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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) <br />and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area <br />September 17, 2024 <br />Page 24 <br />the Planning Division provided a Notice of Intent to overrule the commission's <br />determination with findings to the ALUC and the State Division of Aeronautics. On <br />October 24, 2023, ALUC responded to the City's Notice of Intent. As of the date of <br />publishing this report, no comments from the Division of Aeronautics had been received. <br />PUC Section 21676 permits the City Council, by a two-thirds vote of the members <br />constituting a quorum, to overrule the ALUC's determination if it finds that the proposed <br />project is consistent with the purposes of the State Aeronautics Act. The Act states: "It is <br />the public interest to provide for the orderly development of each public use airport in <br />this State and the area surrounding these airports so as to promote the overall goals <br />and objectives of the California noise standards... and to prevent the creation of new <br />noise and safety problems." <br />Based on staff's review of the project, the project will not adversely impact the <br />operations of the airport, the future development plans that exists for the airport, the <br />approaches to the airport runways, create noise concerns, or create public health, <br />safety, or welfare concerns. Additionally, the project falls within a level of acceptable risk <br />considered to be a community norm. Multiple taller structures than those proposed in <br />the SP area exist closer to the airport and its runways, notably in the cities of Costa <br />Mesa, Irvine, and Newport Beach. Out of an abundance of caution and consistent with <br />past practice, the applicant will be required to record an avigation/aviation easement <br />with both the County and the City to prevent claims, actions, or lawsuits for nuisance or <br />interference with the use of the property against the City and John Wayne Airport. <br />Community Engagement and Public Notification <br />Due to the complexity and scale of the project, public outreach and notification were <br />conducted using a variety of manners to engage broad segments of the community. <br />Community engagement and public notification processes for the proposed Specific <br />Plan exceed or meet the minimum requirements of the City. Upon submittal of the <br />proposed SP to the City, staff met with the project applicant to provide information about <br />the various Neighborhood Associations, business groups, and other communities <br />surrounding the project site. Moreover, staff routinely attended Neighborhood <br />Association meetings in the vicinity of the project site to provide updates, receive <br />feedback, and answer questions on a regular basis. Details of the public engagement <br />components of the proposed development is also documented in the Specific Plan <br />document. <br />Related Bristol Welcome Center <br />In August 2022, at the time the initial application was submitted to the City, a Welcome <br />Center was opened by the applicant on the site. The Welcome Center was open to the <br />public or by appointment, where individual meetings with local residents and <br />