MODERN RECYCLING FACILITY UP FOR REVIEW.Byline: Judy O'Rourke Special to the Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A state-of-the-art recycling facility that has gone through fits and starts to find a suitable home finally is set for review Tuesday by the city Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. Commission. Burrtec Waste Industries will be seeking a permit to build a 178,200- square-foot building in the proposed Gate King Industrial Park on Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling south of San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . ``There is nothing that prevents us from proceeding with that action,'' said Lisa Hardy, the city's planning manager. The recycling facility would be the first business to set up shop in the planned industrial park. The Gate King project is in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , but because local officials have approved the park and no court order has been issued to prevent the project from moving forward, Burrtec is forging ahead. The 55-foot-tall facility, planned on the eastern end of the property, would sort residential and commercial trash. Nonrecyclables would be separated from reusable materials and transported elsewhere. An education center, a buyback area and a secondhand shop would be located on the premises. The recycling area could process up to 2,000 tons of materials each day. Processing operations would take place inside the building. Mark Gates, who owns the 508-acre industrial development, said the commissioner's approval of Burrtec's permit would allow him to proceed with grading and storm drain plans, sewer annexation, a wetlands review, a water service agreement and other formalities. ``We have been proceeding full steam ahead on those items, assuming the Planning Commission approves the (permit) and assuming there are no hiccups Hiccups Definition Hiccups are the result of an involuntary, spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm followed by the closing of the throat. Description as a result of the court of appeal decision,'' Gates said. The Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment was among the plaintiffs in the suit, which claims city officials miscalculated when they approved the project's environmental impact report. If the court finds fault with the environmental document, Gates would need to make the necessary modifications, which could delay his project. Gates could not provide a timeline, but said the next step after finalizing the paperwork would be building the infrastructure. Burrtec had considered locating the materials recovery facility A materials recovery facility or materials reclamation facility (MRF -- pronounced "murf") is a specialized plant that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end-user manufacturers. , also called a MRF MRF Markov Random Field MRF Material Recovery Facility MRF Materials Recycling Facility MRF Motorcycle Riders Foundation MRF Medium Range Forecast (weather forecasting model) MRF Movement for Rights and Freedoms , at the former Keysor Century property across from the Saugus Cafe, but Metrolink's objections to the trash trucks that would be crossing the nearby train tracks scuttled that plan. Judy O'Rourke, (661) 257-5255 judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com |
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