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Commission approves earth‑fill and site plan for two Pioneer Road lots with conditions on clean fill and setbacks
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved site‑plan applications 79 and 80 to allow large earth fill and elevation changes on two Pioneer Road lots, subject to documentation that fill is clean, weed mitigation and a 50‑foot setback from the canal.
The Marriott‑Slaterville Planning Commission unanimously approved site‑plan applications 79 and 80 permitting substantial earth fill to raise elevation on two Pioneer Road lots, with conditions requiring that imported soil be free of contamination, that weeds be mitigated, and that work maintain a 50‑foot buffer from the nearby canal and associated water rights.
Planner (speaker 1) introduced the application and said the applicants, Karen and Mike Martinez, had purchased the lots and proposed to bring in fill to raise the parcels to roadway elevation. Applicant Mike Martinez (speaker 7) said the fill would be sourced from a state highway project carried out by Whitaker Construction and that compaction testing and documentation accompany the material. "So everything we have brought into this city has been documented," Martinez said. "It’s all clean."
Commissioners raised environmental and drainage concerns, citing prior contamination issues in the region linked to Hill Air Force Base. Committee member (speaker 3) noted the community’s environmental history and asked whether tests showed problematic contaminants; the applicant replied that the specific fill to be delivered had no contaminants and that prior problematic dirt identified elsewhere would not be used.
The commission also discussed slope, drainage and mitigation measures. The applicant said engineering plans will slope the fill from west to east and retain and mitigate runoff so neighboring properties will not be adversely affected; the applicant also said existing vegetation would be preserved as a buffer where feasible.
Chair (speaker 2) moved to approve the fill/site‑plan application with explicit conditions that any imported soil must be documented as non‑contaminated, weeds must be mitigated, the fill must remain at least 50 feet from the canal and water rights must be protected. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Staff will require the applicant to submit compaction tests and contamination documentation at the building/permit stage, and will verify compliance with public‑works and stormwater standards before issuing permits.
