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LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS l  MUNICIPAL ADVOCACY

 

 

 

10940 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2100

 

Aaron Clark, MA

Land Use/Government Specialist

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA  90024

Tel: (310) 209-8800

Fax: (310) 209-8801

 

 

Email: Aaron@AG-landuse.com

 

 

STREAMLINED VERSION OF PROPOSED CORRECTIVE CONDITIONS RELATED TO MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL PERMIT No. 1404-(5) FOR THE AGUA DULCE AIRPORT

 

 

1.         This grant authorizes the use of the subject property for a private commercial airport with appurtenant uses and buildings as depicted on the approved Revised Exhibit “A” subject to all of the following conditions of approval.

 

2.         Unless otherwise apparent from the context, the term "permittee" shall include the applicant and any other person, corporation, or other entity making use of this grant.

 

3.         This grant shall not be effective for any purpose until the permittee, and the owner of the subject property if other than the permittee, have filed at the office of the Department of Regional Planning their affidavit stating that they are aware of, and agree to accept, all of the conditions of this grant and that the conditions of the grant have been recorded as required by Condition No. 8, and until all required monies have been paid pursuant to Condition No. 10.

 

4.         The permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the County, its agents, officers, and employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against the County or its agents, officers, or employees to attack, set aside, void or annul this permit approval, which action is brought within the applicable time period of Government Code Section 65009 or any other applicable limitation period. The County shall notify the permittee of any claim, action, or proceeding and the County shall reasonably cooperate in the defense.

 

5.         In the event that any claim, action, or proceeding as described above is filed against the County, the permittee shall within ten days of the filing pay the Department of Regional Planning an initial deposit of $5,000, from which actual costs shall be billed and deducted for the purpose of defraying the expenses involved in the department's cooperation in the defense, including but not limited to, depositions, testimony, and other assistance to permittee or permittee's counsel.  The permittee shall also pay the following supplemental deposits, from which actual costs shall be billed and deducted:

 

a.         If during the litigation process, actual costs incurred reach 80 percent of the amount on deposit, the permittee shall deposit additional funds sufficient to bring the balance up to the amount of the initial deposit.  There is no limit to the number of supplemental deposits that may be required prior to completion of the litigation.

 

b.         At the sole discretion of the permittee, the amount of an initial or supplemental deposit may exceed the minimum amounts defined herein.

 

The cost for collection and duplication of records and other related documents will be paid by the permittee in accordance with Section 2.170.010 of the Los Angeles County Code.

 

6.         This grant shall expire unless used within 3 months from the date of approval. 

 

7.         If any provision of this grant is held or declared to be invalid, the permit shall be void and the privileges granted hereunder shall lapse.

 

8.                  The subject property shall be maintained and operated in full compliance with the conditions of this grant and any law, statute, ordinance, or other regulation applicable to any development or activity on the subject property.   Failure of the permittee to cease any development or activity not in full compliance shall be a violation of these conditions.  Prior to the use of this grant, the permittee shall deposit with the County of Los Angeles the sum of $1,200.00.  These monies shall be placed in a performance fund which shall be used exclusively to compensate the Department of Regional Planning for all expenses incurred while inspecting the premises to determine the permittee's compliance with the conditions of approval, including adherence to development in accordance with the site plan on file. The fund provides for eight (8) inspections to be conducted every three (3) months following the effective date of this grant.   The applicant shall deposit an additional sum of $9,000.00 to provide for 60 biannual inspections (i.e., 2 inspections per year) for the initial 30-year term of this grant, if this grant is extended pursuant to Condition No. 9. Inspections shall be unannounced. 

If additional inspections are required to ensure compliance with the conditions of this grant, or if any inspection discloses that the subject property is being used in violation of any condition of this grant, the permittee shall be financially responsible for and shall reimburse the Department of Regional Planning for all additional inspections and for any enforcement efforts necessary to bring the subject property into compliance. The amount charged for additional inspections shall be the amount equal to the recovery cost at the time of payment (currently $150.00 per inspection).

