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RESOLUTION NO. 6300
RESOLUTION UF THt: COUNCIL OF' THE CITY m· PALO ALTU
UETERMINING THAT PALO ALTO'S COMPR£HC:NSIVE PLAN-
BAYLANDS MASTE~ PLAN IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
POLICIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE ~ECTION 2i670
REGARDING THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPORT
WHEREAS, Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 21676(a), which
became effective on Januar.t 1, 1983, requires the Santa Clara County
Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) to make a determination as to whe-
ther Palo Alto's Comprehensive Plan-Baylands Master Plan is i~ conform-
ance with the ALUC plan for th.e Santa Clara County airport and vicin-
ity; and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 1983, the ALUC found Palo Alto's Comprehen-
s .i. ve Pla1.-Baylands Master Plan to be consistent with the ALUC Plan with
the exception that no policy is expressed regarding ~edication of avi-
gation easements for new development approvals within the Palo Alto
referral area: and
WHEREAS, the City believes its Comprehensive Plan-Baylands Master
Plan is consistent with tne ALUC Plan without a policy regarding dedi-
cat lon of avigation easements; and
WHEREAS, the City ha~ the option, pursuant to PUC Section
21676(a), to overrule the ~LUC's finding of inconsistency, if it makes
specific findings that its Comprehensive Plan-Bc..ylands Master Plan is
in conformance with the purposes of the Public Utilities Code regarding
Airport Land use Commissions, as stated in section 21670;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE
as follows:
SECTION 1. The Palo Al to Cornprehens i ve Plan-Bay lands Master Plan
ts consistent with Santa Clara County's Airport Land Use Cornmiss ion
Plan and the purposes of the state law on Airport Land Use Commissions,
set forth in Public Utilities Code Section 21670 (1) to provide for the
orderly development of the Santa Clara County Airport and the area sur-
rounding such airport in order to prevent the creation of new noise and
safety problems and (2) to protect the public health, safety and wel-
fare by minimizing the public's exposure to excessive noise and safety
hazards within the area in that
a. The Comprehensive Plan-Baylands Master
Plan has a pol icy limiting any future expansion of
the airport, thereby preventing any major construc-
tion in the .. inner• and "outer• safety areas sur-
rounding the airport which have been adopted by t~e
ALUC (Baylands Master Plan, p. 44).
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b. City zoning ordinances implementiny the
Comprehensive Plan-Baylands Master Plan are consis-
tent with the ALUC Plan:
1. Height limits within the ALUC juris-
dictional boundary are 35 feet or. 50 feet with a
possible addition of 15 feet for mechanical equip-
ment or architectural ornamentation.
2. The majority of the area within the
ALUC jurisdictional boundaries i3 zoned PF(D)
Public Facilities (Site and Design Review}. The
remaining area is either General Manufacturing,
Planned Community or Limited Industrial/Research
Park Combining District. Residential uses are not
permitted.
3. All major development or additions
within the ALUC's jurisdictional boundaries are
subject to Site and Design Review, wherein special
conditions addressing aircraft safety and noise
could be applied.
SECTION 2. The Council finds that none of the provisions of this
resolution will have a sig1~ificant environmental impact.
SECTIO~ 3. The Council has adopted this resolution by at least a
two-thirds vote.
HHRODUCED AND PASSED: August 20, 1984
AYES:
NOES:
Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, L~vy, Renzel, Sutorius, Witherspoon,
Woolley
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Bechtel
2.