HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 07-15RESOLUTION NO.07-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE 2014 ANNUAL WATER PROGRESS REPORT
AND ADOPTING A WATER ALLOCATION PROGRAM FOR 2015
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, Chapter 13.20 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code, calls for the City Council
of the City of Morro Bay to adopt a yearly Water Allocation Program based on a report by the
Community Development Director and Public Services Director; and
WHEREAS, the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and Ordinance Number 266,
requires the City Council to set an annual limit on new residential units and to prescribe the mix
of multi -family and single family residences allowed within that limit; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a water
emergency, due to drought conditions; calling for a voluntary 20-percent reduction in water
consumption; and
WHEREAS, on January 22, 2014, the City of Morro Bay implemented Mandatory Water
Conservation Requirements for Severely Restricted Water Supply Conditions; and
WHEREAS, the State Water Project allocation for 2015 has been set at 15-percent, and
only stored water is available to meet delivery requests; and
WHEREAS, on the 10t' day of February, 2015, the City Council did hold a duly noticed
public hearing on the 2014 Annual Water Progress Report and the proposed 2015 Water
Allocation Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, California, as follows:
A. The City Council of the City of Morro Bay hereby receives and accepts the 2014
Annual Progress Water Report as submitted by the Public Works Director and Community
Development Manager, as incorporated herein as if attached hereto; and
B. A Water Allocation Program for the year 2015 is hereby adopted by the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay containing the following elements:
I. Allocate the mix of residential units to 60 percent single-family and 40 percent
multi -family units; and authorize the corresponding water equivalency allocation for
residential uses at 50 Water Equivalency Units as are currently used for tracking
project water usage.
2. Process Residential Allocation limits on a first-come/first-served basis, based on the
priorities contained in the current General Plan and Local Coastal Plan policies.
2014 Annual Water Progress Report &
Residential Allocation for 2015
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Unused multiple family residential WEUs may be rolle
d e d over to single family
dwellings after September 30, 2015;
3. Authorize allocation of 130% of the residential water equivalency units to
commercial and industrial projects, within the priority categories consistent with the
current Local Coastal Plan and General Plan policies:
4. The potential for rolling over unused water allocations to next year is not precluded
by this action.
5. New water allocations requested for 2015 be offset or in -lieu fees paid on a two -to -
one basis (or 440 gallons per day) by providing retrofits to existing uses or
providing non -required water savings features for new development that is seeking
the water allocation. The Public Works Director is responsible for the review and
approval of the proposed retrofits to ensure that they offset the water supply
requested by new development. Retrofits may include any of the following water
saving best management practices:
• Irrigation Retrofits
• Waterless Urinals
• Waterless Toilets
• Ultra -Low Flow Toilets
• Lawn/Landscape Replacement Program
• Gray water system installation in new construction
• Installation of Rainwater Recovery Systems
• Other Water Savings Best Management Practices as approved by the Public
Services Director
• Payment of an "In -Lieu" fee program of $2,900 per Water Equivalency Unit
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 1 Oth day of February, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: Irons, Headding, Johnson, Makowetski, Smukler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Jam' L. Irons, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Dana Swanson, City Clerk