AF Plant 42 AICUZ Study - Feb. 2012 - Edwards Air Force Base

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Figure 1-1. Palmdale California and Vicinity Figure 1-1. Palmdale California and Vicinity 1-2
Land use guidelines for Air Force AICUZ outlined in Air Force Handbook (AFH) 32-7084 AICUZ Program Manager’s Guide reflect preferred land use recommendations for areas underlying clear zones (CZs), accident potential zones (APZs) I and II, as well as for four predicted noise exposure zones (a description of these areas can be found in Chapter 3): 65-70 A-weighted decibel (dB[A]) day-night average sound level (DNL); 70-75 dB(A) DNL; 75-80 dB(A) DNL; and 80+ dB(A) DNL. The predicted noise exposure zones are delineated by connecting points of equal noise exposure (contours). Land use recommendations for these noise exposure zones have been established on the basis of sociological studies prepared and sponsored by several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT), and the Air Force, as well as state and local agencies. The guidelines recommend land uses that are compatible with airfield operations while allowing maximum beneficial use of adjacent properties. Additionally, guidelines for maximum height of man-made structures are provided to protect the navigable airspace around an airfield, particularly the approach/departure corridors extending along the axis of the runways. The Air Force has no desire to recommend land use regulations that would render property economically useless. The Air Force does, however, have an obligation to the inhabitants of the Plant 42 environs and to the citizens of the United States to point out ways to protect the people in adjacent areas as well as the public investment in the installation itself. The AICUZ program uses the latest technology to define noise levels in areas near Air Force installations. An analysis of Plant 42's existing and anticipated flying operations was performed, including types of aircraft, flight patterns, variations in altitude, power settings, number of operations, and hours of operations. This information was used to develop the noise contours contained in this study. The DoD NOISEMAP modeling software and the previously mentioned DNL metrics were used to define the noise exposure zones at Plant 42. In addition and in recognition of California’s use of a similar but alternative noise metric, 1-3
Page 1 and 2: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 PURPOSE AND N
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3000’ 5000’ 7000’ 3000’ RUN
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Table 3-5. Land Use Compatibility,
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Table 3-5. Land Use Compatibility,
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4.0 LAND USE AND ANALYSIS 4.1 Intro
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Table 4-1. US Census Population Jur
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Figure 4-1. Existing Land Uses in t
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Figure 4-2. Existing Land Uses and
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4.2.1.1 Noise Zones In general term
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Table 4-3. Off Base Compatibility w
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Figure 4-3. Existing Land Uses, CZs
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Table 4-4. Off Base Land Use Acreag
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4.2.2 Current Land Use - City of La
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triangular portion east of 45 th St
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Figure 4-5. Detailed Parcel Zoning
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Figure 4-6. Generalized Zoning, Noi
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Council in 1993. The Palmdale Gener
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then in effect and it has been amen
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4.4 Future Land Use This section ex
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Figure 4-7. Generalized Future Land
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terms, that means preservation of t
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Plan in 2004 as required by state l
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Figure 4-8. Runway 4/22 Imaginary S
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Figure 4-10. Runway 4/22 Imaginary
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It is also important that the local
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Figure 4-12. AICUZ Environs Map Fig
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4.7 Summary As noted in the foregoi
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AIR FORCE PLANT 42 CALIFORNIA C H A
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and control the effects of such ope
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page APPENDIX A T
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APPENDIX A—THE AICUZ CONCEPT, PRO
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A.4.1 Policy 1. In order to promote
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Each runway end at Plant 42 has a 3
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A.7 Noise Nearly all studies analyz
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APPENDIX B—CLEAR ZONES AND ACCIDE
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Figure B-1. Distribution of Air For
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B.4 Findings Designation of safety
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APPENDIX C—DESCRIPTION OF THE NOI
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position. This information is proce
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APPENDIX D HEIGHT AND OBSTRUCTIONS
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500' Above Airfield Elevation G 20:
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D.2 Other Hazards to Air Navigation
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APPENDIX E—NOISE LEVEL REDUCTION
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