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Public Hearing to consider the consistency of ALUC-2019-05 (Heritage Park Sign District) with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan. Sponsor: City of Suisun City
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is recommending that the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the consistency of ALUC-2019-05 (Heritage Park Sign District) with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan, and
2. Determine the Heritage Park Sign District is consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan
DISCUSSION:
Introduction
The Heritage Park Sign District is a type of zoning regulation and, as such, the City of Suisun City is required to submit an application to the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission (Commission) for a consistency determination with applicable Airport Land Use Plans. In this particular case, the application is within the influence area of the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan).
The Heritage Park Sign District (See Attachments A, B and C) establishes standards and procedures for the permitting of signs within a specified area of the City of Suisun City, located on the northwest corner of Highway 12 and Sunset Avenue (See Attachment B).
The Heritage Park Sign District would permit an illuminated sign up to 60 feet tall near the intersection (See Attachment B).
ANALYSIS:
The project is located on the northwest corner of Highway 12 and Sunset Avenue. The site is located within Zone D of the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan). The compatibility criterion and zoning issues are described below:
REQUIRED TESTS FOR CONSISTENCY FOR REZONING ACTIONS
State law, under Section 21661.5 of the Public Utilities Code, requires that any proposed zoning regulations or revisions to the local zoning ordinance be reviewed for consistency with adopted airport land use compatibility plans.
California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook
The State Department of Transportation Division...
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