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CHAPTER 2AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION POLICIES2.2 DEFINITIONSThe following definitions apply for the purposes of the policies set forth in this document (additionalterms are defined in the Glossary):2.2.1 Accident Potential Zone I (APZ I): APZ I is the area located immediately beyond the Clear Zone.2.2.2 Accident Potential Zone II (APZ II): APZ II is the area located immediately beyond APZ I.2.2.3 Aeronautics Act: Except as otherwise indicated, the article of the California Public Utilities Code,section 21670 et seq., relating to ALUCs.2.2.4 Air Installations Compatible <strong>Use</strong> Zones Study (AICUZ): A land use compatibility plan prepared bythe U.S. Department of Defense for military airfields. AICUZ plans serve as recommendationsto local agencies having jurisdiction over land uses surrounding these facilities.2.2.5 <strong>Airport</strong>: Marine Corps Air Station (<strong>MCAS</strong>) <strong>Miramar</strong>.2.2.6 <strong>Airport</strong> Influence Area (AIA): An area where noise, safety, airspace protection, or overflight maysignificantly affect land uses or necessitate restrictions on those uses as determined by theALUC. The airport influence area constitutes the area within which certain land use actions aresubject to ALUC review to determine consistency with the policies set forth in the <strong>MCAS</strong><strong>Miramar</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Use</strong> <strong>Compatibility</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>. If a property is located within the airport influencearea, a Real Estate Disclosure must be provided in connection with the sale or transfer ofresidential property.2.2.7 <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Use</strong> Commission (ALUC): The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County Regional <strong>Airport</strong> Authority acting in itscapacity as the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> County <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Use</strong> Commission.2.2.8 <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Use</strong> Commission Staff: The President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the <strong>San</strong><strong>Diego</strong> County Regional <strong>Airport</strong> Authority, or a person designated by the President/CEO.2.2.9 Airspace Protection Area: The area beneath the airspace protection surfaces for the <strong>MCAS</strong> <strong>Miramar</strong>, asdepicted on the <strong>Compatibility</strong> Policy Map: Airspace Protection in Chapter 3.2.2.10 Airspace Protection Surfaces: Imaginary surfaces in the airspace surrounding airports defined inaccordance with criteria set forth in Federal Aviation Regulations Part 77. These surfaces establishthe maximum height that objects on the ground can reach without potentially creatingconstraints or hazards to the use of the airspace by aircraft approaching, departing, ormaneuvering in the vicinity of an airport.2.2.11 Aviation-Related <strong>Use</strong>: Any facility or activity directly associated with the air transportation ofpersons or cargo, or the operation, storage, or maintenance of aircraft at an airport or heliport.Such uses specifically include runways, taxiways, and their associated protection areas as definedby the Federal Aviation Administration, together with aircraft aprons, hangars, fixed baseoperations facilities, terminal buildings, etc.2.2.12 California Building Code (CBC): The CBC is located in Title 24, Part 2, of the California Code ofRegulations and governs general building construction standards.2.2.13 Clear Zone (CZ): The CZ includes areas immediately beyond the ends of military airportrunways. These areas have the greatest potential for occurrence of aircraft accidents and shouldremain undeveloped.2.2.14 Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL): The noise metric adopted by the State of Californiafor land use planning purposes, including describing airport noise impacts. This noise metric2–2 <strong>MCAS</strong> <strong>Miramar</strong> <strong>Airport</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Use</strong> <strong>Compatibility</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> (Adopted October 2008 Amended December 2010)

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