CPI : Risk Assessment Report & Possible Zoning Strategies
October 6: The Palo Alto City Council will review and discuss the the AECOM consultant’s Risk Assessment for Storing and Handling Hazardous Materials at Communications & Power Industries, LLC (CPI), 607‐811 Hansen Way, and supplemental materials, including an analysis of possible zoning strategies to establish adequate separation between plating shop uses and residences.
Staff Report: • CPI Risk Assessment Report and Zoning Direction
Consultant Report and other Attachments:• Consultant Report and Attachment
From the Staff Report: Recommended Motion
“Direct staff to prepare a draft ordinance for review by the Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC) and consideration by the City Council in early 2015. The ordinance should amend the list of uses in the zoning code to explicitly identify plating shops, prohibit plating shop uses within a specific distance of residential uses and residential zoning districts, and incorporate an amortization schedule based on updated information on the value of affected investments.”
October 2: City staff and consultants will be available to answer questions about the Risk Assessment and the staff report at a pre‐meeting scheduled for October 2, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Barron Park Elementary School, Multipurpose Room, 800 Barron Avenue.