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PLUM denies CREED LA appeal; sustains KPAC cold‑storage expansion approval for Wilmington site
Summary
The PLUM Committee voted 5‑0 to deny an administrative appeal by CREED LA and sustain the Planning Commission’s approvals for KPAC’s cold storage expansion in Wilmington, rejecting calls for an Environmental Impact Report while drawing sharp environmental and labor‑market debate.
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee on Feb. 4 denied an administrative appeal by CREED LA and sustained the City Planning Commission’s approvals for a proposed expansion of a KPAC cold storage facility in Wilmington (Council District 15). The committee voted 5‑0 after extended public testimony from neighborhood residents, union representatives and the applicant.
CREED LA’s attorney, Andrew Graff, asked the committee to vacate prior approvals and require an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), contending that the negative declaration failed to disclose and mitigate significant air‑quality, carcinogenic particulate and cumulative public‑health impacts in a disadvantaged community. Graff argued the…
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