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n n LSA ASSOCIATES.INC. INITIAL STUDY/ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION JULY woo STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT SPECIAL PURPOSE PLAN airport services. Operations associated with general aviation include touch and go and other training exercises that account for high or inflated volume. In actuality, few of the general aviation operations account for project impact beyond the airport runway. Of greater interest is the flight activity associated with commercial flight operations. Daily commercial flights generate local vehicular traffic trips as needed to serve passenger demand. Despite the"low"frequency of flight operations, commercial flights have a significantly greater influence on the services and infrastructure adjacent to the airport runway when compared with general aviation operations. Legislative Actions and Approvals The primary action associated with the proposed project is legislatively adopting the Special Purpose Plan. By adopting the Special Purpose Plan,the Board of Supervisors will establish design guidelines and development standards for the immediate and long-range buildout of the project development areas. Each subsequent development project will be reviewed,from infrastructure and open space improvements,to landscaping and signage,to determine conformance to the intent of the Special Purpose Plan. A second legislative action involves a text amendment to the County's Development Code for the ' Stockton Metropolitan Airport. Specifically, an amendment is needed to Section 9-705.6 "Special Use Regulations in the Public Facilities Zone"to include the following: "(b)In addition to the uses permitted in Table 9-705.2 for the P-Fzone, additional uses may be permitted at the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, subject to approval of a Special Purpose Plan and if the Community Development Director finds that the use is an Aviation Related Use consistent with FAA Grant Assurances as amended from time to time. " In summary,the proposed legislative actions addressed in this Initial Study document are: (1) adoption of the Special Purpose Plan, and(2)text amendment to the Section 9-705.6 of the Stockton l. . Metropolitan Airport Development Code title. Subsequent Actions Subsequent to adoption of the Special Purpose Plan, individual projects will be submitted to the County for approval. Projects will be reviewed in conjunction with County liaison,the Stockton Metropolitan Airport Design Review Committee(comprised of representatives from the Airport;the Chief Administrative Office; the Community Development Department, including the Building Division; the Environmental Health Department; and the Public Works Department),the Planning Staff/Director, and Federal Aviation Administration. Projects conforming to the intent of the Special Purpose Plan will proceed directly to the building permit stage. Additional environmental review will not be necessary. Projects with substantive differences or changes to the Special Purpose Plan will require additional environmental review, and Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors review and approval. 7R0100(P;1S]C0341Environmentailinilial study.wpd) i 13