Marin Sonoma Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District
Cotati, CA

Having outgrown its 1.25-acre site in Petaluma, the District purchased an 11-acre site in Cotati. HKIT was retained to provide complete programming and design for the new District Headquarters consisting of four buildings: a 13,350 s.f. wood frame, headquarters building; a 1,930 s.f. vehicle washing structure; a 10,500 shop building including equipment and materials storage; and a storage building for on road vehicles. Also included is an above ground 2,500-gallon gas tank and a 500-gallon mineral oil tank, complete with dispensing pumps and containment enclosure. The facility serves as an emergency response center during the flooding season, and includes emergency operations support systems.

One of the challenges of this project was the 2.82 acres of jurisdictional wetlands contained on the site. The site design attempts to leave undisturbed as much wetland area as possible. This is achieved with the concept of decentralized functions minimizing the amount of developed and paved areas.