 

9.                  Notice is hereby given that any person violating a provi­sion of this grant is guilty of a misdemeanor.  Notice is further given that the Regional Planning Commission or a hearing officer may, after conducting a public hearing, revoke or modify this grant, if the Commission or hearing officer finds that these conditions have been violated or that this grant has been exercised so as to be detrimental to the public’s health or safety or so as to be a nuisance.

 

10.             Upon approval of this grant, the permittee shall contact the Fire Prevention Bureau of the Los Angeles County Forester and Fire Warden to determine what facilities may be necessary to protect the property from fire hazard.  Any necessary facilities shall be provided to the satisfaction of and within the time periods established by said bureau.

 

11.             All requirements of the Zoning Ordinance and of the specific zoning of the subject property must be complied with unless specifically modified by this grant, as set forth in these conditions or shown on the approved plans.

 

12.             The subject property shall be developed and maintained in compliance with the requirements of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services.  Adequate water and sewage facilities shall be provided to the satisfaction of said department.                      

13.             All structures shall comply with the requirements of the Divisions of Aviation and Building and Safety of the Department of Public Works and the Division of Aeronautics of the California Department of Transportation.

 

14.             All structures, walls, and fences open to public view shall remain free of extraneous markings, drawings, or signage.  These shall include any of the above that do not provide pertinent information about said premises.  The only exceptions shall be seasonal decorations or signage provided under the auspices of a civic or non-profit organization.  In the event such extraneous marking occur, the permittee shall remove or cover said markings, drawings, or signage within 24 hours of such occurrence, weather permitting.  Paint utilized in covering such marking shall be of a color that matched, as closely as possible, the color of the adjacent surfaces.

 

15.             Within thirty (30) days of the approval date adherence to development in accordance with the site plan on file of this grant, the permittee shall submit to the Director for review and approval three copies of a landscape plan, which may be incorporated into the Revised Exhibit “A” described above. The landscape plan shall show the size, type, and location of all plants, trees, and watering facilities. The permittee shall maintain all landscaping in a neat, clean and healthy condition, including proper pruning, weeding, litter removal, fertilizing and replacement of plants when necessary.  Watering facilities shall consist of a permanent water-efficient irrigation system, such as “bubblers” or drip irrigation, for irrigation of all landscaped areas except where there is turf or other ground cover.

 

16.             Within thirty (30) days of the approval date of this grant, the permittee shall submit to the Director for review and approval three (3) copies of sign plans depicting all existing and proposed signs on the subject property.

 

17.             All material graded shall be sufficiently watered to prevent excessive amounts of dust during the construction phase. Watering shall occur at least twice daily with complete coverage, preferably in the late morning and after work is done for the day. All clearing, grading, earth moving or excavation activities shall cease during periods of high winds (i.e. greater than 20 mph averaged over one hour) to prevent excessive amounts of dust. Any materials transported off‑site shall be either sufficiently watered or securely covered to prevent excessive amounts of dust.

 

18.             Project construction activity, including engine warm-up, shall be limited to those hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Saturday. No construction activities shall occur at the subject property on Sundays or legal holidays.  All stationary construction noise sources shall be sheltered or enclosed to minimize adverse effects on nearby offices and residences. Generators and pneumatic compressors shall be noise protected in a manner that will minimize noise effects to adjacent residences. Parking of construction worker vehicles shall be on‑site and restricted to areas buffered from residences located to the south and east of the subject property.

 

19.       The permittee shall submit a drainage concept or plan to be reviewed and approved by the Department of Public Works for the issuance a grading permits for the graded area located at the west end of the runway and adjacent to the southerly property boundary. The permittee shall remove the paving over said area if the Department of Public Works determines such corrective measure is necessary to restore the drainage course.  

 

20.       Immediately upon this action becoming effective, the permittee shall, with the utmost diligence, initiate with applicable Federal, State and/or local agencies a change in the subject airport’s classification to a “Special-Use” airport.  Once the subject airport’s classification is changed by the permittee to a Special-Use, the airport shall remain in said classification.    

