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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the consistency of ALUC-2019-16, the General Plan Consistency Project, with the Nut Tree Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (Nut Tree Plan) and the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan (Travis Plan) (Sponsor: City of Vacaville)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Determine that application ALUC-2019-16, the General Plan Consistency Project, is consistent with the Travis Plan and the Nut Tree Plan.
DISCUSSION:
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
The City of Vacaville has filed an application with the ALUC (ALUC-19-16), to amend the general plan land use map to correct several land use designations which do not match the underlying development of the property or do not match the zoning district existing on the parcel.
The City has organized the application around 15 groups of properties which are being addressed by this general plan amendment. The City has submitted a General Plan Booklet which depicts the location of each proposed change along with a description of the existing and proposed general plan revision. (See Attachment B).
Staff has prepared a table which lists each of the groups being reviewed along with the status of each group with respect to the Travis Plan and the Nut Tree Plan (See Attachment C General Plan Changes Table).
REQUIRED TESTS FOR CONSISTENCY BY THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION
The City of Vacaville's project consists of general plan amendments which triggers the requirement for a consistency determination from the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission. The criteria for evaluating a general plan amendment are discussed below.
Consistency Tests for a General Plan and/or Specific Plan Amendment
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.
According to the Handbook, the tests...
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