COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
320 WEST TEMPLE STREET LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 9C012
January 5, 1967 Robert M. Garrick, Chairman Los Angeles County Aviation Advisory Commission
Dear Mr. Garrick:
This is in response to your letter of November 30, 1966, in which you requested the Los Angeles County Regional planning Commission to reopen the hearings pertaining to the Agua Dulce Airport in an effort to modify certain of the conditions pertaining to the approval of such use.
On December 6, 1966, this matter was considered by the Commission which acted by declining to initiate special permit proceedings. Pursuant to the County Zoning Ordinance and State Law, any further Planning Commission deliberation on this subject would require the processing of a complete case rather than reactivation of a previous case. The motion adopted by the Commission further stated that the Director be instructed to write a letter to the Aviation Advisory Commission documenting this case, setting forth the reasons why these conditions were imposed at the time of the granting of the permit, and at the same time listing the complaints that have come in to the staff since the airport was established.
Special Permit cams 1352, 1404 and 1570 approved by the Commission in 1958, 1959 and 1964. respectively,, permitting the establishment and expansion of the Agua Dulce Airport, involved six public hearings before the Commission and an appeal to the Board of Supervisors. These proceedings, as our files will substantiate, revealed much controversy and strong opposition to the location and the manner of operation of the airport at Agua Dulce. In view of these circumstances, the Commission sought to condition approval of the airport to make it compatible with its surroundings and to insure that the facility would not be materially detrimental to the property of other persons in the vicinity. In spite of these conditions of approval, complaints were received regarding the operation of said airport in September 1957, February 1960, June 1961,March 1965 and in June and September of 1966. In June 1961, an action in Superior Court resulted in a judgment against the operators of the airport for permitting aircraft to fly below 300 feet means that was determined to be an ice v crating the airport. The Court award damages for discomfort, annoyance and distress.
The action of the Commission in declining to initiate new hearings on this matter is apparent in view of the aforementioned circumstances. However, the property owner may file such a request which will be processed in the manner prescribed in the Zoning Ordinance, at which time serious consideration will be given to all evidence and testimony that is presented at public hearings pertaining thereto.
Very truly yours, THE REGIONAL PUNNING COMMISSION Melton Breivogel; Director of Planning IM cc: John A. Lambie