 

Except as otherwise provided below,  Once once the subject airpark’s change in classification is effective, only the permittee, permittee’s guests, only the permittee, individual lessees of hangar pads located on the subject property (“lessee”) and guests as set forth below shall be allowed to fly into and out of the airport. and current and future lessees of airport hangars  

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this grant to the contrary, in limited circumstances, lessees may hire a personal pilot to pilot lessee to or from the airport in lessee’s personal aircraft based at the airport.  In such cases, prior to any flight operations by a personal pilot at the airport, lessee shall register the name of his/her personal pilot with the airport manager. 

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this grant to the contrary, immediate family members of hangar pad lessees who are also licensed pilots shall be authorized to pilot a “family” plane stored by such hangar lessee at the airport; however, in such cases, prior to any flight operations by such immediate family member pilot at the airport, lessee shall register the name of the qualifying immediate family member with the airport manager.  (For purposes of this condition, “immediate family member” means a father, mother, son or daughter of the same household and does not include, for example, cousins, brother-in-laws, uncles, aunts, or other extended family members.) 

 

Personal pilots and immediate family member pilots, as provided above, shall, prior to conducting any flight operations at the airport, undergo ground instruction by the airport management regarding the airport’s designated approach and takeoff patterns.  Upon completion of said instruction, said personal pilots and/or immediate family member pilots shall sign an affidavit attesting that he/she understands and acknowledges the designated flight patterns into and out of the airport and sanctions/penalties for pilot non-compliance with the Airport Operations and Safety Regulations.

 

Emergency use and use by any governmental or quasi-governmental agency may be permitted by the permittee.  Upon conversion of airport classification, the permittee shall comply with all applicable County, State and Federal requirements for operating a Special-Use airport.  The permittee may delay or restrict any flight or other aircraft operation at the airport and may refuse takeoff or landing clearance to any aircraft for any reason the permittee believes justifiable, except in an emergency.

 

The number of persons authorized to base (or store within a hangar) an aircraft at the airport shall at no time exceed fifty-six (56) persons (i.e., permittee plus fifty-five lessees) and at no time shall more than sixty-five (65) aircraft be based at the airport (including helicopters, as provided herein). 

 

The permittee and each storage hangar pad shall be allotted a maximum of twelve (12) guest pilot flight operations" per year (i.e., one (1) permittee + 55 storage hangar pads x 12 guest pilot flight operations per year = a permitted total of 672 guest pilot flight operations per year). (For purposes of this condition, one (1) guest pilot flight operation means a combination of one takeoff and one landing at the airport by one (1) individual pilot who is a guest of the permittee and/or a lessee who pilots a fixed-wing aircraft into the airport which is not based at the airport). Guest pilots of the permittee or lessees shall at all times be prohibited from piloting helicopters into the airport.  All guest pilots shall obtain the permission of the permittee prior to making any landing or takeoff from the airport.  At the time of registration, each guest pilot shall verify to the permittee that he/she is familiar with the Airport Operation and Safety Regulations and other applicable requirements for landing and takeoff at the airport.  There shall be no more than six (6) guest pilots at the airport at any one time, and guest pilot reservations and parking shall be on a first-call, first-served basis.  The yearly allotment of 12 guest pilot flight operations for the permittee and each hangar pad shall not be permitted to be transferred between or otherwise shared or pooled by the permittee and lessees.  

 

Permittee shall maintain a detailed log of all flight operations conducted at the airport, noting the arrival and departure times and dates and aircraft identification number for each flight operation conducted at the airport.  For all log entries related to a guest pilot flight operation, the name of the lessee or permittee authorizing said guest pilot flight operation shall be noted.

 

The permittee shall, on a monthly basis for the first year after the effective date of this grant and, thereafter, on a quarterly basis, transmit a copy of the airport flight operations log to the Department and the Airport Steering Committee, and shall present said log to Departmental Zoning Enforcement staff or the Airport Steering Committee for inspection, upon request.

