Yuba County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan

CHAPTER 2 POLICIES
(2) Submit proposed land use actions for review by the ALUC as specified by Policy
1.4.2 herein.
1.1.3. Effective Date: The policies in this Yuba County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan shall become
effective as of the date that SACOG acting in its capacity as the Airport Land Use
Commission for Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties adopts the plan.
1.2. Definitions
(a) The previous compatibility plan for the airport, Yuba County Airport Comprehensive Land
Use Plan, was adopted by the ALUC in 1994. The earlier plan shall remain in effect
until ALUC adoption of this Yuba County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan and shall
again become effective if the entirety of this Compatibility Plan were to be invalidated by
court action.
(b) Any project or phase of a project that has received local agency approvals sufficient to
qualify it as an existing land use (see definition in Policy 1.2.12) prior to the date of the
ALUC’s adoption of this Compatibility Plan shall not be required to comply with the
policies herein. Rather, the policies of the 1994 compatibility plan shall apply.
The following definitions apply for the purposes of the policies set forth in this Compatibility Plan.
Additional terms are defined in the Glossary (Appendix H).
1.2.1. Aeronautics Act: Except as indicated otherwise, the article of the California Public Utilities
Code (Sections 21670 et seq.) pertaining to airport land use commissions and airport land
use compatibility planning.
1.2.2. Airport: Yuba County Airport, a public-use airport owned by the County of Yuba.
1.2.3. Airport Influence Area: An area, as delineated herein, in which current or future airportrelated
noise, overflight, safety, or airspace protection factors may significantly affect land
uses or necessitate restrictions on those uses. The airport influence area constitutes the area
within which certain land use actions are subject to ALUC review to determine consistency
with the policies herein.
1.2.4. Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC): The Sacramento Area Council of Governments
(SACOG) acting in its capacity as the Airport Land Use Commission for Sacramento, Sutter,
Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
1.2.5. Airport Land Use Commission Secretary: The Executive Director of SACOG or a person designated
by the Executive Director with the concurrence of the SACOG Chairperson.
1.2.6. Airspace Protection Area: The area beneath the airspace protection surfaces for Yuba County
Airport as depicted on the Compatibility Policy Map: Airspace Protection.
1.2.7. Airspace Protection Surfaces: Imaginary surfaces in the airspace surrounding the Yuba County
Airport defined in accordance with criteria set forth in Federal Aviation Regulations Part
77 and the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). These surfaces
establish the maximum height that objects on the ground can reach without potentially
creating constraints or hazards to the use of the airspace by aircraft approaching, departing,
or maneuvering in the vicinity of the airport.
1.2.8. Aviation-Related Use: Any facility or activity directly associated with the air transportation
of persons or cargo or the operation, storage, or maintenance of aircraft at an airport or
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