To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing to Consider Overruling the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan Inconsistency Determination for the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project near Murray Field Airport (4/5 vote required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Open a public hearing to consider overruling the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan inconsistency determination for the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project near Murray Field Airport;
2. Find that the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project is consistent with the purpose of the Humboldt County Airport Land Use Commission's statutory authority;
3. Close the public hearing; and
4. Overrule the inconsistency determination and direct the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project to proceed (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Forest Resources and Recreation Fund (1710)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors serves as the Governing Board of the Humboldt County Airport Land Use Commission ("Humboldt County ALUC"). On Oct. 5, 2021, the Humboldt County ALUC determined that the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project ("Project") is not consistent with the 1993 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan ("ALUCP") because a portion of the Project is situated within compatibility zone A associated with Murray Field airport and Table 2a of the ALUCP prohibits all non-aeronautical structures within this zone. The term "structure" is not defined in the ALUCP and is interpreted broadly to mean any object constructed with multiple components and having a fixed location on the ground. The portion of the Project within zone A includes placement of aggregate base and asphalt and construction of a 48-foot-long trail bridge. Alternative alignments for the trail outside zone A are not feasible due to the constraints of Humboldt Bay and Highway 101. Because the trail is not required for aeronautical purposes, the portion of th...
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