HomeMy WebLinkAbout29721 Ordinance No. 2972
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19-12 OF THE BUTTE COUNTY CODE
3 PERTAINING TO LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEPTIC TANK SYSTEMS
AS TO CERTAIN SUBDIVTSTON LOTS CREATED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1949
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5 The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte ordains as
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Section 1. Section 19-12 of the Butte County Code is amended to
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read as follows:
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"Section 39-32. Lot $ize Re uirements.
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(a} Except as provided in subsections (b) and
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(c) hereof, no building shall hereafter be
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constructed unless the following requirements, and
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each of them, are met:
13 The site actually to be utilized for such
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building is sufficient in area and dimension to
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16 and expansion of a septic tank system of
1r sufficient size and design to service such
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than one (1) building is to be constructed,
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extended or expanded on any single site, then such
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site shall be sufficient in area and dimension to
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~1 provide for the proper installation, maintenance
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and expansion of a septic tank system of
"~' sufficient size and design to serve all such
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buildings, and to prevent the development of a
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nuisance or any hazard to public health arising
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out of the use of any one {1) or more of them.
(b) The required minimum lot size and area for
sewage disposal on subdivision lots less than five
(5) acres in size created prior to July 1, 1949,
shall be as specified in Section 26-7 of the Butte
County Code and in Appendix VII of the Improvement
Standards For Subdivisions, Parcels Maps and Site
Improvements pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Butte
County Code, as adopted by Resolution No. 82-68
dated April 28, 1982 and amended by Resolution No.
82-173 dated November 2, 1982, computed
proportionally based upon sewage flaws expected.
Provided, however, that if the calculated usable
area would be sufficient except for the fact that
it is reduced due to existing development on an
adjacent lot or lots, then the calculation of area
may be made an a grass lot size basis.
(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and
(b) hereof shall not apply to any building which
is to be connected prior to occupancy or use to a
public sanitary sewer system or an approved
community sanitary sewer system.
(d) As used in this section, the term "site"
shall mean the plot, lots, parcel or area of land
which is used or intended to be used by the owner
thereof as an appurtenance to the building or
buildings thereon, including front yard, side
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1 yards and back yard, and all areas used or to be
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Section 6. Severability. If any part of this ordinance shall be
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held void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part shall
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be deemed severable, and the invalidity thereof shall not affect
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the remaining parts of this ordinance.
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Section 3.
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This Ordinance shall be and it is hereby declared to be
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in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after
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the date of its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen
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(15) days after its passage, this Ordinance shall be published
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once with the names of the members of the Board of Supervisors
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voting for and against it in the Chico ~Enterpri se Record , a
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newspaper published in the County of Butte, State of California.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County
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of Butte, State of California, on the 17th ~.. day of
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December , 1991, by the following vote:
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AYES: Supervisors hlcInturf, Houx, McLaughlin, Fu1 ton and Chair Do7 an
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NOES : None
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ABSENT: None
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NOT VOTING: None
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J DOLAN, Chair of the
`i3 Butt County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
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WILLIAM H. RAND LPH, Chief Adm~nistr tive
~r~ Offic r and Cl r of the Board
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(19-12.ord}
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