About JWA

Commissions

Airport Land Use Commission

• Consists of seven members.
• The membership consists of two Commissioners appointed by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, two appointed by the League of California Cities and two appointed by the public airports. The seventh member is appointed by the other Commissioners to represent the general public.
• The Airport Land Use Commission, which is governed by the Public Utilities Code Section 21670 has a basic responsibility to assist local agencies in ensuring compatible land uses in the vicinity of all airports in the County.
• Reviews land use proposals near civilian and military airports and other land uses issues which have a potential impact on airport operations.

 
Meetings:

4:00 p.m. on the 3^rd Thursday of Every Month

Airport Commission Hearing Room
John Wayne Airport Administration Building
3160 Airway Avenue
Costa Mesa, California

 
Responsibilities:

• To protect the public from adverse effects of aircraft noise.
• To ensure that people and facilities are not concentrated in areas susceptible to aircraft incidents.
• To ensure that no structure or land use activities adversely affect the operational integrity of the airports or their navigable airspace.

 
Commissioners (Commissioners' Alternates):

Mr. Gerald Bresnahan, Chairman (Ms. Patricia Campbell)
Mr. Rod Propst, Vice Chairman (Ms. Winnie Houston)
Mr. Herman Beverburg (Mr. Stephen Beverburg)
Mr. Jim Righeimer (Mr. Randy Teteak)
Mr. Jon Dumitru (Mr. Doug Davert)
Mr. Thomas O'Malley, Jr. (Mr. Leonard Kranser)
Mr. Don Webb (Mr. Homer Bludau)

 
Contact:

Ms. Kari Rigoni, (949) 252-5170

 
Airport Influence Areas
(Airport Planning Areas)

The maps below depict the areas defined by Subdivision (b) of Section 11010 of the California Business and Professions Code Relating to the "Notice of Airport in Vicinity".

• Orange County Airport Planning Areas (pdf)

Please note the following detailed maps for individual airports depicting Airport Influence Areas are shown on the AELUP Height Restriction Zone Maps.

• John Wayne Airport (pdf)
• Fullerton Municipal Airport (pdf)
• Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos (pdf)

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