Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AN UPDATE ON THE INLAND STAR PROJECT
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I. SUMMARY
This report is intended to provide the City Council with a background and chronological history of the CUP permitting process and business activities of the Inland Star Distribution Centers (Inland Star), a warehouse operation that stores regulated and non-regulated packaged chemicals and industrial materials for third party manufacturers and distributors at 2132 East Dominguez Street in Carson. Prior to occupancy by the applicant, the project site was improved with a warehouse facility, associated office/administrative facilities, loading docks and surface parking constructed in 1986. Inland Star moved into this facility and started their operations without seeking or receiving a proper Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the City. Inland Star has admitted to making several mistakes, including ignoring the proper sequence of the City's permit process and subsequently providing incomplete information and documents to the City.
In 2016, the City commenced an enforcement action to require Inland Star to cease its operations. Inland Star agreed to remove all California Accidental Release Prevention Program (CalARP) regulated chemicals - which were the questionable hazardous materials it stored; to enter into a hold harmless and indemnification agreement with the City; and, to commence a proper entitlement process with the City. They brought on a new management team, consultants and attorneys.
Simultaneously, the City issued a temporary urgency moratorium on truck yards, warehouses and logistics facilities, hazardous materials storage and container yards to allow adequate time to formulate processes and create land use and zoning standards regarding logistics uses and the storage of hazardous materials. As a result of the moratorium, City has now revised its business license applications to require explicit inform...
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