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CHAPTER 3. On-Site Wastewater Disposal Zones [6950. - 6982.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1125.

§§ 6950–6982 · 41 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 6950–6954 · 6 sections
    • § 6950 “Board” or “board of directors” means the governing authority of a public agency.
    • § 6951 “Public agency” means a city, a county, a special district, or any other political subdivision of the state which is otherwise authorized to acquire,…
    • § 6952 “On-site wastewater disposal system” means any of several works, facilities, devices, or other mechanisms used to collect, treat, recycle, or dispose of…
    • § 6952.5 “Owner of real property” means any public agency owning land and any person shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll; provided that…
    • § 6953 “Zone” means an on-site wastewater disposal zone formed pursuant to this chapter.
    • § 6954 “Real property” means both land and improvements to land which benefit, directly or indirectly from, or on behalf of, the activities of the zone.
  2. ARTICLE 2. Formation §§ 6955–6974.5 · 27 sections
    • § 6955 Whenever the board of directors of a public agency deems it necessary to form an on-site wastewater disposal zone in all or a portion of the public agency’s…
    • § 6955.1 A proposed zone shall contain at least 12 voters, as defined in Section 359 of the Elections Code. However, where there are fewer than 12 registered voters…
    • § 6956 The resolution of intention shall also state: (a) A description of the boundaries of the territory proposed to be included within the zone. The description may…
    • § 6956.5 The resolution of intention shall be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of the county in which all or the greater portion of the land in the…
    • § 6957 (a) A proposal to form a zone within a public agency may also be initiated by filing a petition with the board. Such a petition shall contain all the matters…
    • § 6958 (a) Notice of the hearing shall be given by publishing a copy of the resolution of intention or the petition, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code,…
    • § 6959 The hearing by the board on the question of the formation of the proposed zone shall be commenced no less than 45 days nor more than 60 days from adoption of a…
    • § 6960 After receiving notice pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6958, a local health officer shall review the proposed formation and report his or her findings…
    • § 6960.1 After receiving notice pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6958, the affected regional water quality control board shall review the proposed formation and…
    • § 6960.2 The number, type, volume, and location of on-site wastewater disposal systems to be operated within the zone shall not exceed the number specified pursuant to…
    • § 6960.3 The formation of an on-site wastewater disposal zone shall be subject to review and approval by a local agency formation commission which has adopted rules and…
    • § 6960.4 Prior to any decision on the question of the formation of the proposed zone, the board shall obtain approval for the proposed plan for wastewater disposal from…
    • § 6961 At the time and place fixed in the resolution of intention or the petition, or at any time or place to which the hearing is adjourned, any interested person…
    • § 6962 At the hearing the board shall also hear and receive any oral or written protests, objections, or evidence which shall be made, presented, or filed. Any person…
    • § 6963 At the close of the hearing the board shall find and declare by resolution that written protests, filed and not withdrawn prior to the conclusion of the…
    • § 6964 If the number of written protests filed and not withdrawn is the number described in subdivision (c) of Section 6963, the board shall abandon any further…
    • § 6965 If the number of written protests filed and not withdrawn is the number described in subdivision (a) of Section 6963, the board shall find and declare by…
    • § 6966 The board may order the formation of the zone either without election or subject to confirmation by the voters within the zone upon the question of such…
    • § 6967 If the board does not order the formation of the proposed zone, an election on the question shall be conducted if, within 30 days of the date upon which the…
    • § 6968 Any election conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of law pertaining to regular or special…
    • § 6969 After the canvass of returns of any election on the question of forming a proposed zone, the board shall adopt a resolution ordering the formation of the zone…
    • § 6970 No public agency shall form a zone which includes any territory already included within another zone.
    • § 6971 No public agency shall form a zone if such formation will permit other land uses which are not consistent with the general plans, zoning ordinances, or other…
    • § 6972 After the formation of the zone pursuant to this article, all taxes levied to carry out the purposes of the zone shall be levied exclusively upon the property…
    • § 6973 If the board does not form a zone after the close of a hearing in accordance with Section 6967 and no petition is filed pursuant to Section 6967, or if the…
    • § 6974 Territory within the public agency may be annexed to a zone, provided that such territory is not part of another zone. The requirements and proceedings for the…
    • § 6974.5 Land already a part of a zone may be detached if the board finds and determines, following notice and hearing in the same manner provided for formation of the…
  3. ARTICLE 3. Powers §§ 6975–6982 · 8 sections
    • § 6975 An on-site wastewater disposal zone may be formed to achieve water quality objectives set by regional water quality control boards, to protect existing and…
    • § 6976 An on-site waste water disposal zone shall have the following powers: (a) To collect, treat, reclaim, or dispose of waste water without the use of…
    • § 6977 The public agency shall do all such acts as are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any federal, state, regional, or local law, order, regulation,…
    • § 6978 (a) Violation of any of the provisions of a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6976 may be abated as a public nuisance by the…
    • § 6979 (a) The owner of any real property upon which is located an on-site wastewater disposal system, which system is subject to abatement as a public nuisance by…
    • § 6980 A board may exercise all of the public agency’s existing financial powers on behalf of a zone, excepting that any assessment or tax levied upon the real…
    • § 6981 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public agency may levy an assessment reasonably proportional to the benefits derived from the zone, as determined…
    • § 6982 (a) Notwithstanding Section 6952, the West Bay Sanitary District may use the procedures in this chapter to provide alternative or innovative wastewater…