Los Osos Water Offset Program Update / Health and Sanitation and Building and Construction Ordinance Amendments/ LRP2022-00004 ED24-006
Summary
SCH Number
2024021146
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Los Osos Water Offset Program Update / Health and Sanitation and Building and Construction Ordinance Amendments/ LRP2022-00004 ED24-006
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/28/2024
Document Description
A request by the County of San Luis Obispo to consider a request by the County of San Luis Obispo to approve amendments to the Health and Sanitation Ordinance, Title 8 of the County Code to update the plumbing retrofit fixture requirements for Los Osos and the Building and Constructing Ordinance, Title 19 of the County Code, to update the plumbing fixture retrofit requirements and water offset requirements for new structures in Los Osos based on the new Los Osos Water Offset Study.
Contact Information
Name
Claire Momberger
Agency Name
County of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Area (Countywide)
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Countywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15307; Class 7
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption (Class Seven) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15307 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources). The project consists of an update to the Building and Construction Ordinance and the Health and Sanitation Ordinance requirements to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. The project will limit the extraction of groundwater by expanding the application of water-efficient plumbing fixture requirements, updating plumbing fixture requirements to be of higher water-use efficiency, and improving water conservation program policies. The update is based on the results of the Los Osos Water Offset Study, an audit of the water offset program based on historical consumption data and industry-supported standards. It can be seen with certainty that the project qualifies for the exemption because it reinforces a County program that promotes the maintenance, restoration, and enhancement of the Los Osos groundwater basin.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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