Yuba County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan

CHAPTER 2 POLICIES
environs regardless of the number of occupants associated with the use. In other instances
these uses should be avoided—i.e., allowed only if a site outside the zone would not
serve the intended function. When allowed, special measures should be taken to minimize
hazards to the facility and occupants if the facility were to be struck by an aircraft.
(a) Uses Having Vulnerable Occupants: These uses are ones in which the majority of occupants
are children, elderly, and/or disabled—people who have reduced effective
mobility or may be unable to respond to emergency situations. The primary uses in
this category are:
(1) Children’s schools (grades K–12).
(2) Day care centers (facilities with 15 or more children, as defined in the California
Health and Safety Code).
(3) Hospitals, health care centers, and similar facilities, especially where patients remain
overnight.
(4) Nursing homes.
(5) Inmate facilities.
(b) Hazardous Materials Storage: Materials that are flammable, explosive, corrosive, or
toxic constitute special safety compatibility concerns to the extent that an aircraft accident
could cause release of the materials and thereby pose dangers to people and
property in the vicinity. Facilities in this category include:
(1) Facilities such as oil refineries and chemical plants that manufacture, process,
and/or store bulk quantities of hazardous materials generally for shipment elsewhere.
(2) Facilities associated with otherwise compatible land uses where hazardous materials
are stored in smaller quantities primarily for on-site use.
(c) Critical Community Infrastructure: This category pertains to facilities the damage or
destruction of which would cause significant adverse effects to public health and welfare
well beyond the immediate vicinity of the facility. Among these facilities are:
(1) Emergency services facilities such as police and fire stations.
(2) Emergency communications facilities.
(3) Power plants, and other utilities.
3.2.9. Mixed-Use Development: For projects involving a mixture of residential and nonresidential
uses, the following policies apply.
(a) Where the residential and nonresidential uses are proposed to be situated on separate
parts of the project site, the project shall be evaluated as separate developments. The
residential density shall be calculated with respect to the area(s) to be devoted to residential
development and the nonresidential intensity calculated with respect to the area(s)
proposed for nonresidential uses. This provision means that the residential density
cannot be averaged over the entire project site when nonresidential uses will occupy
some of the area. The same limitation applies in reverse—that is, the nonresidential
intensity cannot be averaged over an area that includes residential uses.
(b) Development in which residential uses are proposed to be located in conjunction with
nonresidential uses in the same or nearby buildings on the same site must meet both
residential density and nonresidential intensity criteria. The number of dwelling units
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