conservation certificate to a specific property or land use permit outside of the PZ until January 1, 2019. These certificates represent completed retrofit work that has saved water but has not yet been applied toward a new building permit. 

3. Introduction of an amendment to the Health and Sanitation Ordinance, Title 8 of the County Code, changing the requirements for sellers of real property within the Los Osos Groundwater Basin to retrofit plumbing fixtures with water-efficient fixtures at time of sale. Hearing date set for November 25, 2014. District 2. 

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/Proposal.html?select=3961

Here is a  quote from both Items 2 and 3 that does not affect most homes:

Due to complaints, mainly health and safety related, that staff has received about waterless urinals, staff recommends requiring that urinals in commercial structures use no more than 1.0 gallons per flush instead of requiring waterless urinals. 

Who knew? Well, best to read the stuff off the links if you are a vacant lot owner who has obtained enough water credits to build once the PZ has been un-PZed and the Basin Plan finalized.

BOS Agenda for Next Tuesday

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

19. Consideration of a request to authorize processing of amendments to Title 19, Section 19.07.042e (Building and Construction Ordinance) and Title 8, Chapter 8.91 of the County Code to revise the Los Osos Groundwater Basin plumbing retrofit programs, including clarification of the source of retrofit credits and status of water conservation certificates. District 2.

Of interest to Los Osos residents concerned about water conservation (which is a part of the sewer project of course).

When the relevant support documents are posted, I will provide the link.

This was the only document posted:
http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/2932/SXRlbSBEb2N1bWVudCAoUHVibGljKSA=/14/n/23250.doc

Here is an important quote from that document:

Now that the properties in the PZ are required to be retrofitted in order to hook up to the new sewer, retrofitting to build has ended in the PZ. If both programs were allowed to go on simultaneously, new development would no longer be saving water on even a 1:1 basis as those houses already have a mandatory retrofit requirement. Therefore, the ordinance should reflect that only those properties outside the PZ may be used for the Title 19 retrofit-to-build program.