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Conduct a public hearing to consider the consistency of ALUC-2017-05 (Rockville Trails Preserve) with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2017-05 (Rockville Trails Preserve) is consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan)
DISCUSSION:
INTRODUCTION
The County of Solano is considering the adoption a general plan amendment and rezoning to permit the establishment of 1226 acres of open space. The property is located on the northerly side of Rockville Road between Suisun Valley Road and Green Valley Road (Attachment B). The project lies within Compatibility Zone D of the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (Attachment C).
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 Rockville Trails Preserve is affected by the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan). The Rockville Trails Preserve includes both a general plan action and a zoning action. 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 between the General Plan and relevant compatibility plan(s).
Direct conflicts primarily involve general plan land use designations which do not meet the density (for residential uses) or intensity (for non-residential uses) criteria spec...
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