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As this is a heavy industrial district, there would seem to be no question about this use being permitted in the district by means of the special use permit so long as necessary perJlcrmancecon- ditions related to the operation of their business are observed. In this regard, the principal problem is air pollution. There are controls in City ordinances regarding an operation of this type.. The first is Section 10-130 (h) of the Zoning Code in the . industrial performance standards. Additionally, this business is required to have: an',~0i€1fienshlei3t.l?ad$s-' license:~: as proyieed,for:~ in Section 860 of the City Code which establishes certain con- ditions on their operation. Ther,t:!'a.re',.tfiurther:,,'regul~t.ions,1 o~<:the P61~u bdl.cmrxlon,tr.o 1 JA<!;~IilGY::' ~m'h 'fElenMetropo 1 i tan Wa s te Con tr 01 ,Commission concerning this operation. Odors have been detected by the Administration, through present evidence does not defini- tively prove that the odors al:'e eminating from the applicant's plant. As mention in the NC-ll discussion, it is difficuit to determine the origin of tjle odors because of the proximity to Gordon Rendering, wind direction, hours of operation, and because there are no specific regulations requiring periodic pollution control tests. It would appear that stack tests, samples of the discharge from the plant smoke stack, would be ~equired to definitiv~lY1':esl:a.bli.li.sh if performance standards are being met. According to the City Sanitarian, stack tests regarding o~or are conducted by a private firm at an approximate cost of $300.00. Sl?-72, Council approval of special use permit to change existing non-conforming-rendering plant to a permitted use. The MengelkochCompany 119 - 14th St. NW I-2 is 'requestingthe necessary approvals t.o change the existing use toa permitted llse. in order 'to allow expansion oftheren.dering plant. The existing. plant on tl1e site ~sa legally established non-conforming use . Althoughthepr6perty is zoned 1...2, Heavy Industrial, a renderingplaht is not, listed as a permitted use nor is the type of manuf.acf:.Ur fng process used amongtlte permitted' uses. Further,accqrding to Section 3-40, .Requlation.s as to . Tvpe1INon....Conformities, no such structure -,can be expanded, enlarged, replaced or located except in changing the use to a permitted use. F.or this reason, under the terms of our c.ode,a special use permit is necessary.