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The industrial areas of Pleasanton that are included on the CHWMP maps include the Commerce Circle/Johnson Drive area, Rheem Drive Industrial Park, Valley Business Park and Boulder Street, the area between Busch Road and Stanley Blvd, and the Kaiser facility area west of Sunol Blvd. Since the final CHWMP will ultimately become part of the City's General Plan, the City must be prepared to accept its responsibility to host facilities in these areas. It should be understood, however, that the City is still allowed its regular development review and permitting procedures, along with the CEQA process when reviewing potential facilities. The City already permits hazardous waste facilities, including residual repositories, in its I-G (General Industrial) Zoning District with a conditional use permit. The plan proposes that in the case of multi-user hazardous waste facilities, the County Waste Management Authority and an Authority-appointed Local Assessment Committee will play a key role in the review of any facilities. They would be involved in analyzing compliance with the goals, policies and siting criteria of the CHWMP and in negotiating development standards with the developer. The exact processing procedures for their involvement are still to be developed. Staff suggests a procedure be incorporated in the CHWMP which is the same as that satisfactorily used for solid waste facilities: the City is the lead agency, but the Authority is a "responsible "permitting agency as well. If a development is ultimately denied by the local jurisdiction, the Tanner Bill provides for a State level Appeal Board to review appeal requests made by the developer or other interested party. If the proposed project is found by the State to be in conformance with the CHWMP, the Appeal Board can ultimately overturn the local decision. ANALYSIS Out of meetings between the City's Chemical Specialist and Planning staff, there are several key areas of discussion which may warrant further consideration and comment regarding the siting criteria and implementation strategy in the CHWMP. Access There is some inconsistency in the wording of the inclusionary siting criteria over "Good Access" and "Safe Access". Good access means that a facility is located on major paved roads designed to accommodate heavy vehicles, with good access to public highway routes and which do not require trucks carrying hazardous wastes to pass through residential neighborhoods. SR:88:299