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JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT POLICY
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 noisA. The City Council of Newport Beach in developing an
official position with respect of the John Wayne Airport has examined,
weighed, and evaluated the following:
A. All aviation technical studies associated with the John
Wayne Aik ort;
B. The desires,of residents of the City of Newport Beach and
adjacent city, and county areas, and the needs of commerce
and industry }ienefited 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, well- being, 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 actdvities of the John Wayne
Airport. It has been determined that ik the best interest of the City
of Newport Beach, its residents and business establishments, effective
measures must be employed so that the noisy, 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 has recognized 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 to locate and develop a facility able
to serve the aviation needs of the County and to relieve the
growth pressure from John Wayne Airport.
2. Commercial jet airline operations must not be permitted to
increase over the existing authorized annual level of 39 average
daily departures of Class A aircraft and 34 of Class AA aircraft,
inclusive of regular, extra section, maintenance, and charter
flights.
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3. The ongoing 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.
4. Noise reduction should be the primary means to achieve Noise
Standards. Land conversion and the acquisition of avigational
easements is a less desirable 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
augmented whenever possible for John Wayne Airport. This program
should:
A. Be integrated with any Master Plan or ANCLUC Study.
B. Maintain the monitoring program to measure the performance
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 John Wayne Airport should be maintained
prohibiting jet aircraft departures between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00
a.m. (8:00 a.m. on Sundays) and jet aircraft arrivals between
11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. This curfew is to apply to all aircraft
types which exceed at any monitoring station a noise level of
86.0 dB SENEL.
7. The County should restrict use of airport to aircraft which
produce no more noise than C -9 -80. 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
continue a policy which would limit the aircraft type at JWA to
prohibit B -737, B -727, and louder aircraft, and to that end
continue the policy which sets maximum SENEL levels for all type
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8. 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.
9. Regulations leading to the achievement of 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.
10. 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.
Additionally, 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
modified if quieter aircraft with heavier weight requirements are
manufactured. It appears that noise characteristics of some
aircraft 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.
11. 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 jurisdictions. Surface transportation facilities
are inadequate 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.
12. 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 proposed ceiling of 39 A and 34
AA as a result of "slotting."
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13. The City has sought to guarantee the
outlined in this Policy through the
binding mechanisms and has entered a
County of Orange to do so.
The City shall abide by the terms of
monitor the actions of the County of
compliance with the judgment.
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
Amended March 14, 1983
Amended May 23, 1985
Amended December 9, 1985
implementation of the items
ise of long term, legally
stipulated judgment with the
this judgment and shall
Orange to assure their
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