AICUZ Orientation Brief

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AICUZ Orientation Brief Presented to TA/ITA
Citizens Advisory Committee June 6, 2013 By Mr.
Bobby Rountree
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Topics

• Team
• History/Mission
• Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ)
  Program
• JLUS Outcomes
• Question Answer

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Encroachment Team

• Commanding Officer Sole authority to speak for,
  and receive information on behalf of, the Navy in
  matters of AICUZ community relations.
• This point is included in MOU
• Executive Officer 18 mo. OJT as PCO.
• Head, Plans Former NAS Oceana XO FA-18 squadron
  CO provides operational continuity
  perspective.
• AICUZ Program Manager Former Navy ACC provides
  air ops technical expertise directly plugged
  into municipal Planning Departments.
• Community Plans Liaison Officer Former Navy JAG
  fluent in state city legislative processes
  responsible for surveying easement properties.

Mayor Councilmembers
City Manager
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Base History

• Future Site of NAS Oceana

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Base History

• Established in 1943 as Naval Air Auxiliary
  Landing Field

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Base History

• Circa 1960 Expanded base supports jet fighter
  and strike aircraft

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Base History
Home to all east-coast F/A-18 Hornets/Super
Hornets
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Facts Figures
NAS Oceana

• Main Station 5,331 acres
• Non-contiguous 515 acres
• Agricultural Outlease
• Program 741 acres

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Historical Trivia!
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Facts Figures
NALF Fentress

• Main Field 2,556 acres
• Non-contiguous 3 acres
• Agricultural Outlease
• Program 893 acres

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Mission

• Support the Navys Atlantic and Pacific Fleet
  force of Strike-Fighter Aircraft Joint / Inter
  Agency Operations
• - Provide the resources to conduct flight
  operations
• - Provide top quality service for Naval
  personnel and their families

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Economics

• Virginia Beach, the most populous city in
  Virginia 443,000
• NAS Oceana/Dam Neck Annex workforce 16,700
  personnel
• 19 squadrons
• 338 aircraft (326 F/A-18 Hornets Super Hornets)
• Nearly 1 Billion direct salary, 1
  Billion goods services
• Highest average salaries in Hampton Roads
• Military 109.8K
• Civilian Federal Employees 101.0K
• Civilian Company Management 90.4K

• 2012 HRPDC Data Book (2010 data for Hampton Roads
  MSA)

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The Navy Air Installations Compatible Use Zones
(AICUZ) Program
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• Virginia Beachs economic prosperity driven by
  the need to expand the tax base, combined with
  uncoordinated Navy message resulted in NAS Oceana
  becoming the most encroached DOD air facility in
  the United States.

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Navys AICUZ Program

• Its a forward looking planning tool that
• Recognizes air operations can affect the public.
  
• Provides long term strategic perspective for
  compatible development.
• Protect the taxpayers investment.
• Tool for detecting incompatible uses.
• Educate the public.

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Air Installations Compatible
Use Zones Program

• Protect the health, safety, and welfare of
  civilians and military personnel by encouraging
  land use which is compatible with aircraft
  operations
• Protect taxpayers investment by safeguarding the
  installation's operational capabilities
• Reduce aircraft noise while meeting operational,
  training, and flight safety requirements, both on
  and in the vicinity of air installations
• Inform the public about the AICUZ program and
  seek cooperative efforts to minimize noise and
  aircraft potential impact by promoting compatible
  development in the vicinity of military air
  installations

Provides buffer between high tempo military
flight operations and the civilian community
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AICUZ Program

• AICUZ is advisory. The Navy only recommends
• Whether a development proposal is compatible or
  not compatible with the AICUZ program
• With respect to noise zones and Accident
  Potential Zones (APZ)
• Local governments have the authority to control
  land use
• Appropriate zoning
• Developmental regulations

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AICUZ Areas of Discussion

• Noise, Accident Potential, and Land Use
  Recommendations
• Height and Obstruction Criteria
• Current/Projected Flight Operations
• AICUZ Footprints
• - Noise Zones
• - Accident Potential Zones
• Identify Ways to Reduce Impacts
• - Operational Alternatives
• - Zoning
• - Encroachment Partnering

