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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ''; Costa
FROM; TRANSPORTATION, WATER & County
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Supervisor Donna Gerber, Chair
Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier
DATE. May 25, 1999
SUBJECT; REPORT FROM TRANSPORTATION, WATER& INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF POSITIONS ON WATER RELATED LEGISLATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS;
Consider adopting positions for the following legislation related to water supply and
land use.
9 AB 1219 (Kuehl)
Requires modification of the land use planning process and modification of the
Subdivision Map Act to allow preparation time for and inclusion of water supply
assessments for developments in General Plans, zoning and other land use decision
processes, requiring land use decisions to be consistent with water assessment
findings regarding water supply availability.
• AB 1277 (Thomson)
Requires LAFCO to make determinations regarding water supply as part of their
sphere of influence or other land use decisions. LAFCO determinations would be
required to be consistent with water assessment findings regarding water supply
availability.
FISCAL IMPACT - adoption of positions will have no fiscal impact
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; __X ._YES
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES ; SUPERVISOR DONNA GERBER, CHAIR SUPERVISOR MARK OESAULNIER
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 25 , 199 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED xx OTHER xY
IT IS BY TEE :BOARD ORDERED that the above legislative bills
are SUPPORTED; and DIRECTED that staff work with the County' s
lobbyists regarding these bills relative to the County" s land use
processes .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT-= ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES; NOES; #2 AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
ABSENT; ABSTAIN;_ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
SHOWN.
Contact; Roberta Goulart (926-336-1226) ATTESTED
cc; Community Development Department (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
County Administrator Office THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
LAFCO AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY _ , DEPUTY
Report from Transportation, Water & Infrastructure
Committee on Water-related legislation
May 25, 1999
final map approval. The legislation states that decisions must be in accordance with
prioritization of water categories, as described above. In those cases where it has
been determined that insufficient supply exists, the city/county can work with the
applicant and water supplier on alternative long-term sources. Because of the
lengthy time period for the water supply assessment to be completed (up to 180
days), the legislation would amend the provision contained within the Subdivision
Map Act which provides for automatic approval if no action is taken by the
city/county legislative body within the prescribed time frame. The legislation also
details additional components to be included in water demand forecasts, such as
water supply, demand, demand management, including water conservation
requirements, conservation (tiered) pricing, and many other components, combined
with land use and population data.
AB 1277, sponsored by Helen Thomson, requires LAFCO to make determinations
regarding water supply for new areas before making their respective sphere of
influence or other land use-related decisions. In circumstances where the local
agency applicant is also a water supplier, the latest Urban Water Management Plan
is needed and a determination must be made as to whether the projected water
supply was included in the region to be annexed. LAFCO would need to make a
determination as to whether the water supplies projected as part of the Plan are
sufficient, before making a sphere (or other) determination. The local agency
applicant would be required to submit a water supply assessment with the otherwise
required resolution of application. The state Department of Water Resources would
be asked to prepare the assessment if one was not forthcoming from the local
agency/water supplier. The LAFCO Executive Officer would be required to prepare
a report including the water supply assessment. If insufficient supply exists, the bill
requires that instead of the current emphasis on planning for additional supply, the
public water system is asked to prioritize categories of water service to customers,
or potential customers, and LAFCO determinations would be consistent with these
priorities.
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Report from Transportation, Water & Infrastructure
Committee on Water-related legislation
May 25, 1999
BACKGROUNDIREASONS-FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Transportation, Water& Infrastructure Committee has reviewed this legislation during
meetings on April 19 and May 17: 1999. The Committee wishes to take a position on the
legislation, but Committee members differ on the position to take. Therefore the report is
introduced to the Board as a deliberation item, in order for the full board to discuss and
take appropriate action.
Three bills were initiated by EBMUD this year in order to orchestrate increased
involvement of water suppliers in the land use planning process. Several years ago,
after EBMUD encountered difficulties in the Dougherty Valley development review
process, EBMUD initiated and Costa sponsored SB 901, passed by the legislature
in 1995, requiring increased attention to water supply as part of the planning
process. EBMUD is of the opinion that SB 901 has not been fully effective in
establishing the "water supply and land use planning link".
The proposed bills use different methods to accomplish the increased interaction of
land use and water supply. AB 1219 by Kuehl, revises the land use permitting (and
Subdivision Map Act) processes, and AB 1277 revises the LAFCO annexation
process. A third bill (AB 1130 Costa) dealt with the environmental review process
in the same manner, but has since been revised for some other purpose and no
longer includes language relative to water supply and land use planning. The two
(remaining) bills have the common theme of requiring a water assessment in the
absence of a current urban water management plan which includes the proposed
development. The water supplier has 90 days to prepare the assessment, and if an
assessment is not forthcoming, one must be prepared (again within a 90 day time
frame) by the California Department of Water Resources. Decisions in either
scenario must be made in accordance with prioritization of water categories;
prioritization gives highest priority to existing customers, then future expected
customers within the service area, future expected customers within the sphere of
influence, and last, future customers outside the sphere of influence. Decisions by
a planning agency or LAFCO would be required to be in accordance with the water
supply availability findings contained in the assessment.
AB 1219, sponsored by Kuehl, proposes significant change to land use planning
agency activities, (and reporting requirements for real estate transactions). The bill
would require incorporation of water supply assessments in city/county General
Plans. Planning Commission recommendations for amendments to the zoning
ordinance would be required to be consistent with findings contained within the water
supply assessment. The Planning Commission must also include prioritized
categories for water service. Cities and Counties within the Delta are specifically
referenced, and would be required to incorporate a detailed report evaluating
potential discharges of potential projects from which runoff could affect drinking
water sources. In circumstances where tentative map applications are deemed
complete, notice would be sent within 5 days to the water provider for a water supply
assessment. In all circumstances, if a water supply assessment for the area is over
three years old, a new assessment would be prepared by the water supplier within
90 days, If the water supplier does not provide the assessment, the Department of
Water Resources must provide one, again within a 90 day time frame, (totaling 180
days),
This bill (AB 1219), would require denial at the tentative (or parcel) map stage, in
circumstances where water supply is deemed insufficient, rather than the existing
practice of conditioning the tentative map to provide adequate water supply prior to
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TOPIC . Local agency water supplies.
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+LAST AMENDED DATE . 04/08/1999
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LAST MIST. ACTION In committee. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at
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31 DAYS IN PRINT 03/29/1999
TITLE . An act to a:;end Sections 56841 and 56852 of, and to add
Sections 56080.5, 56425.1, 56425.3, 56425.5, 56654,
56828.5, 56833.5, and 56852.1 to, the Government Code,
and to add Section 10911.5 to the Water Code, relating
to local agency water supplies.
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Apr. 21 In committee: set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request
of author.
Apr. 15 In committee: nearing postponed by committee.
Apr. 14 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Apr. 8 From committee chair, :with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer
to Com. on L. GOV. mead second time and amended.
