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~People Serving People" CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Council Memorandum Riverside 1998 HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 28, 2004 ITEM NO.: SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE COUNTYAIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY PLAN WORKSHOP BACKGROUND: The Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) has prepared the draft Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (RCALUCP or Plan) to guide future development in areas surrounding airports throughout Riverside County. The Plan is based largely on noise and safety issues, and includes restrictions on the heights of structures, limitations on the types and intensity of new land use development, requirements for sound insulation in new buildings and establishment of real estate disclosure policies addressing aircraft over flights. The Plan applies only to new development within designated airport influence areas as the ALUC has no authority over existing land uses. In the City of Riverside, there are influence areas from Riverside Municipal Airport (RMA), Flabob Airport in unincorporated Rubidoux and March Air Reserve Base / March Inland Port (MARB). The draft Compatibility Plan currently pertains only to RMA and Flabob. A separate Plan will later be prepared for MARB. Currently, nearly all development related projects within airport influence areas are subject to review and approval by the ALUC. If denied by ALUC, the City Council may still approve a project but only with a 2/3 majority vote. If the City chooses to adopt the Plan, ALUC review will then not be required for any project that is consistent with the Plan except a legislative act, such as a rezoning or general plan amendment. The City only has to find that a project is consistent with the Plan, thereby significantly reducing the development review time for projects in the airport influence areas. On August 12, 2004, the ALUC reviewed the draft Plan at a public hearing. City staff requested that the ALUC continue the matter to September 16, 2004 to allow time for the City to to better evaluate potential effects of the Plan on the City. On September 16, at the City staff's further request, the ALUC again continued the Plan as it applies to the City of Riverside until its meeting in October. City staff will be at that meeting to request further continuance until December. ALUC staff will be present at today's workshop to give an overview of the Plan. A similar presentation was previously made to the City Airport Commission on September 8. Following today's workshop, staff will prepare a detailed report and analysis for presentation to the Planning Commission on October 7, followed by the City Airport Commission on October 13. The recommendations of both Commissions will be forwarded to the City Council for review on November 9. 11-1