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Airport service roads, as long as they are not public roads and are directly controlled by the airport
operator,
Underground facilities, as long as they meet other design criteria, such as RSA requirements, as ap-
plicable, and
Unstaffed navigational aids (NAVAIDs) and facilities, such as required for airport facilities that are
fixed by function in regard to the RPZ.
Any other land uses considered within RPZ land owned by the airport sponsor must be evaluated and
approved by the FAA Office of Airports. The FAA has published Interim Guidance on Land Uses within a
Runway Protection Zone (9.27.2012), which identifies several potential land uses that must be evaluat-
ed and approved prior to implementation. The specific land uses requiring FAA evaluation and ap-
proval include:
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Buildings and structures (examples include, but are not limited to: residences, schools, churches,
hospitals or other medical care facilities, commercial/industrial buildings, etc.)
Recreational land use (examples include, but are not limited to: golf courses, sports fields, amuse-
ment parks, other places of public assembly, etc.)
Transportation facilities. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Rail facilities - light or heavy, passenger or freight
- Public roads/highways
- Vehicular parking facilities
Fuel storage facilities (above and below ground)
Hazardous material storage (above and below ground)
Wastewater treatment facilities
Above-ground utility infrastructure (i.e., electrical substations), including any type of solar panel
installations.
The Interim Guidance on Land within a Runway Protection Zone states, “RPZ land use compatibility also
is often complicated by ownership considerations. Airport owner control over the RPZ land is empha-
sized to achieve the desired protection of people and property on the ground. Although the FAA rec-
ognizes that in certain situations the airport sponsor may not fully control land within the RPZ, the FAA
expects airport sponsors to take all possible measures to protect against and remove or mitigate in-
compatible land uses.”
Currently, the RPZ review standards are applicable to any new or modified RPZ. The following actions
or events could alter the size of an RPZ, potentially introducing an incompatibility:
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An airfield project (e.g., runway extension, runway shift),
A change in the critical design aircraft that increases the RPZ dimensions,
A new or revised instrument approach procedure that increases the size of the RPZ, and/or
A local development proposal in the RPZ (either new or reconfigured).
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