1. Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Public Hearing Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission Mead & Hunt, Inc.

2. Today’s Topics Role of the ALUC Draft Compatibility Plan
Implementation Issues

3. Role of the ALUC

4. Authority and Duties ALUCs
Establishment Required by State Law
Riverside County ALUC Composition
Not Merely an Advisory Body
Duties
Prepare and Adopt Compatibility Plans
Conduct Airport/Land Use Compatibility Reviews 1.
Public Utilities Code Section et seq
With limited exceptions, ALUC required in every county 2.
Foothill ALUC functions under SPO; TRK plus airports in three counties (El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra)
Standard composition vs. designated body
3,4.
Two specific duties defined in the law: … 5.
Not advisory, but lacks implementation powers; can be overruled by local govt entity 6.
Limitations: operation of airports; existing land uses
Also no authority to implement own plans; that power remains with local government entities

5. Limitations of ALUCs
No Authority over Airport Development or Operation
No Authority over Existing Land Uses
No Direct Ability to Implement Policies

6. Local Agency Responsibilities
Compatibility Plan Implementation
General Plan Consistency Requirements
Submittal of Projects for ALUC Review 1.
Basically, local entities have responsibility to implement the compatibility plan 2.
Fundamental Step: modify general plan 3.
Submit certain land use actions
Some mandatory
Others optional once general plan is consistent
Continued submittal of major actions requested

7. Compatibility Plan vs. Master Plan
Airport Master Plan
Addresses Airport Development and Operations
Adopted by Airport Operator
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan
Concerned with Land Use Development Around Airport
Adopted by ALUC

8. The Draft Plan

9. Plan Contents Three Volumes Policies in Volume 1
Countywide Policies
Policies and Maps for Individual Airports
Appendices
Background Data in Volumes 2 and 3
Volume 2: West County Airports
Volume 3: East County Airports

10. Basis of Compatibility Criteria
Noise
No New Residential in Long-Term 60 dB CNEL Contour
Safety
State Handbook Guidelines as Tailored to Each Airport
Airspace Protection
Federal Aviation Regulations Part 77
Aircraft Overflight
Primary Airport Traffic Patterns

11. Compatibility Zone Factors
Location
Noise Impact
Risk Level A
Runway & RPZs
Very High B1
Inner Approach/Departure
High B2
Adjacent to Runway
Mod–High
Low–Mod C
Extended Approach/Departure
Moderate D
Primary Traffic Patterns
Low E
Other Airport Environs
Height Overlay
High Terrain
Data sources: actual data vs. estimated data
California Division of Aeronautics acoustical counter
Airport UNICOM Flight Logs
Interviews with Airport Staff and Flight Instructors
1998 AMP

12. Sample Compatibility Map Corona Municipal Airport

13. Basic Compatibility Criteria
Zone
Maximum Residential Density
Maximum Nonresidential Intensity
Other Criteria A
0 du/ac
0 people/ac
No structures B1
0.05 du/ac
25 people/ac
No schools, hospitals, etc.
Bldgs >2 floors B2
0.1 du/ac
100 people/ac C
0.2 du/ac
75 people/ac
Bldgs >3 floors D or
≥5.0 du/ac
Discourage schools, hospitals E
No Limit
Discourage stadiums
Aircraft type assumptions make major difference in contours

14. Compatibility Factors Example
Bermuda Dunes Airport
Flight Tracks
Noise Contours
Risk Contours
Basic Safety Zones
Conical Surface
Flight Track Envelope
Compatibility Zones
Old CLUP

15. Key Issues Determining Existing Uses
Significance of Nonconforming Development
Consideration for Local Land Use Plans
Allowing Infill Development
Accounting for Secondary Dwellings
Significance of Current Compatibility Plans

16. Defining “Existing” Land Use
Basis in State Laws and Court Decisions
Use Does Not Have to be Physically Existing
Status of Local Project Approval
Discretionary vs. Ministerial Actions
Definition for ALUC Purposes
Can be More “Relaxed”
But No Requirement To Do So

17. Working Definition of “Existing”
Tentative Parcel Map or Subdivision Map Approved and Not Expired
Vesting Tentative Parcel or Subdivision Map Approved
Development Agreement Approved and Remains in Effect
Final Subdivision Map Recorded
Use Permit or Other Discretionary Entitlement Approved and Not Expired
Valid Building Permit Issued

18. Infill Development Concept: Concerns: Suggested Approach:
Allow New Nonconforming Development Similar to Surrounding Land Uses
Concerns:
Potential for Significant New Compatibility Conflicts
Potential for Incremental Expansion of Nonconforming Uses
Suggested Approach:
Limit Size of Infill Development
Set Boundary Requirements
Limit Density/Intensity to Double the Basic Criteria Even if Surrounding Uses Exceed this Level
Burden on Local Jurisdictions to Show that Infill Criteria Met

19. Implementation Issues

20. General Plan Consistency
County and Cities Must Modify General Plan to be Consistent with Compatibility Plan
Or Take Steps Necessary to Overrule ALUC Action
Existing Land Uses not Considered

21. Relationship to General Plan Bermuda Dunes Airport Environs
Palm Desert
County
Indio
La Quinta

22. Types of Actions Reviewed
Mandatory Reviews
List Defined by State Law
General Plan or Specific Plan Adoption
Zoning Amendments
Airport Master Plans and Development Plans
Decision Cannot Be Delegated to Staff
Other Reviews
Major Land Use Actions
Depends on Status of General Plan Consistency
Review May Be Advisory Only
Decisions Can Be Delegated to Staff

23. Real Estate Disclosure Requirements
Basis in California State Law
Applicable to Most Residential Real Estate Transactions
Disclosure Language Provided in Law
Intent is to Improve Consistency of Disclosure
Applies throughout Each Airport Influence Area
Notification Only—No Restrictions on Land Use

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