Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 8 Extremely Hazardous Materials and Highly Sensitive Uses

a. Purpose. This section is intended to maintain adequate buffers between highly sensitive uses and users of extremely hazardous materials.

b. Location criteria. New highly sensitive uses and new facilities with extremely hazardous materials shall be subject to the following standards:

1. No new highly sensitive uses, as defined in Section 36.60.19, shall be permitted to locate within one thousand (1,000) feet of any facility that stores or handles extremely hazardous materials as defined by Section 36.60.13.

2. No new use of extremely hazardous materials as defined by Section 36.60.13 shall be permitted to be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of a highly sensitive use as defined in Section 36.60.13.

3. The one thousand (1,000) foot buffer shall be measured from the property line of sites unless otherwise approved by conditional use permit.

4. With approval of a use permit, measurement may be taken from the location of the sensitive use or extremely hazardous materials use with the finding that there are unique circumstances of the site, such as large size or location.

5. A minimum distance of one thousand (1,000) feet shall be maintained between buildings in which the uses are located and/or outdoor uses, such as playgrounds, and outdoor storage tanks for extremely hazardous materials.

c. Grandfather clause. Existing highly sensitive uses or facilities using extremely hazardous materials that do not comply with the one thousand (1,000) foot distance requirement shall be "grandfathered" and shall be allowed to continue at the existing location.

1. Grandfathered facilities may be expanded or intensified if it can be demonstrated through risk assessment to the satisfaction of the city's fire and environmental protection division that the proposed expansion or intensification will not result in health and safety risks to the highly sensitive population(s).

2. The risk assessment and implementation of safety measures and improvements to reduce the risk to existing levels shall be approved by the city's fire and environmental protection division prior to any expansion or intensification.

d. Applicability. The provisions of this section shall not apply to El Camino Hospital and surrounding sensitive uses within a one thousand (1,000) foot radius.

(Ord. No. 18.13, § 1, 12/10/13.)