RESOLUTION 25-34
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, ACTING AS THE SAN MATEO COUNTY AIRPORT LAND
USE COMMISSION, DETERMINING THAT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE GENENTECH MASTER
PLAN, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING MAP TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 18 ACRES INTO THE 207-ACRE GENENTECH CAMPUS IN
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY PLAN FOR THE ENVIRONS FOR SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG), in its capacity as the San Mateo County Airport Land Use Commission, that,
WHEREAS, in accordance with the requirements of California Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 21676(b) a local agency General Plan, Zoning Ordinance and/or any affected specific plan must be consistent with the applicable airport/land use criteria in the relevant adopted Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco has received an application for amendments to the Genentech Master Plan, South San Francisco General Plan and Zoning Map to incorporate additional properties totaling approximately 18 acres into the 207-acre Genentech Campus in South San Francisco, which falls within Airport Influence Area (AIA) B for San Francisco International Airport, and has referred the project to C/CAG, acting as the Airport Land Use Commission, for a determination of consistency with relevant airport / land use compatibility criteria in the Comprehensive Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the Environs of San Francisco International Airport (SFO ALUCP); and
WHEREAS, the SFO ALUCP contains policies and criteria to address four issues: (a) aircraft noise compatibility; (b) safety compatibility; (c) height of structures/airspace protection; and (d) Airport Influence Area (AIA) Real Estate Disclosure notification, as discussed below:
(a) Noise Compatibility – The 65 dB CNEL (Community Noise Equivalent Level) aircraft noise contour defines the threshold for airport noise impacts established in the SFO ALUCP. All land uses located outside this contour are deemed consistent with the noise policies of the ALUCP. Per SFO ALUCP Exhibit IV-6, the project site lies outside the bounds of the 65 dB CNEL contour and is therefore consistent with the SFO ALUCP noise policies and criteria.
(b) Safety Policy Consistency – The SFO ALUCP includes five sets of safety zones and related land use compatibility policies and criteria. Per SFO ALUCP Exhibit IV-3, the project site is not located within a Safety Zone so is not impacted by ALUCP safety policies and criteria.
(c) Airspace Protection Policy Consistency – Pursuant to the SFO ALUCP, airspace protection compatibility of proposed land uses within its AIA is evaluated in accordance Government Code Section 54957.5
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with the following criteria: (1) 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 77 (FAR Part 77), “Safe, Efficient Use and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace”, which establishes the standards for determining obstructions to air navigation; and (2) FAA notification surfaces. The regulations contain three key elements: (1) standards for determining obstructions in the navigable airspace and designation of imaginary surfaces for airspace protection, (2) requirements for project sponsors to provide notice to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of certain proposed construction or alteration of structures that may affect the navigable airspace, and (3) the initiation of aeronautical studies, by the FAA, to determine the potential effect(s), if any, of the proposed construction or alteration of structures on the subject airspace.
The Genentech Master Plan and South San Francisco Zoning regulations incorporate the standards and requirements identified in SFO ALUCP Airspace Protection Policies AP-3 “Maximum Compatible Building Height”, and AP-4 “Other Flight Hazards are Incompatible”, ensuring these issues will be addressed during project review.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the City/County Association of Governments for San Mateo County, acting as the San Mateo County Airport Land Use Commission, that proposed amendments to the Genentech Master Plan, South San Francisco General Plan and Zoning Map to incorporate additional properties totaling approximately 18 acres into the 207- acre Genentech Campus in South San Francisco are consistent with the Comprehensive Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the Environs for San Francisco International Airport .
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, THIS 12TH DAY OF JUNE 2025.
Adam Rak, Chair