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Item No. 3 PC: 5-7-92 SA-92-25 Page 4 AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: Operational Characteristics: Two additional employees will be hired to staff the proposed facility, and a recommended Condition of Approval has been developed to require one additional employee parking space, as required by Section 9-3700(k) of the Planning Title. The letters of opposition raise questions regarding the safety of the existing dry fertilizer sales facility -specifically the storage of dry chemicals in open bins, the lack of a retaining wall around the entire facility, and the fact that the retention pond is not lined. One of the letters also mentioned chemical spills on Priest Road and an explosion on the site. The retention pond is designed to accommodate storm water runoff from the facility; as such, it is not lined. To do so would prevent storm water from percolating into the ground. The retention pond has not been used in the past, nor will it be as a result of approving this application, for the collection of any fertilizer products. The liquid fertilizer storage and mixing facility will be placed on an impervious surface and surrounded by a berm or other containment feature, as required by the recommended Conditions of Approval,thereby preventing liquid fertilizer from entering the storm pond. The existing operations on the site are taking place in compliance with the adopted Conditions of Approval for Use Permit Application No. UP-80-9, as well as under the applicable permits and approvals of the Air Pollution Control District and the Office of Emergency Services. For that reason,this application deals with the proposed new use: the liquid fertilizer storage and mixing facility. The existing operation is considered only in terms of how it would be affected by the proposed use. None of the referral responses received from responsible agencies indicated the need to modify either the operation or design of the existing facility, nor did those responses, including one from the French Camp Fire District, indicate a history of fertilizer spills, explosions on the site, or underground chemical leaks. Traffic: The letters of opposition state that traffic is now a problem in the area due to the use of the public scale and the switching of trains by the Union Pacific Railroad. The application states that the proposed liquid fertilizer facility will add only approximately four customer trips per day to the overall facility, in addition to the two employee trips per day and approximately one material delivery truck per week. The remainder of the material will be delivered to the site via the railroad spur lines located on the property to the east of the project site. The Department of Public Works has stated that the increase in the number of vehicle trips as a result of the expanded use is not considered significant. The additional railroad activity that will be associated with the proposed use is also not expected to be significant. Access to the site is provided by an existing driveway along the property's frontage on Priest Road. The proposed new use will make use of that driveway without adversely affecting the overall movement of vehicles on Priest Road. In order to further reduce potential impacts of the existing operation on Priest Road, the applicant has opened a previously padlocked gate on the north end of the adjacent railroad property for use by trucks entering and exiting the facility. The