§ 19A-4. Urgency facts.

This chapter is an urgency ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and shall take effect immediately in accordance with section 25123 of the Government Code of the State of California. The facts constituting such urgency are:

(a)

The shallow groundwater and clay soils in the amended moratorium area prevent the proper operation of leaching and percolation systems for on-site sewage disposal.

(b)

A large number of on-site sewage disposal systems in the amended moratorium area are failing and exposing the public to human fecal matter.

(c)

Dense soil, high winter groundwater, small lots and poor surface drainage make the amended moratorium area unsuitable for development utilizing on-site sewage disposal systems.

(d)

Continued installation and use of on-site sewage disposal systems in the amended moratorium area will increase the threat to public health and may unreasonably impair future water quality.

(Ord. No. 2613, § 1, 8-4-87; Ord. No. 2656, § 2, 1-26-88)