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§ 17.0210   Petitions.
   This Section shall not apply to self-governed districts or to cities. In the case of a sewer project involving property located within, or annexed to, a special district or County service area governed by the Board, the certification by the County Health Officer or his deputy of the need for the project will be accepted in lieu of a petition. Criteria for certification may include, but is not limited to, a review of sewage odor and nuisance complaints, an analysis of individual sewage disposal system pumping records, a hydrologic and geologic review of the soils and terrain and a sanitary survey of the project. Requests for certification shall be honored only from the Board or the County Special Districts Department and all costs relating to the certification shall be borne by the special district or service area in which the project is located and shall be payable to the County Environmental Health Services Department.
(Am. Ord. 3121, passed - -1987)
§ 17.0211   Engineering Costs.
   (a)   The proponents of any improvement project shall underwrite all engineering costs on any project which does not proceed for any reason after engineering services are performed. The County will not underwrite any engineering costs of any such project, except as hereinafter provided.
   (b)   Because sewer projects are of such vital importance to the environment, whenever the County Health Officer or his or her deputy has certified to the need for such a project in accordance with § 17.0212, the Board will permit a special district or service area undertaking such a project to guarantee payment of engineering fees, subject to the following conditions:
      (1)   There is compliance with § 17.0208 of this Chapter; and
      (2)   The contract with the engineer specifies that payment in case of failure of the project to proceed shall be the reasonable value of the work accomplished, considering the needs or program of the entity involved and the relevance of the work to such needs or program, such value to be determined by the Board upon recommendation of the County Administrative Officer.
   (c)   This Section shall not apply to cities or self-governed districts seeking to obtain consent from the Board to conduct assessment district proceedings.
(Am. Ord. 3121, passed - -1987)
§ 17.0212   Deposit—County Costs.
   The proponents of any Improvement Project shall be required to deposit with the County a sum sufficient to cover County costs incurred in connection with review of a project, including, but not limited to, Commission review, administration, plan checking, investigation, Board review and inspection. The sum so deposited will be retained by the County only in the event that the project is not completed or if such costs are not recovered by the County from the project funding.
(Am. Ord. 3121, passed - -1987)
§ 17.0213   Incidental Expense.
   Fees for County administrative expenses shall be established by the district project manager and shall be limited to the actual cost of such expenses for each project. Such fees will include all administrative, legal, financial, engineering, bond discount, and miscellaneous expenses which may be required in conjunction with the project. This Section shall not apply to public agencies, and regulated utilities seeking to obtain consent from the Board to conduct assessment district proceedings.
(Am. Ord. 3121, passed - -1987)
§ 17.0214   Board Action.
   Upon review of a proposed improvement project and the report of the Commission, the Board shall determine whether the project shall be approved. It is Board policy to limit projects to the criteria set forth in this Division. The Board reserves to itself the authority to approve or disapprove any proposed improvement project based upon evidence received at hearings held by the Board.
(Am. Ord. 3121, passed - -1987)