 

21.       AOAA The permittee shall be authorized to allocate up to 104 flight operations (for the purposes of this condition, one “public-serving flight operation” means one landing and one takeoff by one aircraft at the airport) in any given calendar year to pilots from the general aviation public, to be apportioned throughout the year by the permittee according to demand.  Such 104 annual public-serving flight operations at the airport shall be in addition to and shall not be considered guest pilot flight operations as provided for in this grant. 

 

Prior to any public-serving flight operation occurring at the airport, the airport management shall brief all such pilots regarding the designated airport approach and takeoff patterns.  There shall be no more than six (6) such pilots at the airport at any one time, and public-serving pilot reservations and parking shall be on a first-call, first-served basis.  The yearly allotment of 104 public-serving flight operations shall not be permitted to be banked or rolled-over to the next calendar year if any such public-serving flight operations go unused. 

 

The permittee shall keep a detailed log of all such public-serving flight operations, including the visiting pilot’s name and aircraft identification number.  The permittee shall, on a quarterly basis, transmit a copy of said public-serving flight operations log to the Department and the Airport Steering Committee, and shall present said log to Departmental Zoning Enforcement staff or the Airport Steering Committee for inspection, upon request.  

 

L.22.               The permittee shall immediately prepare “Airpark Operation and Safety Regulations” outlining acceptable flight operations and safety procedures/measures for the airpark.  Said Regulations shall contain a section outlining Disciplinary Procedures/Sanctions to be taken by permittee against any lessee or guest pilot who violates said Regulations.  Prior to implementation of said Regulations, the permittee shall provide a copy of said Regulations to the management of the Aviation Division of the County Department of Public Works, the Department of Regional Planning, the 5th Supervisorial District office and, the Agua Dulce Town Council, the Agua Dulce Civic Association and the Concerned Citizens of Agua Dulce (“CCAD”) and the Airport Steering Committee for review and comment.  Once finalized, the permittee shall include said Regulations as a part of any hangar lease agreement that has been or is executed at the airpark.  The permittee shall also post said Regulations on its internet site and shall make copies of said Regulations available to the public upon request at no charge.  The permittee shall provide copies of the finalized Regulations to the Aviation Division of the Department of Public Works, the Department of Regional Planning (for inclusion in the case file), the 5th Supervisorial District office and , the Agua Dulce Town Council, the Agua Dulce Civic Association and CCAD and the Airport Steering Committee.  The permittee shall update such Regulations as necessary, and shall distribute all such updated Regulations to the parties identified for distribution in this condition. The permittee shall notify the Department in writing of any reported violations of said Regulations with a detailed narrative explanation of such alleged violations and all relevant investigative actions taken.  Permittee shall be obligated to take all commercially reasonable steps to enforce the conditions of this grant and the Airport Operations and Safety Regulations against any applicable non-complying/violating party, including, but not limited to, any legal enforcement action to obtain compliance with this grant or the Airport Operations and Safety Regulations.

 

23.       For all aircraft landings and departures takeoffs at the airport, reasonable and safe attempts shall be made to minimize low-altitude flights over any neighboring or nearby residential properties.  Theis “Airpark Operation and Safety Regulations” required pursuant to this grant provision shall be included in the a Traffic Patterns and Noise Abatement Proceduressection clearly identifying flight pattern procedures that minimize noise disturbance, to the extent feasible while maintaining utmost flight safety, to residences within the airport’s landing and takeoff patterns.  Except as may be necessitated during a bona fide emergency, pilots taking-off and landing at the subject airport shall not fly over the Agua Dulce Elementary School.  Low passes at or below traffic pattern altitude shall be expressly prohibited at the airport at all times.  For noise abatement purposes, permittee shall instruct pilots that, to the extent feasible while maintaining the utmost flight safety, pilots shall make best efforts to offset to the left (north) upon taking-off from Runway 4 in order to avoid flying over homes located to the northeast of Runway 4.  The foregoing provisions shall be incorporated into the “Airpark Operation and Safety Regulations.”

