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File Index Number DCV -33-99 July 13, 1999 Page 2 The proposed facility will process all recyclable municipal waste collected by Colton Disposal. The facility will not accept liquid waste, hazardous waste, medical or radioactive waste, designated waste, or other wastes other than recyclable waste. However, in the event that any hazardous waste is discovered in the collected material, the company shall have an established procedure for handling and storing such waste, until properly disposed, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. According to the applicant, the proposed facility will initially process 250 tons of recyclable materials per day, which would be brought to the facility by trucks averaging about 10 tons per load. The project site provides for expansion and is capable of ultimately accommodating up to 1,950 tons per day of materials. The project site is currently being used for truck repair, parking, and storage. The vacant portions of the site are vegetated by annual grasses and shrubs, and contain debris, including concrete and man-made materials illegally disposed on the site. It is adjacent to and bounded by the Interstate 10 Freeway on the north, and the Interstate 215 Freeway on the west, and is located next to American Self -Storage on the east. Ingress and Egress to the property is provided from Steel Road, which bounds the property on the south. Also located south of the project site are the parking and storage facilities of HCS Cutler Construction & Industrial Tools Company, Colton Milling, Inc., and vacant property. There are no distinguishing natural or man-made characteristics. ANALYSIS: GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY The General Plan designation of the project site is SP for the Santa Ana River Redevelopment Project Area Specific Plan. A major objective of the Specific Plan is to foster interest for industrial uses at specific land use designations. The project site is designated for industrial use and allows for industrial uses that are permitted by the Zoning Ordinance. It is staff's opinion that the proposal is consistent with the intent and guidelines of the General Plan. ZONING CONSISTENCY The zoning classification of the project site is SP (Santa Ana River Redevelopment Project Area Specific Plan), with an Industrial Park overlay zone. The proposed project is the establishment and operation of a solid waste collection, processing, and recycling facility and transloading operations. These type of land uses are permitted in commercial and industrial zones throughout the City, with the granting of a CUP (Conditional Use Permit). The applicant has complied with application procedures for a CUP to establish the proposed project in the City of Colton. The applicant is also requesting approval of a Major Variance to reduce landscaping requirements on the project site, and to permit a metal building in the SARRPA (Santa Ana River Redevelopment Project Area) Specific Plan Zone. Section 18.24.130 of the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum landscaping coverage of 25 percent of the lot area in all commercial and industrial developments. Staff has reviewed the applicant's project site