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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1997 0416 CC REG ITEM 09JAGENDA REPORT CITY OF MOORPARK To: Honorable City Council %/a . IO O 05-) ITEM q. S CM OF MOORPAM CALIFORMIA City COW)CH Meeting From: Dirk Lovett, Assistant City Engineer ` Prepared by Chris Oberender B Q Date: April 4, 1997 (City Council Meeting April 16, 1997 Subject: Consider a request to delete the requirement for onsite detention required by the conditions of approval for Tentative Parcel Map 5037 and IPD's 96 -1B and 96 -2A through 96 -2E (West America Corporation) BACKGROUND The developer is requesting a modification to the City's requirement that the project be designed with onsite detention facilities to prevent overburdening of the existing drainage system and subsequent flooding of the travel lanes on Science Drive during a 50 year storm event (Attachment 1). At the City Council meeting of December 18, 1996 the Council approved the project subject to a condition that the developer design onsite detention facilities. This requirement was intended to minimize or even reduce the existing potential for flooding of the street during significant storm events which exceeded the 10 year storm design. In subsequent meetings with the developer's engineer, staff has been provided with design information indicating that the requirement for onsite detention may now be unnecessary. The developer's engineer has indicated that the previous improvements made on the Mail Marketing property, in addition to a intensity reduction on the County of Ventura's rainfall intensity zone map from a K zone to a J prime zone, may justify eliminating the need for onsite detention without improving the offsite storm drain system. This request has been submitted by the developer's engineer to obtain permission to pursue an alternate design which does not provide for onsite detention facilities as originally conditioned. ANALYSIS The developer has already been conditioned to design his drainage system to compliment the existing system which was designed and constructed in the mid 1980's to Ventura County Flood Control's ten - year storm standard. Staff has performed a cursory review of the hydrologic and hydraulic information presented by the developer's engineer. It is the City Engineering Department's opinion that the developer's engineer has OUOOSG presented reasonable data that may justify removal of the onsite detention requirement. A detailed review will be made upon submittal of the complete improvement plan design for the site. Rather than remove the onsite detention requirement at this time, staff suggests revising the existing condition to allow the City Engineer to waive the onsite detention requirement should the developer demonstrate that detention is not needed. As part of the City Engineering review, the applicant would be required to demonstrate that no overburdening of the existing drainage system would occur and that future drainage within the City's street will adhere to the City's dry travel lane standards. The suggested revisions are as follow: IPD Condition Chanae 84.0. Improvements shall be constructed to detain drainage onsite when the drainage amount is between the ten and fifty year storm event. A rainfall intensity zone k shall be utilized in the design unless an alternate design intensity is approved by the City Engineer. However, should the developer demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, that future drainage to Science Drive will allow a design adhering to the City's dry travel lane standard, then the condition for onsite detention shall be waived. Parcel Map Condition Change 37.0. Improvements shall be constructed to detain drainage onsite when the drainage amount is between the ten and fifty year storm event. A rainfall intensity zone k shall be utilized in the design unless an alternate design intensity is approved by the City Engineer. However, should the developer demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, that future drainage to the Science Drive will allow a design adhering to the City's dry travel lane standard, then the condition for onsite detention shall be waived. RECOMMENDATION 1) Modify the Conditions of Approval for Tentative Parcel Map 5037 and IPD's 96 -1B and 96 -2A through 96 -2E as shown above. 2) Direct staff to approve a Minor Modification to the subject approved IPDs and Parcel Map upon application of the developer and payment of any required fees. Project 66.140 000057