Brown Field Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan

1Introduction1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLANThe basic function of airport land use compatibility plans (compatibility plans) is to promotecompatibility between airports and the land uses that surround them “to the extent that these areas are notalready devoted to incompatible uses” (Pub. Util. Code §21674(a)). With limited exception, Californialaw requires preparation of compatibility plans for each public-use and military airport in the state. Mostcounties have established an Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), as provided for by law, to preparecompatibility plans for the airports in that county and to review land use plans, development proposals,and certain airport development plans for consistency with the compatibility plans. In San Diego County,the ALUC function rests with the Board of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA),in accordance with section 21670.3 of the California Public Utilities Code.1.1.1 Function and Applicability of the Compatibility PlanThis Compatibility Plan, prepared for Brown Field Municipal Airport (the Airport), is the fundamentaltool used by the SDCRAA, acting in its capacity as the San Diego County ALUC, in fulfilling its purposeof promoting airport land use compatibility. Specifically, this Compatibility Plan: (1) provides for theorderly growth of the Airport and the area surrounding the Airport; and (2) safeguards the general welfareof the inhabitants within the vicinity of the Airport and the public in general (Pub. Util. Code §21675(a)).In essence, this Compatibility Plan serves as a tool for the ALUC to use in fulfilling its duty to reviewland use plans and development proposals within the Airport Influence Area (AIA) at the Airport. Inaddition, this Compatibility Plan provides compatibility policies and criteria applicable to local agenciesin their preparation or amendment of general plans and to landowners in their design of newdevelopment. (Please note that this Compatibility Plan defines general plans to include any general plan,community plan, specific plan, zoning ordinance, building regulation, land use policy document, orimplementing ordinance. See Policy 2.2.21.)Details regarding the purpose, scope, and applicability of this Compatibility Plan are provided in Chapter2, which also includes the procedural requirements for the review of development proposals. Theseprocedures, together with the compatibility criteria, maps, and other policies in Chapter 3, comprise thetools the ALUC uses in reviewing proposed land use plans, development proposals, and airport1-1Brown Field Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility PlanJanuary 25, 2010