TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Planning and Building Services
MEETING DATE: October 4, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Juliana Cherry
PHONE:
234-2888
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
234-6650
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Acceptance of Informational Report Regarding the Issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit No. EM_2016-0004 (Wilson) Authorizing Emergency Work to Restore Petroleum Contaminated Areas in Gualala
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Accept the informational report regarding the issuance of Emergency Coastal Development Permit No. EM_2016-0004 (Wilson) authorizing emergency work to restore petroleum contaminated areas in Gualala.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
In 1991, the Board adopted Division II of Title 20 of Mendocino County Code through Ordinance No. 3785. Included in Division II is Section 20.536.055, which allows Permits for Approval of Emergency Work. In cases of a verified emergency, temporary emergency authorization to proceed with remedial measures may be given by the Director or his or her designee until such time as a Coastal Development Permit application is filed. The Director shall report in writing to the Board of Supervisors at each meeting the emergency permits applied for or issued since the last report with a description of the nature of the emergency and the work involved. The report of the Director shall be informational only. The decision to issue an emergency permit is solely at the discretion of the Director. Notice of emergency permits shall be provided by phone or letter to the California Coastal Commission within three (3) days, following issuance of the emergency permit.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In March 2015, the South Coast Fire Department discovered contamination from an aboveground storage tank on property located on the north side of Big Gulch Road at its intersection with South Highway 1 (47000 Big Gu...
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