 

Every lessee shall, within one (1) month of entering into any hangar lease with the airport, have ground instruction by the airport management regarding the airport’s designated approach and takeoff patterns.  Upon completion of said instruction, lessee shall sign an affidavit attesting that he/she understands and acknowledges the designated flight patterns into and out of the airport and sanctions/penalties for pilot non-compliance with the Airport Operations and Safety Regulations.

 

24.       The permittee shall maintain a telephone service for the purpose of receiving complaints from persons in the Agua Dulce area with respect to the operation of the airport and to flight operations in or out of the airport.  An operator shall be available to answer the telephone and receive such complaints during all flight hours at the airport.  The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to investigate all complaints and to respond to all complaints in a timely manner.

 

25.       Formation flying shall be prohibited within the boundaries of the Agua Dulce Community Standards District for aircraft landing at or taking off from flight operations originating the airport.  This condition shall be incorporated into the Airport Operations and Safety Regulations required pursuant to this grant.

 

26.       The permittee shall be authorized to conduct “ground” flight school classes at the airport but shall be prohibited from conducting any student training flights at the airport. 

Each Member shall provide the Airport Manager a copy of a current certificate of insurance for each aircraft owned and/or operated by such Member at the airport with liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit and passenger liability of at least $100,000 naming the permittee and its respective officers, directors and employees as additional insureds. The Airport Manager shall deny Flight Privileges to any person who fails to comly with these requirements.

27.       No aircraft may land or takeoff at the airport unless it is equipped with functioning brakes and a working radio capable of direct two-way communications with the UNICOM control operator, except in the case of an emergency. All aircraft shall communicate on the UNICOM frequency prior to departure and announce their intentions and position in the pattern prior to landing.

 

28.       No aircraft shall be operated in the runway, taxiways or aircraft parking and storage areas in a careless or negligent manner or in any respect in disregard of the right and safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection, or at a speed or in a manner which endangers unreasonably, or is likely to endanger persons or property.

 

J.29.   “Touch-and-go” and “stop-and- go” maneuvers by airplanes shall be prohibited at the airport. Pattern work shall also be prohibited within the boundaries of the Agua Dulce Community Standards District for any aircraft landing at or taking off from flight operation originating from the airport. The forgoing restrictions shall be incorporated into the Airpark Operations and Safety Regulations required pursuant to this grant.

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K.30.   Takeoffs and landings at the airport shall not occur before morning civil twilight and shall cease each day by the end of evening civil twilight.  The permittee shall be prohibited from installing any lighting facilities on the subject property that could enable nighttime flight operations at the airport.

 

31.       Each lessee shall provide permittee a copy of the current certificate of insurance for each aircraft owned and/or operated by such lessee at the airport with liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000.00 combined single limit and passenger liability of at least $100,000.00 naming the permittee and its respective officers, directors and employees as additional insureds.  Permittee shall deny flight privileges to any person who fails to comply with these insurance requirements. 

 

M.32.  The permittee is prohibited from renting any exterior aircraft “tie-down” spaces to pilots for outdoor storage of aircraft at the subject property.  However, the permittee shall be authorized to maintain twelve (12) exterior aircraft parking spaces for pilots’ free short-term use (inclusive of six (6) “guest pilot” and six (6) “public-serving pilot” aircraft parking spaces). 

 

33.       No person shall store or stock materials or equipment in any storage hangar sited on the property in such a manner as to be unsightly or to constitute a hazard.

 

34.       That this airport be limited to propeller-driven aircraft and a maximum of three (3) based rotary driven aircraft (i.e., helicopters).  Said three (3) helicopters shall be permitted to be based at the subject airport for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) years from the effective date of this grant, at which time only one (1) helicopter shall thereafter be permitted to be based at the airport, and then only if such helicopter is owned by the airport owner. 

