Air pollution: warehouse facilities.

Existing law regulates the emissions of air pollution. Existing law designates air pollution control districts and air quality management districts as having the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources, subject to the powers and duties of the State Air Resources Board. Existing law designates the state board as having the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from vehicular sources. This bill would authorize the State Air Resources Board to regulate indirect sources, as defined. Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, sets forth various requirements relating to the review of development project permit applications and the issuance of development permits for particular specified classes of development projects. This bill would prohibit local governments from allowing the siting of a warehouse development project where the distance between the boundary of the project site and sensitive land use is less than 3,000 yards. The bill would require local governments, before approving a warehouse development project, to conduct a cumulative analysis of the air quality impacts of the warehouse development project, to require the use of certain equipment for the warehouse development project, to require the project applicant to develop certain agreements that affected residents or groups that represent the community interest may elect to sign, and to ensure public participation by residents affected by the project on the consideration of the project, as provided. By imposing additional duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.