§ 33-10. Public review concerning issuance of permit.

(a)

Upon receipt of the documents described in 33-9(d), the commission shall immediately set a public review on the issuance of the permit which shall be noticed pursuant to Government Code section 6061 and may not be held within fifteen (15) days nor more than thirty (30) days of the time that the commission receives the report from the department.

(b)

Formal rules of evidence shall not apply to the public review of the application, but the commission may establish such rules as will enable the expeditious presentation of the matter and relevant information thereto. At the commission review, the applicant shall be entitled to present any oral or documentary evidence relevant to the application, and the applicant shall have the burden of proof of establishing the facts necessary for the commission to make the required findings. The commission may request any additional information it deems necessary for its decision. The commission shall also hear relevant evidence presented by other interested persons and entities, the department, other county staff, the association, and the public. The commission shall consider all effects that the granting of the permit application would have on the subbasin and affected aquifer including, but not limited to, the hydraulic gradient, hydrology; percolation, permeability, piezometric surface, porosity, recharge, safe yield, salt water intrusion, specific capacity, spreading water, transmissivity, water table and zone of saturation.

(Ord. No. 3303-A, § 4.06, 12-10-96)