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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