California Code of Regulations
Title 23 - Waters
Division 1 - Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Chapter 1 - Organization, Powers and Standards
Article 3 - Application Procedures
Section 11 - Variances

Universal Citation: 23 CA Code of Regs 11

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) An application for an encroachment permit for a use that is not consistent with the board's standards as outlined in Article 8 requires a variance approved by the board.

(b) When approval of an encroachment requires a variance, the applicant must clearly state in the application why compliance with the board's standards is infeasible or not appropriate.

(c) The Executive Officer or Chief Engineer may grant temporary variances to allow work during the flood season (See Table 8.1).

(d) Where the Executive Officer finds in a particular situation that there is no legitimate reason for the application of one of the board's standards, the Executive Officer may waive any such standard for that situation.

1. New section filed 9-30-96; operative 10-30-96 (Register 96, No. 40). For prior history, see Register 85, No. 26.
2. Amendment filed 2-15-2012; operative 2-15-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 7).

Note: Authority cited: Section 8571, Water Code. Reference: Section 8710, Water Code.

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