Good Shepherd Cemetery Storm Water Detention and Landscape Maintenance Agreement Department of Public Works
October 1, 2024
BACKGROUND
On December 7, 2004 the Planning Commission approved Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 03-08 and Conditional Use Permit No. 00-63 for the Good Shepherd Cemetery phased expansion project at 8301 Talbert Avenue.
The phased improvements consist of a new mausoleum, a new onsite maintenance building, new lawn crypts, new onsite loop road construction and significant onsite grading to improve two historic onsite storm water drainage courses that will now serve as regional detention basins (allowing public storm water on private land) to mitigate downstream flooding from large rain events.
A Storm Water Detention and Landscape Maintenance Agreement is presented to City Council for approval and execution between the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange and the City of Huntington Beach.
LOCATION MAP
NEED/WHY/BENEFITS
The cemetery site has historically included two drainage courses that accept storm water from adjacent public areas, south and west of the subject property (Talbert Avenue and Huntington Beach Hospital), convey drainage through the site and to the downstream public storm drain line in Newman Avenue.
In conformance with the project’s Conditions of Approval, the project owner has submitted plans (to the City) to improve said drainage courses, has constructed new portions of the City master-planned storm drain onsite, and is improving the detention areas to create engineered basins, designed for the possible detention of a 100-year storm, to mitigate potential flooding effects on the downstream residential neighborhood and public storm drain system.
DETAILS
The project’s Conditions of Approval require the Cemetery Owner to enter into a Storm Water Detention and Landscape Maintenance Agreement (with the City) for the on-site detention and storm drain system which is designed per applicable City and County standards.
This Storm Water Detention and Landscape Maintenance Agreement addresses:
Maintenance Responsibilities between the Cemetery Owner and the City for the onsite public storm drain pipelines and detention basins.
Operation of the public storm drain system through the private cemetery property.
Liability associated with onsite detention and drainage system.
The necessary easements dedicated to the City for maintenance access.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Storm Water Detention and Landscape Maintenance Agreement, between the City and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange, to provide for construction of certain on-site storm water detention and storm drainage systems, outline maintenance responsibilities, and the necessary access easements for the Good Shepherd Cemetery Expansion Project.
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