Mar. 25 Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Mar. 1 head first time.
Feb. 27 From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
Feb. 26 Introduced. To print.
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AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 8, 1999
CALIFORNIA LEGISLA'TURP--1999-2000 REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLY BILL, No. 1277
Introduced by Assembly Member Thomson
February 26, 1999
An act to amend Sections 56841 and 56852 of, and to add
Seetien 56425.1 Sections 56080.5, 56425.1, 56425.3, .56425.5,
56654, 56828.5, 56833.5, and 56852.1 to, the GovernTnent Code,
and to add Section 10911.5 to the Water Code, relating to local
agency water supplies.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1277, as amended, Thomson. Local agency water
supplies,
(1) Existing law requires the local agency formation
commission in each county to develop the sphere of influence
of each local governmental agency and make certain
determinations relating to land use, the present and probable
need for public facilities and services, and other factors.
This bill would require the commission, before making
those determinations with respect to any local agency that
provides or will provide a domestic water supply, to request
a copy of the agency's most recently adapted urban water
management plan. The bill would require the commission to
.request the agency to assess whether the projected water
demand within the territory proposed to be included in the
agency's sphere of influence was included as part of the
agency's most recently adopted urban water management
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plan,
2—plant, as defined The bill would further require the
commission, before determining, adopting, or amending a
sphere of influence of any local government agency that
provides or will provide a domestic water supply, to
determine whether the projected water supplies will be
sufficient for the demands of the territory proposed to be
included in the agency's sphere of influence.
(2) Existing law requires that whenever a local agency
submits a resolution of application for a change of
organization or reorganization, it shall submit a plan for
providing services within the affected territory, including
specified information.
This bill would also require the local agency to submit with
the resolution of application a water supply assessment.
(3) Existing law requires the executive officer of the
commission, when an application to initiate proceedings has
been acceptedforfa"ling, to issue a certificate offiling.
This bill would also require the executive officer, when
issuing a certificate of filing for a city or special district that is
also a public water system and the affected territory contains
or would contain a project, as defined, to immediately request
the city or special district to assess whether the projected
water demand was included in the most recently adopted
urban water management plan.
(4) Existing law requires the executive officer to prepare
a report, including recommendations, on each application
filed and reviewed.
This bill would require the report to include the water
supply assessment for any proposal for a change of
organization or reorganization for a city or special district that
is also a public water system.
(5) Existing law requires the commission to considcr
enumerated factors in the review of a proposal for a change
of organization or reorganization of local government
agencies.
This bill would include among these factors a water supply
assessment.
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(6) Existing law requires the commission, after a hearing,
to adopt a resolution making determinations approving or
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disapproving the proposal, with or without conditions, the
plan of reorganization, or any alternative plan of
reorganization. The resolution is required to contain
additional specified findings and determinations.
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the case of a proposal for a city or special district that is also
a public water system, that the resolution contain other
determinations concerning the sufficiency of projected water
supplies, and if it determines that water supplies will not be
sufficient to render its decision consistent with the
prioritization of categories of water service, as specified in (7)
below.
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(7) Existing law requires that if, as a result of an assessnient
by a city or county, which is proposing to snake changes to its
general plan, of a public water system's ability to provide
water to proposed projects, the public water system concludes
its water supplies are, or will be, insufficient, it is required to
provide to the city or county its plans for acquiring additional
water supplies.
This bill would require a public water system, in
determining its ability to serve customers outside the current
service area when it has or expects to have insufficient water
supplies for existing customers, to prioritize categories of
water service to customers or potential customers, as
specified.
(8) By imposing these duties upon the commission, this hill
would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated
by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for
snaking that reimbursement, including the creation of a State
Mandates Claims Fund to pay the costs of mandates that do
not exceed $1,000,000 statewide and ether procedures for
claims whose statewide costs exceed$1,000,000.
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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State
Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by
the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made
pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Vote: majority, Appropriation. no, Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares
2 all of the following.
3 (1) The length and severity of draughts in California
4 cannot be predicted with any accuracy.
5 (2) There are various factors that affect our ability to
6 ensure that adequate water supplies are available to meet
7 all of California's water demands,
8 (3) Because of these factors, it is not possible to
9 guarantee a permanent water supply for all water users
10 in California in the amounts requested.
11 (4) Therefore, it is critical that California's water
12 agencies carefully assess the reliability of their water
13 supply and delivery systems.
14 (5) Furthermore, California's overall water delivery
15 system has become less reliable over the last 20 years
16 because demand for water has continued to grow while
17 supplies available for consumptive uses have diminished.
18 (6) More and more often, California's water agencies
19 are required to impose water rationing on their
20 residential and business customers during this state's
21 frequent and severe periods of drought.
22 (7) Water supply planning to meet future growth
23 needs has become more critical than ever, and will
24 become an increasingly important water utility activity as
25 we approach the 21 st century.
6 (8) The identification of water supplies needed during
27 multiple-year droughts is vital to California's business
28 climate, as well as to the health of the agricultural
29 industry, environment, rural communities, and residents
30 who continue to be at risk of severe water cutbacks
31 during water shortage periods.
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1 (9) An assessment of local agency formation
2 commission documents indicates that eater supply
3 availability is not being thoroughly considered when local
4 agency formation commissions are expanding service
5 boundaries, thereby compelling water service by a public
b water system.
7 (b) Tberefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to
8 ensure that water supply availability is appropriately
9 evaluated when a local agency formation commission is
10 considering the modification of a sphere of influence or
11 an expansion of service boundaries for a public water
12 system.
13 SEC. 2. In enacting this act, the Legislature finds and
14 declares all of the following:
15 (a) Nothing in this tact is intended to change the duties
16 of a local agency formation commission where the
17 commission is not required to request, review, reference,
18 consider, or discuss a water supply assessment.
19 (b) Nothing in this act is intended to limit the
20 opportunity for the public to submit oral or written
21 testimony, protests, objections, or evidence to a local
22 agency formation commission, including, but not limited
23 to, an unsolicited water supply assessment, or to change
24 the duty of a commission to hear, consider, and receive
25 these submittals.
26 (c) Nothing in this tact is intended to create to right or
27 entitlement to water service or any specific level of water
28 service.
29 (d) Nothing in this act is intended to impose, extend,
30 or limit any duty concerning the obligation of a public
31 water system to provide certain service to its existing
32 customers or to any fixture customers.
33 (e) Nothing in this act is intended to change existing
34 law with respect to proposals or projects that are not
35 subject to this division.
36 (f) dor purposes of this section, "public water system"
37 means a public water system as defined in Section 10912
38 of the Water Code.