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NAS Oceana Modeled Flight Tracks
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Noise Compatibility Matrix
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Accident Potential Zones
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Accident Potential Zones

• Areas where accidents most likely to occur IF
  they occur
• NOT a probability of accidents occurring
• 5,000 operations on a flight track/pattern

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APZ Compatibility Matrix
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2005 Joint Land Use Study

• Participants
• Virginia Beach - Norfolk
• Chesapeake - Navy (Technical Advisor)
• At Issue
• NAS Oceana - NALF Fentress
• Chambers Field, Naval Station Norfolk
• Timeline November 2003 May 2005

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Best JLUS Outcomes State
Legislation

• Mandatory real estate disclosure
• Applies to sales and leases
• Strengthened sound attenuation requirements
• The location of military bases, military
  installations, and military airports and their
  adjacent safety areas added as factor to be
  considered during municipal comprehensive
  planning process.
• Notice to installation commander required for
  proposed changes to zoning or comprehensive plans
  for land within 3000 feet of the installation
  boundary

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Post-JLUS - Lasting Effects

• December 2005 Virginia Beach Chesapeake adopt
  the JLUS recommendations into zoning
• Virginia Beach Code Section 1804 of Article 18
• Virginia Beach adopts AICUZ overlay 70 dB DNL
  above
• Virginia Beach adopts MOU process
• Chesapeake expands Fentress Overlay district
• January 2008 Virginia Beach amends AICUZ Overlay
  Zoning Ordinance for land within 65 70 dB DNL
  sound contour
• Three sub-areas, each with its own approval
  criteria
• October 2008 MOU amended to capture ordinance
  changes
• January 2008 Virginia Beach rezones ITA to 1
  unit per 15 developable acres, further protecting
  this critical area between Oceana and Fentress

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APZ1/Clear Zone Compatibility Program

• Acquires incompatible properties and property
  interests in APZ-1/Clear Zones
• 69.9M for 621 units from 250 owners thus far
• As of April 2010, all willing sellers in CZ and
  specific areas in APZ-1 qualify for program
• Program includes Interfacility Traffic Area
  (ITA)
• 21.9M applied to 1744 acres from 13 owners
• Prohibits all new incompatible development
• Creates incentives to attract compatible
  businesses into APZs.

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Best JLUS Outcomes MOU

• February 2007 Oceana and Virginia Beach sign
  Land Use Memorandum of Understanding.
• Staffs meet to discuss proposal a minimum of 30
  days before Planning Commission
• Builders must complete Reasonable Use Exception
  Application for all incompatible proposals
• Formally places the burden on developer to
  convince City Council that incompatible
  development should be allowed over compatible ones

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NAS Oceana ITA Encroachment Partnering

• Encroachment Partnering Program
• Was emphasized during 2005 JLUS
• Partners purchase land Navy then purchase
  easement up to 50 of purchase price
• Land targeted is Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA)
  and environs
• Acquisitions to date
• Chesapeake 641 acres/1M. USN share/289K
• Virginia Beach 1,691 acres/16.98M. USN
  share/11.33M
• Navy Escrow account balance
• Chesapeake 540K
• Virginia Beach 2.83M
• Virginia Beach ITA/RAA large parcel purchases
• KPC, 516 acres, 7.74M, USN easement 3.87M
• Rock Ministries, (RAA), 800 acres, 5M, USN
  easement 2.5M

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Questions?
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Restrictive Easements Oceana

• 3,681 acres acquired in late 1970s early 1980s

Legend Restrictive Development
Easements Purchased Fee Simple
Deleted From Acquisition Federal Property
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Restrictive Easements Fentress

• 8,777 acres in easements

Legend Restrictive Development
Easements Purchased Fee Simple
Deleted From Acquisition Federal Property

• Total cost of Oceana and Fentress easements 57M