The Sunland-Tujunga Alliance Our mission is to inform and educate community stakeholders about land use and planning issues affecting our community and to initiate or facilitate actions which create and maintain a safe, clean, prosperous and thoughtfully planned environment for those who live and work here. The Sunland-Tujunga Alliance is an all volunteer, grassroots organization comprised of concerned and involved community stakeholders. We are recognized as a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt, non-profit corporation. |
| ARE YOU READY FOR A GIANT PROPANE TANK AT THE OLD COFFEE STOP? PLEASE JOIN THE SUNLAND-TUJUNGA ALLIANCE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT The Sunland-Tujunga Alliance has filed an appeal of the PROPANE SALES business proposed to be located at 7937 Foothill Boulevard. This use is NOT appropriate for our neighborhood. It is not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and existing uses. * The project does not comply with the spirit and intent of the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan which seeks to create a pedestrian friendly Community Center. This is an industrial use. The propane tank at 1,099 gallons is much larger than an “Accessory Propane Sales” capacity tank.. * It introduces an extreme safety hazard, and does nothing to improve our quality of life or promote the general welfare of the neighborhood. * The propane tank is required by the Fire Department to be 25 feet from the structure. It appears to be closer than the required 25 feet to the overhang of the building, yet City Planning Staff are measuring the distance of the tank from the wall of the building and ignoring our comments about the building’s overhang. Industrial uses and fueling of trucks, machinery, or any tank attached to a vehicle are proposed to be prohibited by City planning staff. However, no condition of approval exists for enforcement. There is no way the City can monitor the fueling activities. Planning staff has been convinced, by the business owner, into believing they will only be servicing portable propane tanks. There is no way for the City to monitor whether prohibited fueling of vehicles will take place. * The propane tank holds 1,099 gallons of propane; that’s more than “accessory” capacity. * Let’s do the math. If it is only retail use, and they are only allowed to fill portable canisters, the tank has the capacity to fill 2,198 five gallon containers. How many retail customers would it take to fill 2,198 portable five gallon canisters? * The propane use is too close to residential homes and poses a safety hazard to the neighborhood. Planning staff failed to carefully review the application and use for this project. * Staff admits to errors in their review and reports. * Staff did not require any traffic study or mitigations, yet has allowed the northern driveway on Leolang Avenue to be fenced and closed, without any sidewalk improvements being required. A Traffic Study should have been required because there could be more than 500 customers per day, if the business plan is true. * There are no conditions regulating the hours of operation of this business. * Staff has relied ONLY on verbal recommendations from the Fire Department. We have not seen ANY written reports or documentation of a site visit from fire safety officials. PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 5, 2010 AFTER 4:30 PM First Floor Conference Room Marvin Braude Center 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys Write a letter to the City Officials and let your voice be heard! Please plan to attend the Public Hearing on August 5th in Van Nuys! Written comments must be received by the North Valley Area Planning Commission BY JULY 28! Commission Secretariat 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Councilman Krekorian 200 North Spring Street Room 425 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Milena Zasadzien Robert Duenas Daniel Scott 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard Room 351 Van Nuys, CA 91401 Be sure to include this case number in your correspondence: DIR-2010-897-SPP-A1 |
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Contact the STA By email By Postal Mail at: Sunland-Tujunga Alliance P.O. Box 123 Tujunga, CA. 91043 By Phone at 818 438-7076 |