39 SES: 3. Section 56080.5 is added to the Government
40 Code, to read.
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1 56080.5. "Urban water management plan" means an
2 urban water management plan adopted pursuant to fart
3 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6 of the
4 Water Code.
5 SEC. 4. Section 56425.1 is added to the Government
6 Code, to read:
7 56425.1. (a) Before making the determinations
8 required by subdivision (a) of Section 56425 for any local
9 government agency that provides or will provide a
10 domestic water supply, the commission shall request a
11 copy of the agency's most recently adopted urban water
12 management plan.
13 (b) The commission shall also request the agency to
14 assess whether the projected water demand within the
15 territory proposed to be included in the agency's sphere
16 of influence was included as part of the most recently
17 adopted urban water management plan.
18 (c) As part of that assessment, the agency shall
19 indicate whether its total projected water supplies
20 available during normal, single-dry, and multiple-dr-y
21 water years included in the 20-year projection in the
22 urban water management plan will meet the projected
23 water demand in the territory proposed to be included in
24 the agency's sphere of influence, in addition to the public
25 water system's existing and planned future uses.
26 (d) (I) The governing body of the agency shall
27 approve the assessment at a regular or special meeting
28 and submit the assessment to the commission no later
9 than 60 90 days after the date on which the request was
30 received.
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32 (2) I,f the agency fails to submit the assessment within
33 90 Clays, there the commission shall request the Director
34 of Water .resources to prepare the assessment pursuant
35 to subdivision (c) and the Director of Water Resources
36 shall submit the assessment to the commission not later
37 than 90 days after the slate on which the request was
38 received
39 (3) If the state incurs any costs for preparing the
40 assessment, the Controller shall deduct the amount of
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1 those costs from any subvention, payment, or
2 appropriation to or for the benefit of the public water
3 system until the total cost of the assessment has been
4 recovered by the state.
5 SEC 5. Section 56425.3 is added to the Government
6 Code, to read.
7 56425.3. (a) Before determining, adopting, or
8 amending a sphere of influence for any local government
9 agency that provides or will provide a domestic water
10 supply, the commission shall determine, based or, the
11 entire record, whether projected water supplies will be
12 sufficient to satisfy the demands of the territory proposed
13 to be included in the agency's sphere of ity7ttence, in
14 addition to existing and planned uses.
15 (b) In making that determination, the con mission
16 shall consider any water supply assessment approved by
17 the governing body of the agency pursuant to Section
18 56425.1 or 56828.5 of this code or subdivision (e) of Section
19 10910 of the Water Code.
20 (c) 1f the commission determines that water supplies
21 will not be sufficient to satisfy the dei-hands of the
22 territory proposed to be included in the agency's sphere
23 of influence, in addition to existing and planned uses, then
24 the commission shall render its decision on the sphere of
25 irgfluence adoption or amendment consistent with the
26 prioritization of categories of water service to customers
27 or potential customers, as set forth in Section 10911.5 of
28 the Water Code, unless the city or county, working in
29 conjunction with the applicant and public water system,
30 can identify and secure a sufficient, long-terns supply of
31 water to satisfy the demands of the territory proposed to
32 be included in the agency's sphere of influence.
33 SEC. 6. Section 56425.5 is added to the Government
34 Code, to read:
35 56425.5. Any environmental document prepared
36 pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
37 (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the
38 Public Resources Code) regarding the adoption or-
39 amendment of a sphere of influence for a local
40 government agency that provides or will provide a
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2 discussion of the water supply assessment approved by
3 the governing body of the agency pursuant to Section
4 56425.1 or 56828.5 of this code or subdivision (e) of:Section
5 10910 of the Water Code.
6 SEC 7. ,Section 56654 is added to the Government
7 Code, to read:
8 56654. Whenever a local agency submits a resolution
9 of application for a change of organization or
10 reorganization for a city of special district that is also a
11 public water system, as defined in Section 10912 of the
12 Water Code, and the affected territory contains or would
13 contain a project, as defined in Section 10913 of the Water
14 Code, the local agency shall submit with the resolution of
15 application a water supply assessment approved by the
16 governing body of the city or special district pursuant to
17 Section 56425.1 or 56828.5 of this code or subdivision (e)
18 of Section 10910 of the Water Code.
19 SEC 8. Section 56828.5 is added to the Government
20 Code, to read:
21 56828.5. (a) When the executive officer issues a
22 certificate of filing for an application that includes a
23 change of organization or reorganization for a city or
24 special district that is also a public water system, as
25 defined in Section 10912 of the Water Code, and the
26 affected territory contains or would contain a project, as
27 defined in Section 10913 of the Water Code, the executive
28 officer ,shall immediately request the city or special
29 district to assess whether the projected water demand
30 associated with the proposed change of organization or
31 reorganization was included as part of its most recently
32 adopted urban water management plan.
33 (b) The city or special district shall indicate in its
34 assessment whether its total projected water supplies
35 available during normal, single-dr}; and multiple-dry
36 water years included in the 20-year projection contained
37 in the urban water management plan will meet the
38 projected water demand associated with the proposed
39 change of organization or reorganization, in addition to
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1 the public water system's existing and planned future
uses.
3 (c) (1) The governing beady of the city or special
4 district shall approve the assessment at a regular or
5 special meeting and submit the assessment to the
6 executive officer no later than 90 clays after the date on
7 which the request was received.
8 (2) If the city or special district fails to submit its
9 assessment within 90 days, then the commission shall
10 request the Department of` Water ;Resources to prepare
11 the assessment pursuant to subdivision (b) and the
12 Department of Water Resources shall submit the
13 assessment to the commission not later than 90 clays after
14 the date on which the request was received.
15 (3) 1f the state incurs any costs for preparing the
16 assessment, the Controller shall deduct the amount of
17 those costs from any subvention, payment, or
18 appropriation to or for the benefit of the public water
19 systema until the total coast of the assessment has been
20 recovered by the state.
21 (d) If the city or special district concludes, as a result
22 of that assessment, that its water supplies are, or will be,
23 insufficient. the city or special district shall submit to the
24 commission its plans for acquiring additional water
25 supplies and any other information that is required under
26 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section
27 10.911 of the Water Code.
28 (e) Any environmental document prepared pursuant
29 to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13
30 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
31 Resources Code) for the proposal shall refer to and
32 include a discussion of the water supply assessment
33 approved by the governing body of the city or special
34 district pursuant to this section.
35 SEC. 9. Section 56833.5 is added to the Government
36 Code, to read,
37 56833.5. For any proposal that includes a change of
38 organization or reorganization for a city or special district
39 that is also a public water system, as defined in Section
40 10912 of the Water Code, the executive of report
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1 shall also include the water supply assessment adopted
2 pursuant to Section 56828.5. The assessment shall not
3 exceed 10 standard typewritten pages in length unless the
4 executive officer determines that additional btformation
5 is appropriate.
