HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.h. Public Hearing Set for August 5, 2010 to Consider Amending District Code Section 9.08.010ORDINANCE NO. 261
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
(UNCODIFIED) ESTABLISHING THE "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION, 2010 EDITION" AS THE DISTRICT'S STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISTRICT CODE SECTION 9,08.010
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District (District) finds that substantial changes in acceptable materials, methods,
industry practices, technologies and standards for design and construction of sanitary
sewers have occurred since the current standard specifications document was
published in 1993; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish and adopt a new standard specifications
document by ordinance in accordance with District Code Section 9.08.010, to
incorporate updated requirements to address these substantial changes; and
WHEREAS, staff has completed a comprehensive review of the 1993 standard
specifications and has prepared an updated and more user-friendly document
incorporating the latest requirements for materials, methods, industry practices,
technologies and standards; and
WHEREAS, staff has conducted an extensive outreach program to inform and
solicit input from over 500 interested internal staff and external stakeholders including
engineers, contractors, developers and other sewering agencies regarding the
proposed standard specifications. f
THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1 (To be uncodified)
A. That the document entitled: "Standard Specifications for Design and
Construction, 2010 Edition" (Standard Specifications) is hereby established as
CCCSD's standard specifications, in uncodified form, in accordance with the
provisions of District Code Section 9.08.010, and said document is made a part
hereof by this reference. Copies of said Standard Specifications shall be kept on
file in the office of the Secretary of the District and shall be available for public
inspection and purchase at the offices of the District, 5019 Imhoff Place,
Martinez, California 94553.
B. That the most relevant and recently enacted local, county, state, federal or
international standards and District, county, state or federal statutes, regulations,
and ordinances applied, referenced or mentioned in the Standard Specifications
are hereby.incorporated and adopted, including any and all future revisions and
enactments of such standards, statutes, regulations and ordinances.
Ordinance No. 251
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Section 2
A. Finding of No "Project"
The District Board's action in adopting the proposed Standard Specification revisions
does not constitute a Project as envisioned by CEQA, as this action is consistent with
defined circumstances that do not constitute a Project pursuant to the provisions of Title
14 sections 15378(b)(2) and (5) of the California Code of Regulations.
B. Severability
1. If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the
Ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
2. The Board of Directors hereby declares that it would have passed each
section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrases are held unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable.
3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, a repeal of any
Section of the District Code as it exists on the date of this Ordinance shall not remain
effective if, the modified new Section replacing that provision is held invalid or for any
reason is not given legal effect. In such a case, the original Section shall be considered
to have remained in effect without lapse.
Section 3
This Ordinance shall be a general regulation of the District and a summary shall be
published in the Contra Costa Times and the San Ramon Valley Times, newspapers of
general circulation, published and circulated within the District and shall be effective on
the eighth day following said publication. Said Standard Specifications shall remain in
effect until amended by Ordinance or until amended as. set forth in Section 1.6.
Ordinance No. 261
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa
Sanitary District on the 5th day of August 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: Members: Hockett, Lucey, Menesini, Nejedly, McGill
NOES: Members: None
ABSENT: Members: None
Michael R. McGill
President of1he'Board of Directors
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
County of Contra Costa, State of California
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C.[i TERSIGNED:
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;Elaine�'R. Boehme
L, fiecrtary of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
-,''-Gounty'of,Contra Costa, State of liforni
Approved as to form:
Kent n L. Alm
Counsel for the District