HUNTINGTON BEACH : Company Will Make Changes to Mollify Industrial Park Neighbors

A business operating in an industrial park has agreed to make changes to appease nearby residents who have long complained of the firm’s operations.

The action came after a recent meeting of city officials and the operator of Jason Marketing Co. with residents of an area near Bolsa Chica Street between McFadden and Bolsa avenues, where the park is located.

Hank Mancini, general manager of Jason Marketing Co., said the company will handle scheduled shipments in the afternoon and plant fast-growing shrubbery along its border to reduce noise, screen the building and increase privacy for residents.

The company has also stopped using its public address system, reduced shipping hours and begun requiring that trucks shut off their motors when loading and unloading, Mancini said.

During the meeting, City Atty. Gail C. Hutton told residents that the company is not in violation of any city codes. Hutton said Jason Marketing’s loading dock is at least 45 feet from any residence, which is within code.

But residents still contended that activities such as loading and unloading of trucks are disruptive.

“The vibration and noise is very disturbing,” said Joe Du Ermit, 69, who has lived on Tasman Drive for more than 25 years and whose home is 46 feet from the industrial park.

Neighbors said that since the industrial park was built in the 1970s, they have lost their privacy and peace of mind while engaging in a fruitless battle with the city and businesses to protect their quality of life.

The city, Du Ermit said, allowed an “industrial park right up next to residential and they didn’t allow for an adequate buffer zone.”