6 SSC. 10. Section 55841 of the Government Code is
7 amended to read:
8 56841. Factors to be considered in the review of a
9 proposal shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
10 following:
11 (a) Population, population density; land area and land
12 use; per capita assessed valuation; topography, natural
13 boundaries, and drainage basins; proximity to other
14 populated areas; the likelihood of significant growth in
15 the area, and in adjacent incorporated and
16 unincorporated areas, during the next 10 years.
17 (b) Need for organized community services; the
18 present cost and adequacy of governmental services and
19 controls in the area; probable future needs for those
20 services and controls; probable effect of the proposed
21 incorporation, formation, annexation, or exclusion and of
22 alternative courses of action on the cost and adequacy of
23 services and controls in the area and adjacent areas.
24 "Services," as used in this subdivision, refers to
25 governmental services whether or not the services are
26 services which would be provided by local agencies
27 subject to this division, and includes the public facilities
28 necessary to provide those services.
29 (c) The effect of the proposed action and of
30 alternative actions, on adjacent areas, on mutual social
31 and economic interests, and on the local governmental
32 structure of the county.
33 (d) The conformity of both the proposal and its
34 anticipated effects with both the adopted commission
35 policies on providing planned, orderly, efficient patterns
35 of urban development, and the policies and priorities set
37 forth in Section 56377.
38 (e) The effect of the proposal on maintaining the
39 physical and economic integrity of agricultural lands, as
40 defined by Section 56016.
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1 (f) The definiteness and certainty of the boundaries of
the territory, the nonconformance of proposed
3 boundaries with lines of assessment or ownership, the
4 creation of islands or corridors of unincorporated
5 territory, and other similar matters affecting the
6 proposed boundaries.
7 (g) Consistency with city or county general and
8 specific plans.
9 (h) The sphere of influence of any local agency which
10 may be applicable to the proposal being reviewed.
11 (i) The comments of any affected local agency.
12 0) A water supply assessment submitted pursuant to
13 Section 56828.5.
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15 SEC 11. Section 56852 of the Government Code is
16 amended to read:
17 56852, The resolution making determinations shall
18 also do all of the following:
19 (a) Make any of the findings or determinations
20 authorized or required pursuant to Section 56375.
21 (b) For any proposal initiated by the commission
22 pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 56375, make both
23 of the following determinations:
24 (1) Public service costs of a proposal that the
25 commission is authorizing are likely to be less than or
26 substantially similar to the costs of alternative means of
27 providing the service.
28 (2) A change or organization or reorganization that is
29 authorized by the commission promotes public access
30 and accountability for community services needs and
31 financial resources.
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1 (c) For any proposal that includes a change of
2 organization or reorganization for a city or special district
3 that is also a public water system, as defined in Section
4 10912 of the Water Code, and the affected territory
5 contains or would contain a project, as defined in Section
6 10913 of the Water Code, make a determination, based on
7 the entire record, including an assessment subinitted
8 pursuant to Section 56828.5, whether the projected water
9 supplies will be sufficient to satisfy the demand of the
10 affected territory, in addition to existing and planned
11 future uses.
12 (d) 1f applicable, assign a distinctive short-term
13 designation to the affected territory and a description of
14 the territory.
15 (e) Direct the appropriate conducting authority to
16 initiate proceedings in compliance with the resolution.
17 &
18 SEC. 12. Section .56852.1 is added to the Government
19 Code, to read:
20 56852.18 If the commission determines, pursuant to
21 Section 56852, that current and projected water supplies
22 will not be sufficient to satisfy the water demands
23 associated with the proposed change of organization or
24 reorganization, in addition to existing and planned future
25 uses, then the commission shall render its decision on the
26 proposed change of organization or reorganization
27 consistent with the prioritization of categories of water
28 service to customers or potential customers, as set forth
29 in Section 10911.5 of the Water Code, unless the city or
30 county, working in conjunction with the applicant and
31 public water system, can identify and secure a sufficient,
32 long-term supply of water to satisfy the demands of the
33 proposed change of organization or reorganization.
34 SEC 13. ,Section 10911.5 is added to the Water Code,
35 to read:
36 10911.5. (a) In determining the ability of a public
37 water system to serve customers outside areas which
38 water service is currently being provided by any public
39 water system when the public water system finds that it
40 has, or is expected to have, insufficient water supplies to
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1 serve existing customers, in addition to the public water
2 system's planned future uses, during multiple-dry water
3 years, the following prioritization of categories of water
4 service to customers or potential customers shall be
5 applied;
6 (1) The highest priority shall be existing customers of
7 a retail water agency.
S (2) the second priority shall be future expected
9 customers associated with new development within areas
10 currently receiving water service from a retail water
11 agency.
12 (5) The third priority shall be future expected
13 customers associated with new development outside
14 areas which currently receive water service, but within
15 the sphere of influence of a retail water agency.
16 (4) The fourth priority shalt be fiaure expected
17 customers associated with new development outside of
18 the sphere of influence of a retail water agency.
19 (b) The determination made pursuant to subdivision
20 (a) shall also be consistent with the obligation of a public
21 water system to grant a priority for the provision of
22 available and future water resources or services to
23 proposed housing developments which hello meet the
24 city's or county's share of the regional housing need for
25 lower income households, pursuant to Section 65539.7 of
26 the Government Code.
27 SES: 14. Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the
28 Government Code, if the Commission on State Mandates
29 determines that this act contains costs mandated by the
30 stag, reimbursement to local agencies and school
31 districts for those costs shall he made pursuant to Pail 7
32 (commencing with Section 17500) of division 4 of "Title
33 2 of the Government Code. If the statewide cost of the
34 claim for reimbursement does not exceed one million
35 dollars ($1,000,000), reimbursement shall he made from
36 the State Mandates Claims Fund.
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AUTHOR(S) . Kuehl.
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31 DAYS IN PRINT 03/29/1999
TITLE An act to amend Section 11010 of the Business and
Professions Code, to amend Sections 65302.2, 65853,
65855, 65857, 66458, and 66474 of, and to add Section
66455.10 to, the Government Code, and to amend Section
10631 of, and to add Section 109:1.5 to, the Water Code,
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1999
Apr. 21 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request
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Apr. 15 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Apr. 12 Re-referred to Com. on L. COV.
Apr. 7 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer
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AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 7, 1999
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-1999-2000 REGULAR SESSION
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1219
Introduced by Assembly Member Kuehl
February 26, 1999
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. An act to amend
Section 11010 of the Business and Professions Code, to amend
Sections 65302.2, 65853, 65855, 65857, 66458, and 66474 of, and
to add Section 66455.10 to, the Government Code, and to
amend .Section 10631 of, and to add Section 10911.5 to, the
Water Code, relating to land use.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEUS DIGEST
AB 1219, as amended, Kuehl. band use: water---gam
supplies.
(1) Existing law authorizes the Real Estate Cominissioner
to adopt rules regulating the sale of subdivided lands and
requires that any person who intends to offer subdivided lands
within California for sale or lease file an application for a
public report consisting of a notice of intention and a
completed questionnaire with the Department of Real Estate
that contains specified information. A violation of these
provisions is a crime punishable as a felony or a misdemeanor:
This bill would require that a notice of intention of a
proposed subdivision that meets the definition of a specified
project contain information that a water supply assessment
has been completed. By expanding the definition of an
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existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
(2) tinder the Planning and Zoning Law, a planning
agency, prior to action by a legislative body to adopt or
substantially amend a general plan, is required to refer the
proposed action to specified entities, including a public water
system, as defined. The public water system is required to
provide the planning agency with specified information
regarding the adequacy of existing and planned future water
supplies to meet existing and planned future demands for
water The act also requires that the general plan include
specified elements, including a land use element, and
provides that a legislative body may require a planning
commission to study and report upon a zoning ordinance or
an amendment to the ordinance pursuant to specified
procedures.
This bill would revise these provisions to require (a) that an
assessment and specified information of the available water
supplies be incorporated into the general plan upon the
adoption of revision of any element of the general plan, (b)
that the planning commission of a legislative body follow
specified procedures when considering the adoption or
amendment of a zoning ordinance in connection with a
proposed water project, and (c) that the planning commission
and the legislative body make their respective
recommendations consistent with specified, prioritized
categories of water service, except as specified, regarding the
adoption of a zoning ordinance or an amendment to the
ordinance if the commission or the body determines that
current and projected water supplies will not be sufficient to
satisfy the demands of the proposed project, in addition to
existing and planned future uses. For a city or county within
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, upon the adoption or
revision of any element of a general plan, the bill would
require the city or county to incorporate a specified
evaluation of potential discharges that affect sources of
drinking water
(3) Under the Subdivision Map Act, a legislative body of a
city or county is required to deny approval of a tentative snap,
or a parcel map for which a tentative map is not required, if
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it makes any of a number of specified findings, and the act
requires that if the legislative body does not approve or
disapprove the map within the prescribed time, or any
authorized extension, and the map conforms to all
requirements and rulings, the map shall be deemed approved,
and the clerk of the legislative body shall certify or state its
approval thereon.
This bill would require a local agency, within 5 days of the
determination that a tentative map application is complete,
to send notice of this determination to the governing body of
the public water system that may supply water to the
subdivision to determine if a water supply assessment was
prepared within 3 years and, if not, that the governing body
is required to submit a water supply assessment pursuant to
specified procedures within 90 days.
This bill would also require a legislative body to render its
decision on a final map consistent with specified, prioritized
categories of water service and to disapprove a tentative or
parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, if it
determines that current and projected water supplies will not
be sufficient to satisfy the demands of the proposed project,
in addition to existing and planned future uses, based on the
water supply assessment, unless the body, working in
conjunction with the applicant and the public water system,
can identify and secure a sufficient, long-term supply of water
to satisfy the demands of the proposed project. The bill would
repeal those provisions that provide that a final map is
deemed approved if the legislative body does not approve or
disapprove the map within the prescribed time.
(4) Existing law requires every urban water supplier to
prepare and adopt an urban water management plan that
quantifies, among other things, past, current, and projected
water use.
This bill would impose additional requirements in
developing projected water demand forecasts.
By increasing the duties of local legislative bodies and local
planning agencies and commissions under these acts, the bill
would impose a state-mandated local program.
(5) Ae California Constitution requires the state to
reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs
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mandated
4—
mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish
procedures for making that reimbursement, including the
creation of a ,State .Mandates Claims Fund to pay the casts of
mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide and other
procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,0000.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State
Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by
the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made
pursuant to these statutory provisions.
(1) Uftder the Planning and v9
substantiaRy afnend it general
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plan,
is feqtiir-ed to fefer- 4tS
plannedadequaey of e�Eisfing and planned ftiftife water- supplies to
meet e-xisting and
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if it makes anyThis bill Wettid fequife that the water. supply assesqmeftt
pfeeess to the land use planning te eflhanee
water supply Y
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mandated by the state. Stawfery pfeNiSiefis establ-i-Rh
the
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if the Gemmission an -&ftte
Mandates detefmines that the bil. -eentains ea mandated by
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
1 SEGTION- --8eetie 6536-2.3 is t e€1=to the
2 SECTION 1. Section 11010 of the Business and
3 Professions Code is amended to read;
4 11010. (a) Except as otherwise provided pursuant to
5 subdivision (c) or elsewhere in this chapter, any person
6 who intends to offer subdivided lands within this state for
7 sale or lease shall file with the Department of Real Estate
8 an application for a public report consisting of a notice of
9 intention and a completed questionnaire on a form
10 prepared by the department.
11 (b) The notice of intention shall contain the following
12 information about the subdivided lands and the proposed
13 offering:
14 (1) The name and address of the owner.
15 (2) The name and address of the subdivider.
16 (3) The legal description and area of lands.
17 (4) A true statement of the condition of the title to the
18 land,particularly including all encumbrances thereon.
19 (5) A true statement of the terms and conditions on
20 which it is intended to dispose of the land, together with
21 copies of any contracts intended to be used.
22 (6) A true statement of the provisions, if any, that have
23 been made for public utilities in the proposed subdivision,
24 including water, electricity, gas, telephone, and sewerage
25 facilities. However,, for proposed subdivisions that meet
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61 the definition of a project pursuant to Section 10913 of the
2 Water Code, a true statement of the provisions that have
3 been made for water service, including availability of
4 water supplies necessary to serve the proposed
5 subdivision, may only be transmitted from the public
6 water system to the person who is filing the notice of
7 intention and application for issuance of a public report
8 or the Department of Real Estate following the
9 completion of a water supply assessment pursuant to Part
10 2.10 (commencing with Section 10910) of Division 6 of the
11 Water Code, and Section 65853 or rection 66455.10 of the
12 Government Code.
13 (7) A, true statement of the use or uses for which the
14 proposed subdivision will be offered.
15 (8) A true statement of the provisions, if any, limiting
16 the use or occupancy of the parcels in the subdivision.
17 (9) A true statement of the amount of indebtedness
18 which is a lien upon the subdivision or any part thereof,
19 and which was incurred to pay for the construction of any
20 onsite or offsite improvement, or any community or
21 recreational facility.
22 (10) A true statement or reasonable estimate, if
23 applicable, of the amount of any indebtedness which has
24 been or is proposed to be incurred by an existing or
25 proposed special district, entity, taxing area, assessment
26 district, or community facilities district within the
27 boundaries of which, the subdivision, or any part thereof,
28 is located, and which is to pay for the construction or
29 installation of any improvement or to furnish community
30 or recreational facilities to that subdivision, and which
31 amounts are to be obtained by ad valorem tax or
32 assessment, or by a special assessment or tax upon the
33 subdivision, or any part thereof.
34 (11) (A) As to each school district serving the
35 subdivision, a statement from the appropriate district
36 that indicates the location of each high school, junior high
37 school, and elementary school sewing the subdivision, or
38 documentation that a statement to that effect has been
39 requested from the appropriate school district.
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1 (B) In the event that, as of the date the notice of
2 intention and application for issuance of a public report
3 are otherwise deemed to be qualitatively and
4 substantially complete pursuant to Section 11010.2, the
5 statement described in subparagraph (A) has not been
6 provided by any school district serving the subdivision,
7 the person who filed the notice of intention and
8 application for issuance of a public report immediately
9 shall provide the department with the name, address, and
10 telephone number of that district.
11 (12) The location of all existing airports, and of all
12 proposed airports shown on the general plan of any city
13 or county, located within two statute miles of the
14 subdivision.
15 (13) A true statement, if applicable, referencing any
16 soils or geologic report or soils and geologic reports that
17 have been prepared specifically for the subdivision.
18 (14) A true statement of whether or not fill is used, or
19 is proposed to be used in the subdivision and a statement
20 giving the name and the location of the public agency
21 where information concerning soil conditions in the
22 subdivision is available.
23 (15) Any other information that the owner, his or her
24 agent, or the subdivider may desire to present.
25 (c) The commissioner may, by regulation, or on the
26 basis of the particular circumstances of a proposed
27 offering, waive the requirement of the submission of a
28 completed questionnaire if the commissioner determines
29 that prospective purchasers or lessees of the subdivision
30 interests to be offered will be adequately protected
31 through the issuance of a public report based solely upon
32 information contained in the notice of intention.
33 SEC. 2. Section 65302.2 of the Government Code is
34 amended to read.
35 65302.2. (a) Upon the adoption, or revision, of any
36 element of a city or county's general plan, an of after
37 4�anttat:y ; the city or county shall-t,« do all of the
38 following:
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81 (1) Utilize as a source document any urban water
2 management plan submitted to the city or county by a
3 water agency.
4 (2) Incorporate into the general plan the most recent
5 water supply assessment conducted pursuant to Section
6 10635 of the Water Code.
7 (3) Use and incorporate any information provided
8 pursuant to Section 65352.5, and part 2.10 (commencing
9 with Section 10910) of Division 6 of the Water Code.
10 (b) For a city or county within the Sacramento-San
11 Joaquin Delta, as described in Section 12220 of the Water
12 Code, upon the adoption or revision of any element of a
13 general plan, the city or county shall incorporate an
14 evaluation of potential discharges associated with
15 proposed development that would affect water bodies
16 that serve as a source of drinking water and the effect of
17 those discharges on water quality as it relates to human
18 use and consumption.
19 SES`. 3. Section 65853 of the government Code is
20 amended to read:
21 65853. (a) A zoning ordinance or an amendment to
22 a zoning ordinance, which amendment changes any
23 property from one zone to another or imposes any
24 regulation listed in Section 65850 not theretofore imposed
25 or removes or modifies any such regulation theretofore
26 imposed shall be adopted in the manner set forth in
27 Sections 65854 to 65857, inclusive. Any other amendment
28 to a zoning ordinance may be adopted as other
29 ordinances are adapted.
30 M�heft
31 (b) (1) If a .zoning ordinance or an amendment to a
32 zoning ordinance is proposed in connection with a
33 proposed project as defined in Section 10913 of the Water
34 Code, the planning commission shall identify the public
35 water system that may supply water for the proposed
36 project and inquire whether the public water system has
37 previously prepared a water supply assessment for the
38 proposed project.
39 (2) If a water supply assessment was prepared for the
40 project pursuant to fart 2.10 (commencing with Section
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1 10910) of Division 6 of the Water Code within the prior
2 three years, the planning commission may utilize that
3 previously submitted assessment.
4 (3) If no water supply assessment has been prepared
5 pursuant to paragraph (2), then the planning commission
6 shall request a water supply assessment to be prepared by
7 the identified public water system pursuant to ,Sections
8 10910 and 10911 of the Water Code.
9 (c) (1) Within 90 days after receiving the request
10 made pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), the
11 governing body of the public water system shall submit
12 the water supply assessment.
13 (2) If the governing body does not approve and submit
14 the assessment within 90 days, the local agency shall
15 request the Director of Water Resources to prepare the
16 assessment pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b)
17 and submit the assessment to the local agency not later
18 than 90 days after the date on which the request was
19 received.
24 (3) If the state incurs any costs for preparing the
21 assessment, the Controller shall deduct the amount of
22 those costs from any subvention, payment, or
23 appropriation to or for the benefit of the public water
24 system until the total cost of the assessment has been
25 recovered by the state.
26 (d) When the legislative body has requested the
27 planning commission to study and report upon a zoning
28 ordinance or amendment which is within the scope of this
29 section and the planning commission fails to act upon
30 sem---the request within a reasonable time, the legislative
31 body may, by written notice, require the planning
32 commission to render its report within 40 days, Upon
33 receipt of the written notice the planning commission, if
34 it has not done so, shall conduct the public hearing as
35 required by Section 65854. Failure to so report to the
36 legislative body within the above time period shall be
37 deemed to be approval of the proposed zoning ordinance
38 or amendment to a zoning ordinance,
39 aSRC. 4. ,Section 65855 of the Government Code is
40 amended to read;
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1 65855. (a) After the hearing, the planning
2 commission shall render its decision in the form of a
3 written recommendation to the legislative body. Such
4 recommendation shall include the reasons for the
5 recommendation, the relationship of the proposed
6 ordinance or amendment to applicable general and
7 specific plans, and the conclusions and findings contained
8 within the water supply assessment prepared pursuant to
9 Section 65853, and shall be transmitted to the legislative
10 body in such form and manner as may be specified by the
11 legislative body.
12 (b) If, based on the information submitted pursuant to
13 .Section 65853, the planning commission determines that
14 current and projected water supplies will not be
15 sufficient to satisfy the demands of the proposed project,
16 in addition to existing and planned future uses, then the
17 planning commission shall render its recommendation to
18 the legislative body consistent with the prioritization of
19 categories of water service to customers or potential
20 customers, as set forth in Section 10911.5 of the Dater
21 Code, unless the city or county, working in conjunction
22 with the applicant and public water system, can identify
23 and secure a sufficient, long-term supply of water to
24 satisfy the demands of the proposed project.
25 SEC. 5. Section 65857 of the Government Code is
26 amended to read;
27 65857. (a) The legislative body may approve, modify
28 or disapprove the recommendation of the planning
29 commission-, -Pr e. that, subject to subdivision (b).
30 However, any modification of the proposed ordinance or
31 amendment by the legislative body not previously
32 considered by the planning commission during its
33 hearing, shall first be referred to the planning commission
34 for report and recommendation, but the planning
35 commission shall not be required to hold a public heating
36 thereon. Failure of the planning commission to report
37 within feAy--{ } 40 days after the reference, or such
38 longer period as may be designated by the legislative
39 body, shall be deemed to be approval of the proposed
40 modification.
