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( u <br />September 6, 1995 <br />TO: Dwane Milnes, City Manager <br />FROM: John Carlson, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: CITY MANAGER WEEKLY REPORT <br />(Follow-up to Council meeting of August 14, 1995 --Vice Mayor Weaver) <br />East Stockton Transfer/Recycle Station (Commercial Salvage Company), 2435 East <br />Weber Avenue -- Zoning Compliance <br />Pursuant to Vice Mayor Weaver's request, the Community Development Department <br />has reviewed existing records to determine the facility's zoning compliance and the <br />Fire Department has conducted a fire inspection. The fire inspection was conducted <br />on August 23, 1995, to determine fire code violations which were made apparent <br />following a fire at the subject site on August 4, 1995. A fire inspection report was <br />prepared and a Notice of Violation has been issued to the owners of the facility as <br />described in the attached memorandum (dated September 5, 1995) from Fire Chief <br />Douglas C. Ratto. <br />Based on our review of Community Development Department records, it has been <br />determined that the existing facility was allowed pursuant to Use Permit (UP97-61) <br />which was issued by the City of Stockton on December 20, 1961 for the salvage of <br />wastepaper (copy attached). Also, it was previously determined that this facility may <br />accept and recycle related nonhazardous commercial and industrial wastes, including <br />scrap wood, cardboard, and wastepaper pulp. However, staff has no evidence that <br />this facility has ever obtained a Use Permit to allow for the salvage of other <br />commercial and industrial wastes, including glass, plastics, scrap metals, etc. <br />Nonetheless, according to the attached letters (date January 19 and 23, 1995) from <br />the San Joaquin County Department of Public Health Services, Environmental Health <br />Division, the East Stockton Transfer/Recycle Station is classified as a "Large Volume <br />Transfer Station" which accepts a variety of commercial and industrial solid wastes <br />for the separation of recyclable items, with the remaining wastes taken to the City's <br />landfill. <br />In response to the Environmental Health Division's request that the City comment on <br />their five (5) year permit review for the subject facility, the Community Development <br />Department submitted a letter (dated March 24, 1995), with copies to the <br />owner/operator of the facility and to the California Integrated Waste Management <br />Board (copy attached). That letter noted the following: <br />