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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 758
Author: Block (D)
Amended: 5/7/13
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNANCE & FINANCE COMMITTEE : 6-0, 5/1/13
AYES: Wolk, Beall, DeSaulnier, Emmerson, Hernandez, Liu
NO VOTE RECORDED: Knight
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : General plans: City of Coronado
SOURCE : City of Coronado
DIGEST : This bill extends, from 180 days to 540 days, the
amount of time the City of Coronado can take to amend its
general plan after an amendment to the airport land use
compatibility plan.
ANALYSIS : Every county and city must adopt a general plan for
the physical development of its jurisdiction and related areas.
Major land use decisions, like zoning, subdivisions, and public
works, must be consistent with the local general plan. Each
general plan must contain at least seven elements: land use,
circulation, conservation, open-space, housing, noise, and
safety. State law also requires general plans to address other
topics based on the community's location, like coastal
resources, seismic hazards, or floodplains. Except for the
housing element, the Planning and Zoning Law does not require
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counties and cities to regularly revise their general plans.
If a general plan covers a public airport, counties and cities
must amend their plans to be consistent with an airport land use
commission (ALUC)'s adopted airport land use compatibility plan
(ALUCP), which guides appropriate land uses around airports.
For a military air installation, military officials adopt an Air
Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) for each airfield to
define potential accident zones and noise contours.
In 2002, to address urban encroachment impacts on military
activities, the Legislature required county and city general
plans to address military facilities, and required an ALUCP be
consistent with safety and noise standards in the AICUZ SB 1468,
(Knight, Chapter 971, Statutes of 2002). Once an AICUZ is
released, the ALUC is responsible for amending the ALUCP. State
law requires that within 180 days of the ALUCP's amendment,
counties and cities must either amend their general plans, and
other applicable plans, to be consistent with the ALUCP, or take
steps necessary to overrule the ALUCP by adopting specified
findings, as required in state law.
This bill requires that the City of Coronado's general plan, and
any applicable specific plan, be amended, as necessary, within
540 days of any amendment to the airport land use compatibility
plan, if the amendment is made prior to January 1, 2015.
This bill provides that this extension remains in effect only
until January 1, 2017, or 540 days after an amendment to the
ALUCP, whichever is earlier, and as of that date is repealed.
This bill makes findings and declarations to support its
purpose.
Comments
According to the Senate Governance and Finance Committee
analysis, due to its unique characteristic as an island
community and existence prior to Naval Base Coronado, the City
of Coronado would like more time to incorporate the ALUCP into
its general plan and associated documents, like its local
coastal plan. Because the 2002 Knight legislation required an
airport land use commission's ALUCP be consistent with Navy's
AICUZ document, the City's existing zoning regulations and land
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uses may have significant residential and commercial development
conflicts. Since the last AICUZ in 1984, approximately 374
single-family homes, 40 multi-family units, 4 commercial
structures, and 14 hotel structures, including Hotel del
Coronado, are located in Accident Potential Zone 1. Without a
change in state law, proponents argue that the San Diego Airport
Authority won't have the ability to develop an ALUCP that
addresses the City's uniqueness.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/20/13)
City of Coronado (source)
City of Imperial Beach
AB:ej 5/20/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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