Orange County Water District: land use.

Existing law, the Orange County Water District Act, prescribes the powers of the Orange County Water District. Existing law grants the district the power to perform actions useful or necessary to replenish the underground water basin within the district, or to augment and protect the quality of the common water supplies of the district. Existing law generally requires a local agency to comply with all applicable building ordinances and zoning ordinances of the county or city in which the territory of the local agency is situated. Existing law prohibits the application of the building ordinances and zoning ordinances of a county or city to the location or construction of specified water facilities. This bill would require the district to comply with the above-described provisions relating to building and zoning ordinances. This bill would require the district to provide notice of intent to develop real property owned by the district that is located within the boundaries of a city to the planning agency of that city at least 30 days in advance of any action to approve the development by the district's board. This bill would require the district to conduct at least one public meeting in a city where a water facility exempt from the application of building ordinances and zoning ordinances would be located or constructed. By imposing new requirements on the district, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Orange. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.