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Resolution No. 72151 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 7215 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AIRSEP SYSTEMS, INC. FOR THE OPERATION OF A RECYCLED MATERIALS PROCESSING FACILITY AT 4405 FRUITLAND AVENUE IN THE CITY OF VERNON WHEREAS, AirSep Systems, Inc. has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon held a hearing on said application for a conditional use permit on September 22, 1998; and WHEREAS, the proposed site is in the General Industry M Zone and Section 26.3.5-3 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance requires a recycled materials processing facility obtain a conditional use permit; and WHEREAS, the proposed site is adequate in size, shape and topography for the proposed operation, has adequate drainage, and landscaping, if required, will be installed pursuant to the Vernon City Code; and WHEREAS, the proposed site is surrounded by industrial uses compatible with the proposed use and by residents to the south in the City of Maywood, and adverse effects anticipated from the proposed operation have been addressed in the mitigation monitoring program; and GI 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the existing site provides parking on - site on Everett Court and additional parking on Fruitland Avenue in the City of Maywood, and meets the minimum required off-street parking and loading facilities for the proposed project as required by the Vernon City Code; and WHEREAS, the site has access to Everett Court and the auxiliary parking lot has access to Fruitland Avenue and traffic will generally travel either south from the site on to Everett Court then to Fruitland Avenue or east from the auxiliary parking lot on Fruitland Avenue and out of Vernon to a landfill, and Everett Court and Fruitland Avenue are of adequate size and pavement -type to handle the traffic generated from the proposed operation. WHEREAS, the Community Services Department has performed an Initial Study to determine any potential adverse impacts to the environment that the proposed project may cause and has determined that the proposed project will not have significant effect on the environment in this case because of the mitigation monitoring program, and the Director of Community Services & Water has recommended that a Negative Declaration be adopted in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, the conditions and the mitigation monitoring program imposed on the conditional use permit will adequately protect the public health, safety and general welfare and the operation is consistent with all applicable rules and laws of the city of Vernon; and -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the proposed use, as to location, operation and design is consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance of the City of Vernon; and WHEREAS, the City Council has received a Staff Report dated September 17, 1998 upon which it has relied in making the foregoing recitals; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained herein -above are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council hereby finds on the basis of the whole record before it (including the initial study and any comments received) that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment individually or cumulatively, and that the mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the City of Vernon's independent judgment and analysis, and on the basis of said findings the City Council hereby approves and adopts the Negative Declaration for the project. SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 711.4(c) of the Fish and Game Code, the City has found no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for adverse effects on wildlife resources and the project is therefore exempt from the fees otherwise payable under Section 711.4. -3- i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 4: Subject to the conditions and the mitigation monitoring program set forth below, the conditional use permit is hereby granted to AirSep Systems, Inc. for the operation of a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. SECTION 5: In order to adequately protect the public health and general welfare the following conditions are required: a. The facility shall be operated in accordance with, and made to conform with all current codes, rules, regulations and subject to permit fees as adopted by the City of Vernon. b. All required federal, state, local and regulatory agency permits shall be obtained prior to operation. Prior to occupancy a business license and occupancy permit shall be obtained. C. All required frontage improvements in the City of Vernon shall be constructed and all existing cracked sidewalk, curb and gutter adjacent to the site on Fruitland Avenue and Everett Court, in the City of Vernon shall be repaired and maintained to meet City Standards. d. The facility shall be operated in a manner which will not impede traffic on Everett Court or Fruitland Avenue. Truck parking and loading shall only occur in the lot located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue/5050 Everett Court while automobile parking may occur in either the said lot or the lot located on Fruitland Avenue in the City of Maywood. No on -street parking or loading shall occur. -4- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 e. The proponent shall submit quarterly reports to the Environmental Health Department on diversion and disposal tonages. f. All recyclable product waste containers which are used to transport product to or from the facility shall be water tight. g. All transport vehicles used to deliver recycled product to the facility shall be permitted by the City of Vernon. h. There shall be no storage of materials outside of the AirSep Systems, Inc. building at 4405 Fruitland Avenue i. The authorized use shall be conducted at all times with due regard for the character of the surrounding area and shall not cause a nuisance to the neighboring residences or businesses. j. The facility shall be operated in compliance with the "Mitigation Monitoring Program for AirSep Systems, Inc., Recycled Material Processing Facility Located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue, Vernon, California" dated September 17, 1998 -5- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 6: The City Council hereby approves (1) Mitigation Monitoring Program for AirSep Systems, Inc. Recycled Materials Processing Facility Located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue Vernon, California, dated September 17, 1998, (2) City of Vernon Community Services Department Staff Report on AirSep Systems, Inc. Conditional Use Permit to Operate a Recycled Materials Processing Facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue dated September 17, 1998, and (3) the Environmental Checklist Form and Initial Study for the project dated September 17, 1998. Copies of said documents have been submitted to the City Council concurrently herewith, and the City Clerk is directed to receive and file them. Such documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings in this matter shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk, who is and shall be the custodian thereof. SECTION 7: Noncompliance with the conditions set forth in the conditional use permit shall be grounds for voiding the permit pursuant to Section 26.5.2-10 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11' 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SECTION 8: AirSep Systems, Inc. and any successors in interest shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the City of Vernon, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims, complaints, or petitions for: (1) damages, losses, expanses resulting from bodily injury, sickness, disease, disability or death arising from the operation of the facility excluding therefrom any such claim resulting from the sole negligence or intentional wrongdoing of the City of Vernon, its officers, agents or employees; (2) a peremptory writ or other relief by way of injunction, mandamus, or administrative mandamus; or (3) legal expenses and attorney's fees incurred by the City of Vernon on behalf of any party in such actions or proceedings. The City of Vernon does not waive its right to participate in the defense of any such action SECTION 9: Not later than sixty (60) days from the date of this Resolution, AirSep Systems, Inc., shall indicate, in writing, its acceptance of and agreement with the conditions contained in Section 5 of this Resolution and the indemnification provision contained in Section 8 of the Resolution. -7- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2311 25 26 27 28 SECTION 10: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of September, 1998 ONIS C. MALBU G, MayoiT ATTEST- BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 7215 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday, September 22, 1998 and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon. (SEAL) BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk Wom SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS t City of Vernon NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, Califomia 90058 f213) 583-8811 The City of Vernon will conduct a Public Hearing which you may attend. Place: Vernon City Hall City Council Chambers 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 Time: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 at 5:00 p.m. ApplicaLut: AirSep Systems, Inc. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain testimony from affected and/or interested persons regarding this application. The public is also invited to submit written comments regarding the request prior to the Hearing. Request.- Grant a conditional use permit to allow the applicant to operate a recycled materials processing facility. Property Involved: 4405 Fruitland Avenue (see reverse side) Review of the file: The application, maps, and supporting information are available in the office of Community Services, Vernon City Hall, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you challenge the granting of this conditional use permit or any provisions thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or prior to, the meeting. ity Administrator/Cit/y Clerk o y i V 'W [�a� VI J rim • n.w+wr Y 6 � 1 r� � a L [ j y t y-ram— yrranrwr �� i NOTICE OF INTENT The City of Vernon has received an application for a conditional use permit to allow AirSep Systems, Inc. to operate a recycled materials processing facility located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., is proposing to accept a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. The manufacturers that delivers the slurry for recycling, will pick up the separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. Please take notice that a recommendation from the Director of Community Services will be made to the City Council of the City of Vernon during the regular adjourned meeting on September 22, 1998 to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, since the issuance of the conditional use permit will not have a significant effect on the environment because of the mitigation monitoring program and the conditions placed on the project. A copy of the application and supporting evidence is available for public review at my office between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. You must submit written comments on these documents which will be received by me at the address shown on the letterhead by September 22, 1998. Comments received after this date may not be given full consideration. If you challenge the Negative Declaration, or any provisions thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or prior to, the meeting. In taniuel" Kevin" Nilson, P.E. Director of Community Services & Water SKW:PP CITY COUNCIL LEONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro-Tem Wm. "BILL" DAVIS Councilman H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL MCCORMICK Councilman BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Adn-dnistrator / City Clerk FAX (323) 581-7924 CITY HALL 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811 August 24, 1998 State Clearinghouse 1400 Tenth Street - Room 121 Sacramento, CA 95814 Gentlemen: DAVID B. BREARLEY City Attorney FAX: (626) 330-5818 KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (323) 588-2761 KENNETH J. DeDAR10 Director of Municipal Utilities FAX: (323) 583-1983 RAVE TELFORD Fire Chief FAX: (323) 581-1385 BRUCE W. OLSON Police Chief FAX: (323) W-5236 C-10 The City of Vernon has received an application for a conditional use permit for a recycled -materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue in the City of Vernon. The applicant, AirSep Systems Inc., is proposing to negotiate contracts with a maximum of two large manufacturers of recycled paper container board. The manufacturers will deliver a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. Upon delivery of the slurry the manufacturers will pick up a like amount of separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. At full capacity the facility will generate a total of 8 to 10 truck trips and have a total of two employees stationed at the site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Enclosed are the following documents: Notice of completion, and ten copies each of the following: 1. Notice of Public Hearing with location map. 2. Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration. 3. Proposed Negative Declaration; and 4. Initial Study. Very tp&17 yours, 0;�410100�� Peter Pirn:ejad Planning Assistant M Enclosures CITY COUNCIL LEONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro -Tern Wm. 'BILL" DAVIS Councilman H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL McCORMICK Councilman BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Administrator / City Clerk FAX (323) 581-7924 DAVID B. BREARLEY City Attorney FAX: (626) 330-5818 KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (323) 588-2761 CITY HALL 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811 August 20, 1998 Interested parties or property owners: KENNETH J. DeDARIO Director of Municipal Utilities FAX: (323) 583-1983 DAVE TELFORD Fire Chief FAX: (323) 581-1385 BRUCE W. OLSON Police Chief FAX: (323) 583-5236 C-10 Enclosed herewith for your information is a Notice of Public Hearing, Notice of Intent, and Proposed Negative Declaration concerning a conditional use permit application which has been filed with the City of Vernon for a recycled materials processing facility. The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., is proposing to accept a slurry of recycled paper container board and plastic packaging material and sort it into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. The material is delivered to and picked up by the manufacturer of the recycled paper container board. The facility is proposed to operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. At full capacity 10 trucks will access the AirSep Systems, Inc. facility per day. A copy of the application and supporting evidence is available for public review at my office between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. You are welcome to attend the meeting on September 15, 1998 or to send written comments prior to the meeting if you so desire. This notice is intended for interested parties or property owners within the project area. If you are no longer a property owner in this area, please forward this notice to the new property owner. Very my yours, e Kevin ilson, P.E. Director of Community Services & Water SKW:pp Attachments CITY COUNCIL LEONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro-Tem Wm. "BILL" DAVIS Councilman H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL McCORMICK Councilman CITY HALL DAVID B. BREARLEY City Attorney FAX: (626) 330-5818 KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (323) 588-2761 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Administrator / City Clerk 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 FAX (323) 581-7924 TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811 August 20, 1998 Interested parties or property owners: KENNETH J. DeDARIO Director of Municipal Utilities FAX: (323) 583-1983 DAVE TELFORD Fire Chief FAX: (323) 581-1385 BRUCE W. OLSON Police Chief FAX: (323) 583-5236 C-10 Enclosed herewith for your information is a Notice of Public Hearing, Initial Study, Notice of Intent, and Proposed Negative Declaration concerning a conditional use permit application which has been filed with the City of Vernon for a recycled materials processing facility. The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., is proposing to accept a slurry of recycled paper container board and plastic packaging material and sort it into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. The material is delivered to and picked up by the manufacturer of the recycled paper container board. The facility is proposed to operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. At full capacity 10 trucks will access the AirSep Systems, Inc. facility per day. A copy of the application and supporting evidence is available for public review at my office between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. You are welcome to attend the meeting on September 22, 1998 or to send written comments prior to the meeting if you so desire. This notice is intended for interested parties or property owners within the project area. If you are no longer a property owner in this area, please forward this notice to the new property owner. Very trY yours,in P.E. Director of Community Services & Water SKW:pp Attachments AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF VERNON ) I, Peter Pirnejad, Planning Assistant of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the 20tn day of August, 1998 at 4:30 p.m., post three (3) copies of: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, to be held on September 22, 1998, NOTICE OF INTENT, PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, and ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM (see attached copies) regarding a conditional use permit application for AirSep Systems, Inc., to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue in the City of Vernon. One in each of the following places to wit: At the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City of Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Vernon. Date : $1YI-fe Peter Pirnejad, Planning Assistant State of California ss. County of Los Angeles On a+*� �tk�lge before me, & -R ', Notary Public, personally appeared Peter Pirnejad, personally known to me (or known to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal g .. ° SHARON L. DUCKWORTH ZNota OPdAc C d06 �'�� - N CaIMOmb LOS ANGELES COUNTY My Comm. Expires JUN 9.199 AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING I, Peter Pirnejad, declare as follows: 1. That I am employed in the Community Services Department in the position of Planning Assistant in the Department of Community Services. 2. That on August 20, 1998 I mailed a copy of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, NOTICE OF INTENT, PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, and ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM to be held on September 22, 1998 along with the attached letter regarding a conditional use permit application for AirSep Systems, Inc. to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue, to the owners, tenants and interested parties on the attached lists, by United States Mail with postage prepaid. 1. Project Title: 2. 3. 4. S. 6. 7. 1! Z I:�1 ' 1° 1 1 IWN Lead Agency Name and Address: Contact Person and Phone Number: Project Location: Project Sponsor's Name and Address: General Plan Designation: AirSep Systems, Inc. City of Vernon 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 Samuel Kevin Wilson (213)583-8811 4405 Fruitland Avenue AirSep Systems, Inc 3991 MacArthur Boulevard Suite 360 Newport Beach, CA 92660 M, General industrial M, General Industrial 8. Description of Project The dam. AirSep Systems, Inc., has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials prong facility at 4405 Fnutland Avenue in the City of Vernon. The facility is subject to the Califorma Environmental Quality Act. An Initial Study, Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program have bean prepared, The Whicant is proposing to negotiate contracts with a mamum of two UW manufacturers of PaW COUtahmboard. The mant&c to ers will deliver a slurry of wet cardboard sad plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, pbwdc and recyclable container board. Upon delivery of the shy the manufacturers will pick up a like amount of separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. At full capacity the fixft will generate a total of 8 to 10 truck trips and have a total of two employees stationed at the site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. 9. Other agencies whose approval is required (and permits needed): Southern California Air Quality Southern California Air Quality Management District Management District Permit Hazardous Materials Establishment Permit Waste Processing Permit Solid Waste Facilities Permit City of Vernon Environmental Health Department City of Vernon Environmental Health Department City of Vernon Environmental Health Depart California Integrated Waste Management Board Environmental Factors Potentially Affected: The environmental factors checked below could be potentially affected by this point, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" or "Potentially Significant Unless Mitigated," as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. U Land Use and Planning 0 Population and Housing ❑ Geophysical ❑ Water X Air Quality Determination. On the basis of this initial evaluation: X Transportation/Circulation ❑ Biological Resources ❑ Energy and Mineral Resources ❑ Hazards X Noise ❑ Mandatory Findings of Significance ❑ Public Services 0 Utilities and Service Systems ❑ Aesthetics ❑ Cultural Resources ❑ Recreation I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheets have been added to the project. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect(s) on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets, if the effect is a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated." An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must anaI z only the effects tha remain to be addressed. za-9�' ture Date S4„. vleK @yivi �( `Scram+ Printed Name For 0 E u u ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM Potentially Potentially Significant Less Than Significant Unless Significant No Impact Mitigated Impact Impact I. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the proposal: a) Conflict with general plan designation or zoning? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b) Conflict with applicable environmental plans or policies adopted by agencies with jurisdiction over the project? ❑ ❑ ❑ X a and b. The project area is zoned General Industry, M. The site is currently vacant. The City of Vernon is primarily made up of industrial and distribution type facilities. The use conforms with the zoning ordinance (with a conditional use permit) as well as with the General Plan, local codes and ordinances as they now exist. Building standards will, at a minimum, conform to the building requirements of applicable codes and ordinances. The project is not in conflict with any environmental plans or policies. c) Affect agricultural resources or operations (e.g. impacts to soils or farmlands, or impacts from incompatible land uses)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. The City of Vernon is an industrial city with no agricultural land use within its boundaries. Therefore, the project, as proposed, will not affect agricultural resources or operations. d) Disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an established community (including a low income or minority community)? ❑ 0 ❑ X d. The previous use of the building was industrial as is the surrounding uses in the area. The nearest residential unit is approximately 500 feet south from the project's boundary. The site is surrounded by compatible uses and will not disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an established community. H. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the proposal: a) Cumulatively exceed official regional or local population projections? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b) Induce substantial growth in an area either directly or indirectly (e.g. through projects in an undeveloped area or extension of major infrastructure)? ❑ ❑ 0 X a and b. The population of the City of Vernon is approximately 90, with up to 50,000 people working in the City. The site is currently vacant. The proponent is expecting to accommodate 2 employees at the new site to run the proposed facility. No change in population or housing will occur as a result of the project. The project will not induce substantial growth directly or indirectly. c) Displace existing housing, especially affordable housing? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. The project will not displace housing, therefore there will clearly be no significant impact. III. GEOPHYSICAL. Would the proposal result in or expose people to potential impacts involving: a) Seismicity: fault rupture? -1- ❑ ❑ X ❑ f a. The project is located in the seismically active southern California region. However, no active faults or Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zones are known to traverse the City or the project area. The existing building was constructed in compliance with all requisite seismic safety standards and requirements, providing adequate protection from seismic hazards. b) Seismicity: ground shaking or liquefaction? ❑ ❑ X ❑ b. According to the California Division of Mines and Geology, the proposed project area is subject to liquefaction during an earthquake. However, the proposed project is in an existing building that complies with 1990 seismic standards. No impact is anticipated. c) Seismicity: seiche or tsunami? ❑ ❑ 0 X d) Landslides or mudslides? 0 ❑ ❑ X c and d. The project is located in a densely developed central section of Los Angeles County. The project is at a considerable distance from the ocean and any large bodies of open water, and is not subject to seiches or tsunamis. The project area is flat, located away from hillsides, and is not affected by landslides or mudflows. e) Erosion, changes in topography or unstable soil conditions from excavation, grading or fill? ❑ ❑ X ❑ f) Subsidence of the land? ❑ ❑ ❑ X g) Expansive soils? ❑ 0 ❑ X h) Unique geologic or physical features? ❑ ❑ ❑ X e through h. The existing building is currently vacant and consistent with local grading standards. No excavation will occur as part of the proposed project. Therefore, this impact is considered less than significant. Vernon is a fully urbanized industrial city. No geologic features exist within the project area. The channelized Los Angeles River runs through the City, but the project will not affect the river. IV. WATER Would the proposal result in: a) Changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns, or the rate and amount of surface runoff. ❑ ❑ X ❑ a. The project is located in a highly urbanized area and is served by the existing drainage system. The existing building currently diverts rainwater to a culvert located in the shared parking lot between the two buildings on the lot. The culvert connects to the storm drain on Everett Court. Since the site has historically been paved and developed, the possibility of an impact associated with the change in the amount of surface water in any water body is negligible. The proponent shall be required to construct all necessary drainage improvements in accordance with City standards and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements if applicable. Therefore, no impact is predicted. b) Exposure of people or property to water related hazards such as flooding? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b. According to the MEA`, the Los Angeles River flows through the City in a concrete channel. The river channel, in conjunction with other major improvements in the region, has greatly reduced the probability of a major flood occurring in the City of Vernon. However, intense thunderstorms of short duration have been known to occur and result in localized flooding and ponding in areas extensively covered by buildings or paving. The project will include all necessary drainage improvements to provide for adequate site drainage, in compliance with existing City Standards. Therefore, the proposed project will cause no impact. c) Discharge into surface waters or other alteration of surface water quality (e.g. temperature, dissolved oxygen or turbidity)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. No surface water bodies are located near the project and the project is not expected to directly discharge into such water or change the amount of any water bodies located in the vicinity. The material to be received and processed by the applicant is non -hazardous. The building at 4405 Fruitland has no floor -2- drains. The sanitary drains at the restrooms and drinking fountain are the only connections to the sewer. No other waste shall be discharged into the sewer system, therefore there will be no impact to surface water quality. d) Changes in the amount of surface water in any water body? ❑ ❑ e) Changes in currents, or the course or direction of water movements? ❑ ❑ d and e. No surface water bodies are located near the project and the project is not expected to directly discharge into such water or change the amount of any water bodies located in the vicinity. All construction will proceed in compliance with NPDES requirements. Therefore, the proposed project will cause no impact. f) Change in the quantity of ground waters, either through direct additions or withdrawals, or through interception of an aquifer by cuts or excavations? ❑ ❑ ❑ g) Altered direction or rate of flow of groundwater? ❑ ❑ ❑ f and g. The project is an existing industrial building with support structures above ground. No excavation or other below -grade work will take place to affect quantity, direction, or flow of groundwater. h) Impacts to groundwater quality? ❑ ❑ ❑ h. Typically, industrial activity involves the use, generation, storage, and regional transport of hazardous materials and waste. The proposed project will be required to comply with the NPDES permit requirements and any conditions issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. These requirements are designed to prevent groundwater pollution during both the construction and operation of such development. The entire site will be paved, and there will be little percolation occurring. Therefore, no impact is expected to occur from the proposed project. V AIR QUALITY: Would the proposal: a) Violate any air quality standard or contribute to an existing or projected air quality violation? ❑ ❑ X ❑ a. The City of Vernon is located within the South Coast Air Basin of California. The basin covers a 6,600-square mile area within Orange County, non -desert portions of Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County. Air quality in the basin is monitored by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) at 35 monitoring stations throughout the area. The monitoring station nearest to the City of Vernon is the Pico Rivera station. Readings at the station are used to characterize air quality in the City of Vernon. The AirSep System includes a series of mechanical system which will separate a mixture of wet cardboard and plastic packaging material. The process will involve a series of screw conveyors, industrial blowers, propeller fans, air separators, a gas burner, and a baghouse. The SCAQMD has reviewed the proposed project and has separated the system into two sections, each of which will require a separate permit. The applicant shall obtain all required air quality permits from the SCAQMD District. The SCAQMD has advised the applicant that they may operate their equipment at the Fruitland location during the time the Agency is reviewing the applicant's submittal data. The applicant will generate a total of 8 - 10 truck trips per day at full capacity. This will not constitute a significant impact nor cause an impact to air quality standards. Mobile sources of air pollution are negligible therefore there will be no impact. b) Expose sensitive receptors to pollutants? ❑ X ❑ ❑ b. The existing building at 4405 Fruitland has predominantly been used for industrial activity. The surrounding uses are predominantly industrial with sensitive receptors (i.e. residential units) south of the proposed site. The residents are located within one quarter mile of the project area (distance threshold established by the South Coast Air Quality Management Districtf. . It is not expected that the proposed project will generate air toxic contaminants which could result in a health risk for pollutants identified in District Rule 1401. An SCAQMD approved baghouse shall be installed as part of the AirSep System to prevent pollutants from escaping into the environment. The baghouse filters shall be periodically tested by the AQMD to insure compliance with air quality standards. Although the AirSep System of separating plastics from cardboard is a prototype, it is not expected that any SCAQMD air -3- quality standards be violated. A Mitigation Monitoring Program shall be implemented to insure compliance with local, state and federal air quality standards. All air quality complaints from local residents shall be routed to the City of Vernon Department of Community Services and dealt with appropriately. c) Alter air movement, moisture, or temperature, or cause any change in climate? