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Home My WebLink About20- Development Services CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: MICHAEL E. HAYS , Director Subject: Sewer Waiver No. 99-01 - Request for Waiver of Requirement to Connect to Sewer System for Calmat Dept: Development Services , Project Planning Area "D" located at 6595 Cajon ORUAL Boulevard on the south side of Cajon, 1,600 feet Date: April 20, 1999 northwesterly of Palm Avenue. File No: 3.03 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: MCC DATE: 05/03/1999 May 13, 1993 - Adopted Resolution No. 93-140 certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), adopting findings and statements of overriding considerations, adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), adopting General Plan Amendment (GPA) 91-18, and adopting Specific Plan No. 90-01 for the Calmat Cajon Creek Project. Recommended Motion: That Sewer Waiver Request No. 99-01, requesting waiver of the requirement to connect to the City's Sewer System for Calmat Planning Area "D", located on the south side of Cajon Boulevard, 1,600 feet north of Palm Avenue at 6595 Cajon Boulevard, be approved subject to a maximum of 13 employees at the site. f l 6 Michael E. Hays Contact Person: Michael W Grubbs, Acting City F.naineer Phone: 5179 Supporting data attached: Staff Report, Letter, and Map ward: 5 FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source (Acct. No.) N/A (Acct. Description) N/A Finance: Council Notes: �131gq Agenda Item No. O CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT Subject: Sewer Waiver No. 99-01 - Request for Waiver of Requirement to Connect to Sewer System for Calmat Project Planning Area "D" located at 6595 Cajon Boulevard on the south side of Cajon, 1,600 feet northwesterly of Palm Avenue. Background: A letter of request (Exhibit "A") has been received from Douglas W. Sprague, Manager of Reclamation and Special Projects for Calmat Co., requesting a waiver of the standard requirement to connect to the City sewer system for Planning Area "D" (Exhibit "B"), located at 6595 Cajon Boulevard. Development located in Planning Area "D" consists of a portable processing plant, a portable office, truck scales, and other uses permitted by CUP 91-31 and Specific Plan 90-01, all of which are related to aggregate processing. The entire Calmat Specific Plan No. 90-01 covers approximately 1,392 acres of land and consists of 16 individual areas, referred to as Planning Areas "A" through "I"'. Planning area "D", for which the sewer waiver is being requested, is approximately 18.5 acres in size and is designated for "aggregate processing" use. Calmat will extract material from adjacent Planning area "F", a 51 acre "mineral resource extraction/heavy industrial" area, and move the material to Planning area "D" for processing. Initially, Calmat estimates that 5 to 10 employees will be working at the site. That number could grow to as many as 20 employees in the future as additional permitted facilities are added. The nearest point of connection to the City's sewer system is approximately 1,000 feet from the subject site. City Ordinance defines sewer as being available to a property if a point of connection lies within 300 feet of the property. Therefore, by definition, sewer is not available to Planning Area "D". Ordinance No. MC-663 provides that the Mayor and Common Council may waive the requirement to connect to the City's sewer system for a Commercial/Industrial development to be built on a lot larger than 1/2 acre and generating less than 200 gallons per day of domestic sewage based on 15 gallons per day per employee. If the request for sewer waiver is approved, then Calmat will be limited to a maximum of 13 employees in Planning Area "D", unless a sewer connection is completed. Financial Impact: The applicant has paid a $500 administrative fee to cover the cost of processing this request for waiver of the requirement to connect to the City sewer system. Therefore, there will be no cost to the City due to this application. Recommendation: That Sewer Waiver Request No. 99-01, waiver of the requirement for Calmat Planning Area "D" located on the south side of Cajon Blvd, 1,600 feet northwesterly of Palm Avenue, to connect to the City's Sewer System, be approved subject to a maximum of 13 employees at the site. EXHIBIT "A" CalMat Co P.O. BOX 2950, LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA 90051 (213)258-2777 ® \\ 3200 SAN FERNANDO ROAD, LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA 90065 CalMat August 14, 1998 Mr. Gene Klatt Assistant City Engineer City of San Bernardino 300 North "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92418-0001 