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Table 10.5 lists the public airports and air base in the region. Implementing agencies are
responsible for analyzing compliance with ALUC plans as a part of their land use approval
authority. Legislation passed in the 1994 ALUP Handbook requires that when preparing an
environmental impact report for any project situated within an airport influence area as defined
in an ALUC compatibility plan (or, if a compatibility plan has not been adopted, within two
nautical miles of a public-use airport), lead agencies shall utilize the California Airport Land
Use Planning Handbook as a technical resource with respect to airport noise and safety
compatibility issues.
AICUZ studies are required to be adopted by military airfields such as Beale Air Force Base, to
evaluate compatible land uses in the vicinity of military airfields. Hazards associated with
development in the proximity of military airports would be reduced through California PRC
Section 21098. The FAA also evaluates projects located within two miles of a public use airport,
and other projects that may pose a potential hazard for people residing or working in the project
area, due to height, visual hazard, or the attraction of wildlife.
Therefore, in reliance on that regulatory environment, the potential for adverse hazard impacts
related to transportation improvements from the proposed MTP/SCS at the regional level are
considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-5. No mitigation is required.
B. Localized impacts
The localized impacts associated with implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same
in each of the Community Types as described in the regional impacts discussion above. Land
use and transportation projects in Center and Corridor Communities, Established Communities,
Developing Communities, Rural Residential Communities, and Lands Not Identified for
Development are regulated by the various state and federal regulations discussed in the regional
analysis.
Therefore, in reliance on that regulatory environment, the potential for adverse hazard impacts
related to land use and transportation improvements from the proposed MTP/SCS at the
localized level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-5. No mitigation is
required.
C. Transit Priority Area Impacts
As with the localized impacts discussed above, the Transit Priority Area impacts associated with
implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS are the same in each of the Transit Priority Areas as
described in the regional impacts discussion above. Land use and transportation projects in the
Transit Priority Areas are regulated by the various state and federal regulations discussed in the
regional analysis.
Therefore, in reliance on that regulatory environment, the potential for adverse hazard impacts
related to land use and transportation improvements from the proposed MTP/SCS at the TPA
level are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-5. No mitigation is required.
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