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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 5-36No-Action Alternative: Residential Land Assumed to be Acquired under a No-ActionVoluntary Land Acquisition ProgramAnalysis YearCurrent Part 150 VLAP 1LocationRunway 5 EndRunway 23 EndAcres16.013.029.00.00.80.8Parcels5956115033HousingUnits5580135033Sub-TotalTotal 2025 No-Action Noise Mitigation Acquisitions 2Runway 5 EndRunway 23 EndSub-TotalTotal Runway 5 End 16.0 59 55Total Runway 23 End 13.8 59 83Source: RIGIS: Field verification by VHB, Inc., 2005; City of Warwick Assessor’s Parcel Data.Note: Includes undeveloped or vacant residential parcels exposed to noise levels DNL 70 dB and above.1 Based on the FAA-accepted updated 2020 NEM, which includes residential land within the 2020 No-Action DNL 70 dB noise contour. All parcels are assumed to be acquired by 2015. As of January 2011, three phases of the Current Part 150 VLAP have been initiated and 70 residential properties (out of the 115) haveopted to participate.2 Assumed to be within the EIS 2025 DNL 70 dB noise contour for the No-Action Alternative (for comparison purposes). Actual future land acquisitions would beidentified by a future FAA-accepted NEM.Under the Current Part 150 VLAP, based on the FAA-accepted 2020 NEM, it is assumed that 59 residential parcels at theRunway 5 End and 56 residential parcels at the Runway 23 End (a total of 135 housing units) would be acquired by2015. As a result of non-project-related airport growth, in 2025, it is assumed that three residential parcels with threehousing units at the Runway 23 End would be exposed to noise levels of DNL 70 dB and above under the No-ActionAlternative and, therefore, eligible for acquisition under a Future VLAP (actual future land acquisitions would beidentified by a future FAA-accepted updated NEM). For this FEIS analysis, it is assumed that all eligible parcels wouldbe acquired. Because neither FAA nor RIAC has regulatory authority for controlling land uses, which fall under thejurisdiction of the City of Warwick through its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance, there are no reasonablyforeseeable redevelopment options for the areas that would be acquired under the VLAP for the No-Action Alternative.Land Use CompatibilityThe future No-Action Alternative would result in an increase in certain areas being newly exposed to noiselevels of DNL 65 dB and above. 298 This is due to the predicted increase in aircraft operations in future yearswithout the extension of Runway 5-23. Figure 5-17 shows the generalized land use and No-Action Alternativenoise contours for 2015, 2020, and 2025. Table 5-37 presents the residential land uses that would be exposed tonoise levels of DNL 65 dB and above under the No-Action Alternative and Alternatives B2 and B4 in 2015, 2020,and 2025. Homes located in areas exposed to noise levels between DNL 65 dB and 69 dB would be eligible forsound insulation, while residential parcels exposed to DNL 70 dB and above would be eligible for landacquisition under the Current Part 150 VLAP, as presented previously in Table 5-36. 299298 Environmental Desk Reference for Airport Actions, FAA, October 5, 2007 Chapter 5, Compatible Land Use.299 14 CFR Part 150, Noise Compatibility Planning, paragraph 150.7, RIAC is undertaking a noise mitigation program, which has included land acquisition andsound insulation.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-53 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc