ZONING ADMINISTRATOR STAFF REPORT
TO: Zoning Administrator
FROM: Joanna Cortez, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 23-008/COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 23-004 (OCSD DIGESTER FACILITY AND PERIMETER WALL)
REQUEST:
To construct a new digester facility within the southern portion of an existing industrial facility consisting of: 1) six digester tanks up to 50 ft. in height; 2) 11,438 sq. ft. of batch tanks up to 48 ft. in height; 3) a 3,000 sq. ft. digester feed/electric building up to 31 ft. in height; 4) a 1,500 sq. ft. cooling tower facility up to 32 ft. height; 5) a 4,500 sq. ft. boiler facility up to 32 ft. in height; 6) two covered tanks up to 38 ft. in height; and 7) an 8,500 sq. ft. warehouse at 29 ft. in height, with a reduced front setback of 19 ft. in lieu of 20 feet. A new block wall (1,070 linear ft.), varying between 8ft. and 11 ft. in height, in lieu of the maximum height of 6 ft., is proposed along the southerly property line of the facility, along with landscape, bike path, and sign improvements.
LOCATION:
22212 Brookhurst St., 92646 (east side of Brookhurst St., north of PCH)
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APPLICANT/
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Andrew Brown, Orange County Sanitation District, 10844 Ellis Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator take the following actions:
A) Approves Conditional Use Permit No. 23-008 and Coastal Development Permit No. 23-004 with suggested findings and conditions of approval.
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General Plan:
P (Public)
Zone:
IL-CZ (Industrial Limited - Coastal Zone)
Environmental Status:
Covered by the Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Master Plan, certified by the OCSD on December 2020. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15163, no subsequent or supplement to the EIR need be prepared for this project, and no further environmental review or documentation is required.
Coastal Status:
Appealable
Existing Use:
Industrial
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Suggested Findings and Conditions of Approval
2. Plans received and dated July 10, 2023