A view of Oat Hill in American Canyon from near Highway 29. Plans to put multifamily homes on the hill have led to disagreement between the city and Napa County Airport Land Use Commission.
A scene at Napa County Airport earlier this year. The county Airport Land Use Commission says proposed condominiums on Oat Hill in American Canyon would be in an airport protection zone that excludes housing.
The Napa County Airport Land Use Commission's last word on a proposed Oat Hill condominium development in American Canyon may be simply restating its dissent.
Commissioners previously determined part of Oat Hill is in Zone D, an area around Napa County Airport that's supposed to be off-limits to new homes. Fifty-one units of a proposed 291-unit condominium development could be built there.
American Canyon on July 20 stated it intends to override the commission’s finding so it could potentially allow the 51 units. The city said the county’s airport land-use plan is outdated and this section of Oat Hill shouldn’t be in the no-home zone.
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Last week, the Airport Land Use Commission approved a letter objecting to this turn of events. And that might be that.
“Ultimately, the city of American Canyon is the decision-maker on the project,” county Supervising Planner John McDowell said on Wednesday. “They have the authority to overrule.”
Oat Hill is an American Canyon landmark, less for its 250-foot height than its location as the only substantial hill in the city west of Highway 29. R. H. Hess Development wants to build a three-story condominium development on its slopes.
About two miles away is Napa County Airport, which serves air taxis, corporate jets and private planes. The county’s Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan has various zones and part of Oat Hill is just within Zone D that prohibits home development.
“The (commission) understands and appreciates the critical need for new housing locally and regionally,” the Airport Land Use Commission’s new letter to American Canyon said. However, critical need isn’t a basis to disregard requirements existing to ensure harmony between residential uses and the airport, it said.
One issue is planes might fly overhead in Zone D. That, the Airport Land Use Commission contended, can lead to complaints from residents that generate opposition to airport operations.
“The mere introduction of sensitive land uses into areas impacted by airport operations is an encroachment on airport operations,” the commission’s letter said.
American Canyon said that the proposed residential use is consistent with federal and state aircraft noise standards. Also, the primary method to address overhead flights is buyer awareness, not land-use restrictions.
The city said the county’s airport protections are stricter than state standards. The Airport Land Use Commission said the state allows the county to have stricter standards, when warranted.
Airport Land Use Commissioner Dave Whitmer said county planners offered to help American Canyon reconfigure the proposed condominium project and relocate the 51 units from Zone D.
“It wasn’t just ‘No,’ ” Whitmer said. “It was ‘Yes, if you modify your project to fix existing conditions.’ ”
No one from American Canyon spoke at Wednesday’s Airport Land Use Commission hearing.
A city report in July said comments from the Airport Land Use Commission and Caltrans Division of Aeronautics must be included in the final override decision record. But these comments are advisory.
The City Council at a future meeting needs a two-thirds vote to officially override the Airport Land Use Commission's determination that the 51 condominium units would be inconsistent with airport protection plans.
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Photos: Oxbow RiverStage concert series returns to Napa
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
The second concert of Napa's Oxbow RiverStage series opened with a set by the San Francisco band Royal Jelly Jive.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson was the showcase performer Sunday night at the second concert of the Oxbow RiverStage series in downtown Napa.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
Audiences at downtown Napa's Oxbow RiverStage concert series, including the crowd present for Matt Nathanson's appearance Sunday evening, are among the largest assemblies in the city since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. RiverStage spectators are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test for the virus before entering the venue at the Oxbow Commons park.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
Arik and Hannah Housley addressed the audience at Sunday's Oxbow RiverStage concert in downtown Napa before the main performance by Matt Nathanson. The concert was a fundraiser the Alaina's Voice Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to mental health created by the Housleys after their 18-year-old daughter Alaina Housley died in the 2018 mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
Spectators at Napa's Oxbow Commons park gave a warm welcome to the singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson at the beginning of his concert Sunday night, the second in this year's Oxbow RiverStage series. The concert was organized as a benefit for the Alaina's Voice Foundation to raise funds for mental health services in the Napa Valley.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
The San Francisco-based band Royal Jelly Jive opened Sunday's Oxbow RiverStage concert, the second in this year's live music series at the Oxbow Commons park in downtown Napa. More than a dozen concerts are scheduled through mid-October.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
Lauren Bjelde, lead vocalist for the band Royal Jelly Jive, performed Sunday evening in the opening act of an Oxbow RiverStage concert in downtown Napa.
Benefit concert for Alaina's Voice Foundation
Audience sizes at this year's Oxbow RiverStage concert series, including the Sunday performance by Matt Nathanson, are capped at 5,700 people under organizers' permit from the city of Napa. Spectators also are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test for the virus before entering.
You can reach Barry Eberling at 256-2253 or beberling@napanews.com.
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