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Figure 5. BESS Enclosures
2. Conditional Use Permit (CUP No. 1115-21)
Carson Municipal Code Section 9172.21 (Conditional Use Permit) states that the Commission shall approve a CUP if it is able to make affirmative findings based on criteria that includes General Plan consistency, ability of the site to accommodate the proposed development, adequacy of street access, traffic capacity, and water supply for fire protection, and compatibility with the character of the area.
Affirmative findings can be made with the inclusion of conditions of approval for the proposed conditional use permit pursuant to CMC Section 9172.21.
The 6.96-acre site adequately accommodates the proposed BESS use and development, which is compatible with the predominantly Heavy Industrial character of the area. Fire Department conditions of approval have been included requiring fire hydrants for adequate water supply. Adequate street access is provided via Alameda Street as discussed above.
The lithium-ion batteries, which are hazardous materials, are on racks in battery enclosures. As conditioned, the proposed development will be properly segregated from other surrounding industrial uses and had been subjected to proper safeguards, including a reinforced 10-foot-high CMU block wall to be built around the entire perimeter of the Property, except for the access driveway on Alameda Street, as discussed above. Additionally, per the Conditions, none of the battery enclosures shall be within 25’ of any property line, and the battery enclosures shall be equipped with internal, failsafe heat and gas detection and alarm systems, which shall provide audio and visual early warnings of increases in heat or gas in any battery enclosure to a third-party reporting station that actively monitors for such warnings on a 24/7/365 basis. Furthermore, whenever any of
City of Carson
Planning Commission Meeting of July 9, 2024
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