Executive Summary
JLUS Recommended Strategies for the
Dare County Range JLUS Study Area
The following list highlights key recommended strategies for the
Dare County Range JLUS Study Area that were developed and
agreed upon by the JLUS partners.
Biological Resou rces
w w Protect environmentally-sensitive land through the
Sentinel Landscapes Program
w w Continue to monitor regional waterfowl impacts
Communication / Coordination
w w Participate in a Dare County Range JLUS Implementation
Coordination Committee
w w Enhance public notification to northeast North Carolina
w w Pursue opportunities through the Air Force Community
Partnership Program
w w Create a Dare County Range Community Affairs
Committee
w w Adopt a development notification checklist
w w Incorporate FAA review documentation as a requirement
for tower applications
Dust / Smoke / Steam
w w Communication on prescribed burns
Energy Development
w w Update Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) land use
plans for wind energy projects
w w Amend land use documents for wind energy projects
w w Identify and map locations suitable for wind energy
development and incorporate in land use ordinances
Land / Air / Sea Spaces
w w Promote awareness of regulations for unmanned aircraft
Land Use
w w Define and establish Military Awareness Areas
w w Petition for the addition of tourism avoidance areas for
military overflight
Legislative Initiatives
w w Amend Article 21C of the North Carolina General Statutes,
Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities
Military Influence Area for
Dare County Range JLUS Study Area
The MIA for the Dare
County Range JLUS
Study Area consists of
three MAAs:
n n Coordination MAA
n n Noise MAA
n n Vertical Obstruction MAA
Coordination Military Awareness Area
The Dare County Range Coordination MAA is designed to address
land adjacent to the Range, along with the associated military low‐
level flight operations in the northeast North Carolina JLUS Study
Area. It is intended to foster cooperation, communication, and
awareness by keeping County and City leadership and property
owners informed of military operations that may impact the
quality of life. Additionally, the leadership at Seymour Johnson
AFB and the Dare County Range can be apprised of community
actions that may impact military operations.
Noise Military Awareness Area
The Dare County Range Noise MAA includes all land located off‐
installation within the Dare County Range noise contours greater
than 65 dB DNL associated with military aircraft activities and
areas subject to low-level overflight within MTRs, MOAs, and
Restricted Areas throughout northeast North Carolina. Strategies
within the Noise MAA are intended to minimize community
impacts where possible, and increase public awareness of military
airspace, flight operations and communication procedures with
Seymour Johnson AFB and the Dare County Range.
Vertical Obstruction Military Awareness Area
The Dare County Range Vertical Obstruction MAA serves to
protect areas for military operations surrounding the Dare County
Range and throughout northeast North Carolina. This MAA
includes areas of low-level aircraft overflight and the High Risk of
Adverse Impact Zone where there is a high likelihood of impact to
mission requirements by renewable energy technology. Structures
within these areas, depending on vertical height, proximity to the
Dare County Range, siting, and electromagnetic sensitivity, can
restrict navigable airspace and create obstructions resulting in
signal transmission interference for radio frequency line of sight
requirements. Within this MAA, strategies address coordination
procedures to avoid the creation of vertical obstructions to the
military mission.
Noise
w w Amend State building code for sound attenuation
w w Coordinate the avoidance of overflight of schools during
testing week
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