To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Garberville Sanitary District Water System Improvements Project General Plan Conformance Review and Special Permit
Record Number: PLN-2023-18803
Assessor Parcel Numbers: 032-121-009, 032-135-002, 032-211-011, 032-211-021, 032-211-035, 223-181-020, 223-181-024, 223-181-025, 223-183-003, 223-191-006 and 223-191-011
Garberville area
A General Plan Conformance Review and a Special Permit for the Garberville Sanitary District (GSD) to replace the existing 180,000-gallon, in-ground, concrete, finished water storage tank (Hurlbutt/Main Tank) and a 20,000-gallon, failing, redwood drinking water storage tank (Wallan Tank) with two new increased capacity tanks. In addition, the failing Robertson Tank, which has been taken out of service, would be demolished. The new Main Tank would be an in-ground, approximately 550,000-gallon, pre-stressed concrete tank located on an adjacent parcel and similar elevation to the existing tank. The existing Wallan Tank would be replaced with an approximately 77,000-gallon bolted steel tank. Both of the existing tanks in operation are leaking and lack sufficient storage capacity for maximum daily consumption and fire suppression; they also do not meet current seismic design standards. In addition, the GSD proposes to replace or upgrade three booster pump stations (Upper Maple Lane Pump Station, Arthur/Alderpoint Pump Station, and Wallan Pump Station). The existing Upper Maple Lane Pump Station is located in the existing Hurlbutt Tank and would be demolished when the Hurlbutt Tank is demolished. A new Upper Maple Lane Pump Station would need to be constructed at the site of the new Main Tank. The existing Arthur Pump Station is in poor condition and has operational deficiencies that would be improved when this pump station is replaced by the Alderpoint Pump Station. The Wallan Pump Station is in poor condition and requires upgrad...
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