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REQUEST FOR <br />Planning Commission Action <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 13, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT <br />NO. 2004-03 TO UPDATE THE AIRPORT ENVIRONS <br />ELEMENT, AND ADDENDUMS TO LAND USE AND NOISE <br />ELEMENTS <br />Prepared by Hally Soboleske <br />~ Executive Director <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Recommend that the City Council: <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />^ Applicant's Request <br />^ Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Planning Manag <br />1. Approve and adopt the Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. <br />2004-136. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No 2004-03. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 21675 requires Airport Land Use <br />Commissions (ALUC) to formulate a comprehensive land use plan [Airport <br />Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP)] for the area surrounding each public <br />airport. California Government Code Section 65302.3 requires local <br />agencies to amend their general plans, as necessary, when the ALUC <br />amends its AELUP. On November 15, 2007, the Orange County ALUC updated <br />its AELUP. Some local agencies incorporate the goals of the AELUP into <br />various elements of their General Plans, but the City of Santa Ana adopted <br />a separate Airport Environs Element of the General Plan in 1987. The City <br />has prepared an update to this Element to more effectively respond to <br />current airspace issues. <br />Additionally, the City's Airport Environs Element must also be reviewed by <br />the ALUC for consistency with the revised AELUP. This consistency ruling <br />provides substantial benefit to a compliant local agency. According to <br />the AELUP, the ALUC may require an inconsistent local agency to submit all <br />land use actions to the ALUC for review and determination. Once a local <br />agency is deemed consistent with the AELUP, only General Plan or specific <br />plan amendments, or adoption of a zoning ordinance or building regulation <br />within a planning boundary established by the ALUC must be referred to the <br />ALUC for a consistency determination. <br />~'S~R <br />