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Staff reports site monitoring, land‑use covenant and barbed‑wire concerns; refers matters to code enforcement

5906400 · October 8, 2025
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City staff told the Planning Commission that state and federal agencies monitor contamination at an industrial site near Veil Avenue, that barbed wire and electrical security fencing are not allowed under city code and that odor complaints appear linked to sewer manholes; staff will coordinate with public works, the applicant and code enforcement.

At the Oct. 7 Southgate Planning Commission meeting, staff updated commissioners on several neighborhood site and code‑enforcement issues: recorded land‑use restrictions on a nearby industrial parcel, barbed and electrical security fencing reported along Veil Avenue and Firestone Boulevard, and recurring odors residents traced to sewer manholes.

Planning Manager Luis John Signo said staff met with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss contamination at the site near Veil Avenue. "EPA...they don't restrict the use that goes on the…

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