To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
title
Savage Creek Water Diversion System Improvements Project Coastal Development Permit
Extension
Assessor Parcel Number: Caltrans Right-of-Way
Record No.: PLN-2026-19504
Trinidad Area
A two-year extension of a previously approved Coastal Development Permit (PLN-2023-18281) for the replacement of various infrastructure components associated with an existing Caltrans water diversion on Savage Creek. The permitted upgrades include the replacement of a sump well and water lines (in-kind) and installation of a backwash system at Seawood Drive. The surface water diversion at Savage Creek supplies municipal water to both the Trinidad Southbound Safety Roadside Rest Area (SRRA) and the Seawood Estates Mutual Water Company (SEMWC). The purpose of the project is to upgrade the existing water supply intake system to be more reliable and require less maintenance. In addition, the project would improve influent water quality and incorporate design improvements for aquatic species. The project would require a temporary creek diversion approximately 80 feet upstream of the work area. No changes to the project are proposed. A permit extension is being requested because construction for the project will not begin before the expiration of this permit. Construction is anticipated to begin and be completed during the 2026 dry season. If approved, the permit will expire on March 7,2028.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1 - Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:
2 - Find that the proposed project complies with the Trinidad Area Plan; and
3 - Find the project exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Sections 15302(c) Replacement or Reconstruction, and 15304(f) Minor Alterations of Land of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and that there is no substantial evidence that...
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