DATE:
May 7, 2025 and May 21, 2025
07
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
SET A HEARING FOR MAY 21, 2025:
Title
COST RECOVERY PROPOSAL TO ADOPT ORDINANCES RELATED TO FEES AND DEPOSITS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY EFFECTIVE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, WAIVE BOARD POLICY B-29, AND CEQA EXEMPTION (05/07/2025 - FIRST READING; 05/21/2025 - SECOND READING UNLESS ORDINANCE IS MODIFIED ON SECOND READING) (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
This is a request for the County of San Diego (County) Board of Supervisors (Board) to adopt the Department of Environmental Health and Quality (DEHQ) cost recovery proposal, which includes fees, deposit and hourly rates for services associated with food, pools, housing, body art, massage, organized camps programs, wells, septic systems, site assessment and mitigation programs, hazardous materials programs, and the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency. This proposal also includes fees for the radiological health program, services in the vector laboratory, and miscellaneous department fees, such as rates for specialized technical staff services.
DEHQ protects public health, the environment, and the community with over 40 programs that prevent disease, promote environmental responsibility, and enforce environmental and public health laws. DEHQ operates environmental health programs that regulate restaurants, public swimming pools, body art, substandard housing, septic systems, water wells, and hazardous materials. In addition, DEHQ serves as the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) for hazardous materials and hazardous waste, the Solid Waste Local Enforcement Agency (LEA), and is delegated the duties to implement and en...
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