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JUMN WAYNE AIRPORT POLICY
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Airport noise is a matter of great concern to the City of Newport Beach.
Many Newport Beach residents have a high level of anxiety and fear of an
expanded airport operation and there is, therefore, a pressing need to
protect impacted residential areas from increased Airport noise. The
City Council of Newport Beach in developing an official position with
respect to the John Wayne Airport has examined, weighed, and evaluated
the following:
A. All aviation technical studies associated with the John
Wayne Airport;
B. The desires of residents of the City of Newport Beach
and adjacent city and county areas, and the needs of
commerce and industry benefited by the Airport;
C. The desirability of preserving viable general aviation
facilities; and
D. The responsibility of public officials to protect the
health, safety and welfare, as well as to enhance the
comfort, wellbeing, and quality of residential living
for the citizens they serve.
After considering these factors, the Newport Beach City Council has adopted
this Policy concerning the activities of the John Wayne Airport. It has
been determined that in the best interest of the City of Newport Beach, its
residents and business establishments, effective measures must be employed
so that the noise, traffic, and other related adverse environmental effects
resulting from jet aircraft operations at John Wayne Airport be reduced,
constrained, and abated. To accomplish such objectives, the City of Newport
Beach hereby adopts the following Policy concerning the John Wayne Airport:
1. The Board of Supervisors should recognize that JWA cannot serve
the long -term air transportation needs of this County. Therefore,
the Board of Supervisors is urged to immediately select a site for
a new airport. Comprehensive site selection and Master Plan
studies must be completed in a good faith effort to locate and
develop ,a facility able to serve the aviation needs of the County
and to replace, or relieve the growth pressure from. John Wayne
Airport. l
2. Commercial`/jet airline operations must not be permitted to increase
over the {cisting authorized annual level of 41 average daily
departur inclusive of regular, extra section, maintenance, and
charter fights. Historically, the 41 average daily departures have
consis of approximately 38.3 regular flights and 2.4 extra section,
charte
r,
and maintenance flights.
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3. The on -going noise abatement program should be continued. Progress
towards the earliest possible compliance with the January 1, 1986,
Noise Standards shall be accomplished by:
A. Establishing noise reduction goals and enforcement of standards
to achieve those goals;
B. Early fleet conversion to aircraft capable of meeting noise
reduction goals; and
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C. Phasing of Airport capacity limits, terminal facility expansion,
and increases in services so that these improvements will not
conflict with the schedule for achieving compliance with Janu-
ary 1, 1986, Noise Standards.
4. Noise reduction should be the means to achieve Noise Standards.
Land conversion and the acquisition of avigational easements is an
undesirable means of reaching the January 1, 1986, Noise Standards.
Land conversion and acquisition of avigational easements do not
reduce noise.
5. The comprehensive noise control program must be improved and aug-
mented whenever possible for Johri Wayne Airport. This program
should: •
A. Be integrated with any Masher Plan or ANCLUC Study.
B. Establish a monitoring procedure to measure the perfor-
mance of the noise program.
C. Provide a schedule and'action assignments for implementation.
D. Provide the conditions that are necessary to formalize and
enforce the program./
6. The curfew at the Johnl,Vayne Airport should be maintained pro-
hibiting jet aircraft/Idepartures between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
8 a.m. on Sundays) and jet aircraft arrivals between 11:00 p.m.
and 7:00 a.m. This urfew is to apply to all aircraft types
which exceed at any onitoring station a noise level of 89.5 dB SENEL.
7. The County should Oopt an Airport rate and fee structure that recovers
Airport noise abat ment costs from operators proportional to their
contribution to t e noise problems.
8. The County should restrict use of airport to aircraft which produce
no more noise than B -737 and DC -9. It is recognized that new
generation aircraft may possibly produce less noise than said •
aircraft types; consideration shall be given to approval of other
newer and quieter aircraft in the future. The County should adopt
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8. a policy which would limit the aircraft type at JWA to prohibit
B -727 and louder aircraft, and to that end adopt a policy which
sets maximum SENEL levels for all t17pe aircraft using JWA.
9. The County shall work with the FAA to implement aircraft flight
procedures which assure the community of the best feasible noise
abatement departures which are available, including a system of.
variable flight departure patterns. To that end, the County
should acquire and install any necessary navigation aids and
devices which will accommodate said procedures.
10. Regulations leading to the achievement of the January 1, 1986,
State Noise Standards shall be provided in cooperative agreements,
such as stipulated judgments, Memoranda of Understanding, and /or
conditions on ADAP grants that would limit and reduce current
Airport - generated noise.
11. The 500 -mile perimeter rule must be re- instituted. The Board of
Supervisors is urged to take whatever steps are necessary to
accomplish such action. The City of Newport Beach will assist
the County in such action whenever possible. The John Wayne
Airport should be designated as a short -haul facility and no air
carrier should operate a route with a stage length from or to
John Wayne Airport in excess of 500 statute miles, except for
the pre- existing Salt Lake City route.
12. Weight limitation restrictions should be maintained at the John
Wayne Airport. Permitting heavier aircraft could have adverse
consequences in terms of the noise environment around JWA. Addi-
tionally, increasing the weight limitation would have adverse
consequences against the County with the existing noise damage
lawsuits pending and with respect to the County's variance under
the California Noise Standards. However, this weight restriction
is an issue which must,be carefully considered and possibly modi-
fied if quieter aircraft with heavier weight requirements are
manufactured. It appears that noise characteristics of some air-
craft currently and soon to be in production will be substantially
superior to the existing aircraft types presently using the Airport.
Steps to permit the operation of those aircraft at the Airport
sometime in the future should be carefully evaluated and seriously
considered.
13. Airport surface transportation access and air quality issues must
be resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the City of Newport Beach,
Orange County, CALTRANS, Air Resources Board, and other adjacent
local jur7;dictions. Surface transportation facilities are in-
adequate -`to accommodate traffic currently generated. Improvements
in access is a necessity before additional passengers are permitted
to use the John Wayne Airport. Subject improvements should be
reviewed by all agencies being impacted by the JWA.
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14. The terminal facilities should not be modified to accommodate
common terminal services for jet commercial aircraft.
15. Until the California Airport Noise Standards are met and environ-
mental documents are completed and certified, the runway length
and strength shall not be modified.
16. The City supports a system of "allocating slots" which will result
in the reduction of noise. However, total number of ADDS shall not
be increased above the present ceiling of 41 as a result of "slotting."
Adopted - February 14, 1972
Reaffirmed - December 10, 1973
Reaffirmed - November 11, 1974
Amended - October 14, 1975
Amended - November 27, 1978
Amended - October 14; 1980
Amended - July 27, 1981
Amended - September 27, 1982