HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Attch 9 PC Reso Recommend CC Ord RESOLUTION NO. 14-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENCY WITH THE
AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY PLAN FOR THE LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
CITY-WIDE
PLPA-2014-00028
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Airport Land Use Commission oversees the adoption
and updating of land use compatibility plans for all public-use airports in Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, Alameda County completed a multi-year effort to update the 1986
land use compatibility plan for the Livermore Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, the land use compatibility plan promotes compatibility between the
Livermore Municipal Airport and the surrounding environment which includes properties in the
cities of Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore, as well as unincorporated Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to State law, when a land use compatibility plan is amended or
updated local agencies must review their general plans, applicable specific plans and zoning
ordinances to ensure that they remain consistent with the land use compatibility plan; and
WHEREAS, amendments are proposed to the Dublin Zoning Ordinance to add Chapter
8.35 (Airport Overlay Zoning District) to establish consistency between the Dublin Zoning
Ordinance and the land use compatibility plan for the Livermore Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, amendments are also proposed to the Dublin Zoning Map to include the
Airport Influence Area (AIA) boundary, the Airport Protection Area (APA) boundary and Safety
Zone 6; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to State law, the proposed amendments must be reviewed by the
Airport Land Use Commission for a determination of consistency with the updated land use
compatibility plan for the Livermore Municipal Airport prior to being adopted by the local
jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, on May 21 , 2014, the Alameda County Airport Land Use Commission
adopted Resolution 01-2014 finding the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments consistent
with the policies and provisions of the 2012 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the
Livermore Municipal Airport; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with State
Guidelines and City Environmental Regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for
environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the CEQA, Staff is recommending that the proposed
Amendments be found exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Section
15061(b)(3) states that CEQA applies only to those projects that have the potential to cause a
significant effect on the environment. The adoption of the proposed Amendments are exempt
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from CEQA because the Amendments do not, in and of itself, allow the construction of any
building or structure, but rather sets forth the regulations that shall be followed if and when a
building or structure is proposed to be constructed or a site is proposed to be developed. The
Amendments, therefore, have no potential for resulting in significant physical change in the
environment, directly or ultimately; and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2014, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public
hearing on the proposed Zoning Ordinance and related General Plan amendments, at which
time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report dated July 22, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference,
described and analyzed the proposed Zoning Ordinance and related General Plan
amendments. The Staff Report recommended that the Planning Commission recommend City
Council approval of the Zoning Ordinance and related General Plan amendments. Following the
public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 14-XX recommending that the City
Council approve the related General Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission used their independent judgment and considered
the Staff Report and all reports, recommendations, and testimony referenced above prior to
making any recommendations on the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct
and made a part of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends that the City
Council adopt the ordinance attached as Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference, approving
Zoning Ordinance amendments related to the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the
Livermore Municipal Airport, based on the following findings-
1 . The amendments provide procedures and regulations to ensure that projects in the
Airport Influence Area (AIA) will be reviewed for compatibility with the adopted Airport
Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for the Livermore Municipal Airport.
2. The amendments are consistent with the General Plan, as amended by the related
General Plan amendments, and with the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of July 2014 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Assistant Community Development Director
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