By BOB NORBERG
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
July 7, 2001
The Sonoma County Airport Land Use Commission dropped its ban on hotels within a safety zone near its runways Monday
night, part of a settlement of a suit filed by a hotel developer.
The commission voted 5-2 for the settlement, allowing the construction of Trendwest Resorts, a resort being proposed
by a Redmond, Wash., company on Shiloh Road in Windsor. The site is within a mile of the end of a runway at the
Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport.
The action caps three years of conflict over airport land use that included a rare show of political muscle by
county supervisors, who by unanimous vote removed two land-use commission members in April who supported tightening
building restrictions. Supervisors said the move was necessary to head off costly litigation provoked by the commission's
efforts to curb growth around airports.