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HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1982, 09/27) - B-1 - Amended0 JUMN WAYNE AIRPORT POLICY B -1 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. B -1 JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POLICY - Page Two • 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 ol 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 B -1 JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POLICY - Page Three 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. B -1 JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POLICY - Page Four • 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