 

The permittee shall designate and maintain at the airport a landing and takeoff zone to be utilized solely by helicopters, and helicopters based at the airport shall be restricted to landing and taking off only in said zone.  The permittee shall construct a helipad at said helicopter landing/takeoff zone.  The permittee shall incorporate into the “Airpark Operation and Safety Procedures” a section addressing takeoff and landing pattern regulations and safety procedures for helicopters, and shall consult with a reputable helicopter flight operations consulting firm in preparing such regulations and procedures pertaining to helicopter flight operations at the airport. Guest pilots of the permittee or lessees shall be prohibited from piloting helicopters into the airport. 

 

No jet aircraft of any kind shall be permitted to land or takeoff at the airport (except as may be reasonably required during an emergency).  No commercial aircraft charters are permitted to be based at/operated out of the airport. 

 

Eighty percent (80%) of the airport’s fixed-wing based aircraft fleet shall have a certified takeoff weight of less than 7,000 lbs.  No fixed-wing aircraft based at the airport shall have a certified takeoff weight in excess of 12,500 lbs.  Unless in the case of a bona fide emergency, no flight operations shall be permitted at the airport by fixed-wing aircraft with a certified takeoff weight in excess of 12,500 lbs.

 

A maximum of 500 flight operations per year at the airport shall be permitted by piston-driven or turbine-driven propeller aircraft that have a wingspan between 49 and 55 feet or an approach speed greater than 91 knots (for purposes of this condition, a flight operation means either one takeoff or one landing at the airport).  Unless in the case of a bona fide emergency, fixed-wing aircraft having a wingspan in excess of 55 feet or a certified takeoff weight in excess of 12,500 lbs. shall at all times be prohibited from conducting flight operations at the airport.     

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this grant to the contrary, intermittent use of the airport by aircraft associated with filming operations shall be permitted, subject to the film production company’s prior obtainment of a valid Film Permit from the EIDC and conformance with all other applicable provisions of this grant.  Such filming-related flight operations at the airport shall not be considered guest pilot flight operations as provided for in this grant.  Prior to any use of the airport by filming-related aircraft, airport management shall brief the aviation filming coordinator of the production company regarding the flight-related conditions/restrictions and non-compliance penalties of this grant (i.e., appropriate flight patterns and departure and approach routes, etc.). 

 

35.       This permit only provides for the maintenance of flyable, certified, operational aircraft and does not allow the wrecking or outside storage of wrecked aircraft.  Major repairs of aircraft located on the subject property are only authorized to occur within hangar structures; such major repair does not include heavy engine overhaul or the testing of engines removed from aircraft, which shall be expressly prohibited at the airparkairport.  Aircrafts under repair or aircraft parts being utilized for the repair of an aircraft shall be stored within an enclosed hangar structure.  The permittee and all lessees shall be permitted to conduct aircraft “hobbyist” activities, including the washing, repair, and performance of routine maintenance and to otherwise take care of his/her own aircraft on the airport property, provided there is no attempt to perform such services for others for profit, and further provided that such right is conditioned upon compliance with applicable law.  At no time shall any lessee hangar be utilized for any commercial, industrial, manufacturing, residential or other use not typically associated with the maintenance and use of a hangar for personal aircraft storage, whether for-profit or not.  Notwithstanding the above provision, permittee shall be authorized to utilize the one (1) multi-purpose hangar authorized under this grant for commercial filming, aviation ground school and community meeting/special event purposes.

 

The permittee and each lessee shall keep the floors of hangars, terminal apron and ramp areas, and areas used in their aircraft operation, clean and clear of oil, grease and other materials or stains and otherwise in a clean and orderly manner. No painting of aircraft or other personal property by lessees shall be allowed except within the confines of an enclosed hangar.  Permittee shall comply with all applicable NPDES regulations affecting treatment of on-site drainage and disposal of hazardous materials (e.g., aircraft oil and fuel), as may be enforced by the County Department of Public Works.

 

36.       Outside storage of construction, building and aircraft materials, including inoperable vehicles and aircrafts, is prohibited on the property.  All aircraft parts and aircrafts undergoing repair or service shall be stored within an enclosed hanger.

