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From page 115...
... F-1 A P P E N D I X F Model Local Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance Introduction This appendix is provided as a tool to help airport managers, land use planners, and local governments formulate an Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance (AZO) suitable for their communities.
From page 116...
... F-2 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports the airport's control, and political sensitivity. If the airport has experienced few compatibility conflicts and the airport manager and local planners conclude from the Self-Assessment Checklists in Appendix C that protection from obstructions, for example, is the primary concern, there may be little support by the public and governing body for an ordinance that addresses a broader range of compatibility concerns.
From page 117...
... Model Local Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance F-3 A comprehensive discussion of safety compatibility issues can be found in the California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook available on the California Aeronautics Division website. Typical Ordinance Elements Chapter 2 of this Guidebook discusses the primary compatibility concerns that can be addressed by airport zoning ordinances, including: Airspace obstructions from tall structures and vegetation.
From page 118...
... F-4 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports Below is an annotated outline of typical ordinance components with descriptions of each element. This should be viewed as a menu rather than a mandatory list.
From page 119...
... Model Local Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance F-5 zones, horizontal zones, conical zones and transition zones, and other safety areas, such as RPZs. Any area regulated by the ordinance should be clearly defined.
From page 120...
... F-6 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports for every 100 feet horizontally for a distance of 20,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest runway of the airport" (10,000 feet at a slope of 1:50 for runways 3,200 feet or less in length)
From page 121...
... Model Local Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance F-7 Critical community infrastructure (power plants, electrical substations, public communications facilities and other facilities, the damage or destruction of which would cause significant adverse effects to public health and welfare well beyond the immediate vicinity of the facility)
From page 122...
... F-8 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports 150 studies and shows permitted, prohibited and conditional uses in each contour zone. Generally, residential development and sensitive receptors such as residences, schools, hospitals, and churches are not permitted in higher noise zones.
From page 123...
... Model Local Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance F-9 Planning Board or other agendas to learn of development proposals or to rely on personal relationships with land use officials. FAA 7460 Notice Ordinances can vary in their treatment of the FAA's Part 77 Aeronautical Study notice process.
From page 124...
... F-10 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports obstructions to aircraft pilots. An FAA determination of No Hazard pursuant to the 7460 notification process should also be a condition.
From page 125...
... Model Local Airport Compatibility Zoning Ordinance F-11 Avigation Easements and Real Estate Disclosures Avigation easements and real estate transaction disclosures of airport proximity and flight paths were identified by airport managers as important tools for reducing compatibility conflicts. These provisions, however, do not always appear in AZOs.
From page 126...
... F-12 Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports References 1. California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, California Airport Land Use Planning Handbook, October 2011.

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