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1 (b) If, based on the information submitted pursuant to
2 Section 65853, the legislative body determines that
3 current and projected water supplies will not be
4 sufficient to satisfy the demands of the proposed project,
5 in addition to existing and planned future uses, then the
6 legislative body shall render its decision on the zoning
7 ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance
8 consistent with the prioritization of categories of water
9 service to customers or potential customers, as set forth
10 in Section 10911.5 of the Water Code, unless the city or
11 county, working in conjunction with the applicant and
12 public water system, can identify and secure a sufficient,
13 long-term supply of water to satisfy the demands of the
14 proposed project.
15 SEC. 6. Section 66455.10 is added to the Government
16 Code, to read:
17 66455.10. (a) Within five days of the determination
18 that a tentative map application is complete in
19 connection with a proposed project as defined in Section
20 10913 of the Water Cade, the local agency shall send a
21 notice of this determination to the governing body of any
22 public water system identified by the local agency as the
23 public water system that may supply water for the
24 subdivision. The notice shall identify information about
25 the location of the proposed subdivision, the number of
26 units, density, and any other information that would be
27 relevant to the affected public water system. The notice
28 shall also inquire whether the public water system has
29 previously prepared a water supply assessment for the
30 proposed subdivision.
31 (b) If a water supply assessment was prepared for the
32 proposed subdivision pursuant to Part 2.10 (commencing
33 with Section 10910) of Division 6 of the Water Code
34 within the prior three years, the local agency may utilize
35 that previously submitted assessment.
36 (c) If no water supply assessment has been prepared
37 pursuant to subdivision (b), then the local agency shall
38 request a water supply assessment to be prepared by the
39 identified public water system pursuant to Sections 10910
40 and 10911 of the Water Code.
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1 (d) (1) Within 90 days after receiving the request
2 made pursuant to subdivision (c), the governing body of
3 the public water system shall submit the water supply
4 assessment.
5 (2) If the governing body does not approve and submit
6 the assessment within 90 days, the local agency shall
7 request the Director of Water Resources to prepare the
8 assessment pursuant to subdivision (c) and submit the
9 assessment to the local agency not later that: 90 clays after
10 the date on which the request was received.
11 (3) If the state incurs any costs for preparing the
12 assessment, the Controller shall deduct the amount of
13 those costs from any subvention, payment, or
14 appropriation to or for the benefit of the public water
15 system until the total cost of the assessment has been
16 recovered by the state.
17 SEC. 7. Section 66458 of the Government Code is
18 amended to read:
19 66458. (a) (1) The legislative body shalt, at the
20 meeting at which it receives the map or, at its next regular
21 meeting after the meeting at which it receives the map,
22 approve the map if it conforms to all the requirements of
23 this chapter and any local subdivision ordinance
24 applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval
25 of the tentative map and any rulings made thereunder.
26 If the reap does not conform, the legislative body shall
27 disapprove the map.
28 (2) If, based on the information submitted pursuant to
29 Section 66455.10, the legislative body determines that
30 current and projected water supplies will not be
31 sufficient to satisfy the demands of the proposed protect,
32 in addition to existing and planned future uses, the
33 legislative body shall render its decision on the map
34 consistent with the prioritization of categories of water
35 service to customers or potential customers, as set forth
36 in Section 10911.5 of the Water Code, unless the city or
37 county, working in conjunction with the applicant and
38 public water system, can identify and secure a sufficient,
39 long-term supply of water to satisfy the demands of the
40 proposed project.
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1 (b) If the legislatiye body does not appfeve e
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mayrequirements "d 9 it shall be deemed ,
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and the eler4E of the legislatiye body shetIl eef".-*I.y- of St—ate
7 (e)—The meeting at which the legislative body receives
8 the map shall be the date on which the clerk of the
9 legislative body receives the map.
10 (d)---
11 (c) The legislative body may provide, by ordinance,
12 for the approval or disapproval of final maps by the city
13 or county engineer, surveyor, or other designated official.
14 The legislative body may also provide, by ordinance, that
15 the official may accept, accept subject to improvement,
16 or reject dedications and offers of dedications that are
17 made by a statement on the map. Any ordinance adopted
18 pursuant to this subdivision shall provide that (1) the
19 designated official shall notify the legislative body at its
20 next regular meeting after the official receives the map
21 that the official is reviewing the trap for final approval,
22 (2) the designated official shall approve or disapprove the
23 final reap within 10 days following the meeting of the
24 legislative body that was preceded by the notice in (4)
25 below, (3) the designated official's action may be
26 appealed to the legislative body, (4) the legislative body
27 shall provide notice of any pending approval or
28 disapproval by a designated official, which notice shall be
29 attached and posted with the legislative body's regular
30 agenda and shall be mailed to interested parties who
31 request notice, and (5) the legislative body shall
32 periodically review the delegation of authority to the
33 designated official. Except as specifically authorized by
34 this subdivision, the processing of final traps shall
35 conform to all procedural requirements of this division.
36 SEC. S. Section 66474 of the Government Code is
37 amended to read:
38 66474. A legislative body of a city or county shall deny
39 approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a
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1 tentative map was not rewired, if it makes any of the
2 following findings~
3 (a) That the proposed reap is not consistent with
4 applicable general and specific plans as specified in
5 Section 65451.
6 (b) That the design or improvement of the proposed
7 subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and
8 specific plans.
9 (c) That the site is not physically suitable for the type
10 of development.
11 (d) That the site is not physically suitable for the
12 proposed density of development.
13 (e) That the design of the subdivision or the proposed
14 improvements are likely to cause substantial
15 environmental damage or substantially and avoidably
16 injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.
17 (f) That the design of the subdivision or type of
18 improvements is likely to cause serious public health
19 problems.
20 (g) That the design of the subdivision or the type of
21 improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by
22 the public at large, for access through or use of, property
23 within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the
24 governing body may approve a map if it finds that
25 alternate easements, for access or for use, will be
26 provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent
27 to ones previously acquired by the public. This subsection
28 shall apply only to easements of record or to easements
29 established by judgment of a court of competent
30 jurisdiction and no authority is hereby granted to a
31 legislative body to determine that the public at large has
32 acquired easements for access through or use of property
33 within the proposed subdivision.
34 (h) That current and projected water supplies will not
35 be sufficient to satisfy the demands rtj` the proposed
36 project, in addition to existing and planned future uses,
37 based on the information submitted pursuant to Section
38 66455.10, unless the city or county, working in
39 conjunction with the applicant and public water system,
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1 can identify and secure a sufficient, long-terra supply of
2 water to satisfy the demands of the proposed project.
