Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 21-2113, AMENDING SECTION 9141.1 (USES PERMITTED) OF DIVISION 1 (USES PERMITTED) OF PART 4 (INDUSTRIAL ZONES) OF CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) OF ARTICLE IX (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PERMITTED USES IN THE INDUSTRIAL (MANUFACTURING-HEAVY AND MANUFACTURING-LIGHT) ZONES FOR REGULATED AND NONREGULATED SUBSTANCES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is for the Council to consider a recommendation from the Planning Commission that the City Council adopt the attached proposed ordinance, which would amend the City's Zoning Ordinance to:
(1) prohibit land uses involving manufacturing or storage of hazardous materials listed in the CalARP regulations ("Regulated Substances") in the City's industrial zones; and
(2) add numerous categories of non-hazardous materials to the list of materials that are automatically permitted for storage uses in industrial zones, with the caveat that the automatically permitted use designation would apply only to indoor storage, while outdoor storage would be permitted subject to Director approval to protect against adverse aesthetic impacts constituting or resembling public nuisance conditions.
On April 13, 2021, the Planning Commission voted unanimously in favor of recommending City Council adoption of the proposed ordinance, (Exhibit 1). However, in doing so, the Planning Commission also voted to deliver a note to the City Council requesting that prior to adoption of the proposed ordinance, the City Council carefully consider the effect that the proposed ordinance would have on lawfully-existing businesses involving use of Regulated Substances in the City's industrial zones, which would be rendered legal nonconforming uses by the proposed ordinance, (Exhibit 2).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. OPEN the Public Hearing.
2. TAKE public testimony.
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