2025-26 CUP CDP IS Bulk Liquified Natural Gas Storage and Hydrogen Fueling Station

The applicant (WestAir) is proposing the development and operation of a multi-use retail gas supplier providing hydrogen fueling station for heavy-duty commercial vehicles, propane bulk storage and dispensing operations, industrial gas retail sales and warehousing, and administrative offices for customer service and distribution operations. The business will located at 2100 Haffley Avenue which is in the Medium Manufacturing zone and Coastal Zone. The property is an 88,880 square-foot industrial site, with an existing 24,000 square-foot warehouse building. The remaining area is a paved outdoor loading yard. A total of 14 employees will work at the site, with varying shifts to support the fueling station and business operations. The business will operate during regular business hours, with the exception of the hydrogen fueling station which will operate 24 hours a day, seven days per week as an automated system for preapproved commercial fleet vehicles. The site currently has two entrances located off of Haffley Avenue. One leads directly to employee/customer parking, while the second entrance provides access directly to yard area. Development of the site includes the addition of an above ground 30,000-gallon horizontal propane tank with associated dispensing equipment and a hydrogen fueling station that includes 6,500 kg of liquid hydrogen storage. The fueling station can be accessed by up to two vehicles at a time. There is no proposal for a canopy over the station or other traditional fueling station characteristics. Hydrogen will be delivered via WestAir’s liquid hydrogen transport vehicles. Liquid hydrogen will be sourced from Los Angeles facilities and transported directly to the on-site storage system as a closed loop system Propane will be delivered via commercial propane transport trucks from regional suppliers and transported directly to the on-site 30,000 gallon storage tank. During the full operational phase, the business is projecting 1,000 kg of hydrogen per day to serve WestAir’s internal fleet vehicles and contracted external fleets. Propane will be dispensed for retail customers, filling five gallon to twenty-five gallon tanks as needed for customers. Due to the hazardous nature of the materials, an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) will be developed and implemented, as well as a Fire Protection Plan, prepared by a fire protection engineer to address the hazardous materials on site. The Medium Manufacturing zone requires a Conditional Use Permit for bulk liquified petroleum gas storage and the hydrogen fueling station. The Initial study has been prepared for those portions of the project only.