 

37.       Upon the subject airport’s change in classification to a Restricted, Special-Use, Private airportthis action becoming effective, the permittee shall be authorized to seek County approval for the completion of the ten (10) partially constructed storage hangars for which County building permits have been issued. 

 

Upon the subject airport’s change in classification to a Special-Use airport, the permittee shall also be authorized to seek County approval for construction of a maximum of forty-five (45) additional storage hangars on the subject property, none of which shall exceed 3,000 sq. ft. in floor area.  The maximum number of storage hangars allowed at the airport is fifty-five (55).  County building permits for any such 45 additional storage hangars shall not be issued unless and until permittee provides official proof that the airport has been converted to a Special-Use airport and provides clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that such hangar heights and locations meet applicable FAA regulations/standards. 

 

Upon the subject airport’s change in classification to a Special-Use airport, the permittee shall also be authorized to seek County approval for the construction of one (1) “multi-use” hangar containing a maximum of 18,000 sq. ft. of floor area.  Use of said multi-use hangar shall be expressly restricted to only the following: (a) storage of the airport owner’s personal aircraft; (b) interior filming purposes; (c) use by permittee for aviation ground school instruction; and (d) a venue for community meetings and/or special events. A County building permit for said multi-use hangar shall not be issued unless and until permittee provides official proof that the airport has been converted to a Special-Use airport and provides clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that such hangar height and location meets applicable FAA regulations/standards. 

 

In no event shall the combined floor area of the 55 new storage hangars and one (1) new multi-purpose hangar exceed 182,000 sq. ft.

 

At no time shall the permittee allow more than sixty-five (65) aircraft to be based at the airport (including helicopters).  The permittee and each lessee shall register with the Airport Manager information regarding each aircraft based by such permittee and lessee at the airport.  The Airport Manager shall keep an up-to-date, accurate log of every based aircraft at the airport, to include at least the following information: a photograph of each based aircraft; aircraft identification/tail number; year, make/model and color of each aircraft; the name and address of each aircraft owner; and owner’s proof of insurance.  Said log shall be made available to Departmental Zoning Enforcement staff and the Airport Steering Committee for inspection, upon request.    

 

Said Each new hangars shall be constructed of new material and painted in a color consistent with the equestrian/rural character of the community.

 

38.       Consistent with all other applicable provisions of this grant, the height of the all buildings and hangers shall not exceed 35 feet above finished grade.

 

39.       The runway shall be paved maintained in accordance to the guidelines of the Federal Aviation Administration and the California Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics;

 

40.       The permittee shall comply with all applicable regulations of the Aviation Division of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the California Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics and the Federal Aviation Administration.

 

41.       All obstruction marker, wind cone, traffic directional indicator and other appurtenant structures and equipments necessary for the safety of the airport as required by the Federal Aviation Administration and the California Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works Division of Aviation.

 

42.       The airport shall work with the community in establishing an Airport Steering Committee (“ASC”) for the purpose of, among other things, advising the airport with respect to the operation of the airport and its impact on and relationship with the Agua Dulce community, and acting as a liaison between the Agua Dulce community and the airport.  The ASC shall be an independent Committee composed of two (2) persons appointed by the Agua Dulce Town Council, (2) persons appointed by the Agua Dulce Civic Association, two (2) persons appointed by the Concerned Citizens of Agua Dulce, two (2) persons appointed by the permittee and one (1) representative from the 5th Supervisorial District office.  Each appointed member of the ASC from the Agua Dulce Town Council, the Agua Dulce Civic Association and the Concerned Citizens of Agua Dulce shall maintain primary residency within the boundaries of the Agua Dulce Community Standards District resident property owner from the Agua Dulce community, and shall provide proof of such primary residency to ASC prior to appointment.  The ASC shall meet at least monthly during the first two (2) years following the effective date of this grant, and at least quarterly thereafter.  All meetings conducted by the ASC shall be open to the public.