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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7251 - Optimum Development Plan for OC Airport.. � -t • C RESOLUTION NO. 7251 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH STATING ITS OFFICIAL. POSITION ON THE,OPTIMU14 DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ORANGE.. COUNTY AIRPORT WHEREAS, the Ralph M. Parsons Company has recommended an optimum development plan for Orange County Airport, that is described in the Phase II Orange County Air Transportation Plan Interim Report; and WHEREAS, this development plan as described demonstrates that the use of this airport by jet aircraft, even on a restricted basis, is completely incompatible with the surrounding residential environment, and this conclusion has been supported by the City's own aviation consultants; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Airport was originally established for small, propeller - driven aircraft at a time when there was little or no urban development south of the airport; and WHEREAS, the County of Orange plans for the development of Upper Newport Bay and the substantial investment in existing residential areas are seriously jeopardized by continued airport expansion; and WHEREAS, the further expansion of Orange County Airport would be in direct conflict with the April 22, 1970, environ- mental quality policy of the Orange County Board of Supervisors; and WHEREAS, the long - standing and unified response of the citizens of this area confirms these conclusions; -1- 5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that it respectfully requests that the • Honorable Board of Supervisors for the County of Orange declare as its policy that the Orange County Airport is not, and in all probability never will be, an acceptable facility for jet aircraft; that there be no further expansion of the permitted jet operations at this airport; that there be no further expenditure of funds to expand any of the physical facilities of this airport; further, that top priority shall be given to the establishment of a new airport in a new location for all jet operations serving Orange County to be accomplished by 1975; and, further, that an interim location be established by January 1, 1973, to accommodate all commercial jet operations serving Orange County. ADOPTED this 10th day of August, 1970. Mayor ATTEST: i City Clerk Al ,CERTI� - CLERK IE� AS E ORIGHVA _.........._ CITY OF THE 7Y OF N�P087 B CN PB :adw ®A1E: .__.. - . -.. %- --- 1_9...z_a..�m 8/11 /70 • -2