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• • AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION • INFORMATION SHEET Each county in California that includes an airport served by a scheduled airline or operated for the benefit of the general public must establish an airport land use commission (ALUC). (California Public Utilities Code section 21670). The state legislature's purpose in requiring these commissions was to "protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the orderly expansion of airports and the adoption of land use measures that minimize the public's exposure to the extent that these areas are not already devoted to incompatible uses." The Alameda County ALUC is in the process of updating its Airport Land Use Policy Plan (ALUP) for the three public airports in the county (located in Hayward, Livermore, and Oakland). They have asked for participation from the City of San Leandro regarding OAK's plan. The existing plan was adopted in 1986. The ALUC is concerned with airport activities that may adversely affect adjacent areas, and near - airport land uses which may interfere with airport operations. The most significant airport - related concerns are: • Prevention of obstacles to air navigation (tall objects; objects in clear zones); • Exposure of persons on the ground to accident potential; • Prevention of hazards to flight such as smoke, glare, electrical interference and concentrations of birds; • Noise exposure, especially from jet aircrafts. (p. 2, 1986 ALUP) The Commission's jurisdiction is limited to new land uses. Existing uses that are in conflict with or injured by existing or anticipated airport operations are not subject to the policies established by the ALUC. According to the environmental consultants for the County, the Draft Boundary Map was based on the following criteria: • "Published" 65 CNEL data (pre -2000, at which time Stage 3 engines were mandated); • City boundaries, man -made features (i.e., highways), and natural boundaries; • Tries to be inclusive of neighborhoods and not split them up. County staff is looking for comments on the draft boundaries, as well as any land use compatibility issues for inclusion in the updated ALUP. Comments will be forwarded to the ALUC when they meet next month to discuss the draft map.