HomeMy WebLinkAboutCUP 172; Palomar Airport; Conditional Use Permit (CUP) (10)DAm: April 8, 1980
To: Frank Aleshire, City Manager
m: Bill Hofman, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: PALaMAR AIRPORT - Applications for Zone Change and Conditional
use Permit
On December 10, 1979, the San Diego County, Departmmt of Transportation,
submitted applications for a Zone Change and a Conditional Use Permit
for the existing Palanar Airporty facility.
to provide a consistent zone for the airport and receive approval of a
C.U.P. per the requirerents of the zoning ordinance.
apply to the existing airport and do not relate to the possible expansion of Pa1cm.r Airport.
On February 15, 1980, at a meeting with the planning staff, you indicated
your desire to process the Zone Change and Conditional Use Permit applica- tions concurrent with an application for the airport expansion. desire is understandable because the city would avoid duplicating planning efforts and would minimize public hearings on a controversial project.
The County's intention was
These applications
Your
Since that time, staff has inplemnted your directive by postponing the two suhitted applications and suggesting to the county to begin prepara- tions of an expansion application. desire to sulsnit an application for the expansion of Palm Airport and
has suggested that such an application may never be subitted. county has requested that the city begin processing of the Zone Change
and Conditional Use Permit applications as soon as possible.
At this time, the county has no
The
Frm the city's viewpoint, it would be desirable to process the Zone Change and Conditional Use Permit at an early date because, currently, Palomar Airport is a legally ilonconforming use, and it has no develop- ment or operational standards.
Conditional Use Permit would rectify both deficiencies.
of a C.U.P. will alluw developrent within the confines of the existing
airport.
Fpproval of both the Zone Change and Further, approval
Given the aforementioned considerations, the Planning Department is
reccmmding processing of the Zone Change and C.U.P. as soon as possible.