The Seymour Johnson Air Force Base ( AFB ) and Dare County Range ( DCR ) Joint Land Use Study ( JLUS ) is a collaborative planning effort led by the North Carolina Department of Commerce Rural Economic Development Division in partnership with seven counties — Beaufort , Bertie , Dare , Hyde , Tyrrell , Washington , and Wayne , and the cities of Goldsboro and Washington . The JLUS was undertaken in an effort to guide planning and development in the areas surrounding Seymour Johnson AFB and DCR to help mitigate any existing land use compatibility issues that may lead to encroachment , prevent future issues and enhance coordination among all entities involved in the process .
The Seymour Johnson AFB and DCR JLUS encourages a proactive approach to promote increased communication about land use decisions including regulation , conservation , and natural resource management issues that affect both the local communities and the military . The aim of the process is to establish and encourage a working relationship between military installations and neighboring communities so encroachment issues related to current and future missions and local growth can be reduced or prevented . Encroachment refers to the conflicting uses of land , air , water , and other resources that can individually , or cumulatively , impact the military ’ s ability to carry out its training missions .
The compatibility factors considered in this document are described in the Compatibility Assessment ( Chapter 5 of the JLUS or Chapter 5 of the Background Report ). A review of these factors led to the development of a set of issues , which resulted in the strategies to address compatibility concerns in this report . The recommended strategies are based on a toolbox of methods used to address the use of policy , planning and zoning , coordination and communication , and outreach recommendations is the formation of a JLUS Co responsible for overseeing the implementation years after the JLUS is completed . The recomme in more detail in Chapter 6 , Implementation Pla
1.1 What Is a JLUS ?
A JLUS is a planning process accomplished throu of stakeholders in a defined study area to ident growth management guidelines within , and adj installation . These stakeholders include local co officials , residents , business owners , federal res landholders , nongovernmental organizations , a is intended to establish and encourage a workin military installations and proximate communitie encroachment associated with future mission e Although primarily funded by the Department o Economic Adjustment ( OEA ), a JLUS is produced communities . The project sponsor and grant ad Johnson AFB and DCR JLUS is the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Division .
Seymour Johnson AFB and Dare County Range JLUS Report