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ALUC-25-04 (City of Benicia Title 17 Zoning & Chapter 4 Downtown Mixed Use Plan Amendments).
Determine that Application No. ALUC-25-04 (City of Benicia Title 17 Zoning & Chapter 4 Downtown Mixed Use Plan Amendments), located within the Travis Air Force Base (AFB) Compatibility Zones D and E, is consistent with the Travis Air Force Base (AFB) Land Use Compatibility Plan (LUCP).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution determining that ALUC-25-04 (City of Benicia Title 17 Zoning & Chapter 4 Downtown Mixed Use Plan Amendments), located within the Travis Air Force Base (AFB) Compatibility Zones D and E, is consistent with the Travis Air Force Base (AFB) Land Use Compatibility Plan (LUCP).
Summary
Section 21676(d) of the State Aeronautics Act requires the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) to review any general plan or zoning regulation amendments within an Airport Influence Area.
The City of Benicia proposes to amend the city's General Regulations Ordinance, adding to Benicia Municipal Code Section 17.70.470. The proposed amendments to Section 17.70.470 will implement the recently adopted Housing Element, Program 2.05 - to facilitate housing mobility, the city will establish a Religious and Institutional Facility Housing Overlay or similar zoning text amendment. The proposed amendments comply with California Government Code Section 65913.16.
The city's limits lie within Travis AFB's Compatibility Zones D and E. Compatibility Zones D and E do not place restrictions on densities nor intensities but do require review of structural heights of objects and hazards related to bird attraction, electrical interference, glare, and other flight hazards. The proposed amendments do not conflict with the compatibility criteria.
DISCUSSION:
Proposed Project
According to City staff, the project will amend Title 17 and the Downtown Mixed Use Plan Amendments as follows:
The proposed amendments would update land use regulations, streamline certain regulations, cla...
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