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COMPATIBLE LAND USE
The compatibility of existing and planned land uses in the vicinity of an airport is typically associated
with the extent of the airport’s noise impacts, although attention is also given to wildlife attractants
and community disruption.
Noise impacts are generally evaluated by comparing the extent of an airport’s noise exposure contours
to the land uses within the immediate vicinity of the airport. The City of Arlington adopted its compre‐
hensive plan in March 2015, which includes an action item of implementing the updated Airport Mas‐
ter Plan which will enable the City to provide a variety of transportation options. Additionally, the City
of Arlington has adopted an Airport Overlay Zone which “regulates the development of noise‐sensitive
land uses so as to promote compatibility between the Airport and the surrounding land uses; to pre‐
vent the encroachment of incompatible uses surrounding the Airport; and to promote the public
health, safety and welfare of property users.”
As discussed in the Noise section, which follows later in this chapter, the existing and ultimate (2014
and 2024) 65 day‐night noise exposure level (DNL) noise contours remain entirely on airport property
and do not encompass noise‐sensitive land uses.
Wildlife attractants include those land uses that bring wildlife into areas where they could prove haz‐
ardous to aircraft operations. Wildlife attractants include landfills, wastewater treatment facilities,
wetlands, wildlife refuges, or any other land use that attracts wildlife. FAA AC 150/5200‐33B states
that the aforementioned land uses prove hazardous if they are located within:
5,000 feet of an airport serving piston‐powered aircraft;
10,000 feet of an airport serving turbine‐powered aircraft; and/or
For all airports, the FAA recommends a distance of five miles between the farthest end of the air‐
port’s operating area and the hazardous wildlife attractant if the attractant could cause hazardous
wildlife movement into or across the airport approach or departure airspace.
The location of these boundaries is shown on Exhibit 5D. The primary wildlife attractant within the
vicinity of the Airport is Joe Pool Lake located to the southeast.
CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS
Construction impacts typically relate to the effects on specific impact categories, such as air quality,
water quality, or noise during construction. The use of best management practices (BMPs), including
those outlined within FAA Advisory Circular 150/5371‐10, Standards for Specifying Construction of Air‐
ports, Item P‐156, Temporary Air and Water Pollution, Soil Erosion and Siltation Control, during con‐
struction is typically a requirement of construction‐related permits such as a Texas Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) permit. Use of these measures typically alleviates potential resource im‐
pacts.
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