Mid-Term
Define and Establish Military Awareness Areas
DCR MIA LU-1A Issue / Strategy
The northeast North Carolina JLUS Study Partners should incorporate in CAMA
Land Use Plans, a Military Influence Area (MIA) consisting of Military Awareness
Areas (MAAs) that reflect the types and intensity of compatibility issues. The MIA
is the collective geographic area of all of the MAAs combined. The MAAs should
be used by counties and local jurisdictions to identify areas where specific
compatibility issues are more likely to occur. Implementation of the MIA and
associated strategies for these areas will facilitate:
Creating a broader framework for making sound planning decisions in
areas subject to military overflight;
More accurately identifying areas that can affect or be affected by
military missions;
Protecting the public’s health, safety, and welfare; and
Balancing protection of the military mission with community economic
viability.
The MAAs for the Dare County Range MIA are defined as follows:
Coordination MAA – Includes land adjacent to the Dare County Range,
subject to military low‐level flight operations, and within the 5-mile
boundary from the Dare County Range where coordination strategies
apply per General Statutes Sections 143-151 and 153A-323(b).
Noise MAA – Includes all land located off‐installation within the Dare
County Range noise contours greater than 65 decibels (dB) day‐night
sound level (DNL) and areas subject to low-level overflight within Military
Training Routes, Restricted Areas and Military Operating Areas
throughout northeast North Carolina.
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