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File #: ID 21-927    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/19/2021 In control: Pending Approval
On agenda: 12/1/2021 Final action:
Title: Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189, a request to add a Biomass Cogeneration Plant (BCP) and a wood pellet mill to the existing West Coast Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) located on the south side of East North Avenue, between South Cedar Avenue and South Golden State Boulevard in Fresno, California (Council District 3). 1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of Environmental Assessment No. P18-03189, an Initial Study Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) dated August 4, 2021, for the proposed project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and, 2. RECOMMEND DENIAL (to the City Council) of the appellant's appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director to approve Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189, a request to construct a small biomass Cogeneration Plant (BCP) and wood pellet mill at the existing West Coast Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF), subject t...
Sponsors: Planning and Development Department
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Vicinity Map, 2. Exhibit B - Aerial Photograph, 3. Exhibit C - Planned Land Use Map, 4. Exhibit D - Zoning Map, 5. Exhibit E - Project Information Tables, 6. Exhibit F - Noticing Buffer Map, 7. Exhibit G - Master Application/Owner's Letter of Authorization, 8. Exhibit H - Operational Statement, 9. Exhibit I - Exhibits (Site Plan, Elevation Photos, Floor Plans), 10. Exhibit J - Notice of Intent to Take Action, 11. Exhibit K - Opposition Letter in Response to NOI, 12. Exhibit L - P18-03189 Approval Letter, 13. Exhibit M - Notice of Action, 14. Exhibit N - Coalition Appeal Letter, 15. Exhibit O - Public Hearing Notice, 16. Exhibit P - Comments in Response to Public Hearing Notice, 17. Exhibit Q - Applicant Analysis and Response to Concerns, 18. Exhibit R - Environmental Assessment, 19. Exhibit S - Fresno Municipal Code Findings, 20. Exhibit T - Conditions of Approval for P18-03189
REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION



December 1, 2021


FROM: Mike Sanchez, Assistant Director
Planning & Development Department

THROUGH: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Supervising Planner
Development Services Division

BY: JOSE VALENZUELA, Planner III
Development Services Division

SUBJECT
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Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189, a request to add a Biomass Cogeneration Plant (BCP) and a wood pellet mill to the existing West Coast Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) located on the south side of East North Avenue, between South Cedar Avenue and South Golden State Boulevard in Fresno, California (Council District 3).

1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council) of Environmental Assessment No. P18-03189, an Initial Study Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISMND) dated August 4, 2021, for the proposed project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and,

2. RECOMMEND DENIAL (to the City Council) of the appellant's appeal and UPHOLD the action of the Planning and Development Department Director to approve Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189, a request to construct a small biomass Cogeneration Plant (BCP) and wood pellet mill at the existing West Coast Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF), subject to conditions of approval dated September 30, 2021.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Chip Clements, on behalf of West Coast Waste, Inc., has filed Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189 pertaining to ?18.16 acres of industrial property located on the south side of East North Avenue, between South Cedar Avenue and South Golden State Boulevard. The subject property is located in the IH (Heavy Industrial) zone district.

Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-03189 proposes to add a Biomass Cogeneration Plant (BCP) and a wood pellet mill to the existing West Coast Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The majority of the BCP equipment will be stored within a ?24,000 square-f...

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