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Planning commission recommends City Council consider military overlay zone and dark-skies ordinance
Summary
The planning commission voted 4-0 to forward to the City Council updates to the general plan and municipal code that would create a military influence overlay zone, add a dark-skies ordinance, and add environmental-justice policies; the recommendation goes to City Council for first reading March 18.
The Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend the City Council consider updates to the general plan, municipal code and zoning map that would create a military influence overlay zone and adopt a dark-skies ordinance.
Consultant David told the commission the package would update the military sustainability and land-use elements to reflect revised flight patterns and noise contours and would add three policies: establishment of a military influence overlay zone, adoption of a dark-skies ordinance and measures to discourage sensitive receptors inside the new noise contours. “This request is to update the military sustainability element and the land use elements of the general plan,” David said. He also said the overlay would be implemented on the zoning map.
David said the proposed overlay would not replace base zoning but would raise the level of review for…
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