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10/14/75
isORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT
In developing its position regarding issues related to Orange County Airport,
the Newport Beach City Council has always carefully examined pertinent aviation
technical studies; has weighed the desires of citizens of the County for com-
mercial air transportation, the assumed benefits in` employment and trade from
business and industry attracted to the airport and adjacent airport industrial
development; the continuing commitment of the County of:Orange to preserve
viable general aviation facilities; and finally, the responsibility of public
officials to protect and enhance the comfort, well -being and quality of res-
idential living for the citizens they serve."
After considering these factors, the Newport Beach City Council has concluded
that it is in the best interest of the City and an important responsibility
to assure its citizens, and the tens of thousands of patrons of its water -
oriented recreation attractions, a continuation and enhancement of the res-
idential and outdoor recreational environment. Therefore, it is essential
that effective measures be employed so that the noise and pollution emanating
from jet aircraft operations at Orange County Airport can be reduced, constrained,
and abated. To accomplish such objectives, the City of Newport Beach offers the
following findings and recommendations for operation of Orange County Airport.
Control of Commercial Jet Departures
is The control of commercial jet departures through terminal lease restrictions
appears to be the most productive technique for immediate management by local
authorities of the noise problem.
The following conditions should govern the continuance of terminal access priv-
ileges by commercial carriers at Orange County Airport:
a. The hours of operation should be from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
only. .
b. The type of jet aircraft should be limited to those no louder
than the Boeing 737 or Douglas DC -9 and with a gross weight
not to exceed 95,000 pounds.
c. The permitted number of daily operations should be restricted
to a number not to exceed the average daily level for the twelve
months immediately preceding expiration of the present leases.
d. Noise abatement flight procedures should be vigorously enforced
by airport management. To aid in this effort and to provide a
reliable and scientific basis for assessing the noise problem,
suitable measurement equipment and competent operators should
continue to be maintained at the airport.
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e. No terminal access privileges shou .
carrier who proposes to use jet al
authority to serve any point where
is more than 400 miles from Orange
facilities should be permitted, no
be allowed to construct terminal f
pendent of the County's regulator}
t
f. No commercial carrier should be p
equipped with the latest smoke rldI
Federal Aviation and Airport Operator
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be granted to any new
raft, or.who may receive
he ultimate destination
County,' No expanded terminal
should any commercial carrier
cilitIies which would be inde-
controls.
tted to use aircraft not
ion retrofit equipment.
The FAA and Airport Operator should exerci$e its jurisdiction and control to
insure that all jets and noisy aircraft.de"arting Orange County Airport in a
southerly direction over Newport Beach shall follow a course directly down
the thread of the stream in the Upper.Newpprt Bay while continuing safety and
noise abatement procedures.
General Aviation Operations
Piston- driven private and commercial aircraft do not appear to constitute a
serious environmental pollution problem. .However, the uncontrolled operation
of privately owned jet powered aircraft poses an increasingly serious noise
problem. The County should maintain strict measures to limit times of opera-
tion, flight procedures and noise abatement patterns for such aircraft. If
the Director of Aviation caTinot attest toy a significant improvement in this
problem within a reasonable period of time, the use of such jet powered air-
craft should be banned from the airport.'
New Facilities
The Orange County Board of Supervisors has elected to be the local agency
providing commercial airline facilities for this metropolitan area. The
Board should acknow dge that the Orange County Airport is not, and in all
probability will ne. er be, an acceptable facility for jet powered aircraft.
Further, numerous ethnical studies have demonstrated that the only sensible
solution to the C unty's aviation facilities needs is the development of an
alternate jet ca able airport. The City Council urges the Board of Super-
visors and all iation authorities to make a strong commitment to this
objective.
Until such
be employed
County Airp
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Adopted -
Reaffirmed
Reaffirmed
Amended
ti a as such a facility is available for use, strong measures must
o control the environmental and safety problems created by Orange
t.
February 14, 1972
December 10, 1973
November 11, 1974
October 14, 1975