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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider a Consistency Determination ALUC-19-09 for the proposed City of Benicia Cannabis Regulations with the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (Sponsor: City of Benicia)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2017-12 (City of Benicia Cannabis Regulations) is consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan).
DISCUSSION:
History
On October 12, 2017, the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission conducted a public hearing to consider consistency determination ALUC-17-12, an ordinance of the City of Benicia permitting a variety of cannabis related land uses within the Benicia city limits. The Commission concluded that the proposed ordinance was consistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan).
On February 20, 2018, the Benicia City Council adopted the ordinance.
Current Request
Since adoption of the original cannabis ordinance, the City of Benicia has reviewed the cannabis regulations and has decided to ban cannabis retail sales locations within the city limits (Attachment F).
REQUIRED TESTS FOR CONSISTENCY
ALUC Review Requirements
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.
The ALUC is concerned with those aspects of the proposed zoning changes which have the potential to be incompatible with of the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan.
California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook
The State Department of Aeronautics has published the 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. Section 6.4.2 sets forth procedures for the review of local zoning ordinances and directs agencies to consider the topi...
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