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. The proposed project will create no unusual conditions which could alter air movement, moisture, temperature, or climate. d) Create objectionable odors? ❑ ❑ X ❑ d. Incoming raw materials is essentially odorless unless it is allowed to sit stagnant or accumulate on -site for long periods of time. The applicant has indicated that material will not be left on -site. It will either be processed or rejected upon arrival and sent to its original destination, the landfill. In the event that objectionable odors are generated by the facility the applicant has proposed using a citrus spray to avoid any possible impacts. Therefore, there will cause clearly be no significant impact. VI. TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION. Would the proposal result in: a) Increased vehicle trips or traffic congestion? ❑ ❑ X ❑ a. The applicant hopes to negotiate one or more agreements with large recycled paper container board manufacturers upon approval of their conditional use permit. The manufacturers would deliver the raw material to the proposed site and pickup an equal amount of processed material. Each manufacturer may deliver 4-5 trucks to the site per day (4-5 inbound and 4-5 outbound trips per day). At full capacity, estimated to take 5 years, a maximum of two manufacturers are predicted to generate a total of 8-10 truck trips per day (8-10 inbound and 8-10 outbound trips per day.) The manufacturers that deliver the raw material to the project site are expected to be in the local area. The increase in traffic trips is not significant and therefore will cause clearly be no significant impact. b) Hazards to safety from design features (e.g. sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g. farm equipment)?. ❑ ❑ ❑ X b. The proposed site is located in an existing industrial area, and the project is compatible with surrounding uses. No safety hazard resulting from incompatible uses are expected. c) Inadequate emergency access or access to nearby uses? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. The proposed site includes an emergency access and access to nearby uses, as required by the City and the Uniform Fire Code. d) Insufficient parking capacity on -site or off -site? ❑ X ❑ ❑ d. The building located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue is one of two building in a parcel. The two buildings are separated between a single parking lot. The proposed use for the building requires 21 automobile parking spaces, 2 truck parking spaces, and 2 truck loading spaces according to the City of Vernon Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance'. There are a total of 46 existing automobile parking spaces and 7 existing truck parking/loading spaces provided for both buildings. A portion of the automobile parking spaces and all the truck loading/parking spaces are provided in the parking lot between the two buildings. The remaining automobile parking is provided on a second parking lot, neighboring the subject parcel, located in the City of Maywood. Both buildings comply with required truck parking/loading and automobile parking as stated by the Vernon City Code. The occupants of the second building located at 5050 Everett Court employ over 100 people. They utilize a majority of the parking in the said lot, all the parking on Fruitland Avenue, and park along the public right-of-way. A Mitigation -4- Monitoring Program has been proposed to ensure that the applicant for 4405 Fruitland Avenue will not further impact the parking or loading situation by requiring that all paring, loading and maneuvering be done on -site. Therefore, upon mitigation the proposed use will cause a less than significant impact to required parking and loading. e) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or bicyclists? ❑ ❑ ❑ X f) Conflicts with adopted policies supporting alternative transportation (e.g. bus turnouts, bicycle racks)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X g) Rail, waterborne or air traffic impacts? ❑ ❑ ❑ X e through g. The proposed project area is surrounded by industrial uses with virtually no pedestrian traffic. The activity at the site does not involve direct waterborne or air traffic. The project does propose some rail traffic in the future. However, the project shall have no more than three rail cars exiting the site per week. VII. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal result in impacts to: a) Endangered, threatened or rare species or their habitats (including but not limited to plants, fish, insects, animals, and bids)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b) Locally designated species (e.g. heritage trees)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c) Locally designated natural communities (e.g. oak forest, (e.g. oak forest, coastal habitat, etc.)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X d) Wetland habitat (e.g. marsh, riparian and vernal pool)? ❑ ❑ ❑ X e) Wildlife dispersal or migration corridors? ❑ ❑ ❑ X a through e. The project is in a highly developed industrial area of the City of Vernon. Neither plant or wildlife habitat, nor other biological resources exist in the project area. The project will not affect such resources. VIII. ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal. a) Conflict with adopted energy conservation plans? ❑ ❑ ❑ X a. The existing building shall comply with all appropriate local and state energy conservation regulations. b) Use non-renewable resources in a wasteful and inefficient manner? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b. The proposed energy to be used by this operation is consistent with typical energy consumption rates of businesses in Vernon. The facility will not use energy in a wasteful manner and there will be no impact to the City of Vernon Utilities Department. Therefore, the impact will be less than significant. IX. HAZARDS. Would the proposal involve: a) A risk of accidental explosion or release of hazardous substances (including, but not limited to oil, Pesticides, chemicals or radiation)? ❑ ❑ X ❑ b) Possible interference with an emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c) The creation of any health hazard or potential health hazard? ❑ ❑ X ❑ d) Exposure of people to existing sources of potential health hazards? ❑ ❑ ❑ X -5- a, b, c, and d. Use and storage of hazardous materials at any facility within the City of Vernon is regulated by the local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) which is the City of Vernon Environmental Health Department. Existing regulations and permitting requirements will be adhered to by the facility and this compliance will reduce potential hazards to less than significant levels. A Hazardous Materials Establishment Permit, as required of all facilities within the City, shall be submitted to and approved by the City of Vernon Environmental Health and Fire Departments. A Hazardous Materials Establishment Permit shall include, but not be limited to, instruction and on-the-job training of employees to identify and handle hazardous materials and shall be conducted by an individual knowledgeable in hazardous materials management. As required by the Hazardous Materials Establishment Permit, a detailed log shall be maintained to account for and monitor all hazardous material that is brought into, stored and leaves the site. All employees shall be trained by an individual knowledgeable in hazardous materials management on how to properly maintain and clean accidental spillage both on and off - site. The material shall be contained and removed as required by State Law and local ordinances. Therefore, this impact will be less than significant. These requirements are standard requirements of facilities located within the City of Vernon to regulate the handling and storage of hazardous materials involved in the everyday function of "non -hazardous" businesses. This facility will not receive any hazardous waste as part of its processing. All facilities within the City are regularly inspected by the Vernon Fire and Health Departments for code violations. The inspections are made to reduce the potential for urban fires and chemical releases. The Vernon Fire Department has a fully manned hazardous materials unit. All personnel are trained in hazardous material response. All flammable and hazardous materials including fuels, propane, lubricants, coolant, and solvents shall be stored, contained, and monitored according to the 1994 Fire Code to reduce the risk of any exposure to hazardous materials. To avoid any impacts to emergency response plans, the facility shall provide fire access as required by the 1994 Uniform Fire Code. All queuing of vehicles shall be conducted on -site so as not to interfere with any emergency response traffic. Therefore, there will be no impact. e) Increased fire hazard in areas with flammable brush; grass, or tees? ❑ ❑ ❑ e. The existing building is located in a completely built -out urbanized area that does not contain flammable grass, brush, or trees. X. NOISE. Would the proposal result in: a) Increases in existing noise levels? b) Exposure of people to severe noise levels? ❑ X ❑ ❑ ❑ X ❑ ❑ a and b. The project is within an industrial area and the majority of the surrounding uses are manufacturing and warehousing which are not noise sensitive. However, there are sensitive receptors, i.e. residences, within one quarter mile (a distance threshold established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District)^. It has also been indicated by the applicant that they plan on operating 24 hours per day. This may increase ambient noise levels from existing conditions. To mitigate the possibility of there being a noise impact a Mitigation Monitoring Program has been proposed. As part of the Mitigation Monitoring Program all machines shall be located within the existing building at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. The facility shall not exceed 65 dBA at the property line. The applicant has agreed to further reduce the impact of its operation on the neighboring residential units by restricting the shipments and deliveries to the hours of 6 a..m. to 10 p.m.. An additional mitigation proposed by the applicant is to inclose the machines, already inside the building, in a noise buffering casing. Upon implementation of the Mitigation Monitoring Program the impact to existing noise levels will be clearly less than significant. The machinery used to process the raw material inside the building may cause noise impacts on site personnel. To avoid any hearing impacts an occupational noise study shall be conducted and a hearing conservation program shall be implemented according to appropriate state and local agencies. Therefore, this impact will be less than significant. XI. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the proposal have an effect upon, or result in a need for new or altered government services in any of the following areas: a) Fire protection? b) Police protection? c) Schools? ❑ ❑ X ❑ ❑ X ❑ ❑ X a through c. The existing building is located in a highly industrialized and developed area. The proposed project will not pose a need for new or altered fire, police or school services within the City of Vernon. d) Maintenance of public facilities, including roads? ❑ ❑ ❑ X d. The raw material delivered and picked up from the faculty shall be inclosed and covered with minimal risk of any material spilling onto public roads. The applicant shall maintain all materials on -site and inside the inclosed building. No material shall be allowed to migrate off site and onto public roads. The proposed operation will not pose any impact to public facilities. e) Other governmental services? ❑ ❑ ❑ X e. No impact on governmental services will result. XII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the proposal result in a need for new systems, or substantial alterations to the following utilities: a) Power or natural gas ❑ ❑ ❑ X a. The existing facility is located in an area that is fully urbanized and served by an existing extensive electricity and gas infrastructure. Implementation of the project is not expected to result in the need for new power lines or natural gas systems. b) Communications systems? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b. The proposed site will be served by existing communication systems. The telephone, cable, and other communication systems are adequate and available to serve the proposed site. No need for new communication systems are required to serve the proposed site. c) Local or regional water treatment or distribution facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑ X d) Sewer or septic tanks? ❑ ❑ ❑ X e) Storm water drainage? ❑ ❑ ❑ X f) Solid waste disposal? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c through L The site was previously served with water, sewer, and storm water drainage utilities and service will continue with the proposed site. All main lines are in place and the proposed operation will not require any additional services beyond those presently offered. The proponent is responsible to contract for refuse disposal and will be served as needed. Therefore, there will be no impact. XIII. AESTHETICS. Would the proposal: a) Affect a scenic vista or scenic highway? b) Have a demonstrable negative aesthetic effect? ❑ ❑ ❑ X ❑ ❑ ❑ X a and b. The existing building is in an area that is extensively urbanized with industrial buildings and accessory structures, and does not provide any scenic vista open to the public. The entire site is enclosed by a gate on the west side, a fence on the east side and the two building on the north and south. All activity shall be performed inside the building to shield any aesthetic impacts. Therefore, the proposed project will create no impact. c) Create light or glare? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. The site is located in an industrial area and lighting of facilities is common, therefore no impacts from light are anticipated. There will be no glare caused by the facility. Therefore, the proposed project will create no impact: XIV. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal: -7- a) Disturb paleontological resources? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b) Disturb archaeological resources? ❑ ❑ ❑ X a and b. The existing building is on a site that has been developed for many years and has been built with structures and parking lots. Because no excavation will occur as part of the development, the potential for disturbing previously unencountered archaeological resources is considered remote. Therefore, the project will create no impact. c) Affect historical resources? ❑ ❑ ❑ X c. According to the Master Environmental Assessment the potential for disturbing previously unencountered historic resources on the project site is very remote.' Therefore, the proposed project will create no impact. d) Have the potential to cause a physical change which would affect unique ethnic cultural values? ❑ ❑ ❑ X e) Restrict existing religious or sacred uses within the potential impact area? ❑ ❑ ❑ X d and e. The project area is highly industrialized; no known unique ethnic cultural resources, or religious or sacred uses exist in the project area. Therefore, no impact is expected. XV. RECREATION. Would the proposal: a) Increase the demand for neighborhood or regional parks or other recreational facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b) Affect existing recreational opportunities? ❑ ❑ ❑ X a and b. The project will not result in an increase in residential population in Vernon. No impact on the demand for recreation opportunities is anticipated. No parks or recreation facilities exist on the project site nor is one planed on the site. XVI. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE. a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? ❑ ❑ ❑ X a. The City of Vernon is primarily made up of industrial and distribution type facilities with limited plant life. Plant life is limited to non-native and ornamental species which are used for landscaping. Animal life in Vernon and nearby urban communities consists of bird, reptile and mammal species that live in close proximity to man. There are no endangered species in Vernon. There are no important examples of major periods of California history. Therefore, the proposed project will create no impact. b) Does the project have the potential to achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals? ❑ ❑ ❑ X b. The proposed project is in conformance with the City of Vernon General Plan. The zoning of the site is M, which allows a recycled materials processing facility with a conditional use permit. By properly implementing the mitigation measures prescribed herein and in the mitigation monitoring program, the impacts associated with air quality, transportation, and noise can be reduced to a level of clearly no significance. There will not be an impact on long-term environmental goals. c) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? -8- ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects) ❑ ❑ x ❑ c. Cumulative impacts from this project are negligible. There are no other projects within the surrounding area that may result in a cumulative impact. Traffic generated by the facility is minimal and will not overlap with other projects. The applicant shall not impact parking and loading by following the conditions set forth in the proposed Mitigation Monitoring Program. By implementing the mitigation measures as prescribed herein and in the mitigation monitoring program the cumulative impacts associated with the project are clearly less then significant. d) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? ❑ ❑ ❑ X d. There are no environmental impacts caused by the project that will cause adverse effects on human beings. References LCity of Vernon Master Environmental Assessment (MEA). Cotton / Beland / Associates, 1989 2.CEQA Air Quality Hand Book. South Coast Air Quality Management District. November 1990. Chapter 6 3.City of Vernon Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, City of Vernon, April 18, 1989 4.CEQA Air Quality Hand Book South Coast Air Quality Management District. November 1990. Chapter 6 S.City of Vernon Master Environmental Assessment (MEA). Cotton / Beland / Associates, 1989 IU NOTICE OF INTENT The City of Vernon has received an application for a conditional use permit to allow AirSep Systems, Inc. to operate a recycled materials processing facility located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., is proposing to accept a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. The manufacturers that delivers the slurry for recycling, will pick up the separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. Please take notice that a recommendation from the Director of Community Services will be made to the City Council of the City of Vernon during the regular adjourned meeting on September 22, 1998 to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, since the issuance of the conditional use permit will not have a significant effect on the environment because of the mitigation monitoring program and the conditions placed on the project. A copy of the application and supporting evidence is available for public review at my office between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. You must submit written comments on these documents which will be received by me at the address shown on the letterhead by September 22, 1998. Comments received after this date may not be given full consideration. If you challenge the Negative Declaration, or any provisions thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or prior to, the meeting. 'gaffuel� Kev-fn''Wi1son, P.E. Director of Community Services & Water SKW:pp lJ/ CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION LEAD AGENCY: PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT LOCATION: City of Vernon AirSep Systems, Inc. 4405 Fruitland Avenue PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue in the City of Vernon. The facility is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. An Initial Study, Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program have been prepared. The applicant is proposing to negotiate contracts with a maximum of two large manufacturers of recycled paper container board. The manufacturers will deliver a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. Upon delivery of the slurry the manufacturers will pick up a like amount of separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. At full capacity the facility will generate a total of 10 truck trips and have two employees stationed at the site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. FINDINGS: The City Council of the City of Vernon has determined that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment. 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As you requested, this Jett t ., n 4 &5,,�rSB -.Syste-lnc.'S_ en acceptance of and agreement with the conditions TUF a indemnification provision contained in Section 8 of said resolution. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for the efficient and effective manner in which this application was processed. We at AirSep look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the City of Vernon. Sincerely, Murray Wishengrad Executive Vice President AirSep Systems, Inc. MwNemon CUP f �Q` + J��✓ l V l � ,- • M) JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORPORATION 22 September, 1998 Mr. Bruce Malkenhorst City Administrator City of Vernon 4305 Santa Fe Ave., Vernon, Ca., 90058 Subj: AirSep Conditional Use Permit Dear Bruce, Containerboard Mill P.O. BOX 58832 2001 EAST 57TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90058 TELEPHONE: 213/5 83-3421 FAX: 213/583-7949 I regret that I will not be able to attend tonight's Council meeting where you will be discussing the subject CUP. However, I do want you to know that we at JSC arc very excited about being the first customer of AirSep's new process. You will have already heard, but I wish to confirm that we expect to ship 40-50 tons per day of recycled fiber/plastic mixture to this facility where they will separate it. We will receive the fiber portion back at the mill, and will transport the separated plastic to a local dump. By so doing, we expect that we will reduce the amount of material going from our property to a dump location outside of Vernon by 35-45 tons/day. Since we and AirSep have conducted only pilot trials, this figure may vary, but I think we can expect at least a 90% return rate on the material. Please be assured that all of this material is basically the same as what we arc presently receiving from our waste paper suppliers, with process water added. As is true of our finished products, this material is non toxic and non hazardous. This is an excellent opportunity for both JSC and the City to lead the way in the reduction of such recycled waste. Respectfully, E. W. Dunsmoor, r., Vice President and General Manager Made from rer.,eea Gaper j JEFFERSON SMURFIT CORPORATION 22 September, 1998 Mr. Bruce Malkenhorst City Administrator City of Vernon 4305 Santa Fe Ave., Vernon, Ca., 90058 Subj: AirSep Conditional Use Permit Dear Bruce, Containerboard Mill P.O. BOX 58832 2001 EAST 57TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90058 TELEPHONE: 213/583-3421 FAX: 213/583-7949 I regret that I will not be able to attend tonight's Council meeting where you will be discussing the subject CUP. However, I do want you to know that we at JSC are very excited about being the first customer of AirSep's new process. You will have already heard, but l wish to confirm that we expect to ship 40-50 tons per day of recycled fiber/plastic mixture to this facility where they will separate it. We will receive the fiber portion back at the mill, and will transport the separated plastic to a local dump. By so doing, we expect that we will reduce the amount of material going from our property to a dump location outside of Vernon by 35-45 tons/day. Since we and AirSep have conducted only pilot trials, this figure may vary, but I think we can expect at least a 90% return rate on the material. Please be assured that all of this material is basically the same as what we are presently receiving from our waste paper suppliers, with process water added. As is true of our finished products, this material is non toxic and non hazardous. This is an excellent opportunity for both JSC and the City to lead the way in the reduction of such recycled waste. Respectfully, E. W. Dunsmoor, r., Vice President and General Manager Made from recycled paper CITY COUNCIL EONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro-Tem Wm. 'BILL" DAVIS Councilman H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL McCORMICK Councilman BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Administrator / City Clerk FAX (323) 581-7924 DAVID B. BREARLEY City Attorney FAX: (626) 330-5818 KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (323) 588-2761 CITY HALL 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811 September 21, 1998 Honorable City City of Vernon Council 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 Gentlemen: After further consideration, following conditions be amended ir. AirSep Systems, Inc. to operate a facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue: KENNETH J. DeDARIO Director of Municipal Utilities FAX: (323) 583-1983 DAVE TELFORD Fire Chief FAX: (323) 581-1385 BRUCE W. OLSON Police Chief FAX: (323) 583-5236 staff recommends that the the conditional use permit for recycled materials processing d. The facility shall be operated in a manner which will not impede traffic on Everett Court or Fruitland Avenue. Truck parking and loading shall only occur in the lot located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue/5050 Everett Court while automobile parking may occur in either the said lot or the lot located' on Fruitland Avenue in the City of Maywood. No on -street parking or loading shall occur. The facility shall be operated in compliance with the "Mitigation Monitoring Program for AirSep Systems, Inc., Recycled Material Processing Facility Located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue, Vernon, California" dated September 17, 1998. Respec fully submitted, le/ev n lson, P.E. iArexctor of Community Services & Water SKW:pp cc: City Attorney k" Ali f" rvtl o NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Vernon will conduct a Public Hearing which you may attend. Place: Vernon City Hall City Council Chambers 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 Time: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 at 5:00 p.m. Applicant: AirSep Systems, Inc. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain testimony from affected and/or interested persons regarding this application. The public is also invited to submit written comments regarding the request prior to the Hearing. Request: Grant a conditional use permit to allow the applicant to operate a recycled materials processing facility. Property Involved: 4405 Fruitland Avenue (see reverse side) Review of the file: The application, maps, and supporting information are available in the office of Community Services, Vernon City Hall, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you challenge the granting of this conditional use permit or any provisions thereof in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Vernon at, or prior to, the meeting. August 18, 1998 TO: Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator FROM: Samuel "Kevin" Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AIRSEP SYSTEMS, INC. AT 4405 FRUITLAND AVENUE AirSep Systems, Inc. has submitted an application for a conditional use permit. They propose to occupy the site at 4405 Fruitland Avenue to operate a recycled materials processing facility. On the basis of the supplied information, it appears that the project will require a Negative Declaration per the California Environmental Quality Act process. It is recommended that a public hearing for this conditional use permit be held on September 22, 1998. SKW:pp CITY COUNCIL LEONIS C. MALBURG Mayor THOMAS A. YBARRA Mayor Pro-Tem Wm. 'BILL" DAVIS Councilman H. "LARRY" GONZALES Councilman W. MICHAEL McCORMICK Councilman BRUCE V. MALKENHORST City Administrator / City Clerk FAX (323) 581-7924 DAVID B. BREARLEY City Attorney FAX: (626) 330-5818 KEVIN WILSON Director of Community Services & Water FAX: (323) 588-2761 CITY HALL 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIFORNIA 90058 TELEPHONE (323) 583-8811 September 16, 1998 Honorable City Council City of Vernon 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 Gentlemen: KENNETH J. DeDARIO Director of Municipal Utilities FAX: (323) 583-1983 DAVE TELFORD Fire Chief FAX: (323) 581-1385 BRUCE W. OLSON Police Chief FAX: (323) 583-5236 AirSep Systems, Inc. has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue in the City of Vernon. After review of the application by the Community Services Department, it is recommended that the conditional use permit be granted. Herewith for your consideration are the following supporting documents: 1. Staff Report. 2. Request for conditional use permit and information supporting the application. 3. Notice of Public Hearing, notice of intent, copies of notification letters to owners and tenants in the area and affidavits of posting and mailing. 4. Environmental Checklist Form and Initial Study. 5. Notice of Intent 6. Proposed Negative Declaration. 7. Mitigation Monitoring Program An initial study has been conducted for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which identifies potentially significant impacts on the Honorable City Council -2- September 16, 1998 environment from the project. A mitigation monitoring program has been proposed to mitigate any potentially significant effects. The project is consistent with the General Plan as adopted by the City of Vernon. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council determine: 1. That the project is consistent with the General Plan as adopted by the City of Vernon. 2. That the project will not have a significant effect on the environment. 