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After intense public hearing, commission allows Bacon Bacon to operate with odor‑control and commissary limits
Summary
Following hours of testimony from neighbors and supporters, the commission took discretionary review of Bacon Bacon’s use at 205 Frederick Street and adopted conditions: required filtration (Molotron or equivalent) on the exhaust system, prohibited use of the Frederick Street kitchen as the food‑truck commissary, and barred overnight truck parking; motion passed unanimously.
The Planning Commission on July 11 took discretionary review of a building permit to legalize a limited restaurant use at 205 Frederick Street (Bacon Bacon) and adopted conditions to address neighborhood complaints over odors, smoke, noise and truck activity.
Staff outlined a complex procedural history for the site, tracing the property’s use back to the Ashbury Market deli and describing which planning controls applied. Neighbors testified about acrid cooking odors, frequent late‑night loading, double parking and an alleged past extended generator run. Opponents asked the commission to treat the permit as a conditional use authorization or to impose strict limits (hours, no food truck commissary, and installation of air filtration) to protect the adjacent residential community. The property owner and operator, Jim Angelus, and many neighbors and neighborhood merchants testified in support, saying the business revived a long‑vacant corner and serves local needs.
After extended discussion and technical back‑and‑forth about ventilation options, the commission approved a motion to proceed with discretionary review and attached three specific conditions: (1) the applicant must install an exhaust system with filtration at least equivalent to the Molotron odor abatement system (or an equivalent system acceptable to staff), (2) the Frederick Street kitchen may not be used as the primary commissary to provision food trucks, and (3) no overnight parking of food trucks at the subject site. The sponsor agreed to pursue filtration and exhaust upgrades; staff will verify specifications before finalizing permit approval. The motion passed unanimously 5–0.
Commissioners acknowledged the competing values at stake: neighborhood livability and small‑business revitalization. The imposed conditions are intended to protect residents while allowing the neighborhood‑serving business to operate under improved technical controls.