3 SES: 9. Vection 10631 of the tater Code is amended
4 to read.-
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ead.5 10631. A plan shall be adapted in accordance with this
6 chapter and shall do all of the fallowing:
7 (a) Describe the service area of the supplier, including
8 current and projected population, climate, and other
9 demographic factors affecting the supplier's water
10 management planning. The projected population
11 estimates shall be based upon data from the state,
12 regional, or local service agency population projections
13 within the service area of the urban water supplier and
14 shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data
15 is available.
16 (b) Identify and quantify, to the extent practicable,
17 the existing and planned sources of water available to the
18 supplier over the same five-year increments as described
19 in subdivision (a).
20 (c) Describe the reliability of the water supply and
21 vulnerability to seasonal or climatic shortage, to the
22 extent practicable, and provide data for each of the
23 following:
24 (1) An average water year.
25 (2) A single dry water year.
26 (3) Multiple dry water years.
27 For any water source that may not be available at a
28 consistent level of use, given specific legal,
29 environmental, water quality, or climatic factors,
30 describe plans to replace that source with alternativc
31 sources or water demand management measures, to the
32 extent practicable.
33 (d) Describe the opportunities for exchanges or
34 transfers of water on a short-term or long-term basis,
35 (e) (1) Quantify, to the extent records are available,
36 past and current water use, over the same five-year
37 increments described in subdivision (a), and projected
38 water use, identifying the uses among water use sectors
39 including, but not necessarily limited to, all of the
40 fallowing uses:
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1 (A) Single-family residential.
2 (;3) Multifamily.
3 (C) Commercial.
4 (D) Industrial..
5 (E) Institutional and governmental.
6 (F) Landscape.
7 (G) Sales to other agencies.
8 (H) Saline water intrusion barriers, groundwater
9 recharge, or conjunctive use, or any combination thereof.
10 (I) Agricultural.
11 (2) The water use projections shall be in the same
12 five-year increments as described in subdivision (a).
13 (3) In developing projected water demand forecasts,
14 public water systems shall do all of the following
15 (A) Incorporate information from the land use
16 elements of general plans prepared by cities and counties
17 within the public water system�service boundaries.
18 (B) Collect water use data and compile it by customer
19 classification within census tract boundaries.
20 (C) utilize available land use density models in
21 preparing water demandforecasting estimates.
22 (f) Provide a description of the supplier's water
23 demand management measures. This description shall
24 include all of the following:
25 (1) A description of each water demand management
26 measure that is currently being implemented, or
27 scheduled for implementation, including the steps
28 necessary to implement any proposed measures,
29 including,but not limited to, all of the following:
30 (A) Interior and exterior water audits and incentive
31 programs for single-family residential, multifamily
32 residential, governmental, and institutional customers.
33 (B) Enforcement of plumbing fixture efficiency
34 standards and programs to retrofit less efficient fixtures.
35 (C) Distribution system water audits, leak detection,
36 and repair.
37 (D) Metering with commodity rates for all new
38 connections and retrofit of existing connections.
39 (E) Large landscape water audits and incentives.
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1 (F) Landscape water conservation requirements for
2 new and existing commercial, industrial, institutional,
3 governmental, and multifamily developments.
4 (G) Public information.
5 (H) School education.
6 (I) Commercial and industrial water conservation.
7 (J) New commercial and industrial water use review.
8 (K) Conservation pricing for water service and
9 conservation pricing for sewer service, where the urban
10 water supplier also provides sewer service.
11 (L) Landscape water conservation for new and
12 existing single-family homes.
13 (M) Water waste prohibitions.
14 (lel) Nater conservation coordinator.
15 (C) Financial incentives to encourage water
16 conservation.
17 (l') Ultra-low-flush toilet replacement.
18 (2) A schedule of implementation for all water
19 demand management measures proposed or described in
20 the plan.
21 (3) A description of the methods, if any, that the
22 supplier will use to evaluate the effectiveness of water
23 demand management measures implemented or
24 described under the plan.
25 (4) An estimate, if available, of existing conservation
26 savings on water use within the supplier's service area,
27 and the effect of such savings on the supplier's ability to
28 further reduce demand.
29 (g) An evaluation of each water demand management
30 measure listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) that is
31 not currently being implemented or scheduled for
32 implementation. 1n the course of the evaluation, first
33 consideration shall be given to water demand
34 management measures, or combination of measures,
35 which offer lower incremental costs than expanded or
36 additional water supplies. This evaluation shall do all of
37 the following:
38 (1) Tape into account economic and Noneconomic
39 factors, including environmental, social, health, customer
40 impact, and technological factors.
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1 (2) Include a cost-benefit analysis, identifying total
2 benefits and total costs.
3 (3) Include a description of funding available to
4 implement any planned water supply project that would
5 provide water at a higher unit cost.
6 (4) Include a description of the water supplier's legal
7 authority to implement the measure and efforts to work
8 with other relevant agencies to ensure the
9 implementation of the measure and to share the cost of
10 implementation.
11 (h) Urban water suppliers that are members of the
12 California Urban Water Conservation Council and
13 submit annual reports to that council in accordance with
14 the "Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Urban
15 Water Conservation in California," dated September
16 1991, may submit the annual reports identifying water
17 demand management measures currently being
18 implemented, or scheduled for implementation, to satisfy
19 the requirements of subdivisions (f) and (g).
20 SEC 10. Section 10911.5 is added to the Water Code,
21 to read:
22 10911.5. (a) In determining the ability of a public
23 water system to serve customers outside areas which
24 water service is currently being provided by any public
25 water systema when the public water system finds that it
26 has, or is expected to have, insufficient water supplies to
27 serve existing customers, in addition to the public ivvater
28 system's planned future uses, during multiple-dry water
29 years, the following prioritization of categories of water
30 service to customers or potential customers shall be
31 applied:
32 (1) The highest priority shall be existing customers of
33 a retail water agency.
34 (2) The second priority shall be future expected
35 customers associated with new development within areas
36 currently receiving water service from a retail water
37 agency.
38 (3) The third priority shall be future expected
39 customers associated with new development outside
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1 areas that currently receive water service, but within the
2 sphere of influence of a retail water agency.
3 (4) The fourth priority shall be future expected
4 customers associated with new development outside of
5 the sphere of influence of a retail water agency.
6 (b) The determination made pursuant to subdivision
7 (a) shall also be consistent with the obligation of a public
8 water system to grant a priority for the provision of
9 available and future water resources or services to
10 proposed housing developments that help meet the city's
11 or county's share of the regional housing need for lower
12 income households, pursuant to Section 65559.7 of the
13 Government Code.
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4 SEC .Ila Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the
5 Government Code, if the Commission on State Mandates
6 determines that this act contains costs mandated by the
7 state, reimbursement to local agencies an school
S districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
9 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title
10 2 of the Government Code, If the statewide cost of the
11 claim for reimbursement does not exceed one million
12 dollars ($1,000,000), reimbursement shall be made from.
13 the State Mandates Claims Fund.
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