3. That the project will not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources. Further, it is recommended that the conditional use permit be granted subject to the following conditions: a. The facility shall be operated in accordance with, and made to conform with all current codes, rules, regulations and subject to permit fees as adopted by the City of Vernon. b. All required federal, state, local and regulatory agency permits shall be obtained prior to operation. Prior to occupancy a business license and occupancy permit shall be obtained. C. All required frontage improvements in the City of Vernon shall be constructed and all existing cracked sidewalk, curb and gutter adjacent to the site on Fruitland Avenue and Everett Court, in the City of Vernon shall be repaired and maintained to meet City Standards. d. The facility shall be operated in a manner which will not impede traffic on Everett Court or Fruitland Avenue and parking and loading shall occur in either the lot located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue/5050 Everett Court or the additional parking lot located on Fruitland Avenue in the City of Maywood. No on -street parking or loading shall occur. e. The proponent shall submit quarterly reports to the Environmental Health Department on diversion and disposal tonages. f. All recyclable product waste containers which are used to transport product to or from the facility shall be water tight. g. All transport vehicles used to deliver recycled product to the facility shall be permitted by the City of Vernon. h. There shall be no storage of materials outside of the AirSep Systems, Inc. building at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. i. The authorized use shall be conducted at all times with due regard for the character of the surrounding area and shall not cause a nuisance to the neighboring residences or businesses. Honorable City Council -3- September 16, 1998 j. The facility shall be operated in compliance with the "Mitigation Monitoring Program for AirSep Systems, Inc., Recycled Material Processing Facility Located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue, Vernon, California" dated August 25, 1998. Respec u ly submi ted, e Kevin Wilson, P.E. Director of Community Services & Water SKW:pp Attachments cc: City Attorney CITY OF VERNON COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT ON AIRSEP SYSTEMS, INC. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A RECYCLED MATERIALS PROCESSING FACILITY AT 4405 FRUITLAND AVENUE (September 17, 1998) AirSep Systems, Inc. has submitted an application for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405,Fruitland Avenue. The building is currently vacant. The previous occupant of the site was Fools In Love Production, Inc. They used the building for film set construction. The proposed applicant will use the facility to separate a mixture of wet cardboard and plastic packaging material into its primary constituents of usable paper fibers and unusable plastics. The facility is proposing to eventually operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. 1. GENERAL PLAN The proposed use conforms to the Zoning Ordinance and the General Plan. The site is located in the M zone, General Industrial. A recycled materials processing facility is allowed in this zone with a conditional use permit. 2. SITE The existing 20,893 square foot building in question, is located on a 1.30 acre parcel. The parcel is shared by two buildings of similar size that share a common parking lot. A second parcel in the City of Maywood is used exclusively for automobile parking. Both parcels together meet the minimum required parking for both buildings. However, the second building in the parcel, located at 5050 Everett Court, requires more parking than provided and subsequently the employees park along Everett Court and Fruitland Avenue. The applicant is aware that a condition has been placed in the CUP that restricts parking and loading to the two parking lots and no on -street parking shall occur. The site in Vernon is of adequate size, shape, topography and drainage for the facility located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. 3. ADVERSE EFFECT The proposed site is surrounded by industrial uses compatible with the proposed use. There are some residential units approximately 500 feet south of the facility in the City of Maywood. An initial study has been conducted for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which identifies potentially significant impacts on the environment from the project. A mitigation monitoring program has been proposed to mitigate any potentially significant effects to air quality, noise, and transportation/circulation. With proper implementation of the Mitigation Monitoring Program the impacts identified will have clearly no significant impact to the environment. 4. ACCESS The site in Vernon has two driveways located on Everett Court which access a parking lot located between 4405 Fruitland Avenue and 5050 Everett Court. They are both 27 feet in width and will accommodate both automobiles and trucks. An additional parking lot located on Fruitland Avenue in the City of Maywood has one driveway located on Fruitland Avenue and will -2- only accommodate automobiles. Everett Court and Fruitland Avenue are 60 and 50 feet wide respectively, and are of adequate size to handle the traffic generated from the proposed operation. 5. VEHICLE MOVEMENTS The applicant is proposing to negotiate a contract with Jefferson Smurfit Corporation, located at 2001 57th Street, in the City of Vernon. Currently, the non- recoverable material generated at Jefferson Smurfit Corporation is collected into roll -off containers and shipped to a land fill. AirSep Systems, Inc. is proposing to recycle this material and in the process reduce the number of traffic trips to the landfill. Currently, the trucks that deliver the non -recoverable material, travel from Jefferson Smurfit Corporation to 55th Street to Santa Fe Avenue to Fruitland Avenue and to the landfill site. AirSep System, Inc. is proposing to occupy the existing building at 4405 Fruitland, located in the line of travel to the landfill. Therefore, no excess truck traffic trips will be generated by the proposed operation. AirSep Systems, Inc. is also proposing to negotiate another contract with a second manufacturer. This manufacturer has not been determined but is expected to be in the local area, possibly in the City of Vernon. The traffic trips generated by this contract has not been determined. However, the combined total of traffic trips generated by both manufacturers will not exceed 10 trips per day. This is not a significant number of traffic trips and therefore no impact is expected to occur from traffic. AirSep Systems, Inc. is proposing to have two employees -3- stationed at the site at any one time during operating hours, 24 hours per day, seven day per week. The number of traffic trips generated by employee vehicles is negligible and no impact is predicted. 6. OPERATIONS The applicant is proposing to negotiate contracts with approximately two large manufacturers of recycled paper container board. The manufacturers will deliver a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sorted into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. Upon delivery of the slurry the manufacturers will pick up a like amount of separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. After receiving the raw material from the manufacturers, it is fed into a network of screw conveyors, industrial blowers, propeller fans, air cyclones, a gas burner, a final separator and a "baghouse" approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The entire system includes a series of high -velocity, heated air streams, which are generated within each of the cyclonic cones. The system then separates the feedstock into separate containers of usable paper fibers and unusable plastics. The facility is proposing to process between 2 and 4 tons per hour of incoming material, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The majority of the incoming material is water and may generate liquid waste. The facility currently does not have any floor drains and the applicant has indicated that waste water will not migrate off -site. The AirSep System is designed to evaporate the -4- excess water in the slurry. The applicant is aware that they must obtain a NPDES permit if required and that no waste water is to migrate off -site and into the storm drain. The AirSep System consists of air drying the slurry to separate the plastic from the paper fiber. This may create a noise impact to the employees on -site, business in the Cities of Vernon and Maywood and the surrounding residences in the City of Maywood, if not mitigated. AirSep Systems, Inc. performed a preliminary noise study outside without any obstructions between the noise source and receptor. It was determined that the system generates approximately 65 dBA at 90 feet. The applicant has been informed that they shall be limited to generating no more than 60 dBA, measured from the property line. AirSep Systems, Inc. shall submit a noise study at plan check and at 6 months to insure compliance. If required, a hearing conservation program, approved by the appropriate agency(s), shall be implemented and noise buffers shall be installed to prevent any noise impacts to neighboring properties. As previously described, the AirSep System is designed to separate the usable paper fiber from the un-usable plastics using a series of high pressured heated air. A continuous forced mechanical ventilation/exhaust system is proposed to be installed. The air may include fine particles that may impact air quality or create objectionable odors. A Mitigation Monitoring program has been proposed to mitigate these potential impacts. The AirSep System will include a South Coast Air -5- Quality Management District approved Baghouse to insure compliance with air quality standards. The applicant has indicated that a citrus spray may be used as needed to control any objectionable odors. However, because the incoming product will not sit stagnant or be stored at the facility, the applicant does not predict any objectionable odors from their proposed use. 7. STATE OR FEDERAL CONDITIONS All Federal, State, and local regulatory permits shall be obtained as required for the operation. 8. CONDITIONS It is recommended that the following conditions be set on the permit to adequately protect the public interests: a. The facility shall be operated in accordance with, and made to conform with all current codes, rules, regulations and subject to permit fees as adopted by the City of Vernon. b. All required federal, state, local and regulatory agency permits shall be obtained prior to operation. Prior to occupancy a business license and occupancy permit shall be obtained. C. All required frontage improvements in the City of Vernon shall be constructed and all existing cracked sidewalk, curb and gutter adjacent to the site on Fruitland Avenue and Everett Court, in the City of Vernon shall be repaired and maintained to meet City Standards. d. The facility shall be operated in a manner which will not impede traffic on Everett Court or Fruitland Avenue. Truck parking and loading shall only occur in the lot located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue/5050 Everett Court while automobile parking may occur in either the said lot or the lot located on Fruitland Avenue in the City of Maywood. No on -street parking or loading shall occur. e. The proponent shall submit quarterly reports to the Environmental Health Department on diversion and disposal tonages. f. All recyclable product waste containers which are used to transport product to or from the facility shall be water tight. g. All transport vehicles used to deliver recycled product to the facility shall be permitted by the City of Vernon. h. There shall be no storage of materials outside of the AirSep Systems, Inc. building at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. i. The authorized use shall be conducted at all times with due regard for the character of the surrounding area and shall not cause a nuisance to the neighboring residences or businesses. j. The facility shall be operated in compliance with the "Mitigation Monitoring Program for AirSep Systems, Inc., Recycled Material Processing Facility Located at 4405 Fruitland Avenue, Vernon, California" dated September 17, 1998. -7- • • 1. APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Application Page 1 of 3 Date: June 22, 1998 A. APPLICANT'S NAME AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The Applicant, AIRSEP Systems, Inc., is the lessee of an existing industrial building of 20,893 SF, located at the northeast corner of Everett Court and Fruitland Avenue, whose address is 4405 Fruitland Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058. The leased premises occupy the southerly portion of a lot of 56,700 SF, "Parcel 1", which is legally described as follows: That portion of lot 2 of Tract 5974, in the city of Vernon, county of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in book 69, page 67 of Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county. The above -described property is also shown as a portion of Parcel 93 on map of Region 48, Division 106, filed in book 3, page 29 of Official Maps in the office of said county recorder. The property upon which the leased premises are located also includes "Parcel 2", which is joined to "Parcel 1", pursuant to a Covenant and Agreement to Hold Property as One Parcel, recorded in the official records of the county of Los Angeles on May 31, 1990 as document 90-974502. "Parcel 2" is described as follows: The east 60 feet of lot 1138, Tract 3607, in the city of Maywood, county of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in book 38, page 86 of Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county. B. APPLICANT'S REQUEST - USE OF PROPERTY: The applicant requests a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT to use the above -described property for the following purpose: To install and operate a highly cost-effective, energy - efficient mechanical system which will separate a mixture of wet cardboard and plastic packaging material into its primary constituents of usable paper fibers and unusable plastics. Using this installation as a "pilot plant", the applicant hopes to negotiate one or more service agreements with one or more of a number of large Southern California manufacturers of recycled paper containerboard. The applicant hopes to provide significant savings to its potential clients by reclaiming and reusing the approximately thirteen (13) to fifteen (15) percent of their primary paper feedstock which is now being hauled to, 4405 Fruitland Avenue 2 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM • Application Page 2 of 3 and disposed of, in local or regional landfills as unusable, non -hazardous waste. C. BURDEN OF PROOF: The applicant shall indicate the following facts (attach additional sheets if necessary): (1) Adequate size and shape That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape: As attached hereto in Section 6. DEVELOPMENT/PLOT PLANS, the applicant's leased building includes three truck access doors and a parking/maneuvering area which will accommodate the anticipated truck traffic onto and away from the site. (2) Sufficient Street and Highway Access: The applicant believes and states affirmatively that the site has sufficient access to streets and highways and is adequate in width and pavement type to carry the quantity and quality of vehicles which will be required to support the proposed use. Further, the applicant's use of the property does not differ materially from similar uses and operations now being conducted at neighboring properties. (3) No adverse effect upon adjacent or abutting properties: The applicant believes and states affirmatively that its proposed use will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent or abutting properties. The area is primarily industrial, and the applicant's proposed use does not differ materially from the current uses of adjacent or abutting properties. r� 4405 Fruitland Avenue 3 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM • Application Page 3 of 3 D. APPLICANT'S NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT PERSON NAME OF APPLICANT: AIRSEP Systems, Inc. CONTACT PERSON: Murray Wishengrad, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficT/SI(0q/ATURE**: CONTACT PERSON' oT i r v-y-�j ' - **SIGNATURES OF BOTH APPLICANT AND OWNER MUST BE NOTARIZED APPLICANT'S ADDRESS and TELEPHONE: 3991 