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Resident asks Pasadena to enforce body‑shop regulations, cites health and setback concerns
Summary
A resident, speaking through a translator, reported more than 30 complaints about a nearby body shop she says fails to meet stack‑height and 50‑foot setback rules for spray booths, asked the city to shut down or relocate operations, and linked the operation to family health problems.
During public comment at the March 3 Pasadena City Council meeting, a resident (speaking through translator Lynn Summers) reported a persistent problem with a nearby body shop she says is not complying with local regulations governing spray booths and stack height.
The resident told the council the body shop’s exhaust stack is far shorter than regulations require — in her account it is approximately the height of a one‑story house while adjacent buildings are two stories — and said the spray booth, preparation area and stack are only about 10 to 15 feet from her home, whereas the…
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