BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT: Title
Consider the June 9, 2025, Board Policy and Monitoring Committee Recommendation to Adopt the Encroachment Licensing Program Update to the Water Resources Protection Ordinance and Associated Implementation Policy.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Consider the recommendation resulting from the June 9, 2025, Board Policy and Management Committee to:
A. Adopt the updated Water Resources Protection Ordinance to include the Encroachment Licensing Program; and
B. Approve the Encroachment Remediation Implementation Policy
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SUMMARY:
This memo describes a proposed Water Resources Protection Ordinance (WRPO) Update for Valley Water's Encroachment Remediation Program, approved by the Board of Directors in 2019, as well as an Implementation Policy. The Update is necessary to incorporate short-term licensing as a new option for remediation of some encroachments, into the WRPO. The Implementation Policy is necessary to confirm general Board direction on encroachment remediation, clarify the encroachment remediation process, and educate the community. Following the June 9, 2025, Board Policy and Monitoring Committee meeting, staff made non-substantive clarifying edits to the proposed redline in Section 2.2.2A and B, 2.3.3B, and 3.6.6H.
Encroachment Licensing Option
Like other public agencies with real property interests, Valley Water has experienced encroachments upon its property by neighboring property owners. These encroachments have ranged from a fence being placed a few inches over the property line to significant improvements being built, in part, on Valley Water's property. In prior committee and Board meetings, some of these encroaching neighbors indicated that the encroachments were mistakes or were initially caused by the prior owner(s) of their properties. Some of these encroaching neighbors argued that requi...
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