T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 4-8City of Warwick Generalized ZoningGeneralized CategoryZoning DistrictOpen SpaceOpen Space DistrictSingle-family Residential Residence A-40 District, Residence A-15 District, Residence A-10 District, Residence A-7 DistrictCommercialOffice District, Waterfront Business District, General Business DistrictIndustrialLight Industrial District, General Industrial DistrictTransportationWarwick Station Intermodal Zone, Warwick Station Gateway ZoneSource: Appendix A, Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Warwick, Rhode Island, published by the order of City Council, 1995 (reprinted in 2005).Table 4-9Land Use Exposed to DNL 65 dB or Greater (Baseline Condition)Land Use Acres PercentageAirport 733 63%Residential 1 223 19%Roads/Highways 105 9%Undeveloped 44 4%Agriculture 15 1%Commercial/Industrial Mixed 12 1%Commercial 12 1%Institutional 11 1%Industrial 11 1%Federal 3 0.3%Open Water 2 0.1%Waste Disposal 0.5 0.0%Cemeteries 0.0 0.0%Total 1,171 100.0%Notes: All land uses fall within the City of Warwick. Refer to Figure 4-8 for the location of the land uses exposed to DNL 65 dB or greater in 2004.Both the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the FAA define DNL 65 dB as the threshold of noise incompatibility with residential landuses. Based on INM Version 6.1 and the 2004 noise contours.1 Incompatible land uses are in bold text.The total acreage of land exposed to noise levels of DNL 65 dB and above in 2004 includes approximately1,171 acres, or 19 percent of the overall Study Area and 72 percent of the Project Area. There are approximately223 acres of residential, or non-compatible, land exposed to DNL 65 dB and above noise levels in 2004.According to the FAA, community facilities such as schools, libraries, auditoriums, nursing homes, medical facilities,and places of worship (in addition to residential and parks and other recreational uses) are considered noise-sensitiveareassince elevated noise from Airport activities may interfere with activities associated with these uses. 170 There are24 places of worship (two of which were previously sound insulated), 22 educational institutions, including schoolsand daycare facilities (five of which were previously sound insulated), three libraries, and one assisted livingfacility/nursing home within the Study Area. The Project Area includes three places of worship, three educational170 FAA Order 1050.1E, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, U.S. Department of Transportation, March 20, 2006, Appendix A, Table 1, Page A-15.Chapter 4 – Affected Environment 4-16 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH04_Affected_Env_JUL_2011.doc