Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
Purpose and Authority
The purpose of an Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) is to conduct airport land use compatibility planning. ALUCs protect public health, safety, and welfare by ensuring the orderly expansion of airports and the adoption of land use measures that minimize the public’s exposure to excessive noise and safety hazards within areas around public airports to the extent that these areas are not already devoted to incompatible uses. The statutes governing ALUCs are set forth in Division 9, Part 1, Chapter 4, Article 3.5, Sections 21670 – 21679.5 of the California Public Utilities Code (PUC).
An ALUC has the following powers and duties, per PUC Section 21674:
- To assist local agencies in ensuring compatible land uses in the vicinity of all new airports and in the vicinity of existing airports to the extent that the land in the vicinity of those airports is not already devoted to incompatible uses.
- To coordinate planning at the state, regional, and local levels so as to provide for the orderly development of air transportation, while at the same time protecting the public health, safety, and welfare.
- To prepare and adopt an airport land use compatibility plan pursuant to Section 21675.
- To review the plans, regulations, and other actions of local agencies and airport operators pursuant to Section 21676.
- The powers of the commission shall in no way be construed to give the commission jurisdiction over the operation of any airport.
- In order to carry out its responsibilities, the commission may adopt rules and regulations consistent with this article. The plan is primarily concerned with land uses near the two public-use airports in the county:
- Buchanan Field Airport
- Byron Airport
Agendas
**The Contra Costa ALUC meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Location: 30 Muir Road, ZA Room, Martinez, CA 94553. Agendas are available prior to the scheduled meetings.
**To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Health Officer’s Shelter Order of April 29, 2020, prevents public gatherings (Health Officer Order). In lieu of a public gathering, the ALUC meeting will be available via remote access per Governor’s Executive Order N29-20. Please see this months respective agenda for details.
Agenda Archive 2012-2017
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Videos
If a meeting is in progress, there will be a link to live streaming at the top of the ALCU Meeting Videos page.
Commissioner Roster
Commissioner | Appointing Body | Term Expires |
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Carlyn Obringer, (Concord City Council) | County Mayor’s Conference (Contiguous city delegate) | May 4, 2026 |
Joel Bryant (Brentwood City Council) | County Mayor’s Conference (Non-contiguous city delegate) | May 6, 2024 |
Timothy Barrow | Board of Supervisors Appointee 1 | May 6, 2024 |
Ronald R. Reagan | Board of Supervisors Appointee 2 | May 1, 2023 |
Geoff Logan, Chair | Director of Airports Appointee 1 | May 1, 2023 |
Allison A. Picard | Director of Airports Appointee 2 | May 4, 2026 |
Richard Cunningham | Appointed by balance of ALUC (General Public seat) | May 1, 2023 |
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan
1. Cover, Introduction, Countywide Policies (PDF)
2. Buchanan Field Airport Policies (PDF)
3. Byron Airport Policies (PDF)
4. Background Data: Buchanan Field Airport (Part 1) (PDF)
5. Background Data: Buchanan Field Airport (Part 2) (PDF)
6. Background Data: Byron Airport (PDF)
California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook (2011)
State Aeronautics Act, California Public Utility Code Section 21001 et seq.
ALUC Planning Review Fees
Initial review by ALUC staff - $500 deposit plus additional fees for time and materials.
Review by the Commission - $2,500 deposit plus additional fees for time and materials.
At the conclusion of review, any unused fees will be returned to the applicant.
- Board Order approved September 13, 2016 (PDF)
- Resolution 2016/529 (PDF)
- Letter to County Planning Directors (PDF)
Effective November 13, 2016
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Jamar Stamps, AICP
Principal PlannerPhone: 925-655-2917
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Transportation Planning
Physical Address
30 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: : 925-655-7209