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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 5-39Alternative B2: Partial Parcels Required for Construction (Mandatory)Terminal Partially Fully IntegratedAccess Relocated Relocated Cargo TotalLand Use Type Runway 16 Runway 23 Roadways Airport Road Airport Road Facility ProgramResidential 0 0 0 0 8 0 8Commercial and Industrial 1 1 0 1 4 10 0 16Cropland 0 0 0 0 2 0 2Wetland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Total 1 0 1 4 21 0 27Sources: RIGIS; Field verification by VHB, Inc., 2005; City of Warwick Assessor’s Parcel Data.1 Includes commercial (sale of products and services) and commercial and industrial mixed l land uses.The partial acquisitions required for Alternative B2, most of which affect commercial properties, are generallyrelated to the potential loss of parking area of businesses or back yard area of residences for both construction ofrunway enhancements and relocation of Airport Road.Land Use CompatibilityFigure 5-18 shows the land uses that would be exposed to the DNL 65 dB and above noise levels in 2015, 2020,and 2025 for Alternative B2 compared to the No-Action Alternative. The changes in land use compatibility forAlternative B2 in 2015, 2020, and 2025 are presented in Table 5-40. In comparison to the No-Action Alternative, by2025, Alternative B2 would result in fewer parcels of noise-sensitive land uses being newly exposed to federallydefined land use compatibility regulations for incompatible noise levels of DNL 65 dB and above, for residential landuses. 300 This reduction is attributed to the mandatory residential acquisitions for construction in 2015 and 2020,and land acquisition for noise mitigation and the RPZ areas (to be completed between 2020 and 2025).Table 5-40Alternative B2: Residential Land Exposed to DNL 65 dB and Above Compared to theNo-Action Alternative2015 1 2020 2025Alternative Parcels Acres Parcels Acres Parcels AcresNo-Action Alternative 914 148 1,103 187 1,438 256Alternative B2 913 148 1,128 195 1,359 238Alternative B2 Change from No-Action Alternative -1 0 +25 +8 -79 -18Percent Change -0.1% 0% +2% +4% -5% -7%Sources: RIGIS; Field verification by VHB, Inc., 2005; City of Warwick Assessor’s Parcel Data.Notes: All land uses fall within the City of Warwick. The residential land uses that would be exposed to DNL 65 dB and above were determined after first excluding thenon-project-related residential land acquisitions that would be acquired under the Completed and Current Part 150 VLAPs, and project-related mandatory (forconstruction) and residential land acquisitions (for noise mitigation and RPZ clearing).1 As discussed in Section 5.3, Noise, while the runway use and number of operations would not change for Alternative B2 in 2015 compared to the No-ActionAlternative, the runway thresholds would change due to the runway safety area enhancements to Runway 16-34 in 2015 and, therefore, result in changes to theshape of the noise contours and the incompatible land uses (residential) affected.300 14 CFR Part 150, Noise Compatibility Planning.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-56 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc