Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 21-2120, AMENDING THE CARSON ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING REGARDING PERMITTED USES IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES FOR REGULATED AND NONREGULATED SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, AND REGARDING NONCONFORMITIES FOR USE OF REGULATED 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 ordinance (Exhibit No. 1), which would amend the City's Zoning Ordinance to:
(1) prohibit land uses involving manufacturing or storage of CalARP-regulated materials in the City's industrial zones;
(2) require a conditional use permit for land uses involving other hazardous materials in any quantity in the City's industrial zones;
(3) amend the City's nonconforming use regulations to establish a Director-approved permit program that would enable lawfully-established existing uses that use or store CalARP-regulated materials or hazardous materials in any quantity to be exempted from amortization of the nonconforming use so long as they satisfy the requirements of the Director-approved permit program; and
(4) add numerous categories of non-hazardous materials to the list of materials that are automatically permitted for storage uses in industrial zones, based primarily on the current status of such materials as automatically permitted for manufacturing uses in industrial zones, with the caveat that outdoor storage of such materials would be permitted subject to Director approval to prevent public nuisances or violations of the Carson Municipal Code.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. INTRODUCE, for first reading by title only and with full reading waived, "ORDINANCE NO. 21-2120, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 9141.1 (USES PERMITTED) OF DIVISION 1 (USES PERMITTED) OF PART 4 (INDUSTRIA...
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