An airport influence area is the area which current or future airport-related noise, over flight, safety, and/or airspace protection factors may significantly affect land uses or necessitate restrictions on those uses. It includes airport owned property, Runway Protection Zones (RPZ), inner & outer safety zones and Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) contours.
Airports within the County are under the jurisdiction of the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). The ALUC is required to prepare and adopt a Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), review and make recommendations concerning certain projects within the ALUC planning boundaries, and review and make recommendations on regulations of local agencies. Though given the authority to review and make recommendations, the ALUC does not have jurisdiction over airport operations.
State Law requires the creation of Airport Land Use Commissions (ALUCs) to coordinate planning for the areas surrounding public use airports. In Los Angeles County the Regional Planning Commission has the responsibility for acting as the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) and for coordinating the airport planning of public agencies within the county.
