Board adopts combined land‑use element amendments under state 'window' rule
Summary
Because California law limits general‑plan amendments to four per year, the board adopted combined land‑use element changes (including the ALUCP consistency updates and a prior utility‑scale solar amendment) under a 'window date' resolution so those items could proceed together.
Planning staff consolidated multiple land-use element amendments into a single window‑date action, combining the recently considered utility‑scale solar amendments with the airport land‑use compatibility plan consistency updates. State government code limits a jurisdiction to four amendments per year; staff said consolidation was necessary because more than four amendments had come forward in 2026.
Supervisor Nelson voiced concerns about the constraint and the administrative side effects of consolidation but staff explained the legal limit and the need to avoid delaying private applicants' projects. The board adopted the window‑date resolution and approved the specified land‑use element amendments (vote recorded with one abstention by Chair Nelson and one absence).
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