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RELEVANT FACTS ABOUT THE INLAND REGIONAL MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY (MRF) ➢ Under the existing Conditional Use Permit (CUP) granted in 1999, the MRF is permitted to accept and process up to 1,950 tons per day of source -separated, comingled recyclable materials. ➢ The MRF has been operating under the approved CUP, and engaging in these processing activities since April 2002. ➢ The proposed Project is solely to amend the existing CUP to grant the MRF the right to accept mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from existing and future customers, and to amend the Specific Plan to clarify this use. ➢ The City of Colton Planning Commission previously approved this Project; but, after a business competitor of Taormina's challenged the Project under CEQA, the Court required the City to take back its previous approval of the Project, the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program based on one procedural technicality. ➢ This CUP modification does not change any other aspect of the operation of our facility, and does not represent any increase in previously -approved traffic, construction or capacity: ❖ The types and quantities of trucks and vehicles entering and leaving the MRF will remain the same. ❖ The size and location of buildings (existing and planned) at the MRF will remain the same. ❖ The total eventual intake tonnage of 1,950 tons per day will remain the same. ➢ One comment received pertains to potential odors. This project includes proven odor control measures, including limited hold times, MSW in enclosed buildings, odor neutralizers and eventual greenwaste processing under a covered building. ➢ Another comment received pertains to the updated traffic study. Subject intersections were identified based on the previously approved traffic study. The purpose of updating the study was to account for current operations and possible changes to traffic patterns in the relevant area of operations. No additional routes or intersections were added as a result of this Project. ➢ On the basis of the Initial Study/MND and the substantial evidence supporting the documents' conclusions, the City's Staff has determined that the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment, and has prepared a Draft MND. ➢ An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is only required where a project (1) has the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment, and (2) where that potential cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level. Since these conditions do not exist for this project, a MND is the appropriate CEQA document. Facility Address: 2059 West Steel Road, Colton, California