Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 20-008 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 1019-17 TO RENOVATE AN EXISTING CARGO CONTAINER STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN THE ORGANIC REFUSE LANDFILL OVERLAY ZONE ON A 13.97-ACRE PARCEL AT 22632 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On December 10, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and unanimously approved Site Plan and Design Review No. 1703-18 and recommended approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 1019-17 to the City Council as required by Carson Municipal Code Section 9141.12 (Uses Permitted on Organic Refuse Landfill Sites) for renovation of an existing cargo container storage facility. The site is a former landfill located in a heavy industrial area, surrounded on all sides by industrial uses including the Alameda Corridor. From 2004 until 2016, Off-Dock USA occupied the site as a cargo container storage yard approved for 542 container spaces. Off-Dock often stacked containers higher than three high as permitted by the Carson Municipal Code and was involved in several code violations.
In 2016, Mobile Mini, Inc. moved to the site and reduced the total number of container spaces to 500. A maximum of 1,500 containers can be stored on the site when stacked three high as permitted by the Carson Municipal Code. Founded in 1983, Mobile Mini is a leading provider of portable storage and specialty containment solutions in the United States. Mobile Mini provides short and long term rental and purchasing options for storage and security needs.
Mobile Mini proposes renovations to the site including installation of three (3) new modular offices on permanent foundations to be used by sales, customer service, and management staff; a new maintenance canopy to be used as a storage container repair facility; new lands...
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