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 360, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Telephone: 714-724-0222 E. APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE/RELATIONSHIP TO APPLICANT (Engineer, Architect, Attorney, Realtor): NAME OF COMPANY: AbI YABRICATION, INC. CONTACT PERSON: Douglas J. Smith, P.E., Consultant SIGNATURE: , REPRESENTATIVE'S ADDRESS: 3991 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 360, Newport Beach, CA 92660 REPRESENTATIVE'S TELEPHONE: 310-639-5600 and 714-724-0222 F. CERTIFICATION AND NAME OF PROPERTY OWNER **NAME OF PROPERTY OWNER: Harriet Belasco PROPERTY OWNER'S SIGNATURE**: **SIGNATURES OF BOTH APPLICANT AND OWNER MUST BE NOTARIZED PROPERTY OWNER'S MAILING ADDRESS: 17216 Benner Place, Encino, CA 91316 PROPERTY OWNER'S TELEPHONE: 818-990-2662 4405 Fruitland Avenue 4 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT No. 5907 State of <- A C_ tzrI Q t@LN,A County of <� � G- 4� [qC1 On � Zoo o � before me, a v-kl-) l , DATE NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER - E.G.. 26ANE DOE, NOT RY PUBLIC" personally appeared ti NAME(S) OF SIGNER(S) ❑ personally known to me - OR - 00roved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person) whose name) i / We subscribed to the within instrument and ac- knowledged to me thatft±eZ -ey executed e the same n Is rir uth rized ROBINSON RANIER -- - capacity(, and that by i rfi'�ielr Commission # 105M6 �Notary Public — California signatur on the instrument the persorlks�, Orange County or the entity upon behalf of which the My Comm. Expires Apr 7,1999 person acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. ISIGNATURE �01 NOTARY OPTIONAL Though the data below is not required bylaw, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent reattachment of this form. CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER ❑' INDIVIDUAL Iq CORPORATE OFFICER TITLE(S) ❑ PARTNER(S) ❑ LIMITED ❑ GENERAL ❑ ATTORNEY -IN -FACT ❑ TRUSTEE(S) ❑ GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR ❑7 OTHER: SIGNER IS REPRESENTING: NAME( OF PERSON(S) OR ENTITY(IES) DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT TITLE OR TYPE OF DOCUMENT q - NUMB R OF PAGES DATE OF DOCUMENT SIGNER(S) OTHER THAN NAMED ABOVE 01993 NATIONAL NOTARY ASSOCIATION - 8236 Remmet Ave., P.O. Box 7184 - Canoga Park, CA 91309.7184 All -Purpose Acknowledgement State of County of � � I On )M -4 ��/ f� , before me, personally appeared yL &Vz r ❑ personally known to me - or - proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(I_ whose name( is/*.subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that igshe/tW executed the same in W&er/t&4 authorized capacity(, -and that by ftthedthW signature(a�—on the instrument -- the person(, or the entity upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instrument. OFFICIAL SEAL EUSABETH BULLOCK Z F +ate' NODW RMIC - CAUFORNIA LOS ANGELES COUNTY Z 1162643 My COM. BOSS NOVE7W R 22, 2001 S-0260 (Rev. 4/94) I j �J • Recording quested Re by RECEIVED Id mail to: 90 974502 JUN 2 5 1990 CITY OF VERNON (!1lll maity $13 F 4305 S. Santa Fe Ave. Vernon, CA 90058 $ SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER'S USE COVENANT AND AGREEMENT TO HOLD PROPERTY AS ONE PARCEL The undersigned hereby certify that we are the owners of real properties located.in the City of Vernon and City of Maywood, State of California that is legally described as follows: SEF .ATTACHED.. EXHIR.TTS. (Legal Description and Parcel Number -Attach Exhibits if necessary) as recorded in Book Page Records of Los Angeles County. This property is located at and is known by the following address: 4405 Fruitland Avenue and 5050 Everett Court (Street Address) We hereby agree and covenant with the City of Vernon that the above described real property shall be held as one parcel and no portion shall be sold separately. This covenant and agreement is executed -.for the purpose of. roviding parking for buildings on parcel described in Exhibit A as regulated by Zoning Code of the City of Vernon. This covenant and agreement shall run all of the above described land and shall be binding upon ourselves, and future owners, encumbrancers, their successors, heirs or assignees and shall continue in effect until released by the authority of the Director of Community Services upon submittal of request applicable fees and evidence that this covenant and agreement is no longerrequired by law. Owners Name R5 "T' 0 r 111-2- -(Plea7 type or pri t) SIGNATURES Signature of owner Sign) MUST BE Two Officer's Signatures NOTARIZED Required Individual Name of Corporation Dated this for Corporations W, Sign) _JJ} �L F �1 a I T ' (, l C day of 1990, (NOTARIZATION FOR INDIVIDUAL) (NOTARIZATION FOR CORPORATION)` STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS' STATE OF CALIFONIA ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) On this*3/ day of M,4 in the On this 3 day of MAY in 'the year year lssa, before me�under- / Sb , before me, th�ersigned, a signed, a Notary Public in and Notary Public in and forsaidCounty for said County and State, and State, personally appeared personally appeared !%2iz;� - Mo?/t i 6 E 7- Z.-- �i?��'T 2� 2 and�ray k� 1iniT personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory personally known to me or proved to me on evidence to be the person whose - the basis of satisfactory evidence to be name is subscribed to this the persons who executed the 'within Instrument and acknowledged that Instrument as the he (she or they) executed it. President and as the Secretary on behalf of the Corporation WITNESS my hand and official seal. therein named and acknowledged to me that such Corporation executed the within oio Msa►ciAchaeICaL'C ,brera Emil instrument pursuant to its by-laws or a NOTA WPUBM-C"ORM resolution of its board of directors. waenoe.E COUNV WITNESS my hand and official'seal. CAL SEAL Emilio Michael CabreYPM ra ; 2Z4;4, Ffo WTWAM MyCaww&0-0-0 M1. MUST BE APPROVED BY VICTOR H. VAITS, Director o Community Services Director of Community Services prior to recording APPROVED BY 7l EXHIBIT "A' reel 1 at portion of lot 2 of Tract 5974, in the city of Vernon, county of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in book 69 page 67 of Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county, described as follows: Beginning at a point South 7 12' 45" West, 196 feet along the westerly line of the land described in deed recorded in book 6009 page 9 of Official Records of Los Angeles County, from that northwesterly corner of the land described in the deed recorded in book 20462 page 255 of said 'Official Records, which corner is North 82 47' 15" West, 450 feet from Station 21, as shown on said map of Tract 5974; thence South 7 12' 45" West 378 feet along the westerly line of the lands described in the deeds" ' above shown to the southerly line of said Tract 5974; thence North 82 47' 15" West thereon 150 feet; thence North 7 12' 45" East 378 feet; thence South 82 47' 15" East 150 feet to the point of beginning. The above described property is also shown as a portion of Parcel 93 on map of Region 48, Division 106, filed in book 3 page 29 of Official Maps, in the office of said county recorder. Reserving to the City of Vernon an easement in perpetuity under, and along the southerly ten (10) feet of said parcel measured parallel from the southerly line thereof, as recorded in document 81-653102 parcel and in the Los Angeles County recorders office. WdEPT all minerals, petroleum, gasandother hydrocarbon substances in under said land, but within the right to use the surface of said land for the drilling or extraction of any of said minerals, as reserved in deed from Central Manufacturing District, Inc., recorded January 30, 1946 as instrument No. 1349 in book 22790 page 33, Official Records. • 910- 974503 Page 1 of 2 EXH/Q/T • N8P°4T'/S"W MIN OF BEGINNING 4 � Q `� � Di �l Lze,.e'T -af ur&,/7/fS C/rY AF J-ZW" /_6S3/OP fi?.S w f r_ - - /Y82°47'/S" W FRIMAIM AYE 90- 974503 PACE Z OF 2 b EXHIBIT "B„ • Parcel 2 The east 60 feet of lot 1138, Tract 3607, in the city of Maywood, county of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in book 38 page 86 of Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county. • 90- 974503 Page ,1 of 2 r D RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS RECORDER'S OFFICE LOS ANGELES COUNTY L� CAUFORNIA V PAST. MAY 1990 I FRUMANO AYf. 62' J�U T�% f - - s .' ulo b 90- 974503 th Q3TICE OF DETERMINATION O'7wl To: X Office of Planning and Research From: City of Vernon 1 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Sacramento, CA 95814 Vernon. CA 90058 X County Clerk County of Los Angeles Environmental Filings 12400 E. Imperial Hwy. Rm 1101 Norwalk, CA 90650 RECEivF—® 17 1999 community Services SUBJECT: OCT 0 91998 1 Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 or 21152 of the Public Resources Code. AirSep Systems, Inc., State Clearinghouse Number Lead Agency: (Area Code)Telephone/Extension: Contact Person: City of Vernon (323) 583-8811 / 219 Peter Pirnejad Project Location (include county) 4405 Fruitland Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058 - Los Angeles Count . Project Description: The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue in the City of Vernon. The facility is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. An Initial Study, Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program have been prepared. The applicant is proposing to negotiate contracts with a maximum of two large manufacturers of recycled paper container board. The manufacturers will deliver a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. Upon delivery of the slurry the manufacturers will pick up a like amount of separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. At full capacity the facility will generate a total of 8 to 10 truck trips and have a total of two employees stationed at the site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. This is to advise that the City of Vernon has approved the above described project on September 22, 1998 and has made the following determinations regarding the above described project: L The project will not have a significant effect on the environment. 2. A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. • 3. A statement of Overriding Considerations was not adopted for this project. 4. Findings were not made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. This is to certify that the Negative Declaration with comments and responses and record of project approval is available to the General Public at: (Public Agency) Title THIS NQTzcw W S ks' I) art _ __ oCT o 9 1998 98079540 R a De Minimis Impact Finding Project Title/Location (include county): 3 AirSep Systems, Inc. 4405 Fruitland Avenue Vernon, CA 90053 Project Description: The applicant, AirSep Systems, Inc., has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a recycled materials processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue in the City of Vernon. The facility is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. An Initial Study, Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program have been prepared. The applicant is proposing to negotiate contracts with a maximum of two large manufacturers of recycled paper container board. The manufacturers will deliver a slurry of wet cardboard and plastic scraps which will be sort into its primary materials, plastic and recyclable container board. Upon delivery of the slurry the manufacturers will pick up a like amount of separated material, including both the usable and unusable portions of the slurry. At full capacity the facility will generate a total of 8 to 10 truck trips and have a total of • two employees stationed at the site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The City Council of the City of Vernon has determined that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment. (See Resolution No. 7215). Certification: I hereby certify that the public agency has made the above finding and that the project will not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined in Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code. / _ (WFf " ]tanning official) Title: Director of Community Services & Water Lead Agency: City of Vernon Date: September 23, 1998 980'79540 JUN-23-98 10:10 AM P. 02 F— W cr W 50 W Q w lz w W o FRUITLAND 4— 31 C;l c zEAe, Y/Nt� G`e.L . r- E uc t ILL AVE. PLOT PLAN • 6. DEVELOPMENT/PLOT PLANS Three (3) prints of a detailed Development/Plot Plan which show all existing and/or proposed improvements on the properties have been prepared in accordance with the city's "Check List for Preparation of Development/Plot Plans" by T-Square Mapping Service and are included herein. Also included are copies of parcel maps of the properties as recorded. • 4405 Fruitland Avenue 10 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM is RECEIVED Recording Requested by a Mail to: 9074502 JUN 2 5 1990 CITY OF VERNON E $13 F 4305 S. Santa Fe Ave. Vernon, CA 90058 1 rj SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER'S USE COVENANT AND AGREEMENT TO HOLD PROPERTY AS ONE PARCEL The undersignedhereby certify that we are the owners of real properties located.in the City of Vernon and City of Maywood, State of California that is legally described as follows: Sv-F .ATTACHED.: F.XH M TS..A-,P--nd B..-, (Legal Description and Parcel Number -Attach Exhibits if necessary) as recorded in Book Page Records of Los Angeles County. This property is located at and is known by the following address: 4405 Fruitland Avenue and 5050 Everett Court (Street Address) We hereby agree and covenant with the City of Vernon that the above described real property shall be held as one parcel and no portion shall be sold separately. This covenant and agreement is ekecuted.'_for the purpose of_provding parking for buildings on parcel described in Exhibit A as regulated by Zoning Code of the City of Vernon. This covenant and agreement shall run all of the above described land and shall be binding upon ourselves, and future owners, encumbrancers, their successors, heirs or assignees and shall continue in effect until released by the authority of the Director of Community Services upon submittal of request., applicable fees and evidence that this covenant and agreement is no longer required by law. Owners Name (� (� (_-) J- (Plea�e or pri It)SIGNATURES MUST' BE NOTARIZED Signature of owner Two Officer's Signatures Required for Corporations Individual Name of Corporation Dated this day of c (NOTARIZATION FOR INDIVIDUAL) STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) On this31 day of 1')AV in the _ years so, before me,/the under- signed, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Ho2izrS personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to this Instrument and acknowledged that he (she or they) executed it WITNESS my hand and official seal. OFFICIAL SEAL. Emilio Michael Cabrera NOTMYrueuacALWORW LOSANG"ScoLNm (Sign) WA.,JS ign } 7"(it' �-c 1990, (NOTARIZATION FOR CORPORATION) STATE OF CALIFONIA ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) On this 3 / day of MA Y in the year / $b , before me, thersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Moitrr i and ,q2y k✓ LN?' personally known to me or proved to me or the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons who executed the within Instrument as the President and as the Secretary on behalf of the Corporation therein named and acknowledged to me that such Corporation executed thewithin instrument pursuant to its by-laws or a resolution of its board of directors. WITNESS my hand and official seal. iLQ; 111 CIAL SEAL MUST BE APPROVED BY VICTOR H. VAITS, Director of Community Services Director of Community Services prior to recording APPROVED BY EXHIBIT "Ai P cel 1 riat 1 portion of lot 2 of Tract 5974, in the city of Vernon, county of Los Angeles, state of California, ,as per map recorded in book 69 page 67 of Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county, described as follows: Beginning at a point South 7 12' 4511 West, 196 feet along the westerly line of the land described in deed recorded in book 6009 page 9 of ,official Records of Los Angeles County, from that northwesterly corner of the land described in the deed recorded in book 20462 page 255 of said Official Records, 'which corner is North 82 47' 15" West, 450 feet from Station 21, as shown on said map of Tract 5974; thence South 7 12' 45" West 378 feet along the westerly line of the lands described in the deeds above shown to the southerly line of said Tract 5974; thence .North 82 47' 15" West thereon 150 feet thence North 7 12' 45 East 378 feet; thence South 82 47' 15" East 150 feet to the point of beginning. The above described property is also shown as a portion of Parcel 93 on map of Region 48, Division 106, filed in book 3 page 29 of Official Maps, in the office of said county recorder. Reserving to the City of Vernon an easement in perpetuity under, and along the southerly ten (10) feet of said parcel measured parallel from the southerly line thereof, as recorded in document 81-653102 parcel and in the Los Angeles County recorders office. VdEPT all minerals, petroleum, gas and other hydrocarbon substances in under said land, but within the right to use the surface of said Land for the drilling orextractionof any of said minerals, as reserved in deed from Central Manufacturing District, Inc., recorded January 30, 1946 as instrument No. 1349 in book 22790 page 33, Official Records. 