2025-043 - Overruling the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission's

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2) The purpose of these zones, per the JWA AELUP, is to " support the continued use and operation of an airport by establishing compatibility and safety standards to promote air navigational safety and to reduce potential safety hazards for persons living, working or recreating near JWA." b. The JWA AELUP identifies the following Safety Zones: 1) Zone 1: Runway Protection Zone 2) Zone 2: Inner Approach/ Departure 3) Zone 3: Inner Turning Zone 4) Zone 4: Outer Approach/ Departure Zone 5) Zone 5: Sideline Zone 6) Zone 6: Traffic Pattern Zone C. According to the ALUC staff report, the Project is not in any of the AELUP safety zones. The Project is located more than 0.40 miles from the outer edge of AELUP Zone 6, Traffic Pattern Zone as depicted in Appendix D. Further, AELUP Appendix D states the "Basic Compatibility Qualities" of Zone 6 as "Allow residential uses" and "Allow most nonresidential uses. d. The Project is not in the JWA runway protection zones (RPZ). The Project is located approximately 1.5 miles from the outer edge of the nearest JWA RPZ. e. No part of the Project will be inconsistent with the policies set forth in Section 2.1.2 of the JWA AELUP regarding Safety Compatibility Zones. Furthermore, the ALUC did not find, that the Project is inconsistent with Section 2.1.2 of the JWA AELUP. f. Based on the foregoing, the Project will not result in the exposure of City residents to excessive safety hazards within the meaning of PUC Section 21670. 3. Height. The residential and commercial land uses under the proposed Project are consistent with the height standards of the AELUP. The allowable height of structures surrounding an airport is described in FAR Part 77 as the allowable height at which safe movement of aircraft occurs. The regulation requires that notice be given to the FAA if there is a proposal to construct a structure that would exceed a 100:1 slope of an imaginary surface extending outward for 20,000 feet from the nearest runway at JWA. Beyond the 100:1 imaginary surface, FAR Part 77 also requires notification to FAA for any project that will be more than 200 feet in height above the ground level. a. The proposed buildings associated with the Specific Plan would not exceed the sloping, three-dimensional 100:1 (one percent sloping surface from the nearest runway over 3,200 feet in actual length) Resolution No. 2025-043 Page 11 of 20