Brown Field Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan

CHAPTER 3BROWN FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT POLICIES AND MAPS(d) Assembly Facilities: Assembly facilities are uses in which 50 or more people areconcentrated in a confined space. These uses are restricted as follows:(1) Indoor: Structural elements surrounding indoor assembly rooms may at least partiallyprotect occupants from a small aircraft accident. The ability of large numbers ofoccupants to exit the space is a concern. Therefore:• Indoor major assembly rooms (capacity of 1,000 or more people) are“incompatible” in all safety zones except Safety Zone 6. In Safety Zone 6,this use is "conditionally compatible." One additional exit is required forevery 1,000 people in Safety Zone 6.• Indoor large assembly rooms (capacity 300 to 999 people) are“incompatible” in Safety Zones 1, 2, and 5. In Safety Zones 3 and 4, thissize assembly room is "conditionally compatible," and allowed only if theconditions specified in Table III-2 are met. . This type of use is“compatible” in Zone 6.• Indoor small assembly rooms (capacity 50 to 299 people) are “incompatible”in Safety Zone 1. In Safety Zones 2, 3, 4, and 5, this size assembly room is"conditionally compatible" and allowed only if the conditions specified inTable III-2 are met. This type of use is “compatible” in Zone 6.(2) Outdoor: Outdoor assembly uses pose particular risks because no roof protects theoccupants from accidents involving small aircraft.• Outdoor major assembly facilities (capacity 1,000 or more people) are“incompatible” in all safety zones except Safety Zone 6. In Safety Zone 6,the use is "conditionally compatible," and allowed only if the fixed seatingportion of the facility does not have a capacity of more than 1,000 people;additional people may occupy areas without fixed seating but one additionalexit is required for every 1,000 people in enclosed areas.• Outdoor large assembly facilities (capacity 300 to 999 people) are“incompatible” in Safety Zones 1, 2, 3, and 5. In Safety Zone 4, the facilityis "conditionally compatible," and allowed only if the use complies with theusage intensity criterion for the zone. Moreover, in Safety Zone 4, the fixedseating portion of the facility cannot have a capacity of more than 300people. Additional people may occupy areas without fixed seating, but oneadditional exit is required in enclosed areas. This type of use is"compatible" in Safety Zone 6.• Outdoor small assembly facilities (capacity 50 to 299 people) are“incompatible” in Safety Zones 1, 2, and 5. In Safety Zones 3 and 4, thefacility is "conditionally compatible," and allowed only if the use complies3-35Brown Field Municipal Airport Land Use Compatibility PlanJanuary 25, 2010 Amended December 20, 2010