90-- 97450 Page 1 of 2 t N82 ° 47' /S"W AIINl OF BEG/.{wINa /S0.ks i i 2v a E.9SEis?ENT'O,P L'rlZ. /fS 07Y 6F YEPA/Oh B/_6S3/02 fk'.t�EL 5r W. /Yg2047'1S' W fiPtl/TLAND ME t t '7 503 � 94-� 9 � s PAGE � OF 2 b r 1 EXHIBIT "B" 0 Parcel 2 The east 60 feet of lot 1138, Tract 3607, in the city of Maywood`, county of Los Angeles, state of California, as per map recorded in book 38 page 86 of Maps, in the office of the county recorder of said county. r 90- 9'7450 • Page 1 of 2 V RECORDED IN OFFICIA L RECORDS RECORDER'S OFFICE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALIFORNIA 3I PAST.12 fm MAY 31 1990 li Z FRUITLAND AYE.. 62' 60.' - - q n L) U 1) i b 90-- 974503 k PAGE I? DF2 th 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT/INITIAL STUDY Initial Study Page 1 of 4 Date filed: June 22, 1998 A. GENERAL INFORMATION (Items 1. - 6.) 1. Name and address of developer or project sponsor: AIRSEP Systems, Inc., 3991 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 360, Newport Beach, CA 92660 2. Address of project: 4405 Fruitland Avenue and 3610 Fruitland Avenue (parking) 2a. Assessor's Block(s) and Lot Number(s): 6304-026-017 and 6311-016-011 3. Project Contact Person: Douglas J. Smith, P.E., consultant, c/o AIRSEP Systems, Inc., 3991 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 360, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Telephone 310-639-5600 and 714-724-0222. 4. Related permits and approvals: City of Vernon: Electrical, mechanical, building, fire and health. South Coast Air Quality Management District. 5. Existing zoning district: "M", Vernon, General Industrial 6. Proposed use of site: The applicant requests a CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT to use the above -described property for the following purpose: To install and operate a highly cost-effective, energy - efficient mechanical system which will separate a mixture of wet cardboard and plastic packaging material into its primary constituents of usable paper fibers and unusable plastics. The applicant hopes to negotiate one or more service agreements with one or more of a number of large Southern California manufacturers of recycled paper containerboard. The applicant hopes to provide significant cost -savings to its potential clients by reclaiming and reusing the approximately ten per cent of primary paper feedstock which is now being hauled to, and disposed of, in local or regional landfills as unusable waste. B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (Items 7. - 19.) 7. Site size: The applicant has leased one building of 20,893 SF, which is located on a parcel whose total area is 56,700 SF as more fully described in Paragraph 1.A., APPLICANT'S NAME • AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION, Page 2, of this application.) 4405 Fruitland Avenue 11 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM • 8. Square footage: Initial Study Page 2 of 4 The applicant has leased one building of 20,893 SF, which is located on a parcel whose total area is 56,700 SF as more fully described in Paragraph 1.A., APPLICANT'S NAME AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION, Page 2, of this application.) 9. Number of floors: The leased building is one floor at grade. 10. Off-street parking Thirty-six (36) off-street parking spaces are provided - nineteen (19) spaces on Parcel One and seventeen (17) spaces on Parcel Two as shown in Section 6., DEVELOPMENT/PLOT PLANS, of this application. 11. Attach plans Plans are attached in Section 6. DEVELOPMENT/PLOT PLANS, of this application. 12. Proposed scheduling The applicant plans to begin operation of the system within ten to fifteen days of the approval of this conditional use permit. is No Associated project No other projects are associated with the work and operations described in this application. 14. Incremental development After successfully demonstrating the performance of its system and operating it for a year or two, the applicant may wish to double its plant capacity within five years. Doubling of plant capacity would call for installing some additional machinery and increasing the facility's gas and electric utility services. Daily truck movements would double (from 4-5 per day to 8-10 per day). 15. Is project residential? The project is not residential in nature or scope. 16. Is project commercial? The project is not commercial in nature or scope. 17. The project is industrial: The project is industrial in nature and scope and is more thoroughly described in other sections of this application. 18. Is project institutional? The project is not institutional in nature or scope. • 4405 Fruitland Avenue 12 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM • Initial Study Page 3 of 4 19. Reason for variance, conditional use, or rezoning: The city of Vernon has determined that the applicant's proposed use of the premises is that of a "Recycled Materials Processing Facility". The premises lie within the city of Vernon's "M", General Industrial, Zone. Section 26.3.5-3 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Vernon provides that a "recycled materials processing facility" may be permitted in the M Zone subject to the approval of a conditional use permit as provided in Section 26.5.2 of the above -referenced zoning ordinance. C. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST (Items 20. - 32.) Are the following items applicable to the project or its effects? Discuss below all items checked "yes" (attach additional sheets as necessary). 20. Change in existing features of any bays, tidelands, beaches, or hills, or substantial alteration of ground contours. 21. Change in scenic views or vistas from existing residential areas or public lands or roads. 22. Change in pattern, scale or character of general area of project. 23. Significant amounts of solid waste or litter. 24. Change in dust, ash, smoke, fumes or odors in vicinity. 25. Change in ocean, bay, lake, stream or ground water quality or quantity, or alteration of existing drainage patterns. 26. Substantial change in existing noise or vibration levels in the vicinity. 27. Site on filled land or on slope of 10 percent or more. 28. Use or disposal of potentially hazardous materials, such as toxic substances, flammables or explosives. 29. Substantial change in demand for municipal services (Police, Fire, Water, Sewage, etc.) 30. Substantially increase fossil fuel consumption (electricity, oil, natural gas, etc.). 31. Substantial increase in traffic. 32. Relationship to a larger project or series of projects. 4405 Fruitland Avenue 13 YES NO NO NO NO NO NO Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 0 Initial Study Page 4 of 4 D. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING (Items 33. and 34.) 33. Description of project site: As described above, the project site is an existing single - story, concrete -masonry -unit industrial building with a concrete slab floor. A slightly smaller, "mirror -image" building (5050 Everett Court) faces the applicant's leased building across a shared, gated, off-street parking area whose dimensions are approximately 95' X 1471. Both buildings and the common parking area were constructed in 1990. The site is flat and well -drained. The underlying soil, paving and floor slab are solid and stable. 34. Description of surrounding properties: The area surrounding the site is primarily urban industrial and includes some commercial and residential occupancies, as more specifically described on the radius map and property owners' and tenants' lists included in Sections 2. and 3. of this application. No rare or endangered plant or animal species, cultural, historical or scenic aspects of the neighborhood will be adversely affected by the applicant's operations. . E. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the statements furnished above and in the attached exhibits present the data and information required for this initial evaluation to the best of my ability, and that the facts, statements and information presented are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Date • 1'Z 1 1q9 g $ Si nature uw " I For: AIRSEP Systems, nc. 0 4405 Fruitland Avenue 14 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM m N �m mmtn-nI —�- m I r-om0� m Froo- i z I ("1 z rn n N I I 0 m En x I I 0 E i II I I � � I I I 11 - - - - - 1 - - - I om Nr I -4m Mn -11 CA I >00 �z> m-!i omz ci O N � go m memo W Nm� OD — a m zmz 0 Ir a $ a; oil ji n '11 ' M 8 9 Z O r z MMI , Od;Z m y�y p o l O u1� Z �i6 z P 8 rn 14 i 0 0 m 0 z - 0 om I Mm r 0 xo MOM n 0 0 I 0 =m� �i z -i m N 0 0 M z II m � _ m 1 I M-0 nN Xr= I N3 U)MU) M� .ram -n 3q'mo mm I Om> E� Z0 mrn I m �2i v z _ rn 0 moo o�m o m 01 N m 7 N � m F DIY _ I ,iA a �11 -_' - i1 I cnom 00- 22co MITI rnM z - I r 0 I � m m N I M < < M Mo M z cn 1 O —I Z -11 n D O Z 00 cri> M 00000000 v 0 O �QO �O d! ii�2 N N N 2 �saIIIM m n! Eli 22 O 0 i2 i < W W �+ W •' • CJ • 8. OPERATIONS REPORT A. SYSTEM OVERVIEW After approval of this conditional use permit, the applicant plans to operate its "AIRSEP" mechanical materials separation system at the subject site. The system is designed to separate a mixture of wet cardboard and plastic packaging material into its primary constituents of usable paper fibers and unusable plastics. The system is highly cost-effective and energy -efficient. The applicant hopes to negotiate one or more service agreements with one or more of a number of large Southern California manufacturers of recycled paper containerboard. The applicant hopes to demonstrate significant cost -savings to its potential clients by reclaiming and reusing the approximately ten per cent of their primary paper feedstock which is now being hauled to, and disposed of, in local or regional landfills as unusable waste. After processing by the applicant, each client's trucker would pick up the separated materials and return them to the client's facilities. Upon its return from processing by the applicant, the client would re -introduce the fiber - containing portion of the separated materials into its basic paper manufacturing apparatus, thus creating an essentially closed -loop process. The separating system includes a network of screw conveyors, industrial blowers, propeller fans, air cyclones, a gas burner, the final separator and a "baghouse" final air filtration device. The system passes the material through a series of high -velocity, heated air streams, which are generated within each of the cyclonic cones. The system then separates the feedstock into fiber - containing and non -fiber -containing components, which are deposited into separate containers, picked up and returned by the client's hauler to its facilities. B. DAILY OPERATIONS —NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND OPERATING HOURS - The pilot system is four (4) tons per ho is delivered into th whose capacity is 64 designed to operate or five containers t facility each day. building through one place its container manually transferred 4405 Fruitland Avenue designed to process between two (2) and ur of incoming material. The material e facility in "roll -off" containers 0 cubic feet each. The system is 24 hours per day, thus requiring four o be brought into and out of the Each incoming truck will back into the of three existing truck doors and on the floor. Incoming material is from each container to the system's 15 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM input feeder by means of a Melroe "Bobcat" or similar materials -handling device. After processing, the materials are deposited by the final separation system into individual containers. Containers of separated materials are then picked up and returned to the client's plant by its contracted hauler. The applicant's materials separation system is highly automated and computer -controlled. Moisture content and density of the input material are carefully monitored by the system's controls. The controls, in turn, vary the system's feed rate, heat and airflow to precisely control the moisture content of the materials to assure their maximum separability. After initial start-up and testing, the applicant anticipates that two (2) full-time employees will feed, operate and monitor the system during any one eight -hour shift. C. MECHANICAL OPERATION —CONVEYING AND MOISTURE CONTROL After being loaded into the system's feeder collector screw, the wet feedstock passes through the "fiberizer", which breaks up large clumps of the material to enable its • further transport through the system. The material then moves through the system, propelled by a series of screw conveyors. Moisture control within the system begins as the screw conveyors introduce the wet feedstock into one of three conical cyclonic "flash dryers". A relatively high - velocity, low -temperature heated air stream is separately ducted into each flash dryer. The high -velocity air stream is generated by three centrifugal fans and is heated by a "low-Nox" gas -fired burner. Within each conical dryer, differential drag and shear forces on the materials begin the separation process as evaporation of surface moisture occurs within each cone. The processed product then drops out the conical bottom of each dryer. The residual air stream from each cone is discharged into another series of high -efficiency cyclones, which collect any residual particles which may be entrained within the discharge air stream. D. MECHANICAL OPERATION —CONVEYING AND SEPARATING At this point in the process the material is still a blend of both "desirable" (fiber -containing, damp paper) and "undesirable" (plastic bag fragments) components. Transported into the separator by the cross -incline and separator feed screws, the material passes over a metering reel, onto a "bumper roll" and into a diffused, controlled- 4405 Fruitland Avenue 16 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM • velocity air stream, which is generated by a series of vane -axial fans built into one end of the separator. The lighter, plastic materials are blown by the air stream into a shrouded container. A slightly negative air pressure is maintained on the plastics container both to facilitate separation and to collect any fine particles in an air filtration "baghouse" which is attached to the plastics container's enclosure. The heavier, damp, fiber -containing paper material falls by gravity from the "bumper roll" into the fiber discharge screw, which conveys and deposits the now -separated fiber -containing material into one of two containers for subsequent return to the client's plant. E. FLOOR PLAN AND EQUIPMENT LAYOUT A floor plan showing placement of equipment in the building and the placement of containers and material handling devices follows this page. • • 4405 Fruitland Avenue 17 Printed 06/19/98 12:55 PM • 9. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REPORT The applicant plans to store minimal quantities of lubricants and fuel for its machinery and materials handling equipment. The applicant will create an open, ventilated and secured storage area to contain from two to three propane cylinders outside the building. Normal on- board quantities of automotive fuels and lubricants (required to power and maintain the hauler's trucks) will be transported through the city of Vernon (by others) in support of this project. Proper handling of these fuels and lubricants should not be the responsibility of the applicant. E • 4405 Fruitland Avenue 18 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM • C 2. RADIUS MAP Three (3) prints, suitable for reproduction, of a map showing all properties within a radius of 300 feet from the exterior boundaries of the subject properties described in the application are included in this section of the application. The map was prepared by T-Square Mapping Service, P.O. Box 605, La Canada, CA 91012 4405 Fruitland Avenue 5 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM Ala 41F ti ry1 77 ry Ms �� � 41, 6880. 6 7 i itlB?•0Tl3"it! I9P.69 95PB D � h y yb i44 aP V y \av (i9� y 67 Q ,� �; +? 0.s1ftAc. �19#4c. 73 e' 78 m z sar: q 46 66 80 co 83 w �N L-, y �f/7fjC. Pur. 41 84 r2 65 h ^ 0.9/.qc. a 018Ac. aSF-fAc, zu 7 n 5 5 ;1 n57 58 o 6 4 o h 46 ,p9 O Q T'4%0 4425 1 /50 4435 �60 TI EAST 49TH �56 l ,T " a 37 c 4372 4424" N 92 150 53 s M `�' M 63 (3 6Q 'r► h aa9gc. 1; I v; a U w� b ,o o.69Ac. 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Q J118t t SITE: OWNERSHIP MAP 300CASE NO. + + 4405 FRUITLAND AVE. DATE:S,..8.98 VERNON $ Q 1 I P.O. BOX 605 SCALE r- too,P 2 ! I-SUUAN[ MAPPING S[NVIC[ LA CANADA, CA 91012 USES: FIELD 0 k� t 1 QQ APN: 6304-026-017 626-403-1803 D.M. -J �"- 17-2386 so 3. PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS LIST One (1) set of typed mailing labels of all property owners (including addresses and zip codes) shown on the latest available Los Angeles County Tax Assessor's Roll as owning property within a 300-foot radius from the exterior boundaries of the subject properties described in the application are included in this section of the application. Said property owners list is keyed to the prepared radius map. On (1) set of typed mailing labels of all tenants (including addresses and zip codes) within a 300-foot radius from the exterior boundaries of the subject properties. The property owners and tenants list was prepared by T-Square Mapping Service, P.O. Box 605, La Canada, CA 91012 4405 Fruitland Avenue 6 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM SITUS:4405 FRUITLAND AVE CITY OF VERNON 6198 17-2386 OWNERSHIP LIST 300' . 1 2 3 HARRIET BELASCO HARRIET BELASCO STEVE FROMER 17216 BENNER PL 17216 BENNER PL _4450 UNION PACIFIC AVE ENCINO CA 91316 ENCINO CA 91316 LOS ANGELES CA 90023 4 5 6 BORIS BOGUSLAVSKY MARTIN`ROTHSTEIN CHARLES HARGRAVE 2663 DESMOND ESTATES RD 1021 GAVOITA DR #1 PO BOX 694 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90046 LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651 PACIFIC PALISADES CA 90272 7 8 q MARCIA FOGEL BEN FRIEND ET AL DANIEL FESSENDEN 4423 FRUITLAND AVE 12225 SOUTH ST 4455 FRUITLAND AVE REAR VERNON CA 00058 ARTESIA CA 90701 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 10 11 12 CMD PARTNERS EFREN ESTRADA ET AL SERGIO PONCE ET AL 500 MICHELSON DR #200 - 3640 FRUITLAND AVE 3736 E 57TH ST IRVINE CA 92612 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 14 15 is13 DON KISCHELL DON KISCHELL DON KISCHELL 3620 FRUITLAND AVE 3620 FRUITLAND AVE 3620 FRUITLAND AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 16 17 18 ALBERT BERTRAND JAMES FLAREAU ET AL JAMES BIRRELL ET AL 665 TABOR DR 14065 SUNRISE DR 7813 3RD ST SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066 WHITTIER CA 90602 DOWNEY CA 90241 19 20 21 ISAIS RIVERA HECTOR BARRAZA ET AL SALVADOR GALINDO 3619 E 52ND ST 3623 E 52ND ST 3637 E 52ND ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 22 23 24 GARELD BRANT ET AL JOHN DAVISON TR JOHN DAVISON TR 3641 E 52ND ST 36-36 FRUITLAND AVE 3636 FRUITLAND AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 25 26" i 27 EFREN ESTRADA ET AL JOSE FAVELA ET AL NELSON MOLINA ET AL 3640 FRUITLAND AVE 1512 VIA NAPOLI 3629 E 52ND ST #1 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MONTEBELLO CA 90640 MAYWOOD CA 90270 2 8 29 .30 JEDVER LOPEZ ET AL VICTOR BANUELOS ARRA JESUS YB ET AL 2361 E 52ND ST #2 _3625 E 52ND ST #3 4627 E 52ND ST #4 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 31 32 33 JESUS FIGUEROA ET AL HERMENEGIL BARRAZ.A SAMUEL SILVA ET AL 3638 E 52ND ST 3634 E 52ND ST - 3630 E 52ND ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 34 35 36 ANGELA JIMENEZ JAIME SERRANO ET AL LUIS HERNANDEZ ET AL 8422 LEXINGTON GALLATIN RD 3624 E 52ND ST 3618 E 52ND ST PICO RIVERA CA 90660 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 37 38 39 DOROTHY PETERSON ARTURO BERUMEN ETAL MARIA ORTA ET AL 3614 E 52ND ST 3608 E 52ND ST 3604 E 52ND ST #A MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 SIGEL PEREZ ET AL CARLOS 42 5202 EVERETT AVE QUESADA ET AL VICENTE VIDANA MAYWOOD CA 90270 3598 E 52 ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 5211 EVERETT AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 43 44 45 CARLOS QUESADA ET AL YUEN HUI ET AL RAM INVESTMENTS 3596 E 52ND ST 3592 E 52ND ST 1905 SANTA BARBARA ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 •MARTIN 46 ROTHSTEIN 47 HECTOR NEVAREZ 48 PEDRO RODRIGUEZ 1021 GAVIOTA DR #1 PO BOX 1629 2204 LAFLER RD LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651 DOWNEY CA 90240 EL SERENO CA 90032 49 50 51 LUIS ACHIG ET AL FILBERTO CLAROS ET AL GECKLER INDUSTRIES 3589 E 52ND ST 10010 SIDEVIEW DR 7450 OLIVETAS AVE #7542A MA I WOOD CA 90270 DOWNEY CA 90240 LA JOLLA CA 92037 52 53 54 RICHARD HONSTRATER MOUNT VERNON SOUTH MOUNT VERNON SOUTH 3574 FRUITLAND AVE 2 SOUTH ST 2 SOUTH ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MOUNT VERNON NY 10550 MOUNT VERNON NY 10550 55 56 57 A & M REALTY CO RICARDO ALCEDO ET AL RICARDO ALCEDO ET AL 4371 E 49TH ST 4820 EVERETT CT 4820 EVERETT CT VERNON CA 90058 VERNON CA 90058 VERNON CA 90058 58 59 60 THOMAS BAILEY ET AL CMD PARTNERS L A JUNCTION RY CO • 616 CARNELLON CT SIMI VALLEY CA 93065 500 MICHELSON DR #200 IRVINE CA 92612 NO ADDRESS PER L A COUNTY ASSESSOR 61 62 63 L A JUNCTION RY CO L A JUNCTION RY CO CMD PARTNERS NO ADDRESS PER NO ADDRESS PER 500 MICHELSON DR #200 L A COUNTY ASSESSOR L A COUNTY ASSESSOR IRVINE CA 92612 64 65 ASI FABRICATION & AIR SEP SYS INC DANIEL FESSENDEN DANIEL FESSENDEN ATTN: DOUG SMITH 4455 FRUITLAND AVE 4455 FRUITLAND AVE 1320 SO ALAMEDA LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 COMPTON CA 90221 T-SQUARE MAPPING 2386 PO BOX 605 LA CANADA CA 91012 • I 1 1 3 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 4405 FRUITLAND AVE 5050 EVERETT CT 4924 EVERETT CT LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90038 • 4 5 6 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 4955 EVERETT CT 4383 FRUITLAND AVE 4903 EVERETT CT LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 8 10 12 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 4424 E 49TH ST 4933 LOMA VISTA AVE 36_34 FRUITLAND AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 MAYWOOD CA 90270 12 _ 17 17 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3626 FRUITLAND AVE 5114 EVERETT AVE 5116 EVERETT AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 17 17 17 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 5118 EVERETT AVE 5120 EVERETT AVE 5122 EVERETT AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 17 17 17 OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT •CURRENT 3601 E 52ND ST 3611 E 52ND ST 3611 112 E 52ND ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 18 18 18 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3617 E 52ND ST 3617 E 52ND ST #A 3617 E 52ND ST #B MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 13 13 20 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3617 E 52ND ST #C: 3617 E 52ND ST #D 3621 E 52ND ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 9M70 21 23 26 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3637 E 52ND ST REAR 3638 FRUITLAND AVE 3633 E 52ND ST MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 26 26 26 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3633 1/2 E 52ND ST 3633 E 52ND ST #A 3633 E 52ND ST #B MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 31 34 38 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3638 1/2 E 52ND ST 3626 E 52ND ST 3608 E 52ND ST #A MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 38 39 40 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3608 E 52ND ST #B 36D4 E 52ND ST #B 5200 EVERETT AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 40 40 45 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 5204 EVERETT AVE 5206 EVERETT88 EVE AVEA V E E 52ND ST #A MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 45 45 45 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3588 E 52ND ST #B 3588 E 52ND ST #C 3588 E 52ND ST #D MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 45 45 45 '1 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3588 E 52ND ST #E 3588 E 52ND ST #F 3588 E 52ND ST #G MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 45 45 45 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3588 E 52ND ST #H 3588 E 52ND ST #1 3588 E 52ND ST #J MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 45 45 45 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3588 E 52ND ST #K 3588 E 52ND ST #L 3588 E 52ND ST #M MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 47 47 47 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3583 E 52ND ST #A 3583 E 52ND ST #B 3583 E 52ND ST #C MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 47 47 48 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3583 E 52ND ST #D 3583 E 52ND ST #E 3587 E 52ND ST #1' MAYWOOD CA 9p270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 48 48 48 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3587 E 52ND ST #2 3587 E 52ND ST #3 3587 E 52ND ST #4 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 48 48 48 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3587 E 52ND ST #5 3587 E 52ND ST #6 3587 E 52ND ST #7 . MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 48 48 48 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 3587 E 52ND ST #8 3587 E 52ND ST #9 3587 E 52ND ST #10 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 50 50 50 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 5117 EVERETT AVE 5119 EVERETT AVE 5121 EVERETT AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 • 50 50 54 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 5123 EVERETT AVE 5125 EVERETT AVE 4355 FRUITLAND AVE MAYWOOD CA 90270 MAYWOOD CA 90270 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 58 59 CURRENT OCCUPANT CURRENT OCCUPANT 4425 E 49TH ST 4889 LOMA VISTA AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90058 LOS ANGELES CA 90058 i • 4. PROPERTY OWNERS LIST STATEMENT A notarized Property Owners List Statement on the city of Vernon's prescribed form, prepared by Darla Hammond of T- Square Mapping Service, P.O. Box 605, La Canada, CA 91012, who prepared the statement, is included in this section of the application. • • 4405 Fruitland Avenue 7 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM 3 I ry F2ur _TL4ND PROPERTX OWNERS LIST STATEMENT The undersigned has duly This list includes alof the he names,ared the and attached"Property a Owners List,,. persons -being owners of Propertyan r addresses, et of the outer boundaries of the ropertyinsubjectzoning hcase. in 30o Tees information_ is to be obtained from the latest available Los Angles County Tax Assessment Roll." This list was prepared. on o ti F= L/ /99B - from the Tax Roll' maintained at q 7A 4 U is (name and location of office) It is understood that the accuracy and completeness of this list is responsibility of the applicant the Signed: &A (person who p P/idG . pre axed list} On this day of o undersigned a Notary191r before me the appeared Public in and for said "County. and State:, 'personally ° known to 'me, or proven to me to he e the person that executed the k . instrument. within i : WITNESS *tny hand and official ^seal . Notary Public in and:for said County and State My commission expires: e ANA E. ALFARO Commission # Tt i 846T t""Y Public— Callfomio I 1 . Los , Angeles cou niY r• . .. im. Expires Nov 24, 2000 Signed : 7 (Applicant) • A. OVERVIEW 5. TRAFFIC REPORT As described in Section 8., OPERATIONS REPORT, below, the applicant hopes to negotiate one or more service agreements with one or more of a number of large manufacturers of recycled paper containerboard to provide mechanical separating services in support of the proposed client's basic paper manufacturing activities. Such proposed, generic agreements would provide that each manufacturer's contracted trucking company may deliver up to fifty tons (4-5 trucks) per day of its initially processed, primary feedstock -- a mixture generally consisting of wet cardboard and scraps of plastic packaging materials -- to the applicant's processing facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. After processing, the trucker would return a like amount of separated feedstock to the manufacturer's facilities. Prior to engaging AirSep Systems, Inc.'s services, these materials are generally being trucked from each manufacturer's facilities to various landfills as unusable, non -hazardous waste. B. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS' TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND OPERATIONS • Since the prospective clients and the locations of their facilities are unknown at this time, it is not possible to indicate specific routes between their operations and the applicant's facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue. The applicant's prospective clients, however, typically receive tons of reclaimed cardboard packaging materials each week, primarily from local and regional retailers, which are used as inbound feedstock for their containerboard-manufacturing operations. Each day these materials are unbaled and loaded into the manufacturer's initial feedstock preparation system for conversion into brown containerboard. The unbaled materials are initially blended with water in a large circular concrete tank to create a fiber -containing slurry. Each bale, however, contains a certain amount of unusable materials - primarily miscellaneous metal fragments, plastic bags or other non -paper packaging materials -- which must be removed from the usable fiber -containing feedstock slurry. For each ton of dry mixed feedstock loaded into the system, approximately thirteen to fifteen percent (13%-15%) is mechanically screened out of the feedstock mixture because • it contains excessive amounts of the unusable materials 4405 Fruitland Avenue 8 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM . described above or has coagulated into "clumps" which are too hard or too large to be further processed. • 0 After screening and extraction of large amounts of entrained water, the rejected materials are typically loaded into "roll -off" containers of 640 cubic -foot capacity, which are then transported to nearby landfills. C. TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND OPERATIONS AFTER CUP APPROVAL After approval of this conditional use permit the applicant hopes to negotiate one or more service agreements as described above. Such proposed, generic agreements would provide that the applicant's operations will allow each client to reclaim and reuse the material now being trucked to landfills as unusable waste each day. The distance between the applicant's proposed facility at 4405 Fruitland Avenue and each client's plant site is unknown at this time. It is safe to assume, however, that the distance between the applicant's proposed location and each proposed client's facilities will be less than the distance between the potential clients' facilities and the local or regional landfills to which they must now haul their unusable, rejected mixed feedstock. 4405 Fruitland Avenue 9 Printed 06/19/98 9:52 AM