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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-07-05; City Council; 5127; Modification of Building Permit Procedures Sewer Permit ProceduresCITY OF CARLSBAD AGENDA BILL NO. _ Initial: Dept.Hd. * DATE: - Ju]V 5, 1977 - „ DEPARTMENT; Public Works _ ^ Cf Mgr R Subject: MODIFICATION OF BUILDING PERMIT PROCEDURES RELATING TO SEWER PERMITS Statement of the Matter Due to the volume of activity and backlog of plans in building plan check, the requirement to obtain a valid sewer permit, as required by Emergency Ordinance 70^7, prior to application for a building permit is creating an administratvie problem in those areas outside of the City's sewer service area. Leucadia County Water District has instituted a policy whereby sewer permits are valid for no more than 30 days unless, within that period of time, a valid building permit is obtained. If a valid building permit is not obtained within that period, the sewer permit is revoked and the applicant's fees refunded. Because of the backlog of plans in plan check in the. Building Department it takes from seven to ten weeks after application before a building permit can be issued. This puts an applicant in the position of having his sewer permit revoked and of having to reapply for a permit if he so desires. The Building Department has retained additional personnel, but the backlog remains. > On June 2k, 1977 the Board of Directors of the Leucadia County Water District instituted a moratorium on the issuance of sewer permits. This makes.it necessary for the City to modify its ordinance to allow for quick action on our part as the District lifts or reimposes its moratorium. Exhibits 1. Staff Report 2. Ordi nance No. Recommendation 1. That the existing Emergency Ordinance 70^7 be modified to allow for the City to accept applications for building permits where sewer service is provided for other than the City of Carlsbad (Leucadia County Water Dis- trict and San Marcos County Water District) without the requirement of having a valid sewer permit; 2. That the Municipal Code be modified to authorize the City Manager to in- struct staff to accept or refuse to accept applications for building per- mits,within special district sewer service areas, based on his determina- tion of the availability of sewer service capacity. Council action 7-6-77 Ordinance #8072 was introduced for a first reading, establishing administrative procedures for the issuance of building permits, in those areas of the City served by Leucadia and San Marcos County Water Districts. 0 AGENDA BILL NO. 5127 -2- July 5, 1977 7-19-77 Ordinance #8072 was given a second reading and adopted MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager FROM: Public Works Administrator DATE: June 2k, 1977 SUBJECT: Building Permits/Sewer Permits City Ordinance 70^7, passed by City Council on April 26, 1977, established a moratorium in the City's sewer service area and provided for the continua- tion of building permit activity in areas outside of the City's sewer ser- vice area. With the capacity of these agencies at or approaching zero the requirement to obtain a valid sewer permit, as required by the emergency ordinance, prior to application for building permits is causing an admin- istrative problem due primarily to the volume of activity and the backlog of plans in the building plan check. The Leucadia County Water District has instituted a policy whereby sewer permits are valid for no more than 30 days unless, within that period of time, a valid building permit is obtained. If an applicant is unable to obtain a building permit within that time the permit is automatically re- voked and the applicant's fees refunded. If the applicant wishes he may reapply for another sewer connection permit. Because of the backlog of plans in plan check in the Building Department it takes anywhere from seven to ten weeks after application before a build- ing permit can be issued. This obviously puts an applicant in the position of having to reapply for a valid sewer permit. The Building Department has retained additional personnel to assist in plan checking and building in- spection but the backlog remains. A proposed course of action that could resolve the administrative problem while continuing to allow the City to insure that adequate public facilities are available before the issuance of building permits would be to: 1. Modify existing Emergency Ordinance 70^7 to allow for the City to accept applications for building permits where sewer service is provided for other than the City of Carlsbad (Leucadia County Water District and San Marcos County Water District) without the requirement of having a valid sewer permit; 2. Retain the provision of requiring the applicant to have a valid sewer permit prior to issuance of a building permit; 3. Institute within the Building Department a procedure of checking daily with the sewer service agencies involved to determine the number of dwelling units which are still eligible for issuance of sewer permits; A. Upon determination that applications for building permits would exceed the number of valid sewer permits remaining, grant City Manager authority to administratively order a stop to receipt of applications for building permits which require additional sewer capacity. Memo to City Manager -2- June 2k, 1977 This procedure has been discussed with Building Department administrative staff and with the General Manager of the Leucadia County Water District and appears to be acceptable. It is anticipated that the Leucadia County Water District will establish a sewer moratorium effective June 27, 1977. This should not deter us from taking the recommended action since activity on the part of the Encina joint owners to lease capacity or intensify operation of the plant or to start operations of their own reclamation facilities may allow them at some future date to lift the moratorium for finite periods of time. This will necessitate the establishment of some administrative procedure which would allow for the normal handling of business while discouraging applications on the chance that additional moratoriums may occur in the immediate future. Ronald A. Beckman, P.E. Public Works Administrator RABrveb June 29, 1977 The Leucadia County Water District has instituted a moratorium within their service area. While the need for action and basic recommendation remains the same, the first proposal, as outlined above, should be modified to rec- comend that the City Manager be given the administrative authority by Coun- cil to instruct staff to accept or refuse to accept applications for build- ing permits within those districts' service areas based on his determination of their availability of sewer service capacity. RAB Q CO 9=5 VINCENT F. BIONDO, JTTORNEY - CITY OF C'1200 ELM AVENUE< O • 8Os RLSBAD, CALIFORNIAs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO.8072 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18.04 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 18.80.170 TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS IN THOSE AREAS OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD SERVED BY THE LEUCADIA AND SAN MARCOS COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: That Title 18, Chapter 18.04, Section 18.04.170 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of subsection (1) to read as follows: "Building permits for work in that portion of the City of Carlsbad within the service territory of the San Marcos or Leucadia County Water Districts shall be processed in accordance with this subsection.' The City Manager shall monitor the sewage treatment capacity of said Districts. If the City Manager deter- mines that capacity is available he may authorize the -Building Department to accept applications for building permits. If' the City Manager determines that the amount of sewer capacity necessary to service the projects in plan check would exceed the available supply, he shall have authority to order that no additional applications be accepted. The City Manager shall have authority to lift or reimpose such order as he determines appropriate based on the availability of sewer capacity in such districts. Building permits shall not be issued until the applicant presents a valid sewer connection permit for the project from said District. The Director of Building and Housing shall verify that the sewer permit is valid prior to issuance of the building permit." o CD isli o > > o m O 5 j "" j|. \ij O Z u 8 Q UJ Z (N <£o rc - SHO CO > t- o: > "£o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 5th day of July , 1977, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of July , 1977, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilman Packard Councilmen Frazee, Lewis, Skotnicki and Counci1 woman Casler None ROBERT C. FRAZEE, Mayor ATTEST: MARGARET E. ADAMS ,C City Clerk (SEAL)