Re: CalMat Co.'s Cajon Creek Planning Areas D and F Sewer Hook-up Waiver Dear Mr. Klatt: CalMat Co. plans to begin aggregate processing in the near future at its CalMat Cajon Creek Planning Area D plant site located at 6595 South Cajon Boulevard in San Bernardino. It will process material mined at its adjacent Planning Area F. CalMat requests that it be granted a waiver from the requirement to hook up to the City's sewer system based upon the following: • Specific Plan SP 90-01 designates Planning Area D as Heavy Industrial ultimate use/Aggregate Processing interim use. Planning Area F is designated Heavy Industrial ultimate use/Mineral Resource Extraction interim use. The mining and processing operation will be an "interim" short-term land use, as identified by the Specific Plan. • Planning Area D will contain a portable aggregate processing plant, a portable office, and truck scales, along with other related uses permitted by CUP 91- 31/RP. In accordance with SP 90-01, all aggregate processing-related facilities must be of a portable nature or readily removable upon completion of use. Planning Area F will be used as a mining site only. • The aggregate processing plant could be in operation around seven to ten years, depending upon market demand. • CUP 91-31/RP, which permits on-site mining and aggregate processing, specifically allows the use of septic systems or portable toilets for sanitation purposes to serve the needs of the interim mining and processing operation. Mr. Gene Klatt August 14, 1998 iCa\P age 2 Mat • The mining and aggregate processing operation will be a low-intensity industrial use. Approximately five to ten employees are expected to be employed at Planning Areas D and F initially, with this number potentially increasing to 15 to 20 as additional permitted facilities are added to the plant site. • Sewage generation from on-site domestic sanitation is expected to range from 15 to 35 gallons per day (gpd) per employee, based on generally-accepted engineering estimates for industrial-type facilities. This is considerably less than the approximately 80 gpd per person that would be expected from overall urban uses. • Discussions with Mr. Bill Bryden of the City of San Bernardino Water Department (August 12, 1998) have indicated that his Department has determined that such a short-term, temporary, septic system use will not impact the City.Water Department at this time. • Most importantly, it is not feasible to extend the existing City sewer line located within Cajon Boulevard a distance of more than 1,000 feet to serve the needs of this interim mining and aggregate processing use. Therefore, a waiver from the City of San Bernardino's requirement to connect to the City's sewer system is requested for this project. CalMat will hook up to the City's sewer system at such time as the Cajon Boulevard sewer line is extended northward, adjacent to the site. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. If you have questions regarding the enclosed, please give me a call. S' rely, vV � s W. Spra e Manager, Reclamation and Special Projects DWS:jft [FriJ08-14-98102:35p/jf[] V:\SPRAGUE\CAJONCRK\S E W ER.LTR \ w 1 y 77•\�� AN1X Ih Nt I'll EXHIBIT !!B!! J LOCATION MAP )1 CALMAT PLANNING AREA "D" rr-f LOCATION 11 Mill PROJECT ;� III �•' .•II. o' II Iill '('� ,'� �� i � '��"-��= � it '• . •y�. �t.. � ,�III�I I I �I c� •=;� j9/ R' wIIIHI .r I� _ r 4 •'� —� I��_._..I LL II III rn Y ,s� 1, I► i I •,!ti—J I - '--�` it it l I' �EP6 • /• �( _ III( l f \ 1 I � > I r LU ic •°'�:= �, m ,II �e X11111 on j/ 7 I � an l;• ��•' ` �' � � �� \ ' 1. � 1��,I III O1 ell \ `�-•/�� 'y/ � ° 1 � / � ( � t III II _ ] I �� R�goi , II � — � • � , , 11 S- -9 9 J C I T Y O F bernardino R A C H E L C L A R K C I T Y C L E R K May 4 , 1999 Mr. Douglas W. Sprague Manager, Reclamation and Special Projects CalMat Company P .O. Box 2950 Los Angeles, CA 90051 Dear Mr. Sprague : At the meeting of the Mayor and Common Council held on May 3 , 1999, the following action was taken regarding your request for a waiver of the requirement to connect to the City' s sewer system for the CalMat Project Planning Area "D" located at 6595 Cajon Boulevard: Sewer Waiver No. 99-01, requesting waiver of the requirement to connect to the City' s sewer system for CalMat Planning Area "D" , located on the south side of Cajon Boulevard, 1, 600 feet north of Palm Avenue at 6595 Cajon Boulevard, was approved subject to a maximum of 13 employees at the site. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office . Sincerely, Rachel G. Clark, CMC City Clerk cc : Michael Hays, Director of Development Services P . O . 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