§ 34A-4. Permit procedure for construction, modification or destruction of wells.  


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  • (a)

    An application for a permit required by this chapter shall be made in writing on such forms as may be prescribed by the administrative authority. The application shall be signed by the applicant and accompanied by the appropriate fee as established by resolution of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. No part of said fee shall be refundable except as provided in such fee resolution.

    (b)

    An application for a permit shall include the following:

    (1)

    Name and mailing address of the applicant and the legal owner of the property;

    (2)

    California licensed well drilling contractor's name, address, and contractor's license number and a statement that the contractor drilling the well is licensed under the provisions of Water Code Section 13750.5 as a well drilling contractor and such license is in full force and effect; or
     A statement that the applicant is exempt from the provisions of Water Code Section 13750.5 and the basis for the exemption;

    (3)

    Estimated or proposed depth of the well, casing material, sealing material, sealing method, use of the well, and drilling method to be used;

    (4)

    Location of the property and well site including street address and assessor's parcel number;

    (5)

    A plot plan indicating the location of the well with respect to the following items:

    (A)

    Property lines;

    (B)

    Sewage disposal systems or works carrying or containing sewage or industrial wastes within a two-hundred-foot radius of the proposed well;

    (C)

    All perennial, seasonal, natural, or artificial water bodies or watercourses, including the location of the one-hundred-year floodplain as defined by the Santa Barbara County Flood Control, if applicable;

    (D)

    Drainage pattern of the property;

    (E)

    Existing wells on the property;

    (F)

    Access roads and easements (water, sewer, utility, roadway);

    (G)

    Existing and/or proposed structures;

    (H)

    Animal or fowl enclosures, pens, paddocks, stockyards within a one-hundred-foot radius of proposed well site;

    (I)

    Overhead power lines;

    (J)

    Other sources of contamination such as landfills and hazardous materials sites.

(Ord. No. 12-4844, 9-11-2012; Ord. No. 5046, 6-19-2018)