Amador County – The Amador County Airport Land Use Commission plans a public informational workshop Monday, June 11 to work toward an update of its Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.

The Airport Land Use Commission is in the process of updating the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for Amador County’s Westover Field Airport. The Plan, originally adopted in 1987, is used by Amador County and the cities of Sutter Creek and Jackson reviewing development proposals, including building permits. It is used for various consistency determinations such as building construction standards, population intensities, and height and land use restrictions.

The types of compatibility concerns addressed in the Plan are generally exposure to noise attributable to aircraft operations; annoyance and other general concerns arising from routine aircraft flight over a community; protection of people on the ground and in the air from accidents; and protection of airspace from flight hazards. Hazard examples are building height, electrical interference, lighting, glare, smoke or other impairments to visibility. Another hazard is uses which attract birds and create bird strike hazards.

The Commission is holding an informational Public Workshop to review the criteria that apply to all existing and future development located within 5,000 feet (approximately 1 mile) in all directions from the airport runway.

The agenda for Monday’s meeting notes that the Public Workshop will be held to provide background and information regarding the update to the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the County’s Westover Field Airport located east of Highway 49, just south of Ridge Road at the end of Airport Road in Martell. The agenda also notes that the Commission could have discussion and give direction to staff relative to the content or process of the Westover Field Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan update.

The Workshop will be held 3-5 p.m. Monday, June 11 in the Supervisors Chambers at the County Admin Center, 810 Court Street in Jackson. For information, call the Planning Department at (209)223-6380.

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