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Consider introducing an ordinance to repeal Chapter 13.5 of the Solano County Code concerning Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances
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Published Notice Required? Yes ___ No x
Public Hearing Required? Yes ___ No x
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Consider introducing an ordinance to repeal Chapter 13.5 of the Solano County Code concerning Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances; and
2. Read the proposed ordinance by title only and waive further reading of the ordinance.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Resource Management (Department) implements Solano County Code Chapter 13.5 as it pertains to underground storage of hazardous substances. This section was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on or about 1992. This Code has been completely superseded by State legislation over the years since adoption, through amendments to Chapter 6.7 of Division 20 of the California Health & Safety Code ?25280 et seq. and the regulations promulgated under their authority concerning Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances. Therefore, the Department recommends that the entirety of Chapter 13.5 should be repealed.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2024/25 Working Budget. There is no financial impact anticipated by this action.
DISCUSSION:
When it was adopted on or about 1992, Chapter 13.5 contained additional requirements to those found in State law, which have since been incorporated. The hazardous materials section of Solano County's Environmental Health Division of the Department of Resource Management, as a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) which has been certified by the California Department of Environmental Protection (CalEPA), regulates and enforces the local hazardous materials programs. Over time, the Legislature, through the guidance of the State Water...
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