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Sec. B11-83. Slope variances.

(a) No subsurface leaching system may be constructed on slopes exceeding 20 percent. Variances to this slope requirement may be granted by the Director where the applicant can demonstrate, through a technical report and a complete engineering installation plan prepared by a state-registered civil engineer, a state-certified engineering geologist, or a state-registered environmental health specialist that use of a subsurface leaching system will not permit sewage effluent to surface, or will degrade water quality, create a nuisance, affect soil stability, or present a threat to the public health or safety. The technical report must include but not be limited to soil percolation rates, contours, soil depth, seasonal groundwater elevation(s), location of all existing or proposed ground cuts, rock formations, soil stability, drainage, and other data as determined by the Director and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board having jurisdiction.

(b) In addition to the provisions of Subsection (a) of this section, in all areas within the jurisdiction of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 3 (those areas that ultimately drain to the Pajaro River and Monterey Bay), no subsurface leaching system may be constructed on slopes exceeding 30 percent. Variances to this slope requirement may be granted by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 3, where the applicant can demonstrate through a technical report and complete engineering installation plan, as required in Subsection (a) of this section, that use of a subsurface leaching system will not permit sewage effluent to surface, degrade water quality, create a nuisance, affect soil stability, or present a threat to the public health or safety, and that the granting of a variance is necessary. The engineering plan and report must be approved by the Director prior to referral to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for review.

(Ord. No. NS-517.72, § 2, 4-15-03)

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