Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

H. The proposed facility is consistent with the City General Plan in that the facility is in an area designated by
the General Plan and zoned for industrial use and the area is substantially developed with other industrial facilities
which are served by the same transportation routes as the proposed facility. In addition, the land uses authorized in
the General Plan and by zoning in the vicinity of the project are compatible with the project.
I. The proposed facility is within reasonable proximity to industrial facilities which produce or treat hazardous
waste on-site as outlined in the Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
J. The alternative locations for the proposed facility, as identified in the environmental impact report for the
project and in the Hazardous Waste Management Plan, have been adequately considered in determining the location
chosen for the facility.
K. A closure and post-closure plan has been submitted which adequately describes and guarantees
implementation of measures to be taken to restore, evaluate and monitor conditions at the site upon cessation of
operations, to ensure elimination of adverse environmental conditions and potential hazards to human health and
other effects.
L. The project will not create a financial burden for the City or the County.
M. The proposed facility operator has demonstrated financial responsibility for the operation, monitoring,
closure and post-closure requirements of the facility. (Ord. 4825, 1993.)
28.75.025 Action.
In addition to the application and public hearing process required by this Title for any change of zone, conditional
use permit, development plan or other land use permit, offsite hazardous waste management facilities are subject to
the procedures outlined in Article 8.7 (commencing with Section 25199.1) of the California Health and Safety Code,
including, but not limited to, the following:
A. NOTICE OF INTENT. At least 90 days before filing an application for the addition of a HWMF Overlay
Zone to a property and for a Conditional Use Permit for an offsite hazardous waste management facility and, if
necessary, a coastal development permit and/or development plan approval with the City, the applicant shall file a
Notice of Intent to make such application with the Office of Permit Assistance in the Governor's Office of Planning
and Research and with the City of Santa Barbara. The Community Development Department shall publish a notice in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City, shall post notices in the location where the proposed project is located
and shall notify, by direct mailing, the owners of all property within four hundred and fifty (450) feet of the proposed
project, as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll. The Notice of Intent is not transferable to a location other
than the location specified in the notice and shall remain in effect for one (1) year from the date it is filed with the
City or until it is withdrawn by the applicant, whichever is earlier. The Notice of Intent filed with the City shall
include the following:
1. A complete description of the nature, function and scope of the project.
2. Labels containing the names, addresses and assessor's parcel numbers of all property owners within four
hundred and fifty (450) feet of the affected parcel, as shown in the latest equalized assessment roll.
3. A fee to cover the costs of processing the Notice of Intent and carrying out the required notification
procedures, as adopted by a resolution of the City Council.
B. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING. Within ninety (90) days of filing a Notice of Intent with the Office
of Permit Assistance, the Office shall convene a public meeting in the City of Santa Barbara in order to inform the
public of the nature, function and scope of the proposed offsite hazardous waste management facility project and the
procedures that are required for approving applications for such projects.
C. SELECTION AND COSTS OF LOCAL ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE. The City Council shall appoint a
seven (7) member Local Assessment Committee to advise it in considering an application for an offsite hazardous
waste management facility, subject to the following requirements:
1. The Local Assessment Committee shall be appointed not later than thirty (30) days after the application
for an offsite hazardous waste management facility is accepted as complete by the Community Development
Department.
2. A fee adequate to cover the costs of establishing and convening the Local Assessment Committee, as
adopted by a resolution of the City Council, shall be paid by the applicant at the time the application is submitted.
3. The committee shall be broadly constituted to reflect the makeup of the community and shall include
three (3) representatives of the community at large, two (2) representatives of environmental or public interest groups
and two (2) representatives of affected businesses or industries. Members of the committee shall have no direct
financial interest, as defined in Section 87103 of the Government Code, in the proposed offsite hazardous waste
management facility.
D. DUTIES OF LOCAL ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE. The Local Assessment Committee shall, as its
primary function, advise the City Council of the terms and conditions under which the proposed offsite hazardous
waste management facility project may be acceptable to the community. To carry out this function, the Committee
shall do all of the following:
526-3 rev. 9/30/93