19.55.020 Projects Subject to Napa Airport Land Use Commission Review.

Consistent with Public Utilities Code Section 21676(b), the City shall refer the following actions to the Napa Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for determination of consistency with the NALUCP.

(a) Adoption or approval of any new general plan, specific plan, or facility master plan, or any amendment thereto, that affects lands within an Airport Influence Area. This includes actions that are applicable throughout a land use jurisdiction as well as for development proposals for an individual site.

(b) Adoption or a zoning ordinance or building regulation, including any proposed change or variance to any ordinance or regulation, that (1) affects land within an Airport Influence Area depicted in Figure 19.55.060 and (2) involves any one of the following airport impact concerns:

(1) Noise: Locations exposed to potentially disruptive aircraft noise levels.

(2) Safety: Areas where the risk of an aircraft accident poses heightened safety concerns for people and property on the ground.

(3) Airspace Protection: Places where height and various other land use characteristics need to be restricted in order to prevent physical, visual, or electronic hazards to flight within the airspace required for aircraft operation to and from the Airport.

(4) Overflight: Locations where aircraft overflights can be intrusive and annoying to many people.