Project Number R2005-02279-(1), Case Numbers RZC200500015, RCUP200500161, RENV200500159

Project Number R2005-02279-(1), Case Numbers RZC200500015, RCUP200500161, RENV200500159

A zone change request to rezone a parcel from M-1 to M-2-DP and a conditional use permit request for the retroactive approval and expansion of a scrap metal processing facility in the M-2 and M-2-DP zone. Scrap metal processing facilities require a conditional use permit in the M-2 zone. The subject property was previously approved for the continued operation of a truck dismantling and auto parts sales facility under Nonconforming Review Case No. (NCR) 85-003-(2), which expired on June 25, 2000. A portion of the west of the subject property under NCR 85-003-(2) was sold and a portion to the east of the subject property was added to the current project. The current subject property encompasses 1.47 acres and is bounded by Manchester Avenue, 85th Street, and Alameda Street. The facility is open to the public and processes new and obsolete scrap metal, including steel, copper, aluminum, and nickel alloys. The facility processes 27,000 tons of scrap metal annually. Materials are imported from local industrial manufacturers. The facility does not recycle or process automobiles or municipal waste. Scrap metal is trucked in to the yard and placed in piles up to 15 feet high. Scrap metal is sorted, reduced, baled, and stored until loads are accumulated for exportation. Scrap metal reduction is done by either cutting by hand torch or by mechanical shears. Three shears, one baler, one scale, and one briquette machine are located under a canopied work area. The applicant proposes to add on electric motor Sierra T500 Shear/Baler/Logger, which can shear/bale/log up to 16 tons of materials per hour. The site plan depicts the subject property encompassed by a 12 foot corrugated steel fence topped by screen. A 1,400 square foot office and 2,783 square foot repair garage are located in the northwest corner of the property. A 3,660 canopied work area is located in the southwest corner of the subject property. The yard encompasses approximately 52,100 square feet. Sixteen parking spaces and 3 truck loading spaces are shown on the site plan. The property is accessible from 85th Street and from Manchester Avenue. The facility currently operates between 7 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, and 7 am to 2 pm on Saturday and employs 21 persons. The facility utilizes six vehicles, including three roll-off bed trucks, one bobtail truck, and two forty-foot flat bed trucks. The facility generates approximately 150 round trips per week, including delivery and exportation of materials.

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, City of

Los Angeles

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery

Industrial (Acres 1.47, Employees 21)

Rezone, Use Permit

Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise