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Amador County Technical Advisory Committee: Martell Scoping Session |
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Friday, 09 February 2007 |
The Amador County Technical
Advisory Committee recently reviewed proposed revisions to the Westover Field
Airport Master Plan. The changes involve creating more space for commercial
hangars, and the universal use of hangars at the airport. The Technical Advisory
committee found that because the revisions do not change the functions of the
airport, only how the planes are kept within the hangers, the revisions are
categorically exempt from being subject to a California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) checklist.
The Committee also held a
public scoping session to discuss a change in land use designations within the
Martell master plan area. The
changes would create more opportunities for research and development, light
manufacturing, and commercial land use in the Martell business area; taking the
place of some heavy industrial areas and therefore creating less opportunities
hazardous materials to be released into the land and atmosphere.
The
changes were reviewed under CEQA and it was found that the applicant,
SPI/Catlin Development/Martell LLC whom is requesting these specific changes,
would have to conduct a noise and traffic study. Amador County Environmental Health Director Mike Israel
also requested the applicant obtain a document from the Amador Water Agency
stating that the changes in the land use are within the threshold of their
master plan.
Neighboring business AM Pine requested a stipulation be put
in place to not allow business to face the AM Pine building because the
original zoning they had agreed to did not leave that possibility. AM Pine's
request was granted, and the applicants told the Committee they expect to be
back with the noise and traffic study results in four weeks.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 February 2007 )
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