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Continued from March 26, 2013; Receive a report on, and consider whether to direct staff to initiate a process for preparing a proposed amendment to the Solano County Code, Chapter 2, regarding the composition of the Airport Land Use Commission’s membership, and direct the County Administrator to initiate the process
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a report on, and consider whether to direct staff to initiate a process for preparing a proposed amendment to the Solano County Code, Chapter 2, regarding the composition of the Airport Land Use Commission’s membership, and
2. Provide direction to the County Administrator on whether or not to initiate a process to amend the County Code.
SUMMARY:
On January 15, 2013, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to return at a future date to discuss options for modifying the criteria for appointments made to the Airport Land Use Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Support for the Airport Land Use Commission and its activities are a General Fund cost, borne by the Department of Resource Management, Planning Services Division, as a Net County Cost.
DISCUSSION:
Introduction: The Solano County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) operates pursuant to the State Aeronautics Act (Public Utilities Code §21001 et seq.). Since 1967, the State Aeronautics Act has required counties with public airports to establish an airport land use commission to:
“protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the orderly expansion of airports and the adoption of land use measures that minimize the public's exposure to excessive noise and safety hazards within areas around public airports to the extent that these areas are not already devoted to incompatible uses.” - Public Utilities Code §21670, subdivision (a)(2)
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