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Public Hearing to consider the consistency of ALUC-2017-02, Heart of Fairfield Specific Plan, with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2017-02, the Heart of Fairfield Specific Plan is consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan)
DISCUSSION:
INTRODUCTION
The City of Fairfield is considering the adoption of its Heart of Fairfield EIR and Specific Plan (Attachment B, C and D). A specific plan is an addition to a general plan which can provide significant additional detail on the types of land uses permitted, the development standards applicable to those land uses, the design standards for the project and any public financing mechanism for improvements required by the specific plan development. The Heart of Fairfield Specific Plan is an implementation of the 2002 General Plan which was determined to be consistent with the Travis Plan on March 14, 2002.
State law requires that any proposed general plan amendments, specific plans and zoning actions be reviewed for consistency with adopted airport land use compatibility plans. In this case, the Heart of Fairfield Specific Plan is affected by the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan). The Heart of Fairfield Plan includes both specific plan elements and zoning action elements. Each is reviewed for consistency with the Travis Plan.
REQUIRED TESTS FOR CONSISTENCY FOR GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
The State Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics has published the 2011 California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook as a guide for Airport Land Use Commissions in the preparation and implementation of Land Use Compatibility Plans and Procedure Documents. The Solano Countywide Airport Land Use Review Procedures also require the review of all amendments to a local agency's general plan, consistent with the State law.
The tests are:
1. Elimination of any direct conflicts ...
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