Sec. 11B.02.030. - Responsibility for administration.
Sec. 11B.02.040. - Applicability.
This chapter is and may be cited as the Sonoma County Vineyard and Orchard Frost Protection Ordinance.
(Ord. No. 5914, § 1, 12-14-2010.)
This chapter is enacted for the purpose of establishing registration and comprehensive frost protection monitoring requirements for vineyard and orchard frost protection systems in the Russian River watershed using frost protection water.
(Ord. No. 5914, § 1, 12-14-2010.)
Sec. 11B.02.030. - Responsibility for administration.
This chapter shall be administered under the direction of the board of supervisors, by and through the agricultural commissioner.
(Ord. No. 5914, § 1, 12-14-2010.)
Sec. 11B.02.040. - Applicability.
A.
Compliance Required. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all vineyard and orchard frost protection systems in the Russian River watershed using frost protection water.
B.
Liability. Nothing in this chapter, nor compliance with the provisions of this chapter, shall relieve any person from responsibility for damage to other persons or property, or impose any liability upon the county, its officers, agents, or employees, for damage to other persons or property.
C.
Relationship to Other Laws. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner that conflicts with state or federal law, or interferes with the achievement of state or federal regulatory objectives. The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to be supplementary to and compatible with state and federal enactments, and in furtherance of the public purposes those enactments express. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter, however, does not ensure compliance with state and federal requirements. Further, the provisions of this chapter are not intended to and shall not be construed or given effect in a manner that supersedes other provisions of this code. Where another provision of this code establishes a stricter requirement than a provision of this chapter, that stricter requirement shall prevail.
D.
Permits. Nothing in this chapter shall eliminate the need for any person undertaking any activity subject to the provisions of this chapter to obtain any permits, approvals, or authorizations required by this code or state or federal agencies.
(Ord. No. 5914, § 1, 12-14-2010.)