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DATE: NOVEMBER. 21, 1988 ~ .-
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TO:
WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM:
COHMUNITY DEVELOPHENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT:
AHENDIIENT OF TUSTIN CITY CODE TO ALLOff KEEPING OF ANIMALS FOR
BIOHEDICAL RESEARCH
RECOBIIENDATION
Pleasure of the City Council.
BACKGROUND
Staff recently received correspondence from Bedford Properties requesting that
the City amend the Tustin City Code pertaining to animals to allow the keeping
of animals for purposes of biomedical research (see. attached correspondence).
The request.is being made to accommodate a proposed tenant who utilizes rodents
and primates in their research.
Sections 4221 and 4223 limit any person or business, except petshops or kennels,
from having more than 10 rodents on their site and any primates unless used for
instructional purposes in conjunction with a bonafide educational institution.
Since the proposed code amendment does not require a public hearing, staff would
like direction from the City Council on the request prior to preparing the
proposed amendments. Although the request is from one property owner, any
anticipated amendments could be applied against any property where biomedical
research is anticipated. The issue of the use of animals for medical research
has been sensitive in other Southern California Communities in recent years.
Christine A. Shingleto
Director of Community Development
CAS'ts
Attachment: Letter dated October 14, i988
BEDFORD PROPERTIES
October 14, 1988
Ms. Chris Shingleton
Director of Community Development
City of Tustin
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
RE: Request for Revision of City Code
Dear Chris'
Pursuant to our previous discussions, Bedford Properties hereby requests
that the Tustin City Code pertaining to animals be amended to allow the
keeping of animals for purposes of biomedical'research within a business
· park ~nvironment such as our 3002 Dow Business Center located within the
Irvine'Industrial domplex/Tustin.
This request is prompted by our goal to accommodate a highly respected
biomedical research tenant who utilizes rodents and a limited number of
primates in their research. Bedford Properties is confident that this
tenant would prove to be an asset to our project, and also to the City of
Tustin.
As we are under a strict time constraint to accommodate the tenant, we
appreciate your assistance in processing this request through the County
and subsequently through the City Council in a timely manner. Please
advise me if there is anything Bedford Properties can do to assist you in
=his effort.
Sincerely,
Susan Payne
Project. Manager
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cc' Kevin Hanson
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Bedford Properties, Inc.
A Diversified Real Estate
Development and
Mana. gement Company
3002 Dow Avenue Telephone Facsimile
Suite 502 714 714
Tustin, California 838-7979 838-8353
92680