From:	Austin Kerr
Sent:	Monday, April 06, 2015 10:17 AM
To:	Brenda Hom
Cc:	Chris Mundhenk
Subject:	FW: odor complaint history

I’m forwarding the response I received from Katherine about City’s records of odor complaint near the 
Nishi site.
-Austin

From: Katherine Hess [mailto:KHess@cityofdavis.org]  
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 9:42 AM 
To: Austin Kerr 
Cc: Chris Mundhenk 
Subject: RE: odor complaint history

Austin, I talked to our code enforcement inspector. She says we’ve had occasional complaints about 
smelly dumpsters, but they’re generally resolved. The other point she made is one we might want to 
consider further – over the last couple of years, there has been a fair amount of public discussion over 
wood-burning. It’s a little bit odor but primarily health. The PD is now enforcing no-burn days, and the 
Cannery had a mitigation measure prohibiting wood-burning fireplaces. That might be something to 
consider for Nishi, too.

Katherine Hess, AICP
Community Development Administrator
(530)757-5652

From: Austin Kerr [mailto:austin.kerr@ascentenvironmental.com]  
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 3:46 PM 
To: Katherine Hess 
Cc: Chris Mundhenk 
Subject: odor complaint history

Katherine,
Does the City of Davis keep records of odor complaints (and confirmed odor complaints) of facilities in 
town? Or is this something I should ask the County about?
Thanks,
Austin

J. Austin Kerr | Senior Air Quality, Climate Change, and Noise Specialist
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Austin.Kerr@ascentenvironmental.com

 

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