Hangar 1 expansion

A Bixby Knolls resident cited noise reports showing 59% of airport noise violations come from private jets, 93% after 10 p.m., and asked the commission to require a supplemental EIR or postpone the item.

Said the staff report was confusing about what business is coming in, and that the company's website suggests a speculative project — he asked for a business plan to clear things up.

A Bixby Knolls resident who says he's directly under flight school paths strenuously objected, saying the Globemaster study found pollution, noise, and air traffic 'significant and unavoidable' and demanding an updated study.

A California Heights District 5 resident asked the commission to postpone approval and require a full project-specific EIR, noting the 58% size increase and questioning whether based aircraft will fly more than visiting aircraft.

A former contractor who built the first Gulfstream Aerospace facility at the airport expressed sympathy for the neighbors, noting past petitions against airport projects.

Recounted 40 years of airport noise ordinance history and warned that if the lease ever unravels, the approval should restrict future tenants from charter or multi-operator use of the facility.

Noted the program EIR projected 41,299 daily trips with all 14 traffic mitigations rejected as infeasible, and urged a supplemental EIR plus required rooftop solar, not just solar-ready.