Chapter 19.55 — Airport Land Use Compatibility

This chapter establishes procedures to ensure development within American Canyon is compatible with the Napa County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (NALUCP) (General Plan Goal LU-9). The NALUCP, which is incorporated into the General Plan as a standalone document, provides policy direction for subsequent development in American Canyon that is subject to the NALUCP.

(Ord. No. 2025-02.)

Consistent with Public Utilities Code Section 21676(b) , the City shall refer the following actions to the Napa Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for determination of consistency with the NALUCP.

(a) Adoption or approval of any new general plan, specific plan, or facility master plan, or any amendment thereto, that affects lands within an Airport Influence Area. This includes actions that are applicable throughout a land use jurisdiction as well as for development proposals for an individual site.

(b) Adoption or a zoning ordinance or building regulation, including any proposed change or variance to any ordinance or regulation, that (1) affects land within an Airport Influence Area depicted in Figure 19.55.060 and (2) involves any one of the following airport impact concerns:

(1) Noise: Locations exposed to potentially disruptive aircraft noise levels.

(2) Safety: Areas where the risk of an aircraft accident poses heightened safety concerns for people and property on the ground.

(3) Airspace Protection: Places where height and various other land use characteristics need to be restricted in order to prevent physical, visual, or electronic hazards to flight within the airspace required for aircraft operation to and from the Airport.

(4) Overflight: Locations where aircraft overflights can be intrusive and annoying to many people.

(c) Land Use Actions for which a Special Conditions Exception is being sought under NALUCP Policy 3.2.4.

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Cross References Section 19.55.040

The NALUCP does not apply to Existing Land Uses as described in California Public Utilities Code 21670(a) and 21674(a).

(Ord. No. 2025-02.) Cross References Section 19.55.040

Except for projects identified in ACMC Section 19.55.020 and 19.55.030, all new development within the City that is subject to the NALUCP shall be evaluated consistent with the procedures in NALUCP Section 5.1.

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Existing uses that do not conform to the NALUCP shall be subject to nonconforming policies in ACMC Chapter 19.49.

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Cross References

Section 19.55.020(b)